Code of Conduct
As part of our commitment to making
biohealthmatics.com a great place to meet and interact with others around the
world, you agree to abide by our Code of Conduct. Your commitment to this Code
of Conduct in all message board services, forums, communities, and/or other
message or communication facilities (including any contents of any of these
services or facilities) designed to enable you to communicate
with the public at large or with a group, ensures a positive experience for all
our users.
Specific message boards may also have
additional guidelines, which govern your use, so be sure to review them in
addition to this Code of Conduct. All activity on biohealthmatics.com is also
governed by the Biohealthmatics.com Terms of Use. To read the
Biohealthmatics.com Terms of Use, please
click here.
We encourage everyone
to treat each other with mutual respect. Do not use any communication or
collaboration services to threaten, harass, stalk, or abuse others
participating in these services.
Biohealthmatics.com
reserves the right to remove posts that advocate or encourage expressions of
violence, bigotry, racism, hatred, or profanity.
Biohealthmatics.com
may remove postings that are deemed inappropriate, offensive or that violate
guidelines or this Code of Conduct. Biohealthmatics.com may also eject or ban
any user from their area who behaves in a manner deemed inappropriate,
offensive or who violates guidelines or this Code of Conduct. By participating
in our members service, you agree to be bound to the rules of that
area.
Biohealthmatics.com
and Biomedical Informatics Ltd do not allow any illegal activities. You cannot
use biohealthmatics.com’s services to publish, post, distribute, or disseminate
defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material or information,
specifically, but not limited to, child pornography, bestiality and incest.
Also, you may not use these services for posting information relating
to illegal drugs.
You may not use any
of our discussion boards for the purpose of linking to external sites
that violate this Code of Conduct. Do post messages that contain materials
protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity or any
other applicable law unless you own or control the rights thereto or have
received all necessary consents. Biohealthmatics.com and Biomedical Informatics
Ltd are not responsible for any use of anything you say or post.
Do not post any
materials (including software and other information) that could harm (or is
designed to harm) other users' computers or would allow others to
inappropriately access software or Web sites.
Biohealthmatics.com
and Biomedical informatics Ltd do not tolerate disruptive activity online, such
as persistent off-topic comments and postings or statements that incite others
to violate this Code of Conduct or participate in illegal activities. Our
participants want to chat and post on our collaborative services in a positive
environment.
Biohealthmatics.com
and Biomedical Informatics Ltd do not allow the posting of destructive
features, or information concerning the use of computer programs that contain
such features, or access to any content that contains destructive
features such as: viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or bots for the use of
scrolling, showing multiple screens, and other activities that can be
disruptive to online communication.
Falsely impersonating
a Biomedical Informatics employee, agent, manager, host, or any other person
with the intent to mislead or cause harm to others is forbidden.
Please don't "spam"
through our discussionboards, none of our members like it. To spam
includes sending identical and irrelevant submissions to many different
discussion groups. Usually such postings have nothing to do with the particular
topic of the group or are of no real interest to those on the mailing list. To
spam also includes misrepresenting the source of anything you say or post.
Spamming is a serious violation of online etiquette.
Biohealthmatics.com and
Biomedical Informatics Ltd reserve the right to ban a user at any time, without
notice, from any or all services for spamming.
You are responsible
and liable for all your activities while participating in any members
services area. Remember, you are responsible for anything you say or post and
for protecting your own computer system. We recommend you install a virus
protection program on your computer.
Some members
services may post Internet website links in their area. Please be advised that
Biohealthmatics.com and Biomedical Informatics Ltd are not responsible for the
content on the websites associated with the links you may view.
You are responsible
for any actions you may take based on advice or information you receive online.
Use your own good judgment when evaluating information provided through any
collaborative service, remember that the information provided could be from
people at any age and experience level. The decision to conduct transactions
with anyone is your own and you should conduct your own research prior to
making any decisions.
In helping to make
our members services a great place to meet, chat and exchange samples, you
must do your part to uphold this Code of Conduct.
Biohealthmatics.com
and Biomedical Informatics Ltd also reserves our right to amend or change the
Code of Conduct at any time without notice. You agree to periodically review
this document to ensure you are doing your part.
Biomedical
Informatics Ltd is not obligated to send users or hosts a warning before
deleting any content.
We caution you
against giving out personally identifiable information (such as social security
numbers, credit card numbers, names and addresses, telephone numbers, driver
license numbers) to strangers online, which may be used for illegal or harmful
purposes.
Some personal
information you provide to Biohealthmatics.com may be stored outside of the
country in which you reside.
To read the Biohealthmatics.com
Privacy Statement please
click here.
Thanks for following this Code of Conduct and
joining the Biohealthmatics.com Community!
December 2003