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Alpha Sound & Lighting Co.'s Web Forum Discussions Use Agreement is our set of "House Rules." You must agree to and abide by them to participate in the Discussions forums. Alpha Sound & Lighting Co.'s Web Forum Discussions Use Agreement (Dated September 14th 2006). This Alpha Sound & Lighting Co.'s Web Forum Discussions Use Agreement (the "Agreement") provides important information about your use of the Alpha Discussions site (the "Site"). You should read it, understand it, and consider printing a copy for reference as you use this site. IMPORTANT: IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MUST ACCEPT IT AS PRESENTED TO YOU, WITHOUT CHANGES. ALPHA WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS. At any time Alpha may change, add, or remove any part of this agreement or any part of the services and features provided at this site. If it does so, Alpha will update the Agreement by posting it here and may also post such changes elsewhere on this site. IF ANY FUTURE CHANGE IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOU SHOULD DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE WILL ALWAYS INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CHANGES TO IT.
1. General
• As long as you comply with the Agreement, Alpha grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use this site.
• In addition to the terms and conditions in the Agreement, all use of this site is governed by the alphasoundandlighting.com Terms of Use.
• In the event of any conflict between this agreement and alphasoundandlighting.com Terms of Use, the terms of this agreement will govern.
• Alpha's involvement. Alpha does not formally provide technical support on this site. However, any information that is provided by Alpha is offered on an "AS IS" basis without warranties of any kind.
• Views expressed on this site are not endorsed by Alpha.
• Alpha does not prescreen information submitted by users of this site ("Submissions"). Alpha retains the right but not the responsibility to edit or remove any Submission, including those deemed by Alpha to violate the Agreement. Alpha will make good faith efforts to investigate allegations that Submissions violate the Agreement but (a) makes no warranty to you that it will edit, remove, or continue to permit the display of any specific Submission, whether or not subject to such allegations, and (b) will have no liability whatsoever for editing, removing, or continuing to permit the display of any Submission whatsoever. In addition to these terms, any Submission that questions Alpha's policies and procedures or includes speculation on Alphas decisions may be removed.
• To use this site, each user must have a unique user name and password combination, known as an Alpha ID. Please review Alpha's Privacy Policy, which describes how Alpha collects, uses and protects your personal information. It is your responsibility to provide and maintain a valid email address in your profile for use of this site. Alpha cannot and will not be responsible for any problems or liability that may arise if you do not provide accurate, truthful, and complete information.
2. Submissions
• Search or browse for existing answers before you ask a question. Someone else may have asked your question — it may save you some time.
• Stay on topic. Alpha's discussion forums are here to help people use Alpha products and services more effectively. Unless otherwise noted, don't add Submissions about nontechnical topics, including:
•• That rumor you saw on another website.
•• Discussions of Alpha's policies or procedures.
•• Speculations/rumors about unannounced products/services.
•• The status of your Dungeons and Dragons board game.
• Don't threadjack. Be sure your response relates to the topic. If you're reading about a specific issue, stay on that issue or find the appropriate topic or start a new one.
• Be polite. Everyone should feel comfortable reading Submissions and participating in discussions. Alpha will not tolerate flames or other inappropriate statements, material, or links. Most often, a "flame" is simply a statement that is taunting and thus arbitrarily inflammatory. However, this also includes those which are libelous, defamatory, indecent, harmful, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, objectionable, discriminatory, abusive, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, or offensive in a sexual, racial, cultural, or ethnic context.
• Don't be a troll. A troll is someone who strives to disrupt a constructive conversation by posting flames or specious arguments. Trolls sometimes impersonate another user by posting under a false user name. If you have a troll in your midst, let an Alpha know.
• Post constructive comments and questions. Unless otherwise noted, your Submission should either be a technical support question or a technical support answer. Feedback about new feature requests or product enhancements are welcome too. Don't post non-constructive complaints, polls, or petitions.
• Do not post a URL unless it directly answers a user's question. If any portion of your Submission, including any posted URL, results in any accrual of compensation or benefit to you, then you must note this in your post by stating, "I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link."
• State your question clearly. Include as much information as you can about your issue. At minimum, include:
•• The product you're using and its version.
•• The names and versions of other relevant products.
•• A complete description of problems and errors.
•• What you were doing when you ran into this issue.
• Test your answer. When possible, make sure your answer works on your own equipment before you post it.
• Don't post personal information. Think twice about posting your email or address. Alpha's discussion forums are a very public place. If you post your email or address, you could wind up on a spammer's list.
• Don't spam your fellow users. Spam is defined as sending unsolicited email without the recipient's consent. Spam includes chain letters and advertisements.
• No advertising. Don't use the Site to sell or market your products to users. If you receive compensation or personal benefit from a purchase or site you advocate, or from an affiliate link, you must note this in your Submission by stating, "I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link." Advertisements for items that do not directly answer another user's question are not allowed. As well, the following are not allowed:
• A Submission created solely to advertise a book, service, software or some other item for sale.
• Any reference, including a link, to a commercial item that is not directly related to a relevant technical support question or answer.
• You may sign your Submissions with information about yourself. However, this should not include a link to a website. An example of an acceptable signature:
•• Justine R.
•• Author, "Cookies and the Web"
• No impersonations. This includes screen names and signatures.
• No inappropriate user names. Inappropriate or offensive user names or aliases will be removed.
• License to Use Submission. By sending a Submission to the Site you agree to grant Alpha a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive worldwide right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to the Submission. If you do not want to grant to Alpha the rights set out above, please do not send your Submission to the Site.
3. Keep within the Law
• No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
• Do not post defamatory material.
• Material submitted must be your own work or work to which you have a license. You warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the information contained in your Submission.
4. Minors
• You must be at least 13 years old and have your parent or guardian's permission to post to the Site.
• Never reveal any personal information.
5. Breach of the Agreement
• If you fail to abide by these terms Alpha will send an e-mail that informs you that your Submission has been deleted or edited. This mail will also include a warning that continuing to break the terms of the Agreement may result in action being taken against your account or accounts. This action may include your relevant account or accounts being placed into temporary or permanent suspension of your ability to participate in any or all of the areas on this site.
• If you post or send offensive or inappropriate content anywhere on or to this site or otherwise engage in any disruptive behavior which Alpha considers to be serious and/or repeated, Alpha may use all available information about you to stop any further infringements. This may include informing relevant third parties such as your employer, school, Internet service provider, or law enforcement authorities of the infringement.
• Alpha reserves the right to delete any contribution, or take action against any account, at any time, for any reason. |
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