At OxfordTalk.com we take matters of privacy very seriously. This is an outline of the information that OxfordTalk.com gathers, how it’s used, and how you can opt out.

We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by sending a PM.

Logging Activity
Whenever you request a page through your browser data such as your IP address, browser and version, OS, date and time and the site from which you came are stored in a log file and/or database. This information cannot be used to identify specific individuals, and is only used for site administration, research and development, and anonymous user analysis. This information is kept on a secure dedicated server.

Email
From time to time, the Administrators of this bulletin board may want to send you email notices. If you do not want to receive these notices, you may disable this option via your UserCP. Your email address will not be disclosed to any third party.

The information collected during the registration process for OxfordTalk.com Community is used to contact members, customize content based upon user preferences, display member status, and display the date of a member’s last visit.

Contact Us
If you have questions regarding our privacy policies, or require assistance in opting out of our email lists, please contact us by PM.

Website Guidelines

Forum Rules
There is no charge for joining this Forum! We do insist that you abide by the rules and policies detailed below. If you agree to the terms, please continue. If you do not agree with the rules guidelines then it is suggested you find another website to visit.

Your behavior here, and ours, can be summed up in one word: respect. OxfordTalk.com is a place where it's okay to be yourself as long as you always act with respect for your fellow members as well as the OxfordTalk.com staff. Our goal will be to treat our members as we would wish to be treated on their homes. In return, we ask that you act here as you wish for your own friends/family to act in your own social settings. You are not expected to leave your personality at the door. There are going to be topics and discussions that will have heated debates. Please think before you post and re-read what you type before you post it. Keep your comments limited to the debate at hand and do not make this a personal issue between you and another member.

There is tremendous diversity in age, race, gender and more here and there will be a lot of varying opinions on different subjects. We're all human beings and we're all drawn to this site because we have a common bond with interest in Oxford, MS. We will willingly listen to your suggestions and complaints, and try to incorporate your ideas into the forums.

If you come across any violations to these guidelines or have any problems navigating the site, do not hesitate to let us know through the "report" buttons or contacting forum staff. We'll be happy to address your concerns. Here at OxfordTalk.com we encourage everyone to participate in and enjoy the Community while at the same time adhering to these Guidelines:

Be Welcoming!
When newcomers arrive, welcome them to our growing community. Help new members learn about how to find information and resources, save time, and how to get involved in the Community.

Be Courteous!
Don't attack others. Personal attacks on others will not be tolerated. Challenge others' points of view and opinions, but do so respectfully and thoughtfully ... without insult and personal attack.

Be Cautious!
Think before you post or speak: Do you really want to put your address or telephone number on a public discussion forum? We encourage you to keep personal information personal.

In the same vein, do not ask for personal information from others. Discussion forum posts that request members to submit personal information to another party will be removed. Information that should be considered personal includes but is not limited to your home phone number, name, and age. If you must give this out for any reason, please do so privately.

Be Appropriate!
There may be places where explicit, obscene or vulgar language, graphics or behavior is allowed however OxfordTalk.com is not one of those places. Posts containing explicit, obscene or vulgar language and images will be removed. Links to Websites with adult content/images anywhere on the site will be removed. Simply put, we do not wish to be seen as supporting any site that contains adult content - adult content being defined as any material that you would not feel comfortable showing to your spouse, your teenagers, or your boss and co-workers. In other words, anything which is "NWS" (not work safe). Abbreviations, self censoring, and attempts to circumvent the word censoring feature of the community software also violate this guideline.This represents our values and our desire to appeal to the widest possible audience not to mention keeping clear of any restrictions that our present or future advertisers might have regarding acceptable content.

Stay On Topic and No Bumping!
Respect the original poster and the direction their topic started on. Don’t allow a topic to become a personal conversation between just a couple of people. Take 1 to 1 conversations to PM. And be willing to wait for responses an appropriate amount of time before "bumping" the topic higher on the page.

