AnswerSquad Intellectual Property Statement

As a group of professional writers and communicators, we are very sensitive to issues of intellectual property and copyright. As a result we have created this Intellectual Property Statement to accurately convey our stance and perspective, specifically on communication within our mailing lists, live chats, and other venues.

Ownership of Your Words

We believe that everyone owns their own words. As a result, each message posted to any of the AnswerSquad discussion lists should be presumed to be copyrighted by the author, and to have the legal protections extended by international copyright law.

However, by agreeing to the terms of this Intellectual Property Statement you grant us the right to use any content, messages, or discussion that transpires under the aegis of AnswerSquad for marketing and compilation purposes. We will acknowledge and communicate directly with all authors when cited by name, and give you the option to have your comments or discussion contributions cited as anonymous if you'd prefer to retain your privacy. We do reserve the right to use your words, without attribution, for our own business purposes.

In Accordance with our Privacy Statement

All of this will be done in complete accordance and in compliance with our privacy statement.

Personal Archives

Finally, we allow subscribers to keep a personal archive of discussion that transpires during the period of their membership, but do not allow that to be shared with others or to appear anywhere on the Web or Internet without explicit written permission from the AnswerSquad management team.

Privacy and Confidentiality

Notwithstanding the previous, we require that the discussions that transpire under the aegis of AnswerSquad remain private for members only, and that at no time is it permissible for members to share discussion transcripts or individual messages outside of our virtual walls. If there's a question about that, please contact us for clarification.

Appropriate Discussion

AnswerSquad is intended to be a fun, entertaining and informative discussion forum. As such, aggressive communication, name calling, insults, obscenities, racial slurs, and crass advertisements for business ventures or opportunities are unacceptable and grounds for getting booted off the list. See our list rules for important information on this topic.

General Disclaimer

Please note that while the AnswerSquad team is comprised of tech experts and other knowledgeable parties, we cannot guarantee any of our solutions will work, and do not accept any liability for the results of you applying them in your computing environment.

If we all respect these privacy and intellectual property issues, we'll be able to have a fast-paced, engaging, informative and rewarding discussion community.