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ABOUT southbendforum.com
Southbendforum.com
was founded in August of 2003 as a means for citizens of the South Bend IN area
a chance to gather electronically and share thoughts, and commentary about local
issues. The site was taken over by new ownership in December of 2004 and is continuing
to be a source of information and commentary for the area, in addition to providing
residents as well as anyone with an interest in the greater South Bend area a
chance to discuss local topics.
Members do have the ability to remain
anonymous on the site, as our original mission remains the same- for members to
be able to share what they really feel without fear of political or personal persecution.
Membership is free and anyone is free to sign up and join.
By taking
part of this site, or reading news, opinion, commentary, forum postings, or merely
even visiting our home page you are acknowledging that you are an adult of legal
thinking age who can think for themselves. You are also agreeing that you are
using this site for entertainment purposes only. You agree that you will not be
offended easily and if you are, you acknowledge that you can navigate away from
this site as easy as changing a TV channel, or by turning the next page in your
paper. SouthBendForum
(SouthBendForum.com)
is not responsible for commentary contained within. You really should take the
time now to scroll down to the
Terms Of Use/Disclaimer/User Information/User Agreement
a few clicks below too, if you have read this far.
PRIVACY STATEMENT/DISCLAIMER
Personal Information At SouthBendForum (SouthBendForum.com),
we are committed to protecting your privacy. With the sole exception of an ISP
email address, we do not request any personal information or collect any information
that personally identifies you or allows you to be personally contacted. Although
an ISP email address is required for validation purposes, it will never be shared
with any third party. In fact, we do not share any personal information with any
member or third parties.
We collect and store the following information
about you: the IP address or name of the domain from which you access the Internet
(for example, aol.com, if you are coming from an America Online account); the
date and time you access our site; the Internet address of the web site from which
you linked directly to our site; and your Operating System and Browser. We use
the information to measure the number of members to the sections of our site,
which, in turn, helps us make our site more useful. The browser information is
used to develop and code pages so most people will be able to view the site correctly.
The Profile Settings of your account in the Forum program let you decide how much
information you wish to share with the SouthBendForum
community. Any additional information you provide in this section is optional
and remains personal and confidential, including your email address, date of birth,
homepage link, geographical location, permission to receive Private Messages,
use of Cookies and your visibility on the Forums.
As a member of SouthBendForum,
you may access, update and modify your Profile at any time via the Control Panel
button available from any Forum page. If you have any difficulty making changes
to your Profile or un-subscribing from any notifications, please contact our Administration.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and member
name.
You should notify a SouthBendForum
Administrator of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your
account, or of any known or suspected breach of security.
Cookies
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your
computer's hard drive. SouthBendForum.com
uses cookies to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time
you visit our site. In no case are cookies used to track down users for any
purpose. You can, if you wish, disable the use of cookies through the Control
Panel button available on any forum page. However, disabling cookies may prevent
the use of certain features of SouthBendForum
(such as downloads, if/where applicable).
Third parties
such as advertisers and agents, may at their desire set cookies to enhance their
ability to generate more detailed statistics. We cannot guarantee their use of
cookies, but we can guarantee the cookies will not be able to identify you
personally in any way.
If you have any further questions about our
guarantee, please email webmaster-at-SouthBendForum.com.
External Links
This site may contain links to other sites. SouthBendForum
is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
Public Forums and Chat rooms
The purpose behind SouthBendForum
is to make forums and/or chat rooms available to
its users and members. Please remember that any information that is disclosed
in these areas becomes public information; therefore you should exercise caution
when deciding to disclose your own personal information.
Terms Of
Use/Disclaimer/User Information/User Agreement
SouthBendForum
(SouthBendForum.com)
is not responsible for messages posted in its online forums, and any message will
express the views of the author and not the website nor its ownership. Use of
online forums shall constitute the agreement of the user not to post anything
false and defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene,
profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise
violative of law and the further agreement of the user to be solely responsible
for and hold the website
and/or its ownership harmless in the event of any
claim based on their message. Any viewer who finds a message objectionable should
contact a SouthBendForum
Administrator immediately.
Thank you for reading this far. We have tried to be quick and to the point
here, but for more detail, you can read our site use agreement and our privacy
policy on the forums, if you plan on signing up or posting.
No Product,
Service, or Employment Ads Please. The SouthBendForum
(SouthBendForum.com)
forums are for the exchange of peer-to-peer questions, advice, and ideas only.
Product, service, or employment ads will be deleted from the forums. If you would
like to advertise in the forums, please email
webmaster-at-SouthBendForum.com
for information. Our rates are dirt cheap, so just ask.
When a product is directly relevant to the answer to a problem,
vendors may respond to such a question with a reply such as, "Product xyz can
help with that particular problem. E-mail me or visit my Web site [with a URL
provided] for more information." That's all the responder can say in the forum;
the rest of the exchange, if any, should take place outside the forums.
We think that allowing this minimal mention of a relevant product is a service
to readers who might otherwise be unaware of the product. If you spot spam in
our forums, please
email webmaster-at-SouthBendForum.com
with specific information about the spam and provide a link to the offending message(s).
Permission to Publish As part of our ongoing content-creation
process, SouthBendForum
will occasionally publish excerpts
from the forum threads. Posting messages in these forums constitutes permission
for SouthBendForum
to record, edit, and/or publish, in whole or in part, messages posted in these
forums without further permission from the author.
Editing/Moving
Messages To keep the forums on topic and as useful as possible, a
SouthBendForum Administrator or Moderator
may occaasionally edit messages for clarity, move messages to a more appropriate
thread or forum, or delete messages that are inappropriate or offensive.
No Endorsement SouthBendForum
does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any
message. Reliance upon advice given in a message or to a review or article contained
anywhere within this website shall be at your sole risk. Messages posted are the
views of the user posting the statement and do not represent the views of SouthBendForum
or any potential advertisers and sponsors.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this
site, or your dealings with this Web site, please
email webmaster-at-SouthBendForum.com.
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