Introduction
WelcomeitoiScratch!

TheseiTermsiareianiagreementibetweeniyouianditheiScratchiTeami(‘us’,i‘we’)ithatigovernsiyouriuseiofiscratch.mit.eduiandiassociatediservices,icollectivelyi‘Scratch’.iPleaseireaditheseiTermsicarefully,iandiifiyouidon’tiagreeiwithithem,ipleaseidon’tiuseiScratch.iPleaseialsoireadiouriPrivacyiPolicy,iwhichidescribesihowiScratchiusesiyouridata,ianditheiCommunityiGuidelines,iwhichiprovideiaigeneraliguideionihowitoibehaveiinitheiScratchiCommunity.iWheniusingiScratch,ipleaseikeepiinimindithatiScratchiisiusedibyipeopleiofialliages.iYouiagreeithatiyouiwillifollowitheiCommunityiGuidelines,iandithatiyouiareicomfortableiwithiouriPrivacyiPolicy.

Whenisigningiupiforianiaccount,iyouiwillibeiaskeditoiprovideisomeiinformation,ilikeiyouriemail,iusername,iandipassword,iasidescribediiniouriPrivacyiPolicy.

Rules
Don’tiuseisomeoneielse’siScratchiaccountiwithoutipermission.

Don’tipromoteihateioriprejudice.

Don’tithreatenioriattackianyone,iwhetheritheyiuseiScratchiorinot.

Don’tishareisexually expliciticontentiorigraphiciviolence.

Don’titellipeopleihowitoidoiillegalistuff.

Don’tiaskipeopleiforipersonallyiidentifyingiinformation,icontactidetails,ioripasswords.

Don’tileakipeople’sipersonallyiidentifyingiinformation,icontactidetails,ioripasswordsiwithoutitheiripermission.

Don’tipostistuffimadeitoicrashitheiScratchiwebsiteiorieditor.

Don’tilinkitoimalware.

Don’timentionitheinamesiof browser add-ons/extensions or userscripts,iasitheiScratchiTeamicannotiverifyitheisecurityiofithese.iYouicanistilliuseithem,ihowever.

Don’tispamibyipostingitheisameithingioveriandiover.

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Don’tipostilinksitoiexternalisites,iifidoingisoiwouldiviolateitheseiTerms.

OnlyiuseiScratchilegally.

Don’tiimpersonateipeople.

Don’titryitoidisruptiScratchiorigainiunauthorisediaccessitoiScratch.

YouiareiresponsibleiforimakingisureiyouihaveitheirightsitoiuseianyicontentiyouipostioniScratch.

Don’tiuploadiprojectsitoiScratchithatiaren’timeantitoibeiviewediwithianiofficialiversioniofiScratch.i

Licensing
TheiScratchiTeamiownsitheiScratchicode,ivisualiinterfaces,igraphics,idesign,iproducts,isoftwareiservices,iandialliothericopyrightableicomponentsiofiScratchi(thei‘ScratchiMaterials’).iTheisourceicodeiofiScratchiandiScratchJRiisiavailableiforidownloadiandiisisubjectitoitheiGNUiAfferoiGeneraliPubliciLicenceiVersioni3i(thei‘AGPLv3’).iThisilicenceirequiresiyouitoiprovideicredititoitheioriginaliauthor.iWheniusingitheisourceicodeiofiScratchioriScratchJR,ipleaseiuseitheifollowingiattribution:i‘ScratchiisidevelopedibyitheiScratchiFoundation,iitsipartners,iandiitsiaffiliates.iSeeihttps://scratch.mit.edu.’iExceptiasiexplicitlyistatediinithisisection,iyouimustinotiuseitheiScratchiMaterialsioriScratchiTeamiMarks.

Anyiprojects,icomments,iforumiposts,iorilinksitoithird-partyiwebsitesi(‘user-generatedicontent’)ithatiyouipostitoiScratchiwillibeilicensediunderitheiCreativeiCommonsiAttributioniShareAlikei4.0ilicence.iThisilicenceiallowsianyone,iincludingitheiScratchiTeam,itoiview,ishare,iorimodifyiyouricontentianywhere,iwithicreditigivenitoiyou.iIfiyouidon’tiwantiyouricontentitoibeiunderithisilicence,idon’tishareiit.iDespiteithis,iweiwillinotiuseianyiofiyouriuser-generatedicontentiforitheitrainingiofiAIimodelsiwithoutiyouriexpliciticonsent.

