HAiRSPACE Inc. d/b/a HAiRSPACE.com and its affiliates, successors, parents, subsidiaries, assigns, licensees, and designees (collectively and individually "HAiRSPACE.com") encourages and promotes the HAiRSPACE.com website (the "Service") as an environment that fosters interaction and participation among its members ("Members"). Members should thus feel free to express themselves. However, Members should keep comments and contributions within the community values of the Service and must comply with applicable laws and these terms of service (the "Terms of Service").
The Service is provided by HAiRSPACE.com to you ("you" or "Member"), subject to the Terms of Service, and other terms and conditions that may be published by HAiRSPACE.com from time to time on the Service. HAiRSPACE.com may change, suspend or discontinue the Service, at any time without prior notice to its Members. HAiRSPACE.com may also impose limits on certain features or services contained in the Service without prior notice.
MEMBERS WHO VIOLATE THE TERMS OF SERVICE MAY PERMANENTLY BE BANNED FROM USING THE SERVICE AND IN CERTAIN CASES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LEGAL ACTION.
Please read the Terms of Service carefully. By using the Service, you agree to all of the terms and conditions of the Terms of Service outlined in this document and as they may be changed by HAiRSPACE.com from time to time. It is your obligation to read the Terms of Service and comply with them. If you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions of the Terms of Service, please do not use the Service. HAiRSPACE.com reserves the right to change, modify, add or remove portions of the Terms of Service at any time, in its sole discretion. If you continue to use the Service after HAiRSPACE.com has posted changes to the Terms of Service, it means you have accepted those changed terms.
Software files, text, sounds or other information (collectively, "Content") transmitted, posted, linked or uploaded on or through the Service by Members may not be abusive, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, in violation of applicable laws, or otherwise offensive to other Members, and must comply with HAiRSPACE.com's Community Rules.
By transmitting, posting, linking or uploading Content to any part of the Service, you represent and warrant that neither your content nor any parts thereof infringe upon the copyright or any other statutory or common-law intellectual property rights (including without limitation trademark, service mark, and trade name rights), proprietary rights (including without limitation trade secrets), or rights of privacy or publicity of any third party.
You hereby grant to HAiRSPACE.com a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual fully paid-up license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, transmit and display such Content (in whole or part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any Rights that may exist in such Content.
You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to distribute your Content, the Service is acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and HAiRSPACE.com is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any Content or activities of its Members. HAiRSPACE.com cannot prevent Members from placing prohibited content on the Service. Furthermore, HAiRSPACE.com may elect at its sole discretion to monitor some, all, or no areas of the Service for adherence to these Terms of Service or other terms and conditions that may be published by HAiRSPACE.com from time to time. Upon notification of inappropriate material, HAiRSPACE.com reserves the right, but not the responsibility to remove the Content from the Service. HAiRSPACE.com further reserves the right to stop a member from accessing the Service upon receipt of complaints about the member's contributions and participation on the Service.
You must evaluate, and bear the risk associated with, the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any Content posted by you to the Service. HAiRSPACE.com does pre-screen Content as a matter of policy, but HAiRSPACE.com reserves the right, but has no responsibility to you, to monitor and/or remove Content which is deemed in HAiRSPACE.com's sole discretion harmful, offensive, inaccurate or otherwise in violation of the Terms of Service or any rules or policies which HAiRSPACE.com has in place at the time.
Everything you see or read on the Service is owned by us or used with permission. You may not copy, use, or retransmit anything for the Service without our express written permission. Furthermore, you are not allowed to post or distribute any material you do not own or which you do not have permission to use. Violation of this policy may result in copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights violation and subject you to civil or criminal penalties.
