Terms & Conditions

Photography Competitions Network

PCN’s Rules may change from time to time and you will be made aware of this by the last updated date that is displayed at the bottom of this document. It is your responsibility to ensure you stay informed and up to date with our rules so we recommend you visit this page on a regular basis.

Conduct

We expect all members to conduct themselves in a professional and respectful manner.

Please do not post any messages that harass, insult, belittle or threaten any other person or group

Do not post derogatory messages about subjects that may disrupt the peace and harmony of PCN. This includes but is not limited to Any complaints, grievances, dissatisfaction, gripes, arguments should be directed to the moderators or the administrators via the contact form only and must not be published on any part of PCN or, via the private messaging or email system. Any posts of this nature will be removed without notification.

Do not create a thread or post with the sole purpose of starting a dispute. This includes but not limited to messages in profiles, signatures and private messages

Please do not spam, double post or cross-post the same message in multiple forums

You will not mass-PM or mass-email multiple members of this site with the same or similar message

No “Offensive” Posts, Links or Images: Please do not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, racist, sexist, discriminatory, or which otherwise violate any local or international laws. This includes links in your profile, as well as posted images, photos and avatars. PCN will ultimately decide if something is appropriate or not and act accordingly

Advertising

There are certain areas within PCN where advertising is permitted, these areas are controlled and maintained by the staff at PCN any other advertising is strictly forbidden.

Any link to a site that may be a competitor of PCN is strictly forbidden

Members of PCN may list their web site, but only in their profile and signature, Links in threads/posts are only permitted if relevant to the content.

Do not submit threads with partial information that would encourage members to visit external sites to obtain the full details of the thread

Bumping threads or posts is not permitted unless it’s relevant itself such as news or an update.

General

PCN reserves the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread/post for any reason without prior notice or explanation

PCN operates a warning and banning system. Members violating the T&Cs may be subject to this system and failure to comply with a warning may result in a ban.

The terms and conditions were last updated on 31st July 2009