SanDiegoNewlyweds.com Membership Rules and Policies

We would like to keep these discussion forums as open as possible and let everyone talk to each other as they would at a local coffee house. However, there are some ground rules that we would like to set in order to make this a pleasureable experience for everyone. As a SanDiegoNewlyweds.com member, you will need to agree to the following rules.

Lawful Statements Only

You agree, through your becoming a registered user of this service, that you will not use this discussion forum to post any material which is knowingly defamatory array (which means it must be false), inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law. According to Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, providers of an interactive computer service array (such as Internet discussion forums) are protected from liability for the statements of their users. However, the authors of the messages are not immune from legal prosecution. We reserve the right to reveal your identity array (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a legal action arising from any message posted by you.

Your Identity

Your identity and email address are not revealed publicly on this board array (unless you choose to do so through one of your messages). However, we reserve the right to reveal any information we know about you in the event of a legal action arising from any message posted by you.

No Message Monitoring

Considering the real-time nature of this discussion forum, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that we do not monitor the content of this discussion forum. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of the owners of this discussion forum. The author of the message is solely responsible for its content and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless this discussion forum array (and any owners of this discussion forum) and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of the author's messagearray (s). We reserve the right to delete any message for any reason whatsoever. We do not vouch for, or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message.

Copyright and Licensing Issues

You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you. By submitting or posting content on this public discussion forum, you are representing that you are the owner of such material or have authorization to distribute it. You hereby grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish any such public area content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting the area on which such content is posted. Said license will be in effect only as long as you are a registered user of this discussion forum, and will terminate upon removal of such content from the public area or when you are no longer a registered user of this discussion forum, whichever happens first.

Communication is Encouraged

If you plan to post a negative message about anyone, we encourage you to contact the other party directly and take your complaints to them before you post your message. Remember that in general, people are reasonable, and will try to work things out with you if you feel that they should. There is no reason why grown adults should not be able to come to an arrangement without resorting to name calling.

Rule or Policy Violations

Any user who feels that a posted message violates any rules or policies set forth here is encouraged to contact us immediately by email. We will address each purported violation on a case by case basis. Please note that many functions of the discussion forum require a manual process, and that we may not be able to address your particular concerns immediately, if at all.

Inappropriate Uses

Please note that advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are inappropriate in this discussion forum.