Online Conduct

When writing your messages, please use the same courtesy that you would show when speaking face-to-face with someone. Flames, insults, personal attacks, sarcasm, and allegations of illegal or secret activities absent appropriate proof will not be tolerated. It's fine to disagree strongly with opinions, ideas, and facts, but always with respect for the other person. Please make sure caps are off. This indicates shouting.

Note that messages express the thoughts of the writers, not the board or its moderators.

HCC reserves the right to monitor said content and to remove any objectionable material at any time, in our sole discretion. By participating in message boards, chat rooms, or any other services provided by HCC, you acknowledge that you may encounter material that you find offensive. HCC disclaims any responsibility for said material.

By participating in any service of HCC, you agree not to:

• participate in such a way as to undermine the operation of a forum, email, discussion, chat room or other service
• use a message board, chat room, email, or other service to harass others
• use HCC's services to disseminate any inappropriate, defamatory, libelous, threatening, infringing, obscene, or unlawful material or information
• visit, print, or distribute any objectionable material while participating in HCC services.

HCC disclaims all liability for messages appearing on message boards, comments made in chat rooms, Web pages hosted by HCC, and other materials created by HCC users. HCC has no responsibility for such content and is merely providing access to such content as a service to you.

By participating in HCC services, you agree not to impersonate any person or entity or falsely represent your affiliation with any person or entity.

Message boards, Web pages, and other services provided by HCC may not be used for unauthorized electronic commerce. Use of any HCC's services, including but not limited to message boards and Web pages, for the sale of products or services (including participation in any affiliate program other than that operated by HCC) is prohibited.

If, in the sole discretion of HCC, you are found to be using HCC for any inappropriate commercial purpose, and/or not following the general online guidelines outlined above, HCC reserves the right to take action to end said activity. This action may include dismissal from a course and/or the college.

By posting on message boards, participating in chat rooms, or creating any other content, you will be deemed to have granted HCC perpetual, non-exclusive permission to redistribute by transmission the information or materials worldwide without charge or liability.

You participate in and/or operate message boards, chat rooms, and/or other HCC features at your own risk. If you are unhappy with the contents and/or operation of a message board and/or chat room, your only recourse is to contact the host or Web site that operates said service(s). If you are dissatisfied with any feature, operability, contents, this agreement, other agreements HCC imposes as a condition of usage, or any other component of the HCC Web site, your sole remedy is to discontinue use HCC services.