To help ensure that BingoNet is a comfortable and secure place for all, we ask that you familiarise yourself with the following guidelines before posting on any forum. Please understand that by posting messages on BingoNet you are agreeing to follow these guidelines.

Guidelines

• Please be sensitive to the beliefs, opinions, lifestyle choices and feelings of others.
  
• Do not post messages or use language that could be taken as unlawful, libelous, harassing, abusive, threatening, defamatory or obscene. If you feel the need to express your opinion with words that may offend, please replace all letters with symbols i.e. £%$£&!
  
• Please do not use BingoNet forums to promote any products, services or commercial websites - if you are interested in advertising or research possibilities please email hannah@bingonet.co.uk.
  
• You must be the sole owner and author of any content or image posted on BingoNet.co.uk. It is your responsibility to check the copyright status of any material before posting. We reserve the right to remove any content we believe to be in violation of copyright, trademark or any other proprietary laws.
  
• Do not post malicious content that contains viruses or any other harmful, disruptive or destructive files, codes or programs.
  
• Please avoid using our forums to make complaints about BingoNet.co.uk - if you have any issues then let us know.
  
• When posting messages please avoid typing in all capitals. On forums this is taken as shouting and can make others feel uncomfortable.
  
• BingoNet.co.uk is based in the UK so please post all messages in English so they can be understood by members and moderators alike.
  
• Please avoid posting comments more than once either on the same or on different forums. Additionally, please do not transfer comments made by yourself or another user between forums or threads either completely or partially.
  
• Remember that written words can easily be misinterpreted - check that you are happy with the content of your messages before posting.
  
• Please don't use BingoNet forums to recruit members to other website communities. If you have a suggestion for a new forum you would like to see included then let us know.

Responsibility

By submitting comments to BingoNet.co.uk you are giving us the right to publish them on our website and permission to use, edit, delete and move them as we see fit.

Each member of BingoNet is personally responsible for the content of any posts, messages of comments submitted. Specifically, members may be held liable for any illegal, fraudulent or defamatory claims they make. Please be careful what you say online.

BingoNet do not endorse any opinions or beliefs posted by members in our Forums. Additionally we do not accept liability for the accuracy or truthfulness of any information or advice included, or any responsibility for the consequences of any loss or damage that following information posted could cause. Always take the advice of a professional above lay opinion.

BingoNet.co.uk reserves the right to remove content and to exclude members without notice.

Privacy

The comments posted on BingoNet forums are public and as a result can be read by anybody who has access to the internet, please bear this in mind when posting messages.

We recommend that you do not include your address, telephone number, email address or any other personal information in postings as these can be accessed by others. Additionally, you should never give out private information about another BingoNet member whilst on this site or otherwise.

Remember that any photographs posted online can be copied and saved by other users; please be aware of this risk if you decide to include photos as part of your profile.

As we only ask for names and email addresses during BingoNet registration we have no way of vetting or verifying who members of BingoNet really are; please exercise normal caution when interacting with individuals you have never met before. The best way to ensure your privacy is to avoid divulging any personal information.

If you ever decide to meet with someone that you have met on the BingoNet forums, we ask that you take the following precautions:

• Meet in a public place that you feel comfortable with.
  
• Take a friend with you.
  
  
• Tell someone reliable where you are going, when and who you are meeting and when to expect you back.

For more information please read our privacy policy.