Terms and Conditions

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction and Acceptance
• 2. Definitions
• 3. Eligibility
• 4. Services
• 5. Accounts and Access
• 6. Content Submission and Hosting
• 7. Prohibited Content and Conduct
• 8. Security and Anonymity
• 9. Third Party Services and Links
• 10. Intellectual Property
• 11. Legal Requests, Takedowns, and Subpoenas
• 12. Suspension and Termination
• 13. Disclaimers
• 14. Limitation of Liability
• 15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
• 16. Changes to These Terms
• 17. Contact
• Annex A. Prohibited Content Matrix
• Annex B. Notice and Takedown Format
• Annex C. Service Availability and Maintenance

1. Introduction and Acceptance

These Terms and Conditions form a binding agreement between you and Sector 7. By using any service that we operate, you accept these Terms. If you do not accept them, do not use our services.

Our services include our public site, our onion sites on Tor, and related tools. We operate from Australia. Our data footprint is decentralised and global. Storage and processing can occur in more than one region.

2. Definitions

• User means any person or group that uses our services.
• Platform means our public site, our onion sites, our relays, and our back end systems.
• Submission means any report, file, text, or data you upload or send to us.
• Classified Material means any content that a government or entity marks as secret or restricted.
• Prohibited Content means content that is illegal or banned by these Terms.

3. Eligibility

You must follow the law where you live. If a law stops you from using our services, do not use them. If you use the services for an organisation, you confirm that you have authority to accept these Terms for that group.

4. Services

4.1 Public Site

We run a public site for viewing reports, updates, and guidance. We may update or remove parts of the site without notice.

4.2 Tor and Darknet Services

We run onion services to support private access and secure submissions. These services help users who need stronger privacy. You are responsible for safe use of these services.

4.3 Relay Operations

We run Tor relay nodes to support the network. Relays pass encrypted traffic. We do not read or store this traffic. We cannot identify users from relay traffic.

5. Accounts and Access

• Keep any credentials safe. Do not share them.
• You are responsible for actions taken with your access.
• We may add checks like multi factor login for admin areas.

6. Content Submission and Hosting

6.1 Types of Content We Host

• Whistleblower reports and related files.
• Research notes, technical papers, and proof files.
• Public interest documents including sensitive or classified items that users are allowed to send.
• Public summaries and transparency posts that we publish after review.

6.2 Classified and Highly Sensitive Material

• We accept confidential or classified items for secure review and hosting.
• We do not verify any marking or origin. We do not declassify any item.
• You are responsible for the right to send the item. Only send if you are allowed by law to send it.
• We will store and handle sensitive items with strong controls. Access is limited and logged.

6.3 Your Responsibility

• You confirm that you have the right to submit each item.
• You confirm that your item follows the law.
• You agree that we may keep, move, archive, or remove items to protect users or to follow the law.

6.4 Our Role

We are a host for user content. We do not edit or endorse user content. We may review items for safety and legal risk. We may remove items that break the law or these Terms.

7. Prohibited Content and Conduct

• Child sexual abuse material. If we find it we will report it to the proper authority and we will share all needed data with them.
• Content that promotes abuse of children.
• Malware meant to harm or to steal.
• Content that calls for violence or terror acts.
• Content that aims to track or expose other users.
• Any other content that breaks Australian law or the law that applies where the service is used.

For more detail see Annex A.

8. Security and Anonymity

• Transport uses TLS 1.3. Storage uses AES 256 GCM where possible.
• Admin access uses strong login checks. Access is logged.
• Backups and mirrors may be in more than one region. All copies are protected.
• No system is perfect. You accept the risk that a breach can still occur.

9. Third Party Services and Links

We may use providers for hosting, content delivery, email relay, security, or abuse defense. We do not control third party sites that we link to. Use of those sites is at your own risk.

10. Intellectual Property

• You keep your rights in your content.
• By sending content, you give us a non exclusive worldwide license to host, store, copy, and show your content to run the platform.
• We may create and keep aggregate data for stats and safety. This does not include personal text unless allowed by law.
• Our brand, code, and design remain our property.

11. Legal Requests, Takedowns, and Subpoenas

We respond to valid legal notices. We balance user privacy with the law. We publish summary data in our transparency reports when we can.

11.1 Primary Contact For Legal or Takedown Requests

Send all legal and takedown requests and court orders and subpoenas to:

• Email support: support.sector-7@protonmail.com
• Email reports: sector-7reports@protonmail.com

Use the format in Annex B to help us process your notice fast. If your request is urgent for safety, write URGENT in the subject line.

11.2 What We Need To Review A Request

• Your full name and role and the authority you act for.
• A clear legal basis. Include the law or order that applies.
• Exact links or identifiers of the content.
• What you want us to do. For example removal or hold or data disclosure.
• Time frame for action and any confidentiality needs.

11.3 Our Response Rules

• We check scope and validity. If the request is invalid or too broad, we may ask for a fix.
• We will keep a record of the request and the steps we take.
• For child safety items we notify the proper agency as the law requires and we may share user data that helps that case.
• We may inform the user if the law allows it. We may delay notice if the law bans notice.

12. Suspension and Termination

• We may suspend or end access for rule breaking, abuse, or risks to safety.
• We may block or remove content that breaks the law or these Terms.
• We may keep needed logs and records as the law allows.

13. Disclaimers

• The platform is provided as is and as available.
• We do not promise no errors or no downtime.
• We do not review or endorse user content.
• Use our services at your own risk.

14. Limitation of Liability

• We are not liable for lost profits, lost data, or indirect loss.
• We are not liable for acts of third parties, network blocks, or attacks.
• Where the law does not allow limits, those limits do not apply.

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of Australia. Courts in Australia have exclusive jurisdiction for disputes that arise from these Terms. You accept that our data is decentralised and global and that storage may occur in other regions.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms. We will show the update date at the top of this page. If you keep using the services after changes, that means you accept the new Terms.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms:

• Email support: support.sector-7@protonmail.com
• Email reports: sector-7reports@protonmail.com
• Onion site: Official Onion Address

Annex A. Prohibited Content Matrix

Annex B. Notice and Takedown Format

Use the template below and send it to our legal contact. This helps us act fast.

Send to: support.sector-7@protonmail.com and copy sector-7reports@protonmail.com.

Annex C. Service Availability and Maintenance

We aim for strong uptime, but we cannot promise full time access. Our services run across more than one region to improve resilience.