Be Ethical!
OxfordTalk.com's website: resources, articles and discussions are based on basic, appropriate professional ethical behavior. Unethical behavior: use of other admin's member lists for PM invites, email invites, spamming, warez, license sharing, and other illegal activites are completely inappropriate and will result in the loss of membership.

No Cross-Posting
Do not post the same discussion more than once on a discussion forum or on many forums. Duplicate discussions are frustrating and counterproductive for other members, especially for those whose time and energy is limited. Duplicate discussions will be deleted.

No Advertising – Spam
Do not heedlessly place your advertisements through the Discussion Forums. This will be considered SPAM and could result in the loss of your OxfordTalk.com Membership.

No Abuse of messaging systems (PM's, IM's, and email form)
Personal Messaging is provided to the members of OxfordTalk.com as a service intended to enhance the Community experience. The purpose of personal messaging is to allow for discreet conversations to take place between members. This privilege is not to be abused! Solicitation, spamming, or harassment of any kind is strictly forbidden. Any member receiving an inappropriate personal message should forward that message to an Administrator or Moderator right away. Although PM's are normally only accessible by those who send and receive them, they are part of the database and as such, property of OxfordTalk.com. An Administrator, if so inclined, could locate the Private Messages in the database and read them. They are private, but not necessarily secret. In addition, Private Messages are not intended to deprive the Community of valuable information or experiences which could benefit the entire group. Please do not use private messages if the content of the message can be helpful to others. But one to one conversations should not be held publicly either.

No Copyrighted Material
Information copyrighted or owned by any individual or entity other than the member should not be posted on the discussion forums or software libraries without the consent of the owner. If such an event occurs, the individual posting the information shall be held solely responsible. OxfordTalk.com shall not be held responsible for member-posted information that may violate copyright law.


OxfordTalk.com Discretion
OxfordTalk.com and its assigned agents reserves the right to remove a post which does not relate to the topic being discussed in the forum. In addition, OxfordTalk.com reserves the right to organize discussion forums in order to best serve the majority of our members. For example, narrow-interest or minimal activity topics may, at OxfordTalk.com discretion, be relocated to a more appropriate discussion forum, or deleted entirely. OxfordTalk.com or its assigned agents also reserves the right to prohibit or delete discussions that are thought to violate applicable law or that may be harmful to other members, the sites that comprise OxfordTalk.com or the rights of OxfordTalk.com or others. That said, we cannot ensure prompt removal of offending discussion forum posts. We also reserve the right to remove your membership from you should you violate these Guidelines.

Considering the real-time nature of this bulletin board, it is impossible for OxfordTalk.com to review all messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that OxfordTalk.com does not actively monitor the contents of all posted messages and is not responsible for any messages posted. OxfordTalk.com does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and is not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of OxfordTalk.com or any entity associated with OxfordTalk.com. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately. OxfordTalk.com has the ability to remove objectionable messages and will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if it is determined that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately, in fact, we may not edit or delete posts that break our rules at all. We have many time constraints on us and cannot guarantee that we will be able to edit or delete posts that break the rules/user agreement. If you do not agree with this then do not view or register for OxfordTalk.com. Although this Discussion Forum does not necessarily review each message posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we at OxfordTalk.com reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless OxfordTalk.com and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). We at this discussion forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.

Use of the site is at the discretion of the Administration of OxfordTalk.com, and that any use may be terminated by the Administration at any time.

OxfordTalk.com is a provider of an "interactive computer service". Postings on OxfordTalk.com are "provided by another information content provider" and not OxfordTalk.com unless posted by the owner. OxfordTalk.com is not the "publisher or speaker" of any posts in the discussion forums unless posted by the owner.

The user agrees as a condition of registering at OxfordTalk.com to be truthful in regard to all information given during the registration process, to use the site as per the instructions, not to disclose his password to others for use, and that the site has a license (permission) for use of anything the user submits or posts to the site.

If a user violates our guidelines and shows a disregard for them, our staff and our community, they run the risk of being banned. We reserve the right to deactivate any account and to edit or remove any content without warning. These guidelines are subject to change at any time without notice.