When posting or reading comments,
I agree:
to keep my user name and password
secure at all times and to contact the Myositis Support
Group, by emailing msg@myositis.org.uk, immediately
if I have reason to believe that they may no longer
be secure
not to use any other user's identity
to log on to the Myositis Support Group's Community
message boards
to accept full responsibility for
any messages I place on the Community message boards
only to use the Community message
boards for lawful purposes
not to post on the Community message
boards any defamatory, abusive, offensive, racist,
sexist, threatening, vulgar, obscene, hateful or otherwise
inappropriate comments, or to post comments which
will constitute a criminal offence or give rise to
civil liability
not to use the Community message
boards to solicit other users to become users of competitive
online services, to advertise or offer to sell any
goods or services for any commercial purpose, or to
promote any surveys, contests or chain letters without
the express written permission of the Myositis Support
Group
not to post or make available any
material which is protected by copyright, trade mark
or other proprietary right on the message boards without
the express permission of the owner of the copyright,
trade mark or any other proprietary right. I will
be solely liable for any damages resulting from any
infringement of the above
not to upload to the Community
message boards any files that contain malicious code
that is designed or intended to disrupt, damage or
limit the functioning of any software, hardware or
telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain
unauthorised access to any data or other information
in the possession of the Myositis Support Group or
any third party. I will be solely responsible for
any damages from any claims that may arise because
I posted code that caused damage to the operation
of another person's software, hardware or telecommunications
equipment.
to evaluate for myself the accuracy
or usefulness of any opinion, advice or other content
on the Community message boards
When you submit comments to the
Myositis Support Group's Community message boards
they are posted automatically. We may (but are not
obliged to) monitor the contents of the Community
message boards and edit or remove any comments that
we deem to be inappropriate without giving reason
or notice.
Any person can be banned without
notice for posting comments that are not constructive
to the overall purpose and mission of the Myositis
Support Group, or create a distraction to that purpose
and mission.
We may refer any matter to a law
enforcement agency or Court of competent jurisdiction
where we consider a matter is of a criminal or unlawful
nature.
If you would like to complain about
anything that is posted on the Myositis Support Group's
Community message boards, please email us with your
complaint. Please also note that we will deal with
the matter as we see fit but that we will take into
account your views.
You must acknowledge that comments
posted on the Myositis Support Group's Community message
boards are not private communications and can be viewed
by everybody who visits the message boards. Users
will be able to identify, from others' chosen user
names, which user has posted each comment. However,
users can also post anonymously if they wish.
By posting comments on the Community
message boards, you grant all other users the right
to obtain access to such comments and to view, store
and reproduce them for personal use.
You must log off the Myositis Support
Group's message boards when you have finished posting
comments to prevent anyone else accessing the Community
message boards using your log-on identity. This is
particularly important where other people may use
the same computer as you, such as in Internet cafes.
If you do not log off, you may be deemed to be the
person viewing or posting comments, unless you can
prove otherwise.
The Myositis Support Group's Community
message boards use cookies - small text files that
are placed on your computer's hard drive by our web
server. They allow the server to tell whether you
are logged on to the Community system, so that it
can allow you access to features available only to
registered users. The cookies do not contain any personally
identifiable information, and they are not used to
track your web browsing in any way.
The Myositis Support Group reserves
the right to reveal your identity and contact details
to appropriate authorities if it believes that you
may have breached any of the terms and conditions.
For your own safety and security,
we recommend that you do not disclose personal information
such as your password, credit card number, home address,
email address, phone number etc, on the Myositis Support
Group's community message boards.
Your email address will not be
viewable to others - any messages you post will be
credited to your chosen user name. If you use the
system to send an email to another user, they will
not see your email address unless you include it in
your message.
Any information you add to your
profile, either at registration or amendments you
may make at a later date are, by default, hidden from
all other users.
The Myositis Support Group is committed
to protecting the personal data of its supporters
and members. Any details you give us will be held
in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
From time to time we may wish to
contact you about relevant Myositis Support Group
services, or volunteering or fundraising opportunities.
We will only do this if you have given us permission.
We may, however, need to contact you from time to
time with information relevant to the operation and
use of the Community section.
You acknowledge that the author
of each posting on any of the Myositis Support Group's
Community message boards is responsible for his or
her comments.
Insofar as the law permits, we
shall not be liable for any loss, damage or distress
incurred as a result of comments made on the Community
message boards.
You acknowledge that you are responsible
for any comments that you post on the Myositis Support
Group's Community message boards and that if you breach
any of the terms and conditions you may be personally
liable to any third party that suffers harm as a result.
You agree to indemnify and keep
us indemnified, our successors and assigns, trustees,
offices, employees and agents from and against all
liabilities, claims, losses, costs, damages and expenses
including legal fees which are reasonably incurred
by us should you breach any of the terms and conditions.
The Myositis Support Group reserves
the right to modify the terms and conditions at any
time without notice. The current version of the terms
and conditions can be accessed by clicking 'Terms
and condition' on the Community homepage.
The terms and conditions shall
be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
English law.
The English Courts shall
have jurisdiction to hear disputes between us.
