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- <div class="comment">
- <table width="100%">
- <tr>
- <td rowspan="2">Name: CCA <a class="c2" href=
- "https://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/ControlledDocumentList.html">COD9</a><br />
-
- Status: POLICY <a class="c2" href=
- "https://wiki.cacert.org/PolicyDecisions#p20080109.1_CCA_to_POLICY_status">
- p20080109.1</a><br />
- &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="draftadd">DRAFT
- <a class="c2" href=
- "https://wiki.cacert.org/PolicyDecisions#p20140709_CCA_update_to_DRAFT">
- p20140709</a></span><br />
- Editor: <a class="c2" href=
- "https://wiki.cacert.org/Community/HomePagesMembers/BenediktHeintel">Benedikt</a><br />
-
- Licence: <a class="c2" href="https://wiki.cacert.org/Policy#Licence"
- title=
- "this document is Copyright © CAcert Inc., licensed openly under CC-by-sa with all disputes resolved under DRP. More at wiki.cacert.org/Policy">
- CC-by-sa+DRP</a><br /></td>
-
- <td valign="top" align="right"><a href=
- "https://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php"><img src=
- "images/cacert-policy.png" alt="CCA Status - POLICY" height="31" width=
- "88" class="c3" /></a>
- <!-- XXXXXXXXXXXXXX delete this going to POLICY --><br />
- <a href="https://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php"><img src=
- "images/cacert-draft.png" alt="CCA Status - DRAFT" height="31" width=
- "88" class="c3" /></a></td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- </div>
+
+ <div class="comment">
+ <table width="100%">
+
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2">
+ Name: CCA <a style="color: steelblue" href="https://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/ControlledDocumentList.html">COD9</a><br />
+ Status: POLICY <a style="color: steelblue" href="https://wiki.cacert.org/PolicyDecisions#p20080109.1_CCA_to_POLICY_status">p20080109.1</a><br />
+ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="draftadd">DRAFT <a style="color: steelblue" href="https://wiki.cacert.org/PolicyDecisions#p20140709_CCA_update_to_DRAFT">p20140709</a></span> <br />
+ Editor: <a style="color: steelblue" href="https://wiki.cacert.org/Community/HomePagesMembers/BenediktHeintel">Benedikt</a><br />
+ Licence: <a style="color: steelblue" href="https://wiki.cacert.org/Policy#Licence" title="this document is Copyright &copy; CAcert Inc., licensed openly under CC-by-sa with all disputes resolved under DRP. More at wiki.cacert.org/Policy">CC-by-sa+DRP</a><br />
+
+ </td>
+ <td valign="top" align="right">
+ <a href="https://www.cacert.org/policy/PolicyOnPolicy.php"><img src="images/cacert-policy.png" alt="CCA Status - POLICY" height="31" width="88" style="border-style: none;" /></a>
+
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+
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+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
<h2>CAcert Community Agreement</h2>
@@ -81,7 +162,7 @@
<ol>
<li>"CAcert" means CAcert Inc., a non-profit Association of Members
incorporated in New South Wales, Australia. Note that Association Members
- are distinct from the Members defined here</li>
+ are distinct from the Members defined here.</li>
<li>"Member" means you, a registered participant within CAcert's Community,
with an account on the website and the facility to request certificates.
@@ -97,9 +178,13 @@
Arbitration.</li>
<li>"Non-Related Person" ("NRP"), being someone who is not a Member, is not
- part of the Community, and has not registered their agreement.</li>
+ part of the Community, and has not registered their agreement. <span class=
+ "strike7">Such people are offered the NRP-DaL another agreement allowing
+ the USE of certificates.</span></li>
- <li>(withdrawn)</li>
+ <li><span class="strike7">"Non-Related Persons - Disclaimer and Licence"
+ ("NRP-DaL"), another agreement that is offered to persons outside the
+ Community.</span><span class="change7">(withdrawn)</span></li>
<li>"Arbitration" is the Community's forum for resolving disputes, or
jurisdiction.</li>
@@ -126,8 +211,13 @@
<li>"Root" means CAcert's top level key, used for signing certificates for
Members. In this document, the term includes any subroots.</li>
- <li>"CAcert Official Document" ("COD") is an official managed and
- controlled document (e. g. a Policy) of CAcert.</li>
+ <li>"CAcert Official Document" ("COD" <span class="strike4">=&gt;
+ COD3</span>) <span class="strike4">in a standard format for describing the
+ details of operation and governance essential to a certificate authority.
