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[Mario Party]

Forum URL: lstriker.proboards54.com

I know its against the ToS to modify the ads in any shape, form or fashion but a question came up that made me unsure, is it against the ToS to use an aAD-blocker? (Not like im even using one!)

[laxgodx]

Dont you have to pay to be ad free? if not then im sure its fine

[Mario Party]

laxgodx said:

Dont you have to pay to be ad free? if not then im sure its fine

Thats why I asked, I dont want to lose my board over the blocking of a single AD.

[Ms PiXie]

lsw said:

Forum URL: lstriker.proboards54.com

I know its against the ToS to modify the ads in any shape, form or fashion but a question came up that made me unsure, is it against the ToS to use an aAD-blocker? (Not like im even using one!)

yes the use of ad blocker on proboards is against TOS.

[Mario Party]

pixiestix said:

lsw said:

Forum URL: lstriker.proboards54.com

I know its against the ToS to modify the ads in any shape, form or fashion but a question came up that made me unsure, is it against the ToS to use an aAD-blocker? (Not like im even using one!)

yes the use of ad blocker on proboards is against TOS.

Now you have me worried, What if a user has blocked ADs on my site? The staff knows I cant do a darn thing about it.

[Patrick [ASE]]

lsw said:

pixiestix said:

yes the use of ad blocker on proboards is against TOS.

Now you have me worried, What if a user has blocked ADs on my site? The staff knows I cant do a darn thing about it.

your board won't be deleted for that, it's only their browser that is blocking the ads.

[Mario Party]

allseeingeyes2 said:

lsw said:

Now you have me worried, What if a user has blocked ADs on my site? The staff knows I cant do a darn thing about it.

your board won't be deleted for that, it's only their browser that is blocking the ads.

Does Proboards Collect browser information?

If I (the main admin) were to use a AD-Blocker would it be the same story?

[frufru]

lsw said:

allseeingeyes2 said:

your board won't be deleted for that, it's only their browser that is blocking the ads.

Does Proboards Collect browser information?

If I (the main admin) were to use a AD-Blocker would it be the same story?

You are not blocking the ads for everyone, just yourself. That is not a TOS violation. If you inserted a code that somehow removed the code for everyone then it would be a TOS violation.

[Matej]

If someone were to block ads as a member of this forum, he would get banned.

I believe its the same, if the person, an admin of a forum, would block the ads for himself, its the same as removing them, thus the permission to delete it for that reason.

However, the staff may terminate the service at any time for no reason.

[frufru]

wooper said:

If someone were to block ads as a member of this forum, he would get banned.

I believe its the same, if the person, an admin of a forum, would block the ads for himself, its the same as removing them, thus the permission to delete it for that reason.

However, the staff may terminate the service at any time for no reason.

yeah, but how would you know they were blocking it? It's a client-side program and does nothing to the board itself...

[Craig]

frufru said:

lsw said:

Does Proboards Collect browser information?

If I (the main admin) were to use a AD-Blocker would it be the same story?

You are not blocking the ads for everyone, just yourself. That is not a TOS violation. If you inserted a code that somehow removed the code for everyone then it would be a TOS violation.

That is against the TOS. The TOS states 'This is a free service provided that our advertisements are found on all user pages.', if you are blocking the ads for anyone, including yourself, then you are in violation of that term.

Craig

[Mario Party]

OK, So you are confirming that the use of an AD-Blocker is indeed against the ToS even though it effects no one else?

[Tommy Huynh]

lsw said:

OK, So you are confirming that the use of an AD-Blocker is indeed against the ToS even though it effects no one else?

Correct.

[Craig]

lsw said:

OK, So you are confirming that the use of an AD-Blocker is indeed against the ToS even though it effects no one else?

Well it does, it affects the user.

[carnageX]

Ok, I have a question about this matter. Since ad blocking is against TOS, and my Anti-Virus program disables advertisments, is that against TOS if my anti-virus blocks ads on webpages? Also, if it is, so I don't get my board deleted or banned from here, I do have it off.