Please take a moment to read the following Discussion Forum Policy. If there is anything you do not understand, then please contact us.
This Discussion Forum Policy sets out certain rules that will govern your use of the discussion forum available at www.londonsdc.org including some guidelines that we hope you will find helpful.
The Discussion Forum are only available to users who have registered to become part of the London Leaders Network.
The Discussion Forum is provided as a place for Forum Users to report information, seek advice and share ideas in relation sustainable development. As in a real community, Forum Users are asked to respect other Forum Users and their rights.
Your access and use of the Discussion Forum is subject to your acceptance of, and compliance with the provisions of this Discussion Forum Policy and any other legal notices and/or instructions which may appear in the Discussion Forums (including in any messages or attachments posted on a Discussion Forum) from time to time.
IMPORTANT: By accessing and using the Discussion Forums you will automatically be taken to have read, understood and accepted this Discussion Forum Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by this Discussion Forum Policy, please cease to access the Discussion Forums. If you fail to observe any of the provisions of this Discussion Forum Policy, we reserve the right, at our discretion and without notice, to remove or edit any Messages and/or to exclude you (either temporarily or permanently) from the Discussion Forum, depending on the nature and severity of your breach.
This Discussion Forum Policy may be amended from time to time, and we therefore suggest that you review it periodically.
General Behaviour - Forum Users must not post any message or reply (including attachments), or knowingly receive via a Discussion Forum any message that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, offensive, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, indecent, obscene, defamatory, invasive of another's privacy, or discriminatory whether racially, ethnically, sexually, religiously or otherwise, or which may incite or instruct any person or organisation to undertake such activities.
Use of Language: Forum Users must not post or access messages containing language that is in any way unlawful, threatening or offensive. This includes the use of swear-words, bad language and offensive nicknames.
Breach of Confidence: Forum Users must not post or access messages that might in any way breach the confidence of another individual. For example, an email received from an individual cannot be placed on a Discussion Forum without first obtaining that individual's consent.
Breach of Intellectual Property: Forum Users must not post or access messages that might in any way infringe any patent, trade mark, trade secret, copyright, database right or other similar right of any person.
Impersonation: Forum Users must not impersonate any person or identity, falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or organisation or disguise the origin of any content of a message.
Viruses: Forum Users must not post or access messages that might contain computer viruses or any other computer code, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment.
Illegal and Harmful Activities: Forum Users must not post or access messages relating to (or including links to) pirated software (including computer games), counterfeit goods or any other material which is, or might reasonably considered to be, illegal or otherwise harmful.
Pornography: Forum Users must not post or access messages relating to (or including links to) any kind of pornography.
Personal Data: Forum Users must not post any messages containing another person's personal information (including their name, home address, job title, telephone number or other contact details) without first obtaining the relevant person's consent, nor may you use the Discussion Forums to collect or store personal information concerning other persons.
Permitted Use: You may only use the Discussion Forums for either an organisation's lawful purpose(s) or your own personal non-commercial use. You must not post any messages containing or including links to any overt advertisements or promotional materials, or otherwise use the Discussion Forums overtly to generate personal business from other Forum Users.
When you register as a Forum User you must submit your name, email address and other details. In return we agree to use all such personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
The Discussion Forum is a restricted community of Forum Users, who have registered with us.
IMPORTANT: Please note that we display your name when you post or respond to a message.
You are responsible for ensuring the safety of all other personal information. We recommend that you do not include your home address, job title, telephone number or other more sensitive personal information in any messages, unless you are entirely satisfied that such information should be made public.
In order to provide Forum Users with general support and advice in relation to their use of the Discussion Forum and for security and abuse-management reasons, we reserve the right to:
Please note that: