The NetMentors.Org service is provided by NetMentors.Org In this document, "we" refers to NetMentors.Org, "user" refers to you, and "Standards" refers to our NetMentors.Org Standards.

As a user, you are subject to the terms of the NetMentors.Org Standards, and other rules that may be published from time to time by NetMentors.Org .

NetMentors.Org is provided currently as a free service to users who agree to abide by the terms and conditions of our Standards. NetMentors.Org reserves the right to change the nature of this relationship at any time. Users who violate the terms of our Standards may permanently be banned from using NetMentors.Org.

NetMentors.Org is not a public chat network. Your right to speak freely here must be exercised with courtesy and self-restraint. When you enter NetMentors.Org, it is the same as entering any real privately owned facility, and the manners and laws of real life apply. We have the right to remove you if you exceed the Standards below.

When you enter NetMentors.Org, that constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions listed below. If you do not agree to abide by our Standards, please do not enter NetMentors.Org. 

In NetMentors.Org, we wish to promote communication in an atmosphere of mutual respect. We remind all of our users you are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted through NetMentors.Org. Here are our standards: 

We will not tolerate harassment.

We welcome people of all ages, races, religions, genders, national origins, and points of view. We do not tolerate expressions of bigotry, hatred, harassment or abuse, nor will we tolerate threats of harm to anyone. 

Because we encourage discussion and exchange of career development and management topics only, we do not allow threatening, defamatory, abusive, tasteless or indecorous statements. For the same reason, we do not allow sexually explicit material in conversations. In addition, we do not support, suggest or encourage interaction between users for improper or illegal purposes.

We encourage users not to give personal identifying information or passwords to any other users. Users should be aware that, when they disclose personal identifying information such as their actual name, member name, e-mail address, etc., the information may be collected and used by others to send that person unsolicited e-mail from other parties. We do not provide e-mail service to users and cannot act directly to prevent or stop unsolicited or harassing e-mail.

We allow only legal activities.

Although this seems obvious, we do not allow any illegal activities. You may not use our services to distribute unauthorized copies of copyrighted material, including photos, artwork, text, recordings, designs or computer programs. In addition, we do not allow the trading or swapping of images that are sexually explicit, obscene or vulgar. 

We reserve the right to release information to the proper authorities, because of a violation of our standards or because of unlawful acts, if the information is subpoenaed, and if we deem it necessary and/or appropriate.

We cannot guarantee the content of comments that you will receive while you are online. Other people's comments may be offensive, harmful or inaccurate. 

While NetMentors.Org conducts information sharing on a broad range of career development topics, the NetMentors.Org staff do not offer professional advice of any kind.  Users speak from their own experience and voice their own opinions. The NetMentors.Org staff and all users claim no professional or expertise or authority, and NetMentors.Org claims no responsibility for their remarks. 

We do our best to encourage comfort and discourage disruptive communication.

NetMentors.Org does not allow posting or use of computer programs that contain destructive features, such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, etc. We also do not allow any bots or scripts on the server, whether they are benign or destructive in intent. 

We do not allow unauthorized commercial activity.

We encourage communication between our users, but posting or transmitting of unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation to other users, in NetMentors.Org, except in those areas that maybe designated for such a purpose, is not allowed. 

For the protection of the youth that use the NetMentors.Org service, communications via this service are monitored and no user (student or mentor) should assume a right to privacy.

We encourage your participation in upholding Our Standards

Neither NetMentors.Org, its partners, advertisers or third party content providers make any warranty with respect to any content, information or services provided through or in conjunction with our communication paths and our site. NetMentors.Org, its partners, advertisers or third party content providers are not liable for conduct by any user in the site. NetMentors.Org, its partners, advertisers or third party content providers make no guarantee of the accuracy, correctness or completeness of any information on the site, and are not responsible for: (i) any errors of omission arising from the use of such information; (ii) any failures, delays or interruptions in the delivery of any content or service contained within the site; (iii) any libelous or unlawful material contained within user web pages, resumes, profiles or postings. As a user, you agree to indemnify NetMentors.Org, its partners, advertisers or third party content providers against any and all claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, arising from the use of our service and site. This expressly includes: (i) user responsibility for any and all liability arising from the violation or infringement of proprietary rights or copyrights, and (ii) any libelous or unlawful material contained within user chat comments, web pages, resumes, profiles or message board postings. 

When in doubt about appropriate behavior here, remember that NetMentors.Org  is an electronic world, but the people here are real.

This document is the property of NetMentors.Org. It may not copied, reproduced, retransmitted, distributed, published, commercially exploited, or otherwise transferred in any format, electronic or otherwise.