News Links Downloads Articles Books Conferences Magazines Training Jobs Consultants Companies Blogs FAQ Applications What's new Next meetings Past meetings User groups Available speakers Tips User group leaders Subscribe Personalities Acronyms Affiliates Support area Team Troubleshooting Time zones Web Service Terms & Conditions Copyright		Administration New account approval process Sharing of accounts Rules Advertisement Mechanisms to bypass the Universal Thread context Enforcement of the Terms & Conditions Legal actions Law Governing Agreement Related documentation ADMINISTRATION We will execute the following tasks when required: Relocalize a thread into a more appropriate location Freeze a thread. The frozen thread stays accessible to all members, but it may no longer be replied to. The participants of the frozen threads should think of the reasons before they (possibly) start another thread of similar nature. Mark messages that contain sensitive material, i.e. profanity. A user has the ability to set his account not to receive messages that contain sensitive material when reading new messages. We will mark messages in real time, but it is still possible that a message may go past this filter if it has not yet been marked. Users are encouraged to notify us of any message they think should be marked as sensitive. Update a thread title. This is primarily needed when we discover a typo in the thread title. However, we may also do it to change the name of threads in order to more accurately reflect the thread context. For example: a thread title might be "combobox question". We might update it to be "How to save items added to combobox?". Update the message content to fix its layout. This assumes that a message posted contains some invalid code, which will make the message appear not correctly. In such a situation, we may apply the proper adjustment so that the message appears correctly. Merge any related content of a duplicate or double identity account to its original account as soon as discovered. Make some corrections in various other types of content for enhancement in the data integrity, fix typos, remove unrelated data, adjust the date format, etc. Remove an offended link from a message, based on the request of the user who created the message, and where this link is applicable down below the thread, which assumes the link was posted in the message by mistake. NEW ACCOUNT APPROVAL PROCESS We will reject an account during the approval process for any reason we judge satisfactory, such as: A fake account An account that contains an invalid email address An account that contains erroneous information An account that contains vulgarities A duplicate account An account that is used as a false or double identity Any other evidences that lead us to believe that an account is invalid SHARING OF ACCOUNT The sharing of account is strictly forbidden. Anyone doing so is in direct violation of the Terms & Conditions of this site. In the event such situation is discovered, Level Extreme Inc. reserves the right to seek damages from the related party to the fullest extend permitted by law. This applies to regular members as well as to subscribers. Members from the same company who wish to subscribe need to purchase a corporate subscription. RULES Nothing in the Terms & Conditions of the site interferes with, restricts, or prohibits the free expression of opinions upon any subject; however, the following are not allowed and are not tolerated: Inappropriate behaviour online Blasting of other members or any similar behaviour Personal attacks based on race, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, place of origin, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation or sex Political attacks Malicious use of expletives or obscenities Any use of profanity Spamming Flaming Any use of false or double identity Internet trolling Internet flooding Failing to abide by the Terms & Conditions may result in being banned from the site. If your are banned from the site, any prior payments will not be reimbursed. We expect that each member will use one account only. In order to ensure the good running of our service and a high level of content integrity, it is strictly forbidden to create a duplicate account, an anonymous account or to have multiple individuals share the same account. Members of the same corporation should have their own individual accounts (a corporate membership is available in such a situation). ADVERTISEMENT We do not accept any advertisement in the content created by members. If you wish to advertise, you may contact us for more information. MECHANISMS TO BYPASS THE UNIVERSAL THREAD CONTEXT Any attempt by an individual to bypass the mechanisms in place by the Universal Thread to gain access to specific content constitutes a violation of the Terms & Conditions of this site. The Universal Thread provides an online interface, which is accessible from within a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape, and a Web Service interface to expose its data. Those are the only two interfaces supported. Any other mechanism used is not allowed. ENFORCEMENT OF THE TERMS & CONDITIONS Depending on the severity of the situation, when one of the Terms & Conditions has been violated, we may try to contact the member and/or simply proceed with the proper procedures in order to ensure the good running of the site. We will coordinate efforts with the authorities to trace any member that has violated the law with its dealings with us. We reserve the right in such a situation to divulge to the authorities any personal information that we may have about the member in order to facilitate the locating of the member. LEGAL ACTIONS We are proud of our accomplishments over the years and we believe in the quality of our product. To that extent, we will prosecute to the full extent of the law any individual who wilfully attempts to damage our reputation by making false allegations about us. Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of this site is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Level Extreme Inc. reserves the right to seek damages from the related party to the fullest extend permitted by law. LAW GOVERNING AGREEMENT The Terms & Conditions as well as any legal aspect of this site are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws in the province of New Brunswick. As a member, you hereby agree that any dispute related to the use of this site shall be resolved in the judicial district of Bathurst, province of New Brunswick. RELATED DOCUMENTATION Informational Bulletin - September 21, 2004 As this product is on a constant evolution, we occasionally provide new and/or additional information about various issues that occur on certain topics and content on this site. Recently, in order to preserve the quality of our product, we had to review and enhance our Terms & Conditions of use of this site. In regards to that and to other related topics that occurred online, we are releasing this document to respond to some of the concerns and related requests. Copyright © 1993 - 2008, Level Extreme Inc., All Rights Reserved 62 rue Doucet, Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick, E8J 1L3 Telephone: 506-783-9007 Email: mfournier@levelextreme.com