Ximbolands purpose is to serve the world by offering a truly democratic alternative to the established, familiar and autocratic social media platforms.

This means that our laws change, shift and evolve over time as decided by Ximbos for Ximbos. Whilst this means that change is a relatively constant occurrence we believe that this is a price worth paying in order to defend democracy and to keep Ximboland free from the oppression and totalitarianism that envelopes other platforms.

In Ximboland we have 2 sets of legislation - Presidential or Palace laws (sometimes called fixed laws) and governmental or Pink house laws (sometimes called flexible laws because they regularly change).

The Presidential (Fixed) laws are set in stone and can not be changed by anyone except the President , Miss Bimbo Sindy Laarson I. These laws are long term in their nature.

Pink House or flexible laws can be changed by the elected Ximbo government of the day. Where possible we try to ensure as many laws and aspects of Ximboland are flexible and can be changed by the elected government of the day. Because government terms last only 3 months these laws are sometimes subject to regular change.

For example laws around adult content are ‘flexible’ and decided in the Pink House. To some Ximbos adult content has no place in Ximboland and should be banned. To others adult content is a form of self expression and is therefore actively encouraged.

Our laws are split into the following categories

• General terms and conditions
• Safety
• Governance
• Privacy
• Authenticity
• Ministerial/government workers laws

1. General information

Christopher Evans & Design Forge Ltd has designed, developed and runs an innovative and original democratic social media platform "Ximboland" (hereafter referred to as "the site" or "Ximboland" which is accessible via the URL ximbo.land

These Terms of Use (the "Terms" or "Terms of Use") apply to the use of ximbo.land and participation on the site is for over 18s only.

Ximboland cannot guarantee uninterrupted access to the site or its performance in terms of volume and data transfer speeds. Ximboland reminds users of their obligations to respect third party rights, in particular in respect of trademarks, copyright, and privacy, as well as the legal and regulatory provisions that are applicable to the Internet. Users should only apply the advice provided by Ximboland in relation to the site within the context of the site. Ximboland does not guarantee any result of any sort by applying the information and advice provided by it. The user therefore agrees that Ximboland shall not be liable for the users use of the information or advice provided in the framework of the site. Having knowledge of all the information required for use of the website, the user wishes to register and participate in the site, in line with the following terms.

2. Definitions

Each of the terms used below has the following definitions:

• "Account": the personal account opened for the user following the users registration, which the user may access using their username and password.
• "Contents": All the elements (images, sound, text, graphics etc.) making up all or part of the users contributions and creations in the framework of the site or put online in the framework of the discussion in the Town Square.
• "Site": the innovative and original Ximbo simulation designed, developed and run by Christopher Evans & Design Forge Ltd and under the registered name "Ximboland". The site incorporates a number of elements (interface, software, images, text, graphics etc.) protected by intellectual property rights.
• "Form": the registration form that the user must complete in order to participate in the Ximbo world having read and accepted the Terms of Use. The Form may be accessed on the Ximboland homepage.
• "Hosting": information processing and storage services for the site and Contents, carried out by Ximboland and enabling the site and its contents to be accessible to any internet user directly or indirectly connected to the server.
• "User": an individual who has registered on Ximboland by completing the online Form and accepting the Terms.

3. Purpose of terms

The Terms define the terms and conditions under which the user may access the ximbo.land website, and participate in the site.

4. Acceptance of the terms

These Terms become binding upon Users when they register to use the ximbo.land website and participate using the Form at which point the Player must expressly accept the Terms by ticking the box "I have read and accepted the provisions of the Terms in their entirety", at the bottom of the web page where the terms are displayed. Registration and participation in the site is also deemed to imply acceptance of any further modification of the organisation of the site and the Terms as follows: Ximboland reserves the right to modify the Terms or the rules and laws of the site at any time. Each new version of the present Terms will be displayed on the website ximbo.land and the user will be informed by e-mail, by notice posted on the discussion Town Square or on the home page of the website of any such new version of the Terms. The Player is nonetheless advised to regularly consult these Terms of Use. Continued access to the web site after notification of any modification of the Terms of Use will be deemed to be acceptance of the modifications to the Terms of Use. If the user does not agree to any new Terms of Use he should discontinue using the website. Ximboland reserves the right to evolve its site. Technical alterations may be made without notice by ximbo.land. ximbo.land reserves the right to withdraw the site in whole or in part on not less than one month notice at any time without payment of compensation of any type save as provided in these Terms.

5. Duration

Registration shall permit a user to use the ximbo.land website and participate in the Game unless and until Ximbolands terminates the Player's right to do so as a consequence of any breach of the Terms by the Player. Ximbolands may also terminate a Player's right to use the ximbo.land website and participate in the Game at any time on not less then one month prior written notice.

6. Free Participation in the game

Access to and participation in the site is free, except for elements which may be acquired under the conditions set out in paragraph 9. All Internet access and communication costs incurred for access to the site are the Player's responsibility.

7. Site registration terms

7.1 Persons who may participate

Anyone over 18 may register to access and participate in Ximboland.

In its capacity as a contents host, ximbo.land shall use all possible means to delete any unlawful or unacceptable contents which it is informed of, as soon as reasonably possible, in compliance with the provisions of article 6 of the Law for Confidence in the Digital Economy dated 21 June 2004.

7.2 One sole account per User e-mail

Once a Form has been completed, an Account is allocated to the User summarising their preferences. Ximboland reserves the right to temporarily suspend access to the Account or to certain functions of the site without notice for maintenance purposes. The unavailability of the Site will not give rise to any right to compensation. Each User may only register once for the site, and may only hold one account per e-mail.

7.3 Registration with the site using the registration Form

It is possible to register with the site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except in the event of unforeseen circumstances or events outside Ximbolands control, and subject to any breakdowns or the need for maintenance required for the correct functioning and updates of the website. The communication protocols used by Ximboland are those used on the Internet at the date on which the present Terms are accepted by the User, and any future protocols. Registration, as well as use of the site requires a computer with Internet access, as well as the software and plug-ins available on the Internet, in particular on their editors' websites. In order to use, it is necessary to register by fully completing the Form available on the web page ximbo.land/site/register or on any other registration page in the event that the site's structure is modified.