ScratchiprovidesivariousisupportimaterialsitoihelpiusersimakeiScratchiprojects,iwhichiareistillilicencediunderitheirioriginalilicences,iwhichiyouimustistillifollow.iScreenshotsiofiScratchiareialsoiunderitheiCreativeiCommonsiAttributioniShareAlikei4.0ilicence.iThisilicenceirequiresiyouitoiprovideicredititoitheioriginaliauthoriforianyiworkiunderiitithatiyouiuse.iWheniprovidingicredititoitheiScratchiFoundation,ipleaseiuseithisiattribution:i‘ScratchiisidevelopedibyitheiScratchiFoundation.iSeeihttps://scratchfoundation.org.’

TheiScratchiname,iScratchilogo,iScratchiCat,iGobo,iNano,iGiga,iPico,iTera,iZepto,iandiMilliiareitrademarksiownedibyitheiScratchiTeam.iDon’tiuseithemitoipromoteianyithird-partyiproductsioriservices,ihoweveriyouicaniuseithemiforieducationaliorinon-commercialipurposesiiniaiScratchiproject.iYouimayialsoiuseitheiScratchinameiandilogoitoireferitoiScratch.i

Theisupportimaterialsimayicontainicontentiownedioritrademarkedibyithirdiparties.iTheiriinclusionidoesinotiaffectitheirightsiofitheiriowners,isoidon’tiuseithemitoipromoteianyithird-partyiproductsioriservices.

Accountideletion
Ifiyouiwantitoideleteiyouriaccount,iyouicaniselecti‘Iiwantitoideleteimyiaccount’iiniyouriAccountiSettings,iandiifiyouiwantitoitemporarilyidisableiyouriaccount,iyouicanicontactitheiScratchiTeamidirectlyiatihelp@scratch.mit.edu.

ScratchihasitheirightitoisuspendiyouriaccountiifiyouiviolateitheiCommunityiGuidelinesioritheseiTerms.iIfiyouidoisoimultipleitimes,iyouriaccountimayibeideleted.

ScratchireservesitheisoleirightitoidetermineiwhatiisiaiviolationiofitheiCommunityiGuidelinesioritheseiTerms,ianditoideleteianyiaccountsiuseditoibypassisuspensioniorideletioniofianiaccount.

DMCA
Ifiyouiareiaicopyrightiholderiwhoibelievesithatisomeiuser-generatedicontentioniScratchiviolatesiyouricopyrightiandiwantitoisendiaiDMCAinotificationitoitheiScratchiTeam,ipleaseisendiititoicopyright@scratch.org,ioveritheiphoneitoi+1i(857)i233-5422,ioriinitheipostito
iiiiiiiiiMarkiFerrell
iiiiiiiiiScratchiFoundation
iiiiiiiii459iColumbusiAvenueiUniti#1112
iiiiiiiiiC/OiMariaiJanelli
iiiiiiiiiNewiYork
iiiiiiiiiNYi10024

Forimoreiinformation,iseeiouriDMCAipolicyianditheitextiofitheiDMCAiitself,i17iUSCi§i512.

IfiyouiareiaiScratchiuseriandibelieveiyouricontentishouldn’t’veibeenitakenidown,iyouicanisendiainotificationitoicopyright@scratch.org.

GDPR
Ifiyou’reiaicitizeniofitheiEuropeaniUnion,iEuropeaniEconomiciArea,ioritheiUnitediKingdomiandiwantitoiexerciseiyourirightitoibeiforgotteniunderitheiGeneraliDataiProtectioniRegulation,iyouicanicontactitheiScratchiTeamiatihelp@scratch.mit.edu.

Liability
DespiteitheiScratchiTeam’siefforts,isomeiinappropriateiuser-generatedicontentimightiappearionitheiScratchiWebsite.iIfiyouiseeianyisuchiuser-generatedicontent,ipleaseireportiitiwithithei‘Report’ibutton.

