In order to proceed, you must agree with the following rules:
Code of Conduct
As part of Janime commitment to making this community a great place to meet and interact with others around the world, we require that you abide by our Code of Conduct. Your observance of this Code of Conduct in all Private Messages, bulletin board services, chat rooms, public newsgroups, newsgroups run by Janime, and forums ensures a positive experience for all our users.
Specific communities, chats, events, and discussion groups may also have additional guidelines that govern your use, so be sure to review them in addition to this Code of Conduct. Janime is not responsible for the content or activities in any user-created, non-janime-managed program or web site.
All activity in this community is also governed by the Janime Terms of Use.
Recommended Age
This community is a general-purpose site and is designed for use by individuals who are 13 years of age or older. Some content on the Internet is not suitable for children. We encourage parents to join their children as they surf and explore the Internet.
Keep it legal
Janime prohibits the use of its software and services for illegal activities. We are not responsible for anything you say, or for any consequences that arise from what you say. If you break the law, you alone will be responsible for the consequences.
You cannot use Janime to publish, post, distribute, or disseminate defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material, images, text, or information.
You may not use Janime services for chats relating to illegal drugs or any illegal purpose.
You may not use any chat, profile, or other Janime service for the purpose of linking to external sites that violate this Code of Conduct.
Do not post links to any materials (including software and other information) that could harm (or is designed to harm) other users' computers or would allow others to inappropriately access software or websites.
Choose an appropriate nickname
Do not use an inappropriate nickname. Nicknames are also known as IDs, nicks, and handles. Janime reserves the right to remove any nickname it deems inappropriate for any reason.
Inappropriate Nicknames can include those that in any way look like, sound like, stand for, hint at, abbreviate, or insinuate any of the following: profanity, sexual content (including but not limited to explicit language, sexual innuendo, negative, disparaging, and harmful references to sexual preferences), slurs (including but not limited to racial, ethnic, and religious slurs), illegal drugs/controlled substances, and illegal activities.
Nicknames that reference controversial religious topics, notorious people or organizations, or sensitive current or historical events may also be considered inappropriate if they are deemed to be disruptive.
Play nice
We encourage all users to treat each other with respect. Do not use any of the Janime chat, guest books, or message features to threaten, harass, stalk, or abuse others or hack their accounts.
Harassment/inappropriate language
Inappropriate language can include any language that in any way looks like, sounds like, stands for, hints at, abbreviates, or insinuates any of the following: profanity, sexual content (including but not limited to explicit language, sexual innuendo, sexual content, and references to sexual preferences), slurs (including but not limited to racial, ethnic, and religious slurs), illegal drugs/controlled substances, and illegal activities.
Any off-topic-related conversation that takes up a substantial amount of the lobby chat space and prevents users from finding a chat partner should be moved to a private chat. You are welcome to announce, and encourage people to join in, these discussions within the lobbies, but please be reasonable about the frequency with which you do so. Holding lengthy conversations in the main lobby area can be considered a violation of the Code of Conduct. Given that it is so easy to move to a private table and that people are welcome to announce in the lobby which table theyre at, we expect that this won't be a problem.
Janime reserves the right to revoke the account of anyone who advocates or encourages expressions of violence, bigotry, racism, hatred, or profanity. Janime does not tolerate racial, ethnic, sexual, or religious slurs.
Janime does not tolerate disruptive activity online or statements that incite others to violate this Code of Conduct or participate in illegal activities.
Do not use profanity or sexually explicit language on Janime or in its communities.
Threatening or harassing staff members or administrators is prohibited and can result in immediate termination of your account.
If you post Web links or URLs in any forum or any chat lobby that point to content deemed inappropriate by staff members or administrators, you could have your chat and use privileges revoked.
Misrepresentation
Impersonation of staff members or administrators is prohibited. Falsely representing yourself as a staff member or administrators can result in immediate termination of your account.
Hacking/disruptive or destructive software/cheating
Janime does not allow the posting of destructive software, use of computer programs that contain destructive features, or access to any content such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or bots for the use of scrolling, showing multiple screens, and other activities that can be disruptive to online communication.
Disruptive behavior, such as making lewd comments, or bidding outrageously and then leaving a private chat, may lead to your removal from the JANIME chat areas and even revocation of your account.
Locking or stalling an user's room is considered disruptive behavior and may result in the offender being removed from the lobbies.
