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TERMS & CONDITIONS:
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The following Terms & Conditions are for the purpose of protecting
the rights of each individual sysop's association with HCSNet mail network
and for the purpose of protecting HCSNet members as a whole and SCOTTSDALE
BBS specifically from the actions of any participating system Sysop.
The System Operator, hereafter referred to as Sysop, of each
participating system in HCSNet agrees to the following Terms & Conditions as
a prerequisite to the use of .qwk compatible *REGISTERED* software in
conjunction with other participating systems of HCSNet.
The term participating system is any System or Sysop that agrees to
these Terms & Conditions as indicated by the signature at the end of the
Terms & Conditions.
a. Each Sysop participates voluntarily in HCSNet.
b. Each Sysop voluntarily & independently determines which of the
Forums are included from his or her participating system.
c. Each Sysop retains the full right and privilege to eliminate or not
include messages from any other participating system without any
limitation or justification, or any HCSNet Forum that the individual
Sysop chooses not to participate in.
d. Any Sysop that is routinely not including messages from another
participating system is required to provide notification of such
action to the HCSNet Admin Forum on SCOTTSDALE BBS.
e. Each sysop agrees to download and view the contents of the
distributed messages from the HCSNet Netmail Admin Forum on a daily
basis or as soon as possible if any day is missed due to the absence
of the Sysop.
f. Each Sysop agrees to never distribute of make available the contents
of messages contained in the HCSNet admin Forum of SCOTTSDALE BBS or
any messages collected from inclusion into the HCSNet admin Forum of
SCOTTSDALE BBS without approval from the Sysop of SCOTTSDALE BBS and
notification of any other Sysop of a participating system that is
directly involved or identified in the message.
g. Each system agrees to notify HCSNet, via the HCSNet admin Forum on
SCOTTSDALE BBS, of any intended distribution of messages provided by
other participating systems of HCSNet before any distribution takes
place. Furthermore, the distribution of messages outside of the
participating systems of HCSNet is strictly prohibited by the other
Sysops of HCSNet without permission. Permission will not normally
be withheld as it is the express intention of HCSNet to provide as
wide a base as possible for the HCSNet mail system.
h. Each Sysop retains full rights and privileges to engage in other
network mail activities, providing that the messages included in such
a relationship are not messages from other HCSNet participating
systems, without prior approval. If messages are included from other
participating systems, prior approval must be obtained from the
systems that are the originators of the messages.
Terms and Conditions (continued)
i. Each Sysop retains full rights and privileges to withdraw from any
association with HCSNet providing that notice is provided in writing
to SCOTTSDALE BBS by means of the Canadian/US postal system or by
electronic mail on SCOTTSDALE BBS at the specified address for the
SCOTTSDALE BBS system prior to the withdrawal and stating the
effective date of such action.
j. Each Sysop agrees to eliminate or protect (by making the messages
private) any messages that are not suitable for viewing by the
general public, including minors that may have access to other
participating systems.
k. Any system desiring to redistribute to others agrees to carry all
Forums currently offered as part of the HCSNet mail network system.
Any regional system agrees to enforce this set of policies with all
systems accessing them.
I, the undersigned, am the System Operator, Sysop, of the specified
Bulletin Board System (BBS), and I agree to abide by ALL of the above listed
Terms and Conditions prior to participation in HCSnet.
I have read all of the sections of this document and agree to abide by
any of the other requirements stated in the distribution notice, the Policy
for Expulsion of a Participating System from HCSNet, and other provisions
that are subsequently adopted by a majority of the Sysops of Participating
Systems.
Furthermore, I agree to provide expedient notification to SCOTTSDALE BBS
via the HCSNet admin Forum, of any violation(s) of the above Terms and
Conditions for which I become aware or have any direct knowledge.
BBS Name: __________________________________________________
Sysop Signature: ___________________________________________
Date:______________________________
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* NOTE: Mail this completed form (via Canada/US post) to the address below: *
* Tony vanRoon *
* Scottsdale BBS *
* 3 Whispering Ridge Drive *
* Guelph, Ontario *
* CANADA - N1G 3Z5 *
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