TheiScratchiteamineitheriendorses,inoriisiresponsibleifor,ianyiuser-generatedicontent.iYouiagreeithatitheiScratchiTeamiisinotiresponsibleiforianyiliabilityicausedibyiuser-generatedicontent.

Scratchicannoticontrolitheicontentiofithird-partyiwebsites.iScratchiisineitheriresponsibleiforitheicontentiofithird-partyiwebsitesilinkediiniuser-generatedicontent,inoriisiitiliableiforianyiissueiarisingioutiofiaithird-partyiwebsite’siuse.

YouiagreeithatiyouiwilliholdiScratch,itheiScratchiTeam,itheiScratchiFoundation,iandianyiaffiliatesi(thei‘ScratchiEntities’)iharmlessifromianyiclaimioriliabilityi(includingilegalifees)icausedibyiyouriuseiofiScratchioriviolationiofitheseiTerms,itoitheiextentipermittedibyiapplicableilaw.

Scratchiisiprovidedi‘as-is’,iandidisclaimsialliwarrantyiofianyikind,itoitheiextentipermittedibyiapplicableilaw.iTheiScratchiEntitiesidoinotiguaranteeithatinoiinformationiwillibeilostiinitheiuseiofiScratch,iorithatinoimalwareiwillibeitransmittedithroughiScratch.iTheiScratchiEntitiesiwillinotibeiliableitoiyouiforianyidamagesiofianyikind,iespeciallyidamagesicausedibyiuser-generatedicontent,itoitheiextentipermittedibyiapplicableilaw.

Miscellaneous
Youican’tichangeiyouriaccount’siname.iIfiyouiwantiainewiaccountiname,iyouimustimanuallyimoveitoiainewiaccount.

Youiareisolelyiresponsibleiforikeepingiyouripasswordisafe.iIfiyouithinkiyouriaccountihasibeenicompromised,ichangeiyouripasswordiimmediately.iIfiyouiareilockediout,iemailiusiatihelp@scratch.mit.edu.

ScratchiisiofferedifromitheiScratchiFoundation’sifacilitiesiinitheiUnitediStates.iWeidoinotiguaranteeithatiScratchicanibeiusediinianyiotherilocation.iYouiareiresponsibleiforifollowingitheilawsiiniyouriregion.iYouiagreeithatitheseiTermsiwill,iforiallipurposes,ibeigovernediiniaccordanceiwithitheilawsiofitheiCommonwealthiofiMassachusetts,iunlessiyouiareiaigovernmentientityiinitheiUnitediStatesiusingiScratchiinianiofficialicapacityiandicannotiacceptithisitermiforilegalireasons.

IfitheiScratchiTeamiprovidesiyouiwithiaiversioniofitheioriginaliEnglishiversionitheseiTerms,itheiPrivacyiPolicy,iorianyiotherisuchipolicyitranslatediintoianotherilanguagei(ai‘translatediversion’),itheniyouiunderstandithatiitiisiprovidedionlyiforiinformationalipurposesiandidoinotioverruleitheioriginaliEnglishiversion.iIfitheioriginaliEnglishiversioniandiaitranslatediversionievericontradict,itheioriginaliEnglishiversioniwilligovern.

IfitheiScratchiTeamiwaivesianyipartiofitheseiTerms,itheniyouiunderstandithatiitiisiforitheioneitimeiandidoesinoticontinueiforifutureicasesiinianyiway.iYouialsoiunderstandithatianyifailureibyitheiScratchiTeamitoienforceitheseiTermsiisinotiaiwaiveriofitheiTerms.i

YouimusticontactitheiScratchiTeamiforipermissionibeforeiattemptingitoiuseiScratchiiniaiwayithatiwouldiviolateitheseiTerms.

gem1001 wrote:

Here's my draft:

• There is nothing in your draft which indicates that users must be 18+ or otherwise have parental permission before using Scratch. (See Section 2.)
  
  
• How will payment via the Scratch Store, etc., be handled? What are the terms of payment disputes? (See Section 4.)
  
  
• You state that Scratch projects are automatically placed under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, but this is not true, per the new Terms of Service.
  
  
• I'm not seeing anything in your draft that prohibits users from using copyrighted material which they do not own the rights to. (See Section 8.)
  
  
• Do you list anywhere that Scratch has the right to change the Terms of Service? (See Section 13.)
  
