Terms and conditions
Chat rooms allow people from all over the world to chat, make friends, and build communities. Chat rooms can be an enriching experience, but everyone should be aware that, like in any public area on the Internet or the "real world," there are some people who want to take advantage of your trust.
This general chat room is provided totally free by the Presque Isle SDA's Committee. No registration is required. By entering general chat, you agree that you are aware that people of all ages may viewing what people are saying, therefore, all communications will be kept appropriate to topics suitable for all ages. No phone numbers, emails or instant messaging IDs should ever be posted in public chat rooms.
You may not post on or transmit through Presque Isle SDA's community areas (e.g., message boards, chat, e-mail, calendars, instant messaging products) or other means any material that
- (1) violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others;
- (2) is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable;
- (3) encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense;
- (4) gives rise to civil liability, (5) violates any policies posted in any community areas or
- (6) otherwise violates any law. You also may not undertake any conduct that, in Presque Isle SDA Committee's judgment, restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the Presque Isle SDA's communications, including without limitation the community areas.
Do not flood the chat room or disrupt other users in any way. You will be banned if you do. Although we do at times moderate this chat room, we cannot be on every minute of the day. Do not give out any personal information to anyone, no matter how much you think you can trust them. Hack/exploit of the chat is a punishable offense by law. We reserve the right to maintain logs of all communication content and report anyone who does violate any laws, rules and regulations to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. PERMANENT bans will be placed to users who attempt to exploit/hack our general chat rooms.
General tips and techniques for safer chatting:
- Don’t chat about things that could let a stranger to locate you. That includes your last name, the name of your school or workplace, the city you live in, and where you hang out.
- Never meet with someone you encounter in a chat room unless you already know who they are.
- Be honest about your age. Do not attempt to lie about your age. For the young people, talk with your parents about alternative sites that might be more appropriate for you such as chat rooms restricted to childern under 13 years of age, under 18 years of age, etc.
- When providing information in any chat room, we suggest that you leave out the following personal information:
- First and last name
- Address
- Phone number
- Family name
- Should you elect to use an alias instead, your alias should be suitable, not too revealing, along with being fun.
REMEMBER - What is uploaded to the Internet can be downloaded and shared by anyone! - Avoid posting photos that allow people to identify you, especially sexually suggestive images. Before uploading a photo, think about how you would feel if it were seen by a parent, friend, or future employer.
Indemnification
All USERS of Presque Isle SDA's chat room acknowledge and agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Presque Isle SDA Committee, and their respective directors, officers, employees, webmaster and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of Presque Isle SDA's chat room or any other communication services, including but not limited to actions taken by third parties.