[GuTs]

Terms of Service

Purpose: This is set of guidelines we use to manage the forum and the SupCom Live website. This site encourages debate, discussion, and the free flow of ideas. We do all we can to allow a range of opinions and viewpoints. However, we do not confuse the free flow of debates with the unrestricted right to say anything about anybody. This site does not support expressions that encourage racism, hate, violence, illegal activity, or harassment. Sections 2 and 3, below, contain a non-exclusive list of activities that are against the guidelines of this forum.

Section 1: Definitions

The following are definitions of specific language of SupCom-Live.com's Terms of Service (hereafter the “TOS”).
A. Banning. The deletion of a user’s account and termination of that user’s right of access to the site as a result of serious or repeated violations of the TOS.
B. Flaming/Flame wars. (i) The act of calling into question someone’s thoughts, beliefs, and parentage simply because you don't agree with them; (ii) the act of posting confrontational, abusive, insulting, derogatory, abusive or inflammatory representations about another person, site member or poster; or (iii) the act of sending a confrontational or abusive message contains angry, and possibly insulting or vulgar, content. See also “Harassment.”
C. Harassment. (i) Unsolicited words or conduct that tend to annoy, alarm or abuse another person; (ii) a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress in such person and serves no legitimate purpose; (iii) a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome; or (iv) the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism.
D. Non-Public Person. Defined as any member, guest or participant in any activity attended by SupCom-Live.com members or any other person, who is not a public figure and has a reasonable expectation of privacy or where a poster knows or should have known that the subject person would object to his/her depiction on a public domain. By contrast, a “public figure” is a person who, by employment (tv personality, professional entertainer, professional athlete, politician, etc.) or by other prior action or reputation has become known to the general public and his/her likeness already exists in the public domain.
E. Spamming. (i) Multiple, unauthorized advertising posts within one or more forum or classified sections or the posting of multiple off-topic messages within the forum sections; or (ii) the practice of sending copies of the same or materially similar post to more than one section of the forum or via the site’s Private Messaging system.


Section 2: Restricted Conduct

The following activities, whether by forum post, any uploading section or via the site’s Private Message system (hereafter “PM”), violate the TOS and will require action by site Moderators. This is a non-exclusive list that may be amended from time to time at the sole discretion of SupCom-Live.com:
A. Flaming or inciting or participating in a flame war.
B. Posts/uploads that encourage racism or racist stereotyping.
C. Posts/uploads that encourage illegal activity.
D. Posts/uploads that are blatantly offensive, violent or pornographic.
E. Posts/uploads that include links to racist or pornographic websites or sites that promote any illegal activity.
F. Spamming.
G. Posting personal information (e.g., home or business address, phone number, mobile number, E-mail address, etc.) of any other Non-Public Person without such person’s express written consent to do so.
H. Posting identifiable photos or other likenesses of any Non-Public Person without the subject’s express written consent to do so (see Section 4A for details).
I. Posted commercial posts (see Section 3, below).
J. Repeated improper placement of postings into the wrong section with what is deemed by the moderator as solely an intent to attract more readers .
K. Harassment.
L. Interference with site operations or the actions of a Moderator or other site staff including, but limited to, harassing site Moderators or other site staff for actions taken in the line of duty or inciting others to violate the TOS.
M. The use of a screen-name that would generally be considered vulgar or offensive or is otherwise deemed inappropriate by SupCom-Live.com.
N. Use of similar screen names, avatars or file attachments within the body of a post to parody the identity of real people in a derogatory or defamatory manner.
O. Any other conduct that, in the sole discretion of SupCom-Live.com staff:i. reflects negatively on the community impression of the site;
ii. creates a negative reaction among a significant number of other site members;
iii. tends to harm, damage or in any way adversely affect the reputation of SupCom-Live.com;
iv. exposes or tends to expose SupCom-Live.com to potential liability for violation of any governmental or official agency law, regulation, ruling, instruction, or known or reasonable ascertainable expectation of conduct; or
v. does not conform with the norms of community behaviour.


Section 3: Rules Regarding Commercial Postings

We do not allow commercial posting on this site.If you want to promote your business, please contact us at advertise(at)awillys.com.


Section 4: Privacy and Intellectual Property

The world wide web (“www”) allows information to be viewed, with few restrictions, to a worldwide audience that is not subject to the control or regulations of this site. Because of this characteristic of the www, although SupCom-Live.com will take reasonable measures to protect the privacy and intellectual property of its members, the site can assume no liability for third-party reproduction, misuse, or commercial use of any information posted by members on this site.
A. Photos or Other Likenesses of Real Persons: It is a violation of the TOS for members to post a photo, video clip or any other likeness of a real person affiliated with SupCom-Live.com as a member, guest or participant in an activity attended by SupCom-Live.com members or any other Non-Public Person without the subject’s express written consent. The burden of evidence of receiving such consent will be on the poster.
B. Photos generally: Photos submitted to SupCom-Live.com or posted on any of its forums become the property of the site unless otherwise specified by agreement made prior to such submission or posting.
C. Member information: Screen-names of members are the property of SupCom-Live.com and can be modified, deleted or used by the site without permission of the member and without notice should it become necessary. Member information collected at time of registration may be used only for the administration of this site and its activities, but will not be sold or otherwise distributed to third parties without the member’s prior written consent, except where required by law.
D. Other site content: Members’ forum posts, articles, blogs or any other text submissions to the site become the property of SupCom-Live.com for the purposes of re-use, modification or disposal on the site or in connection with site community activities.


Section 5: Actions Taken in Response to TOS Violations

SupCom-Live.com uses a team of Moderators and other staff to monitor all activity on the forums. In response to a violation of the TOS, Moderators may take, at the Moderator’s or site’s discretion, one or more of the following actions:A. Delete the thread in question.B. Delete the post in question.C. Delete the uploaded file in question.D. Edit the post in question to remove content that violates the TOS.
E. Move a thread to the appropriate section of the forum, if incorrectly placed, or, in the case of any other violation of the TOS, delete the thread.
F. Post a request, comment or warning on the thread in question to indicate that a violation of the TOS has occurred or that the trend of the thread is leading to a violation of the TOS.
G. Send a PM to the poster of a post/uploaded file that violates the TOS.
H. Banning a member.


Section 6: Procedures

A. If a Moderator takes action to remedy a violation of the TOS, the Moderator may, at his/her discretioni) Post the reason for the action within the post or thread itself (this action is required where the Moderator has acted under Section 5C). An example of this is: “”
(ii)Send a PM to the poster advising of the reason that poster’s post/uploaded file was deleted or moved.
(iii)Post no explanation to the forum or via PM where the nature of the violation of the TOS is obvious.
B. A member may always request a brief explanation for a Moderator’s action via PM to the “moderator” in instances where no explanation has yet been given.
C. Posters who are habitual or frequent violators of the TOS and who have not ceased violations of the TOS after warnings from Moderators may be subject to banning without further notice.
D. Moderators’ actions with respect to violations of the TOS are final and not subject to further review.