Therefore, by using the Service you agree that you will not: (i) submit-to or use in connection with the Service any material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant HAiRSPACE.com all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage HAiRSPACE.com or any third party; (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or other forms of solicitations of business or affiliate links; (v) impersonate another person. HAiRSPACE.com does not endorse any submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed in a submission to the Service, and HAiRSPACE.com expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with such submissions. HAiRSPACE.com does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on the Service, and HAiRSPACE.com will remove all Content and submissions by users if properly notified that such Content or user's submission infringes on another's intellectual property rights. HAiRSPACE.com reserves the right to remove Content and any submission by a user without prior notice. HAiRSPACE.com also reserves the right to decide whether Content or any submission by a user is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Service for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length. HAiRSPACE.com may remove such submissions and/or terminate a user's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.
HAiRSPACE.com respects the intellectual property of others, and as a user of the Service we ask you to do the same. You are not permitted to upload, post or otherwise distribute on the Service Content that you do not wholly own. This includes any audio or video files that contain Content made by others. By way of example only, this includes using others music, including parts of songs, that you post or on videos you upload. Even if you use only a part of a song, change the lyrics, post only the original lyrics, or even play your own version of someone else’s music, it is not permitted under these Terms of Service and, again, could subject you to civil or criminal penalties. This is the same for any music video or other video that does not belong to you. Please note: none of this is or should be considered legal advice -- it is just our way of helping you to identify what you should do or not do on HAiRSPACE.com and how to respect the rights of others in general.
HAiRSPACE.com is in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In order to protect the intellectual property of people from misuse we ask that if you are the owner of intellectual property that you believe has been copied or used in such a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on the Service, that you inform us promptly and that you please provide HAiRSPACE.com's Copyright Agent the following information:
HAiRSPACE.com's Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:
Copyright Agent
c/o HAiRSPACE.com
P.O. Box 4778
Chicago, Illinois 60680-4778
By fax: 312.951.5171
By email: info@HAiRSPACE.com
These Terms of Service constitute the entire understanding of you and HAiRSPACE.com with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no understandings, agreements, conditions or representations, oral or written, express or implied, with reference to the subject matter hereof that are not merged herein, expressly referenced herein, or superseded hereby.
Nothing contained in these Terms of Service shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, joint venture or other form of joint enterprise between you and HAiRSPACE.com.
The provisions of these Terms of Service are independent of each other and the invalidity of any provision or a portion thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any particular provision is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to have been replaced with a valid and enforceable provision that approximates as closely as possible the intent of you and HAiRSPACE.com as reflected in the original provision.
Any delay or failure on the part of HAiRSPACE.com to enforce any rights hereunder to which it may be entitled shall not be construed as a waiver of the right and privilege to do so at any subsequent time.
You indemnify and hold harmless HAiRSPACE.com, and the officers, directors, employees, partners, principals, agents, contracted service vendors, advisers and representatives of HAiRSPACE.com, from, against and in respect of any and all demands, claims, actions or causes of action, liabilities, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or relating to any breach by you of any covenant, representation or warranty made pursuant to these Terms of Service.
All provisions which must survive in order to give effect to their meaning, shall survive any expiration or termination of these Terms of Service, including without limitation all of your representations, warranties and indemnification obligations.
The Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict of laws principles. You and HAiRSPACE.com consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Illinois County for resolution of any and all disputes arising out of or related to the Terms of Service.
To the full extent permissible under the applicable law, HAiRSPACE.com shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages resulting from the use or inability to use the Service.
In no event shall HAiRSPACE.com have any liability for any incidental, consequential, or indirect damages (including, but not limited to, damages relating to loss of business, profits, goodwill, data, programs or information, and the like) arising out of the use of or inability to use the Service or any information, advice, or websites is void where prohibited by law. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that (a) all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; (b) you will continue to maintain the accuracy of such information; (c) you are 16 years of age or older; and, (d) your use of the Service does not violate any applicable law or regulation. Your profile may be deleted and your Membership may be terminated without warning, if we believe that you are under 16 years of age. If you under 18 years of age, you must review these Terms of Service with your parent or guardian before using the Service.
