Terms and Conditions and Privacy

This page details the terms and conditions pertaining to the use of the site, including the privacy policy of the site.

A User of secular.help (“the site”) must note that the site:

  • does not charge users to interact with the facilities on the site (including the forum).
  • does not engage in advertising on the site.
  • will not share or sell, in whole or part, with any third-party, any of the personal details entered by users during registration (e.g. their name and email address).
  • reserves the right to edit, delete, close the account, or ban users who break or abuse the rules listed on the site.
  • is not liable for user-posted advice or content.
  • does not retain personal information entered by the user.
  • is not responsible for the retention policy determined and enforced by the hosting entity of the site (e.g. by a company such as WordPress.com).

By registering on the site, e.g. to use one or more Forums, the user will agree to:

  • act honestly towards, to treat with respect, and to engage constructively with, other users on the site.
  • have the information they enter into the site be subject to moderation by personnel representing the site.
  • not post or enter into the site material (in any format) that could reasonably be construed as: hate speech, vilification of others, harassment, abuse, spam or any sort of illegal activity or content.
  • grant the site a free licence to use the information (for non-commercial purposes) that is entered into the site by the user.
  • not publicly post material that could be used to identify themselves.
  • not publicly post material that could be used to identify other users of the site, including address or contact information or email addresses.
  • only post the contact details of people and organisations that are already reasonably in the public domain, e.g. information that is available to the public via basic web searches.
  • give the site a reasonable opportunity to act upon complaints, issues, or actions by users of the site.
  • not copy, use or retransmit the copyrighted information presented on the site.
  • respect the original copyright holder’s terms and conditions for information that has been used on the site.
  • not consider the site to be a permanent storage of information belonging to the user. Do not upload information that is not backed up elsewhere.
  • not hold the operator of the site responsible or liable for information that is gathered or used by the entity that is used to host the site (e.g. by a company such as WordPress.com).