TERMS OF SERVICE (TOS)

Welcome to Sonora Desert Scouts, Inc. - referred to as SDS here-forth - forums. We hope you enjoy your time here and ask that you respect this space, the club and it's members by being aware of the following terms (February 17, 2010):

General Rules and Guidelines

These forums are a community; users should respect the other participants in this community. In general, users should conduct themselves in respectful, appropriate ways that encourage inclusion and cooperation. Our users express a diverse range of opinion and knowledge, and disagreements can (and should) be handled in a civilized manner or if the grievance is between two members of SDS club, the by-law grievance procedure will be followed.

More specifically, members and guests alike agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any applicable laws, including copyright laws or civil laws. As well, posts that are created for the explicit purpose of criticizing in an non-constructive or insulting manner (commonly known as "flame" posts) will come under the scrutiny of the administrators and moderators. A post which is determined to be inappropriate (in any or all of the aforementioned ways) may be removed or split from the originating topic at the discretion of the administrators, and the author may be notified about the post in question which may result in a reprimand or exclusion from the SDS forums permanently.

The administrators and moderators of this forum will attempt to remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible. However, it is impossible to review every message. Therefore, you acknowledge that all posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author and not the administrators, moderators, or webmaster (except for posts by these people) and hence they will not be held liable. The content of all posts remain the property of their respective authors, and can not be republished elsewhere in any form without the knowledge and consent of the author.

Users of the SDS forums, whether registered or guest, are not to post under more than one identity. If you already have a registered account, do not register another (forgotten forum user names can be found - please contact a forum administrator for assistance). Guest posts are not allowed in current SDS forums, even if they comply with these Terms.

In the event of inappropriate activity on these forums, violators may be subject to disciplinary action by the administration, including but not limited to: a warning from an administrator or moderator, a temporary ban from the forums, or a permanent ban if necessary. Furthermore, the webmaster, administrators, and moderators of this forum have the right to remove, edit, move, or close any topic at any time should they see fit.

As a user you agree to any information you have entered above being stored in a database. While your private information will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent, the webmaster, administrator, and moderators cannot be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised. Your email address is generally used only to confirm your registration details and password and to send new passwords should you forget your current one. Occasionally, the administrators may be required to contact you via your email address. Therefore, a valid email address is required.

This forum system uses cookies to store information on your local computer. These cookies do not contain any of the information you have entered above, they serve only to improve your viewing pleasure.

These terms may be updated at any time without notice by the administrator of the SDS forum.

The IP address of each post is recorded in order to aid in the enforcement of this TOS.