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Welcome!
Thanks for your interest in joining our on-line member community.
We want this to be a rewarding and user-friendly experience.
Membership is open to all employees of AETA Members in good
standing. Please check the
membership list before requesting an invitation.
First, a "formality"
To
make this work both legally and socially, we need our participating
members to agree to behave themselves.
What does that mean? We've described it below, in plain language.
Please read it. Then, submit your acknowledgement and identity.
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Note to
Non-AETA Members
The
AETA
On-Line Community is a members-only groupsite.
So AETA membership is a
prerequisite for joining. If your organization is not yet an AETA member,
we invite you to
discover why or simply
apply here.
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User Agreement
The purpose of
the AETA Community is to provide an open forum for the posting and
discussion of news and information among AETA members.
Participation in the AETA On-line Community is for AETA members, by
invitation only. Initially, the primary contact people for retailer or
manufacturer/distributor member companies will receive invitations but
privileges extend to all employees of the member company and others in
the company may request an invitation. In addition, invitations to join
will be sent directly to those in all other AETA membership categories
but privileges are limited to the individual member.
As with
any on-line community, there are guidelines governing behavior. By
joining and using AETA’s on-line community, you agree that you have read
and will follow the rules and guidelines set for our community. For
instance, violating antitrust regulations, libeling others, selling, and
marketing, except if using specified services on this site, are not
permissible. Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these
important guidelines. If you have questions, contact the AETA office
(610-444-2025).
AETA reserves the right to suspend or terminate
membership for members who violate these rules.
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Do not
challenge or attack others. The discussions on the site are meant to
stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let others have
their say, just as you may.
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Do not
post commercial messages in discussion forums. Instead, contact
members directly to discuss your products and
services that you believe would help them or utilize the sections of
the site dedicated to commerce.
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Use
caution when discussing products. Information posted is available
for all to see, and comments are subject to libel, slander, and
antitrust laws.
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All
defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal
materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything that you
would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to
know came from you.
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Please
note carefully all items listed in the disclaimer and legal rules on
our web site, particularly regarding the copyright ownership of
information posted to the community site.
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Remember
that AETA and other community participants have the right to
reproduce postings.
WEB BASED
ACCESS
Almost everything that you might need to do on the server is
most easily and effectively performed via the Web interface. You can
edit your profile, post a comment, take part in a discussion,
unsubscribe, read archives, or change your settings at any time. The URL
is
http://aeta.groupsite.com/
DISCLAIMER and Legal Rules:
This on-line community is
provided as a service to the members of the American Equestrian Trade
Association (AETA). AETA accepts no responsibility for the opinions and
information posted on this site by others. AETA disclaims all warranties
with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by AETA
or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness. In no event shall AETA be liable for any
special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever
resulting from loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in
connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this
site.
Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening,
offensive or illegal materials. Do not post any information or other
material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright
owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents
that it owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received
permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party
grants AETA and users of this site the non-exclusive right and license
to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print and use such
information or other material.
Messages should not be posted if
they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement which
either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of
another's business, or other conduct which is intended to illegally
restrict free trade – in other words can be interpreted as an anti-trust
violation. Messages which encourage or facilitate an agreement about the
following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or
conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins or cost data;
market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or
territories; or selection, rejection or termination of customers or
suppliers.
AETA does not actively monitor the site for
inappropriate postings, and does not on its own undertake editorial
control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate
posting is brought to the AETA's attention, AETA will take all
appropriate action. For the protection of all, members of the Community
are encouraged to contact AETA’s management about inappropriate
postings.
AETA
reserves the right to suspend or terminate access to any user who does not abide by
these guidelines.