7.4 Choice of Ximbo username

The User selects a username and a password which will be requested each time the User logs in to use the site. The User undertakes that their username will not be unlawful, infringe any third party rights will not be racist, defamatory or contrary to good moral standards. In selecting their username and the name of the virtual Ximbo, Players must take care not to upset the sensibility of other Players. Not respecting this may result in exclusion from the site and the removal of the Users Account. The Users are informed that Ximboland may request their identity and contact details to be confirmed. Any false declaration, in particular with the aim of usurping a third party's identity, may result in removal of the Account without any compensation of any sort.

7.5 Confirmation and management of usernames

Following submission of the Form, the User will receive an email confirmation of their registration on the site, which will confirm that the user can access the ximbo.land website and/or download the present Terms at any time. The User is requested to confirm their username and password: The User may modify their password and the personal data provided at the time of registration of the Form if they so wish. The User is solely responsible for ensuring that their password remains confidential and shall take all necessary steps to ensure their password remain confidential, in particular in order to prevent a third party from usurping their identity or account to play and/or participate in the discussion or Town Square. The user authorises Ximboland to publish, disclose and use their username in the framework of the site, in particular for classification tables and results of competitions organised by Ximbolands.

7.6 Management and conservation of data related to registration

In using the site the User may provide Ximboland with certain personal data. By providing such personal data and agreeing to these Terms the User agrees to the use of their personal data in accordance with these Terms. Given the characteristics of the site, the inherent risks related to the Contents proposed by the users, and therefore the requirement to be able to identify the authors, Ximbolands informs the user that it will maintain copies of all such personal data for the entire period for which a User's account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter. The User is informed that any personal data concerning them are required in order to access and use the site. With a User's acceptance, expressed by ticking the boxes provided for this purpose, this information may be used for commercial and marketing purposes by Ximbolands or its sales partners. Certain sales partners may be located outside the European Union in countries which do may not afford the same level of protection of user’s personal data as that in which user provided his personal data. These partners have contractually undertaken to respect European data protection rules. The User may access any personal data regarding them, and modify or remove it, where applicable, as well as preventing its disclosure to third parties by contacting the webmaster at the following address: [email protected]

8. Virtual Ximbo

At their registration, the User is automatically credited with a certain sum of "Ximbo Dollars", without any real value, which are not convertible, exchangeable or refundable, and may only be used within the framework of the site. The majority of the site's functions are accessible for free using these "Ximbo Dollars". These "Ximbo Dollars" enable the User to acquire and sell items, clothes, food, and to access various things for the Ximbo's evolution Following their registration, the User may take advantage of offers enabling them to credit their Account with Ximbo Dollars.

9. The player's specific obligations

The laws and constitution of Xiboland follow below but in summary the User must provide a valid email address in order to access Ximboland. The User undertakes to respect the following when using the site or participating in the discussion Town Square: Not to defame, abuse, harass, stalk or threaten any person, or infringe any other party's rights, Not to praise crimes against humanity, not to incite racial hatred or paedophilia, Not to create a false identity or usurp the identity of a third party, Not to transfer any viruses, Trojan horses, logic bombs, or any other damaging or destructive program, Not to disrupt the functioning of the ximbo.land website, Not to reproduce all or part of a third party work without authorisation from the holders of the rights in such work, Not to reproduce and/or use a third party's trademark, corporate name, logo, or any other distinctive mark, Not to infringe the private life or image rights of any person who may be identified within the Contents, More generally not to transfer any elements which may infringe any intellectual property rights or third party rights, in particular trademarks, individual's rights or copyright.

10. Moderation of discussion Town Squares

Discussion in the Town Square is accessible only to Users who have registered to use the site and hold a current Account. Once registered, each User is free to contribute to the various discussions in the Town Square under the conditions provided by the Minister of Justice/government. Ximbolands has chosen to allow other Users/Ximbos to moderate the Users' contributions after posting in order to ensure freedom of expression, while still implementing adequate and available means in terms of Internet in order to respect the laws in force. The choice of moderation after posting also results from the practical impossibility of carrying out a general prior control on all contributions, due to the instantaneous nature and large number of contributions. In this respect, moderation after posting cannot be carried out over all the contributions posted on the discussion in the Town Square. The contributions are therefore immediately visible online. Ximboland does not delete any contributions or select contributions in an arbitrary fashion without this being based purely on the necessity to respect the law. Each User must accept responsibility for their posts and ensure that basic legal and regulatory provisions are respected, in particular those referred to in the "The User's specific obligations" section. The User is informed that any contribution may be deleted if it does not respect the legal and regulatory provisions, in particular those indicated in the "The User's specific obligations" section. Ximboland will not modify any contributions in any minimal or substantial way. The Users who participate in the Town Square who object to a contribution by another User should contact the government as detailed in each Town Square section.

11. Ximbolands obligations

Each User is reminded that in its capacity as Contents host and in compliance with British law, Ximbolands is required to: Hold and conserve all data which may enable the identification of any person who has contributed to the creation of Contents posted on its website and that legal authorities are entitled to require Ximbolands to share this information with them in certain circumstances, Remove content from the site or bar access to it as soon as Ximbolands has knowledge of its unlawful nature. The User is informed however that Ximboland is not subject to the general obligation to monitor the information that it holds, and has no general obligation to search for facts or circumstances which may reveal illegal activity.

12. Suspension / exclusion

In the event that the User does not respect the obligations provided in the Terms, Ximboland reserves the right to suspend their access to the site or to certain functions of the site without notice. Likewise, in the event that other users inform us that the User is using the site or Town Square in a way which may cause harm to a third party, or which may be against good moral standards, public order or legal and regulatory provisions referred to in the present Terms, Ximbolands reserves the right to suspend the user's access to thesite , the Account and to the illegal contents in question. This suspension will not entitle the user to any compensation. Furthermore, Ximboland reserves the right to exclude from participation in the site any Player who upsets the correct running of the site as well as any user who does not fulfil all obligations of the present Terms. Exclusion is definitive and does not entitle the User to any compensation other than that provided for in paragraph 9. Ximboland reserves the right to commence proceedings against any User who causes harm to Ximbolands through their breach of the Terms or otherwise.

