For the planet

V.1.3 • 17.08.2023

The following content may as well be known as overthere.link’s general conditions of use, but also overthere.link's vision of how things should be when doing business on the internet.

Context

The internet is emitting more CO2 than global air travel. It is using a lot of energy and as our devices and connections speed get always better, websites get heavier. It has to change. Zero-impact websites seem far fetched, but rethinking our creation process through simple gestures is a first step to get there while carbon offset should just become common sense.

With overthere.link, I want to provide a low consumption/impact service alternative to products such as link.tree or linkin.bio. I want profits to be used wisely and show a new a way to run a digital service.

Digital ethic

I had my share of working for idiotic projects with no care for the environment. From airlines to phony “revolutionary” IoT and useless e-commerce, with a little step back I now understand the power we have as creative, and know I want to use mine to do something a bit better than before.

As I’m writing this I’m working part-time at :ratio, an agency focused on UX Research based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Besides I’m a freelance, trying to make some extra cash so I can develop my own projects. Overthere.link is the first of them. It’s not a company it’s just a service I’m putting at the disposal of any person who wants to make the web a bit cleaner.

But what does overthere.link do concretly to be an ethical digital service?

In the limits of my design and development skills, it is optimized to be as lightweight as possible. Here are the principles applied to reduce the bandwidth usage, and so the energy required to load data and resources:

Fonts are subsetted, using a WOFF2 format, with a direct fallback to a system font if not supported.
Here goes the same for pictures and icons. Only SVG and WEBP are displayed on the website. Uploaded png and jpg are instantly converted into webp before being removed from server in order to free some space. While 3% of users might not be able to display webp on their device, I would rather load nothing and gain some bandwidth, rather than uploading a heavier file.
Every files are minified when it is possible to do it. While a generic profile on linktree can reach almost 1mb per unique visit, a generic profile on overthere can go as low as 25kb (40 times less.)
The quantity of micro-interactions and animation is limited in order to avoid overcharging the device CPU.
We don’t use scripts libraries such as jquery, vanilla js, although being a bit longer to write is much more efficient and does not require to load a supplementary ressources.
We don’t use external analytics scripts or cookies other than the ones allowing the service to work properly. Overthere.link has as simple self-hosted feature to count page views and how many times a link has been clicked.
Although some file format might not be supported by some devices, overthere.link is providing fallback to avoid styling errors and be more inclusive.
While most of these optimisation are usually made to make a service faster, here it process is a bit different: a clean website is also a fast website and so more inclusive to those with an older device or slower internet connexion.
overthere.link is green-hosted at infomaniak, according to the greenweb and infomaniak itself.
We do not store sensible data we don’t need. To have a functionning account we need from you a username, mail, and password. When it comes to payment info and names for premium and lifetime users, then these data are stored on Gumroad as it is the service used to manage subscription.
Revenue is splitted like the following : 10% as Gumroad fees, 75% for Kate who is taking care of the production promotion on social media and the last 15% for Nico (me who is writing this text at the moment). These last 15% are used for the yearly NGO donation and reforestation projects.
overthere.link is aiming to become carbon-neutral. While it might be far fetch and methods to calculate digital pollution aren’t perfect yet. It is a good start by planting one tree per premium per year and for each new lifetime user and making donation.

Please don’t get me wrong here: Offsetting is not the solution, it is a little thing we can do to fight climate change, but ultimately, we have to fight it by also reducing our carbon emission otherwise offsetting is just equal to putting a band-aid on an open fracture. And while some will argue that it is the role of our world leaders make place for changes: yet they have a bigger responsability, but it does not mean that we should just stay here doing nothing.

In order to be fully transparent, overthere.link will provide each year a report on its activity.
Supported causes are always mentionned on the homepage. Donations are made very 3 months by default. Subscribers will be notified when donations are made.

Finally, I know that some person will criticize those terms, maybe you. That’s alright. I’m convinced that I’m trying to accomplish something good and balanced, maybe it’s not perfect, but at least I'm trying. If someone is not happy with those terms, then this person should not use overthere.link and seek another service.

Cheers,
Nicolas Lanthemann, founder of overthere.link

Servers, promotion from time to times.
This amount will vary with the amount of money I gain from my freelance activities. My fear as an adult is to commit tax fraud by accident. Also I would not like to find myself in a position where I donated too much money and I don’t have enough left to pay taxes. Just trying to do the right thing.

Privacy Policy

V.1.2 · 26.06.2022

Overthere.link cares about your privacy. Meaning we don't want to collect them like Pokemons. Nevertheless, overthere engages itself to respect and comply with laws and regulations related to the only few data needed from you.

What is a personal information? It is an information which can be used to identify you. Please note that this service use Gumroad to manage Premium & Lifetime subscriptions. Therefore, Gumroad has it's own privacy policy.

Collected Informations

Information collected by overthere.link are the ones you knowingly and actively provides by joining this platform or promotions revolving around it alongside any informations that might be automatically sent from your device by using this service.

What informations are shared with overthere?

Your e-mail is privately shared with us as it is required for the login/signup process.
All the links you share on your public profile.
If you are about to become a Premium or Lifetime user of the platform, please acknowledge that the data required to subscribe are shared with Gumroad but not shared with overthere.link except for the licence key which is required to identify if you are subscribed or not.
Premium & Lifetime users can activate a basic self-made, self-hosted stat features counting number the number of page view and number of clics for each of their shared link. This data is stored is stored on the same server as the website and are not public to the page visitors.

