Editing Vrienden Universe:General disclaimer (section)

= Disclaimer =

The Vrienden Universe Wiki is an independent MediaWiki website used as a reference and documentation project.

The information on this wiki is provided for general reference only.

Use of this wiki is at the user's own risk.

== 1. General notice ==

=== 1.0a Independent website ===
The Vrienden Universe Wiki is independently maintained. It is not an official source, public authority, professional service, news service, school source, medical source, financial source, or government source.

=== 1.0b General reference only ===
The wiki is made for reference and documentation. It should not be used as proof, advice, instruction, evidence, warning, accusation, or verification.

=== 1.0c User responsibility ===
Users are responsible for how they read, understand, copy, share, cite, edit, reuse, discuss, or react to the wiki.

=== 1.0d No guarantee ===
The wiki may contain errors, outdated material, missing information, unclear wording, broken links, missing files, incorrect formatting, or unfinished pages.

=== 1.0e Changes ===
Pages, files, templates, categories, discussions, redirects, and other material may be changed, moved, restricted, removed, restored, or reorganized at any time.

== 2. Nature of content ==

=== 2.0a Semi-fictional setting ===
Content on this wiki relates to a semi-fictional setting known as the Vrienden Universe.

=== 2.0b Project context ===
Material on the wiki is written for the internal context of the project. It should not be taken out of that context and presented as real-world fact.

=== 2.0c Constructed material ===
The wiki may include constructed, altered, exaggerated, combined, or recontextualized material. This may include people, families, places, governments, companies, organizations, events, conflicts, crimes, deaths, relationships, medical subjects, political subjects, and other subjects.

=== 2.0d Real-world references ===
Some pages may mention real people, real places, real organizations, or real events. Their presence on the wiki does not mean the wiki gives a complete, accurate, current, neutral, or official account of them.

=== 2.0e No real-world claim ===
A page, name, image, event, quote, accusation, relationship, death, organization, family, company, location, symbol, file, or statement on this wiki does not mean that the same thing is true in the real world.

=== 2.0f No endorsement ===
The wiki does not endorse, support, approve, promote, defend, excuse, deny, glorify, or encourage anything described on the wiki.

== 3. Sensitive and adult content ==

=== 3.0a Sensitive subjects ===
The wiki may contain sensitive subjects, including violence, crime, death, execution, imprisonment, war, abuse, injury, suicide, medical issues, sexual themes, adult themes, family conflict, political extremism, discrimination, and other mature subjects.

=== 3.0b Adult material ===
Some pages may contain adult or mature material. Users who do not want to view that material should stop using the wiki.

=== 3.0c Constructed sensitive material ===
Where sensitive or adult material belongs to the semi-fictional setting, it does not describe real victims, real abuse, real sexual events, real threats, real plans, real medical events, real crimes, or real deaths.

=== 3.0d No instructions ===
Nothing on the wiki is an instruction. Nothing on the wiki tells users to copy, imitate, recreate, test, perform, plan, or carry out anything described on the wiki.

=== 3.0e No encouragement ===
Nothing on the wiki is encouragement, permission, approval, advice, support, or a request to do anything harmful, dangerous, abusive, violent, sexual, extremist, self-harm-related, threatening, or otherwise improper.

=== 3.0f Reader responsibility ===
Readers are responsible for their own reactions to sensitive or adult material.

=== 3.0g No responsibility for harmful acts ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible if a reader uses, misuses, misunderstands, copies, imitates, shares, or reacts to wiki content in a harmful, dangerous, abusive, violent, sexual, extremist, self-harm-related, threatening, misleading, or otherwise improper way.

== 4. No factual claims ==

=== 4.0a No real-world accuracy claim ===
The wiki does not claim to provide accurate real-world information.

=== 4.0b No public record ===
The wiki is not a public record, court record, police record, medical record, employment record, school record, military record, family record, news archive, academic archive, or official archive.

=== 4.0c No proof ===
Content on the wiki must not be treated as proof that any real person, family, company, organization, group, institution, or authority did, suffered, witnessed, planned, supported, ordered, or was accused of anything described on the wiki.

=== 4.0d No real-world decisions ===
The wiki must not be used for real-world decisions about any person, family, company, organization, place, group, institution, event, or subject.

=== 4.0e No reliance ===
Users must not rely on the wiki for real-world knowledge, research, evidence, warnings, accusations, decisions, or verification.

== 5. No professional advice ==

=== 5.0a No advice ===
Nothing on the wiki is professional advice.

=== 5.0b No specialist guidance ===
The wiki is not a source for medical, financial, technical, security, military, political, employment, education, safety, or emergency guidance.

=== 5.0c Outside sources ===
Users are responsible for checking real-world matters with qualified professionals, official sources, or reliable external sources.

=== 5.0d Emergency situations ===
The wiki is not an emergency service. Users facing an emergency should contact the appropriate emergency service or local authority.

== 6. User responsibility ==

=== 6.0a Personal responsibility ===
Users are responsible for their own use of the wiki.

