Britec Computers Forum Rules

Welcome to Britec Tech Support Forum.

You are expected to use good judgment and common sense when posting, and act like a civilized individual. Members here encompass all ages, and the contents in a post should be suitable as such. These forums are for people who have an interest in PCs, if this is not your primary reason for joining, then you best leave now.

Your use of the forums, message boards, and any other public discussion medium (collectively, the "Forums") hosted by Britec Computers indicates you ("You") accept Britec Computers legal notice, privacy policy, and those terms found on the registration page and in this Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"). The AUP can be modified at any time, and your continued use of the Forums indicates your acceptance of the modified terms. If you do not agree to these terms, then please close your browser and do not visit this site any more!

Please remember that the open and real-time nature of these Forums makes it is impossible for us to vouch for the validity of any content posted. As such, we are not responsible for any messages posted nor the consequences of following any advice offered within Forum posts. The views expressed in the posts you will find in these Forums belong solely to their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Britec Computers, its affiliates, and/or sponsors.

If you find any posts in these Forums to be offensive or objectionable, please report them to a Admin (if you are a registered member), or use the contact us page and submit the information to a staff member. If we determine that removal of a post or posts is necessary, we will make reasonable efforts to do so in a timely manner. Arguing with the person who made the offensive post accomplishes nothing except getting people banned. It also wastes the staffs' time by having to clean up the mess. We do not care who "started it", if you post something that adds to the argument, then you are just as guilty as they are. So please, do us all a favor and think before you post. If you see something that is inappropriate, click the report post button underneath the post in question, a staff member will handle it as soon as possible.

By using these Forums, you agree to the following:

   * Respect the Forum Staff. We provide a free service in our spare time to keep the forum running efficiently; we are not here to make life harder for anyone. Any decision taken by the Administrators and Senior Moderators is final and will be respected.
   * You must have a valid email in your profile at all times. This is the only means of contact we have. Having an invalid / non-working email address will result in the suspension of your account until you correct it.
   * You are permitted a maximum of one account. Active or inactive, registering multiple accounts is not allowed. Sharing accounts is not allowed. If you choose to ignore this important rule, all your accounts will be disabled. If you have forgotten your login details and are unable to retrieve them via the automated system, do not create a new account, please contact the staff for assistance via the "Contact Us" page, we will be happy to assist you (be sure to provide the relevant details).
   * Before you post a question, use the forum search feature to determine whether your topic has already been covered recently.
   * Do Not Double Post! If no-one answers your question, bump it (after 72 hrs) rather than posting a new thread again. Posting the same thread in several forum sections is not allowed and also considered immature. Reading the same thing over and over again is the best way to annoy people and the worst way to get answers. Staff members will close or delete all offending threads and you will probably get an infraction. Posts or threads advertising other posts or threads are also seen as cross-posting.
   * Bumping, multiple, or repeated non-relevant postings in the same or different forum sections (in order to increase your post count) is not allowed, and will get you banned real quick. So please make sure what you post is relevant content.
   * While debating and discussion is fine, we will not tolerate rudeness, insulting posts, personal attacks, bigotry, or purposeless inflammatory posts. We have ZERO TOLERANCE for this and our decision is final in these matters.
   * You will not call another member a "fanboy" (or similar) for their like or dislike of a product. If that is all you have to comment on a subject (name calling or simply being rude), then don't bother posting because it will be deleted and you will get banned.
   * You will not simply say that something "sucks" (or similar). If you are going to complain about a product / store / whatever, then you better provide some sort of evidence / proof for your statement. Something does not merely suck because you don't like it and think something else is better.
   * Simply telling a person to "search Google" or "RTFM" (or similar) does not help them out in the least. If you are going to take the time to post a smug comment like that, than you can link to a google search that you did, with results that are useful. Or if you tell them to read the manual, give them a page number or section heading that they should be looking for.
   * You will not post any material that is knowingly false, misleading, or inaccurate.
   * You will respect people's right to personal privacy and will not post any personal identifying information (including their real names, contact information, and any other relevant information) within the forum.
   * You will not use profanity, nor will you post with language or content that is obscene, sexually oriented, sexually suggestive, pornographic, or violate Britec Computers community standards nor link to sites that contain such content. The Forum staff shall be the sole arbitrator of what does and what does not violate community standards.
   * Posts should be in English only. Non-English posts will be removed. If a message is unreadable due to excessive spelling and / or grammar, it may be removed. We don't ask you to be a 'Spelling Bee' champion, or even an English major, only that you post messages that are legible. Google toolbar has a spell-check option, and Firefox has spell-check built-in too.
   * You will not impersonate any person or entity, forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any posting, nor collect or store personal data about other users.
   * Advertising, spamming, flooding, trolling, and site pimping is not allowed. This encompasses all forms of communication on or from this Forum (posts, email, PM, IM, etc). This refers to the use of this site as a redirector or gateway to another site for the purpose of collecting click benefits. More details about this are in the next section below.
   * NO YELLING! For those that don't know, this is posting IN ALL CAPS. It's rude and annoying, and if you do it, your post will be removed. Posting in an extremely large font may also result in your message being edited, and/or removed.
   * Don't even think of discussing, mentioning, or make references to illegal drugs, piracy, or other illegal activity. We have ZERO TOLERANCE for this and our decision is final in these matters.
   * You will not post messages that violate English Law, or Local laws which include, but are not limited to, anything that violates a copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or is bound by NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement). Observe all copyright laws when posting copyrighted material, this is in everyone's best interest. If the material belongs to someone else, credit the original author.
   * You will not share, discuss, or distribute illegal/copyrighted software (aka warez), viruses, licenses, registration information, software keys, "cracks," or other information designed to do harm to or allow unlawful access to any computer hardware, software, networks, or any other systems.
   * You will not attempt to access any protected sections of the sites or Forums, nor make use of any hacks, cracks, bug exploits, etc. to bypass or modify the features of the forum software.
   * You will, if asked by a representative of the Forums, cease posting any content, and/or links to content, deemed offensive, illegal, objectionable, questionable, or in poor taste by the staff of the Forums.
   * By posting, you hereby grant us a perpetual, non-exclusive license to the posted content for use online, in print, databases, CD, and any and all other media, whether now known or hereafter created.

At all times, You remain solely responsible for anything found within your posts and agree to indemnify and hold Britec Computers and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of any material you submit, post to or transmit through the Forums, your use of the Forums, your connection to the Forums, your violation of the AUP, legal notice, or privacy policy, or your violation of the rights of another.

These Terms of Use will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions or your actual state or country of residence. Any claims, legal proceeding or litigation arising in connection with the Service will be brought solely in England, and you consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.

These Forums do not and can not review all of the content of every message posted and do not accept responsibility for the contents of any messages. We reserve the right to delete any message and/or restrict posting rights in our Forums for any reason whatsoever. Should you continue to post messages that violate the rules of the Forums, your account may be terminated, your access to the Forums may be banned, and your service provider(s) may be contacted about your behavior. Furthermore, we expressly reserve our rights under the law to take any other actions we deem necessary.

We at these Forums also reserve the right to disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on Britec Computers, protect and defend the rights or property of Britec Computers network of sites, or visitors to Britec Computers, identify persons who may be violating the law, the legal notice, or the rights of third parties, and cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities.