Scope's Forum Rules ('the Rules')
These Rules apply to every person posting or reading comments made on Scope's Forum. Each time you wish to post comments on Scope's Forum you will be required to log in by providing your username and password which will further indicate your continued acceptance to be bound by Scope's Forum Rules.
1. Your Responsibilities
1.1 When posting or reading comments you agree:1.1.1 to keep your user name and password secure at all times and to contact us by emailing forum.admin@scope.org.uk immediately if you have reason to believe that they may no longer be secure;
1.1.2 not to use any other user's identity to log on to Scope's Forum;
1.1.3 to accept full responsibility for any messages you place on Scope's Forum;
1.1.4 only to use Scope's Forum for lawful purposes;
1.1.5 not to post 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, on Scope's Forum;
1.1.6 not to use Scope's Forum 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 Scope;
1.1.7 not to post or make available any material which is protected by copyright, trade mark or other proprietary right on Scope's Forum without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trade mark or any other proprietary right and you will be solely liable for any damages resulting from any infringement of the above;
1.1.8 not to upload to Scope's Forum files that contain viruses or files or programs that are 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 Scope or any third party, and you will be solely responsible for any damages from any claims that may arise because you posted files that caused damage to the operation of another person's software, hardware or telecommunications equipment;
1.1.9 not to include personal information, including email and website links; and
1.1.10 to evaluate for yourself the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any opinion, advice or other content in Scope's Forum.
2. Complaints
2.1 If you wish to complain about anything posted on Scope's Forum please email forum.admin@scope.org.uk, fax 020 7619 7155 or write to Complaints Manager, Audit Unit, 6 Market Road, London, N7 9PW and include details of your complaint, what action you would like us to take and how we can contact you. Please note that we will deal with the matter as we see fit, but that we will take note of your views. We will investigate your complaint and endeavour to contact you within two working days of receiving your email, fax or letter. If you have not heard from us within that time, please call 020 7619 7155 and ask for the Complaints Manager.3. Monitoring
3.1 When users submit comments on Scope's Forum they are posted automatically. We may (but are not obliged to) monitor the contents of the Forum and edit or remove any comments which we deem to be inappropriate without giving reason or notice.3.2 We may temporarily or permanently deny any user's access to Scope's Forum without reason or notice.
3.3 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.
4. Your Identity and Licence
4.1 You acknowledge that comments posted on Scope's Forum are not private communications and can be viewed by everybody who visits the Forum, that other users will be able to identify who has posted each comment and that details of who is logged on to Scope's Forum at any given time may be visible to all users.4.2 You must log off Scope's Forum when you have finished posting comments to prevent anyone else accessing the Forum from 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.
4.3 The technology behind Scope's Forum logs users' IP addresses and uses cookies (small computer files which are placed on your computer's hard drive by our web server) so that we can track your activities whilst using the Forum and you can move around easily between rooms in the Forum once you have logged in. If you do not wish to allow us to place cookies on your computer please refer to your web browser's Help menu for instructions on how to refuse cookies. Please note that if you refuse to accept cookies you may restrict your ability to use Scope's Forum.
4.4 We reserve the right to reveal your identity and contact details to third parties if we believe that you may have breached any of the Rules.
4.5 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 Scope's Forum.
4.6 By posting comments on Scope's Forum, you grant all other users the right to obtain access to such comments and to view, store and reproduce them for personal use.
5. Limitation of Liability and Exclusion of Warranties
5.1 You acknowledge that the author of each posting on Scope's Forum is responsible for his or her comments.5.2 Insofar as the law permits, we shall not be liable for any loss, damage or distress incurred as a result of comments made on Scope's Forum.
5.3 We are not responsible for the accuracy, veracity or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on Scope's Forum and such communications shall not be considered to be reviewed, screened, monitored, edited or approved by us.
6. Indemnity
6.1 You acknowledge that you are responsible for any comments that you post on Scope's Forum and that if you breach any of the Rules you may be personally liable to any third party that suffers harm as a result.6.2 You agree to indemnify and keep indemnified us, our successors and assigns, our directors, 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 Rules.
6.3 The indemnity detailed in clause 6.2 includes your use of the information you read in Scope's Forum, together with any introduction or collaboration that you enter into as a result of participating in Scope's Forum.
7. General
7.1 We reserve the right to modify the Rules at any time without notice. The current version of the Rules can be accessed by clicking on the 'Forum Rules' button on the home page of Scope's Forum.7.2 The Rules shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law.
7.3 The English Courts shall have jurisdiction to hear disputes between us.