+ Changes are managed and controlled. CODs define more technical terms. See
+ 4.2 for listing of relevant CODs.</span> <span class="change4">is an
+ official managed and controlled document (e. g. a Policy) of
+ CAcert.</span></li>
<li>"Certification Practice Statement" ("CPS" =&gt; COD6) is the document
that controls details about operational matters within CAcert.</li>
@@ -137,8 +227,9 @@
<h4><a name="1.1">1.1</a> Agreement</h4>
- <p>You agree to the terms and conditions in this agreement. Your agreement is
- given by but not limited to</p>
+ <p>You <span class="strike">and CAcert both</span> agree to the terms and
+ conditions in this agreement. Your agreement is given by <span class=
+ "change2">but not limited to</span> <span class="strike2">any of</span></p>
<ul>
<li>your signature on a form to request assurance of identity ("CAP"
@@ -155,8 +246,9 @@
</ul>
<p>Your agreement is effective from the date of the first event above that
- makes this agreement known to you. This Agreement replaces and supersedes any
- prior agreements.</p>
+ makes this agreement known to you. This Agreement replaces and <span class=
+ "strike2">supercedes prior agreements, including the NRP-DaL.</span>
+ <span class="change2">supersedes any prior agreements.</span></p>
<h4><a name="1.2">1.2</a> Licence</h4>
@@ -198,72 +290,79 @@
<li>Source code is subject to an open source licence regime.</li>
- <li>Personal data</li>
+ <li><span class="change">Personal data</span></li>
- <li>Postings under competing licenses if clearly stated when posted</li>
+ <li><span class="change">Postings under competing licenses if clearly
+ stated when posted</span></li>
</ol>
- <h4><a name="1.4">1.4</a> Privacy</h4>
+ <h4><span class="change"><a name="1.4">1.4</a> Privacy</span></h4>
- <p>You give rights to CAcert to store, verify and process and publish your
- data in accordance with policies in force. These rights include shipping the
- data to foreign countries for system administration, support and processing
- purposes. Such shipping will only be done among CAcert Community
- administrators and Assurers.</p>
+ <p><span class="change">You give rights to CAcert to store, verify and
+ process and publish your data in accordance with policies in force. These
+ rights include shipping the data to foreign countries for system
+ administration, support and processing purposes. Such shipping will only be
+ done among CAcert Community administrators and Assurers.</span></p>
- <p>Privacy is further covered in the Privacy Policy ("PP" =&gt; COD5).</p>
+ <p><span class="change">Privacy is further covered in the Privacy Policy
+ ("PP" =&gt; COD5).</span></p>
- <h3><a name="2">2.</a> Your Risks, Liabilities and Obligations</h3>
+ <h3><span class="change"><a name="2">2.</a> Your Risks, Liabilities and
+ Obligations</span></h3>
- <p>As a Member, you have risks, liabilities and obligations within this
- agreement.</p>
+ <p><span class="change">As a Member, you have risks, liabilities and
+ obligations within this agreement.</span></p>
- <h4><a name="2.1">2.1</a> Risks</h4>
+ <h4><span class="change"><a name="2.1">2.1</a> Risks</span></h4>
<ol>
- <li>A certificate may prove unreliable.</li>
+ <li><span class="change">A certificate may prove unreliable.</span></li>
- <li>Your account, keys or other security tools may be lost or otherwise
- compromised.</li>
+ <li><span class="change">Your account, keys or other security tools may be
+ lost or otherwise compromised.</span></li>
- <li>You may find yourself subject to Arbitration (DRP =&gt; COD7).</li>
+ <li><span class="change">You may find yourself subject to Arbitration (DRP
+ =&gt; COD7).</span></li>
</ol>
- <h4><a name="2.2">2.2</a> Liabilities</h4>
+ <h4><span class="change"><a name="2.2">2.2</a> Liabilities</span></h4>
<ol>
- <li>You are liable for any penalties as awarded against you by the
- Arbitrator.</li>
+ <li><span class="change">You are liable for any penalties as awarded
+ against you by the Arbitrator.</span></li>
- <li>Remedies are as defined in the DRP (COD7). An Arbitrator's ruling may
- include monetary amounts, awarded against you.</li>
+ <li><span class="change">Remedies are as defined in the DRP (COD7). An
