NUS Diary Principles
We are building NUS Diary to provide a place for the world to share their dreams, which we believe will create greater understanding and connection. NUS Diary promotes openness and transparency by giving individuals greater power to share and connect, and certain principles guide NUS Diary in pursuing these goals. Achieving these principles should be constrained only by limitations of law, technology, and evolving social norms. We therefore establish these Principles as the foundation of the rights and responsibilities of those within the NUS Diary Service.
1. Freedom to Share and Connect
People should have the freedom to share whatever information they want, in any medium and any format, and have the right to connect online with anyone – any person, organization or service – as long as they both consent to the connection.
2. Ownership and Control of Information
People should own their information. They should have the freedom to share it with anyone they want and take it with them anywhere they want, including removing it from the NUS Diary Service. People should have the freedom to decide with whom they will share their information.
3. Free Flow of Information
People should have the freedom to access all of the information made available to them by others. People should also have practical tools that make it easy, quick, and efficient to share and access this information.
4. Social Value
People should have the freedom to build trust and reputation through their identity and connections, and should not have their presence on the NUS Diary Service removed for reasons other than those described in NUS Diary’s Terms of Service.
5. Open Platforms and Standards
People should have programmatic interfaces for sharing and accessing the information available to them. The specifications for these interfaces should be published and made available and accessible to everyone.
6. Fundamental Service
People should be able to use NUS Diary for free to establish a presence, connect with others, and share information with them. Every Person should be able to use the NUS Diary Service regardless of his or her level of participation or contribution.
7. Common Welfare
The rights and responsibilities of NUS Diary and the People that use it should be described in the Terms of Service, which should not be inconsistent with these Principles.
8. Transparent Process
NUS Diary should publicly make available information about its purpose, plans, policies, and operations. NUS Diary should have a town hall process of notice and comment and a system of voting to encourage input and discourse on amendments to these Principles or to the Rights and Responsibilities.
9. Globalisation
The NUS Diary Service should transcend geographic and national boundaries and be available to everyone in the world.