13. Warranty/indemnity

The User is solely liable for the Contents they post in the framework of the site - in dms, Xeets, profiles or Town Squares. Ximboland will not accept any liability, in particular editorial liability. The User therefore agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Ximboland in connection with any claim in respect of the Contents posted by him or her In this respect. The User undertakes in particular to pay any sums claimed from Ximboland directly to the claimant, of the same and to voluntarily intervene if necessary in any proceedings commenced against Ximboland, as well as to hold Ximbolands harmless against any sentences pronounced against it at this time.

14. Ownership of the contents

Christopher Evans & Design Forge Ltd retain the ownership of each Ximbo and ‘avatar name’. The Ximbo character chosen by the player becomes a citizen of Ximboland and is subject to the laws and rules applied within the site itself. These laws and rules do not apply outside of Ximboland. Each User remains the sole owner of the Contents, creations, data, information and files communicated to Ximboland within the framework of the site. The User warrants that they hold all related rights in particular in relation to the Contents, and particularly to any creations (drawings, illustrations, photographs)

15. Ximboland - intellectual property

Ximboland remains owner of: The site, The database, the game, the software and in particular its structure, created and managed by it for the management of the site, All information, elements of know-how, specification documents and more generally all elements for the creation of the site and the website, The intellectual property rights over all elements for the creation of the site and the website, irrespective of whether they are graphic or technical, Trademarks, patents, names, acronyms, logos, colours, graphics, or other signs which may be used, created or implemented by Ximboland in the framework of the site and the website. The User therefore undertakes not to reproduce the elements referred to in the paragraph above in any way, either directly or indirectly, and not to alter the trademarks, patents, names, acronyms, logos, colours, graphics, or other signs appearing on the elements provided by Ximboland, and more generally to use or exploit these elements other than in the framework of the application of the present Terms. The User undertakes not to file any patent application for them or on behalf of a third party, which has been created and/or developed in the framework of the present Terms, and in particular incorporating one or more elements of the site and the Ximbolands website. Ximbolands reminds the User that, in general: All text, photographs, videos, data, logos, images and other elements broadcast on the web pages of the Internet network are reserved and protected by intellectual property rights, such that only a private copy or use within a restricted family circle is authorised, Any other use constitutes infringement and/or breach of neighbouring rights, prohibited by the aforementioned Code and subject to proceedings before the courts with jurisdiction No work (text, photograph, video, data, logo, image or other work) may be reproduced, represented, translated or adapted in any form and on any media whatsoever, without the express authorisation of the author, their beneficiaries or assigns, Therefore, no User has the right to reproduce, represent, broadcast, sell, modify, adapt, translate or contract out all or part of any elements reproduced on all or part of the website accessible at the URL ximbo.land, subject to sanctions (suspension or removal of the Account) and where applicable proceedings before civil or criminal courts, No User may use all or part of a work of which they are not the author (text, photographs, videos, data, logos, images or other) in the framework of the site , without express authorisation from the author, its beneficiaries or assigns. This rule applies in particular in the event of competitions or invitations for contributions from Users.

16. Transfer of intellectual property rights

The User accepts to transfer the following rights to Ximboland: The right to make any alterations which are technically required to enable the rights to be exercised in other media and using different technical processes, in particular in order to convert the data into a digital format before being uploaded. The Parties accept that the rights transferred will include the following: For the reproduction right: the right to create any number of reproductions all or part of the creations on any known or unknown, current or future media, in particular on any optical, digital, paper, disc, network, disk, electronic, DVD, CD, CDI, CD-ROM, Internet, Extranet, "i-mode", Wap, etc. this list not being exhaustive. Ximbolands reserves the right to reproduce all or part of the creations in order to use them for other games or electronic or audiovisual communications services, For the right to adapt: the right to adapt all or part of the creations, on any media indicated in the present article, and in any format of computer files, either known or unknown at the present time, the right to assemble them or integrate all or part of them in pre-existing or future works and on any media indicated in the present article. The right to adapt them also extends to the right to translate or modify the creations in whole or in part in any language, and the right to reproduce the resulting translations, on any media indicated in the present article, For the representation right: the right to broadcast all or part of the creations on any media, and using any method, known or unknown at present, and in particular by any telecommunications network, Internet, Intranet, Extranet, Wap etc, this list not being exhaustive, directly or indirectly, by any tele-broadcasting method, including by cable or satellite, in any format, Distribution right: the marketing for free or for value, including rental and the price of creations and their adaptation by any process and on any media, known or unknown at the present time, irrespective of the destination, for any public, without limitation, as well as the right to reassign to any third party, in whole or in part, in any format, and in particular by transfer, licence, or any type of contract, in any form, all or part of the rights transferred either on a temporary or definitive basis, The right to reassign to third party, in whole or in part, in any format, and in particular by transfer, licence, or any type of contract, in any form, all or part of the rights transferred either on a temporary or definitive basis,. Any transfer of rights between the User and Ximboland required for the commercial use of the creations will be granted.

Ximboland undertakes to indicate the name of the User, author of the creation, as well as the title of the creation, wherever possible on the basis of the technical conditions.

17. Proof, storage and archiving

Computerised registers stored in Ximbolands computer systems under reasonable security conditions, will be considered as the proof of communications and the sending of Forms, comments, as well as the transmission of information between each User and Ximboland, enabling the latter to provide the treatment required by each user. The Forms are archived on a reliable and durable media in order to provide a reliable and durable copy, in line with article 1348 of the Civil code. In the event of conflict between Ximboland computerised registers and any document on written media or the User's electronic file, it is expressly agreed between the parties that Ximbolands computerised registers will prevail over the User's documents, and will be the sole documents accepted as proof.