=== 6.0b Reading and interpretation ===
Users are responsible for how they read, understand, interpret, misunderstand, mistranslate, or explain wiki content.

=== 6.0c Copying and sharing ===
Users are responsible for how they copy, quote, screenshot, download, repost, archive, summarize, translate, index, cite, share, or reuse wiki content.

=== 6.0d Actions after reading ===
Users and third parties are responsible for their own actions, decisions, statements, edits, posts, claims, accusations, jokes, threats, plans, conduct, and behaviour after reading or using the wiki.

=== 6.0e No responsibility for reader conduct ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible if a user or third party does something harmful, dangerous, abusive, violent, sexual, extremist, self-harm-related, defamatory, threatening, misleading, offensive, or otherwise improper after reading or using material from the wiki.

=== 6.0f No responsibility for imitation ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible if someone copies, imitates, recreates, performs, tests, plans, or carries out anything described on the wiki.

=== 6.0g No responsibility for reliance ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible for decisions made by users or third parties based on content from the wiki.

=== 6.0h External discussion ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible for discussions, disputes, claims, accusations, jokes, interpretations, posts, videos, comments, articles, edits, or other material created outside the wiki.

== 7. User contributions ==

=== 7.0a Contributions ===
Content may be created or edited by registered or unregistered users.

=== 7.0b Contributor responsibility ===
Each contributor is responsible for the material they submit.

=== 7.0c No guarantee for contributions ===
The wiki does not guarantee that user-contributed material is accurate, reliable, complete, appropriate, original, properly sourced, harmless, or suitable for reuse.

=== 7.0d No full review guarantee ===
The operators may review, edit, restrict, or remove content, but not every edit, upload, page, file, or revision is guaranteed to be reviewed.

=== 7.0e No immediate removal guarantee ===
No guarantee is made that inaccurate, offensive, sensitive, adult, private, harmful, outdated, unwanted, or improper material will be found or removed immediately.

=== 7.0f Responsibility for submitted material ===
Contributors are responsible for claims, disputes, complaints, losses, harm, or consequences caused by material they submit to the wiki.

== 8. Editing and moderation ==

=== 8.0a Editorial control ===
The operators and administrators may edit, rewrite, move, merge, protect, restrict, delete, restore, archive, or reorganize content.

=== 8.0b No right to preservation ===
No user has a guaranteed right to have any page, file, revision, edit, account, username, discussion, category, template, or uploaded material kept on the wiki.

=== 8.0c No duty to publish ===
The operators are not required to publish, host, restore, explain, or keep any user submission.

=== 8.0d Reports ===
Users may report material that they believe is private, harmful, improper, wrongly published, or otherwise unsuitable.

=== 8.0e No promised action ===
The operators may review reports and may act where appropriate, but no specific action is guaranteed.

== 9. External links ==

=== 9.0a External websites ===
The wiki may link to external websites, files, archives, videos, databases, social media pages, or other third-party material.

=== 9.0b No control over external websites ===
The operators do not control external websites.

=== 9.0c No responsibility for external websites ===
The operators are not responsible for external content, accuracy, availability, safety, privacy practices, changes, downloads, comments, files, or actions.

=== 9.0d No endorsement of external websites ===
A link to an external website does not mean approval, verification, partnership, sponsorship, or responsibility.

=== 9.0e External use at own risk ===
Users access external websites at their own risk.

== 10. Files, images, and media ==

=== 10.0a Uploaded media ===
The wiki may contain uploaded files, images, maps, screenshots, logos, documents, audio, video, symbols, emblems, and other media.

=== 10.0b No authenticity guarantee ===
No guarantee is made that any file, image, logo, map, document, screenshot, caption, filename, or media description is authentic, complete, current, correctly labelled, properly sourced, harmless, or suitable for reuse.

=== 10.0c Project context for media ===
Images, symbols, names, uniforms, maps, documents, emblems, and other media may be used in a constructed or semi-fictional project context.

=== 10.0d No proof from media ===
Media on the wiki must not be treated as proof of real-world facts.

=== 10.0e User responsibility for reuse ===
Users are responsible for how they copy, save, edit, repost, cite, use, or share media from the wiki.

== 11. Privacy and personal information ==

=== 11.0a Public activity ===
Edits, usernames, logs, timestamps, uploaded files, edit summaries, and discussion posts may be publicly visible depending on wiki settings.

=== 11.0b User disclosure ===
Users should not submit private, confidential, identifying, sensitive, or unwanted personal information about themselves or others.

=== 11.0c No responsibility for user disclosure ===
The operators are not responsible for personal information that users choose to submit through edits, uploads, comments, usernames, or other contributions.

=== 11.0d Removal requests ===
Users may request review of personal information that they believe should be removed.

=== 11.0e Outside copies ===
The operators are not responsible for copies, screenshots, archives, reposts, search results, mirrors, cached pages, or saved versions outside the wiki.

== 12. Accuracy and completeness ==

=== 12.0a No accuracy guarantee ===
No guarantee is made that the wiki is accurate.

