Also referred to as the "Acceptable Usage Policy" (AUP).
The French Car Forum is an independent discussion forum for owners of French cars.
- The Forum is hosted, operated and maintained by the Webmaster, Administrators and Moderators (hereafter referred to as "the Admin Team"). It is not connected to any Company or Organisation.
- The Forum is funded by private donations and does not accept paid advertising or sponsorship from anyone.
- The aim of the Forum is to encourage discussion, debate and to share knowledge and practical DIY tips with fellow enthusiasts for the benefit of Members worldwide.
By joining, or posting on our Forum, you are bound by our Rules and Acceptable Usage Policy.
(A) Posting
- All posts should be in the English language and in "Plain English" and not "textspeak". This is so posts can be understood more easily by those who are outside the UK.
- We reserve the right to edit, move or delete posts, and also to suspend, lock or cancel membership at our discretion.
- You agree not to post any content that promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
- Discussions related to politics, religion and matters of a sexual nature are completely banned.
- You agree not to post content that is abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, or any other material that may violate any applicable laws. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned.
- (i) You agree not to encourage any applicable laws to be broken in the UK, or is likely to be contrary to the laws of a member’s country. This includes disabling and/or removing emissions control devices such as Diesel Particulate Filters, Catalytic Converters, SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) systems, EGR valves or EGR Blanking for example. Please do not ask for help with disabling or modifying vehicle safety systems.
(ii) Whilst general discussion and debate is welcomed, practical advice, procedural information or any encouragement that contradicts 6.(i) is not permitted.
(iii) Do not post any content that is dangerous or likely to cause harm, injury or damage. - Personal email addresses and other contact details such as private / mobile phone numbers and addresses must not be posted in the public forums. The Private Messaging or Email contact system may be used as an alternative to communicate this type of information to other members.
- Any member of the Admin Team has the right to remove, edit, move or lock any post or topic at any time.
- We prefer to moderate with a 'light touch' and do not routinely correct spelling or typographical errors in posts.
- You may appeal an editorial decision by sending a message on the "Contact-Us" form, which shall be reviewed by the Admin Team.
- Members are advised that Diagnostic Tools (including Diagbox / Lexia / PP 2000 as examples) should only be used by those with an understanding of their operation. Incorrect use can lead to vehicles becoming damaged or non-operative as well as damaging the equipment.
- Advice offered on the Forum by members is freely given, but end users should always seek information from a variety of sources before deciding to act upon any course of action.
- The Admin Team accepts no responsibility whatsoever, for any damage to any vehicle, associated systems, or injuries to any persons, howsoever caused.
- You agree that all content, once posted, is deemed to be in the Public Domain or released under a licence compatible with Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ - All content is stored in a database. Any deleted or edited content may be restored at our discretion to ensure that the infrastructure and integrity of the Forum is maintained.
- IP addresses of all posts are recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions.
- Information posted to the public areas of the Forum is visible to other members and other internet users.
- Our cookies are used to track your sessions on this site and are necessary for normal operation, we do not generally track usage to any other site, with the exception of Google Search cookies which are necessary for some features of our site search system.
- Advertising of commercial activities is not allowed without express permission from the Admin Team. Such posts may be treated as spam and may therefore result in removal of Forum privileges.
- Requests for payment to forum members in return for advice or assistance on the forum (above reasonable incurred expenses) are forbidden unless authorised by the Admin Team.
- A person may only operate one forum account (except with express permission from the site administrators) and it is forbidden to post from another account to hide the user's real identity.
- Passwords are securely held in an encrypted database and these cannot be accessed even by our site administrators.
- Email addresses, and IP addresses are kept secure on a best-effort basis.
- Your email address is used for confirming your registration details and password, and by the Admin Team to contact members as appropriate. Your email is also used for any subscribed notifications.
- If notification emails cannot be delivered to your configured email address, we may curtail notification and other services for your account.
- No more than 4 lines of text
- A maximum of 30 words in total
- No images, graphics or logos
- No more than one link or URL
(G) Technical Queries - Vehicles
- The forum administrators no longer have access to PSA (Citroen, Peugeot & DS Automobiles) parts and vehicle data.
- Some technical data, including data previously obtained under our PSA technical subscription is held in the "Resources" sub-forum which is restricted to members who have made donations to the forum within the qualifying period.
- Handling of Illegal Content posted to the forum: Users may notify the Admin Team of suspected Illegal Content by using the "Report" button (!) displayed in the post, or by use of the contact-us link on the page, giving a description of the location and nature of the content.
Type of illegal content Process without notification to the Admin Team Process with notification to the Admin Team terrorism content One or more of the moderators shall review new posts made to the forum on a convenient schedule On notification, one or more of the moderators shall review the notified content as swiftly as possible 'Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA)' content One or more ofthe Admin Team shall review new posts made to the forum on a convenient schedule On notification, one or more of the Admin Team shall review the notified content as swiftly as possible other priority illegal content One or more of the Admin Team shall review new posts made to the forum on a convenient schedule On notification, one or more of the Admin Team shall review the notified content as swiftly as possible - The forum does not use automated processes (proactive technology) to detect or take down illegal content
- Users who have had content removed bythe Admin Team or are otherwise dissatisfied with moderation policies may complain using the Contact-Us link on every forum page. Such complaints shall be reviewed by the Admin Team and where appropriate (and feasible) the content may be restored. The complaining user shall be notified of the outcome.
- Our formal Code of Practice using the official template can be found at: HERE
The Admin Team reserve the right to amend this Acceptable Usage Policy as necessary.