The Service contains links to third-party World Wide Web sites and other resources. HAiRSPACE.com assumes no responsibility for the availability or content of these outside sites and resources. Therefore, any concerns a member may have regarding any other site should be directed to the relevant site administrator or Webmaster.
The information, advice, facts, opinions or other content appearing on the Service posted by Members or third parties are those of the respective authors and do not reflect the views of HAiRSPACE.com. HAiRSPACE.com assumes no responsibility or liability for these materials.
Everything on the Service is provided to you "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE." HAiRSPACE.com does not make any express or implied warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever (including, without limitation, warranties of title or non-infringement or the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to the Service, any products, merchandise, information or services provided through or advertised on the Service, or the accuracy or results obtained from the use of any products, merchandise, or information or services provided through or advertised on the Service. HAiRSPACE.com does not guarantee or warrant that any files available for downloading through the Service will be free of infection by viruses or other code that may contain contaminating or destructive properties.
Any third-party sites to which the Service may link are not under HAiRSPACE.com's control, and HAiRSPACE.com does not assume any responsibility or liability for any information, content, communications or materials available on such third-party sites. Absent express language to the contrary, HAiRSPACE.com does not intend links contained on the Service to be referrals to, or endorsements of, the linked third-party sites or the entities that operate them, and such links are provided for convenience only.
HAiRSPACE Inc. ("HAiRSPACE.com") believes that communities can only truly be built through interaction and participation among community Members based on trust, privacy and freedom of expression.
Whether you enroll online or are just a visitor, we are very careful with what we do with your information. Collection of information is usually grouped into two categories: personally identifiable information (PII), which is information identifiable to a specific member, and aggregate information, which is general demographic information that does not identify any individual member. HAiRSPACE.com may use or disclose aggregate information for any purpose.
HAiRSPACE.com collects personally identifiable information (PII) from our users at several different points on our Web site. PII includes your name, email address, home or other address (like the school you attend), or any other information that tells another person who you are.
In order to use certain services of this Web site, you must first complete the registration form and create a user name and password. During registration you are required to provide contact information (such as name and valid email address). We use this information to contact you about the services on our site in which you have expressed interest.
You must submit certain demographic information (e.g. gender, date of birth) to us; other demographic information is optional. We encourage you to submit optional information so we can provide you a more personalized experience on our site:
HAiRSPACE.com is the sole owner of the information collected on HAiRSPACE.com.
Our policy regarding this information is simple: HAiRSPACE.com may use personally identifiable information to deliver more relevant marketing offers to you through email or on our site. You can sign up or unsubscribe from offers that use your personally identifiable information on our registration page or on your account settings located at http://www.HAiRSPACE.com/user/account/edit.html
We may share your personal information with other third parties for purposes of providing you with more targeted offers and promotions, unless you have opted out of receiving third-party offers. Out of respect for your privacy, we present the option not to receive these types of communications and offers. Please see the "Choice and Opt-out" section.
From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our site. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information from you. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code).
We use may use a third party service provider to conduct these surveys or contests; those companies are prohibited from using our users' personally identifiable information for any other purpose. We will not share any personally identifiable information that you provide to us without your express permission, which you can change or update on your account settings located at: http://www.HAiRSPACE.com/user/account/edit.html
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site. HAiRSPACE.com stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program.
Your friend may email us to request that we remove this information from our database at: memberadvocate@HAiRSPACE.com, or visit the help section on www.HAiRSPACE.com.
If you wish to subscribe to our account alerts(s), we will use your name and email address to send alerts to you. Account alerts notify you of changes to your accounts, such as receipt of new notes, payment confirmations. Out of respect for your privacy, we provide you a way to unsubscribe. Please see the "Choice and Opt-out" section.
We will send you strictly service-related announcements on rare occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send you an email. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to deactivate your account.
Based upon the personally identifiable information you provide us, we will send you a welcoming email to verify your username and password. We will also communicate with you in response to your inquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account.