=== 12.0b No completeness guarantee ===
No guarantee is made that the wiki is complete.

=== 12.0c No currentness guarantee ===
No guarantee is made that the wiki is current or updated.

=== 12.0d No consistency guarantee ===
No guarantee is made that the wiki is internally consistent.

=== 12.0e No formatting guarantee ===
No guarantee is made that the wiki is readable, properly formatted, properly categorized, or free from technical problems.

=== 12.0f Copied and archived content ===
Older versions, copied pages, screenshots, mirrors, search engine snippets, archives, saved files, and third-party reposts may continue to exist after wiki content is changed or removed.

=== 12.0g No responsibility for outside copies ===
The operators are not responsible for copied, archived, cached, mirrored, reposted, indexed, screenshotted, downloaded, or quoted versions of wiki content outside the wiki.

== 13. Technical issues ==

=== 13.0a Technical problems ===
The wiki may contain broken links, missing files, template errors, database errors, display errors, upload errors, duplicate pages, incorrect redirects, and other technical problems.

=== 13.0b No security guarantee ===
No guarantee is made that the wiki, its files, links, software, database, extensions, or hosting environment will be secure, uninterrupted, error-free, or free from harmful components.

=== 13.0c User device responsibility ===
Users are responsible for their own devices, accounts, browsers, software, internet connection, downloads, files, passwords, and security settings.

== 14. Limitation of responsibility ==

=== 14.0a General limitation ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible for harm, loss, damage, distress, offence, confusion, misunderstanding, disputes, claims, reputational problems, technical problems, financial problems, personal problems, or other consequences caused by the wiki.

=== 14.0b Covered material ===
This applies to all pages, files, images, media, categories, templates, redirects, discussions, edit histories, user contributions, archives, metadata, links, sensitive content, adult content, constructed content, errors, omissions, technical failures, moderation actions, and content that is later changed or removed.

=== 14.0c Reading and use ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible for harm caused by reading, using, copying, sharing, interpreting, misunderstanding, misusing, imitating, relying on, or reacting to content from the wiki.

=== 14.0d Third-party conduct ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible for the actions, statements, edits, uploads, reposts, interpretations, accusations, disputes, threats, crimes, misconduct, or harmful behaviour of users, contributors, visitors, automated systems, search engines, external websites, hosting providers, or other third parties.

=== 14.0e Outside use ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible for material taken from the wiki and used outside the wiki.

=== 14.0f Personal reactions ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible for offence, distress, fear, anger, confusion, discomfort, disagreement, or other personal reactions caused by wiki content.

=== 14.0g Harmful behaviour after reading ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible if someone behaves harmfully, dangerously, abusively, violently, sexually, threateningly, deceptively, or otherwise improperly after reading or using wiki content.

=== 14.0h No responsibility for decisions ===
The people who operate, maintain, edit, host, or contribute to this wiki are not responsible for decisions made by users or third parties based on wiki content.

== 15. No warranties ==

=== 15.0a As-is basis ===
The wiki is provided as it is.

=== 15.0b As-available basis ===
The wiki is provided as available.

=== 15.0c No promise of suitability ===
No promise is made that the wiki is suitable for any purpose.

=== 15.0d No promise of reliability ===
No promise is made that the wiki is reliable.

=== 15.0e No promise of safety ===
No promise is made that the wiki or its content will be safe for every reader.

== 16. No admission ==

=== 16.0a No admission of fact ===
Nothing on the wiki is an admission that any real-world event happened.

=== 16.0b No admission about real people ===
Nothing on the wiki is an admission that any real-world person did, said, planned, suffered, supported, or was accused of anything described on the wiki.

=== 16.0c No admission about organizations ===
Nothing on the wiki is an admission that any real-world company, family, institution, group, authority, or organization had any role described on the wiki.

=== 16.0d No admission of responsibility ===
Nothing in this disclaimer, on any page, in any edit history, in any edit, or in any moderation action is an admission of responsibility, wrongdoing, knowledge, approval, endorsement, or control by the operators.

== 17. Rights reserved ==

=== 17.0a Operational control ===
The operators may manage, restrict, suspend, block, delete, protect, edit, archive, reorganize, or discontinue any part of the wiki.

=== 17.0b User access ===
The operators may restrict or remove access for users, accounts, bots, automated tools, or other access methods where appropriate.

=== 17.0c Content control ===
The operators may remove or restrict content for technical, editorial, safety, privacy, moderation, administrative, or project reasons.

== 18. Updates to this disclaimer ==

=== 18.0a Changes ===
This disclaimer may be revised, expanded, shortened, reorganized, or replaced at any time.

=== 18.0b Continued use ===
Continued use of the wiki after changes to this disclaimer means that the user accepts the updated version.

== 19. Acceptance ==

=== 19.0a Acceptance by use ===
By accessing, reading, editing, uploading to, linking to, copying from, citing, indexing, archiving, sharing, or otherwise using this wiki, users accept this disclaimer.

=== 19.0b Stop using the wiki ===
Users who do not accept this disclaimer should stop using the wiki.