Bella Mena | A Forum for Women: Bella Mena Terms of Use

BELLA MENA FORUMS TERMS OF USE

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Any message posted on our forums expresses only the views of the author of the message and does not necessarily reflect the views of BELLAMENA.COM, these forums, or any person or entity associated with them.

These Forums may use moderators and administrators to monitor the content and appearance of messages posted in our forums from time to time. However, considering the real time nature of this bulletin board, it is impossible for us to monitor or review every message. Therefore, you agree that neither BELLAMENA.COM, nor any person or entity associated with them other than the person posting the message, will be held responsible for the contents, accuracy, completeness or validity of any information posted in them.

You agree that you will not use our forums to post any material, or links to any material, which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violating any law. Links to pornographic material will be edited and removed immediately upon inspection. Repeatedly posting pornographic material may result in the banning of your account and/or IP address from the BELLAMENA.COM.

You agree that you will not post any copyrighted material without the express permission of the copyright holder, unless such copyright is owned by you. Advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate on these Forums.

BELLAMENA.COM has the ability to edit and/or remove objectionable messages. Any user who believes that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by reporting a post, or e-mailing admin. Upon receipt of such notification, we will make every effort to take such action as we deem necessary within a reasonable period of time. Since this is a manual process, you are advised that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.

BELLAMENA.COM reserves the right to edit and/or delete any message for any reason whatsoever, at our sole discretion. You agree that you are solely responsible for the content of your messages, and that you will indemnify and hold harmless BELLAMENA.COM, IP. Board, and their agents and employees with respect to any claim based upon the appearance and/or transmission of your message(s).

In the event of any complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you, BELLAMENA.COM reserves the right to reveal your identity and any other information we may know about you. BELLAMENA.COM, at its own discretion, may bar registration from any specific email service or ISP.

BELLAMENA.COM has signature guidelines restricting signatures to 600x600 pixels. Huge signatures slow down the time pages load quite dramatically. Signature can contain any number of images, tickers, blinkies, etc. however, they must stay within 600 pixels x 600 pixels total size. All business links must be sponsored links. If you would like to advertise your business and help support BELLAMENA.COM, you can purchase a signature sponsorship. There is an annual fee. Once you have paid for your Business Signature Sponsorship you can include your business in your signature indefinitely. For additional information on signature advertising, please e-mail ADMIN AT BELLAMENA.COM

You agree to refrain from abusive behavior towards other members. Flaming, hateful or abuse towards another member may result in the suspension or banning of your user account and or IP address. Should a thread get out of hand, BELLAMENA.COM reserves the right to use their own discretion as to the outcome of the conversation and thread. If a thread is closed by BELLAMENA.COM Staff members agree to cease discussion on the topic. Any members in violation of this rule may be suspended or have their account banned from BELLMENA.COM FORUMS. By using BELLAMENA.COM forums you agree to be respectful of other members opinions and refrain from bashing or antagonizing another member or BELLAMENA.COM STAFF. By registering an account you agree to remain respectful at all times. Members must keep our TOU in mind at all times. Please be mindful of others opinions and feelings when posting. Please refrain from posting hateful, derogatory, abusive, or negative remarks. Blatant racism, sexism, ageism, religious intolerance, discrimination, xenophobia, disrespect or any other form of derogatory or discriminatory behavior and/or remarks will not be tolerated and may result in the automatic suspension and/or banning of your account from BELLAMENA.COM.

You also agree to not use our forums to recruit members to other forums. Members are welcome to post on any other forums they please, but you are not permitted to post threads requesting people "join you" or "check out" (or any variation thereof) any other forums. You must not post links to competing forums. You may post links to helpful articles, or informational sites. If you have a question as to whether your intended post would be appropriate, please contact admin.

