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Registration Terms

By joining as a member on the Australian Fishing Online ("AFO") website you agree to these Site Rules and understand that your account may be banned if you fail to comply with any of the Site Rules.

1. Values

  1. AFO is a family-orientated fishing community open to people of all ages, genders, races, and sexualities and encourages sharing, helping and supporting others
  2. You must always act in the best interest of the AFO community and display a friendly and positive attitude
  3. If you are between age 13 and 18, you must get your parent's consent to join as a member. If you are below the age of 13, you may not use the AFO website unless explicit approval by the legal parent or guardian is provided

2. Governance

  1. If a member fails to comply with the Site Rules they may be given a warning (or if necessary their account may be banned without warning)
  2. If a member receives 3 warnings they are automatically banned
  3. Arguing or making derogatory remarks about AFO or moderators is not allowed
  4. If you disagree with a decision of a moderator, you may contact AFO for further information
  5. If your account is banned you will not be allowed access to the site and not be eligible to enter or engage in any tournament, activity or website that AFO run and forfeit any fees paid to AFO including membership or tournament entries and not be entitled to any refund of any sort.

3. Behaviour

  1. Violation of Australian Law is not allowed and may be reported to the Police for further investigation
  2. Always keep discussions friendly, polite and be respectful of fellow member's opinions
  3. Hacking or attempting to bypass any security feature of the site is not allowed
  4. No advertising, spamming, promoting or commercial pitches are allowed unless authorised
  5. Providing false registration information is not allowed
  6. Only one account is allowed per person
  7. If the authenticity of an account is suspicious the account will be banned and will require an identification check to unban the account
  8. Impersonating anyone whom you are not, regardless of who the other individual may be is not allowed
  9. Private Message and Email abuse will result in an immediate account ban your details including IP may be reported to relevant Australian Government agencies
  10. Inappropriate or offensive comments/posts (including but not limited to threats, implied threats, harrassment, racism, swearing, slander, deliberate insults, or other negative remarks) about AFO, fellow members, businesses, other websites and their staff is not allowed
  11. If a member believes another member is not complying with these Site Rules they are encouraged to report the matter to a site administrator

4. Content

  1. Content is defined as any material displayed or stored on the site including but not limited to articles, forum posts, photos and videos
  2. This site use cookies to distinguish you from other users of the site. This helps AFO to provide you with a personalised experience when you browse this site. For detailed information on the cookies AFO use and the purposes for which AFO use them see our cookie policy (link at the footer of each page).
  3. AFO is not obligated to review, monitor, confirm validity, moderate, or otherwise control content due to the real-time nature of the site
  4. Only content with the approval of the copyright owner is allowed
  5. Content that violates copyright, trademark, or other laws is not allowed
  6. The copyright owner grants Australian Fishing and Boating Pty Ltd trading as Australian Fishing Online a non-exclusive right to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, modify and delete any content submitted
  7. The copyright owner retains all other rights in the copyright
  8. All content expresses the views of the person who submitted it, not the views of AFO. AFO does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message.
  9. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to report the message. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.
  10. Content or linking to inappropriate content (including but not limited to pornography, nudity, gambling, drug references, racist, affiliate or illegal activities) is not allowed
  11. You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this site to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law.
  12. Content containing protected species or fish taken in closed season is not allowed
  13. Content containing undersize and/or oversize fish (relevant to the associated State fishing regulations) is allowed, however fish must be released immediately after measuring and photographing
  14. Content showing or depicting fishing in illegal locations is not allowed
  15. No blacked out or heavily modified images or videos are allowed, instead think before you take the picture or footage of what is in the shot

5. Forum

  1. Member are to read category descriptions first to ensure all posts and threads are created in the appropriate category
  2. If you are unsure which is the appropriate category, post in the category you think is most suited and a moderator will move the thread to the appropriate category if required
  3. Do not post the same topic multiple times or in multiple categories, if no-one responds to the post please be patient
  4. If your thread has not been replied to and you wish to add additional information, edit your post instead of posting a reply
  5. Bumping topics is not allowed (i.e. reply simply to bring it up the order)
  6. All posts are to be written in English
  7. Forum signatures must not be longer than 3 lines or include images (authorised Sponsors excepted) or inappropriate links
  8. Excessively large font sizes or CAPITALS in topics and posts is not allowed (as it is considered shouting)
  9. Images hosted on an external site are not allowed (multiple images can be uploaded to forum posts and community photo albums on this site)
  10. Keep all posts on-topic to the original discussion, moderators will moderate topics (split/merge/lock/delete) that have strayed off-topic
  11. AFO has the right to moderate topics (split/merge/lock/delete/edit) or retain any forum post at any time for any reason, at its discretion and without notice

6. Liability

  1. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless AFO as well as the developers of the software used for the website with respect to any claims and demands against them, including any legal fees and expenses, based upon your submission of content to the AFO site
  2. The AFO website does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information (including but not limited to tides, weather, maps, GPS coordinates, forum posts, personal messages) that it provides

7. Tournament Rules

  1. Additional rules apply if competing in a tournament run by AFO. Refer to the Tournament Rules page Any action, incident or situation not covered by these Site Rules shall be judged and determined by AFO if or when those conditions arise and the decision is final. If at any stage you no longer agree with these Terms and Condition you can disable your account in your Profile, however AFO retains the non-exclusive copyright to submitted content. These Site Rules are subject to change without notification so please ensure you check regularly to ensure you are aware of the current Site Rules.
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