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By posting on the SOCAL-HOCKEY.COM Message Board, you agree not to:
- Post any message that is vulgar, obscene, abusive, harmful, hateful, threatening, harassing, fraudulent, libelous, or otherwise unlawful.
- Post any advertisement without prior consent of the Message Board.
- Violate any person or entity’s copyright, trademark, service mark, patent, or other intellectual property rights.
- Unlawfully disclose private, privileged, proprietary, or confidential information.
- Misrepresent an affiliation with or impersonate any other person or entity.
- Collect or store another member or visitor’s personal information for commercial or unlawful purposes.
- Contact another member or visitor to advertise, solicit, annoy, offend, abuse, or harass.
- Interfere with or disrupt this Message Board, or servers or networks connected to this site.
- Violate any local, state, national, or international laws or regulations.
If while using this Message Board you violate any of these Rules and Guidelines or other applicable laws or regulations, the Message Board reserves the right, but not the obligation, to exclude your post at our discretion, restrict your access to the Message Board, and/or to contact the appropriate authorities.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
Any individual posting a message on the SOCAL-HOCKEY.COM board (“Message Board”) is solely responsible for its content and any statement of fact, opinion, or comment therein. The Message Board does not control the content of any posted messages, and hereby disclaims all responsibility for the content of any messages posted by members or guests. The Message Board is acting merely as a conduit for interactive free speech protected by Federal and State
Constitutions. The Communications Decency Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. §230©(1), provides that the Message Board shall not “be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider,” and immunizes the Message Board and its employees, agents, and representatives from liability for any offensive or allegedly defamatory statements posted by third parties on the Message Board.
If you feel that you are the victim of a libelous or otherwise actionable message posted by a third party, you may choose to do the following (*):
A. Contact an authorized Message Board representative documenting your claim. The Message Board reserves the right, but does not have the obligation, to remove any third-party posted message at the Message Board’s discretion.
B. Pursue legal action exclusively and directly against the third party who posted the message. He/she is solely responsible for the content of a posted message. The Message Board is not.
C. Before you consider threatening or taking any legal action against the Message Board, you should first review any anti-SLAPP (“Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation”) laws that may be applicable. These statutes protect speech in public forums, and in particular, the providers of internet public forums. This Message Board operates in California. Under California’s anti-SLAPP statute (C.C.P. § 425.16), a defendant may move for immediate dismissal of the action and the plaintiff can be required to pay the defendant’s attorneys fees and costs.
* The following is provided for general information purposes only. Nothing stated herein is intended to recommend a particular course of action. Further, nothing stated herein constitutes legal advice and should not be relied upon for any purpose. You should consult an attorney for legal advice specific to any set of facts or circumstances.
ABOUT US
The SOCAL-HOCKEY.COM Message Board was introduced in the fall of 2000 to provide a forum for discussion of issues of importance to Southern California hockey. Since then, it has expanded its geographical boundaries and become the biggest and most popular hockey message board in California. The Message Board has become an invaluable tool in aiding communication about events and activities, in encouraging spirited discussion about current events and topics of interest, and in fostering free expression about our favorite sport.
As with all open Internet forums, the Message Board is subject to the choices and discretion of those who post. Most people abide by our RULES AND GUIDELINES and use good judgment, common sense, and basic human decency in composing and publishing their posts. Periodically, however, there are those that cross the line and, for whatever reason, feel compelled to use profanity or make potentially defamatory or threatening posts. WE DO NOT CONDONE THESE ACTIONS!
While we try to maintain a good relationship with CAHA, SCAHA, and other governing bodies, they are not affiliated with this Message Board. Nothing should be considered “official” on this site unless such information has been conveyed or published directly by these organizations. Further, CAHA, SCAHA, and other governing organizations have no control over the topics or posts on this Message Board. Please do not blame them or complain to them about any topics or posts.
There invariably will be posts on this Message Board that challenge decisions and rules of CAHA, SCAHA, and other governing organizations, publish incorrect or incomplete information, or otherwise are perceived as offensive or detrimental. When this has occurred in the past, these organizations periodically have requested that certain posts or topics be deleted. While we have and will continue to reasonably honor requests from these organizations to delete posts or topics where our RULES AND GUIDELINES have been violated, we remain committed to providing a forum for open and free public expression.
We work hard to maintain the integrity of this Message Board by allowing free expression within appropriate and lawful bounds as set forth in our RULES AND GUIDELINES. If you believe there is an inappropriate topic or post, please do not hesitate to e-mail abuse@socal-hockey.com or to contact one of the moderators or administrators. Additionally we encourage you to click on the "Report" button to send a message directly to the moderator for their immediate attention. Monitoring of the Message Board is done entirely on a volunteer basis. We check when we can, but we cannot possibly review all messages as they are posted. We need and encourage your help in keeping this Message Board within our RULES AND GUIDELINES.
If you feel the need to consider, threaten, or take legal action against the Message Board, we strongly encourage you to first read our DISCLAIMER in full before you proceed. The law protects public expression forums such as this Message Board, and provides important legal remedies against those who wish to stifle or inhibit speech on such forums.
