1. You certify that you are 13 years of age or over. All those individuals under 13 years of age will need a full release form from their parents before posting any messages. This is in compliance with the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 2000 (COPPA).
2. Nicknames that we feel are inflammatory, vulgar, promotional, or rude will be removed.
3. All groups are moderated for foul language and commercialized promotional posts.
4. Always be respectful of other users, the system, and the moderators. We put the system online in good faith, please use it in good faith.
5. Because your posting may be more pertinent to another on going discussion, or it might spawn its own thread, it may be moved as moderators sees fit.
6. Before posting in a forum, please read the guidelines for that forum. They are listed at the top of the main page for each forum (board) under Guidelines near the top of the page.
7. We do not allow any links or direct references to any sites or companies that are or might be considered competitors.
8. Links to adult content, pages with links to adult content, near adult content, or messages describing anything against the law will be removed as soon as possible. Any discussion of those are off topic.
9. Email excerpts of ANY type or length are not allowed on PROMOshift.
10. No press releases, newsletters, web pages, or copyrighted content may be inserted into posts. Minor fair use excerpts of less than one paragraph (4 sentences) may be used if the content is publicly available on the internet. All other forms of inserted content from press releases, newsletters, web pages, or any other copyrighted content placed into messages will be removed without exception. A link to the content is acceptable and appropriate.
11. Periodically moderators may post his or her comments, but they may not necessarily reflect the opinions of PROMOshift, Kandu Marketing & Staffing LLC, or its employees.
12. This forum system is not a venue for personal or private vendetta's. Keep your personal business as just that - personal. This forum is not a venue for the resolution of personal disputes with members or companies.
13. Please don't drop promotional urls, signature files, nor specifics that would lead people to your site. Signing your name is fine, however commercialized posts or resume signatures will be edited. We tend to err on the side of caution to protect the integrity of the system. Affiliate based URLs are not allowed anywhere on the system.
14. Please keep your language clean and decent. This include personal inflammatory language as well as obscenities.
15. Any on site private discussions (Sticky Mail) with moderators or administrators related to board policy or actions may be shared with administrators if we feel it is necessary.
16. Photos posted by members on PROMOshift may be used in advertisements or other onsite/offsite promotional materials. By posting any photos you own the rights to on PROMOshift, you grant explicit rights to PROMOshift to use said photos in any promotional capacity. No photos will be placed on direct sale by PROMOshift.
17. Please stay within the topic area of the forum you are posting a message in, and within any topic that another poster may have started.
18. You agree not to hold PROMOshift or its members liable for anything stated within the forums.
19. We make every effort to keep your personal information safe. If, for reasons beyond our control, your information is released to a third party, you agree not to hold PROMOshift or its members liable for any resulting loss or inconvenience.
20. Signing up a username that is an obvious domain name or product name will be removed. This is out of unfair promotion considerations as well as trademark implications
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21. Please treat other members the way you wish to be treated. One way to guard against misunderstandings is to read over your response before you post it. Flaming: flaming or personal attacks are not allowed or tolerated. Should anyone use inappropriate language, start a personal attack, or engage in hate speech, they will be barred from all further discussions.
22. The forums are not a venue for advertisements in any way. It will be the sole discretion of PROMOshift and its moderators as to what constitutes an advertisement.
23. We do not allow review my website posts. It is impossible to deduce which posts are honest requests and which are promotional.
24. You are responsible for your own posts and agree not to hold PROMOshift liable for any messages posted.
25. You will not copy and retransmit any information out of these forums without first getting the permission of the original author of the message and a PROMOshift moderator.
26. Discussions about moderator or administrator actions are welcome in email or local private messages, but should not be discussed in public forums. This is out of respect for the members and moderators or policy involved.
27. Self promotional URL drops and whisper campaigns are strictly forbidden within the forums and will be edited out.
28. Claims of action, flames, and calls to action against any company or person will be removed.
29. Messages posted at this site are the sole opinion and responsibility of the poster.
30. Personal exposure. Anyone posting another members personal details or web site details without permission will be banned.
31. Your use of the Service and the Sites is at your own risk. NEITHER PROMOshift, Kandu Marketing & Staffing LLC NOR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICE AND THE SITES AND THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE AND THE SITES OR ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO OR AS A RESULT OF ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE AND THE SITES. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST PROMOshift, Kandu Marketing & Staffing LLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND LICENSORS ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND THE SITES AND THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THEREON.
32. HAVE FUN & PLAY NICE.