TERMS & CONDITIONS

The following Terms & Conditions govern the use of the closed forum and Australian Private Investigators Network website ("APIN's website" or "this forum"). By visiting APIN's website, you specifically and automatically agree to abide by these Terms & Conditions. APIN reserves the right to modify these Terms & Conditions at any time. Your continued use of this site following the posting of any changes to these Terms & Conditions shall mean that you have accepted the changes in their entirety.

Web & Forum Content
In keeping with APIN's goals and mission, many of the materials posted on our website and forum are restricted to members of APIN only, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, display, republish, transmit, repost, or otherwise use the content on our website or forum without prior written permission from APIN.

To request such permission, please contact us. The name “Australian Private Investigators Network (APIN),” the logo, and all related indicia are the trademarked properties of the Australian Private Investigators Network Inc, and in no event may they be reproduced in any format.

Security
APIN works to maintain the privacy of any personally identifiable information that may be collected through our websites or forum. Please note, however, that, though the APIN website and forum have security measures in place, APIN does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that personal information will be protected against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alterations. Similarly, APIN disclaims liability for personal information submitted through the APIN website or forum. Users are hereby advised that they submit such personal information at their own risk.

Links
APIN’s website includes temporary and permanent links to other websites. APIN hereby disclaims responsibility for the privacy and security practices of non-APIN websites. Links to non-APIN websites do not constitute endorsement of those websites by APIN unless otherwise stated.

Online Forum
The information and opinions expressed in materials posted by members on the forum or other similar venues of the APIN website (“Forum”) are not necessarily those of APIN or its affiliates.

APIN makes no representations or warranties regarding such posted materials and does not accept liability for any information posted to the forum.

APIN’s forum is public privileged information for current financial members only, not private communications. Therefore, any personal information you voluntarily disclose may, by unauthorised persons be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages out of the control of APIN. APIN specifically disclaims responsibility for such third parties usage of any information posted to the Forum. Any member found to be using confidential information obtained by privilege will be dealt with, in accordance with APIN’s Code of Conduct disciplinary action.

By entering this website or participating in or posting to the forum, you represent and warrant to APIN the following: That, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which you acknowledge by your entry to this website or your participation in or posting to the forum, you shall not submit, upload or post to any forum any text, graphic material, or other information or data (singly or collectively, “content”) that

1. libels, defames, invades privacy, or is obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening;
2. infringes any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity, including, but not limited to, infringement of copyrights or trademarks;
3. falsifies or deletes author attributions, legal notices, or other proprietary designations;
4. violates any law;
5. contains viruses, corrupted files, or other materials that may cause damage to another's computer;
6. advertises or otherwise solicits funds or sales of goods or services, without prior consent by the APIN committee.
7. contains “lobbying” or ”electioneering” materials

By posting any content on our forum, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Australian Private Investigators Network Inc and its current and former committee members, consultants, and agents, if any, from and against any and all third party claims, demands, fines, penalties, damages, liabilities, costs, fees, expenses, or amounts, of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, lawyers' fees, arising or resulting from or in connection with your breach of the foregoing representations and warranties to APIN.

The webmaster, administrators and moderators of this forum are charged with preserving the integrity of the forum content. Editing, deleting content and locking a thread against further entries may become necessary. If so it will be done at the discretion of the webmaster, administrators and moderators when they judge the forum Code of Conduct has been violated. All violators against the Code of Conduct or the Terms and Conditions may be removed from the forum and membership of APIN terminated. 

It should be noted that, like all things, the Terms and conditions will continue to change and evolve with constructive feedback from users and from experience. It is our hope that these policies will create open, honest, and civil discussion. As always, we welcome feedback about any concerns that you may have, so feel free to send your suggestions to the administrators or moderators.