You are empowered to remove users from your room, and otherwise enforce the Code of Conduct at individual private chat rooms. Staff Members may be available to help with disruptive or abusive users but do not monitor or enforce the Code of Conduct at individual in a private chat room except during an event.
Janime does not allow inappropriate access to rooms, lobbies, private chats, or any other online resources through the use of hacking programs and/or methods.
Abusing public communications tools/spamming
Any off-topic-related conversation that takes up a substantial amount of the lobby chat space and prevents users from finding a chat partner should be moved to a private chat. You are welcome to announce, and encourage people to join in, these discussions within the lobbies, but please be reasonable about the frequency with which you do so. Holding lengthy conversations in the main lobby area can be considered a violation of the Code of Conduct. Given that it is so easy to move to a private table and that people are welcome to announce in the lobby which table theyre at, we expect that this won't be a problem.
Please avoid excessive shouting (use of all-caps) or flooding (continuous posting of repetitive text) in Janime chat areas or on our forums. Flooding is defined as any rapid or high-volume posting that interferes with other people's ability to converse.
Janime reserves the right to ban a user at any time, without notice, from any or all areas for spamming, flooding, or otherwise abusing the public communication tools.
Staff Members
Janimes Code of Conduct and Terms of Use apply equally to all Janime users, including all Staff Members.
Staff members are not responsible for any damage or loss of data as a result of their technical or operational advice in any chat area, message, e-mail letter, or help room, or such advice by any other method of electronic or voice communications.
Janime, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to remove the command privileges of any staff member at any time without notice. Without limiting the foregoing, Janime retains the right to deny service to any staff member who violates the Code of Conduct or Terms of Use.
Abuse of any staff member privileges may result in the immediate revocation of your staff member status and may result in the loss of accounts.
You may only be registered as a staff member under one nickname. Duplicate entries into the program will be discarded.
Peddle it elsewhere
Please do not use Janime for any commercial purpose without the express consent of Janime. You may only create an account for yourself as an individual. You may not create an account for your corporation or other business entity.
Any space provided to you on Janime is for your own personal use. You may not sell, license, give away, exchange, or barter any Janime space provided to you, including, without limitation, selling, licensing, exchanging, or bartering space for advertisements.
Accept responsibility
You are responsible and liable for all your activities on Janime. Remember, you are responsible for anything you say or post and for protecting your own computer system.
Janime gives you the ability to create your own profiles. Janime assumes no responsibility for content, nor any activities resulting from use of these profiles.
Janime reserves the right to remove at any time, without notice, any user-created content from Janime.
Some areas of Janime may post Internet Web-site links. Please be advised that Janime is not responsible for the content on the websites associated with the links you may view.
Some content on the Internet is not suitable for children. We encourage parents to join their children as they surf and explore the Internet.
You are responsible for any actions you may take based on advice or information you receive online. Use your own good judgment when evaluating information provided through Janime. Remember that the information provided could be from people of any age and experience level. The decision to conduct transactions with anyone is your own, and you should do your own research prior to making any decisions.
If you have a privileged user account, you may not transfer it, either through gift or sale, or make your password available to others. If you share your account, you may have your account banned.
Uphold the Code
In helping to make Janime a great place to meet, and chat, you must do your part to uphold this Code of Conduct.
Janime reserves the right to immediately terminate or suspend a user's account for violations of our Code of Conduct.
Janime also reserves the right to amend or change the Code of Conduct at any time without notice. You agree to periodically review this document to ensure you are doing your part.
Janime is not obligated to send users or hosts a warning before deleting any content.
Protect your privacy
We caution you against giving out personally identifiable information (such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, names and addresses, telephone numbers, drivers license numbers) to strangers online, as this information may be used for illegal or harmful purposes.
Some personal information you provide to Janime may be stored outside of the country in which you reside.
Authoritative contacts
Need further assistance? When submitting account communication, please be sure that you are corresponding with an official Janime contact. (And note that any site that does not have a URL beginning with http://janime.info/ or http://janime.eu/ is not a Janime site and should not get your account information under any circumstances!)
Please use the Contact Forum at the bottom of this page.
Policy updates
Janime reserves the right to change its policies at any time. Please help keep Janime a fun place for everyone.
Last Revised 24/10/2008.
All times and dates posted on Janime are portrayed in the following format mm/dd/yyyy, Central Europe Time.
