If you witness behavior that is not in accordance with our community guidelines, please mark the post as inappropriate to alert our moderation team. ATD reserves the right to remove content at its discretion.
Failure to adhere to our community guidelines could result in a written warning, temporary removal of access to the community, or complete removal from the community.
Key Elements from the ATD Terms of Use
Please note that ATD Terms of Use also govern users of the ATD Community. Included below are sections 9, 10, and 11 from the Terms of Use as a reminder of the relevant terms regarding postings in Community:
Postings. The Website may contain blogs, forums, message boards, portals, comment areas, questionnaires and other interactive features and functionality where Users can share and post information and/or photos, video, or audio. To the extent that the Website contains such communication forums and online communities (referenced collectively herein as “Online Communities”), You agree that by using the Website You will not upload, post, display, or transmit any of the following materials on the Website’s Online Communities:
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statements or material that defames, harasses, abuses, stalks, threatens, intimidates, or in any way violates the rights of others,
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unauthorized copyrighted materials or any other material that infringes on the intellectual property rights, trade secrets, or privacy of others,
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statements or material that contains vulgar, obscene, profane, or otherwise objectionable language or images that typically would not be considered socially or professionally responsible or appropriate in person,
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statements or material that impersonates any other person or entity, whether actual or fictitious, including, without limitation, employees and representatives of ATD,
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anything that violates the privacy or publicity rights of any other person, including, without limitation, posting any personally identifying information of another individual,
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statements or material that constitutes junk mail, spam, or unauthorized advertising or promotional materials,
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files that contain malicious code, viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer, network, or the Website.
Permission to Use Postings. Online Communities are the resources and property of ATD and/or its licensors and You will not have any proprietary interest in Online Communities. Moreover, by submitting content, information, or a work of authorship of any type ( "Posting") to Online Communities or other portion of the Website or by otherwise using the Website to transmit or display a Posting, You automatically grant ATD a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, create derivative works from, sublicense (or further license), distribute, transmit, perform, and display such content or information (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate into (or combine with) 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 or information. Without limitation of the foregoing, You represent that you have all necessary rights to make the Posting available to ATD and Online Communities, and you also acknowledge that such Postings are non-confidential for all purposes and that ATD has no control over the extent to which any idea or information may be used by any party or person once it's posted or displayed. Accordingly, notwithstanding this right and license, it is understood that by merely permitting Your information, content, and materials to appear on the Website ATD has not become and is not a publisher of such information, content, and materials and is merely functioning as an intermediary to enable You to provide and display a Posting. Moreover, ATD assumes no responsibility for the deletion of or failure to store any Posting and recommends that You do not post, display, or transmit any confidential or sensitive information.
No Pre-Screening of Postings. ATD is not responsible for screening, policing, editing, or monitoring Your or another User’s Postings and encourages all of its Users to use reasonable discretion and caution in evaluating or reviewing any Posting. Moreover, and except as provided below with respect to ATD's right and ability to delete or remove a Posting (or any part thereof), ATD does not endorse, oppose, or edit any opinion or information provided by You or another User and does not make any representation with respect to, nor does it endorse the accuracy, acceptability, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other material displayed, uploaded, or distributed by You or any other User. Nevertheless, ATD reserves the right to monitor, delete, or take other action with respect to Postings (or parts thereof) that ATD believes in good faith violate this TOU and/or are, or are potentially, unlawful or harmful to ATD or its affiliates, volunteers, services, or goodwill. If You violate this TOU, ATD may, in its sole discretion, delete the unacceptable content from Your Posting, remove or delete the Posting in its entirety, issue You a warning, and/or terminate Your use of the Website. Moreover, it is a policy of ATD to take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DCMA”) under U.S. Copyright Law and other applicable intellectual property laws. If You become aware of Postings that violate these rules regarding acceptable behavior or content, You may contact ATD and ATD will take action pursuant to its DMCA Takedown Policy.
ATD reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.