Collaborative Internet Innovation Fund

Rules

Submitted comments to the cIIF Blog must:

• keep on topic
• be succinct in order to promote readability
• not contain any profanities or any abusive, discriminatory or hateful content
• not harass, threaten, defame, intimidate or embarrass any person not disclose commercially sensitive or confidential information
• not impersonate any person or communicate as that person (spoofing)
• not contain advertising material, blatant or suspected stealth advertising or unsolicited material (spamming)
• not ‘bump’ messages (posting to a thread solely to ensure that the thread remains high on the post list)
• not ‘vacuum’ a mailing list (attempt to gain access to the names on a list for other purposes)
• be polite
• be lawful and not infringe the rights of any person

Comments submitted to the cIIF Blog in breach of these Rules will be automatically deleted, at the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development’s (DIIRD) discretion.

DIIRD in its absolute discretion is entitled to remove, edit or modify any information submitted to the cIIF Blog by any Contributor for any reason.

DIIRD is entitled to publish, reproduce, make available to the public and/or any other entity and otherwise use, any information submitted to the cIIF Blog, free of charge in perpetuity.

Terms & conditions

DIIRD makes no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, including warranties of accuracy, in regards to any material published on the cIIF Blog.

Contributors agree that DIIRD and the State of Victoria are not responsible for any user comments posted to the cIIF Blog and that the posting of a comment to the cIIF blog does not indicate any authorisation, endorsement, support, sanction or agreement by DIIRD of the content of any comment.

Contributors understand and agree that if DIIRD, its affiliates, or users of the cIIF Blog provide information and advice of any kind any use of such advice or any other information is solely at their own risk and DIIRD and or the State of Victoria will not be liable or responsible for access to and use by any person of this information or any other information or material on the cIIF Blog.

Each Contributor indemnifies DIIRD and the State of Victoria against all loss, legal fees, damages and other expenses incurred or potentially incurred as a result of the Contributor’s breach of these Rules and Terms and Conditions and the submission of any content to the cIIF Blog.

DIIRD retains the right to deregister any member whose behaviour does not meet the Rules and Terms and Conditions.

DIIRD and/or the State will retain a copy of the comments as required by public records laws and may be obliged to disclose the comments under freedom of information or other relevant laws even if the comments are no longer available via the forum website.

Any person wishing to complain about a comment should contact the administrator at ciif@diird.vic.gov.au.

The Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development may vary the Rules and Terms and Conditions from time to time. Contributors should review the Rules and Terms and Conditions regularly to ensure they are aware of any changes.