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Check the threads
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The forums are very active so it may pay to check that your question or topic hasn't already been covered in another thread. Members are very keen to help but no-one likes to repeat themselves.
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Use a meaningful title
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Try to use a title for your topic that relates to its content. Titles such as 'Help!' or 'Info Needed' dont really say enough about the topic and may dissuade users from viewing the thread.
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Use the best forum
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We are constantly expanding the number of forums available so take a moment to choose the forum that is most relevant to your subject. It will save you time in the long run and create a more focused thread.
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FAQs
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In our forum navigation menu bar you will find links to our FAQs. This is a good place to start for basic help.
If you get totally stuck , then our Help & Support forum is available for any questions or problems
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Moderators
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Our moderators are provided to answer any queries you may have, resolve any conflicts and ensure the smooth running of the forum. They have to power to edit and delete posts/topics where necessary.
Please remember that the moderators are volunteers and provide their time out of kindness and a genuine desire to help and may not have the time in their own busy schedules to always reply immediately.
Any aggressive, threatening, abusive or spiteful behaviour toward a moderator will result in the deletion of the offending user(s) account(s)
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Photos & Signature Picks
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Please keep photographs to a maximum of 500 pixels wide x 500 pixles high .
Signature picks need to be kept to a max of 100 pixels high... with a max of 5 - 6 per signature. This will allow all users to see the forums without having to scroll great distances across the page, which can be very annoying.
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Advertising
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Continuous references to business's, business items or services including stallion / stud advertising as a way of covert advertising will not be allowed. Any member(s) are attempting an advertising campaign using the Arabian Lines Forum, may have their posts deleted and those members may be locked or have their accounts deleted.
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Advertising Products & Services / Sales
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Companies/individuals must not use the Forum or the Forum Features to advertise any products or services without the express permission from Arabian Lines Admin.
Do not use the Forum or the Forum Features as a vehicle to gain funds, or ask for money for any purpose without prior discussion with the site owners in advance. Users who persist in advertisement/promotion/asking for money will be banned.
We have a very good for sale section, do not use our forum for adverts.
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Be Nice
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Everyone has an opinion and they are entitled to express it freely. If you see a post that you strongly disagree with, please reply but remember to do so with respect and courtesy. You may be speaking to a single horse owner, just starting out or the owners of the largest stud in Europe or the World.
Please do not post rude or abusive messages - including personal attacks on other Users. Also do not post defamatory or other insulting or inappropriate messages.
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Keep It Legal
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Do not post any information or content that may be illegal, in breach of copyright, slanderous, libellous or simply untrue. Our registration policy and forum rules are here to protect you as well as us.
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Posting Links
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Posting links to other sites including commercial sites, where reciprical links have not been provided will not be acceptable unless permission has be given from Arabian Lines Admin
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Stay on track
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Please try to see your thread through to its conclusion and try to prevent it straying of the subject. Topics that change subject mid-thread are very irritating and can lead members to avoid your topics in future. Equally, dont post irrelevant topics into other members threads.
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Arabian Lines Forum - Terms and Conditions of Use
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Arabian Lines Forum - Terms and Conditions of Use
Clause 1 - Acceptance of terms
1.1 By viewing this Website / Forum you are deemed to have accepted the Forum Terms and Conditions of Use as well as the Arabian Lines terms and conditions. ( which are also included here )
WE ACCEPT NO LIABILITY NOR WILL WE BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE CONTENT OR ACCURACY OF THIS WEBSITE OR FORUM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Clause 2 - User accounts
2.1 Individual Users are permitted one account only ( multiple accounts are not permitted )
2.1a We do not allow account sharing without express permission. One user, one account only.
2.2 Users can only register one username per email address
2.3 Registering multiple usernames, using multiple email addresses may be result in these accounts being locked or deleted. Users are strongly discouraged from registering multiple usernames.
2.4 Arabian Lines reserves the right to remove access to the Forum for any Users who mimic another User's identity and/or register identities of a similar or identical nature to persons in the public eye.
Clause 3 - Advertising
3.1 Companies/individuals must not use the Forum to advertise any products or services without the express permission from Arabian Lines Admin.
3.2 Posting links to commercial sites, where reciprical links have not been provided will not be acceptable unless permission has be given from Arabian Lines Admin
3.3 Should it be deemed that any member(s) are attempting an advertising campagne using the Arabian Lines Forum, Members posts may be deleted and those members may be locked or have their accounts deleted.
