Terms and rules

Welcome to Virtual Pet List! To ensure a positive and respectful environment for all members, please adhere to the following rules and guidelines:

1. **Be Respectful and Courteous** - Treat all members with kindness and respect. Avoid personal attacks, insults, or offensive language. - Respect diverse opinions and viewpoints, even if you disagree.

2. **No Mention of Competitor Sites** - Do not mention competitor sites in profiles, private messages, or forum posts. Such as, other virtual pet/sim game forums. - Avoid spamming or advertising outside of designated areas.

3. **No Hate Speech or Discrimination** - Hate speech, discrimination, or any form of bigotry will not be tolerated. - Do not post content that promotes racism, sexism, homophobia, or any other form of discrimination.

4. **Maintain Privacy and Confidentiality** - Do not share personal information about yourself or others without consent. - Respect copyright and intellectual property rights. Do not share copyrighted materials without permission.

5. **Keep it Safe and Legal** - Do not engage in or promote illegal activities. - Refrain from sharing harmful or malicious content, including viruses, malware, or phishing links.

6. **Use Appropriate Language** - Avoid profanity, explicit content, or graphic imagery. Mild swearing is only. This is a family-friendly forum. - Use clear and respectful language when discussing sensitive topics.

7. **Report Inappropriate Content** - If you encounter any content that violates these rules, report it using the appropriate reporting feature. - Do not attempt to moderate or enforce the rules yourself. Let staff handle it.

8. **Multiple Accounts and Impersonation** - Do not create multiple accounts or impersonate other users. - Your account should represent you and your genuine identity.

9. **Respect Forum Staff** - Follow the instructions of the staff. - Do not publicly argue with staff decisions. Contact them privately if you have concerns.

10. **Keep Discussions Constructive** -If a topic is old, you can respond to it. It is not against the rules to respond to an old topic, so feel free to do so. Necroposting is perfectly fine. - Engage in meaningful and constructive discussions. - Provide evidence and sources when making factual claims.

11. **Signature and Avatar Guidelines** - Signature and avatar content should comply with these forum rules. - Keep signature sizes reasonable to maintain readability.

12. **Consequences for Violations** - Violating these rules may result in warnings, temporary suspensions, or permanent bans. - The severity of consequences will depend on the nature and repetition of the violation.

By participating in our forum, you agree to abide by these rules and guidelines. We reserve the right to update or modify these rules as needed. It's your responsibility to stay informed about any changes. Thank you for being a part of our community.

The providers ("we", "us", "our") of the service provided by this web site ("Service") are not responsible for any user-generated content and accounts. Content submitted express the views of their author only.

This Service is only available to users who are at least 13 years old. If you are younger than this, please do not register for this Service. If you register for this Service, you represent that you are this age or older.

All content you submit, upload, or otherwise make available to the Service ("Content") may be reviewed by staff members. All Content you submit or upload may be sent to third-party verification services (including, but not limited to, spam prevention services). Do not submit any Content that you consider to be private or confidential.

You agree to not use the Service to submit or link to any Content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains adult or objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws. You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content or your conduct.

We may remove or modify any Content submitted at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Requests for Content to be removed or modified will be undertaken only at our discretion. We may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

You are granting us with a non-exclusive, permanent, irrevocable, unlimited license to use, publish, or re-publish your Content in connection with the Service. You retain copyright over the Content.

These terms may be changed at any time without notice.

If you do not agree with these terms, please do not register or use the Service. Use of the Service constitutes acceptance of these terms. If you wish to close your account, please contact us.