Accessibility Statement
Disabled People Network provides our service to you subject to the following conditions. If you continue visiting, using, posting on, or interacting in any way with our site and/or forum, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully. If you do not agree to any of the terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing the site.
You agree Disabled People Network reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, and you agree that each visit you make to DisabledPeopleNetwork.com shall be subject to the current terms and conditions as published on our website.
You further agree that you will comply with any applicable state and federal laws and regulations, local laws and rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and that you are solely responsible for your compliance and posts.
You agree the failure of Disabled People Network to enforce a provision of this Agreement in no way constitutes a waiver of any provision of this Agreement.
You agree we are not responsible for any user-generated content and accounts. Content submitted express the views of their author only.
You agree we may remove or modify any Content submitted at any time, at our sole discretion, with or without cause, with or without notice.
You agree requests for Content to be removed or modified will be undertaken only at our discretion.
You agree we may terminate your access to all or any part of the Disabled People Network website and/or forum at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.
You agree we reserve the right to refuse service, deny or terminate membership and access to any person with or without cause, and to remove or edit content, in our sole discretion.
You agree all content you submit, upload, or otherwise make available to the Disabled People Network may be reviewed by staff members. All Content you submit, or upload may be sent to third-party verification services (including, but not limited to, spam prevention services). Do not submit any content that you consider to be private or confidential.
You agree you are responsible for maintaining your confidentiality and security of yourself, your private identifying information, your account information, your password and for controlling who accesses and uses your computer. Therefore, you agree that you are solely responsible for all activities and posts that occur under your account and password.
You agree to use this site and/or forum only for the purposes that are permitted by this agreement and any applicable law, regulation, or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions.
You agree to refrain from engaging in any inappropriate conduct when using this site and/or forum. Inappropriate conduct will not be tolerated and may result in a termination of member privileges. It is at our discretion to determine what we consider inappropriate conduct. Inappropriate conduct is any conduct or behavior, deemed by us, to be harmful to the website, online community, and our readers. As outlined on our rules page, they include but are not limited to the following:
Rule #1….First and foremost, NO BULLYING!! This includes but is not limited to being rude, abusive, insulting, obscene, disrespectful, harassing and the list goes on. You’re an adult and know how to behave in a public place. Any person behaving badly and exhibits the above traits, and such will be banned.
Please be kind and respectful. Treat others with courtesy, even if you disagree.
You agree to using only ONE username per person allowed. This will help reduce / eliminate the chance of trolling. Users discovered having multiple accounts will have ALL accounts removed.
You agree not to share your personal address, phone number, username, password, or any other detailed information within this forum. If you feel comfortable enough with someone you’ve met on the forum to share this information, do so through the private messenger. You alone are responsible for maintaining your confidentiality and security of yourself. Disabled People Network is not responsible or liable for bad or dangerous outcomes and / or results from you divulging such information.
You agree not to promote or encourage illegal activity. In an attempt to control such behavior, and to aid in civil and criminal legal matters, we reserve the right to retain information, which may include user information, IP address etc.… and disclose any user content or electronic communications of any kind to satisfy any legal or regulatory requirement or official request.
You agree not to submit or link to any content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains adult or objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws. You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that content or your conduct.
You agree to not posting racial, sexual, sexually explicit, nudity, violence, or suggestive content topics, links, avatars, signatures, etc.…
You agree not to engage in or involving yourself in religious bigotry.
You agree not to post content of ANY KIND or ANYWHERE that promotes hatred of any race, ethnicity, sex, gender, or religion.
You agree to no online dating ads, no topics or links discussions referring to online dating. There are tons of “dating sites.” Go there to look for dates.
You agree not to send unsolicited emails to fellow members.
You agree not to provide a hyperlink to ANY website containing nudity, vulgarity, threatening, sexually explicit content, abusiveness in any way, harassment or inhumane activity, behavior, or graphics,
You agree you will not impersonate any person or entity.
You agree to not post advertisements or any other form of commercial solicitation without prior written authorization from the Company.
You agree not to post or transmit computer viruses or any other malicious software.
You agree you will not engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the site and/or the servers and networks which are connected to this site.
You agree you will not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third-party, including but not limited to, the copyright, trademarks, patent, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary information and rights.
Choose the best forum category to post your topic and/or question in. DO NOT start a duplicate thread in multiple forum categories.
You agree to not post unsolicited advertisements outside of the Vendor / Buy Sell or Trade forums. They will be removed, and you run the risk of being banned from the forum in whole. At this time, we do not offer a Vendor / Buy Sell or Trade category, therefore you agree not to post unsolicited advertisements anywhere on Disabled People Network. If we see the need for it in the future, it might be added.
Political posts are allowed in the forum; however, you agree that if you don’t abide by Rule #1, your post and or reply to a post will be removed and you might be as well. There are times in life that you must agree to disagree and leave it at that.