3.4 Continuous references to business's, business items or services including stallion / stud advertising as a way of covert advertising will not be allowed.
3.5 Should it be deemed that any member is using the forum to attempt to gain money for any purpose without prior discussion with the site owners in advance, those members posts may be deleted and those members may be locked or have their accounts deleted.
Clause 4 - Users Obligations
4.1 Users of the Forum should adhere to basic standards and nothing false or misleading should be posted.
4.2 Anyone placing racist material on this Forum is committing a criminal offence - namely Incitement to Racial Hatred under the Race Relations Act. All details are therefore passed on to the people who provide the computers from which that message has been sent.
4.3 Do not post rude or abusive messages - including personal attacks on other Users.
4.4 Do not post defamatory or other insulting or inappropriate messages.
4.5 Anything that is placed onto the Forum must not infringe the intellectual property or other rights of any third party or breach any applicable laws.
4.6 Users must not use this Forum for transmitting any “spam” or “junk mail”, or any other form of commercial solicitation.
4.7 Users must not post onto the Forum anything that contains any software viruses or any other code, file, program designed to harm the function of any computer or telecommunications equipment.
4.8 No License - Except for your own personal use, no part of the information available from our forum or website may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, republished, licensed, distributed, performed, displayed, uploaded, posted, translated, altered, retransmitted, broadcast in any way, exploited, used to create derivative works, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent.
4.9 Users must not collect or store (or attempt to collect or store) any personal data that it may receive about other Users of the Forum.
4.10 Users under the age of 18 will need to firstly contact Arabian Lines Admin and also obtain a parent or guardian’s permission before posting anything onto the Forum. You should never reveal personal information about yourself, such as your address, telephone number.
Clause 5 - Intellectual Property
5.1 Arabian Lines reserves the right to re-use any submission to the Forum of Arabian Lines in any format or media and in such ways as Arabian Lines sees fit. Users waive their moral rights to object to any derogatory treatment, or to be identified as the author, of the submission in question.
Clause 6 - Termination
6.1 If a User fails to adhere to these Terms & Conditions, Arabian Lines reserves the right to terminate the User’s participation on the Forum. Arabian Lines shall not be liable for any loss or damages whatsoever arising from your inability to access any pages on the site. Arabian Lines also reserves the right to terminate the User’s participation on the Forum if their behaviour is damaging or potentially damaging to the forum community.
6.2 Users who posts defamatory, obscene, racial or otherwise offensive material on this Forum acknowledge that this may expose them to the risk of legal action (whether civil or criminal) being taken against them.
6.3 Any User who has had their access to the forum terminated and attempts to regain access may have further action taken against them.
DISCLAIMER
7.1 Please note that although the Arabian Lines Forum does have voluntary part-time moderators, we also rely upon notifications from other Users regarding abuse of the Forum. We reserve the right to remove or edit any posting on the Forum that contravenes these Terms & Conditions.
7.2 Users of the Forum do so entirely at their own risk. As such, to the extent permitted by law, Users release Arabian Lines , its directors, contractors, employees, administrators and moderators from all liability arising out of or in connection with the Forum and the material submitted to it by third parties.
7.3 Problems or complaints should be directed to admin@arabianlines.com or by the online Complaints system. This is particularly if you notice that a User is contravening these Terms & Conditions.
7.4 The views of users of the forum are not those of Arabian Lines.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Our Website
We provide all information on this website at our discretion and we reserve the right to make changes without prior notice. The only exceptance to this rule is for paid services or submissions where the payee (or subscriber) is consulted prior to any changes. We reserve the right to decline to publish or present images and/or information on the website which we believe to be obviously biased, non-productive or detrimental to the Arabian horse breed as a whole. We will however support genuine and constructive debate or discussion.
NOTE: By viewing this website you are deemed to have accepted the Terms & Conditions set out here.
WE ACCEPT NO LIABILITY NOR WILL WE BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE CONTENT OR ACCURACY OF THIS WEBSITE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
The information contained within this website and its associated publications or services are not to be used for commercial, public, legal or official purposes without our express written permission. Any such use will be regarded as a breach of copyright and may result in legal action.
Endorsements
We aim to represent all areas and interests within the Arabian horse world equally. To that effect we offer no endorsements, recommendations or representations of any horse, individual, stud, company, association, organisation or product.