We store information that we collect through cookies, log files, clear gifs to create a "profile" of your preferences. We tie your personally identifiable information, and your purchasing history, to information in the profile, in order to provide tailored promotions and marketing offers and to improve the content of the site for you.
One last thing to keep in mind: Whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information on forums, through email, or in chat areas, that information can be collected and used by others. If you post personal information in public places, others may send you unsolicited email messages. Always be smart about the information you provide online.
Always be smart about the information you provide online.
Your Member profile is password-protected so that you and only you have access to this information. In order to maintain this protection, do not give your password to anyone. Also, we recommend that, if you share your computer with other people, you sign out of your Account and close your browser window when you are done. Signing off will protect your information if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library.
We make every effort to ensure that your information is secure on our system. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.
We provide you the opportunity to "opt-out" of having your personally identifiable information used to deliver more relevant marketing offers to you through email or on our site.
If you no longer wish to receive these targeted offers or promotions, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by changing your preferences in your account settings located at http://www.HAiRSPACE.com/user/account/edit.html
We use a third-party website measurement service called Hitbox that uses cookies to track non-personally identifiable information about visitors to our site in the aggregate.
As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data.
We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users' movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site. We do link the information we store in cookies to personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.
We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close you browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser's "help" file. We set a persistent cookie to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Both session ID and persistent cookies are encrypted to protect them from being used for any purpose except that described here.
If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site will be limited.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by HAiRSPACE.com only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers, third-party content or service providers. We have no access to or control over these cookies. See "Third-Party Advertisers."
We employ and our third-party advertising partner employs a software technology called clear gifs, that help us better manage content on our site by informing us what content is effective. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a users computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. We tie the information gathered by clear gifs to our customers. personally identifiable information.
We use clear gifs in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. If you would like to opt-out of these emails, please see "Choice and Opt-out."
The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to you by, our Web advertising partners. Information about your visits to this site, such as number of times you have viewed an ad (but not your name, address, or other personal in-formation), is used to serve ads to you. We share Web site usage information about users with a reputable third party for the purpose of targeting our Internet banner advertisements on this site. Also, certain third party service or content providers might use their own cookies, including any video content or players made available through our web pages.
In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser.
For more information about cookies, and how to "opt-out", please email info@HAIRSPACE.COM.
Also remember that we authorize our third-party service or content providers to employ cookies to collect data stored in aggregate form, and these providers may use this information in perpetuity for a variety of purposes, such as keeping count of visits to this site (including any video players) or to particular video content, accumulating and reporting aggregate, statistical information, determining which features users like best, such as video content, and in connection with operating, enhancing or improving this site (including any video players, video content, and advertisements on this site).
This Web site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by HAiRSPACE.com. Please be aware that we, HAiRSPACE.com, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this Web site.
If you use a bulletin board or chat room on this site, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information you submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these forums, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums.
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, delete or deactivate it by making the change on our member information page or by contacting us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below.
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number) on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can contact us at membersafetyteam@HAiRSPACE.com.
In the event HAiRSPACE.com goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via email of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
HAiRSPACE INC
P o Box 4778
Chicago, IL 60680
membersafetyteam@HAiRSPACE.com
The Service is not directed to children under the age of 16. The Service has used reasonable commercial efforts to adhere to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") which prohibits the collection of personal information online from children under the age of 13 without first obtaining verifiable parental consent. The Service has prohibited and does prohibit registration by, and will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from, anyone under the age of 16. Use of, and Membership in the Service is void where prohibited by law. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that (a) all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; (b) you will continue to maintain the accuracy of such information; (c) you are 16 years of age or older; and, (d) your use of the Service does not violate any applicable law or regulation. Your profile may be deleted and your Membership may be terminated without warning, if we believe that you are under 16 years of age. If you under 18 years of age, you must review these Terms of Service with your parent or guardian before using the Service.
Note to Parents: If you have any concerns about the Service or any website of HAiRSPACE Inc. or its related services, or if you wish to find out if your child is a member of one of our services, or if you wish to cancel your child's membership, please contact Member Services at memberservices@HAIRSPACE.COM.