+ Arbitrator's ruling may include monetary amounts, awarded against
+ you.</span></li>
- <li>Your liability is limited to a total maximum of <b>1000 Euros</b>.</li>
+ <li><span class="change">Your liability is limited to a total maximum of
+ <b>1000 Euros</b>.</span></li>
- <li>"Foreign Courts" may assert jurisdiction. These include your local
- courts, and are outside our Arbitration. Foreign Courts will generally
- refer to the Arbitration Act of their country, which will generally refer
- civil cases to Arbitration. The Arbitration Act will not apply to criminal
- cases.</li>
+ <li><span class="change">"Foreign Courts" may assert jurisdiction. These
+ include your local courts, and are outside our Arbitration. Foreign Courts
+ will generally refer to the Arbitration Act of their country, which will
+ generally refer civil cases to Arbitration. The Arbitration Act will not
+ apply to criminal cases.</span></li>
</ol>
- <h4><a name="2.3">2.3</a> Obligations</h4>
+ <h4><span class="change"><a name="2.3">2.3</a> Obligations</span></h4>
- <p>You are obliged</p>
+ <p><span class="change">You are obliged</span></p>
<ol>
- <li>to provide accurate information as part of Assurance. You give
- permission for verification of the information using CAcert-approved
- methods.</li>
+ <li><span class="change">to provide accurate information as part of
+ Assurance. You give permission for verification of the information using
+ CAcert-approved methods.</span></li>
- <li>to make no false representations.</li>
+ <li><span class="change">to make no false representations.</span></li>
- <li>to submit all your disputes to Arbitration (DRP =&gt; COD7).</li>
+ <li><span class="change">to submit all your disputes to Arbitration (DRP
+ =&gt; COD7).</span></li>
- <li>to assist the Arbitrator by truthfully providing information, or with
- any other reasonable request.</li>
+ <li><span class="change">to assist the Arbitrator by truthfully providing
+ information, or with any other reasonable request.</span></li>
- <li>to not share your CAcert account.</li>
+ <li><span class="change7">to not share your CAcert account.</span></li>
</ol>
<h4><a name="2.4">2.4</a> Principles</h4>
@@ -271,7 +370,7 @@
<p>As a Member of CAcert, you are a member of the Community. You are further
obliged to work within the spirit of the Principles of the Community. These
are described in <a href=
- "https://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/principles.html">Principles of the
+ "http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/principles.html">Principles of the
Community</a>.</p>
<h4><a name="2.5">2.5</a> Security</h4>
@@ -287,8 +386,9 @@
<li>to secure your CAcert account (e. g., credentials such as username,
password),</li>
- <li>to secure your private keys, ensuring that they are only used as
- indicated by the certificate, or by wider agreement with others,</li>
+ <li>to secure your private keys, <span class="change8">ensuring that they
+ are only used as indicated by the certificate, or by wider agreement with
+ others,</span></li>
<li>to review certificates for accuracy, and</li>
@@ -332,41 +432,60 @@
<h4><a name="3.3">3.3</a> Termination</h4>
- <p>The CAcert Community Agreement is terminated</p>
+ <p><span class="strike12">You may terminate this agreement by resigning from
+ CAcert. You may do this at any time by writing to CAcert's online support
+ forum and filing dispute to resign. All services will be terminated, and your
+ certificates will be revoked. However, some information will continue to be
+ held for certificate processing purposes.</span></p>
+
+ <p><span class="strike12">The provisions on Arbitration survive any
+ termination by you by leaving CAcert. That is, even if you resign from
+ CAcert, you are still bound by the DRP (COD7), and the Arbitrator may
+ reinstate any provision of this agreement or bind you to a ruling.</span></p>
+
+ <p><span class="strike12">Only the Arbitrator may terminate this agreement
+ with you.</span></p>
+
+ <p><span class="change12">The CAcert Community Agreement is
+ terminated</span></p>
<ol>
- <li>based on a Policy Group decision following (PoP =&gt; COD1). This
- terminates the Agreement with every member.</li>