Full Disclosure
Due to recent government legislation, all advertisers are advised to declare any known issues with any horses, products or items sold through the Arabian Lines web site. We cannot and will not accept any responsibility in any way for any liability or damages arising from any action as a result of a purchase from a third party or by a third party through the services we provide.
Accuracy of Information
All of the information on this website is for entertainment and educational purposes only. While the information is believed to be accurate, We cannot and will not make any guarantee or offer any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, suitability, timeliness or validity of any information or data found within our website that has been provided by Us or a third party. Neither do we warrant that any defects in the site will be corrected.
Some information may, at times, be out of date and it is the sole responsibility of the User or Users to ensure that they are satisfied with the accuracy of any information/data used. We may make improvements and/or changes to the information and/or the services described herein at any time. Periodic updates to this site are not guaranteed, and, while it is unlikely, this website may cease publication at any time.
Privacy Policy
All information supplied to Us will be retained solely for use by Us and will not be distributed or supplied to any third party without the express permission of the User or Users to which the information pertains except where required by law. All information regarding our clients remains confidential at all times. We are taking reasonable and appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is disclosed only to those specified by guarantee and that the personal information you have entered will not be intercepted by others and decrypted. No information or data about You will be stored on any remote server or within a third party server.
No License
Except for your own personal use, no part of the information available from our website may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, republished, licensed, distributed, performed, displayed, uploaded, posted, translated, altered, retransmitted, broadcast in any way, exploited, used to create derivative works, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent.
Service Level
We will not be held liable for any losses incurred by a temporary or permanent removal of the website due to technical maintenance by the ISP, updates , technical problems, circumstances beyond our control or actions by external sources. We will endeavour to do our utmost to ensure reliable service but cannot guarantee such service. Transmission of data and information over the Internet can be disrupted or corrupted, and may also contain viruses, Trojan viruses, worms, logic bombs and other intrusive/corruptive codes and We will bear no liability for said disruption, corruption or the effects of such viruses.
Ownership and Copyright
All materials published by Us, including, all images, logos, banners, layouts and colour schemes are protected by copyright, and owned or controlled by Us. You may not use the contents of our site for any unlawful purpose.You grant Arabian Lines a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to republish any material you submit in any format, and you warrant to Arabian Lines that any material you submit is your own work and that you own the copyright and all relevant rights. Publication of any material you submit will be at the sole discretion of Arabian Lines and Arabian Lines is entitled to make additions or deletions to any such material prior to publication, after publication or to refuse publication. You agree that all information/submissions/publications/posts on the Arabian Lines are given freely and under no pressure from a third party and agree that no right is given to insist that any information/submissions/publications/posts be deleted once published.
Limitation of Liability
You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of this website and the access provided by the Internet. Under no circumstances shall We be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special or consequential damages (including without limitation, legal fees), whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, that result from the use of, or the inability to use, any information, services or other materials available on this website, even if We have been advised of such damages. If You are dissatisfied with any of our information, services or other materials, or with any of the terms and conditions contained in this website, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this website. If We are found liable in connection with a claim arising out of or related to the information, services or other materials, our aggregate liability in such an event shall not exceed the amount of the fees paid by You for use of the service during the month in which the event giving rise to the liability occurred. Your right to monetary damages in such amount shall be in lieu of all other remedies to which You may otherwise be entitled from Us. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to You. In such jurisdictions, the respective liability of Us is limited to the maximum amount permitted in those jurisdictions. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the service or the terms and conditions must be filed within one (1) year after such a claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
DISCLAIMER
WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION OR SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, SERVICES, UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS WEBSITE. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES, THEIR ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, USEFULNESS OR CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, SLANDER, LIBEL OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. ARABIANLINES.COM NOR ANY OF ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AFFILIATES, OR ASSOCIATES SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR OTHER THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USE OF SERVICE OR INABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO OR USE THE SERVICE OR OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
Modification of these Terms and Conditions
We reserve the right to change this Agreement at any time by revising the Terms and conditions herein, including, but not limited to, adding fees and charges for use. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms and Conditions. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting on this website, or by electronic or conventional mail. Continued use of this website following any such changes shall constitute your acceptance of such changes.
Severability
If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between You and Us with respect to this website and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between You and Us with respect to this website. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
Governing Law
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.
Jurisdiction
You hereby agree that the courts of England are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement, and each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waive (and irrevocably agrees not to raise) any objection to which it might have now or hereafter to the bringing of any proceedings arising out of this Agreement in the courts of England.
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