FORUM RULES

These rules (Rules) set out the terms for use of the UKNSCN Discussion Forum (the Forum), which apply to all users of the Forum.  By registering to use the Forum you accept, and agree to abide by, all the terms and conditions of these Rules.

The Rules supplement our terms of use and our privacy policy.

The UKNSCN website is a site operated by the UKNSCN. The UKNSCN is based at North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1UH. For more information about the UKNSCN read About UKNSCN.

The Forum is not moderated. UKNSCN will not be responsible as author, editor or publisher of any Contribution submitted to the Forum and UKNSCN expressly excludes its liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of the Forum by any person in contravention of these Rules.  UKNSCN reserves the right to promptly remove, or to disable access to, any Contribution which it deems to be potentially defamatory of any person, unlawful or in violation of any third party rights.

Use of the forum by minors

Minors are not permitted to use the Forum. By registering to use the Forum, you warrant that you are at least 18 years old.

To add a Contribution to a discussion, please:

• click on the relevant Topic to review all previous Contributions
• fill in the ‘Message’ field at the bottom of the screen
• click on ‘Post Reply’ to add your Contribution.

There is no limit to the length of a Contribution.

If you would like to start a new thread for discussion, please:

• click on the ‘New Topic’ icon;
• fill in the ‘Subject’, ‘Message Icon’ and ‘Message’ fields on the subsequent page; and
• click on ‘Post New Topic’ to post the new thread.

If you wish your Contribution to be anonymous, please un-tick the ‘Show Signature’ box indicated.
Before making a Contribution you must register with the Forum by completing the registration form.

Your chosen user name will appear as part of your Contribution when published.

These Content Standards apply to each part of a Contribution as well as to its whole.  The Content Standards must be complied with in spirit as well as to the letter.  The UKNSCN will determine, in its discretion, whether a Contribution breaches the Content Standards.

A Contribution must:

• Be accurate (where it states facts).
• Be genuinely held (where it states opinions).
• Comply with the law applicable in England and Wales and in any country from which it is posted.
• Be relevant.

A Contribution must not:

• Be defamatory of any person.
• Be obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
• Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
• Disclose the name, address, telephone, mobile or fax number, e-mail address or any other personal data in respect of any individual.
• Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.
• Breach any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
• Be in contempt of court.
• Be likely to harass any other person.
• Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
• Give the impression that the Contribution emanates from the UKNSCN if this is not the case.
• Advocate, promote, incite any third party to commit, or assist any unlawful or criminal act.
• Contain a statement which you know or believe, or have reasonable grounds for believing, that members of the public to whom the statement is, or is to be, published are likely to understand as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
• Contain any advertising or promote any services or web links to other sites (without first obtaining the written consent of the UKNSCN).

By submitting a Contribution to the Forum, you agree to grant the UKNSCN a non-exclusive licence to use that Contribution.  Although you will still own the copyright in your Contribution, the UKNSCN will have the right to freely use, edit, alter, reproduce, publish and/or distribute the material contained in your Contribution.  This licence will be free of charge, perpetual and capable of sub-licence.  The UKNSCN may exercise all copyright and publicity rights in the material contained in your Contribution in all jurisdictions, to their full extent and for the full period for which any such rights exist in that material.

Please also note that, in accordance with the content standards, you must ensure that your Contribution does not infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.  By submitting your Contribution to the Forum, you are warranting that you have the right to grant the UKNSCN the non-exclusive copyright licence described above.

If you are not in a position to grant such a licence to the UKNSCN, please do not submit the Contribution to the Forum.

When UKNSCN considers that a breach of the content standards has occurred, it may at its discretion take such action as it deems appropriate.  Failure to comply with these Rules constitutes a material breach of the terms of use on which you are permitted to use the Forum, and may result in UKNSCN taking all or any of the following actions:

• Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use the Forum.
• Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any Contribution already posted on the Forum.
  Issue of a warning to you.
• Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach.
• Further legal action against you.
• Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary or as required by law.

UKNSCN excludes its liability for all action it may take in response to breaches of these Rules.  The actions described above are not limited, and UKNSCN may take any other action it reasonably deems appropriate.

If you wish to complain about any Contribution posted to the Forum, please contact us at uksa@uknscn.org. UKNSCN will then review the Contribution and decide whether it complies with its content standards. UKNSCN will deal with any Contribution which, in its opinion, violates its content standards as described above (see section "Breach of these Rules"). UKNSCN will inform you of the outcome of its review within a reasonable time of receiving your complaint.

UKNSCN may revise these Rules at any time. You are expected to check the page containing these Forum Rules from time to time to take notice of any changes UKNSCN makes, as they are legally binding on you.