Updated 2023.03.11
We strongly encourage you to read our privacy policy and especially to NOT USE TELNET if you care about security or privacy.
OK, on with the Terms of Use ...
"UberWorld" is the interactive on-line service provided by a number of volunteers on the internet, consisting of a multi-user realtime chat program and webpages. "Subscriber" means each person who establishes or accesses a "Connection" for access to and use UberWorld (via telnet or the world wide web) and its services. "The administrators of the UberWorld talker" are defined as Gavin Brown and Jeremy Modjeska. Additional definitions related to our Privacy Policy are enumerated in Section 8 below.
UberWorld and this web site are provided to you free of charge, "as is", by the administrators of the UberWorld talker. By using the information and services provided you are agreeing to the terms and conditions contained herein. UberWorld and this web site contain links to other sites that may contain additional terms of use. Your use of any external sites shall also subject you to the terms of use of each of those sites.
The services and links available to you on UberWorld and this website may contain errors and are subject to failure and interruption. While the administrators do their best to maintain the information and services they offer, they cannot be held responsible for any errors, defects, lost profits, or other consequential damages arising from the use of UberWorld or this website. You should therefore not assume that UberWorld or this website are error-free.
THE UBERWORLD ADMIN PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON UBERWORLD AND THIS WEB SITE "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. ALL EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATORS, THE OWNER OF UBERWORLD.ORG OR ITS SERVER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, ARISING FROM THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF UBERWORLD OR THIS WEB SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH UBERWORLD OR THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH UBERWORLD OR THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF OR LINK THERETO, CEASE USING IT IMMEDIATELY.
Subscriber agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the administrators of UberWorld, its affiliates, agents, contractors and directors from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of UberWorld by Subscriber or Subscriber's Connection.
Any and all sites linked to on the UberWorld website have not been reviewed by the UberWorld admin and, as such, the UberWorld admin are not responsible for and make no endorsement, express or implied, of such sites or the content, software or services thereof.
No part of UberWorld or this website may be reproduced in any way, or by any means without prior written permission of the UberWorld administrators.
Website content by Jeremy Modjeska and Richard Lawrence. UberWorld, the UberWorld talker, and all associated code, images, and designs the property of UberWorld. All copying, reproduction, distribution, transmission, modification or other use of the images, text, format, design or any material of the UberWorld website, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
This Privacy Policy describes UberWorld's policies and procedures relating to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use UberWorld; and it tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
While using UberWorld, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
We use your personal data to provide and maintain the UberWorld service, which includes the monitoring of UberWorld's usage and performance. Specifically, we use your data as follows:
UberWorld may share your personal information in the following situations:
x) profile, whois file, or any other file,
message, post, or other communication on UberWorld, including one-to-one messages
and public/private channels, because telnet is not a secure communication medium.help rules), a user may initiate logging of incoming private messages,
which will become available to UberWorld staff and administrators indefinitely.UberWorld will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to maintain reasonable backups for the ongoing availability, reliability, and disaster recovery capabilities of the UberWorld service, to comply with legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Usage Data is collected automatically when you connect to UberWorld. Usage Data may include information such as your Device's IP address, the time and date of your visit, command history and logs, telnet client information, time spent on UberWorld, and other potentially-unique information and diagnostic data.
UberWorld retains Usage Data for internal analysis purposes and to keep various
user- and staff-/admin-facing features up-to-date and accurate. For example,
spodlist depends on aggregate per-user connection time.
Personal Data and Usage Data are processed on the servers where UberWorld operates, which includes assets maintained by cloud service and other providers (such as Amazon Web Services). This means your data may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
In the unlikely event that UberWorld is involved in any kind of business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Under certain circumstances, UberWorld may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
UberWorld may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
UberWorld uses telnet for all user connections and communications. Telnet is a very old and inherently insecure technology.
Do not use telnet if you care about security or privacy.
We're only here because people still like using talkers, and we assume that anyone who likes using talkers understands that they aren't using a secure service. UberWorld cannot secure any data that you transmit or receive when using the UberWorld service. Do not transmit or receive anything sensitive or private. If you are looking for a secure communication platform, please look elsewhere!
UberWorld is available to users 18 years of age or older. We expressly forbid anyone under the age of 18 to create, use, or otherwise access an UberWorld account. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, We will take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us via email at privacy@uberworld.org.