18. Liability

It is expressly agreed that Ximboland is only subject to a best efforts obligation for the performance of the present Terms of use. The User understands that they use the site and the website at their own risk, and must take all steps to verify all necessary information, in particular prior to uploading or posting their contributions or creations, subject to their sole liability. Ximboland is not liable for the Contents, creations, or contributions posted or uploaded by the Users. Ximboland is not responsible for any difficulty encountered in the publication of Contents, creations or contributions posted or uploaded by the users or, more generally, all disruptions in the Internet network which may affect the use of the site, the website or the discussion in the Town Square. The User expressly accepts that given the information provided to the User in the present Terms and the website, Ximboland has complied with its advice and information obligations regarding the characteristics of the website, and the functionalities provided. Although Ximboland takes steps to protect information in its possession, the nature of the Internet is such that information may flow over networks without appropriate security measures and may be accessed and used by unauthorised persons. Ximboland is not responsible for any possible misappropriation of passwords, PINs, and more generally any transfer personal data arising in connection with such flow. Ximboland is not liable for any poor functioning of the website and/or the site for any specific Internet browser. Ximboland does not guarantee that the website and/or the site will work permanently without interruptions, that it does not contain any computer errors of any sort, or that the defects noted are to be repaired. Ximboland is not liable if the data relating to the registration of a User does not reach it for any reason for which it cannot be liable (for instance an Internet connection problem, for any reason, a momentary breakdown of its servers for any reason, etc.) or reach it in an illegible or unmanageable format (for instance, if the User does not have the adequate computer hardware or software for their registration, etc.). To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Ximboland excludes its liability for any harm of any form (personal, physical, financial or other) which may result from the User's participation in the site, nor be required to compensate indirect damages such as financial loss, loss of profits, loss of brand image, loss of Contents, creations, contributions or data, and in particular any files which could result from difficulties related to their transmission, reception and publication. Any action against the User by a third party is assimilated to indirect damages, and therefore does not grant the User any right to compensation. The User provides personal information enabling access to the site under their own responsibility.

19. Compulsory configuration - information on cookies

The User's browser must accept cookies and JavaScript technology. Blocking cookies through the browser's settings or firewall prevents the site functioning normally. Cookies are small files that Internet sites place on the computer's hard drive when the subscriber connects. These files are harmless and do not contain any personal information regarding subscribers. Most cookies used by Ximboland are session cookies, which are only active during the connection. Permanent cookies are only saved onto the subscriber's computer hard drive in order to identify the subscriber when they connect, in particular in order to enable them to exercise the rights and advantages acquired. Cookies are occasionally used to show advertising banners, and to obtain statistics on the number of visitors to the website and the most popular sections, in particular in order to improve the site by adapting it to its subscribers.

20. Transfer

The User may not totally or partially transfer its registration either for free or for value. Ximboland may transfer to any corporate entity of its choice all or part of the rights and obligations defined in the present Terms, subject to informing the User of this transfer.

21. Events beyond the reasonable control of Ximboland

Events beyond the reasonable control of Ximboland will suspend the performance of the contract. If the events exist for a period longer than three months, the contract will be automatically terminated, unless otherwise agreed between the parties. Events beyond the reasonable control of Ximboland will be defined as those situations normally considered by the case law of the British courts and tribunals.

22. Termination of relationship

Ximboland may withdraw access from the User to the site at any time under the terms provided in the present document. The User may also withdraw from the site.

23. Consequences of the termination of relationship

In the event of termination of the contractual relationship for any reason, including in the event of the User withdrawing from the site, the following provisions of the present Terms will continue to apply and will retain their full force:

• Article "Transfer" of intellectual property rights",
• Article "Ximbolands intellectual property",
• Article "Contents guarantees",
• Article "Liability",
• Article "Proof, storage and archiving".

Ximbolands may continue to use the User's creations under the Terms provided here in.
Within the above limits, the present Terms will apply for the whole duration of protection of rights under the applicable law.

24. Confidentiality

Each party undertakes not to disclose to any third party any information provided to them by the other party, as well as any information it may have knowledge of as a result of the performance of the present Terms.

25. General provisions

Neither of the parties may take any commitments of any type for the other party. Furthermore, each of the parties remains solely liable for its acts, allegations, commitments, services and personnel. In the event of difficulty in interpreting any of the headings of any of the clauses, the headings are agreed not to exist. Should one or more provisions of the present Terms be considered not to be valid or held invalid pursuant to the law or regulations, or as a result of a definitive decision of a competent court, the other provisions will retain all their power and scope. The Terms are governed by the laws of the United Kingdom.

26. Prime Ximbo and government

The Prime Ximbo is a person elected by the Ximbo community every 3 months. The government are made of ministers elected by the community or chosen by the administrators every 3 months. The Prime Ximbo and ministers will be required to work as Prime Ximbo/government of the Fashionable Republic of Ximboland. Payment will be supplied upon receipt of invoice. Failure to produce an invoice will result in the Prime Ximbo's salary being given to a charity of the Prime Ximbo's choice.

27. General Data Protection Regulation

27.1 Who is the administrator of your personal data?

Administrators, that are the legal entity deciding how your personal data will be used, are Christopher Evans & Design Forge Ltd.

27.2 How can you contact us in order to learn about how we process your personal data?

Please contact us via email at [email protected]

27.3 How did we get in the posession of your personal data?

We received it from you during your registration, and also later due to your activity within Ximboland website and due to the payments you made to us via PayPal.

27.4 What are you right in regards to processing of your personal data by us?

We promise to fulfill all of your rights that General Data Protection Regulation give you, that is:

• Right of access
• Right to correct your personal data
• Right to erasure
• Right to restrict the processing of the data
• Data portability
• The right to object to the processing of your personal data

28. Google's Privacy Policy

For more information on Google's privacy policy please see here

29. User data deletion

To delete all your user data from our database, please log in and go to https://ximbo.land/my-ximbo/deleteAccount. Once you get there, click on "Emigrate from Ximboland" button and confirm.

Our laws around safety are divided into these categories

• Violence
• Adult content
• Child safety
• Abuse and harassment
• Hateful conduct
• Suicide and Self harm
• Illegal or certain regulated goods or services

1) Violence

Laws around violent content in Ximboland are mostly flexible and decided in the Pink House by the government of the day. We also have a small number of laws around violent content that are fixed/Presidential legislation.

Laws around violence in Ximboland that are decided in the Pink House (flexible)
At one extreme an elected government may decide that violent content is completely prohibited in Ximboland whilst other governments may allow certain violent content to be openly shared in Ximboland.