Gun talk and Constitutional Rights talk are allowed in the forum. You agree to abide by the same Rule #1 outlined in the rules page, and not adhering to that rule will cause your post and or reply to be removed and you may be also.
We know that political and gun talk is a “hot button topic” right now. You agree that if you don’t want to read it, you will scroll on by.
As you have the sole responsibility of securing your personal information, you also have the sole responsibility of securing your account, your username and password. In short, you are also reliable for controlling access to your computer. Therefore, you agree that you are solely responsible for all activities and posts that occur under your account and password.
You agree, to never post screenshots or other stolen and copyrighted material from elsewhere on the internet.
You agree to NEVER POSTING or SHARING AFFILIATE LINKS on this forum. You agree to not post them in content, topics, replies, avatars, signatures or anywhere else. If someone asks you for a link and you want to send them an affiliate link, you agree to send it to the requester by private message. This prevents us from having to post a disclaimer on every forum or post that their used in. You agree that if you disobey this rule, your post and/or reply will be removed, and your account runs the risk of deletion.
License and Site Access
You agree, by posting content on this site and/or forum, you warrant that you are the owner and author of the posted content, or that you have obtained the prior written consent from the third-party owner to post it. When posting third party content, you agree to plainly post the name of said third party adjacent to said content.
By posting content on the site and/or forum, you warrant that you are the owner and author of the posted content, or that you have obtained the prior written consent to post said content from a third-party owner. When posting content originating from any third-party, you agree to plainly post the name of the third-party adjacent to or within the content you derived from them.
By posting content on the site, you also agree to, grant and warrant that you have the authority to grant, Disabled People Network a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide right, permanent, and unlimited license to publish, re-publish, display, adapt, modify, translate, publicly make available, reproduce, use, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to any, and all content. You retain copyright over the content. If you do not wish to grant Disabled People Network such rights, please do not submit or post content to the site.
You agree all content you submit, upload, or otherwise make available to Disabled People Network’s website and or forum may be reviewed by staff members.
You agree all content you submit, or upload may be sent to third-party verification services (including, but not limited to, spam prevention services). Do not submit any content that you consider to be private or confidential.
Quotes are permitted, but you agree to always credit your source plainly.
An IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT LAW regarding recipes or tutorials… Under current copyright laws, ingredient lists, and supply lists are not protected by copyright law, however, the instructions for a recipe or tutorial are. As are the videos and photographs, they are copyright protected. It is permissible to post the recipe ingredient list and/or supply list but you must adapt the instructions, videos, and photographs to be your own original content. My source was www.copyrightlaws.com
Disabled People Network allows members and vendors to buy, discuss and exchange items via Private Messaging Only. However, Disabled People Network is not responsible for these transactions, and you agree that participating in such transactions is solely AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Throughout the Web Site we have provided links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties, sometimes through third party advertisements. Our linking to such third-party sites does not imply an endorsement or sponsorship of such sites, or the information, products or services offered on or through the sites. In addition, neither we nor any of our respective affiliated companies operate or control in any respect any information, products, or services that third parties may provide on or through the Web Site or on websites linked to by us on the Web Site.
THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED \”AS IS\” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ANY OF ITS FUNCTIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY PART OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING BULLETIN BOARDS, OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITE OR MATERIALS ON THIS SITE OR ON THIRD-PARTY SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
You must provide and are solely responsible for all hardware and/or software necessary to access the Web Site. You assume the entire cost of and responsibility for any damage to, and all necessary maintenance, repair, or correction of, that hardware and/or software.
The Web Site is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading or investing purposes, or for commercial use. The Web Site should not be used in any high-risk activities where damage or injury to persons, property, environment, finances, or business may result if an error occurs. You expressly assume all risk for such use.
The information provided on The Website is for informational purposes only. It is not provided as professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or care, for specific condition, nor is it intended to be a substitute, thereof. This is general information only, the validity of which may be affected by individual patient factors that are unknown to the author(s). It is the responsibility of those using this information to ensure appropriate interpretation and application is undertaken with regards to any specific clinical situation.
If you have, or suspect you may have a health condition, you should consult your healthcare provider for specific medical advice. If you have reason to believe there is a medical emergency, immediately call 911.
Certain sections of the Web Site may allow you to purchase many different types of products and services online that are provided by third parties. We are not responsible for the quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or any other aspect of these products and services. If you make a purchase from a merchant on the Web Site or on a site linked to by the Web Site, the information obtained during your visit to that merchant’s online store or site, and the information that you give as part of the transaction, such as your credit card number and contact information, may be collected by both the merchant and us. A merchant may have privacy and data collection practices that are different from ours. We have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies. In addition, when you purchase products or services on or through the Web Site, you may be subject to additional terms and conditions that specifically apply to your purchase or use of such products or services. For more information regarding a merchant, its online store, its privacy policies, and/or any additional terms and conditions that may apply, visit that merchant’s website, and click on its information links or contact the merchant directly. You release us and our affiliates from any damages that you incur and agree not to assert any claims against us or them, arising from your purchase or use of any products or services made available by third parties through the Web Site.
