Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc.

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Conditions of use

The GTAV expects and welcomes contributions that stimulate debate and discussion. While encouraging vigorous debate, we expect all participants to treat each other with respect and courtesy. You may contribute to GTAV forums subject to the following terms and conditions.

1. General

1.1 Contributions are to be made only by persons 18 years of age and over.

1.2 You may be held legally responsible for the content you submit to GTAV forums.

1.3 All material published on GTAV forums is at the GTAV's sole discretion.

1.4 Your contribution may be edited, removed or not published if the GTAV considers it to be:

1.4.1 defamatory, or otherwise unlawful or that it violates laws regarding harassment, discrimination, privacy or contempt;

1.4.2 intentionally false or misleading;

1.4.3 an infringement of intellectual property rights or copyright. See below for further information on copyright;

1.4.4 abusive or offensive, including obscenity, blasphemy and racial vilification;

1.4.5 of nuisance value, inappropriate, off topic or vexatious.

1.4.6 compromising the privacy of yourself, other contributors or of GTAV staff, or containing inappropriate personal information;

1.4.7 seeking to endorse commercial products or activities or to solicit business;

1.4.8 deliberate provocation of other community members;

1.4.9 a posting on behalf of a suspended member. This may lead to you also having your membership locked.

1.5 The GTAV reserves the right to archive and republish all contributions to its forums across all platforms.

1.6 Repeated breaches of these Conditions of Use may cause the GTAV to complain to the Internet Service Provider of the person responsible, and in very serious cases, initiate legal action.

2. Copyright

2.1 Material published on the internet is protected by the same laws of copyright which apply to books, videos and music.

2.2 The right to "copy" always remains with the owner of the material. Unless expressly stated otherwise, you are not permitted to copy or republish anything you find on the internet without the copyright owner's permission.

2.3 If you wish to refer to material on someone else's website we recommend you include an attribution in your message. The GTAV publishes links to other websites at its sole discretion. Unless otherwise advised the GTAV will not publish external links in its guestbooks or forums.

2.4 Under Australian copyright law, limited quotation is permissible in the context of genuine review and criticism.

Note: You are welcome to quote content from other GTAV forums within your contributions, however we ask that you attribute the GTAV page where you found the material quoted.

2.5 When you submit content, in any format, you acknowledge that you have all necessary rights, including copyright, in the material that you are contributing to a GTAV forum. You agree that the GTAV may use the material online and in whatever other ways the GTAV chooses, now and in the future.

3. Comments and Complaints

3.1 Complaints or comments about the content and management of GTAV forums can be made via the email to the GTAV Office Manager.

4. Registration and Login Names

4.1 The GTAV requires the use of real names as the login name (not a pen name or pseudonym). Applicants must not intentionally use the name of another living person.

4.2 The GTAV may refuse registration of visitors whose suggested login names are considered inappropriate. Grounds for refusal may include:

4.2.1 offensive content;
4.2.2 obscenity;
4.2.3 abuse;
4.2.4 defamatory content;
4.2.5 contempt;
4.2.6 incitement;
4.2.7 copyright infringement;
4.2.8 brand names or registered trademarks;
4.2.9 company or organisation names;
4.2.10 names of high-profile or public figures; or
4.2.11 names promoting political, religious, social or economic issues.

4.3 The GTAV reserves the right to refuse suggested login names at its sole discretion.

4.4 The GTAV will not accept any registration that the GTAV suspects is being made by or on behalf of a member who has been suspended for repeated violation of these conditions of use.

4.5 Repeated breaches of these Conditions of Use may cause the GTAV to lock and/or delete member registrations.

5. About Your Posts

• Please make your posts constructive and polite
• No abusive or unlawful content is permitted. Posts that are defamatory, abusive, threatening, discriminatory or otherwise unlawful are not permitted.
• No advertising and endorsing commercial products
• Messages must be no longer than 600 words (or 3000 characters)
• No spamming or off-topic material
• No impersonating other people including other participants
• Please be patient as there are participants of all levels of experience on the message boards
• Posts will remain on the message board indefinitely and are searchable by search engines so please think before you post

6. Staying Safe

• Don't reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else on the message board (Eg. Phone number, email address, home address, MSN or ICQ details)
• Never arrange to meet anyone through the message board

Changes to these Conditions of Use will be posted on this page.

For further information about this document contact us.

Acknowledgement: These conditions of use have been adapted from those set by the ABC.