FORUM USAGE
This acceptable use policy sets out the terms on which you may use the members' forum on our website. Your use of the forum indicates that you accept the terms of both this acceptable use policy and the other documents on the site (including the terms of use and privacy policy). The website and therefore this forum is owned and operated by The Oddfellows, First Floor, Abbey House, 32 Booth Street, Manchester, M2 4QP.
CONTENT
You must not post, attach or link to any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, offensive, abusive, threatening, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racist, invasive of a person's privacy, adult in nature, or otherwise in violation of any international laws and regulations. You must not post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material to do so. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations and electioneering are forbidden on this forum.
Do not post the same discussion more than once. Duplicate threads are annoying for other community members, especially for those whose time is limited. Duplicate discussions will be deleted without notice.
Posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of this forum, its staff, Branches and representatives, or the forum owner(s).
Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable should notify an administrator or moderator of this forum immediately. The staff and the owner(s) of this forum reserve the right to remove objectionable content at any time if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, so please understand that they may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy applies to member profile information as well.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your posted messages. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum, any related websites to this forum, its staff, and its subsidiaries for and against all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and claims issued as a result of any posting you make to this forum.
The owners of this forum reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any other related information collected on this service) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your use of this forum.
We accept no liability for any content posted on this forum.
USING THE CORRECT BOARD
We have several boards within the forum, each board having its own name and description. Please be careful to always use the correct board when posting. Every day, topics must be moved due to being posted in the wrong board, and this is both time-wasting and frustrating. We will not delete threads when they are on the wrong board, however if you post excessively on the wrong board, you will receive a warning.
GETTING ANSWERS
If you want an answer to a question please follow these rules:
• DO NOT ignore our guidelines for posting
• DO NOT start a new thread without searching for an answer first; we have a search functionality on the main forum page to help find other threads
• DO NOT title your posts as follows: “HEELLPPP MEEEE!” or similar
If you do not follow the above, you may find that no one replies to your thread and your thread may be removed from the forum.
POSTING ATTACHMENTS
We do not allow posting of attachments.
GETTING EXPOSURE
Commercial advertising is not permitted on the forum. Any post or thread that contains advertisements will be deleted without discussion and the user(s) posting such material will be prevented from using the forum and/or website.
If you wish to get more people to join your Branch or social events the best place to get exposure is in the "Branchfinder". If you would like to advertise a particular event, please contact the Events Team at Unity Office using the following email events@oddfellows.co.uk However, we cannot guarantee promotion of every event submitted.
USER ACCOUNT
You agree to never disclose your password or user ID to another person. All use of the forum conducted using your password and/or user ID will be deemed to have been initiated by you. You agree to never use another person's account for any reason. If you suspect your account has been accessed other than by you, please contact the administrator(s) or moderator(s) as soon as possible.
THE FINAL WORD
The moderator(s) and/or administrator(s) make the final decision on any issue relating to the forum. It is the moderator(s) and/or administrator(s) decision (and right) to:
• Close a thread
• Delete a thread
• Ban/delete a user
If you think the decision made was wrong or unfair, please send one of the moderator(s) or administrator(s) an email at info@oddfellows.co.uk and head your email accordingly. Please do not post a further thread asking why a thread has been deleted.
PRIVACY POLICY
All use of the forum is subject to our privacy policy which can be accessed here.
If we, our moderator(s) or administrator(s) determine that there has been one or more breaches of this acceptable use policy, we may take any action we deem necessary including withdrawing your right to use the forum or site, removing any content posted by you, issuing a warning to you, issuing legal action or proceedings against you, and/or disclosing such information as we deem appropriate to law enforcement authorities.
CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please note that we reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and without notice.