+ <li><span class="change12">based on a Policy Group decision following (PoP
+ =&gt; COD1). This terminates the Agreement with every member.</span></li>
- <li>with a ruling of the Arbitrator or the completion of a termination
- process defined by an Arbitrator ruling (DRP =&gt; COD7).</li>
+ <li><span class="change12">with a ruling of the Arbitrator or the
+ completion of a termination process defined by an Arbitrator ruling (DRP
+ =&gt; COD7).</span></li>
- <li>by the end of existence of a member (i.e. death in the case of
- individuals).</li>
+ <li><span class="change12">by the end of existence of a member (i.e. death
+ in the case of individuals).</span></li>
</ol>
- <p>A member may declare the wish to resign from CAcert at any time by writing
- to <em>support AT cacert.org</em>. This triggers a process for termination of
- this agreement with the member.</p>
+ <p><span class="change12">A member may declare the wish to resign from CAcert
+ at any time by writing to <em>support AT cacert.org</em>. This triggers a
+ process for termination of this agreement with the member.</span></p>
- <h4><a name="3.3">3.3a</a> Consequences of Termination</h4>
+ <h4><span class="change12"><a name="3.3">3.3a</a> Consequences of
+ Termination</span></h4>
- <p>The termination discontinues the right to USE, OFFER and CREATE personal
- certificates in any account of the former member. Those certificates will be
- revoked and all services to the former member will be terminated as soon as
- possible. However, some information will continue to be held for certificate
- processing purposes.</p>
+ <p><span class="change12">The termination discontinues the right to USE,
+ OFFER and CREATE personal certificates in any account of the former member.
+ Those certificates will be revoked and all services to the former member will
+ be terminated as soon as possible. However, some information will continue to
+ be held for certificate processing purposes.</span></p>
- <p>The provisions on Arbitration for the time of membership survive any
- termination. Former members are still bound by the DRP (COD7), and the
- Arbitrator may reinstate any provision of this agreement or bind them to a
- ruling.</p>
+ <p><span class="change12">The provisions on Arbitration for the time of
+ membership survive any termination. Former members are still bound by the DRP
+ (COD7), and the Arbitrator may reinstate any provision of this agreement or
+ bind them to a ruling.</span></p>
- <p>As far as Organisations are concerned details are also defined in the
- Organisation Assurance Policy (OAP =&gt; COD11).</p>
+ <p><span class="change12">As far as Organisations are concerned details are
+ also defined in the Organisation Assurance Policy (OAP =&gt;
+ COD11).</span></p>
- <p>Every member learning about the death of a member or termination of
- existence of a member should notify <em>support AT cacert.org</em>.</p>
+ <p><span class="change12">Every member learning about the death of a member
+ or termination of existence of a member should notify <em>support AT
+ cacert.org</em>.</span></p>
<h4><a name="3.4">3.4</a> Changes of Agreement</h4>
@@ -380,27 +499,74 @@
<h4><a name="3.5">3.5</a> Communication</h4>
- <p>You are responsible for keeping your primary email account in good working
- order and able to receive emails from CAcert.</p>
+ <p><span class="change6">You are responsible for keeping your primary email
+ account in good working order and able to receive emails from
+ CAcert.</span></p>
<p>Notifications to CAcert are to be sent by email to the address <em>support
- AT cacert.org</em>. You should attach a digital signature.</p>
+ AT cacert.org</em>. You should attach a digital signature<span class=
+ "strike6">, but need not do so in the event of security or similar
+ urgency</span>.</p>
+
+ <p><span class="strike6">Notifications to you are sent by CAcert to the
+ primary email address registered with your account. You are responsible for
+ keeping your email account in good working order and able to receive emails
+ from CAcert.</span></p>
+
+ <p><span class="strike6">Arbitration is generally conducted by
+ email.</span></p>
<h3><a name="4">4.</a> Miscellaneous</h3>