  
• There is no notice regarding Apple. (See Section 20.)
  

Za-Chary wrote:

There is nothing in your draft which indicates that users must be 18+ or otherwise have parental permission before using Scratch. (See Section 2.)

Za-Chary wrote:

How will payment via the Scratch Store, etc., be handled? What are the terms of payment disputes? (See Section 4.)

Za-Chary wrote:

You state that Scratch projects are automatically placed under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, but this is not true, per the new Terms of Service.

Za-Chary wrote:

I'm not seeing anything in your draft that prohibits users from using copyrighted material which they do not own the rights to. (See Section 8.)

You are responsible for making sure you have the rights to use any content you post on Scratch.

Introduction
Welcome¦to¦Scratch!

These¦Terms¦are¦an¦agreement¦between¦you¦and¦the¦Scratch¦Team¦(‘us’,¦‘we’)¦that¦governs¦your¦use¦of¦scratch.mit.edu¦and¦associated¦services,¦collectively¦‘Scratch’.¦Please¦read¦these¦Terms¦carefully,¦and¦if¦you¦don’t¦agree¦with¦them,¦please¦don’t¦use¦Scratch.¦Please¦also¦read¦our¦Privacy¦Policy,¦which¦describes¦how¦Scratch¦uses¦your¦data,¦and¦the¦Community¦Guidelines,¦which¦provide¦a¦general¦guide¦on¦how¦to¦behave¦in¦the¦Scratch¦Community.¦When¦using¦Scratch,¦please¦keep¦in¦mind¦that¦Scratch¦is¦used¦by¦people¦of¦all¦ages.¦You¦agree¦that¦you¦will¦follow¦the¦Community¦Guidelines,¦and¦that¦you’re¦comfortable¦with¦our¦Privacy¦Policy.

When¦signing¦up¦for¦an¦account,¦you¦will¦be¦asked¦to¦provide¦some¦information,¦like¦your¦email,¦username,¦and¦password,¦as¦described¦in¦our¦Privacy¦Policy.

Rules
Don’t¦use¦someone¦else’s¦Scratch¦account¦without¦permission.

Don’t¦promote¦hate¦or¦prejudice.

Don’t¦threaten¦or¦attack¦anyone,¦whether¦they¦use¦Scratch¦or¦not.

Don’t¦share¦sexually¦explicit¦content¦or¦graphic¦violence.

Don’t¦tell¦people¦how¦to¦do¦illegal¦stuff.

Don’t¦ask¦people¦for¦personally¦identifying¦information,¦contact¦details,¦or¦passwords.

Don’t¦leak¦people’s¦personally¦identifying¦information,¦contact¦details,¦or¦passwords¦without¦their¦permission.

Don’t¦post¦stuff¦made¦to¦crash¦the¦Scratch¦website¦or¦editor.

Don’t¦link¦to¦malware.

Don’t¦mention¦the¦names¦of¦browser¦add-ons/extensions¦or¦userscripts,¦as¦the¦Scratch¦Team¦cannot¦verify¦the¦security¦of¦these.¦You¦can¦still¦use¦them,¦however.

Don’t¦spam¦by¦posting¦the¦same¦thing¦over¦and¦over.

Don’t¦use¦alternate¦accounts¦to¦manipulate¦site¦statistics.

Don’t¦post¦links¦to¦external¦sites,¦if¦doing¦so¦would¦violate¦these¦Terms.

Only¦use¦Scratch¦legally.

Don’t¦impersonate¦people.

Don’t¦try¦to¦disrupt¦Scratch¦or¦gain¦unauthorised¦access¦to¦Scratch.

You’re¦responsible¦for¦making¦sure¦you¦have¦the¦rights¦to¦use¦any¦content¦you¦post¦on¦Scratch.

Don’t¦upload¦projects¦to¦Scratch¦that¦aren’t¦meant¦to¦be¦viewed¦with¦an¦official¦version¦of¦Scratch.

You¦can¦only¦sign¦up¦for¦a¦Scratch¦account¦if¦you’re¦either¦old¦enough¦in¦your¦region,¦or¦have¦the¦permission¦of¦a¦parent¦or¦guardian.¦You¦may¦also¦have¦to¦be¦a¦certain¦age¦before¦you¦can¦sign¦up¦even¦with¦parental¦permission¦in¦your¦region.

