This privacy statement discloses our purposes and methods for online collection
and use of information on AVForums.com.
Types of Information Collected
Generally, personal information is not collected from visitors to AVForums. However, in order to access certain special services, personal information
is requested; those cases are described in more detail below.
Forum Registration
AVForums requires a valid e-mail address for users who want to register an account. This provides us with a verifiable point of contact should legal questions arise in regard to content any visitor creates. At
any time, you have the ability to keep your e-mail address hidden from other
users by selecting that option within your user profile.
Also in the registration process, you have the option of providing some additional
information such as occupation, interests, and homepage URL. This information
is made available to other forum users to foster a sense of community. If you
have any concerns about providing this information, simply leave the fields
blank and your registration will still be processed.
Cookies
Certain activities on AVForums involve the use of "cookies" to facilitate
your experience. This includes the ability to automatically log you into the
website and show you the new forum discussions since your last visit. You have the option
to turn these cookies off at any time by updating your browser settings.
If your browser doesn't support cookies, or if you have cookies turned off,
these preferences will not be set.
For full information on our use of cookies, please read our Cookie Policy.
Disclosure of Personal Information
AVForums does not disclose your personally identifying information
to any third parties for any purpose without your prior consent unless required
by law to do so. All reasonable care is taken by staff handling personal information
to ensure its security both offline and online. It is our policy to destroy
server access and personal information provided during the technical support
process upon completion of the technical support incident.
It's also important to be aware that when you voluntarily provide personal information
(e.g., last name, address, phone number) in a posting on the forum, that information
is publicly available and may be used by someone in a manner unintended by you.
For that reason, we discourage the offering of any personally identifying information
within the message board itself.
Privacy for Children
Although AVForums is generally targeted at an adult audience,
we welcome the participation of younger users with their parents' consent. We
strongly recommend that users under 18 years of age refrain from offering any personal
information either in their user profile or in the forums themselves,
and we encourage parents to stay involved in the online life of their children.
Cyber Bullying
AVForums operates a zero tolerance policy toward online bullying. If any member has a concern about any message they see on the website, they can report that content and our moderating team will investigate. We expect members of our community to treat each other with respect. The rules for using AVForums can be found here.
Data Protection Act
AVForums complies fully with the UK data protection act. The personal data
we store about our members (limited to their email address and date of birth in most cases) is used only for internal purposes and therefore we are not obliged to notify the
Information Commissioner's Office.
Changing or Updating Personal Information
If members wish to update or change their profile on AVForums, they may click here.
If you have questions regarding your information, please contact
us.
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