- <h4><a name="4.1">4.1</a> (withdrawn)</h4>
+ <h4><a name="4.1">4.1</a> <span class="strike10">Other Parties Within the
+ Community</span> <span class="change10">(withdrawn)</span></h4>
+
+ <p class="strike10">As well as you and other Members in the Community, CAcert
+ forms agreements with third party vendors and others. Thus, such parties will
+ also be in the Community. Such agreements are also controlled by the same
+ policy process as this agreement, and they should mirror and reinforce these
+ terms.</p>
<h4><a name="4.2">4.2</a> References and Other Binding Documents</h4>
- <p>You are also bound by the Policies of the Community under the control of
- Policy on Policy ("PoP" =&gt; COD1) and listed in <a href=
+ <p class="strike11">This agreement is CAcert Official Document 9 (COD9) and
+ is a controlled document.</p>
+
+ <p>You are also bound by <span class="change11">the Policies of the Community
+ under the control of Policy on Policy ("PoP" =&gt; COD1) and listed in
+ <a href=
"https://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/ControlledDocumentList.html">Controlled
- Document List</a>.</p>
+ Document List</a>.</span></p>
- <p>Controlled documents are primary, and may not be replaced or waived except
- by formal policy channels and Arbitration.</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li><span class="strike11"><a href=
+ "http://www.cacert.org/policy/CertificationPracticeStatement.php">Certification
+ Practice Statement</a> (CPS =&gt; COD6).</span></li>
- <p>This agreement is controlled document COD9.</p>
+ <li><span class="strike11"><a href=
+ "http://www.cacert.org/policy/DisputeResolutionPolicy.php">Dispute
+ Resolution Policy</a> (DRP =&gt; COD7).</span></li>
+
+ <li><span class="strike11"><a href="PrivacyPolicy.html">Privacy Policy</a>
+ (PP =&gt; COD5).</span></li>
+
+ <li><span class="strike11"><a href=
+ "http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/principles.html">Principles of the
+ Community</a>.</span></li>
+ </ol>
+
+ <p class="strike11">Where documents are referred to as <i>=&gt; COD x</i>,
+ they are controlled documents under the control of Policy on Policies
+ (COD1).</p>
+
+ <p class="strike11">This agreement and controlled documents above are
+ primary, and may not be replaced or waived except by formal policy channels
+ and by Arbitration.</p>
+
+ <p class="change11">Controlled documents are primary, and may not be replaced
+ or waived except by formal policy channels and Arbitration.</p>
+
+ <p class="change11">This agreement is controlled document COD9.</p>
<h4><a name="4.3">4.3</a> Informative References</h4>
@@ -408,11 +574,23 @@
convenience. Because we cannot control the legal effect of translations, the
English documents are the ruling ones.</p>
- <p>Beside this Agreement and the Policies, there are other documents, i. e.
- Policy Guides, Manuals and Handbooks, supporting and explaining this
- Agreement and the Policies. These documents are not binding and in doubt this
- Agreement and the Policies are valid.</p>
+ <p class="strike9">You are encouraged to be familiar with the Assurer
+ Handbook, which provides a more readable introduction for much of the
+ information needed. The Handbook is not however an agreement, and is
+ overruled by this agreement and others listed above.</p>
+
+ <p class="change9">Beside this Agreement and the Policies, there are other
+ documents, i. e. Policy Guides, Manuals and Handbooks, supporting and
+ explaining this Agreement and the Policies. These documents are not binding
+ and in doubt this Agreement and the Policies are valid.</p>
+
+ <h4><a name="4.4">4.4</a> <span class="strike9">Not Covered in this
+ Agreement</span> <span class="change9">(withdrawn)</span></h4>
- <h4><a name="4.4">4.4</a>(withdrawn)</h4>
+ <p class="strike9"><b>Intellectual Property.</b> This Licence does not
+ transfer any intellectual property rights ("IPR") to you. CAcert asserts and
+ maintains its IPR over its roots, issued certificates, brands, logos and
+ other assets. Note that the certificates issued to you are CAcert's
+ intellectual property and you do not have rights other than those stated.</p>
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