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Greetings all,
As you should be aware, reddit has a User Agreement. It outlines the terms you agree to adhere to by using the site. Up until this point this document has been a bit of legal boilerplate. While the existing agreement did its job, it was obviously not tailored to reddit.
Today we unveil a completely rewritten User Agreement, which can be found here[1] . This new agreement is tailored to reddit and reflects more clearly what we as a company require you and other users to agree to when using the site.
We have put a huge amount of effort into making the text of this agreement as clear and concise as possible. Anyone using reddit should read the document thoroughly! You should be fully cognizant of the requirements which you agree to when making use of the site.
As we did with the privacy policy change[2] , we have enlisted the help of Lauren Gelman (/u/LaurenGelman [3] ). Lauren did a fantastic job developing the privacy policy, and we’re delighted to have her involved with the User Agreement. Lauren is the founder of BlurryEdge Strategies, a legal and strategy consulting firm located in San Francisco that advises technology companies and investors on cutting-edge legal issues. She previously worked at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, the EFF, and ACM.
Lauren, along with myself and other reddit employees, will be answering questions in the thread today regarding the new agreement. Please let us know if there are any questions, concerns, or general input you have about the agreement.
The new agreement is going into effect on Jan 3rd, 2014. This period is intended to both gather community feedback and to allow ample time for users to review the new agreement before it goes into effect.
cheers,
alienth
Edit: Matt Cagle, aka /u/mcbrnao [4] , will also be helping with answering questions today. Matt is an attorney working with Lauren at BlurryEdge Strategies.
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