Terms of Use

1. Acceptance

By creating an account or using kurdish-students.org and its subdomains, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the platform.

2. What this platform is

Kurdish Students & Friends Network is a volunteer-run community platform for networking, mentorship, and collaboration among students, faculty, industry professionals, and community members. It is not affiliated with any political party, government, or commercial entity.

3. Account responsibilities

• Provide accurate information when signing up. Do not impersonate others.
• Keep your password secure. You are responsible for activity under your account.
• One account per person. Do not create multiple accounts.
• You must be at least 16 years old to use this platform.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Harass, threaten, or intimidate other members.
• Post hate speech, slurs, or content that targets individuals or groups.
• Spam, advertise, or promote unrelated commercial products.
• Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation.
• Use the platform for political campaigning or partisan organizing.
• Attempt to access other users' accounts or private data.
• Upload malware, scrape data, or abuse the API.
• Misuse civic features (petitions, polls) for trolling or manipulation.

5. Content ownership

You retain ownership of the content you post. By posting, you grant the network a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display your content on the platform. You can delete your content at any time, which removes it from the platform (cached copies may take time to expire).

6. Moderation

Administrators may review, hide, or remove content that violates these terms. Accounts that repeatedly violate community standards may be suspended or permanently removed. We aim to be fair and transparent in moderation decisions, and we are building an appeals process.

7. Reporting

If you see content or behavior that violates these terms, please use the in-platform reporting feature or email [email protected]. We take every report seriously.

8. Privacy

Your use of the platform is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, and protect your information.

9. Availability and changes

The platform is provided “as is.” We do our best to keep it running and secure, but we are a volunteer team and cannot guarantee uptime. We may change features, terms, or policies as the platform evolves. Significant changes will be communicated through the blog or on-platform notices.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the network and its volunteers are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the platform. This includes loss of data, interruptions, or actions of other users.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms? Email [email protected]