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Australian Parents Magazine Forum Code of Conduct

Last updated: April 28, 2006

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FPC Magazines reserves the right to amend the Terms of Use at any time, and, since you are bound by these Terms of Use, we suggest you check back and review this document from time to time.

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1. INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND USE

The use of inappropriate or offensive language is not permitted on the AUSTRALIAN PARENTS MAGAZINE FORUM. Inappropriate or offensive language includes, but is not limited to, any language or content that is sexually oriented, sexually suggestive, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, or contains racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind.

Topics of discussion that are considered inappropriate on the Australian Parents Magazine forum will be deleted without prior notification. If a thread does not fall into any category provided, it is regarded as inappropriate. We ask that you please be considerate to other members in the Forum when posting your messages.

Australian Parents magazine reserves the right to ban a user at any time, without notice, if it is identified that users continue to post inappropriate threads for discussion on this women’s lifestyle forum.

Australian Parents magazine will not tolerate users expressing forms of bigotry, racism, hatred, or profanity. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of punctuation characters or symbols to simulate swearing. The Australian Parents Magazine Forum is designed to be accessed by people of all ages 13 and over, and foul language will not be tolerated.

We encourage every user to treat every other user with mutual respect. Do not use the Australian Parents Magazine Forum to threaten, harass, stalk, or abuse others participating in any discussion.

Australian Parents Magazine does not tolerate disruptive activity online, such as persistent off-colour comments and postings or statements that incite others to violate this user agreement or participate in illegal activities.

If you are in doubt as to whether the content you wish to post is appropriate, please contact one of the Moderators who can advise you on the issue. You can contact us via email at: forums@fpc.com.au


2. MEMBER NAMES AND USER INFORMATION

Australian Parents Magazine encourages the use of usernames on our Forum (e.g. Super Mum) rather than your actual name, to protect your privacy.

Please refrain from choosing offensive usernames and never post a message under another person's name or pretend to be another person. When posting a message on the Australian Parents Magazine Forum, your username is the only personal information that is displayed. Your real names and email address will never be displayed publicly unless otherwise specified by you.

Urgent note: To avoid spam and unwanted communication you should always exercise judgment when revealing personal information about yourself when you post messages in public forums.

Username: Should you wish to participate on the Australian Parents Magazine Forum you will need a username to advise people who you are (eg: Super Mum)
The username field is compulsory and must be unique. If the name you select is already in use you will be prompted to choose a different one.

Important note: Please think carefully when choosing your Australian Parents Magazine Forum username. As once your chosen username has been submitted you will not have the power to change it.


3. THE AUSTRALIAN PARENTS MAGAZINE FORUM PRIVATE MESSAGING SYSTEM:

All information passing through the private messaging system may legally be viewed by and disclosed to management, untrammeled by any (legal) concerns regarding privacy.

Please be reassured access is only made to carry out investigations against any complaints/queries where the content of the private messaging can be at risk to this forum.

We would like to remind you that sensitive and confidential information should not be sent via posts or private messaging.


4. STAY INSIDE THE LAW

Australian Parents Magazine does not allow any illegal activities on its Forum. You cannot use the Forum to publish, post, distribute, or disseminate defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material or information.

Do not upload files or post messages that contain photos, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity or any other applicable law unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents. Australian Parents Magazine is not responsible for any use of anything you say or post.

Australian Parents Magazine does not allow posting or use of computer programs that contain destructive features such as: viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or bots for the use of scrolling, showing multiple screens and other activities that can be disruptive to online communication.


5. NO SPAM - NO SELLING

Please don't "spam" through the Australian Parents Magazine Forum; no one likes it. You don’t, so it’s fairly obvious that our users don’t either. To spam includes sending identical and irrelevant submissions to many different Forum areas. Usually such postings have nothing to do with the particular topic of the group or are of no real interest to those on the mailing list. To spam also includes misrepresenting the source of anything you say or post. Spamming is a serious violation of online etiquette.

