| CODE OF CONDUCT As part of Staying Safe Online's commitment to make this a great place to meet and interact with others around the world, you agree to abide by our code of conduct. Your commitment to these guidelines within Staying Safe Online ensures a positive experience for all participants.
Staying Safe Online is responsible for the content or activities within this group. We reserve the right to terminate your access to Staying Safe Online and/or delete content, without notice, if you are found to be in violation of the code of conduct. Staying Safe Online is a general rated group which includes members 13 years of age or older.
All activity within Staying Safe Online is also governed by the MSN terms of use. To read the MSN terms of use, please click here.
-
Please treat all other online participants with respect, -
Staying Safe Online does not allow any content that advocates or encourages expressions of violence, bigotry, racism, hatred, obscenity, or profanity.
-
We suggest you hide your email address within your profile and elect to not receive postings in your inbox. Sending responses to posts via email is also not recommended as it quite often destroys the flow of the conversation and could end up in the wrong place. We also caution you against giving out any personally identifiable information (such as real name, address, telephone number, passwords, etc.) online. This information can easily be used for illegal or harmful purposes.
-
Any nickname that includes Manager or MGR or Mgr or any part of a nickname that suggests you are a manager within this group is forbidden. A nickname also cannot suggest an affiliation with MSN Groups nor Microsoft.
-
Within Staying Safe Online, the use of all capital letters in names of discussions and within the various posts is considered yelling and shows a total disrespect towards members. We ask that the use of capitals only be used to emphasis periodic points.
-
Staying Safe Online does not allow any posting that discusses ways to bypass the controls that MSN Groups has provided the group with. This includes but is not limited to BOTS, e-mail havesting programs, or any way or means to find out information about any member of any group within MSN Groups.
-
Do not use Staying Safe Online to spam others. Spam includes sending identical and irrelevant or unsolicited submissions to many different users, and includes misrepresenting the source of anything you post. Spamming and scrolling in chat rooms are serious violations of online etiquette.
-
No Flaming, Bashing or Fighting is allowed anywhere in Staying Safe Online. This means no rude attacks in any way, shape or form against MSN or another member or managers personally. Your thread could be deleted and You could lose your membership with Staying Safe Online.
-
You may not use Staying Safe Onlinefor the purpose of linking to external sites that violate this code of conduct.
-
Do not post or promote any materials that could harm or disrupt another user's computer or would allow others to inappropriately access software or web sites.
-
Staying Safe Online does not offer Legal Advice. Some postings regarding copyright information, bandwidth use and interpetation of MSN Groups rules and guidelines are posted for information use only. You are responsible for any actions you may take based on advice or information you receive online. Use your own judgment when evaluating information provided within Staying Safe Online, and remember that the information provided could be from people at any age and experience level. The decision to conduct transactions is your own and you should perform your own research prior to making any decisions.
-
Do not upload files or post messages that contain photos, music, 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.Staying Safe Online is responsible for the use of material posted by users and those that infringe on these rules will be deleted and membership could be lost.
-
Group Promotions are only allowed on the Promotions page.
-
Post of attachments in Staying Safe Online are not acceptable. If you post an attachment anywhere inside of Staying Safe Online, we will hold you responsible for any disruption of any member's PC that downloads them. If we find that the attachment was the cause, you will lose your membership. NO WARNING.. It will only take one complaint.. Attachments are dangerous to open and a major carrier for viruses.
-
There is to be NO COPYING OF ANY OF Staying Safe Online's TUTORIALS OR PAGES. You may copy and print them out for your own use, but you may not copy and post them as your own elsewhere. They are the property of the author and are Copyrighted Material. Violaters will be banned and reported to MSN.
-
In addition to upholding this code of conduct, you are responsible for adhering to all of MSN Groups Code of Conduct (some of which are included here).
Thanks for following this code of conduct and we welcome you in joining Staying Safe Online.
We reserve the right to amend or change the code of conduct at any time and encourage you to periodically review these guidelines to ensure you are in compliance. Updated: November 2003 |