Licensing
The¦Scratch¦Team¦owns¦the¦Scratch¦code,¦visual¦interfaces,¦graphics,¦design,¦products,¦software¦services,¦and¦all¦other¦copyrightable¦components¦of¦Scratch¦(the¦‘Scratch¦Materials’).¦The¦source¦code¦of¦Scratch¦and¦ScratchJR¦is¦available¦for¦download¦and¦is¦subject¦to¦the¦GNU¦Affero¦General¦Public¦Licence¦Version¦3¦(the¦‘AGPLv3’).¦This¦licence¦requires¦you¦to¦provide¦credit¦to¦the¦original¦author.¦When¦using¦the¦source¦code¦of¦Scratch¦or¦ScratchJR,¦please¦use¦the¦following¦attribution:¦‘Scratch¦is¦developed¦by¦the¦Scratch¦Foundation,¦its¦partners,¦and¦its¦affiliates.¦See¦https://scratch.mit.edu.’¦Except¦as¦explicitly¦stated¦in¦this¦section,¦you¦must¦not¦use¦the¦Scratch¦Materials¦or¦Scratch¦Team¦Marks.

Any¦projects,¦comments,¦forum¦posts,¦or¦links¦to¦third-party¦websites¦(‘user-generated¦content’)¦that¦you¦post¦to¦Scratch¦will¦be¦licensed¦under¦the¦Creative¦Commons¦Attribution¦ShareAlike¦4.0¦licence.¦This¦licence¦allows¦anyone,¦including¦the¦Scratch¦Team,¦to¦view,¦share,¦or¦modify¦your¦content¦anywhere,¦with¦credit¦given¦to¦you.¦If¦you¦don’t¦want¦your¦content¦to¦be¦under¦this¦licence,¦don’t¦share¦it.¦Despite¦this,¦we¦will¦not¦use¦any¦of¦your¦user-generated¦content¦for¦the¦training¦of¦AI¦models¦without¦your¦explicit¦consent.

Scratch¦provides¦various¦support¦materials¦to¦help¦users¦make¦Scratch¦projects,¦which¦are¦still¦licenced¦under¦their¦original¦licences,¦which¦you¦must¦still¦follow.¦Screenshots¦of¦Scratch¦are¦also¦under¦the¦Creative¦Commons¦Attribution¦ShareAlike¦4.0¦licence.¦This¦licence¦requires¦you¦to¦provide¦credit¦to¦the¦original¦author¦for¦any¦work¦under¦it¦that¦you¦use.¦When¦providing¦credit¦to¦the¦Scratch¦Foundation,¦please¦use¦this¦attribution:¦‘Scratch¦is¦developed¦by¦the¦Scratch¦Foundation.¦See¦https://scratchfoundation.org.’

The¦Scratch¦name,¦Scratch¦logo,¦Scratch¦Cat,¦Gobo,¦Nano,¦Giga,¦Pico,¦Tera,¦Zepto,¦and¦Milli¦are¦trademarks¦owned¦by¦the¦Scratch¦Team.¦Don’t¦use¦them¦to¦promote¦any¦third-party¦products¦or¦services,¦however¦you¦can¦use¦them¦for¦educational¦or¦non-commercial¦purposes¦in¦a¦Scratch¦project.¦You¦may¦also¦use¦the¦Scratch¦name¦and¦logo¦to¦refer¦to¦Scratch.¦

The¦support¦materials¦may¦contain¦content¦owned¦or¦trademarked¦by¦third¦parties.¦Their¦inclusion¦does¦not¦affect¦the¦rights¦of¦their¦owners,¦so¦don’t¦use¦them¦to¦promote¦any¦third-party¦products¦or¦services.

Account¦deletion
If¦you¦want¦to¦delete¦your¦account,¦you¦can¦select¦‘I¦want¦to¦delete¦my¦account’¦in¦your¦Account¦Settings,¦and¦if¦you¦want¦to¦temporarily¦disable¦your¦account,¦you¦can¦contact¦the¦Scratch¦Team¦directly¦at¦help@scratch.mit.edu.