Australian Parents Magazine will not condone users seen to be using their Forum signature as an advertising mechanism and/or emailing or private messaging our users with spam regarding their services. The Australian Parents Magazine moderating team reserve the right to give a final warning to users violating this clause.

Australian Parents Magazine reserves the right to ban a user at any time, without notice, from any or all Forum areas for spamming.

While it is acceptable to post links to your own business websites when appropriate, the Australian Parents Magazine Forum areas are not designed to be used as the primary mechanism for operating your business or providing core information about your business.

The Australian Parents Magazine moderating team reserve the right to delete posts which;

1. Contain a direct link to auctions and topics clearly posted by commercial sellers.

2. Contain multiple posting by a user/author in an attempt to increase exposure via the forum index page.


6. AVATARS

What is an Avatar? An avatar is a small image that represents YOU online. The Avatar you select in your Australian Parents Magazine Forum profile will appear on any forum post you make.

The use of inappropriate or offensive Avatars is not permitted on the Australian Parents Magazine Forum. Inappropriate or offensive Avatars includes, but is not limited to, any content that is sexually oriented, sexually suggestive or abusive, vulgar, obscene, profane or that contains racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind. We ask that you please be considerate to other members in the Forum when selecting your Avatar image.

Specifications of an Avatar: Please ensure they are 100x100 pixels, and that they are no larger than 10kb, any Avatars that exceed this specification, will be removed.


7. BANNING

Please be advised that the Australian Parents Magazine Forum team reserves the right to ban a user at any time, without notice.


8. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE

You are responsible and liable for all your activities while participating in the Australian Parents Magazine Forum. Remember that you are responsible for anything you say or post.

Once a post has been made live in the Australian Parents Magazine Forum, unless it is brought to one of the moderators attention as being in breach of this user agreement, and is required to be edited or deleted, it is not a service we offer to remove users posts, therefore please consider your post carefully prior to making live!

Australian Parents Magazine does not tolerate any argumentative, derogatory or hurtful remarks regarding companies or individuals. Any such remarks should be sent directly to the company or individual concerned and not posted on this forum. Any such remark deemed unacceptable will be edited or deleted without prior notification.

Some Forum posts may provide Internet website links in their area. Please be advised that Australian Parents Magazine is not responsible for the content on the websites associated with the links you may view.

Some content and links on the Internet may contain adult content and may not be suitable to some age groups. Please do not post links of that sort to this Forum. Any user found to be doing so will be banned.

You are responsible for any actions you may take based on advice or information you receive online. Use your own good judgment when evaluating information provided through any Forum post, remember that the information provided could be from people from 16 and over and any experience level. The decision to conduct transactions with anyone is your own and you should conduct your own research prior to making any decisions.

The Australian Parents Magazine Forum is moderated daily, with any undesirable or inappropriate posts edited or deleted and kept on file. Any user(s) seen to be repeatedly in breach of this user agreement, will have their Australian Parents Magazine registration locked without prior warning.

Australian Parents Magazine does not and cannot review all information posted to the website by users and is not responsible for such information. However, Australian Parents Magazine reserves the right to refuse to post and the right to remove any information, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever or for no reason.

For further information on the use of this site and its services, please review our Legal Notices and Privacy Policy.


9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The material used in conjunction with the Australian Parents Magazine Forum and Australian Parents Magazine website may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of FPC Magazines, forums@fpc.com.au This clause includes (but is not limited to) moderator private messages, forum threads and posts. If forums@fpc.com.au witnesses such reproduction; then legal action may take place as a result.


10. REPORTING UNDESIRABLE POSTS OR USERS

To report undesirable posts or to bring to our attention users who may not be following the forum user agreement, please email the Australian Parents Magazine Forum moderator ASAP on forums@fpc.com.au - your comments will remain anonymous. Please DO NOT post your grievances in this forum.

Thank you for taking the time to read our rules, we hope you have an enjoyable stay.

AP Admin and Staff Team.
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