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General Rules All posts must be written in English. Use the search function to see if a solution to your problem has already been posted. Don't spam/abuse any member via e-mail or Private Messages. Post threads only in the correct Section. Use normal fonts and font sizes. Keep the message on topic. When quoting from a book or site, please provide info on the source and a link if it is a website. Enter at least your real continent as location in your profile. Posting in the forum using more than one account is not tolerated. Using anonymous proxies to access the forum is not tolerated. Insults and threats against other members will result in a warning or a ban, depending on the frequency and seriousness of the offense. Insults and threats against the forum moderators and administrators for performing their duties will be looked upon very seriously, and will usually lead to immediate banning without previous warnings. If a member has an objection to the actions of a specific moderator, he or she must always consult the administrator, rather than sending insults or threats to the moderator in question. Posting Rules You may not post the following: Links to adult content or gambling sites. No inappropriate language or images. Links to illegal torrent files. Links to warez. Links to illegal content. Spam of any kind, including referral links. Posting cracks or serials. Racist statements Flaming. Illegal content of any kind. Signature Rules You can add a signature from the User Control Panel. Should be compatible with other guidelines. Only one link is allowed. No spamming allowed. No HTML allowed. Use normal fonts & Font sizes. Limit to 200 characters. Moderators have the right to edit your signature without any prior notice. Admin and Moderator rights If a staff member lock's a topic, it is for a good reason. Don't start posting the topic again. If you don't agree with it, PM the staff member who has locked the topic. Staff members have the right to change members posts. This can happen for various reasons, like posting spam or flaming. If a staff member does this, usually he/she will post the reason why he/she changed the post. Staff members have the right to ban you from the forum for breaching our forum rules. Staff member have the right to delete a topic without further notice. This can be done for 2 reasons. 1. The topic was full of spam 2. The topic had a great amount of posts that where against the rules. Have respect for the decision of staff. If you feel a staff member is treating you unfairly, PM the Admin of the site to discus the problem. User Group Permissions We have 2 user groups for regular members. One is the default Registered Users group. This group has limited privileges to help prevent spam and abuse of posting privileges. This group can: Post threads and reply to other threads. View all threads and posts in all forums with the exception of the private staff forums. Upload and use an avatar and profile picture. This group has all privileges that Registered Members have with the exception of the following. Can not use the private message system to communicate with other members. Can not have a signature and can not post links in any non-forum specific area. This helps to prevent our users from being subjected to unsolicited private message spam. Once you have 2 posts on The PC Zone you will automatically be promoted to the Registered Members groups. The additional privileges for this group include: Access to the PM system where you can communicate with other members in private. Links in signatures are allowed, but, are still governed by the limits listed in the signature guidelines above. These rules will be reviewed periodically and you will be notified of any changes and/or additions to these guidelines. First Draft: September 1ST, 2016 at 11:53 AM CST

Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use 1. Terms By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law. 2. Use License 1. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on this web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not: 1. modify or copy the materials; 2. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial); 3. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on this web site. 4. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or 5. transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server. 2. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by us at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format. 3. Disclaimer 1. The materials on this web site are provided "as is". We makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, we do not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site. 4. Limitations In no event shall this web site or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on this Internet site, even if this web site or an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you. 5. Revisions and Errata The materials appearing on this web site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. We do not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. We may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. We do not, however, make any commitment to update the materials. 6. Links We have not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user's own risk. 7. Site Terms of Use Modifications We may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use. 8. Governing Law Any claim relating to this web site shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to its conflict of law provisions. General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site. Privacy Policy Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy. Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected. We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law. We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes. We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned. Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date. We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information. We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.

Signatures: We invite all of our members to personalize their signatures but we ask that you keep the size reasonable. Anything over sized will have to be edited or removed. We have specific rules regarding signatures so you will want to read our rules and guidelines. Commercial Links in signatures are expressly forbidden without specific approval and will be removed. Links to recognized charities and personal websites are permitted provided that these sites do not contain anything that we would not allow here. Signatures will not be automatically added to previous posts if you did not have a signature at the time of posting no signature will appear even after being added to your profile. Changes made to a signature WILL alter your previous posts as long as a signature was included at the time the post was made. Avatars: We believe that the use of avatars personalizes our community and makes it feel more like home. After you register we encourage you to edit your profile and upload an avatar and also a personal profile picture to personalize your experience at The PC Zone.

If you want to post a video you simply copy the URL to the video from the site the video is on and paste it into the thread or post. Our media parser will automatically extract the video and play it inline. The parser supports over 250 media sites. If you find a site that has videos and it's not on our list let me know and I'll add it.

Use this forum to introduce yourself to The PC Zone and to get to know each other.

The PC Zone is now open. The community will change as we go forward so keep an on the Announcements forum to keep up to date. Feel free to join today to get in on the ground floor at The PC Zone.