Most violent content laws are flexible and decided by the government of the day. Some governments may allow our users to share graphic and violent media. They may feel that they want Ximboland to be a place where people are encouraged to express themselves, learn about what’s happening in the world, debate global issues, and share images and videos as part of the conversation. They may take the opinion that news coverage is often violent and to suppress this would impinge on our ability to have conversation and damage our freedom of speech.

However other governments may feel that healthy conversations can’t thrive when violent speech is used to deliver a message, and not every participant wishes to be exposed to violent Media. As a result, some governments may remove or reduce the visibility of Violent Content to ensure the safety of our users and prevent the normalization or glorification of violent actions.

Laws around violence in Ximboland that are Presidential/Fixed
We have a number of inflexible laws around violence and these include the outlawing of violence that is excessively gory, violence that is sexual in nature, threatening violence on others or, inciting, glorifying, or expressing the desire for violence. They are strictly prohibited and not allowed at any time by Ximbo or any government.

How a government defines violent content

• Violent Speech: Content that threatens, incites, glorifies, or expresses desire for violence or harm
• Violent Media: Visual material depicting graphic, violent or excessively gory content including sexual violence.

Violent Entities and perpetrators of violent attack
Most laws around violent entities revolve are fixed legislation emanating from the President's office.

Presidential laws (fixed) on violent entities
There is no place in Ximboland for violent entities and perpetrators of violent attacks including (but not limited to) terrorist organizations, violent extremist groups, perpetrators of violent attacks, or individuals who affiliate with and promote their illicit activities. The violence and hate these entities engage in and/or promote jeopardizes the physical safety of those targeted.

Ximbos may not threaten violence, terrorism and/or violent extremism, nor promote violent and hateful entities.

Violent entities are those that deliberately target Ximbos, Xuggles or essential infrastructure with physical violence and/or violent rhetoric as a means to further their cause. These include, but are not limited to, terrorist organizations, violent extremist groups, and perpetrators of violent attacks.

Under this law, Ximbos can’t affiliate with or promote the activities of violent entities. Examples of the types of content that violate this law include, but are not limited to, doing the following on behalf of, indirectly, or directly for a violent or hateful entity:

• Engaging in or promoting violent acts
• Recruiting, or providing or distributing services (such as media/propaganda) to further stated goals
• Sharing manifestos or beliefs of violent perpetrators even if its shared with good intentions.

Pink House/flexible laws around violent entities
Some governments may make limited exceptions for violent and hateful entities if they can determine the following:

• They have reformed or denounced their violence and/or hate-based purpose
• They are currently engaged in a peaceful resolution process
• They are state or governmental entities, including those that have representatives elected to public office.

Additionally Ximboland governments may allow, encourage or even facilitate discussions of violent and hateful entities for clearly educational, documentary, and/or newsworthy purposes.

2) Adult Content

Laws around adult content in Ximboland are mostly flexible and decided by the Pink House though we do have some fixed legislation.

Laws around adult content that are decided in the Pink House (flexible laws)
Some governments may support and allow the sharing of consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior. Ximboland is for adults and users under the age of 18 are strictly prohibited.
The government may believe that users should be able to create, distribute, and consume material related to sexual themes as long as it is consensually produced and distributed. Sexual expression, whether visual or written, can be a legitimate form of artistic expression. Some governments believe in the autonomy of adults to engage with and create content that reflects their own beliefs, desires, and experiences, including those related to sexuality.

On the other hand an elected government may decide to ban all adult content - either partially or completely for personal, religious or societal reasons.

Presidential or Fixed/Inflexible laws around adult content
Ximboland strictly prohibits content promoting exploitation, nonconsent, sexualization or harm to minors, and obscene behaviors. We also do not allow sharing adult content in highly visible places such as profile photos or banners.
The punishment for breaking these laws will be jail time/exile.

How a government defines adult content
Adult Content is any consensually produced and distributed material depicting adult nudity or sexual behavior that is pornographic or intended to cause sexual arousal. This also applies to AI-generated, photographic or animated content such as cartoons, hentai, or anime. Examples include depictions of:

• full or partial nudity, including close-ups of genitals, buttocks, or breasts
• explicit or implied sexual behavior or simulated acts such as sexual intercourse and other sexual acts.

3) Child Safety

Most of our laws around Child Safety are Presidential or fixed legislation meaning they are not able to be altered or changed by incoming Pink House governments.

Presidential or Fixed legislation around Child Safety
Ximboland and all its governments have zero tolerance for any forms of child sexual exploitation and remove certain media depicting physical child abuse to prevent the normalization of violence against children.

Our governments are all working to protect minors from sexual and physical abuse, as well as psychological harm that may result from sharing such content. With this principle in mind, Child Safety content is any content that contains Child Sexual Exploitation, Physical Child Abuse Media and Media of Minors in Physical Altercation, as defined below.

We encourage Ximbos to come to Ximboland to share stories, raise awareness, and speak their mind - including calling attention to the exploitation of children and minors. However, even when shared with the intent to bring awareness or justice, to express outrage or sharing content in a humoristic context, posting media of children experiencing sexual abuse or certain types of physical abuse can contribute to their revictimization and may even lead to the normalization of sexual or physical violence against children. When this content is shared on Ximboland, our governments may remove it even if it was shared with good intent. Our priority is to protect minors from physical and psychological harm irrespective of the context in which the content may be shared.

We use the terms children and minors interchangeably in any of our policies and define them as any person under the age of 18.

Child Sexual Exploitation
Ximboland, the Palace, the Pink house and all its governments have zero tolerance towards any material that features or promotes child sexual exploitation. This may include real media, text, illustrated, or computer-generated media - including generative AI media. Regardless of the intent, anyone viewing, sharing, linking, or engaging with any kind of child sexual exploitation material contributes to the re-victimization of the depicted children and puts children at an extreme risk of being harmed. This also applies to content that may further contribute to victimization of children through the promotion or glorification of child sexual exploitation.

Physical Child Abuse Media
To prevent the revictimization or normalization of violence against children, our governments will remove most instances of media depicting physical child abuse, even if shared to raise awareness or express outrage.

