God Save Our Ping
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Legal

Last updated October 29, 2026.

God Save Our Ping (https://www.godsaveourping.net, including The Cloud Is MY Computer and the download pages) is a free, non-commercial hobby website run by one person from a server at their home. On this page, "I", "me" and "the site owner" mean that person, and "you" means anyone using the site. You can reach me at godsaveourping@gmail.com. This email is also the site's point of contact for users and authorities under the EU Digital Services Act.

1. Terms of use

By using the site, or by making an account, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

Age

You must be 13 or older to make an account. If I find out an account belongs to someone under 13, I will delete it and its data. If you're under 18, or under the age of digital consent where you live (up to 16 in some EU countries), you need a parent or guardian's permission to use the site.

Your account

  • Keep your password to yourself. You're responsible for what happens on your account.
  • Don't pretend to be someone else, and don't make accounts to get around a ban.
  • Usernames that are offensive or impersonate someone may be changed or removed.

What you can't post or do

You must not post, upload, link to or share anything that:

  • is illegal in the United States or the European Union, or encourages or helps someone to commit a crime;
  • sexualizes or exploits anyone under 18 in any way (this will be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the police);
  • is pornographic or sexually explicit (people as young as 13 use this site);
  • threatens, harasses, bullies or stalks anyone, or attacks people for their race, religion, sexuality, gender, disability or similar;
  • promotes terrorism, or encourages suicide, self-harm or eating disorders;
  • shares someone else's private information (addresses, phone numbers, private photos and so on) without their permission;
  • infringes someone else's copyright, trademark or other rights;
  • contains malware or phishing, or is spam or advertising.

You also must not try to break, overload or get around the security of the site, access other people's accounts or private files, or scrape the site in bulk. Minipages and profiles may only use HTML and CSS.

Your content

You keep ownership of everything you post. By posting or uploading it, you give me a free, non-exclusive, worldwide permission to store it, show it on the site to whoever you've made it visible to, and make the copies needed to run the site (for example converting a video so it plays in browsers). This permission ends when you delete the content, apart from copies that take a short time to clear (see "How long things are kept" below).

You promise that you have the right to post what you post, and that it doesn't break these terms. You are responsible for your own content; I don't endorse it. Keep your own copies of anything important. This site is not a backup service.

Reporting content and moderation

I don't check everything before it goes up, but I can remove any content, unpublish pages, or suspend or delete accounts that break these terms or the law.

To report illegal or rule-breaking content, email godsaveourping@gmail.com with: a link to it, why you think it's illegal or breaks the rules, your name and email (unless you're reporting child sexual abuse material, where you can stay anonymous), and a statement that you believe the report is accurate and complete. I'll look at reports promptly and tell you what I decided.

If I remove or restrict your content or account, I'll tell you what was affected, which rule or law it broke, and how to challenge the decision, unless the law stops me or it's spam. To challenge a decision, reply to that email or contact godsaveourping@gmail.com within six months. I'll look at it again and let you know the result. If you're in the EU, you may also use a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body or your local courts.

I may stop handling reports from people who keep sending reports that are obviously unfounded.

Availability

The site runs on a home computer and a home internet connection. It may go offline, change, lose data or shut down at any time without notice. Anonymous Cloud uploads expire after 30 days unless claimed by an account.

Disclaimers and liability

THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST DATA, OR DAMAGES CAUSED BY CONTENT OTHER PEOPLE POST, AND MY TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU IS LIMITED TO $50 (OR THE EQUIVALENT IN YOUR CURRENCY).

Some places don't allow these limits. Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, for intentional or grossly negligent harm, or anything else that can't be limited by law. If you live in the EU, you keep all rights you have under the mandatory consumer protection laws of your country, and you can bring a claim in the courts of where you live.

Changes

I may update these terms. The date at the top shows when they last changed, and big changes will be announced on the site or the Discord. If you keep using the site after a change, the new terms apply. You can stop using the site and delete your account at any time.

2. Privacy

I'm responsible for the personal data collected by the site (the "controller" under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR). The site has no adverts, no third-party analytics or trackers, and your data is never sold or shared for advertising.

