NewTek Discussion Forum Rules
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Posts and Messages
You agree not to post any material the content of which (i) is defamatory, libelous, obscene, indecent, abusive, threatening to others, or in violation of any law; or (ii) infringes the copyright, trademark right, or other intellectual property right of any third party. You will be solely responsible for all content that you post on the forum.
All messages express the views of the author; the Forum Owner will not be held responsible for the content of any message. You agree to indemnify NewTek Inc. and its officers and employees from and against all liabilities, judgments, damages, and costs (including attorney’s fees) incurred by any of them which arise from or are related to the content that you post. Forums and messaging are intended only for the personal use of members, and may not be used for commercial purposes or for organized political activity.
While personal data held for lawful purposes by the Forum Owner (such as data needed to manage your account and its security) may be deleted or anonymized at times as required, information (including any personal data) you deliberately post publicly should be considered permanent.
To this end, you further agree that by submitting information, comments, or data for posting in the Forum, whether these are definable as personal data or otherwise, you understand that you are manifestly making said information and data public for purposes including but not limited to free expression, journalistic, artistic and public interest and that said information and data is thereafter permanently and in perpetuity exempt from any regional, national or international privacy regulations or regulatory constraints or limitations with similar intent that might otherwise apply to the information or data you submit. Further, you agree that such information or data may be freely quoted or referred to by other Forum members or other natural persons who are able to access the information or data you have deliberately made public by posting.
You also agree that the Forum Owner retains all rights to remove, edit, move or close any thread or post for any reason. (Requests to modify or delete other data, including data not protected under relevant regulations, may be considered by the Forum Owner or its representatives in exceptional circumstances.)
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
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Consent
ONLY IF YOU ARE 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND YOU WISH TO INDICATE YOUR FREELY GIVEN, SPECIFIC, INFORMED AND UNAMBIGUOUS AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY THE NEWTEK DISCUSSION FORUM RULES, AND YOUR CONSENT TO OUR PROCESSING LIMITED PERSONAL DATA NECESSARY TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN YOUR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT, YOU MAY CHECKMARK THE BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
Although the administrators and moderators of NewTek Discussions will attempt to keep all objectionable
messages off this site, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of
the author, and neither the owners of NewTek Discussions, nor vBulletin Solutions, Inc. (developers of vBulletin)
will be held responsible for the content of any message.
By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar,
sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws.
The owners of NewTek Discussions reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any content item for any reason.