Samascope is not a running service yet. This website describes something that is being built and asks whether you would want it; the only thing it actually does is take an email address. Proper terms, a privacy notice, an acceptable use policy and third-party notices will be published before any plugin can be uploaded or played. Until then, this short notice is the whole of it.
What this site is
A description of a product in progress, plus a form. There is nothing here to sign in to, nothing to upload, and no plugin to play. Anything written in the future tense is an intention rather than a promise, and some of it will turn out differently.
It is run by one person as an early-access experiment. It may be unavailable, may change without notice, and is provided as it is, with no warranty of any kind.
The email address you leave
If you fill in the form we receive the address you typed and any optional details you chose to add. It is used for exactly one thing: writing to you when the pre-test opens. It is not sold, not shared with anyone else, and not added to any other list.
The form is relayed by FormSubmit, who carry the message on its way to us; their own privacy policy covers that step. Ask to be removed by replying to any message you get from us, and the address is deleted.
Nothing is tracked. No analytics, no advertising, and no cookies for either. The only thing this site keeps in your browser is whether you switched it to the dark theme.
When it opens: only your own plugins
This one is worth stating now, because it will not change. Only a plugin's own developer, or somebody they have authorised in writing, will be able to put that plugin up. Holding a licence to a plugin you bought will never be enough, and there is deliberately no way for a visitor to upload somebody else's binary. That is the rule the whole thing is built around, not a policy bolted on afterwards.
Don't attack the site
Do not try to break into it, overload it, or use it to distribute anything harmful. If you find a security problem, tell us before you tell anyone else and you will get a grateful reply rather than a difficult one.
This will be replaced
Full documents will be in place before the first plugin is hosted. If you have left an address you will hear about it then, and nothing you have given us is used for anything else in the meantime.