Code of Conduct (Forums)

As a member of the public, a university staff member or student, each user is responsible for anything he or she uploads to the site or posts to a forum (bulletin board).

The University of Hull, is not responsible for any content published by forum members or for any forum topics or messages posted to the site.

Please note that only non-profit-making community organisations in the Exeter area will have their site accepted.

New sites will not be made visible to general users until managers at the Express & Echo Publications Ltd have verified details of the community organisation.

Your Responsibility

The Beehive gives users the ability to create web sites for their own community organisation and allows registered users to create a discussion and post messages to the bulletin board. It also allows registered and non-registered members to post messages on guestbooks. NEP takes no responsibility and accepts no liability whatsoever for any material, words or pictures that are uploaded to the site.

It is therefore important to remember that:

* You are solely responsible and liable for any material you upload to the site.
* If you have created a community website on the Beehive, you are solely responsible for the administration of your guestbook where it has been activated.
* You are solely responsible and liable for any messages you post and/or all discussions you create on any bulletin board.

Managers of The Beehive have the absolute right to eject or ban users and remove messages or discussions that breach the Code of Conduct or User Agreement.

Look after your own privacy

Please remember that information on The Beehive community network is visible to anyone who accesses the site.
We therefore advise you against giving out personally identifiable information (credit card numbers, names and addresses, etc) to other users.

Be polite

Remember that people of all ages, races and beliefs may be using the site, so it is important to be polite when communicating with other users and to treat everyone with mutual respect.
This is especially important when leaving messages on the bulletin boards or guestbook.

The Code of Conduct forbids users to:

* Harass, stalk, abuse or insult any other community user
* Make reference to another user in a racist or bigoted manner.
* Incite others to violate the Code of Conduct.
* Falsely impersonate anyone from the Express & Echo Publications Ltd or The Beehive with the intent to mislead others.
* Post information or details that invade the privacy of others.

Remember that you are responsible for anything you upload to the site or post to a bulletin board or guestbook.
Managers of The Beehive have the absolute right to eject or ban users and remove messages that violate the Code of Conduct.

Stay legal

The Beehive does not allow any illegal activity within its pages and forbids users from using the site to distribute any material inappropriate for a website aimed at the community.

The Code of Conduct forbids users to:

* Upload words, pictures or any other material or information that is illegal, indecent, dishonest, untruthful, defamatory or obscene
* Use their pages to link to any other Internet website that contains any of the above material
* Upload words, pictures or any other material that breaches a third party's copyright
* Upload any material or software that could harm other users' computers or affect the working of the site in any way.

We reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.

Don't Spam

The Beehive has the absolute right to ban users who persistently "spam" bulletin boards with irrelevant messages or post the same message to several separate discussions.

The Code of Conduct forbids users from:

* Advertising any business or service on the bulletin board or guestbooks
* Repeatedly posting the same message in a single discussion
* Using the space provided in bulletin boards or guestbooks to buy, sell or license any product or for any betting purpose.

Thank you for abiding by the Code of Conduct, and, above all, enjoy using the site!