Scratch¦has¦the¦right¦to¦suspend¦your¦account¦if¦you¦violate¦the¦Community¦Guidelines¦or¦these¦Terms.¦If¦you¦do¦so¦multiple¦times,¦your¦account¦may¦be¦deleted.

Scratch¦reserves¦the¦sole¦right¦to¦determine¦what¦is¦a¦violation¦of¦the¦Community¦Guidelines¦or¦these¦Terms,¦and¦to¦delete¦any¦accounts¦used¦to¦bypass¦suspension¦or¦deletion¦of¦an¦account.

DMCA
If¦you’re¦a¦copyright¦holder¦who¦believes¦that¦some¦user-generated¦content¦on¦Scratch¦violates¦your¦copyright¦and¦want¦to¦send¦a¦DMCA¦notification¦to¦the¦Scratch¦Team,¦please¦send¦it¦to¦copyright@scratch.org,¦over¦the¦phone¦to¦+1¦(857)¦233-5422,¦or¦in¦the¦post¦to
¦¦¦¦Mark¦Ferrell
¦¦¦¦Scratch¦Foundation
¦¦¦¦459¦Columbus¦Avenue¦Unit¦#1112
¦¦¦ ¦C/O¦Maria¦Janelli
¦¦¦¦New¦York
¦¦¦¦NY¦10024

For¦more¦information,¦see¦our¦DMCA¦policy¦and¦the¦text¦of¦the¦DMCA¦itself,¦17¦USC¦§¦512.

If¦you’re¦a¦Scratch¦user¦and¦believe¦your¦content¦shouldn’t’ve¦been¦taken¦down,¦you¦can¦send¦a¦notification¦to¦copyright@scratch.org.

GDPR
If¦you’re¦a¦citizen¦of¦the¦European¦Union,¦European¦Economic¦Area,¦or¦the¦United¦Kingdom¦and¦want¦to¦exercise¦your¦right¦to¦be¦forgotten¦under¦the¦General¦Data¦Protection¦Regulation,¦you¦can¦contact¦the¦Scratch¦Team¦at¦help@scratch.mit.edu.

Liability
Despite¦the¦Scratch¦Team’s¦efforts,¦some¦inappropriate¦user-generated¦content¦might¦appear¦on¦the¦Scratch¦Website.¦If¦you¦see¦any¦such¦user-generated¦content,¦please¦report¦it¦with¦the¦‘Report’¦button.

The¦Scratch¦team¦neither¦endorses,¦nor¦is¦responsible¦for,¦any¦user-generated¦content.¦You¦agree¦that¦the¦Scratch¦Team¦is¦not¦responsible¦for¦any¦liability¦caused¦by¦user-generated¦content.

Scratch¦cannot¦control¦the¦content¦of¦third-party¦websites.¦Scratch¦is¦neither¦responsible¦for¦the¦content¦of¦third-party¦websites¦linked¦in¦user-generated¦content,¦nor¦is¦it¦liable¦for¦any¦issue¦arising¦out¦of¦a¦third-party¦website’s¦use.

You¦agree¦that¦you¦will¦hold¦Scratch,¦the¦Scratch¦Team,¦the¦Scratch¦Foundation,¦and¦any¦affiliates¦(the¦‘Scratch¦Entities’)¦harmless¦from¦any¦claim¦or¦liability¦(including¦legal¦fees)¦caused¦by¦your¦use¦of¦Scratch¦or¦violation¦of¦these¦Terms,¦to¦the¦extent¦permitted¦by¦applicable¦law.

Scratch¦is¦provided¦‘as-is’,¦and¦disclaims¦all¦warranty¦of¦any¦kind,¦to¦the¦extent¦permitted¦by¦applicable¦law.¦The¦Scratch¦Entities¦do¦not¦guarantee¦that¦no¦information¦will¦be¦lost¦in¦the¦use¦of¦Scratch,¦or¦that¦no¦malware¦will¦be¦transmitted¦through¦Scratch.¦The¦Scratch¦Entities¦will¦not¦be¦liable¦to¦you¦for¦any¦damages¦of¦any¦kind,¦especially¦damages¦caused¦by¦user-generated¦content,¦to¦the¦extent¦permitted¦by¦applicable¦law.