You are responsible for paying any applicable taxes and for all hardware, software, service and other costs you may incur in connection with the Service, including costs incurred in connecting to the Service via the Internet. HAiRSPACE.com reserves the right, at any time, to charge fees for access to the Service, and will notify you of any such fees by posting information regarding such fees on the Service.
You are entirely responsible and liable for all of your activities on HAiRSPACE.com. Listed below are some, but not all, violations that may result in termination of your access to HAiRSPACE.com. By using HAiRSPACE.com, you agree NOT to do any of the following:
Pornography, obscenities, and defamatory postings are not allowed anywhere on HAiRSPACE.com. Postings of this kind will be removed immediately, and a violation will be issued to the Member responsible for the posting (several violations will result in the termination of your account). If you see any pornographic, obscene or defamatory postings, please Alert Us immediately.
Postings which violate the intellectual property rights of third parties are not allowed anywhere on HAiRSPACE.com. Postings of this kind of which we become aware will be removed immediately, and a violation will be issued to the Member responsible for the posting (several violations will result in the termination of your account). If you see any content which you believe infringes upon the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, publicity right or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party, please alert us immediately by following the process set forth above in the Copyright Regulations section.
In the Forums area, please try to keep your postings relevant to the discussion. Postings that are irrelevant to Forum discussions, or that are designed to promote personal pages, voting polls, or third parties may be removed. If you see postings that contain foul language or that are intended to harass other Members, please Alert Us immediately.
Intentional disruption of the flow of content or discussion by repeatedly posting the same message or image or posting excessively large images is not permitted. Members who cause disruption of this kind will be issued a violation that can result in the termination of their account. If you see another Member disrupting a chat room or forum discussion, please Alert Us immediately.
Harassment of another HAiRSPACE.com member via Notes, Email, Pages, or postings is not permitted. Harassment means: saying bad things about them; sending them unwanted messages; attacking their race, heritage, etc. Unsolicited "spam" messages are also not permitted unless expressly authorized by the recipient. While we encourage you to introduce yourself to other Members, please respect their wishes if they do not want you to send them mail. If you feel that another Member is harassing you, please Alert Us by filling out a member violation report.
We can, whenever we want, edit or delete any content displayed, uploaded to, distributed, or otherwise published through the Service.
We reserve the right to remove content at any time, including any content that violates these standards. We are not responsible for any objectionable material posted by Members that you may encounter while using the Service.
HAiRSPACE.com is committed to providing a safe environment for our members to express themselves and meet new people in the community.
To ensure safe and positive experiences for all users, we have written guidelines for our members to follow. The guidelines and tips are for parents, teens and daters.
Members must be 16 years or older to join our site (High School students signed up in cosmology and barber programs) . If your teenager has just recently started using the internet we encourage you to talk to them about their online experience. You can use these guidelines to start the conversation with your teenager. Please review the Terms of Service with your teenager to ensure that you both understand the rules to which our members (and by extension, you as the parent of a teen under 18 years of age) are subject.
Community based internet sites are just like neighborhoods except that they are online - make sure your teens take caution in interacting with and adding members to their friends list. Suggest they talk to you if they want to meet an online friend in person, and if you think it's safe, make sure that any planned meeting occurs in public with friends or a trusted adult present.
In real life would you probably wouldn't let your child lie about his or her age to get into a club. Don't let them lie about their age online! Members must be 16 years or older to join the site. We have an age restriction because there are certain areas of the site that may not be appropriate for those less than 16 years old. If your teens lie about their age they may be exposed to mature and potentially inappropriate content.
Although we are a community based site and we make every effort to remove inappropriate members your teens should understand the dangers of giving out personal information to strangers. This is a free site that anyone can access and personal info should not be given to strangers. Don't let your teens give personal information to strangers online!
