Terms of Service & Community Rules
Version 2026-06-09 · Effective June 9, 2026
Draft — pending legal review. This is placeholder text describing how Orrery intends to handle this area. It is not a final legal document and should be reviewed by a qualified attorney before launch.
These Terms of Service and Community Rules govern your use of Orrery. By creating an account or using the service you agree to them. They apply to everyone — members, community moderators, and business owners alike.
Acceptable use
Use Orrery lawfully and respectfully. Don’t use it to break the law, infringe others’ rights, or interfere with the service’s operation or security.
Harassment, spam & abuse
Harassment, threats, hate speech, spam, and deceptive or abusive behavior are not allowed. Repeated or serious violations can lead to content removal, muting, suspension, or termination.
Your responsibility for what you post
You are responsible for the content you post, send, or upload, and for ensuring you have the right to share it. Content you create may be visible to others according to the visibility settings of where you post it.
Business & community ownership
If you claim a business or own a community, you are responsible for managing it appropriately — including the conduct that takes place within it and the people you grant authority to.
Community admin & moderator powers
Community owners and the moderators (community admins) they appoint may moderate within the scope of their community. Their authority is limited to that community and its sub-communities and never extends to platform-wide powers.
Post removal
Owners, moderators, and platform admins may remove posts or comments that violate these rules or a community’s standards. Removal within a community does not necessarily affect the same content shared elsewhere.
Suspensions & mutes
- A mute is a scoped restriction within a single community — a muted member can still read, but can’t post, react, or message there, for a set time or until lifted.
- A platform suspension restricts access to your whole account and is applied by platform administrators.
Account termination
You may delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms, that pose a risk to others, or as required by law. Some records may be retained where necessary for security, audit, or legal reasons.
Business owners’ responsibilities
Business owners are responsible for managing their communities: setting appropriate visibility, curating membership, and moderating content and conduct. Appointing a moderator does not remove the owner’s responsibility for their community.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms. When we make material changes we will update the version and ask you to review and accept the updated terms before continuing to use Orrery.