Media of Minors in Physical Altercations
Our governments aim to protect the wellbeing of minors involved in physical altercations, regardless of their status (i.e victim or aggressor), while balancing the need to raise awareness of these issues. When assessing the best course of action to take, we ask our governments to consider whether:

• the content is shared with an abusive or non-abusive context
• If we have received a report from the minor or an authorized representative.

4) Abuse and Harassment

Laws around abuse and harassment in Ximboland are a mix of Presidential/fixed and Pink House/flexible laws

Presidential/Fixed laws
Ximboland recognizes that if anyone, regardless of background, experiences abuse or harassment in Ximboland then it can jeopardize their ability to express themselves freely and cause harm. To facilitate a healthy dialogue in the Town Square and empower individuals to express diverse opinions and beliefs, Ximboland prohibits behavior and content that harasses, shames, or degrades others. In addition to posing risks to people’s safety, these types of behavior may also lead to physical and emotional hardship for those affected.

There are some behaviours which clearly impact the ability of our democracy to thrive and are outlawed at Presidential level.
Ximboland and all its governments outlaw the targeting of others with abuse or harassment, or of encouraging other people to do so. Ximboland strictly prohibits behavior and content that harasses, shames, or degrades others, as defined below.

Targeted Harassment
All governments in Ximboland prohibit the malicious, unreciprocated targeting (such as mentioning or tagging) of individual(s), particularly when shared to humiliate or degrade someone. This can mean:

• Sharing multiple Posts, over a short period of time, or continuously posting replies with malicious content, to target an individual. This includes accounts dedicated to harassing an individual or multiple individuals
• Mentioning or tagging users with malicious content.

Incitement of Harassment
Ximboland prohibits behavior that encourages others to harass or target specific individuals or groups of people with abuse. This includes, but is not limited to: calls to target people with abuse or harassment online and behavior that urges offline action, such as physical harassment.

Unwanted Sexual Content & Graphic Objectification
While some consensual nudity and adult content may be permitted in Ximboland we prohibit unwanted sexual conduct and graphic objectification that sexually objectifies an individual without their consent. This includes, but is not limited to:

• sending someone unsolicited and/or unwanted adult media (images, videos, and GIFs)
• unwanted sexual discussion of someone’s body
• solicitation of sexual acts
• any other content that otherwise sexualizes an individual without their consent.

Pink house (flexible) legislation around abuse and harassment
Ximbolands mission is to provide the world with a democratic social media platform alternative. Free expression is a Ximbo right – we believe that everyone has a voice, and the right to use it. Ximboland's role is to serve the public conversation, which requires representation of a diverse range of perspectives. Sometimes Ximbos may confuse conflict and differing opinions with abuse or harassment. The Pink House and government of the day are the ones who will decide our tolerance on such matters.

Some posts may appear to be harmful or abusive when viewed in isolation, but may not be when viewed in the context of a larger conversation. For example, friends may consensually use certain terms or phrases to engage with each other that could appear abusive without this context. Ximboland also recognises that our platform can be used to call attention to, condemn, or highlight others for harmful behaviors. In such cases, we do not take action where the context is clearly non-abusive and intended to counter these kinds of rhetoric.

Some governments believe that criticism of both Ximboland other institutions, practices and ideas is a fundamental part of the freedom of expression and thus will not take action on such critical commentary.

To many Ximbos abuse and harassment and similar types of behavior will discourage Ximbos from expressing themselves freely, and ultimately diminish the value of our democracy. Therefore a government may decide to crack down on any forms of abuse and outlaw this behaviour whereas another government may be more lenient when it comes to abuse and harassment.
In taking action against abuse and harassment, the very same government may inadvertently have discouraged freedom of speech in Ximboland and therefore also ultimately diminish the value of our democracy. Therefore some governments may value freedom of speech more - at the expense of abuse and harassment.

Insults
Different Pink House governments value insults in different ways. Some may take action against certain insults or profanities whilst others may be more lenient. However, while some individuals may find certain terms to be offensive, one government may or may not take action against an instance where insulting terms are used.

The use of personal Pronouns
Given the complexity of determining whether such a violation has occurred some governments may choose to take action against those whom use the wrong personal pronouns whilst other governments may entirely ban the use of them per se.

5) Hateful Conduct

The governance of hateful conduct is one of the most contentious and challenging of roles faced by any Ximbo government. Most of the laws in this category are flexible laws created by the government of the day in the Pink House.

Presidential/fixed legislation around the use of hateful conduct
Ximbos may not directly attack or dehumanize other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.

Pink house (flexible) legislation around abuse and harassment
Ximboland's mission is to give the world a democratic alternative to the established autocratic social media platforms. This means that certain governments may choose to implement policies that favour freedom of speech and the fostering of an environment to create and share ideas and information, and to express their opinions and beliefs without barriers. Free expression is a Ximbo right – some governments prioritise this voice, and the right to use it. They prioritise the role of facilitating and serving the public conversation, which requires representation of a diverse range of perspectives. Sometimes these views can directly conflict with other Ximbos identities. There is a conflict at the heart of many governments whom recognize that if people experience hateful conduct on Ximboland, it can jeopardize their ability to express themselves whilst at the same time clamping down on any ideas around subjects such as gender identity or national identity can result in a loss to freedom of speech. It is a dilemma faced by all Ximbo governments as well as governments all around the world.

Most governments are committed to combating abuse motivated by hatred, prejudice or intolerance, particularly abuse that seeks to silence the voices of those who have been historically marginalized. They strictly prohibit any behavior that targets individuals or groups with abuse based on their perceived membership in a protected category.

Other governments prioritise public conversation and freedom of speech ahead of the protection of minority groups and may allow uncomfortable opinions, discussions and conversation around difficult subjects.

Hateful references and terminology
Some governments strictly prohibit targeting individuals or groups with content that references forms of violence or violent events where a protected category was the primary target or victims, where the intent is to harass. This includes, but is not limited to media or text that refers to or depicts:

• genocides (e.g. the Holocaust)
• Lynchings.

Other governments may choose to intervene and add government notes to discussions around these subjects.

