Acceptable use
What you may not put online with ForgeOS
ForgeOS builds sites and puts them online for free, at an address on our own domain. That only stays possible if nobody uses it to hurt people. These are the rules, how to tell us about a site that breaks them, and what happens next.
What is not allowed
Not on a site you put online, not in a project, and not through anything ForgeOS builds for you.
Phishing
Pages that trick people into giving passwords, card numbers, wallet recovery phrases or other private details.
Malware
Anything that installs, downloads or runs harmful software on a visitor’s device, or hides what its code does.
Spam and scams
Bulk unwanted messages, pages made only to push them, fake offers, prizes or refunds.
Impersonation
Pretending to be another company, brand, government office or person, including copying their sign-in or payment pages.
Harassment
Threats, targeted abuse, or publishing someone’s private information to hurt them.
Illegal content
Anything that is against the law where you are, or where the people it is aimed at are.
Sexual content involving minors
Never, in any form. It is taken down as soon as we see it, and reported as the law requires.
Infringement
Other people’s copyrighted work or trademarks used without their permission.
What we check before a site goes online
Before a site goes online, and before each change to it goes live, ForgeOS reads its pages. It refuses a page that sends a password or card number to another website, a sign-in or payment form under a well-known brand’s name, scam wording such as “your account has been suspended” next to a sign-in or payment form, and scripts that hide their code or send what people type to another website. The refusal says which page and what to change.
These checks are narrow on purpose, so a contact form, a members’ sign-in or a shop’s checkout goes online as normal. They are not a guarantee: a page can break these rules in ways no check spots, which is why anyone can report a site.
Reporting a site
Every site put online with ForgeOS has a small Report this site link in its bottom corner. It opens a short form: what is wrong, what you saw, and your email if you want a reply. You don’t need an account. One address can send a few reports an hour.
You can also write to support@medina19.com with the site’s address. If someone is in danger, contact the police first.
What happens
We review it
A person reads every report. A site that breaks these rules is taken down.
Taken down while we look
When three different people report the same site within 24 hours, it goes offline by itself until we have reviewed it.
What a taken-down site shows
Visitors see only “This site has been taken down”. Its owner is told why in their ForgeOS chat, and nothing in their project is deleted.
Account suspension
Serious or repeated breaches can close the workspace, as section 9 of the terms describes.
If your site was taken down and you think it was a mistake, write to support@medina19.com. If the review finds it can stay up, it comes back online and you are told in your chat.
Who can use ForgeOS
You must be at least 16 to use ForgeOS, wherever you live. This is the same age the sign-up form and the privacy notice ask for.
Seen a site that breaks these rules?
Use the Report this site link on the site, or tell us directly.