| Welcome to Simple Spot Vancouver! The following terms of use have been updated and will be effective as of February 15st, 2009. Simple Spot is a community driven classifieds service. The terms of use are designed to protect the online community of Simple Spot, and the Simple Spot team. We reserve the right to make any necessary changes to the terms of use. The changes are effective 14 days after the revised Terms of Use are posted on the site. Please help us to create a safe environment here on Simple Spot as well as in Vancouver. We encourage our users to help us innovate and improve. If you would like to influence the improvement of our services please visit our forums http://www.simplespot.ca/forum or contact us at support@simplespot.ca ________________________________________________________________________ Simple Spot Services Our service is primarily intended to provide the Vancouver community with a safe location to utilize online classified advertising. We provide our users with three main services: 1. Advertising space Our website has been designed to host multiple user generated advertisements. These advertisements are intended to be browsed, searched, and viewed by the Vancouver community. 2. Classification system All user generated content enters into a classification system for easy browsing and searching. 3. User accounts Users creating accounts are provided with added benefits. Accounts help increase safety and efficiency. Use of Simple Spot Simple Spot is here to provide a community service; however certain content is prohibited and will result in proper moderation. To help us maintain a safe environment we encourage you to do the following: - refrain from using inappropriate language - post advertisements in their proper categories - provide correct contact information - don't collect contact information for purposes outside of the Simple Spot classifieds service - be considerate of the community The following is prohibited and will be subject to proper moderation: - verbal abuse/uncivilized comments - advertising stolen goods - advertising pyramid schemes, multi-level businesses, spam, scams, or chain letters - illegal activities - uploading inappropriate images and videos (i.e. porgography, gore) - impersonating administrators - upload viruses which may interfere or harm with our services Accounts which partake in any of the prohibited activities listed above will be provided with one warning before being permanently banned from Simple Spot. Our website is protected by Mollom. Users who register an account and complete authentication will bypass Mollom security. Anonymous users will be scanned by Mollom to help protect our online community. For more information on how Mollom protects our community please read Mollom spam protection undersection 1 of our privacy policy found here www.simplespot.ca/privacy-policy User Generated Content Our services consist of content produced by the Simple Spot team and the online user community. When using our services you agree to allow for proper moderation of your content when necessary. You agree to allow us to redirect and store your content in our designated server. Our server which will be storing your data is located at 417 Associated Rd. Brea, CA 92821 USA All user generated advertisements will go through a screening process before they are submitted to search results. One hour will be necessary to screen advertisements for fraudulent activity, scams, and unacceptable content. Once the screening process has been passed, your advertisement can be searched and viewed by the public. Forums The Simple Spot Forums is a general discussion board. It is provided to allow for open discussions on various topics. The opinions and views shared on the forums are not that of the Simple Spot team, but rather that of the user partaking in the forum discussions. Our Liability Majority of the content found on Simple Spot is user generated, therefore we reserve the right to be absolved from any liabilities which may be held against us due to any of the user generated content found on our website. You understand that Simple Spot does not control any of the user content which is posted, and that the full responsibility of the content belongs to the person from whom it originated. This includes but is not limited to: user generated advertisements, forum discussions, comments on advertisement pages, comments on guestbook pages, and private messages. We cannot control the behaviour of the users in our community. However, our administrators and moderators are constantly monitoring the Simple Spot community to help ensure your safety. We are not to be held liable for any losses, financial losses, or any other damages which may arise through the use of Simple Spot services. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We are truly a community driven classified website. Your input will help determine the direction of our services. If you have would like to contact the Simple Spot team you can do so by commenting on our forums http://www.simplespot.ca/forum or e-mailing the appropriate department. For general questions contact: customerservice@simplespot.ca. For business related questions, advertising opportunties, and upcoming directory contact: inquiry@simplespot.ca For any questions related to our privacy policy or terms of use please contact us at: support@simplespot.ca Thank you for reading our terms of use, feel free to browse, search, or post an Ad to Simple Spot, thanks again. |