Does a FOSS App need TOS and Privacy Policy? (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by moonleay@feddit.de to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I'm currently working on a FOSS Discord bot. When I host an official instance of said bot, do I need a TOS and or Privacy Policy, or is a link to the license (in my case GPLv3) enough?

I live in Germany, if that makes a difference.

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[-] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

IANAL either but do have a ToS. Like slapping, say, a GPLv3 on your code, a ToS defines what users are allowed to do with your service. Imagine if someone found a way to use your bot to steal users’ data, or harass people online, etc. - you’d be angry because they are not supposed to use your bot for that.

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