Please read these General Terms and Conditions of Use carefully before using the ChildForum.com website.

As a ChildForum member and by using the www.childforum.com website, you signify your agreement to these Terms and Conditions.

1) COPYRIGHT

© All the material on this site has the protection of international copyright. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to view and print materials from ChildForum.com for personal use only that is non-commercial for the purpose of viewing, reading and retaining for reference. Any other copying, distribution or modification of information or materials on this site, whether in electronic or hard copy form, without the express prior written permission of ChildForum.com, is strictly prohibited.

Any direct quotes taken from any material (written or video) on the public section of ChildForum.com website must give full acknowledgment to the author and the website along with the date the material was retrieved.

No quotes or material from the member-only section of the ChildForum website can be taken from it and communicated to or shared in any way with non-members, publicly or within your organisation. 

Plagiarism will not be tolerated and may lead to legal action. The ChildForum logo cannot be used without the written permission of ChildForum.

To ask further about copyright conditions and what you may, and may not, do regarding copying and use of material on this site please contact us.

2) CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP

Membership subscriptions are non-refundable. A membership cannot be shared with or transferred to another person, group, or organisation.

In the event that an ECE service or institution is sold or merged the member accepts responsibility to inform ChildForum. The membership will cease and no refund for any remaining months of membership will be made. The new owner or operating group must take out a new 12 month membership under its name. At the end of each 12 month period of membership dues are payable unless the member has cancelled subscription prior to the renewal.

ChildForum reserves the right to decline the membership of any ECE lobby group and any person associated with such groups, including Executive or Board members (past and present), CEOs and directors, and contractors and employees along with their ECE services, tertiary education institutes, and ECE centres and other businesses.

Childforum also reserves the right to decline the membership application of any person who has attempted to undermine ChildForum or who does not support the objectives of ChildForum.

Where a member passes on information (verbally, electronically, in writing, or printed copies) from the ChildForum members-only section of the website to a non-member or to any organisation, ChildForum reserves the right to cancel the member's access, to name and shame the member, and refuse any future applications for membership.

ChildForum reserves the right to moderate comments and delete comments submitted online, without explanation or apology.

By using the website and submitting comment you agree not to: bully or harass other users, make offensive or malicious comments, engage in self-promotion, advertise or promote a service or product or event without the agreement of ChildForum, or dominate the comments for the purpose of pushing your particular view. ChildForum reserves the right to issue a warning OR cancel your membership, without refund of any membership fees paid and to refuse any future applications for membership.

We take seriously the protection of membership benefits, as we expect you to do. Your responsibility is to inform ChildForum of any misuse of membership that comes to your attention, including membership-only information being shared with third parties and breaches in copyright. 

3) USE OF YOUR NAME AND SECURITY OF MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT

The ChildForum.com website requires users to provide their real name, or in the case of group membership the name of their service, department or association. You must use your legal name – your first and last name for a personal membership, the ECE service name and licence number for an ECE service membership, or the name of the department and institution or association for a department/association group membership. You agree not to share your password or let anyone else access your membership account.

In the case of a group membership for an ECE licensed service or department the password is only to be shared amongst the members in the group. We recommend you change your password at least every six months and also when a staff member leaves.  

4) WEBSITE CONTENT

The views expressed in third party materials, articles and comments published on this site are not necessarily those of ChildForum.com, Sarah Farquhar, staff and ChildForum members. No responsibility or liability is accepted for the accuracy of the information and published materials on this web site. Independent and/or legal advice should be sought before taking any action in reliance of any information or views expressed by ChildForum or on the ChildForum website. Any person relying on any information and published materials obtained in or accessed through the ChildForum website does so at their own risk.  

5) LINKS TO, OR WITH, THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

No responsibility is taken by ChildForum.com for the contents of Links to other Websites. You are welcome to create a hyperlink to ChildForum from another website, but the link must not be presented in any context which implies ChildForum has an association of any kind with your site, or endorses your site or product. 

6) NON-CHILDFORUM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Information on third party products and services that ChildForum has assessed to be ones that may be of benefit to you does not constitute an endorsement. You are advised to seek legal advice and undertake checks on any third party products and services advertised or promoted by ChildForum before you enter into any relationship or agreement for use or purchase. ChildForum shall not be liable for any loss or damage incurred as a result of any purchase or relationship that you may enter into with any suppliers of third party products or services.  

AMENDMENTS
ChildForum can make changes at any time, for legal or administrative reasons, to the Terms and Conditions Statement. For an updated copy please check the ChildForum.com website. Thank you.

This copy was last updated March 2012.