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[UKFF Mod]

Dear all,

This forum is now closed.

Thanks for all your contributions over the past 3 years.

We look forward to connecting with you again in the future.

UKFF Mods.

[Admin]

Forum Rules

By participating it assumed you have read, understood and will abide by the following;

These rules so that everyone can get the most out of the freelancesupermarket.com discussion boards. These rules protect all users by making sure the boards are safe and fun for everyone.

Site Content

This forum is aimed at adults, posts may contain strong language and adult topics that might cause offence. While the administrators and moderators of this forum will attempt to remove or edit highly objectionable material, it is impossible to review every message. Therefore you acknowledge that all posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author and not freelancesupermarket.com and hence will not be held liable.

About your posts

Keep your contributions civil and relevant. We're committed to providing an atmosphere in which friendly and mature dialogue takes place.

The following are not acceptable

Unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, racially offensive, homophobic, highly objectionable posts.

Flaming - either in the Message Boards or via email to a user.

Spamming - Don't cross post your messages to more than one discussion.

Impersonating someone else or attempting to mislead other members of the forum about your identity.

Please:

Stay on Topic - Try to keep posts on the subject of the thread.

Never reveal any personal information about yourself (for example: your telephone number, home address etc).

Be patient. Users of all abilities will be taking part in these forums.

Keep your posts to a reasonable length.

Keep graphics that you use in footers and avatars etc to reasonable dimensions. Footer graphics maximum height is 100 pixels.

You agree that the webmaster, administrator and moderators of this forum have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic/content at any time should they see fit.

About the law

You may not post any defamatory or illegal material of any nature in the Message Boards. This includes text, graphics, video, programs or audio. Posting a message with the intention of committing an illegal act is strictly prohibited.

You agree to only post materials to which you have the copyright or other permission to distribute electronically. You may not violate, plagiarise, or infringe on the rights of third parties including copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, personal, publicity, or proprietary rights.

If you fail to abide by these rules and/or the freelancesupermarket.com Terms and Conditions, you will be formally warned by email. This warning may include a temporary suspension of your ability to participate in any or all of the Message Boards. If after this warning you continue to breach the Rules, you will be prohibited from using the discussions for an extended period of time.

Privacy

The IP address of all posts is recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions.

This forum system uses cookies to store information on your local computer. These cookies do not contain any of the information you have entered above; they serve only to improve your viewing pleasure. The e-mail address is used for confirming your registration details and password (and for sending new passwords should you forget your current one). Occasionally priority announcements about the forum will be sent to your email address.

Report abuse

To report abuse of the boards directly please contact webmaster@freelancesupermarket.com Individual posts can be reported for breach of Forum Rules using the exclamation mark button in the bottom left of the post. This will then flag up with the moderation team.

Type of user selection

When you join our forum you are asked to indicate what type of user you are. The choices are:

A contractor

A recruitment agent

A recruitment agency

A representative from an umbrella company

A representative from an accountancy service provider

A representative of a company that provides both umbrella company and accountancy services

An end client who contractors provide services for and agencies hire on behalf of

A representative of a company that offers services to freelancers and contractors, such as financial services or legal cover

The purpose of this option is to allow other users to see what sort of member of the freelance community you are, and from what perspective you are posting.

Please note that you do not have to state which company you work for, we understand that at times it is inappropriate to offer opinion on matters that could affect your position in your company, which would restrict debate

However, it is very important that this option is used accurately and truthfully. Attempting to mislead other users (for example, registering as a contractor and then spamming other members with contract offers) is strictly not allowed.

If you have any reason to suspect that someone is attempting to mislead others about their identity for malicious purposes please email webmaster@freelancesupermarket.com or send a private message to the FLSM Mod for further investigation

Malicious use of this function

If a member is found to have attempted to mislead other users about their true identity via this function it will be changed by a moderator and will warn that member using the procedure outlined in our "Warning and Bans" section below.

In extreme cases we reserve the right to enforce a permanent ban immediately.

Moderators

Posts on the forum are monitored and reviewed by a team of moderators who have additional permissions on the forum that allow them to delete, edit, move, merge and spilt any posts or topics.

Role of Moderators

The general aim of the moderators is to make sure the forums are a safe and fun place for users and to protect freelancesupermarket.com from risks associated with running online forums.

Specifically this means:

To intervene when posts breach forum rules such as when posts are thought to be unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, racially offensive, homophobic or are highly objectionable.

Warnings and bans

1. The forum operates a three strikes policy. Users will be warned a maximum of three times for any and all offences in a one month period. If the need arises for a fourth warning a temporary ban will be put in place of between 1 to 7 days.

2. Arguing with Moderators & Administrators after having received a warning will lead to an immediate additional warning. Should this exceed three strikes a temporary ban will be put in place as above.

3. Any attempt to circumvent a temporary ban will lead to that ban being made permanent. Circumvention includes re-registering under a non-banned username, changing IP addresses to evade an IP ban, registering a new email account to evade an email ban.

4. An exception to the three strike rule applies when users contact Moderators personally (via any method) and post insulting, indecent or vulgar material. Such users may be subject to an immediate permanent ban.

5. Permanent bans are a last resort and thought is given before implementing them. While Moderators may consider lifting permanent bans from time to time this is a rare occurence.

6. The moderators are in place to protect freelancesupermarket.com from risks associated with running online forums. Therefore their decision is final and by using the forum you agree to this.