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Nobody in Second Life may distribute any information about another Resident's "real world" life. You cannot reveal someone's real-world location ("Bob Avatar lives in Canada"), gender ("Bob Avatar is really a woman"), religion, appearance, age, marital status, race, sexual preference, etc. You may not use notecards, textures, chat, IM, forums, or any other means of violating privacy. Linden Lab will attempt to delete such privacy-violating content, if possible, and will apply appropriate discipline. | Nobody in Second Life may distribute any information about another Resident's "real world" life. You cannot reveal someone's real-world location ("Bob Avatar lives in Canada"), gender ("Bob Avatar is really a woman"), religion, appearance, age, marital status, race, sexual preference, etc. You may not use notecards, textures, chat, IM, forums, or any other means of violating privacy. Linden Lab will attempt to delete such privacy-violating content, if possible, and will apply appropriate discipline. | ||
There are exceptions: | There are exceptions: | ||
* Information about a Resident contained in the Resident's own profile may be discussed and passed around | * Information about a Resident contained in the Resident's own profile may be discussed and passed around | ||
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* Information that is patently false may be "revealed" ("Bob Avatar lives on Mars") | * Information that is patently false may be "revealed" ("Bob Avatar lives on Mars") | ||
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* Information provided outside of systems controlled by Linden Lab isn't covered by the Terms of Service ("Someone's posting Bob Avatar's address and photograph on their web page") | * Information provided outside of systems controlled by Linden Lab isn't covered by the [http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php Terms of Service] ("Someone's posting Bob Avatar's address and photograph on their web page") | ||
[[Category:Legal Questions]] | [[Category:Legal Questions]] | ||
[[Category:My Account]] | [[Category:My Account]] |
Revision as of 21:22, 5 October 2009
Nobody in Second Life may distribute any information about another Resident's "real world" life. You cannot reveal someone's real-world location ("Bob Avatar lives in Canada"), gender ("Bob Avatar is really a woman"), religion, appearance, age, marital status, race, sexual preference, etc. You may not use notecards, textures, chat, IM, forums, or any other means of violating privacy. Linden Lab will attempt to delete such privacy-violating content, if possible, and will apply appropriate discipline.
There are exceptions:
- Information about a Resident contained in the Resident's own profile may be discussed and passed around
- Information that is patently false may be "revealed" ("Bob Avatar lives on Mars")
- Information provided outside of systems controlled by Linden Lab isn't covered by the Terms of Service ("Someone's posting Bob Avatar's address and photograph on their web page")