You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through the Web Site. You agree to use the Web Site and to purchase services or products through the Web Site for legitimate purposes only. You also agree not to make any purchases for speculative, false, or fraudulent purposes. You agree to only purchase goods or services for yourself or for another person for whom you are legally permitted to do so. When making a purchase for a third party that requires you to submit the third party’s personal information to us or a merchant, you represent that you have obtained the express consent of such third party to provide such third party’s personal information.
In no event shall DisabledPeopleNetwork.com or its service providers, affiliates, associates, subsidiaries, or partners be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption, arising out of the use of or inability to use the materials contained on the Web Site even if DisabledPeopleNetwork.com has been notified of the possibility of such damage. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action.
The information and opinions posted on DisabledPeopleNetwork.com is for informational purposes only. In no way is it a suggestion for medical treatment. The information and opinions expressed in Bulletin Boards, Chat Rooms, or other electronic forums conducted on the Web Site are not necessarily those of DisabledPeopleNetwork.com or its service providers, affiliates, associates, subsidiaries, or partners and DisabledPeopleNetwork.com makes no representations or warranties regarding that information or those opinions. Neither DisabledPeopleNetwork.com or its service providers, affiliates, associates, subsidiaries, or partners shall be responsible or liable to any person or entity whatsoever for any loss, damage (whether actual, consequential, punitive, or otherwise), injury, claim, liability or other cause of any kind or character whatsoever based upon or resulting from any information or opinions provided in such forums.
Volunteer Moderators and Administrators
Site Administrator and Moderator(s) are an important part of this site. They are established members who have shown a knowledge of and adherence to the forum rules and attempt to keep the forum civil and spam free. They are volunteers and do not work for or represent Disabled People Network. Their words and actions are their own. They do not have permission to engage in any sort of business as a representative or under representation of Disabled People Network or this site. They will do their best to intercept and delete all posts that doesn’t adhere to the rules. However, there are times we can’t be there 24 / 7/ 365. If for some reason, we miss one, please email and let us know the username of poster, date and time of post, along with what category it’s posted on, and we will review it and see if it warrants deletion and penalty.
You acknowledge and agree that you are not allowed to download, other than page caching, or modify it, or any portion of it, unless you have prior written permission from us.
You agree that permission to use our site does not include any resale or commercial use of our site or its contents.
You agree permission does not allow you to plagiarize our site or its contents.
You agree you will not be downloading or copying account information for the benefit of another merchant.
You agree you cannot use data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools on our site and/or forum.
You agree you cannot reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, visit, resell or otherwise exploit this site for any commercial use without prior written permission from us.
You agree you cannot frame or use framing techniques to enclose any trademarks, logo, or other proprietary information, including but not limited to images, text, page layout or form, of this site without prior written permission from us.
You agree you cannot use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing Disabled People Networks’ name or trademarks without prior written permission from us.
You agree any unauthorized use immediately and automatically terminates the permission granted by Disabled People Network
You agree you will not solicit personal information from anyone under 18 years of age.
You agree Disabled People Network assumes no responsibility to monitor the site and/or forum but we may do so at random and at our sole discretion. Member posted content may be removed from the site at any time with or without cause and with or without prior notice.
You agree all members have a right to have their account disabled. You understand and agree that if you’d like your account disabled, it will require written request. In an effort to safeguard users’ accounts, we may, but are under no obligation to, require validation of the request to disable the account.
You agree if your account has no content attached, the account can be completely deleted from the system.
You agree if your account has content attached to it, Disabled People Network will disable the account, however, we in our sole discretion, may choose to not remove the content attributed to the account. You also agree we have the right to evaluate each request to remove content on an individual basis.
You acknowledge and agree that some of the factors we use in evaluating whether the users’ content will be removed or not include, but are not limited to, the number of content entries, the length of content, traffic to the content, the potential impact on the forum and/or thread’s continuity, the age of the content, and the age of the account.
We may remove or modify any Content submitted at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Requests for Content to be removed or modified will be undertaken only at our discretion. We may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.
Electronic Communications
You agree to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the website. You agree that any and all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. If you do not consent to such electronic communication, you agree to stop using the website immediately,
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its members, managers, agents, and employees, from and against all claims, damages, and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising from your use of the Websites.
You agree these terms may be changed at any time without notice.
If you do not agree with these terms, please do not register, or use the Disabled People Networks’ website and/or forum. Use of the website and/or forum constitutes acceptance of these terms. If you wish to close your account, please contact us
