Terms of Service

Last updated: 12 October 2026.

These terms apply to the FISH HWB website and public projects published or maintained under the FISH HWB or Ded Zed names, including software, tools, repositories, documentation, media-related utilities and VRChat projects, unless a project provides its own terms. A project's licence, store terms or written agreement takes priority where it specifically covers the same subject.

Open-source and project licences

Many FISH HWB projects are open source. The licence included with a repository controls your rights to copy, modify, distribute or use its source code. These Terms do not take away rights granted by an open-source licence and do not add restrictions that conflict with it. Third-party components remain subject to their own licences.

Using the site and projects

You may use the site and projects for lawful purposes and in accordance with the documentation and applicable licence. Do not use them to damage systems, bypass access controls, distribute malware, impersonate others, abuse connected platforms, infringe rights, or interfere with the site or services used by other people.

Business and company users

If you use a project for a company or other organisation, you confirm that you have authority to act for that organisation and that the organisation accepts any terms that apply to the use. Open-source projects may be used commercially when their licence permits it. No service-level agreement, procurement term, support commitment or enterprise warranty applies unless it is expressly agreed in writing.

Accounts, credentials and integrations

Some projects connect to third-party APIs or accounts. You are responsible for keeping credentials secure, choosing what accounts to connect and making sure you have the rights and permissions needed for any content you publish, upload, transform or automate. Do not provide another person's credentials without permission.

Third-party services

GitHub, Twitch, YouTube, Spotify, Discord, TikTok, VRChat and other linked or embedded services are operated by their own providers. Their terms, privacy rules, availability, rate limits and technical requirements also apply. FISH HWB cannot guarantee a third-party service will remain compatible or available.

User content and contributions

You keep ownership of content you submit. When you deliberately publish a contribution to a public repository, issue tracker or community area, you give the project the permissions reasonably necessary to host, display, reproduce and maintain that contribution as part of the project and its history, subject to the platform's terms and any repository licence or contribution rules. You must have the right to submit the content.

Intellectual property

Unless a licence says otherwise, FISH HWB / Ded Zed retains rights in original branding, site design, artwork, music, video and other original media. Project names, third-party marks and platform names remain the property of their respective owners. A link or integration does not imply endorsement or affiliation.

Downloads, experimental features and backups

Software and creator tools can change files or projects. Read warnings, keep backups or source control where appropriate, test output before production use and do not rely on experimental tools for safety-critical activity. Preview, beta or experimental features may be incomplete or change without notice.

Availability and changes

Projects may be changed, renamed, suspended, archived or discontinued. Releases, documentation and APIs may change without advance notice. Free or open-source projects do not include guaranteed support, uptime, maintenance or continued compatibility unless a separate written agreement says otherwise.

Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the site and projects are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without promises that they will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure or suitable for a particular purpose. Nothing in these Terms affects warranties or statutory rights that cannot legally be excluded.

Liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where the law does not allow it, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Subject to that, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, FISH HWB / Ded Zed is not responsible for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill or business opportunity arising from free projects or third-party service failures. Consumer rights that cannot be waived remain unaffected.

Suspension and termination

Access to a hosted feature may be restricted where reasonably necessary for security, abuse prevention, legal compliance or protection of other users. You can stop using a project at any time. Rights under an open-source licence continue according to that licence.

Privacy

Personal information is handled as described in the Privacy Policy and any project-specific privacy notice.

Operator and company information

The public project operator is FISH HWB / Ded Zed. If a registered company becomes the legal operator of this website or a covered service, the required legal company name, company number, registered office and place of registration will be displayed in the relevant legal notice. Those details must be factual and are therefore not invented here.

Contact

Questions, security reports or legal notices should use the relevant project's published repository or contact route so they reach the maintainer responsible for that project.