What's collected and why

  • Account details. Your username, a securely hashed password (I can't see the real one), your role, and when the account was made. Needed to give you an account.
  • Things you post. Posts, uploads, minipages, profile text, display name, bio and avatar, with dates and whether they're published. Needed to run the site for you.
  • Visit information. When you load a page, the site records your IP address, browser details, browser language, the page you're on, the page you came from, and whether you're logged in. A scrambled ("hashed") code made from your IP address and browser is used to count visitors without a cookie. This runs the "who's online" and visitor counters and helps spot abuse.
  • Security records. Some actions (like admin and moderation actions and account changes) are logged with the IP address used. Access to Cloud share links is logged with the IP address and scrambled ("hashed") versions of the IP, network and browser details.
  • Anonymous Cloud uploads. To enforce the free upload limits, hashed versions of your browser cookie, IP address, network and browser details are stored, not the raw values.
  • Server logs. Like most websites, the web server keeps standard logs of requests (IP address, time, page requested and browser) for fixing problems and security.
  • Emails and reports. If you email me or report something, I'll have your email address and message.

Under the GDPR, the legal bases for using this data are: to provide the account and services you asked for (Article 6(1)(b), contract), and my legitimate interest in keeping the site running, secure and free of abuse, and showing simple visitor numbers (Article 6(1)(f)). Handling illegal-content reports may also be required by law (Article 6(1)(c)).

Cookies

The site only uses cookies that are strictly necessary for things you ask it to do, so it doesn't ask for cookie consent. There are no advertising, analytics or third-party cookies, and the visitor counters don't use cookies at all.

  • PHPSESSID keeps you logged in and protects forms. Deleted when you close the browser or log out.
  • gsp_anon is only set when you upload to The Cloud Is MY Computer. It's a random ID used to apply the limits to anonymous uploads and let you manage your own shares. Lasts up to 400 days.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser. Logging in and Cloud uploads won't work without them.

How long things are kept

  • Your account and content: until you delete them, or I remove them.
  • "Who's online" records: 1 day. Visitor counter codes: 30 days after your last visit.
  • Cloud upload-limit records: 60 days. Anonymous Cloud identities: 400 days after last use.
  • Anonymous Cloud uploads: 30 days unless claimed by an account.
  • Security records (admin and account actions): 1 year.
  • Cloud link access logs: 90 days, or sooner if the share is deleted.

You can delete your account yourself from your account page. This deletes your posts, uploads and files, minipages, profile and Cloud shares straight away. Security records and server logs can take longer to clear.

Who can see it, and where it's stored

Only the site owner can see the data above. Site moderators can also see private Cloud shares, to deal with abuse. Anything you publish can be seen by anyone on the internet. I'll only pass data to anyone else if the law requires it (for example a valid court order), or to report serious illegal content to the police or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Everything is stored on a single server in my home. If you use the site from another country, your data will be sent to and stored in the country where that server is, which may not have the same data protection laws as yours. I only use your data as this policy describes.

Your rights

Wherever you live, you can ask to see the data I hold about you, have it corrected or deleted, or get a copy of it. If you're in the EU, you also have the right to restrict or object to how it's used, and to take your data elsewhere. Email godsaveourping@gmail.com and I'll reply within one month. I won't treat you differently for using these rights. If you're in the EU and unhappy with how I've handled your data, you can complain to your national data protection authority.

US residents: I don't sell or share your personal information, and don't use it for targeted advertising or profiling. Because nothing is sold or shared, there is nothing to opt out of, but you can still use the rights above.

I respect copyright and respond to notices under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the EU Digital Services Act. If you believe something on the site infringes your copyright, send a notice to my designated agent at godsaveourping@gmail.com (subject "DMCA notice") that includes:

  1. your physical or electronic signature;
  2. the copyrighted work you say is being infringed;
  3. the material you want removed and a link to where it is on the site;
  4. your name, address, phone number and email;
  5. a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use isn't authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  6. a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act for them.

When I get a valid notice, I'll remove the material and tell the person who posted it. Counter-notice: if you think your content was removed by mistake, you can send a counter-notice to the same email with: your signature; what was removed and where it was; a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification; your name, address and phone number; and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you're outside the US, any district where I can be found) and will accept service from the person who sent the notice. Unless they tell me they've filed a court action, I'll put the content back in 10 to 14 business days.

Knowingly false notices or counter-notices can make you liable for damages. Accounts that repeatedly infringe copyright will be terminated.

4. Contact

For anything legal, privacy, copyright, reports or complaints: godsaveourping@gmail.com. I can reply in English.