Privacy Statement - Terms of Use.
Last Update July, 2021
West Demerara Secondary Alumni
We have created this Privacy Statement - Terms of Use agreement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy.
The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website:
These Terms of Service (the "Agreement")set forth the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the website and Alumni Blogs websites located at https://westdemerarasecondaryalumni.com
and the services and materials offered there on(the "Service") which are offered to you by the Forum.
These guidelines are subject to changes.
BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT JUST AS IF YOU HAD SIGNED IT.
Members who violate these rules may be suspended or banned.
If you do not agree to be bound by this Agreement, please discontinue your use of the Site/Service.
Thank you for your interest in joining the West Demerara Secondary Alumni website and Forum discussion Blogs.
We encourage you to please take the time to read our Privacy Statement - Terms of Use page; the link is located at the bottom of the home page.
Thanks
Sincerely,Admin.
West Demerara Secondary Alumni.
https://westdemerarasecondaryalumni.com
What Information Is Collected.
We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our website.
Registration and login credentials to the post to Forum blogs are maintained by Disqus a third party commenter Software Company which is provided by the website hosting Company Godaddy LLC. Please refer to Disques Privacy Statement link contained in the individual Blogs or https://help.disqus.com/customer/portal/articles/466259-privacy-policy
Public Forums
This site contains links to other sites and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the contents of such Websites.
Information will be made available to law enforcement agencies and other parties as required in the event of abuse, illegal activities, legal action, or requests for information from law enforcement.
The software that we use for the discussion board is supplied by a third party. It does have security features built in and it is not represented as high security software.
There is always the possibility that someone may gain un-authorized access to the data files including your e-mail address and password.
For that reason we suggest that you do not use the same password for our discussion board as you do for other services.
For that reason we suggest that you do not use the same password for our discussion board as you do for other services.
Please remember that any Information that is disclosed on the forum Blogs becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.
Postings on Blogs.
It is important for you to remain aware that when you provide personal information (e.g., last name, address, phone number) in a posting on any blog or email directory,
that information is available to other persons or users having access and use of that service, and may be used by someone in a manner unintended by you.
We all come from different backgrounds, have different views of the world therefore please respect one and other. If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Sharing of your personal information (work place, home address, telephone numbers. personal pictures, family information, background heritage etc, etc) among board members is strictly up to each individual member. We do not endorse such practices and advise their members to be prudent of what information they share with other board members.
We cannot be held responsible if a member discloses such information to anyone else.
In addition, do not share login credentials with anyone.
Posting Rules: Unacceptable Conduct:
(1)Please use good judgement when choosing user names, avatars, or images to post, inappropriate content will be removed without notice.
(2)Do not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, racist, hateful, threatening, or that otherwise violate any laws.
(3)Personal attacks, rudeness, insults to others, or arguments will not be tolerated. If you wish to challenge a member's point of view and opinions, then do so respectfully and thoughtfully.
(4) Please make sure that your posts are positive, constructive, and on the topic.We may delete individual posts that could ruin a good topic thread.
As much as we allow members to freely express their opinions. There is a limit as to what we will tolerate.
We reserve the right to remove any topics deemed inappropriate or disruptive to our community.
(5) Do not make offensive posts, links or images. Do not post NSFW content.
NSFW ("Not Safe For Work") is defined as anything that most people would not want seen by their bosses, parents or teachers.
Do not use profanity, racial, ethnic, religious, or other slurs and stereotypes, or post sexually-oriented material, masturbatory and excretory references, or any other offensive material.
(6)There should be no racial, ethnic, gender based insults or any other personal discrimination. (when used as a derogatory comment)
(7) Do not post any messages that harass, insult (name calling), belittle, threaten or mock other members. Debates are fine, but critique the opinion, not the person.
Personal attacks are not permitted. Do not use sweeping generalizations and plural pronouns to cloak personal attacks. For example if a poster(s) states that he thinks 'x' is a good idea,
replying that "Anyone who supports 'x' is an idiot" is a personal attack.
(8) Pornography, warez, or any other illegal transactions may NOT be linked in any shape or form.
(9) The Administrators reserves the right to suspend or terminate the access of any participant to the forums at our sole discretion, at any time, and without a previous notification,
if we feel it is in the interest of our community. We reserve the right to evaluate each incident on a case by case basis. The action we take may be more lenient or more severe than others.
(10) While our discussion forum does enjoy being part of a community network, there will be times when what is posted on other sites, forums or blogs should remain there.
Our members should be wary of reposting contents from other sites that can be deemed as propaganda or mischievous.
It is must to always post the source of articles.
Indemnification.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the West Demerara Secondary Alumni, its affiliates and their respective Administrators and Advertising Agencies from and against any and all claims,
actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or accruing from ;
(a) any material posted or otherwise provided by you that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property right of any person or
defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy.
(b) any misrepresentation made by you in connection with your use of the Service.
(c) any non-compliance by you with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(d) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to this Agreement arising from or related to your access and use of the Service, including the information obtained through the Service.
(e) You are solely and fully responsible for the content you post via the above mentioned Services.
We reserve the right to modify or remove any material submitted to or posted on the Site, and to cancel/suspend at any time any membership in the Services or the Service generally without prior notice.
We are not obligated to maintain back-up copies of any material submitted to or posted on the Forums.
Contacting the Website.
Please send any comments, suggestions or correspondence using Drop us Line! form on the Contact Us section on the Home page.
Modification.
The Administration reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend this Agreement, and to modify, add or discontinue any aspect, content, or feature of the Service.
If we make any material change to this statement, we will change the date at the top of this statement to reflect the effective date of the change.
When you visit our site or use our products and services, we encourage you to check the date of this Privacy Statement to ensure you are aware of any updates.
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