Legitimate reasons for processing your personal information
Only the information required to make your profile works correctly are processed. No other data is collected by overthere.link.

Collection and Use of Information
Information are collected when:

You signup or subscribe to the services.
When you share links in your public profiles.
When someone follows your page (if feature enabled)
When someone view your page or click one of your links (if feature enabled)
When you contact us by e-mail or on social media.
When you mention us on social media.

Please note that information might be aggregated to get global statistics about the platform. This aggregation will result in the anonymization of information.

Security of your personal information
The platform engages itself to keep your information protect. Although overthere is doing its best to protect it, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% safe. Therefore absolute data protection cannot be guaranteed. In the events of a data breach, the platform engages itself to comply to the applicable law. Please note that overthere is not responsible in the event of a data breach coming from third party website (Gumroad in that context.)

How long are your information keeped
As long as you have an account with us. Deleting your account will instantly remove all your information from our servers. If you are a Premium or Lifetime user and do not want to use overthere anymore, it is advised to remove your subscription from Gumroad aswell.

Children's Privacy

Overthere.link is aiming its servives directly at children under the age of 13 and do not knowingly collect information about children under 13.

Disclosure of your personal information

Your information may be disclosed to:

Gumroad (subscription system)
Our employees or contractors (if overthere.link grows)
Courts, tribunal or any competent authorities as required by law in connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings, or in order to establish, exercice, or defend our legal rights.

What are your rights in controlling your personal information?

You will always have the right to withhold personal information from us. But understand that your experience will be affected on the platform. You won't be discriminated by exercising any of your rights over personal information and the platform is not seeking problems.

Please understand that your personal information is used accordingly to this privacy policy. I (Nicolas Lanthemann, the guy you designed and coded all by himself overthere.link) hope to find solutions peacefully and amicably in case of litigation.

You retain the right to request details about any of your personal information stored about you. By using overthere.link you agree to this privacy policy, but if you change your mind, you can always opt out from our communication or even delete your account (again, if you are subscribed, you will need to delete your Gumroad account).

If you believe that your personal information and/or this privacy policy is inaccurate, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, then just let us know why. Reasonable processes will be taken in order to correct that.

It is also your right to let me (Nicolas Lanthemann, the guy you designed and coded all by himself overthere.link) know if there relevant data protection law breach and wish to make a complaint. In that case, you will be required to provide details of the alleged breach. Then an investigation of your complaint will be made. As an outcome, a writted response will set out the results of the investigation and if needed, the according steps will be taken to deal with the complaint.

Limits of overethere.link's privacy policy

Please be aware we have no control over the policies of third party services and external links. Therefore, overthere.link cannot accpet responsability or liability of their respective privacy practives.

Modifications to this privacy policy

At my discretion, I (Nicolas Lanthemann, the guy you designed and coded all by himself overthere.link) may change this privacy policy to reflect updates on overthere.link processes, acceptable practices, legislative and/or regulatory changes. Users will be notified about it and shall always access the current policy to this link. If required by law, your permission might be requested and so you will have the opportunity to opt in or opt out, as applicable, any new uses of your personal information.

Contact information

For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, you can use the following information to contact overthere.link:

Nicolas Lanthemann
ciao@vanderlanth.io

Terms & Conditions

V.1.1 · 10.06.2022

The following terms & conditions govern your use of overthere.link. By using overthere.link, you agree to abide these terms and to comply with applicable laws and regulations. You should not use overthere.link otherwise.

It is the platform rights to review and amend any of these Terms of Service at discretion. This page will be updated accordingly and any changes are effective immediately from the date of publication.

Limitations of use

By using this website you warrant on behalf of your own person, your audience or any parties representing you will not:

The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Site, and other users of the Site to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms of Use.
You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms of Use.
Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person and to promote violence against a specific person or class of people.
Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors.
Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these Terms of Use, or any applicable law or regulation.

Any violation of these terms will result in the deletion of your account. additional legal steps might be taken accordingly.

Intellectual property

The intellectual property in the materials contained in this website are owned by or licensed to overthere.link and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. Your account shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or these terms, and may be terminated by overthere.link at any time.

Liability

This website and the services on this website are provided on an "as is" basis. To the extent permitted by law, overthere.link makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property, or other violation of rights.

In no event shall overthere.link or its suppliers be liable for any consequential loss suffered or incurred by you or any third party arising from the use or inability to use this website or the materials on this website, even if overthere.link or an authorized representative has been notified, orally or in writing, of the possibility of such damage.

In the context of this agreement, "consequential loss"
includes any consequential loss, indirect loss, real or anticipated loss of profit, loss of benefit, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of goodwill, loss of opportunity, loss of savings, loss of reputation, loss of use and/or loss or corruption of data, whether under statute, contract, equity, tort (including negligence), indemnity, or otherwise. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

Accuracy of materials

The materials appearing on our website are not comprehensive and are for general information purposes only. Overthere.link does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on this website, or otherwise relating to such materials or on any resources linked to this website.

Links

Overthere.link has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, approval, or control by overthere.link of the site. Use of any such linked site is at your own risk and we strongly advise you make your own investigations with respect to the suitability of those sites.

Right to Terminate

We may suspend or terminate your right to use our website and terminate these Terms immediately upon written notice to you for any breach of these Terms of Service.

Severance

Any term of these Terms which is wholly or partially void or unenforceable is severed to the extent that it is void or unenforceable. The validity of the remainder of these Terms is not affected.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed in accordance with the laws of Fribourg, Switzerland. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Fribourg, Switzerland.