From 0389821c4b15203aeca55262b865a0b87163d8ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Kügel Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:07:51 +0100 Subject: revert MarkDown to reStructuredText for exchange-tos-v0.rst, rectify exchange-pp-v0.rst --- contrib/exchange-pp-v0.rst | 12 ++--- contrib/exchange-tos-v0.rst | 118 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 2 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/exchange-pp-v0.rst b/contrib/exchange-pp-v0.rst index e6d003d88..4800bd4e4 100644 --- a/contrib/exchange-pp-v0.rst +++ b/contrib/exchange-pp-v0.rst @@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ to our services without at least clear implied consent, and we only process and retain information with a strict business need. That being said, when using our Services, we inherently have to collect the following information: - * Bank account details necessary when receiving funds from you to top-up your wallet or to transfer funds to you when you are being paid via Taler. At the current experimental stage, only the pseudonym and password you entered in the bank demonstrator is stored. +* Bank account details necessary when receiving funds from you to top-up your wallet or to transfer funds to you when you are being paid via Taler. At the current experimental stage, only the pseudonym and password you entered in the bank demonstrator is stored. - * The amounts being withdrawn or deposited, with associated unique transaction identifiers and cryptographic signatures authorizing the transaction. Note that for purchases, we cannot identify the buyer from the collected data, so when you spend money, we only receive non-personal information. +* The amounts being withdrawn or deposited, with associated unique transaction identifiers and cryptographic signatures authorizing the transaction. Note that for purchases, we cannot identify the buyer from the collected data, so when you spend money, we only receive non-personal information. - * When you contact us. We may collect certain information if you choose to contact us, for example to report a bug or other error with the Taler Wallet. This may include contact information such as your name, email address or phone number depending on the method you choose to contact us. +* When you contact us. We may collect certain information if you choose to contact us, for example to report a bug or other error with the Taler Wallet. This may include contact information such as your name, email address or phone number depending on the method you choose to contact us. How we collect and process information @@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ How we collect and process information We may process your information for the following reasons: - * to transfer money as specified by our users (Taler transactions); - * to assist government entities in linking income to the underlying contract as required by law and local regulations - * to support you using the Taler Wallet or to improve our Services +* to transfer money as specified by our users (Taler transactions); +* to assist government entities in linking income to the underlying contract as required by law and local regulations +* to support you using the Taler Wallet or to improve our Services How we share and use the information we gather diff --git a/contrib/exchange-tos-v0.rst b/contrib/exchange-tos-v0.rst index f1d7834ac..ea3ab297d 100644 --- a/contrib/exchange-tos-v0.rst +++ b/contrib/exchange-tos-v0.rst @@ -1,13 +1,16 @@ -# Terms of Service +Terms of Service +================ -### Last update: 20.12.2023 +Last update: 22.2.2024 +---------------------- Welcome! Taler Systems SA (“we,” “our,” or “us”) provides a payment service through our Internet presence (collectively the “Services”). Before using our Services, please read the Terms of Service (the “Terms” or the “Agreement”) carefully. -## Overview +Overview +-------- This section provides a brief summary of the highlights of this Agreement. Please note that when you accept this Agreement, you are accepting @@ -17,35 +20,27 @@ Wallet’s self-hosted personal payment application. When using the Taler Wallet to interact with our Services, you are agreeing to our Terms, so please read carefully. -## Highlights: - -- You are responsible for keeping the data in your Taler Wallet at all times -under your control. Any losses arising from you not being in control of -your private information are your problem. -- We will try to transfer funds we hold in escrow for our users to any legal -recipient to the best of our ability within the limitations of the law and -our implementation. However, the Services offered today are highly -experimental and the set of recipients of funds is severely restricted. -- For our Services, we may charge transaction fees. The specific fee structure -is provided based on the Taler protocol and should be shown to you when you -withdraw electronic coins using a Taler Wallet. You agree and understand -that the Taler protocol allows for the fee structure to change. -- You agree to not intentionally overwhelm our systems with requests and -follow responsible disclosure if you find security issues in our services. -- We cannot be held accountable for our Services not being available due to -circumstances beyond our control. If we modify or terminate our services, -we will try to give you the opportunity to recover your funds. However, -given