terms

Plain words, short on purpose. Last changed 2026-11-04.

who we are

n3xu5 is a co-op in the making: people pooling a server to host mail, files, calendars, a forum and personal pages, without ads or tracking. Until the co-op is formed it's run by its founder, Nova, and every decision is written down in public.

joining

Anyone can make a member account. Crew and admin accounts are by invite. You need to be at least 16. We don't check ages and won't collect birthdates to do so: by joining you're telling us you are. One person can hold several accounts; using them to dodge a ban isn't allowed.

where we are

The server runs in the Netherlands, and n3xu5's core will always run in a country with strong privacy law, with a host that respects it. The co-op and the standards authority behind n3xu5 aren't formally registered anywhere yet. Until they are, these terms are an agreement with n3xu5's operator; when there's a legal home, we'll name it here and say which country's law applies.

what's not allowed, anywhere here

• Sexual material involving children. We report it as the law requires and remove it at once.
• Anything that helps traffic people.
• Calls to violence, and publishing violent-extremist material.
• Attacking other people's systems or accounts from here, or hosting malware or phishing.
• Spam, and harassing or threatening people.
• Publishing other people's private information, or impersonating them.

Everything else is allowed. We keep this list short on purpose: freedom is the point.

your things stay yours

• What you write and upload is yours. You give us only the permission needed to store it and show it where you choose to (your public page, a post on the forum).
• You can leave whenever you like: delete your account yourself on your account page, after downloading everything we hold about you in one archive from the same page. You can also run your own instance: the software is free (GPLv3).

encryption, and what it means for you

Your mail and files are encrypted in your browser with a key only you can open. The keys stay on your device. If you lose them and haven't saved a recovery phrase, nobody can get your data back, including us. We can help you back into your account, not into your data.

when we act

If something breaks the rules above, we may remove it and suspend or close the account behind it. We'll tell you why unless the law or someone's safety says otherwise, and you can ask us to look again through support. Report problems at report.

no guarantees

This is young software run by volunteers. We back up nightly and have tested restoring from those backups, but keep your own copies of anything you can't lose. The service is provided as is, without warranties, and we can't be liable for losses from using it, as far as the law allows.

changes

When these terms change, we'll say so on the front page with the date. Staying after that means you accept the new version; you can always leave instead.

See also: privacy · report a problem · finances