Slurs, tropes, swear words
Some governments may have a long list of prohibited terms and terminology - slurs, tropes, swear words and/or other content that intends to degrade or reinforce negative or harmful stereotypes. In some cases, such as (but not limited to) severe, repetitive usage of slurs, or racist/sexist tropes where the context is to harass or intimidate others a government may ask you to remove a post or they will remove it for you.
Other governments may have a more lenient approach to slurs, tropes, swear words and terminology choosing to favour freedom of expression over censorship.

Hateful Imagery
Many governments strictly prohibit hateful imagery such as logos, symbols, or images whose purpose is to promote hostility and malice against others based on their race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or ethnicity/national origin. Some examples of hateful imagery include, but are not limited to:

• symbols historically associated with hate groups, e.g. the Nazi swastika
• images depicting others as less than human, or altered to include hateful symbols, e.g. altering images of individuals to include animalistic features
• images altered to include hateful symbols or references to a mass murder that targeted others, e.g., manipulating images of individuals to include yellow Star of David badges, in reference to the Holocaust.

Other governments may feel that these images are an important part of the freedom of speech and govern on context as opposed to usage. Some terms or posts may appear to be hateful when viewed in isolation, but may not be when viewed in the context of a larger conversation. For example, members of a protected category may refer to each other using terms that are typically considered as slurs. When used consensually, the context behind these terms is not abusive, but a means to reclaim terms that were historically used to demean individuals.

When a government reviews this type of content, it may not be clear whether the context is to abuse an individual or if it is part of a consensual conversation a d so they may decide to err on the side of freedom of expression.

6) Suicide or Self harm

Presidential (fixed) laws on suicide and self-harm
You may not promote or encourage suicide or self-harm in Ximboland.

In Ximboland we recognize that suicide and self-harm are significant social & public health challenges that require collaboration between all stakeholders – public, private, and civil society – and that we have a role and responsibility to help people access and receive support when they need it.
Ximbos can’t promote, or otherwise encourage, suicide or self-harm and define promotion and encouragement to include statements such as “the most effective”, “the easiest”, “the best”, “the most successful”, “you should”, “why don’t you”. Violations of this law can occur via Posts, xeets, images or videos, including live video. Ximboland defines suicide to be the act of taking one’s own life. We define self-harm to include:

• self-inflicted physical injuries e.g. cutting
• eating disorders e.g. bulimia, anorexia.

Violations of this law include, but are not limited to:

• encouraging someone to physically harm or kill themselves
• asking others for encouragement to engage in self-harm or suicide, including seeking partners for group suicides or suicide games
• sharing information, strategies, methods or instructions that would assist people to engage in self-harm and suicide.

Pink House/flexible legislation around suicide and self harm
Some governments may feel that expression of mental health struggles and stories are an important part of the freedom of expression. They may allow and even encourage the sharing of personal stories and experiences related to self-harm or suicide. They may encourage the sharing of coping mechanisms and resources for addressing self-harm or suicidal thoughts; and facilitate discussions that are focused on research, advocacy, and education related to self-harm or suicide prevention.
Other governments may wish to outlaw any discussion around these subjects whatsoever.

7) Illegal or certain regulated goods or services

All of our laws around this subject are fixed Ximboland wide Presidential laws

Presidential laws regarding illegal goods and services
Ximbos may not use Ximboland for any unlawful purpose or in furtherance of illegal behaviors.
In order to keep our Ximbos safe both on and off Ximboland, we have laws that govern a dynamic range of transactions and behaviors. When our laws do not apply to a situation, we may rely on legal or law enforcement requests in order to comply with local rules and regulations.
We have laws regarding the following types of illegal and regulated behavior, in addition to the broader Ximboland laws:

Human Exploitation
Human exploitation refers to an act of taking advantage of individuals for personal gain, often through coercion, deception, or abuse of power. You may not attempt to smuggle, sell, or facilitate the selling or trafficking of other human beings or body parts (including your own), for sexual, labour, or other illegal purposes. This includes seeking trafficked individuals for hire or purchase.

Sexual Services
Sexual services include attempting or seeking in-person sexual services. Services involve financial transaction, physical meetup, and may be offered using encrypted communication. You may not seek, provide, or act as a “middleman” for offline sexual services.

Drugs
Our drugs laws covers illegal drugs, non-prescription drugs and precursor chemicals or substances that are used for the production of these drugs. You may not attempt to purchase, manufacture, smuggle, sell, or facilitate the sale or trafficking of drugs.

Weapons
Ximbos may not attempt to purchase, smuggle, sell, or facilitate the selling or trafficking of weapons.

Endangered Species
Ximbos may not attempt to purchase, smuggle, sell, or facilitate the selling of endangered species and/or products made out of endangered species.

Facilitating Illegal Activities
You may not facilitate illegal activity.

• Government Structure
• Freedom of Speech
• Treason

1) Laws on Government Structure

The establishment of the Fashionable republic of Ximboland is a response to the widespread demand for a democratic alternative to autocratic social media governance. The world’s major social media platforms claim to be based on good will and fair governance however most seek to impose their world-view on their users.
Ximboland is an antidote to this and leads the world in being run and governed as democratically as possible - for its users by its users. By Ximbos for Ximbos.
The republic was founded in 2007 by Sindy Laarson I aka Miss Bimbo. Sindy Laarson later went on to become the first and only serving President - President Sindy Laarson I.

In Ximboland we have 2 sets of legislation - Presidential or Palace laws (sometimes called fixed laws) and governmental or Pink house laws (sometimes called flexible laws because they regularly change).
The Presidential (Fixed) laws are set in stone and can not be changed by anyone except the President , Miss Bimbo Sindy Laarson I. These laws are long term in their nature.
Pink House or flexible laws can be changed by the elected Ximbo government of the day. Where possible we try to ensure as many laws and aspects of Ximboland are flexible and can be changed by the elected government of the day. Because government terms last only 3 months these laws are sometimes subject to regular change. Whilst this means that change is a relatively constant occurrence we believe that this is a price worth paying in order to defend democracy and to keep Ximboland free from the oppression and totalitarianism that envelopes other platforms.

