Privacy
Statement for Dog Chat
www.dogchatforum.com has created
this
privacy statement in order
to demonstrate our firm commitment to your
privacy.
The following discloses the information gathering and
dissemination practices for this Web site: dogchatforum.com
Information Automatically Logged
Cookies: Our site uses cookies. You may notice things like
forum systems show your username when you enter. This is done
with cookies. We also use cookies to show if content has
changed since your last visit to that site, or area of a site.
Registration Forms
dogchatforum.com collects data on users via registration forms
on our site in which we ask visitors for general contact
information (like email address), and demographic information
(like zip code).
External Links
This site contains links to other sites. dogchatforum.com is
not responsible for the
privacy
practices or the content of such Web sites.
Public
Forums
This site makes forums available to our members. Please
remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas
becomes public information and you should exercise caution
when deciding to disclose your personal information. Our
forums require the collection of personal information
(including but not limited to name, email address, location,
and ip address). This information is used solely to insure any
users violating our content rules can be contacted.
dogchatforum.com respects the privacy of all visitors/users of
the site. If for any reason you contact us via e-mail, or
become a member of our forums, your contact details will
remain confidential to the site owner & site staff only. The
only exception to this would be if dogchatforum.com was
legally ordered to disclose information on a member.
Private
Messages on Forums
Dog Chat forums
members who are over 18 have use of the private messaging
system. The purpose of private messages is to allow for
discreet conversations between members. Normal forums rules
apply to private messages.
Members under
18 are not permitted to use the private messaging system, and
members of the forums are not permitted to private message a
minor. If members knowingly break these rules they will be
banned immediately.
If you receive
a private message which breaches Dog Chat forums guidelines,
is threatening, abusive or contains illegal content please
forward it onto one of the Dog Chat administrators
immediately. Do not reply to the person sending you the
private message.
While the name
"private messages" gives the suggestion that they are private,
they are part of the database & as such accessible to Dog Chat
administrators. So, while they are private, they are not
necessarily secret. Dog Chat has a policy of respecting
member's privacy & would never access member's private message
unless the following reasons applied:
- We have
reason to believe that a member is using the PM system to
engage in illegal behaviour.
- We have
reason to believe that a member is using the PM system to
slander a person or business, which could result in damage
to their reputation.
- We have
reason to believe that a member is using the PM system to
cause harm to others.
- We have
reason to believe that a member is using the PM system to
solicit money from members, such as phishing.
- We have
reason to believe that a member is using the PM system to
spam members.
- We have
reason to believe that a member is using the PM system to
threaten members.
- We believe
that a person is using the PM system in order to cause
damage to Dog Chat.
Legal
Disclosures of Information
Dog Chat will
not share any personally identifiable information collected
from visitors or members of the site unless the following
reasons apply.
1) We are
legally ordered to provide such information via a legal
subpoena.
2) We have
reason to believe that a member has endangered, threatened,
harassed another member or staff member.
Please Contact Forum Administrator with any
queries
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