No one has a right to bully or harass another member. Talk to your teens about what to do if someone harasses them or sends them unwanted emails. Your teens should know that harassing messages can be stopped by blocking the member or reporting them for abuse. To report a member for harassment please click on the Report Abuse link on the member's personal page.
We developed the guidelines stated above to help you understand that situations that happen in the real world can also happen in online. Go online, surf the internet, learn the lingo your teens are using. This will allow you to have a continuous, open dialogue with them about who they are meeting and who they are talking to in the real world and online. This will help your teens stay safe in the real world and online.
For more information about internet safety please visit the following sites:
http://www.wiredsafety.org
http://www.safefamilies.org
Our site is a fun and cool place for you to meet new people and express yourself. Before you get started we recommend that you read the following guidelines that are designed to help you have fun and be safe while on our site.
This is a pubic environment and anyone will be able to see what you add to your personal page. Do you want your friends, your teachers, your parents or potential employers to see what you have written and uploaded? Think about this before you add anything.
We ask your age for a reason - to protect you from mature and potentially inappropriate content. Lying about your age violates our Terms of Service and will result in your account being terminated.
Other members may get the wrong idea about who you are and what your intentions are. Additionally, accounts with inappropriate names violate our Terms of Services and will be shut down.
There are some people who join the site just so they can instigate and annoy other members. Don't fall into the trap of responding back with negativity. Click on the Report Abuse link next to the member’s name to report the violation and WE will investigate the situation.
Some people make stuff up and there are a few people who join the site in an attempt to make a quick buck. Protect yourself from scams. Don't give other members money, credit card information or any other financial information.
This is a community based site and we encourage members to freely express themselves. Don't harass or bully another member if you disagree with them in a chat room or a forum post.
No one, including us, likes a bully. If you act like one, we will shut your page down immediately. If you feel there is content on our site that violates one of our Terms of Service, click on the Report Abuse link and our member services tea will investigate and take appropriate action.
We are a community based site and this is your opportunity to show the world who you are and what you care about. Don't disrespect yourself or others by uploading inappropriate photos and/or text.
Pages that have inappropriate posts and comments violate our Terms of Service and are shut down almost as quickly as they are set up.
Still have questions or suggestions about online safety? Click here to send a message to our Member Safety Team. To learn more about Internet safety please visit:
http://www.wiredsafety.org
http://www.teenangels.org
http://www.safefamilies.org
Meeting members online for the first time is just like meeting a stranger in a club or bar. Think about what you would do or tell someone about yourself when you first meet them. Use the same guidelines and the same common sense when you first meet someone on the internet.
Other members may get the wrong idea about who you are and what your intentions are. Additionally, accounts with inappropriate names violate our Terms of Services and will be shut down.
Be cautious about how much information you share when you meet someone new. Why not start by sending a note, an IM or an email from a third-party email address such as Yahoo or Hotmail? This will allow you to take time to get to know the person and will help you determine if they are trustworthy.
Although we have great and wonderful members you should be wary of those who may be making up grand stories to trick you into believing they are someone they are not.
Posting nudity, even if it is in the form of artistic expression, may be misinterpreted by others. Members may get the wrong idea about who you are and what your intentions are. Additionally, accounts with inappropriate photos will be shut down immediately.
To learn more about Internet safety please visit:
http://www.wiredsafety.org
http://www.safefamilies.org
All these guidelines are put in place to remind you to use your common sense when using the internet. Remember you are in CONTROL!
Here are some other ways you can protect yourself online:
If someone is sending you unwanted notes, you can prevent them from sending you notes by clicking on the 'Block this member' button on the note or on the member's personal page.
When uploading photos in the photos section you can choose to keep them private or to only allow those on your friends list to view your photos.
If you see inappropriate content, bad photos or other violations of our Terms of Service report it to member services. There are links to Report Abuse in every section where there is member to member contact or where members can post content or photos. Our dedicated member services team is here to help you and to ensure that this remains a community based site.
Have questions about internet safety or suggestions for other members?