but why there are some icons and what is their meaning? I will explain now, and I try to make it simple....

The first thing a creator search and read when browse a Sims Sites is the policy/tos/term of use.
What is the policy? It is the collection of rules about what you can and what you can't do with the files downloaded from that site.
So if you want recolor something, or you want use an objects for a downloadable lots, or somethings else, before you should read the site's policy.

We make simple to you the sites usage. We find and read tos for you, and report them everytime we announce an update of that site. Sometimes term of use are hidden, other times not easy to understand.... so we have designed some buddy icons, thinking that is more simple to watch an image that read some words.

FIRST OF ALL

• We always intend policy for free items: if you want use something of pay, you should refer directly to the related site's policy

• We always intend policy for free use/purpose: if you want use something to make donation/pay creation, you should refer directly to the related site's policy

• We always exclude The Sims 2 Exchange and TSR from sites where is allowed to use files: if you want use something from a site to make your own creation and upload them on these sites, you should refer directly to the related site's policy

• We always intend policy related to the own site creation, if that site used creation made by other sites/artist you should refer to the original creator's policy
  
  (example: XXX is a site with mesh, recolors and so on. You download not a mesh set but a recolor set. Meshes of that set are made by ZZZZ. XXX allow to recolor its mesh and include them with your recolor file, but this time meshes are not created by XXX. You should refer to ZZZZ if you want recolor them.)

ICONS

	Free site/update. You don't have to pay for download.
	Pay site/update. You have to pay for download usually by a paypal subscription.
	Registration required. For download is required an account (free) and the login.
	Nudity contents on the site, v.m. 16-18
	There is no policy/terms of use specified
	It is allowed to recolor files. We intend the possibility or not of recolor mesh files and skinner template. Just recolor a texture by modifying the gamma color or use part of texture is not considerated make a recolor, so if you want make this, refer to the related site directly. We always intend policy of free items for free purpose, if you've different intention please refer directly to the related site policy.
	It is NOT allowed to recolor files.
	It is NOT SPECIFIED if is allowed to recolor files.
	It is allowed to include mesh files together with a recolor. We intend the possibility or not of include the original mesh file together with a recolor made by you. We always intend policy of free items for free purpose, if you've different intention please refer directly to the related site policy.
	It is NOT allowed to include mesh files together with a recolor.
	It is NOT SPECIFIED if it is allowed to include mesh files together with a recolor
	It is allowed to attach files together with a lot files in sims2pack. We intend the possibility or not of include files together with a lots in sims2pack made by you. We always intend policy of free items for free purpose, if you've different intention please refer directly to the related site policy. Sites as the Official Exchange and TSR are excluded by default.
	It is NOT allowed to attach files together with a lot files in sims2pack
	It is NOT SPECIFIED if is allowed to attach files together with a lot files in sims2pack
	It is allowed to attach files together with a sim files in sims2pack. We intend the possibility or not of include files together with a SIM in sims2pack made by you. We always intend policy of free items for free purpose, if you've different intention please refer directly to the related site policy. Sites as the Official Exchange and TSR are excluded by default.
	It is NOT allowed to attach files together with a sim files in sims2pack.
	It is NOT SPECIFIED if it is allowed to attach files together with a sim files in sims2pack.
	You must ask a written permission first from the creator.