Acceptable use

Access and accounts

Access is personally invited or approved. An account must not be sold, published, shared publicly or created automatically for others. Credentials and devices must be protected appropriately. Suspicious or compromised accounts may be locked as a precaution.

Respectful conduct

Do not threaten, harass or deliberately deceive others, or invade their privacy without consent. Personal boundaries, room rules and moderation decisions must be respected.

Prohibited use

In particular, the following are not allowed:

• spam, mass advertising, phishing or impersonation,
• malware, unauthorised access, vulnerability exploitation or bypassing safeguards,
• unlawful material or content that infringes third-party rights,
• automated load, mining or disproportionate resource consumption, and
• use as public registration, an open relay or a commercial mass service.

Encryption and recovery

Store the Recovery Key or security phrase safely and separately from the device. CaveTown cannot reconstruct lost end-to-end encryption keys. Before resetting encryption, check whether a verified device or current backup is still available.

Federation and external rooms

Federated rooms also follow the rules and moderation decisions of participating communities. Content can be sent to external servers. Deletion or suspension at CaveTown cannot reliably remove copies already federated elsewhere.

Operation, limits and availability

The service is privately operated without a paid availability commitment. Maintenance, security measures, capacity limits and technical failures may restrict access. Large or persistently resource-intensive use should be agreed in advance.

Moderation and account termination

An account may be restricted immediately for security risks or serious violations. Otherwise, contact will be attempted first where practical. Users may request account termination at any time; legal, federated and technical limits on deletion still apply.

Abuse and security reports

Report abuse, account loss or security issues to support@cavetown.de. Technical vulnerabilities should follow the security-reporting policy and must not be published in public rooms.