the experimental state of the Services today, this may not be -possible. You are strongly advised to limit your use of the Service -to small-scale experiments expecting total loss of all funds. +Highlights: +----------- + +* You are responsible for keeping the data in your Taler Wallet at all times under your control. Any losses arising from you not being in control of your private information are your problem. + +* We will try to transfer funds we hold in escrow for our users to any legal recipient to the best of our ability within the limitations of the law and our implementation. However, the Services offered today are highly experimental and the set of recipients of funds is severely restricted. + +* For our Services, we may charge transaction fees. The specific fee structure is provided based on the Taler protocol and should be shown to you when you withdraw electronic coins using a Taler Wallet. You agree and understand that the Taler protocol allows for the fee structure to change. + +* You agree to not intentionally overwhelm our systems with requests and follow responsible disclosure if you find security issues in our services. + +* We cannot be held accountable for our Services not being available due to circumstances beyond our control. If we modify or terminate our services, we will try to give you the opportunity to recover your funds. However, given the experimental state of the Services today, this may not be possible. You are strongly advised to limit your use of the Service to small-scale experiments expecting total loss of all funds. These terms outline approved uses of our Services. The Services and these Terms are still at an experimental stage. If you have any questions or comments related to this Agreement, please send us a message to -. If you do not agree to this Agreement, you must not +legal@taler-systems.com. If you do not agree to this Agreement, you must not use our Services. -## How you accept this policy +How you accept this policy +-------------------------- By sending funds to us (to top-up your Taler Wallet), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms. We reserve the right to @@ -59,7 +54,8 @@ signify your acceptance to be bound by the then current Terms. Please check the effective date above to determine if there have been any changes since you have last reviewed these Terms. -## Services +Services +-------- We will try to transfer funds that we hold in escrow for our users to any legal recipient to the best of our ability and within the limitations of the @@ -85,13 +81,14 @@ to do so. When using our Services, you agree to not take any action that intentionally imposes an unreasonable load on our infrastructure. If you find security problems in our Services, you agree to first report them to - and grant us the right to publish your report. We +security@taler-systems.com and grant us the right to publish your report. We warrant that we will ourselves publicly disclose any issues reported within 3 months, and that we will not prosecute anyone reporting security issues if they did not exploit the issue beyond a proof-of-concept, and followed the above responsible disclosure practice. -## Fees +Fees +---- You agree to pay the fees for exchanges and withdrawals completed via the Taler Wallet ("Fees") as defined by us, which we may change from time to @@ -107,7 +104,8 @@ We reserve the right to provide different types of rewards to users either in the form of discount for our Services or in any other form at our discretion and without prior notice to you. -## Eligibility and Financial self-responsibility +Eligibility and Financial self-responsibility +--------------------------------------------- To be eligible to use our Services, you must be able to form legally binding contracts or have the permission of your legal guardian. By using our @@ -121,20 +119,22 @@ by the software to minimize the chances to losse access to or control over your Wallet data. We will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this paragraph. -## Copyrights and trademarks +Copyrights and trademarks +------------------------- The Taler Wallet is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). You have the right to access, use, and share the Taler Wallet, in modified or unmodified form. However, the GPL is a strong copyleft license, which means that any derivative works must be distributed under the same license terms as the original software. If you have any questions, you should -review the GNU GPL’s full terms and conditions on [the GNU GPL Licenses page] -(https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html). “Taler” itself is a trademark +review the GNU GPL’s full terms and conditions on the GNU GPL Licenses page +(https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html/). “Taler” itself is a trademark of Taler Systems SA. You are welcome to use the name in relation to processing payments based on the Taler protocol, assuming your use is compatible with an official release from the GNU Project that is not older than two years. -## Limitation of liability & disclaimer of warranties +Limitation of liability & disclaimer of warranties +-------------------------------------------------- You understand and agree that we have no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: Failures, disruptions, errors, or delays in processing that @@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ Taler