Presidential (fixed) laws around Government Structure
The government structure of Ximboland is fixed and is the core of our identity. The power of lawmaking in Ximboland will never fall under totalitarian autocratic rule. Those powers will always be shared between the President and the elected government office. To give up on this premise is to give up on the founding goal ie of creating a democratic social media platform. Anyone whom calls for Ximboland to fall under authoritarian rule is guilty of treason and may be exiled.

Pink House/Flexible Laws around Government structure
There are none. Our structure and mission is set in stone in the constitution

2) Laws on Freedom of Speech and expression

Laws around freedom of speech and expression emanate from both fixed Presidential laws and flexible (Pink House) legislation.

Presidential (fixed) laws on Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech is the bedrock of our democracy. It is enshrined into our constitution by our founding Ximbos. Freedom of speech and expression must be defended at all costs lest Ximboland may fall under the autocratic rule of one leader/vision.
The Xemocracy arena will always be a place for Ximbos to speak freely and to criticize those in power.
However freedom of speech does not extend to undermining our democratic mission or undermining the President. Calling for a new system or change of President is akin to treason and citizens will be quickly exiled.

Pink House/Flexible Laws around Freedom of Speech
The Pink House has a lot of power when it comes to freedom of speech. See hateful conduct for more.

3) Laws on Treason

Presidential (fixed) laws on Treason
Undermining our democratic mission or undermining the President and their office is strictly illegal . The president's office covers all ministers or government workers appointed by the President themselves. Calling for a new system, undermining staff appointed by the President or asking for change of President themself is akin to treason and citizens will be exiled.
Challenging the views of elected government workers is prohibited and encouraged.

Examples

‘As long as Chris is here Ximboland is fooked’ - ILLEGAL because this statement does not respect the political system. Chris is the founder and President and can not be removed.

‘As long as XX (the minister of Justice) is here this site is ruined - he/she should be removed now or else i will leave’ this statement is ILLEGAL because it does not respect our political system and the fact that Minister of Justice has been appointed by the President and can't be removed by xitixens.

‘I dont like XXXX (insert Minister name) I can do a better job’ this comment is LEGAL because it respects our current political system.

‘We should get XXXX (insert minister name) removed from office because they are an idiot a liar and a cheat’ is LEGAL because it respects our political system.

‘I hate this site with its make believe fantasy and stupid nonsense’ is ILLEGAL because this comment does not respect our political system ie we are real and we are doing our best.

‘I don't see how this can place be a democracy if it was started by Chris/such and such was appointed by Chris’ etc is ILLEGAL because we are a hybrid democracy and there is nothing we can do about that. Someone had to start Ximboland and it was Chris so undermining this fact is in itself treason.

Pink House/Flexible Laws on Treason
Ximboland is a relatively young democracy and as such is vulnerable to attack from within. Words that undermine our democracy are seen by some governments as causing instability and conflict. Some governments may feel the need to clamp down on this behaviour whilst others err on th side of supporting the freedom of speech to criticize and analyse every aspect of Ximboland including our leaders - with the exception of the President and his office/government workers.

All the following are Presidential laws

Private Information: You may not publish or post other people's private information (such as home phone number and address) without their express authorization and permission. We also prohibit threatening to expose private information or incentivizing others to do so.

Non-Consensual Nudity: You may not post or share intimate photos or videos of someone that were produced or distributed without their consent.

Account Compromise: You may not use or attempt to use credentials, passwords, tokens, keys, cookies or other data to log into or otherwise access, add, delete or modify the private information or account features of any Ximbo account other than your own.

All the following are Presidential laws

Platform Manipulation and Spam: You may not use Ximbolands services in a manner intended to artificially amplify or suppress information or engage in behavior that manipulates or disrupts people’s experience on Ximboland.

Misleading and Deceptive Identities: You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on Ximboland.

Synthetic and Manipulated Media: You may not deceptively share synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm. In addition, we may label posts containing synthetic and manipulated media to help people understand their authenticity and to provide additional context.

Copyright and Trademark: You may not violate others’ intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademark.

Ministers and government workers of Ximboland are subject to an additional set of rules and laws to follow. Note = these laws are applicable to ministers and government workers holding office only and not Ximbo citizens.

• Ministers and government workers of Ximboland are expected to maintain high standards of behaviour and to behave in a way that upholds the highest standards.
• Ministers and Government workers are expected to be fiercely loyal and protective of Ximbolands core mission ie to to create a social media site that is democratic and offers a true alternative to the autocratic domains such as twitter/X, facebook etc
  Transgressions include - publicly undermining our mission by suggesting ministers be removed or that someone should take power indefinitely, undermining our democracy by suggesting we are not a democracy, supporting revolutionary Ximbos whom are trying to bring down our system and leaders.
• Ministers and government workers are expected to be fiercely loyal to Ximboland, and all its key Ximbos and institutions including Miss Bimbo I, our constitution and laws, Sweetasnuts/Sachem/Mariolka, all other ministers and government workers.
  Failure to remain loyal will result in their immediate exile from Ximboland. Transgressions include - publicly undermining Miss Bimbo, others ministers, Sweetasnuts/Sachem/Maroilka, supporting revolutionary Ximbos whom want to bring us down or hostile foreign enemies.
• The principle of collective responsibility requires that government Ministers and government workers should be able to express their views frankly in expectation that they can argue freely in private while maintaining a united front in public. This in turn requires that the privacy of opinions expressed in the Pink House offices, including in e-mail correspondence or off site discussion, should be maintained. Public fallings out between ministers will not be tolerated and will result in both parties being removed from office and exiled from Ximboland.

Who can report violation of these laws?

Anyone can report violations of these laws using the Ministry of Justice page. Click here Only senators are able to report Ministers for violations of these laws. Click here if you are a senator to report a minister.

What happens if you violate these laws?

When determining the penalty for violating these laws, a government may consider a number of factors including, but not limited to the severity of the violation, whether someone has been targeted (such as being mentioned, referred to by full name, referenced with a photo, etc), and an individual’s previous record of rule violations. The following is a list of potential enforcement options for content that violates these laws:

• Making content less visible on Ximboland by:
  • Removing the post
  • Asking the author to edit the post
  • Jailing the author
  • Exiling the author from Ximboland indefinitely