As part of Discovery Learning Solutions' commitment to making our message boards a great place to meet and interact with others around the world, you agree to abide by our Code of Conduct. Your commitment to this Code of Conduct in all message board services, designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group, ensures a positive experience for all our users.
Discovery Learning Solutions is not responsible for the content or activities in any message board service that is not managed by Discovery Learning Solutions.
Discovery Learning Solutions' message board services are provide solely for your personal and private use. You agree to abide by the following Code of Conduct when using Discovery Learning Solutions' message board service:
- We encourage everyone to treat each other with mutual respect. Do not use Discovery Learning Solutions' message board services to threaten, harass, stalk, or abuse others participating in these services.
- Discovery Learning Solutions reserves the right to remove posts that advocate or encourage expressions of violence, bigotry, racism, hatred, or profanity.
- Discovery Learning Solutions may remove postings that are deemed inappropriate, offensive or that violate guidelines or this Code of Conduct. Discovery Learning Solutions may also eject or ban any user from their area who behaves in a manner deemed inappropriate, offensive or who violates guidelines or this Code of Conduct. By participating in Discovery Learning Solutions' message board services, you agree to be bound to the rules of that area.
- Discovery Learning Solutions does not allow any illegal activities. Do not use the Discovery Learning Solutions message board services to publish, post, distribute, or disseminate defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material or information.
- You may not use any of Discovery Learning Solutions' message board services for the purpose of linking to external sites that violate this Code of Conduct.
- Do not post messages that contain photos, music, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity or any other applicable law unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents. Discovery Learning Solutions is not responsible for any use of anything you say or post.
- Do not post any materials (including software and other information) that could harm (or is designed to harm) other users' computers or would allow others to inappropriately access software or Web sites.
- Discovery Learning Solutions does not tolerate disruptive activity online, such as persistent off-topic comments and postings or statements that incite others to violate this Code of Conduct or participate in illegal activities. Our participants want to use our message board services in a positive environment.
- Discovery Learning Solutions does not allow the posting of destructive features, use of computer programs that contain such features, or access to any content that contains destructive features such as: viruses, worms, Trojan horses, e-mail harvesting, or bots for the use of scrolling, showing multiple screens, and other activities that can be disruptive to online communication.
- Falsely impersonating a Discovery Learning Solutions employee, agent, manager, host, or any other person with the intent to mislead or cause harm to others is forbidden.
- Please don't "spam" through our message board services. This includes sending identical and irrelevant submissions to any or all of Discovery Learning Solutions' message board services. To spam also includes misrepresenting the source of anything you say or post. Spamming and scrolling in chat rooms are serious violations of online etiquette.
- Discovery Learning Solutions reserves the right to ban a user at any time, without notice, from any or all of Discovery Learning Solutions' message board services for spamming.
- You are responsible and liable for all your activities while participating in Discovery Learning Solutions' message board services area. Remember, you are responsible for anything you say or post.
- Discovery Learning Solutions reserves the right to remove at any time, without notice, any post to any or all of its message board services.
- Some message board services may post Internet website links in their area. Please be advised that Discovery Learning Solutions is not responsible for the content on the Web sites associated with the links you may view.
- You are responsible for any actions you may take based on advice or information you receive online. Use your own good judgment when evaluating information provided through any message board service. Remember that the information provided could be from people at any age and experience level. The decision to conduct transactions with anyone is your own, and you should conduct your own research prior to making any decisions.
- In helping to make our message board services a great place to meet, chat and exchange ideas and information, you must do your part to uphold this Code of Conduct.
- Discovery Learning Solutions also reserves our right to amend or change the Code of Conduct at any time without notice. You agree to periodically review this document to ensure you are doing your part.
- Discovery Learning Solutions is not obligated to send users or hosts a warning before deleting any content.
- We caution you against giving out personally identifiable information (such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, names and addresses, telephone numbers, driver license numbers) to strangers online, which may be used for illegal or harmful purposes.
- Some personal information you provide to Discovery Learning Solutions may be stored outside of the country in which you reside.
Discovery Learning Solutions does not monitor, preview or control the content posted by users on our message board services, and as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such content. Content posted using our message board services does not represent our views or of any of our employees or representatives. By using Discovery Learning Solutions' message board services you acknowledge that you may be exposed to content that may be offensive or objectionable. Discovery Learning Solutions is not liable for any content or any damage incurred as a result of users' access to any content posted or otherwise transmitted through the message board services.