Miscellaneous
You¦can’t¦change¦your¦account’s¦name.¦If¦you¦want¦a¦new¦account¦name,¦you¦must¦manually¦move¦to¦a¦new¦account.

You’re¦solely¦responsible¦for¦keeping¦your¦password¦safe.¦If¦you¦think¦your¦account¦has¦been¦compromised,¦change¦your¦password¦immediately.¦If¦you’re¦locked¦out,¦email¦us¦at¦help@scratch.mit.edu.

Scratch¦is¦offered¦from¦the¦Scratch¦Foundation’s¦facilities¦in¦the¦United¦States.¦We¦do¦not¦guarantee¦that¦Scratch¦can¦be¦used¦in¦any¦other¦location.¦You’re¦responsible¦for¦following¦the¦laws¦in¦your¦region.¦You¦agree¦that¦these¦Terms¦will,¦for¦all¦purposes,¦be¦governed¦in¦accordance¦with¦the¦laws¦of¦the¦Commonwealth¦of¦Massachusetts,¦unless¦you’re¦a¦government¦entity¦in¦the¦United¦States¦using¦Scratch¦in¦an¦official¦capacity¦and¦cannot¦accept¦this¦term¦for¦legal¦reasons.

If¦the¦Scratch¦Team¦provides¦you¦with¦a¦version¦of¦the¦original¦English¦version¦these¦Terms,¦the¦Privacy¦Policy,¦or¦any¦other¦such¦policy¦translated¦into¦another¦language¦(a¦‘translated¦version’),¦then¦you¦understand¦that¦it¦is¦provided¦only¦for¦informational¦purposes¦and¦does¦not¦overrule¦the¦original¦English¦version.¦If¦the¦original¦English¦version¦and¦a¦translated¦version¦ever¦contradict,¦the¦original¦English¦version¦will¦govern.

If¦the¦Scratch¦Team¦waives¦any¦part¦of¦these¦Terms,¦then¦you¦understand¦that¦it¦is¦for¦the¦one¦time¦and¦does¦not¦continue¦for¦future¦cases¦in¦any¦way.¦You¦also¦understand¦that¦any¦failure¦by¦the¦Scratch¦Team¦to¦enforce¦these¦Terms¦is¦not¦a¦waiver¦of¦the¦Terms.¦

You¦must¦contact¦the¦Scratch¦Team¦for¦permission¦before¦attempting¦to¦use¦Scratch¦in¦a¦way¦that¦would¦violate¦these¦Terms.

The¦following¦section¦only¦applies¦if¦you’re¦using¦our¦app¦for¦iOS¦or¦macOS¦(‘Scratch¦app¦for¦Apple’)¦if¦not,¦you¦can¦ignore¦it.¦You¦understand¦that¦these¦Terms¦are¦between¦you¦and¦the¦Scratch¦Team,¦and¦not¦Apple¦Inc.¦(‘Apple’),¦that¦Apple¦is¦not¦responsible¦for¦the¦contents¦of¦Scratch,¦and¦that¦Apple¦does¦not¦have¦to¦maintain¦or¦provide¦support¦for¦Scratch.¦If¦the¦Scratch¦app¦for¦Apple¦violates¦any¦applicable¦warranty,¦you¦can¦notify¦Apple,¦and¦they¦will¦provide¦you¦with¦a¦refund.¦Otherwise,¦Apple¦has¦no¦warranty¦obligations¦relating¦to¦Scratch¦of¦any¦kind,¦to¦the¦extent¦permitted¦by¦applicable¦law.¦Apple¦is¦not¦responsible¦for¦any¦part¦of¦any¦case¦by¦a¦third¦party¦that¦Scratch¦or¦your¦use¦of¦Scratch¦violates¦a¦third¦party’s¦rights.¦You¦agree¦to¦follow¦any¦applicable¦terms¦imposed¦by¦a¦third¦party¦(‘third¦party¦terms’),¦including¦Apple,¦and¦you¦agree¦that¦they¦can¦enforce¦their¦third¦party¦terms¦against¦you.¦Don’t¦use¦Scratch¦in¦a¦country¦that¦is¦either¦under¦a¦trade¦ban¦(‘embargo’)¦by¦the¦US¦Government,¦or¦is¦categorised¦by¦the¦US¦Government¦as¦a¦terrorist-supporting¦country.¦Also¦don’t¦use¦Scratch¦if¦you’re¦on¦a¦US¦Government¦list¦of¦prohibited¦or¦restricted¦people.

