This discussion forum ('forum') is the public face of InterFord and associated clubs on the internet ('InterFord'). Access to and use of this forum is provided by InterFord subject to the following Forum Rules and Acceptable Use Policy ('terms'):

• By using the forum you agree to be legally bound by these terms, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of InterFord. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all the following terms please do not register, access and/or use the forum.

• InterFord may change these terms at any time by posting changes online. Please review these terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made. Your continued use of the forum after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and/or amended.
• You agree to indemnify and hold InterFord, companies or individuals associated with it, and any individuals directly or indirectly involved in this forum harmless from and against any direct or indirect loss or damage (including consequential loss, loss of business, profits, goodwill or business opportunities (including reasonable legal costs) arising from any third party claim) in relation to any use by you of the forum or associated website, content transmitted by you through the forum, or your breach of the provisions of these Terms. This indemnity may be enforced by an Indemnified Party in his own right and the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) 1999 shall apply.

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To be able to post messages on the forum, you must first register for a user account. Registration is available to anyone over the age of 13 years. You  are only permitted to have one (1) user account, and InterFord reserve the right to terminate all accounts relating to any individual who is found to be under 13 years of age or to have registered more than one account.

You agree to:

• provide information about yourself which is true, accurate, current and complete.

• to maintain this information and update it as changes occur to keep it true, accurate, current and complete

• to provide reasonable information about your personal identity to any member of the InterFord Web Administration Team ('web team') who have reason to ask.

If we have reasonable grounds to suspect that any information is untrue, inaccurate not current or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your registration without notice.

Each user may have a personalised signature which will appear at the bottom of each message. Signatures are limited to a maximum of three lines of text and/or one picture. Signature content is subject to the same terms as any other content posted on the forum, as detailed elsewhere in these terms.

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Information entered in your user profile may be viewed by others. All other personal information will be kept private except where disclosure is required to comply with applicable laws.

The forum includes a Private Message ('PM') facility, which allows messages to be exchanged between users without appearing on the forum. You should be aware that the forum administrators can access and read your private messages, although this will only occur in exceptional circumstances.

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You agree to use the forum only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the forum.

Prohibited behaviour includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting unlawful, obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within InterFord.

Please remember that, although registration is not available to persons under 13 years of age, minors can still access and read content of the forum.

In posting, uploading, e-mailing or attaching ('post' or 'posting') on this forum, you agree that you will not use the forum or any other part of our site to:

Victimisation, hate posts or private retaliation against another forum user or group of users is strictly prohibited.

Without prejudice to any other remedies, action or legislation which may be available to us, we reserve the right at the sole discretion of any moderator to censor, edit or remove any material that contravenes any of the above, without reference to the author.

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Please take the time to read the descriptions of each Forum’s purpose/use and place your threads accordingly. Please try to stay on topic and do not corrupt or hijack threads. Before starting a new thread, please use the search facility to see if the subject has already been discussed.

Forum moderators or administrators ('Web Team') will move incorrectly posted threads or individual posts to the correct Forum without discussion or explanation. This includes any thread which has been deliberately posted into the wrong forum area and includes a request to the Web Team not to move it.

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• InterFord will not be liable for any damages, including indirect or consequential damages, or any damages arising from use or loss of use, data or profits, whether in contract, negligence or other action, arising from or in connection with the use of the forum.
• InterFord does not warrant that availability of the forum content will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the forum or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.

• the content of all messages posted on the forum express the views of and are the sole responsibility of the person posting the information.
• InterFord do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and no responsibility is taken or assumed for any comments or statements made on this or any associated or related website or bulletin board.
• Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of InterFord, companies or individuals associated with it, any individuals directly or indirectly involved in this website or Jelsoft Enterprises Limited (developers of vBulletin).
• By submitting any contribution to the forum (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) to grant InterFord a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licenseable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution and/or to incorporate your contribution in other now known or later developed technology or media for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution. If you do not want to grant InterFord the rights set out above, please do not submit your contribution.
• You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit or otherwise use forum content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any forum content except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of forum content requires the prior written permission of InterFord.

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The Web Team monitor the forum and will endeavour to keep the forum free of all inappropriate messages. However, due to the real-time nature of bulletin boards, it is impossible for the Web Team to monitor all posts as they appear. By using the forum you understand that you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable to you as an individual.

If you feel that a message violates these conditions you are encouraged to report the message to the Web Team using the link provided in each post, or by private message or other suitable means. As soon as we are made aware of messages that infringe these rules or policies, prompt action will be taken. This action shall be at the sole discretion of the Web Team and we may:

InterFord reserves the right to delete, edit, censor or remove any posting, at any time, for any reason without explanation.

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Trade advertising is NOT allowed on this bulletin board except by prior agreement. Traders wishing to use this bulletin board for advertising purposes should contact the Web Team before using the forum for advertising purposes. The Web Team will remove any suspected unauthorised trade advertising until the matter is resolved. In such cases, it will be the responsibility of the suspected trader to prove otherwise.

Caveat Emptor (Let the Buyer Beware)

InterFord acts as a venue only and is not party to any discussion, negotiation or transaction resulting from any advertisement placed by a seller on the forum. Disputes between buyer and seller are not to be discussed on the forum and InterFord will not be liable for any damages, including indirect or consequential damages, or any damages arising from use or loss of use, data or profits, whether in contract, negligence or other action, arising from or in connection any transaction.

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Private advertising is restricted to the relevant forums within the Marketplace. Cars for sale must not be placed on the forums (with the exception of cars being broken/sold for spares with a price tag of £300.00 or less).  The Web Team will remove any unauthorised advertising without notice.

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If after this warning you continue to breach these terms, you will receive further warning points. When you receive fifteen or more points, you will be prohibited from using the forum for an extended or indefinite period of time.

If you post or send offensive or inappropriate content anywhere on or to the forum and InterFord considers such behaviour to be serious and/or repeated, we may use whatever information that is available about you to stop any further such infringements. This can include legal proceeding, informing relevant third parties such as your employer, school, internet or email provider about the infringement/s.

All incidents will be logged, and our decision on all matters is final.

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