By posting on the SOCAL-HOCKEY.COM Message Board, you agree not to:
- Post any message that is vulgar, obscene, abusive, harmful, hateful, threatening, harassing, fraudulent, libelous, or otherwise unlawful.
- Post any advertisement without prior consent of the Message Board.
- Violate any person or entity’s copyright, trademark, service mark, patent, or other intellectual property rights.
- Unlawfully disclose private, privileged, proprietary, or confidential information.
- Misrepresent an affiliation with or impersonate any other person or entity.
- Collect or store another member or visitor’s personal information for commercial or unlawful purposes.
- Contact another member or visitor to advertise, solicit, annoy, offend, abuse, or harass.
- Interfere with or disrupt this Message Board, or servers or networks connected to this site.
- Violate any local, state, national, or international laws or regulations.
If while using this Message Board you violate any of these Rules and Guidelines or other applicable laws or regulations, the Message Board reserves the right, but not the obligation, to exclude your post at our discretion, restrict your access to the Message Board, and/or to contact the appropriate authorities.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
Any individual posting a message on the SOCAL-HOCKEY.COM board (“Message Board”) is solely responsible for its content and any statement of fact, opinion, or comment therein. The Message Board does not control the content of any posted messages, and hereby disclaims all responsibility for the content of any messages posted by members or guests. The Message Board is acting merely as a conduit for interactive free speech protected by Federal and State
Constitutions. The Communications Decency Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. §230©(1), provides that the Message Board shall not “be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider,” and immunizes the Message Board and its employees, agents, and representatives from liability for any offensive or allegedly defamatory statements posted by third parties on the Message Board.
If you feel that you are the victim of a libelous or otherwise actionable message posted by a third party, you may choose to do the following (*):
A. Contact an authorized Message Board representative documenting your claim. The Message Board reserves the right, but does not have the obligation, to remove any third-party posted message at the Message Board’s discretion.
B. Pursue legal action exclusively and directly against the third party who posted the message. He/she is solely responsible for the content of a posted message. The Message Board is not.
C. Before you consider threatening or taking any legal action against the Message Board, you should first review any anti-SLAPP (“Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation”) laws that may be applicable. These statutes protect speech in public forums, and in particular, the providers of internet public forums. This Message Board operates in California. Under California’s anti-SLAPP statute (C.C.P. § 425.16), a defendant may move for immediate dismissal of the action and the plaintiff can be required to pay the defendant’s attorneys fees and costs.
* The following is provided for general information purposes only. Nothing stated herein is intended to recommend a particular course of action. Further, nothing stated herein constitutes legal advice and should not be relied upon for any purpose. You should consult an attorney for legal advice specific to any set of facts or circumstances.
ABOUT US
The SOCAL-HOCKEY.COM Message Board was introduced in the fall of 2000 to provide a forum for discussion of issues of importance to Southern California hockey. Since then, it has expanded its geographical boundaries and become the biggest and most popular hockey message board in California. The Message Board has become an invaluable tool in aiding communication about events and activities, in encouraging spirited discussion about current events and topics of interest, and in fostering free expression about our favorite sport.
As with all open Internet forums, the Message Board is subject to the choices and discretion of those who post. Most people abide by our RULES AND GUIDELINES and use good judgment, common sense, and basic human decency in composing and publishing their posts. Periodically, however, there are those that cross the line and, for whatever reason, feel compelled to use profanity or make potentially defamatory or threatening posts. WE DO NOT CONDONE THESE ACTIONS!
While we try to maintain a good relationship with CAHA, SCAHA, and other governing bodies, they are not affiliated with this Message Board. Nothing should be considered “official” on this site unless such information has been conveyed or published directly by these organizations. Further, CAHA, SCAHA, and other governing organizations have no control over the topics or posts on this Message Board. Please do not blame them or complain to them about any topics or posts.
There invariably will be posts on this Message Board that challenge decisions and rules of CAHA, SCAHA, and other governing organizations, publish incorrect or incomplete information, or otherwise are perceived as offensive or detrimental. When this has occurred in the past, these organizations periodically have requested that certain posts or topics be deleted. While we have and will continue to reasonably honor requests from these organizations to delete posts or topics where our RULES AND GUIDELINES have been violated, we remain committed to providing a forum for open and free public expression.
We work hard to maintain the integrity of this Message Board by allowing free expression within appropriate and lawful bounds as set forth in our RULES AND GUIDELINES. If you believe there is an inappropriate topic or post, please do not hesitate to e-mail abuse@socal-hockey.com or to contact one of the moderators or administrators. Additionally we encourage you to click on the "Report" button to send a message directly to the moderator for their immediate attention. Monitoring of the Message Board is done entirely on a volunteer basis. We check when we can, but we cannot possibly review all messages as they are posted. We need and encourage your help in keeping this Message Board within our RULES AND GUIDELINES.
If you feel the need to consider, threaten, or take legal action against the Message Board, we strongly encourage you to first read our DISCLAIMER in full before you proceed. The law protects public expression forums such as this Message Board, and provides important legal remedies against those who wish to stifle or inhibit speech on such forums.
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