When posting be aware that this is a public forum. Do not post personal information about yourself. If for some reason a member should choose to stop visiting BELLAMENA.COM, their account is banned, or placed in an inactive status, we will not be responsible for removing any pictures, posts, or other personal information from our forums. BELLAMENA.COM does not delete accounts, and members can not delete their own accounts. Anything you post on BELLAMENA.COM becomes copyright of BELLAMENA.COM and will not be removed except at our discretion. This is non-negotiable.

BELLAMENA.COM reserves the right to suspend, or ban members accounts who repeatedly violate our terms of service and to immediately discontinue, suspend, terminate or block users access to this site at any time, for any reason.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the BELLAMENA.COM website.

Copyright:

All materials on BELLAMENA.COM is copyrighted and we retain ownership of all rights, title and interest in all copyrights in all documents, text, images created or owned by and displayed on this site. Do not reprint or reproduce any material for website or public use without permission from the owners of this site. You agree not to post or distribute on this site any information which infringes on a third party's copyright or other proprietary rights.

Disclaimer:

We are not doctors or health professionals. Any material on BELLAMENA.COM is for information and entertainment purposes only. Material on our site should not take the place of a doctor or qualified professional. Please do not post "Suicide Notes" or threats on BELLAMENA.COM. Contact your health care provider immediately.


Liability:

You agree that your use of this website is at your sole risk. We do not warrant reliability of any statement or information displayed, distributed through or accessible from this website. As a convenience to you, we may provide links to websites operated by other entities, and you agree that we have no responsibility for information which is referenced or linked by this site. We are not responsible for any third party transactions via other websites users or advertisers or affiliates associated with BELLAMENA.COM. If you have had an unsatisfactory transaction please resolve this directly with the third party. If you have had an unethical experience with one of our users, advertisers or affiliates please email us at ADMIN AT BELLAMENA.COM and we will review the complaint and may remove them from our site in our sole discretion but we are not obligated to respond to your complaint. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users of this site or other persons or entities advertising on the site, you agree to release BELLAMENA.COM, IP Board and any and all entities associated with the above from any claims, damages and demands of any kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. You agree to indemnify and hold BELLAMENA.COM harmless against all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or related to your use of the BELLAMENA.COM site, violation of any law or regulation, violation of these terms and conditions, or violation of any proprietary or privacy right, or contracts formed with you through this site.

Privacy Statement:

BELLAMENA.COM is dedicated to protecting your privacy. You may visit our site without giving any information about yourself. We do, however, require registration to view forums or post messages on our forums or to email or send private messages to members on our forums.

Information collected on BELLAMENA.COM:

When you register to use the forums at BELLAMENA.COM, we collect your email address and member name. We will use this to contact you periodically to announce site updates or if there is a violation of our terms of service. You will also have the option to fill out a profile. You can provide information such as your location, birth date, instant messenger information or personal information about yourself. BELLAMENA.COM also collects standard information for gathering statistics about your IP address, the browser you are using, the operating system on your computer, the site referring you to BELLAMENA.COM and the time you visited.

Use of cookies:

BELLAMENA.COM forums do use cookies. A cookie is placed on your computer to store information about the user. Usage of cookies does not collect personal information about the user. It is used to store your log in information so that you do not have to log in with each visit.

Use of your personal information:

Although we strive to protect your personal privacy, there are events in which we may need to disclose your personal information. BELLAMENA.COM may disclose your information if required to do so by law, if we have a good-faith belief that it is necessary to comply with a legal proceeding against BELLAMENA.COM, or if it is necessary to protect copyrighted property of BELLAMENA.COM.

Thank you for reviewing our terms of service. Please check back periodically to see if there are any changes. BELLAMENA.COM reserves the right to add, edit, or discontinue any portion of our TOU at any time, and for any reason. Members are responsible for checking back for any changes that may be made. If you have any questions concerning our terms of service or privacy policy please contact us at ADMIN AT BELLAMENA.COM

Sincerely,

BELLAMENA.COM OWNERS AND STAFF