Forum Terms & Conditions
Members,
May we please bring to your attention our terms and conditions and privacy statement on what can be accepted and what is not acceptable when using the D.A.F.
Over the past few weeks we have noted that the posting of links, names and also pictures that refer to certain sites has increased and although 90% of the time this is innocently carried out (which is accpetable), we have also noted that a small majority of members seem to be abusing the rules and as such we will now be removing and reviewing posts accordingly without warning or notification.
For the majority of you that use the Forum this will have no impact or effect, but we would just like to make you aware of the terms and conditions of the Forum.
theteam made the decision to keep advertising and promotion by members off the Forum when it was first launched. It seems to work very well and we thank members for understanding why as we have seen so many other forums descend into arguements and a tit for tat scenario which we have and still wish to avoid.
Thank you for your understanding.
Terms and Conditions
Welcome to the Diecast Aviation Forum. Your use of this site is governed by the following set of terms and conditions. You must read and agree to these rules before proceeding.
"We", "Us" “the team” are the administration and moderation team that run The Diecast Aviation Forum.
Registration
Registration to The Diecast Aviation Forum is free. You are allowed ONE account - the username can be changed at a later date but only via and at the discretion of the Admin. The use of multiple accounts are also NOT allowed and if you are found to be using multiple accounts, then all these accounts will be removed, closed and you will be permanently banned.
All users under the age of 16 must seek permission from their parent or guardian in order to gain membership of The Diecast Aviation Forum. There is no minimum age in order to join in, however if you are unable to converse in an adult manner the account will be deactivated.
Use of anonymous proxies to access The Diecast Aviation Forum is also NOT permitted. If you are found to be using an anonymous proxy, you will be permanently banned from accessing the site. By registering and using The Diecast Aviation Forum, you agree to abide by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with these, then please do not sign-up.
Inappropriate Material
In order to protect The Diecast Aviation Forum and its members from legal prosecution, and to maintain an environment that encourages debate and discussion, inappropriate material may not be posted, including (but not limited to):
Posting inflammatory comments (commonly referred to as "trolling").
Persistent xenophobia, racism or personal abuse directed at other forum member.
Posting obscene or pornographic/sexual natured material, or links to other sites that contain or promote obscene or pornographic material.
Posting information that may invade the personal privacy of any other person.
Posting any material that breaks common law.
Posting any copy written material unless you own that copyright.
Attempting to bypass the moderators.
Posting irrelevant material (commonly referred to as "padding"). This also includes the copy and paste function on blocks of prose.
Including images within your post that are not hosted on your own web space without the explicit permission of the web space owner.
If you find any post that you believe may contain any inappropriate material, contact us by using the "report bad post" button attached to the post so that we may quickly take any necessary action.
Copyright
You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright on that material. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s).
Any copyright holders who find their material posted on the site should contact us and request that material's removal.
Promotions Page, Sales & Swap Section
the team do not accept any responsibility and outcome for the service of any of the Promoters stated and will not be drawn into or accept any liability. The Promotions Page is “to help” members and visitors in sourcing only and therefore we cannot be held responsible for any outcome. This is between you and the Promoter.
Promoters may be discussed in the relevant Forum section only, but any self-promotion by a member, outside retailer/seller or paying promoter within the Forum will be withdrawn immediately and their membership will be reviewed. Continued abuse of this and the membership will be withdrawn without notice. This is at the discretion of the team and moderators. Please do not abuse it!
No sales or selling of other items besides diecast of any kind will be accepted without the prior approval of the team
The swap section is for members use only and it is as it says "swaps". Any sales or selling as a result of abusing this section and the offending post and membership to the DAF will be withdrawn.
Signatures
You may optionally use a signature. However please note that signatures are subject to the same rules as message posts, as described above under "Inappropriate Material". Signature images must be no larger than 100 pixels in height and 150 pixels width, or 50 pixels height and 400 pixels width. The file size must be no larger than 20KB. You may have a maximum of four lines of text at text size 1, or two lines at text size 2.
Pictures
Pictures and photographs may be posted on The Diecast Aviation Forum that is within the guidelines specified on the Forum. We refer you to “Inappropriate Material” for contents allowed and disallowed. Photographs may be posted in two ways, firstly, offsite and secondly, on-site. Please refer to the appropriate section within the Forum for this information.
Pictures or Photographs must not exceed 800 x 600 pixels.
Any such pictures or photographs not complying with the above will be removed.
Please bear in mind that many members are on dial-up connections and to reduce file sizes to the smallest possible size as specified above or lower.
The Diecast Aviation Forum & Website cannot be held responsible in anyway for Copyrighted material being posted by it's members. Members will directly be reponsible for their own posted photographs and if copyrighted will seek the owners permission prior to posting. Any copyrighted photographs may be removed without the posters consent or if a complaint is made and upheld.
Manufactueres Section Photographs
This section is designed soley for use by the members of the Diecast Aviation Forum & Website and as such all these photographs are the copyright of the the Diecast Aviation Forum & Website and may not be copied, used or displayed for commercial gain by any member or person without consent prior. This may be requested by using the "contact us" request.
Any such member found using the above photographs for their own use, gain or commercial basis will be removed by the Diecast Aviation Forum & Website and proceedings will be taken to recover cost's and the photographs used.
These photographs remain the property of the Diecast Aviation Forum & Website at ALL TIMES.
Posting
Prior to posting new threads, the team ask that the search facility should be used to ensure that the subject has not been covered prior. Repeating content is bad forum practice and leads to excessive threads being raised. Any thread not being posted in within three months may be deleted with no reason given.
Warnings
The Diecast Aviation Forum operates a system of formal warnings. All warnings are recorded and held against your account.
We will notify you of any warning made for breaking these terms and conditions by:
A public warning within the thread in which you broke the terms and conditions.
and/or
An e-mail or PM to your registered account.
Depending on their severity any warnings you receive, you may be subject to a temporary or permanent ban. Following a temporary ban you should contact us to request the reinstatement of your account.
Complaints
If you disagree with any decision the team make, contact us privately where we will consider your complaint. You may not publicly question any decision, post any decision(s) or discuss any decision(s) we have made on the forum. the team reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason. This decision is final and no reason for deletion of posts or accounts should be expected.
Your privacy
We will not sell or pass on your private details that we hold about you. All details held are required for the day-to-day running of The Diecast Aviation Forum. However we reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.
From time to time the team will e-mail only our members or send out a newsletter. Your e-mail address will be kept private from any other forum member.
Disclaimer
Neither The Diecast Aviation Forum, nor any of the associated sites, can be held responsible for any false, offensive or otherwise unacceptable content on this message board.
Breaches of our terms and conditions will be dealt with on an individual case-by-case basis, resulting in formal warnings, suspensions and permanent bans. In extreme cases we will not hesitate to report members to their Internet service provider (ISP) or to take legal action.
We reserve the right to make amendments to these terms and conditions at any time. All changes will be notified to members via an announcement visible in all forums, or if only relevant to a single forum, within a "sticky" thread within that forum (as listed above).
The Diecast Aviation Forum is privately owned and run. Membership of The Diecast Aviation Forum is not an automatic right of any user and is only granted on the condition that users accept all terms and conditions. Any use of the forum is taken as your agreement to these terms and conditions. If you no longer wish to abide by these terms and conditions, do not use the forum and instead please contact us and we will close your account and remove access to the site. All such personal information will be deleted.