WELCOME MEMBERS TO OUR VERY OWN LISTSERV!! This newest membership benefit to our California Chapter AGBell members is especially designed for YOU!! The message boards and chat areas of the California AG Bell listserv are places where the California Chapter of AGBell publishes announcements of events and encourages discussion and debate on issues dealing with hearing loss. This listserv will replace all email distribution of announcements. Stay informed, Be educated, Be connected, Support one another are all purposes of this listserv. If you have any ideas on how we can serve you better - post a message! Enjoy! California Chapter AGBell Board of Directors Membership is restricted to members of the California Chapter of AG Bell. If you have not received an invitation to join, please contact us via EMAIL and request one. Please carefully read the following information before joining. To make this listserv fair, meaningful and resourceful to all of our members, the following rules and policies are strictly enforced by the moderator/owner. By submitting your listserv registration request, you agreed to abide to these rules and policies, as stated: Our Commitment to Privacy We respect each visitor's right to personal privacy. We do not sell or give personal information of any kind collected on our listserv. To that end, we collect and use information throughout our listserv only as disclosed in this Privacy Policy. This statement applies solely to information collected on California Chapter AG Bell's listserv. Listserv Registration While registration is required on the California Chapter AG Bell listserv, there are some pages that require member log-in. In order to log-in, one must be a member with the California Chapter of AG Bell. To be registered for listserv, one must provide the following information: - First and last name - Birth date (must be 18 years or older) - Home address - Email address - Membership type (DHHS, Parents/Family or Professionals) Your registration with this required information to the listserv must be approved by the moderator/owner before having any message posting rights and privileges. The moderator has the right to block users indefinitely from the listserv based on inappropriate usage or suspecting "spam". CA AG BELL MESSAGE BOARDS and CHATS The message boards and chat areas of the California AG Bell listserv are places where the California Chapter of AGBell publishes announcements of events and encourages discussion and debate on issues dealing with hearing loss. Users must be polite to fellow users, and follow the California Chapter and national AG Bell guidelines and rules. 1. You may not post any messages or materials anonymously or under a false name or a false email address. 2. Certain materials and language will not be tolerated. You may not post or upload any material or links to material that is obscene, indecent, pornographic, violent, threatening, harassing, discriminatory, or that is in violation of the law. California Chapter of AG Bell monitors message boards weekly and will delete or edit any material deemed inappropriate. California Chapter of AG Bell has the right to block users indefinitely from message boards or chat rooms based on inappropriate usage or suspecting "spam". 3. You may only post materials for which you have the copyright or other permission to distribute electronically. 4. The discussions and chats can only be used for non-commercial and for AGBell purposes. 5. You may not post or transmit any software or other material which contains a virus or other harmful code or device. You may not use the discussions, member lists or chats to distribute "spam" or to gather e-mail addresses for the purpose of sending "spam" to other users of the service. Any individual or individuals who are suspect of "spam" are in violation of the CAN-SPAM federal law and is subject to automatic ban from the listserv. 6. Persons must be the age of eighteen (18) to register to be participate in the message boards, chats or any other contents of the listserv. 7. California Chapter of AG Bell is not responsible for any materials posted on message boards or chats. California Chapter of AG Bell cannot attest to the accuracy of statements that users post. 8. By using the California Chapter AG Bell message boards or chats, you agree to abide by these rules.