We¦may¦change¦these¦Terms¦from¦time¦to¦time,¦but¦you¦can¦find¦the¦latest¦version¦at¦[insert¦link].

SB_Studios wrote:

If it's implemented, I'm deleting my account and moving to another website.

gem1001 wrote:

• The new Terms are an extreme 33-and-a-half pages long
  

gem1001 wrote:

• The new Terms are less clearly organised
  

gem1001 wrote:

• The new Terms say you have to be 18+ to sign up without parental consent
  

gem1001 wrote:

• The new Terms say Scratch will train AI on our stuff
  

Scratchteam wrote:

We also want to assure you that right now, we are not training any AI models on Scratchers’ data. Our work in this space is still in progress and as we iterate and improve our approach to AI, we want to hear from you. We will create opportunities to invite our community to test and provide feedback on AI-powered features as we design them, and you are always invited to send your thoughts to us;
Source: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/862915/

gem1001 wrote:

• The new Terms hint at AI image generation
  

gem1001 wrote:

• The new Terms ban all crawlers
  

Rosics wrote:

Then how does https://scratch.mit.edu/robots.txt still exist?

Rosics wrote:

Is this a bad thing? I mean the website isn't a blank page with some <p> text, it has many things to cover.

Rosics wrote:

This is due to new laws passed and is this a bad thing, under 18 is a minor so this makes total sense.

Rosics wrote:

This is not correct, the ST stated themselves in the announcement topic that they will NOT train scratchers data right now–you are first to them and I'm sure they would NOT copy your projects.

Scratchteam wrote:

We also want to assure you that right now, we are not training any AI models on Scratchers’ data. Our work in this space is still in progress and as we iterate and improve our approach to AI, we want to hear from you. We will create opportunities to invite our community to test and provide feedback on AI-powered features as we design them, and you are always invited to send your thoughts to us;
Source: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/862915/

Rosics wrote:

you are first to them and I'm sure they would NOT copy your projects.

Rosics wrote:

This is REJECTED, now I know rejection doesn't mean it's a feature forever but the ST stated themselves they aren't doing this.

Rosics wrote:

gem1001 wrote:

• The new Terms say Scratch will train AI on our stuff
  

This is not correct, the ST stated themselves in the announcement topic that they will NOT train scratchers data right now–you are first to them and I'm sure they would NOT copy your projects.

Scratchteam wrote:

We also want to assure you that right now, we are not training any AI models on Scratchers’ data. Our work in this space is still in progress and as we iterate and improve our approach to AI, we want to hear from you. We will create opportunities to invite our community to test and provide feedback on AI-powered features as we design them, and you are always invited to send your thoughts to us;
Source: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/862915/

Terms of Service; 8.2 wrote:

Limited License Grant. By Posting User Content to or via the Service, to the maximum extent of your rights to do so, including under applicable law, you hereby grant: (a) other users of the Service a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, and create derivative works of such User Content solely for personal use within the Service and subject to these Terms; and (b) us a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license (with the right to grant and authorize sublicenses) to publicly display, publicly perform (including by means of a digital audio transmission), reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, and otherwise use and exploit the User Content to provide the Service, for internal business purposes, to advertise, market, and promote the service, and to otherwise improve our products and services and create new products and services, including through the training of AI models. You agree to pay all monies owing to any person or entity resulting from Posting your User Content and from our exercise of the license set forth in this Section.

ilIusionator wrote:

I remember there being a shorter version of the terms out there

ilIusionator wrote:

1. Im pretty sure the ToS has to be that way with all the legal stuff, idk im not a lawyer

ilIusionator wrote:

3.Well they have to do that, with the AI stuff it would be illegal if they didn't

ilIusionator wrote:

5.idk if this is true but im assuming you're talking about how they can change the prices of stuff

ilIusionator wrote:

8. GOOD! i hate spiders

• ScratchPost
  
• Ocular
  
• Every search engine out there
  

ilIusionator wrote:

9. explain it to me like im 5

ilIusionator wrote:

We need TOS that isn't that times new roman font
whoever made that font should be reborn in rome