Community Rules & Etiquette and Privacy Guidelines
Thank you for being part of our community. To ensure the best
possible experience for all members, we have established some basic
guidelines for participation.
By joining and using this community, you agree that you have read and
will follow these rules and guidelines. You also agree to reserve
discussions and shared files and content to that best suited to the
medium. This is a great medium with which to solicit the advice of your
peers, benefit from their experience, and participate in an ongoing
conversation. Questions should be directed to our Member Services
department via the Contact Us link on this site. Technical questions on
association management issues should directed to our helpdesk.
Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important
guidelines. If you have questions, contact the member services
department. In order to preserve a climate that encourages both civil
and fruitful dialogue, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate
membership in this community for anyone who violate these rules.
The Rules
- Don't challenge or attack others. The discussions and comments
are meant to stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let others
have their say, just as you may.
- Don't post commercial messages on any discussion list, resource
library entry, or other area where others might see it. Contact people
directly with product and service information if you believe it would
help them.
- Use caution when discussing products. Information posted on the
lists and in the libraries is available for all to see, and comments are
subject to libel, slander, and antitrust laws.
- All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or
illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything that you
would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to
know came from you.
- Please note carefully all items listed in the disclaimer and
legal rules below, particularly regarding the copyright ownership of
information posted.
- Remember that other participants have the right to reproduce postings to this site unless you specify otherwise.
- Post your message or documents only to the most appropriate
lists or libraries. Do not spam several lists or libraries with the same
message.
All messages must add to the body of knowledge. We reserve the right to reject any message for any reason.
Discussion Group Etiquette
- Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation, location.
- State concisely and clearly the topic of your comments in the
subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your
posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by
subject.
- Include only the relevant portions of the original message in
your reply. Delete any header information, and put your response before
the original posting.
- Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that everyone can benefit from.
- Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too"
to individuals--not to the entire list. Do this by using the "Reply to
Sender" link to the left of every message.
- Do not send administrative messages, such as remove me from the
list. Instead, use the web interface to change your settings or to
remove yourself from a list. If you are changing e-mail addresses, you
do not need to remove yourself from the list and rejoin under your new
e-mail address. Simply change your settings.
- Warn other list subscribers of lengthy messages either in the
subject line or at the beginning of the message body with a line that
says "Long Message."
The Legal Stuff
This site is provided as a service for the members of
Association of American Geographers. Association of American Geographers is not responsible for
the opinions and information posted on this site by others. We disclaim
all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether
posted by Association of American Geographers or any third party; this disclaimer
includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no
event shall Association of American Geographers be liable for any special, indirect,
or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss
of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use
or performance of any information posted on this site.
Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive,
or illegal materials. Do not post any information or other material
protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By
posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or
she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received
permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party
grants Association of American Geographers and users of this site the nonexclusive
right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit,
print, and use such information or other material.
Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate members
to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to
price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended
to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate
an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices,
discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit
margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets;
allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or
termination of customers or suppliers.
Association of American Geographers does not actively monitor the site for
inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial
control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate
posting is brought to the attention of Association of American Geographers we will
take all appropriate action.
Association of American Geographers reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.
Privacy Policy
We respect your privacy
Any personal information you provide to us including and similar to
your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address will not be
released, sold, or rented to any entities or individuals outside of our
organization except as noted below.
With Whom Do We Share the Personal Information We Collect Through This Site
Our Service Providers.
We may share your personal information with companies (including our
affiliates) that perform services on our behalf, for example, companies
that help process credit card payments. Our service providers are
required by contract to protect the confidentiality of the personal
information we share with them and to use it only to provide specific
services on our behalf.
Business Transfers.
Your personal information may be transferred to another entity
(either an affiliated entity or an unrelated third party) in connection
with a merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar corporate event.
If such a transfer were ever to occur, the acquiring entity’s use of
your personal information will still be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Government and Legal Disclosures
We may disclose the personal information we collect through this
Site, when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to
comply with the law (or a court order or subpoena); to prevent or
investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to
enforce our Terms and Conditions or other agreements that govern your
use of this Site; or to protect the rights, property or safety of our
company, our users, or others.
External Sites.
We are not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
You are advised to read the privacy policy of external sites before
disclosing any personal information.
Cookies
A "cookie" is a small data text file that is placed in your browser
and allows us to recognize you each time you visit this site
(personalization, etc). Cookies themselves do not contain any personal
information, and we do not use cookies to collect personal information.
Cookies may also be used by 3rd party content providers such as
newsfeeds.
Remember The Risks Whenever You Use The Internet
While we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot
guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to us and
you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords
or other account information. In addition other Internet sites or
services that may be accessible through our site have separate data and
privacy practices independent of us, and therefore we disclaim any
responsibility or liability for their policies or actions. Please
contact those vendors and others directly if you have any questions
about their privacy policies.
For any other information please contact us using the
Contact Us page.