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Discord (Terms of Service) Act (2017)
« on: August 30, 2017, 09:48:27 PM »
Discord (Terms of Service) Act (2017)

An act to amend the Discord Act (2016) and the Criminal Code (2013) to bring into Independent Order law the provisions of the Discord Terms of Service.

Whereas Discord Inc. provides Discord free of charge to the Independent Order and has full control over content, software and servers on its network, it has been resolved, without hind nor hindrance to the abilities of Discord Inc. in the running of their services, that the provisions hereinafter set forth should enable, within the framework of Independent Order law, Discord Inc., Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, and any administrator or moderator on the Discord Chat to enforce the rules set forth by Discord Inc. in the Discord Terms of Service;

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Regional Assembly, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Terms of Service

(1) All members who use the the Independent Order Discord Server, at the point of registration, shall be compelled to adhere to the Discord Terms of Service, as prescribed in this Act.

(2) The Terms of Service is maintained and included on this webpage.

Enforcement

(3) Should a member be found by the Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. to be breaching, or have breached, the Terms of Service in any way, shape or form, then the Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. shall have full authority to warn, mute, kick or ban the offending member from the Independent Order Discord Sever.

(4) The Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. shall have the full right to determine if a user has breached the Terms of Service and what punishment shall be imposed.

(5) The Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. may also warn, mute, kick or ban members for behaviours not specifically listed in the Terms of Service, but where they feel a member has breached the spirit of the Terms of Service.

Content Screening and Disclosure

(6) Neither the administrators, nor Discord Inc., preview any Content transmitted on the Independent Order Discord Sever.

(7) The Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc, has the right to access any channel on the server and its related Content and delete, edit, or restrict access to any Content, should it be deemed that such content is disallowed.

(8) The Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. reserves the right to further disclose any information provided by the member, including IP address, date of birth or email address, to fulfil what is required by law or is needed to comply with legal processes or to protect the rights (including copyrights), property, or personal safety of anyone.

Appeals

(9) Should a member banned without warning by the Grand Chancellor, an administrator or a moderator for violating the Terms of Service, then unless they have also been banned from the forum, they may appeal this decision to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

(10) Should a member be banned from both the Discord channel and the Zetaboards forum for breaches in the Terms of Service or Terms of Use, as defined by law, then another member who believes such a decision to be unjust, may appeal both decisions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

(11) No member may appeal a ban issued by Discord Inc., or by the Grand Chancellor, an administrator or a moderator where Discord Inc. has made such a request.

Amendments to other legislation

(12) The following section shall be added after section (34) of the Criminal Code (2013):

“(35) The provisions of this Act shall not apply or extend to cases where a member has breached the Discord Inc. Terms of Service, as otherwise defined by law.”

(13) The following section shall be added after section (5) of the Discord Act (2016):

“(6) All members using the Independent Order channel on Discord shall be required to follow the Discord Terms of Service, as defined by law.”

Provisions for future amendments

(14) Section (2) of this act may be amended, by Order, following a change in location of the Discord Terms of Service. Additional links to separate terms of use may be added.

(15) Should the Grand Chancellor, by Order, designate a separate service as the official chatroom of the Independent Order, then they may, by Order, make amendments to this Act to ensure the application of that service’s terms of service in Independent Order law.

(16) Should the Grand Chancellor exercise their authority under section (16), they shall further have the power to amend the short and long titles of this act and the Discord Act (2016) to include the new service.

Miscellaneous

(17) Provisions in the Judiciary Act (2014), the Judicial Procedures, Sentencing and Evidence Act (JPSE) (2014), or any other act passed prior to the granting of Chancellory Assent to this Act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the provisions of this act.

(18) Provisions in this act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the actions, policies or decisions made by Discord Inc.

(19) Provisions in this act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the ability of the Grand Chancellor to add, remove, modify, mute, limit or otherwise administer the various channels on the server for whatever purpose.

Explanatory note (not part of Act)

This Act brings into Independent Order law the Discord Terms of Service, and gives legal authority to the Grand Chancellor (and others) to warn, mute, kick or ban members violating these terms of service. It also sets out the process for appeals, future amendments, and other relevant issues.
The Most Honourable Marquess CGJ
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