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There has been a lot of talk recently about the new GDPR guidelines (General Data Protection Regulation).
There are some new features that we really need to take under advisement from a club perspective, namely in the instance of "naming and shaming".
If you have had personal dealings with another member, or you have received unfair treatment from a business, you CANNOT post this publicly within the club, and the club cannot keep a list of "dealers to avoid".
Due to the potentially damaging nature of the post you make, and the fact that this forum is open for anyone to see/join, it can have a detrimental effect on a business. You may feel that the business deserves it due to the way you have been treated, but it is against the law to share such information.
If you have been unfairly treated by a business, then your first port of call should be to contact Trading Standards to see what legal rights you have and get advice on how to move forward with legal proceedings. Trading Standards will do a full investigation into the claim, and if they feel that they have broken any laws etc, they will shut that business down.
If you feel you have been ripped off or mistreated by another member, please alert the admin team so that we can look into the matter and issue any bans that we see fit. Do NOT make any claims about another member on ANY public forum (this includes your own social media pages etc).
It is now against the law to post such things, but if you post them here, it is not just yourself you are putting at risk. We, the admin team, also carry the responsibility for the content shared and displayed on this forum. As such, your derogatory comment could lead to the closure of the site and fines/penalties imposed on the admin staff.
I hope you understand and appreciate the severity of this message and ensure you refrain from any bad mouthing of any private individual or business.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to discuss here or contact a member of the admin team privately. If you have general questions, it would be better to discuss them here. The admins do not want to be swamped with hoards of messages from thousands of people all asking the same questions. If you have seen something anywhere on the forum please either report the post of highlight to a member of the admin team via private message. if you have been affected by any form of foul play and you do not want to discuss it, again, please contact any of the admin team privately.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
FROM THIS TIME - ANYONE CAUGHT POSTING NEGATIVELY ABOUT ANOTHER MEMBER OR BUSINESS WILL HAVE THE POST REMOVED AND REPEAT OFFENDERS WILL BE BANNED FROM THE CLUB. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER AND CANNOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY!
There are some new features that we really need to take under advisement from a club perspective, namely in the instance of "naming and shaming".
If you have had personal dealings with another member, or you have received unfair treatment from a business, you CANNOT post this publicly within the club, and the club cannot keep a list of "dealers to avoid".
Due to the potentially damaging nature of the post you make, and the fact that this forum is open for anyone to see/join, it can have a detrimental effect on a business. You may feel that the business deserves it due to the way you have been treated, but it is against the law to share such information.
If you have been unfairly treated by a business, then your first port of call should be to contact Trading Standards to see what legal rights you have and get advice on how to move forward with legal proceedings. Trading Standards will do a full investigation into the claim, and if they feel that they have broken any laws etc, they will shut that business down.
If you feel you have been ripped off or mistreated by another member, please alert the admin team so that we can look into the matter and issue any bans that we see fit. Do NOT make any claims about another member on ANY public forum (this includes your own social media pages etc).
It is now against the law to post such things, but if you post them here, it is not just yourself you are putting at risk. We, the admin team, also carry the responsibility for the content shared and displayed on this forum. As such, your derogatory comment could lead to the closure of the site and fines/penalties imposed on the admin staff.
I hope you understand and appreciate the severity of this message and ensure you refrain from any bad mouthing of any private individual or business.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to discuss here or contact a member of the admin team privately. If you have general questions, it would be better to discuss them here. The admins do not want to be swamped with hoards of messages from thousands of people all asking the same questions. If you have seen something anywhere on the forum please either report the post of highlight to a member of the admin team via private message. if you have been affected by any form of foul play and you do not want to discuss it, again, please contact any of the admin team privately.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
FROM THIS TIME - ANYONE CAUGHT POSTING NEGATIVELY ABOUT ANOTHER MEMBER OR BUSINESS WILL HAVE THE POST REMOVED AND REPEAT OFFENDERS WILL BE BANNED FROM THE CLUB. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER AND CANNOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY!