Terms of Use and Code of Conduct

Thank you for being a part of our online community, SPARC Connect. We welcome discussion and dialogue, believing that the goal of this networking community is the sharing of knowledge and information. Individuals are encouraged to discuss issues and trends within SPARC Connect.

To ensure the best possible experience for all SPARC members, we have established some basic guidelines for SPARC Connect, which cover basic etiquette and govern participation. By joining and using SPARC Connect, you agree that you have read and will follow these rules and guidelines. In order to preserve a climate that encourages both civil and fruitful dialogue, SPARC reserves the right to suspend or terminate membership for users who violate these guidelines.

Questions about SPARC Connect should be directed to info@SPARCnational.com.

RULES AND ETIQUETTE

● Respect others. Focus on the content of posts and not on the people making them. Please extend the benefit of the doubt to newer guests and members; there’s no such thing as a stupid question.

● Respect the purpose of SPARC Connect. Use the community to share successes, challenges, constructive feedback, questions, and goals.

● Promotional posting is not allowed on SPARC Connect. No selling, solicitation, advertisement, or promotion of products or services in which you have a personal or financial interest is permitted.

● If you’ve found a product or service helpful, please share your experience with the group in a respectful way.

● Use caution when discussing products. Information posted on the discussion groups and in the libraries is available for all to see, and comments are subject to libel, slander, and antitrust laws. For example, discussing specific wages and fee setting should be avoided.

● 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.

● Respect intellectual property. Post content that you have personally created or have permission to use and have properly attributed to the content creator. Generally it is advisable to share a link rather than cut and paste text.

● When posting content or documents in our collaborative environment, please indicate if it is not available for reuse. It’s also advisable to contact the owner of any material if you would like to reuse it.

● 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.

● All messages must add to the group’s body of knowledge. If your message does not move a discussion forward, it will be removed.

● SPARC reserves the right to reproduce or reject any message for any reason.

● Report any content or action that you feel violates community guidelines to info@SPARCnational.com.

SITE POLICIES AND DISCLAIMER

SPARC Connect is provided as a service to SPARC members. SPARC is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. SPARC disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by SPARC or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall SPARC 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. 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.

Please refer to SPARC’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for more details.

In addition, by posting material on SPARC Connect, you grant SPARC the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material. SPARC 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 SPARC’s attention, we will take all appropriate action.

In Summary…

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