Conditions of Use

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This document is a draft of the Community Door website – Conditions of Use. Updates may be made following consultation with stake holders.

The Community Door website is managed by the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS). QCOSS expects and welcomes contributions that stimulate debate and discussion that reflect the diverse range of perspectives, experiences and imaginations of Community Sector in Queensland. While encouraging vigorous debate and critique, we expect all participants to treat each other with respect and courtesy.

While QCOSS aims to provide broad coverage of issues that affect Community Sector Organisations in the content we publish, contributions from the sector reflect the views of the participants. From time to time, one particular side of an issue may dominate views expressed. This simply reflects the natural flow of contributions we receive. Community Door endeavours to give all contributors a fair opportunity to participate.

QCOSS does not endorse the views or material contained in users' contributions.

Staff and volunteers of Community Sector Organisations as well as staff of third party organisations who work closely with the sector may contribute to Community Door subject to the following terms and conditions. These conditions apply to any content contributed in any format to the Community Door website. QCOSS may change the Conditions of Use from time to time, at QCOSS's sole discretion.

1. Registration and Login Names

1.1 Any member of the public may browse the Community Door website anonymously without registering.

1.2 In order to publish content to Community Door, including posting to discussion forums and comments, you are required to register an account with Community Door.

1.3 QCOSS requires that applicants register online using their real name and organisation. You should be aware that your posted comments or other submissions can remain online indefinitely and may be found through search engines or online archives. Users must not impersonate another person or organisation.

1.4 When registering, a genuine email address must be provided. In some cases, you may be asked to verify your identity.

1.5 If a person who wishes to register with Community Door is under the age of 18, they must have the consent of their parent or guardian before they may proceed.

1.6 QCOSS may refuse registration of users whose suggested login names are considered inappropriate. Grounds for refusal may include:

1.6.1 offensive content;
1.6.2 abuse;
1.6.3 defamatory content;
1.6.4 contempt;
1.6.5 incitement;
1.6.6 copyright infringement;
1.6.7 brand names or registered trademarks;
1.6.8 company or organisation names;
1.6.9 names of high-profile or public figures; or
1.6.10 names promoting political, religious, social or economic issues.

1.7 QCOSS reserves the right to refuse suggested login names at its sole discretion.

1.8 QCOSS will not accept any registration that it suspects is being made by or on behalf of a member who has been suspended for repeated violation of these conditions of use.

2. Passwords and Security

2.1 As a registered user of the Community Door website, you will establish a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your password.

2.2 Accordingly, you understand and agree you are fully responsible for all actions and submissions made from your account.

2.3 If you become aware of any unauthorised use of your account, you should notify QCOSS immediately.

3. Termination of Account

3.1 You can close your account with Community Door at any time by unsubscribing, where that option is available to you, or by notifying QCOSS. You should note, however, that your contributions may still be available on the Community Door website after your account has been closed.

3.2 If QCOSS reasonably believes you have breached these Conditions of Use, QCOSS reserves the right to restrict access to or terminate your account, with or without notice, and without any liability to you.

4. User Participation

4.1 Children's contributions should be supervised by an adult.

4.2 You may be held legally responsible for the content you submit to the Community Door website.

4.3 All material published on Community Door is at the QCOSS' sole discretion.

4.4 Your contribution may be edited, removed or not published if QCOSS considers it to be:

4.4.1 defamatory, or otherwise unlawful or that it violates laws regarding harassment, discrimination, racial vilification, privacy or contempt;
4.4.2 intentionally false or misleading;
4.4.3 an infringement of intellectual property rights or copyright. See below for further information on copyright;
4.4.4 abusive, offensive or obscene;
4.4.5 inappropriate, off topic, repetitive or vexatious. For example QCOSS reserves the right to reject contributions that have been widely canvassed in the forum. It also reserves the right to reject contributions from participants who seek to dominate the discussion;
4.4.6 compromising the privacy of yourself, other contributors or of QCOSS staff, or containing inappropriate personal information;
4.4.7 seeking to endorse commercial products or activities or to unduly promote commercial products or services;
4.4.8 seeking to directly solicit donations;
4.4.9 deliberate provocation of other community members;
4.4.10 a posting on behalf of a suspended member. This may lead to you also having your membership locked or terminated.

4.5 QCOSS reserves the right to archive and republish all contributions to its interactive services across all platforms.

4.6 Repeated breaches of these Conditions of Use may lead QCOSS to complain to the Internet Service Provider of the person responsible, and in very serious cases, initiate legal action.

5. Linking

5.1 Community Door publishes links to external sites at its sole discretion, including links posted by users subject to the moderation statement of any interactive service.

5.2 QCOSS is not responsible for, and does not endorse, the content on external sites.

5.3 QCOSS reserves the right to remove user-posted links for any reason, at any time, with or without notice to the user. Links may be deleted where, for instance, they are not relevant or are unsuitable for the likely audience.

6. Uploading Your Content: Your Warranties To Us

6.1 You warrant that Your Uploaded Content does not infringe any other person’s intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, copyright and associated moral rights, and trade marks. In particular:

(a) You warrant that you are the sole copyright owner of Your Uploaded Content and any works or other copyrighted material embedded in Your Uploaded Content, or have received permission from all relevant copyright owners.

6.2 You warrant that Your Uploaded Content is not:

(a) defamatory or otherwise unlawful or that it violates laws regarding harassment, discrimination, privacy or contempt;
(b) abusive or offensive, including obscenity, blasphemy and racial vilification;
(c) seeking to endorse commercial products or activities or to solicit business;
(d) deliberate provocation of other community members;
(e) a posting on behalf of a suspended member. This may lead to you also having your membership locked.

7. Copyright

7.1 Unless otherwise stated on a specific page all material published on the Community Door website is licensed as Creative Commons Attribution Only as per the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia license. It may be freely used without obtaining prior permission provided the author and organisation is acknowledged and the source is www.communitydoor.org.au.

7.2 When you submit content, in any format, you acknowledge that you have all necessary rights, including copyright, in the material that you are contributing to the Community Door website. You agree that the QCOSS may use the material online and in whatever other ways the QCOSS chooses, now and in the future.

7.3 In certain exceptional cases, particular pages on the Community Door website may contain alternative copyright provisions. In these cases the specific copyright provisions will be clearly stated on the individual pages.

7.4 Content published in private discussion forums is restricted for the exclusive use of the registered members of the forum. Material in these forums is confidential and may not be reproduced in any form.

7.5 For a full legal definition of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia license click here.

8. Comments and Complaints

8.1 QCOSS aims to be pro-active in responding to posts to the Community Door website, particularly the Community Door Feedback forum. However posting are not be considered to be a formal complaint requiring a response. Formal complains and comments should be addressed directly to the Community Door team at QCOSS via the Contact Us page.

This page last updated: 10 September 2009

For further information about this document contact the Community Door team at QCOSS.