Post by SamyJane on Aug 18, 2014 2:16:55 GMT -6
Our Forums allow users of this site to post messages and discussions thereof. For the Forums and all interactive areas of our websites the following rules apply:
Do not upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy (up to, but not excluding any address, email, phone number, or any other contact information without the written consent of the owner of such information), hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
The following software related topics, and discussion of them, are banned from all of our forums:
¤ Spam / Pyramid schemes
¤ Links to illegal software, illegal software sites, or illegal Bit Torrents/p2p sites
¤ Serial numbers or Cracks for any piece of software, made by any company
¤ Anything considered "adult" material (be it pornographic or horrific)
We do not tolerate posts made for the purpose of putting down another forum member, group of members, religion, our company, our staff or any of our moderators, past or present.
We do not tolerate 'trolling', the process of posting inflammatory messages for the sake of starting an argument, or being plain obnoxious.
If your message violates any or all of the points above we reserve the right to take action against you. This can include restrictions such as: Temporary or full bans from our forum. IP/subnet/domain/ISP level blocking of access to our forum.
We would prefer that we never have to enforce any of these, so keep your forum activity in check and it should never need to happen.
We will treat breaches of any of the above rules seriously. We will cooperate with all law enforcement agencies should they contact us regarding breach of any law. When dealing with a law enforcement agency we will hand over any information we have about you if requested. There are no exceptions. Your privacy rights do not apply in this instance. We fully support all forms of anti-criminal activity and crime-fighting organisations, including anti-piracy bodies. Should you use pirated software do not talk about or mention this on our forum in any manner at all, or even imply it, because we will fully support any organisation that challenges a copyright infringement, including passing to them any information we have.
Our forums are moderated by non-paid members of the public who volunteer their services and time for the benefit of the community. By using our forums you automatically agree that they cannot be held personally responsible for any actions arising from these forums. You agree that moderators shall, at their discretion, determine what constitutes a violation of these terms, along with generally accepted netiquette standards, and can take action against those who violate these rules.
If you are under the age of 18, please use sensible internet practices. Do not post your age or your location anywhere on the forum. Especially if you are planning on uploading photos or videos of yourself. We will not ban you for doing these things, however if it gets out of hand or we believe your personal safety is at risk, we will issue a warning and/or ban you temporarily or permanently.
We take no responsibility for any conversations or discussions on the forums, whether they are public posts or private messages. We take no responsibility for anything that happens outside of the forum.
If you are having issues with somebody else on the forum please do not hesitate to report it. While we do reserve the right to make the final decision, we will actively look into any legitimate report brought to our attention. You may contact a staff member, moderator, global moderator, or administrator with any concerns.
Remember that everybody has a right to their own opinion, and just because someone does not agree with you does not mean that they deserve to be reported. If they are being demeaning, cruel, or bullying, this is an instance to report them.
Censorship and Legal Actions
While we actively post-moderate our forum messages, due to the nature of the Internet sometimes things can get "out of hand". People may start to attack others in a personal often alarming manner. In these instances we will do our best to cancel/remove the account of the perpetrator. Your own perceptions of "what is offensive" do not apply.
We will cancel/remove accounts at our discretion only. Do not threaten us with "legal action" against someone harassing you on the forum. The forums are public places of debate, if you do not like someone's message then ignore it. We will not support any legal activity or claims unless specifically directed to us by a solicitor / law firm or law enforcement agency. We and we alone decide if a forum post violates our terms and conditions and it is left up to us if we should remove such a post. The majority of the time we will respect your wishes, but we and we alone make the final decision and there is no appeal process.
Do not upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy (up to, but not excluding any address, email, phone number, or any other contact information without the written consent of the owner of such information), hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
The following software related topics, and discussion of them, are banned from all of our forums:
¤ Spam / Pyramid schemes
¤ Links to illegal software, illegal software sites, or illegal Bit Torrents/p2p sites
¤ Serial numbers or Cracks for any piece of software, made by any company
¤ Anything considered "adult" material (be it pornographic or horrific)
We do not tolerate posts made for the purpose of putting down another forum member, group of members, religion, our company, our staff or any of our moderators, past or present.
We do not tolerate 'trolling', the process of posting inflammatory messages for the sake of starting an argument, or being plain obnoxious.
If your message violates any or all of the points above we reserve the right to take action against you. This can include restrictions such as: Temporary or full bans from our forum. IP/subnet/domain/ISP level blocking of access to our forum.
We would prefer that we never have to enforce any of these, so keep your forum activity in check and it should never need to happen.
We will treat breaches of any of the above rules seriously. We will cooperate with all law enforcement agencies should they contact us regarding breach of any law. When dealing with a law enforcement agency we will hand over any information we have about you if requested. There are no exceptions. Your privacy rights do not apply in this instance. We fully support all forms of anti-criminal activity and crime-fighting organisations, including anti-piracy bodies. Should you use pirated software do not talk about or mention this on our forum in any manner at all, or even imply it, because we will fully support any organisation that challenges a copyright infringement, including passing to them any information we have.
Our forums are moderated by non-paid members of the public who volunteer their services and time for the benefit of the community. By using our forums you automatically agree that they cannot be held personally responsible for any actions arising from these forums. You agree that moderators shall, at their discretion, determine what constitutes a violation of these terms, along with generally accepted netiquette standards, and can take action against those who violate these rules.
If you are under the age of 18, please use sensible internet practices. Do not post your age or your location anywhere on the forum. Especially if you are planning on uploading photos or videos of yourself. We will not ban you for doing these things, however if it gets out of hand or we believe your personal safety is at risk, we will issue a warning and/or ban you temporarily or permanently.
We take no responsibility for any conversations or discussions on the forums, whether they are public posts or private messages. We take no responsibility for anything that happens outside of the forum.
If you are having issues with somebody else on the forum please do not hesitate to report it. While we do reserve the right to make the final decision, we will actively look into any legitimate report brought to our attention. You may contact a staff member, moderator, global moderator, or administrator with any concerns.
Remember that everybody has a right to their own opinion, and just because someone does not agree with you does not mean that they deserve to be reported. If they are being demeaning, cruel, or bullying, this is an instance to report them.
Censorship and Legal Actions
While we actively post-moderate our forum messages, due to the nature of the Internet sometimes things can get "out of hand". People may start to attack others in a personal often alarming manner. In these instances we will do our best to cancel/remove the account of the perpetrator. Your own perceptions of "what is offensive" do not apply.
We will cancel/remove accounts at our discretion only. Do not threaten us with "legal action" against someone harassing you on the forum. The forums are public places of debate, if you do not like someone's message then ignore it. We will not support any legal activity or claims unless specifically directed to us by a solicitor / law firm or law enforcement agency. We and we alone decide if a forum post violates our terms and conditions and it is left up to us if we should remove such a post. The majority of the time we will respect your wishes, but we and we alone make the final decision and there is no appeal process.