Wallet, including, but not limited to your Taler Wallet coins or backup encryption keys. You release us from all liability related to any losses, damages, or claims arising from: -1. user error such as forgotten passwords, incorrectly constructed transactions; -2. server failure or data loss; -3. unauthorized access to the Taler Wallet application; -4. bugs or other errors in the Taler Wallet software; and -5. any unauthorized third party activities, including, but not limited to, +1) user error such as forgotten passwords, incorrectly constructed transactions; +2) server failure or data loss; +3) unauthorized access to the Taler Wallet application; +4) bugs or other errors in the Taler Wallet software; and +5) any unauthorized third party activities, including, but not limited to, the use of viruses, phishing, brute forcing, or other means of attack against the Taler Wallet. We make no representations concerning any Third Party Content contained in or accessed through our Services. @@ -165,17 +165,16 @@ acting, or purporting to act on our behalf (collectively the “Taler Parties” be liable to you under contract, tort, strict liability, negligence, or any other legal or equitable theory, for: -1. any lost profits, data loss, cost of procurement of substitute goods or services, +1) any lost profits, data loss, cost of procurement of substitute goods or services, or direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, compensatory, or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever resulting from: - - your use of, or conduct in connection with, our services; - - any unauthorized use of your wallet and/or private key due to your failure -to maintain the confidentiality of your wallet; - - any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the services; or - - any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that are found in the Taler -Wallet software or that may be transmitted to or through our services by any -third party (regardless of the source of origination), or -2. any direct damages. + +* your use of, or conduct in connection with, our services; +* any unauthorized use of your wallet and/or private key due to your failure to maintain the confidentiality of your wallet; +* any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the services; or +* any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that are found in the Taler Wallet software or that may be transmitted to or through our services by any third party (regardless of the source of origination), or + +2) any direct damages. These limitations apply regardless of legal theory, whether based on tort, strict liability, breach of contract, breach of warranty, or any other legal @@ -200,15 +199,17 @@ implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimers may not apply to you. This paragraph gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights that vary from state to state. -## Indemnity and Time limitation on claims and Termination +Indemnity and Time limitation on claims and Termination +------------------------------------------------------- To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Taler Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including, but -not limited to, attorney’s fees) arising from: (a) your use of and access to -the Services; (b) any feedback or submissions you provide to us concerning the -Taler Wallet; (c) your violation of any term of this Agreement; or (d) your -violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or the rights of any third party. +not limited to, attorney’s fees) arising from: +(a) your use of and access to the Services; +(b) any feedback or submissions you provide to us concerning the Taler Wallet; +(c) your violation of any term of this Agreement; or +(d) your violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or the rights of any third party. You agree that any claim you may have arising out of or related to your relationship with us must be filed within one year after such claim arises, @@ -218,7 +219,8 @@ In the event of termination concerning your use of our Services, your obligations under this Agreement will still continue. -## Discontinuance of services and Force majeure +Discontinuance of services and Force majeure +-------------------------------------------- We may, in our sole discretion and without cost to you, with or without prior notice, and at any time, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, @@ -240,7 +242,8 @@ services, failure of equipment and/or software, other catastrophe, or any other occurrence which is beyond our reasonable control and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. -## Governing law, Waivers, Severability and Assignment +Governing law, Waivers, Severability and Assignment +--------------------------------------------------- No matter where you’re located, the laws of Switzerland will govern these Terms. If any provisions of these Terms are inconsistent with any applicable @@ -269,7 +272,8 @@ prior versions of this Agreement) and every nature between us. Except as provided for above, any modification to this Agreement must be in writing and must be signed by both parties. -## Questions or comments +Questions or comments +--------------------- We welcome comments, questions, concerns, or suggestions. Please send us a -message on our contact page at . +message on our contact page at legal@taler-systems.com. -- cgit v1.2.3