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Remember that if you participate in our site discussions, your postings on this public website will become public. Your messages will be available to anyone with an internet connection.

The basic ground rules for discussions at PinoyTop10 are simple: be polite, use common sense, and don't post any message that hints hate or spam.

We cannot and do not intend to censor all messages based on the opinions expressed within posts by our members, but we will enforce the policies outlined here. There maybe times when, due to unavoidable circumstances, we may fail to enforce such rules and regulations. Failure to enforce any such policies does not mean we will tolerate the offenses.

In doing so, we reserve the right to remove, modify or move posts at our discretion and without explanation. Please contact the Administrator and Moderators via our help desk at http://www.pinoytop10.com/contact_us.php if you do not understand any of the rules, guidelines or policies outlined below.

These rules apply to all activities on the site.

* You are permitted a maximum of one account, active or inactive, regardless of how many companies or organization you represent. If you choose to ignore this important restriction, all your accounts will be disabled. Our system may not prevent you to create multiple accounts but will detect it thereafter and may block it automatically.

* If you require a username change, please open a helpdesk ticket via Contact Us page. If you have forgotten your log in details and are unable to retrieve them via the system, do not create a new account, please open a helpdesk ticket or retrieve it here http://www.pinoytop10.com/forgot_password.php.

* You are allowed to vote once every 24 hours only. You can, however, vote as many candidates as you want in multiple categories once within the 24 hour period.

* The Account you created is yours alone. You are responsible for any activity created with it. You may not share your account login with anyone. If you choose to ignore this important restriction your account, any accounts associated with it, will be disabled.

* At PinoyTop10, we take the "Be Polite" rule very seriously. We do not tolerate any rudeness to us or to any other member. Any member who is intentionally unpleasant or disruptive may be banned from the site without warning.

* If you SPAM our members in any manner, your account will be disabled. SPAM is unsolicited commercial messages directed at those whom you have no business to deal with. Do not contact anyone to suggest your product or service who is not explicitly expecting you to contact them for an advertising post.

* You may not post commission, referral or affiliate links anywhere on the website.

* Excessive comment flooding is not allowed here. Comment flooding refers to excessive posting of duplicate threads or posts, or the reposting of threads or posts already started by the member with the intention of gaining maximum exposure to the detriment of other members.

* You may not post on behalf of any banned member in any public manner. This includes all shoutboxes, comments page, forums, private messages, and e-mail features. You will get yourself banned as well if you do so.

* You may not post words or URLs that are censored by adding spaces, dots, or substituting characters; or by any other means in an attempt to defeat any censors put in place by PinoyTop10. Please contact us if you feel a word or URL is unjustly censored.

* You may not link, in any manner, to sites or images containing pornography, sexually explicit, gross violence, or are determined by moderators to be detrimental to the community.

* You may not use discussions to slam, bash, or belittle candidates or other members or services, or any company; You may not use swearing, cheating, mocking and other demeaning tactics to attack a candidate/candidates, person or company, member/s and/or the Adminstrator and moderators in our public forums and discussion boxes. Any post not meeting a moderator's criteria will be removed without notice.

* You cannot upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.

* You cannot impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a PinoyTop10 official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.

* You cannot "stalk" or otherwise harass another member or user of the PinoyTop10 Voting Service; or collect or store personal data about other users or members.

* Any posts that encourage illegal intent will be removed and the account disabled. Any attempts to defraud or deceive our members may result in your account being suspended.

* Public posts debating these rules and/or moderators' enforcement of such, will be removed without warning and explanation. We encourage feedback however and invite you to use our help desk or contact us page if you have any questions or concerns.

* Any posts on our discussion forums not meeting these guidelines may be removed with or without notice. We reserve the right to close and open the discussion forums anytime.

* We do not and will not remove posts or accounts on request. Similarly, we cannot be coerced or forced to ban or suspend anyone or any member. Suspension and banning is at the Administrator and Moderator's sole discretion.

* In light of our policy of encouraging candid, open exchanges of views and the rapid distribution of information originating from many sources, PinoyTop10 cannot determine the accuracy of information that may be posted to the website by our members.

* Opinions, advice and all other information expressed by participants in discussions are those of the author and not of PinoyTop10.

* If you are reading our discussion forums, you rely on such information at your own risk. You are urged to seek professional advice for specific, individual situations and not rely solely on advice or opinions given in the discussions.

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