1. About these terms
Otene (“we”, “us”) is a place to discover independent projects. By using Otene you agree to these terms and our Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree, please don’t use Otene.
2. Using Otene
- You must be at least 13, or older if the law where you live requires it.
- Keep your sign-in details secure. You’re responsible for what happens on your account.
- One account per person.
3. Listing projects
- You can list your own projects, and projects by other people that are already public. List someone else’s project as theirs, not yours: a moderator checks it before it goes live.
- Keep listings accurate. Open-source projects must link to their source code.
- Only credit people who really worked on a project or are on the team. People you add are notified and can remove themselves. If they do, they’re asked before being added again.
- Team admins are responsible for their team’s page. Only list a project under a team that built it.
- You own what you post. By posting it, you let us show it on Otene and use it to promote Otene until it’s deleted.
4. Unclaimed projects
Projects added by visitors or by us are marked as unclaimed. They use what’s publicly available on the project’s website, such as its name, description, logo and screenshots. If one is yours, you can claim it to manage it, or ask us to take it down with the Report button or by emailing i-built@gmail.com. Once we take a project down, we don’t add it again.
5. Claiming a project
Claim only projects you built or are allowed to represent. If you sign in with an email address at the project’s domain, the claim goes through straight away; otherwise a moderator checks it. We can reverse a claim that turns out to be wrong.
6. What’s not allowed
- Spam, duplicate or placeholder listings.
- Malware, scams or misleading links.
- Illegal, hateful or sexually explicit content.
- Content that infringes someone else’s copyright, trademark or other rights.
- Impersonating other people or products, or claiming projects that aren’t yours.
- Manipulating upvotes or views, for example with fake accounts, bots or paid votes.
- Attacking, overloading or scraping the site.
7. Moderation
We may edit projects, teams and profiles, including who manages a project when someone lists a project that isn’t theirs. We may also hide or remove content, or suspend accounts, that break these terms. Anyone can report a project with the Report button on its page, without an account. For copyright or other rights complaints, email i-built@gmail.com.
8. Rankings
Projects are ordered automatically using things like upvotes, views and how recently they were listed, and our team chooses the top picks. Placement isn’t for sale, and we don’t guarantee any position.
9. Other people’s projects
Listings link to websites and products we don’t run. We aren’t responsible for them, so use or buy them at your own risk.
10. Disclaimer
Otene is provided “as is”. As far as the law allows, we aren’t liable for indirect losses or for problems caused by projects listed here. Nothing in these terms takes away rights you have under the laws where you live.
11. Leaving Otene
You can delete your account at any time from your profile settings.
12. Changes
We may update these terms and will change the date at the top when we do.
13. Contact
Questions? Email i-built@gmail.com.