Kipawa Fishing Forum

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Registration Agreement
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Effective / Last updated: February 26, 2024

You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any International or United States Federal law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also forbidden on this forum.

Note that it is impossible for the staff or the owners of this forum to confirm the validity of posts. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the posted messages, and as such, are not responsible for the content contained within. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented. The posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of this forum, its staff, its subsidiaries, or this forum's owner. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator or moderator of this forum immediately. The staff and the owner of this forum reserve the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, please realize that they may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy applies to member profile information as well.

You remain solely responsible for the content of your posted messages. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum, any related websites to this forum, its staff, and its subsidiaries. The owners of this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any other related information collected on this service) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your use of this forum.

You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. We advise that you keep the name appropriate. With this user account you are about to register, you agree to never give your password out to another person except an administrator, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another person's account for any reason.  We also HIGHLY recommend you use a complex and unique password for your account, to prevent account theft.

After you register and login to this forum, you will be able to fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information the forum owner or staff determines to be inaccurate or vulgar in nature will be removed, with or without prior notice. Appropriate sanctions may be applicable.

Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.

Also note that the software places a cookie, a text file containing bits of information (such as your username and password), in your browser's cache. This is ONLY used to keep you logged in/out. The software does not collect or send any other form of information to your computer.

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KFF Rules to live by:
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We live by the Golden Rule here: treat others how you would like to be treated. We are all a nice bunch around here and will no way tolerate bullying, flaming, name calling, prejudice, sexual comments, swearing and spam.

Deleted or Locked Posts; The first thing to remember is if you want to feel welcome, do not start name calling the administrator. The best way is to send the administrator a personal message voicing your objection.

This is a family fishing forum that may be viewed, with their parents, by children, so we must act like adults and be quality adult representatives.

Please do not post copyrighted material.


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DISCLAIMERS
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USERS' ACCESS OF THE SITE IS ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN RISK AND DISCRETION. WE MAKE NO CLAIM AS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION
POSTED ON THE SITE AND DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE USE OF THAT INFORMATION. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION REGARDING UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE ACCESS TO THE SITE, THE SECURITY OF THE SITE OR TO THE ABSENCE OF VIRUSES AND
OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY PURPORTED LOSS, HARM OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR ERRORS ON THE
SITE OR FROM ANY HARMFUL COMPONENTS PASSED THROUGH THE SITE. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INFRINGING MATERIAL, SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS OR
HARMFUL CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VIRUSES, WORMS AND TROJAN HORSES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM A
HACKER'S USE OF THE SITE TO LAUNCH DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS AGAINST ANY THIRD-PARTIES. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT
THE CONTENT, FUNCTIONALITY AND OPERATION OF THE SITE COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF ANY COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WAY FOR THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES WHICH MAY BE LINKED TO ON THE SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THEIR SECURITY
AND THE ACCURACY OF THEIR CONTENTS. WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES
RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE, ITS USERS AND ITS CONTENT. WE DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE FOR ANYTHING WE MAY SELL ON THE SITE.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you release Us from any and all claims arising from or in any way related to your
interaction with the Site and from any and all claims relating to the content access through the Site.

If you violate these Terms, you shall indemnify Us from any claims or losses resulting from the violation. You shall also indemnify
Us from any liability or loss incurred as a result of unauthorized use of your account. In addition, you indemnify Us from and against
any third- party claim arising out of Content you post and your reliance on any user Content. These indemnifications include the payment
of attorneys' fees.

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Privacy Policy  
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Effective / Last updated: February 26, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection,
use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You
about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the
Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with
this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the
[Privacy Policy Generator](https://www.termsfeed.com/privacy-policy-
generator/).

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Interpretation and Definitions  
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Interpretation  
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The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined
under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same
meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions  
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For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  * Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or
    parts of our Service.

  * Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under
    common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or
    more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote
    for election of directors or other managing authority.

  * Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this
    Agreement) refers to Kipawa Fishing Forum.

  * Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or
    any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing
    history on that website among its many uses.

  * Country refers to: Canada and USA

  * Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a
    cellphone or a digital tablet.

  * Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or
    identifiable individual.

  * Service refers to the Website.

  * Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data
    on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or
    individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide
    the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the
    Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

  * Third-party Social Media Service refers to any website or any social
    network website through which a User can log in or create an account to
    use the Service.

  * Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the
    use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example,
    the duration of a page visit).

  * Website refers to Kipawa Fishing Forum, accessible from
    <https://kipawafishingfourm.net>

  * You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company,
    or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or
    using the Service, as applicable.


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Collecting and Using Your Personal Data  
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Types of Data Collected  
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Personal Data  
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We attempt to collect only the minimal amout of personal data required to create an account.
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally
identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You.
Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  * Email address (required)

  * Username (required)

  * Passsword (required, always encrypted)      

  * Reasin for joining (required, to reduce user registration SPAM)

  * First name and last name (optional)

  * Phone number (optional)

  * Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City (optional)
 
  * Other account links / identifiers (optional)

  * Usage Data (collected automatically)


Usage Data  
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Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol
address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our
Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on
those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect
certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of
mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your
mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet
browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our
Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Information from Third-Party Social Media Services  
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You may also have the option of sharing additional information with the
Company through Your Third-Party Social Media Service's account. If You choose
to provide such information and Personal Data, during registration or
otherwise, You are giving the Company permission to use, share, and store it
in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
There third party accounts may include, but is not limited to:

  * Google
  * Facebook
  * Instagram
  * Twitter
  * LinkedIn
  * Skype

These third parties have their own privacy policies, it is your responsibility to review each.


Tracking Technologies and Cookies  
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We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our
Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons,
tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze
Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  * Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your
    Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate
    when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You
    may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted
    Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use
    Cookies.
  * Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain
    small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear
    gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for
    example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email
    and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the
    popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server
    integrity).

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on
Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session
Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. You can learn more
about cookies on [TermsFeed
website](https://www.termsfeed.com/blog/cookies/#What_Are_Cookies) article.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  * Necessary / Essential Cookies

    Type: Session Cookies

    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services
    available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its
    features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of
    user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for
    cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with
    those services.

  * Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

    Type: Persistent Cookies

    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies
    on the Website.

  * Functionality Cookies

    Type: Persistent Cookies

    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use
    the Website, such as remembering your login details or language
    preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more
    personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences
    every time You use the Website.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding
cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy
Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data  
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The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  * To provide and maintain our Service , including to monitor the usage of
    our Service.

  * To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the
    Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different
    functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered
    user.

  * To contact You: To contact You by email, private message, or other
    equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile
    application's push notifications regarding updates or informative
    communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted
    services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for
    their implementation.


  * To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.


  * For other purposes : We may use Your information for other purposes, such
    as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness
    of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service,
    products, services, marketing and your experience.


We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  * With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with
    Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to
    contact You.
  * With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in
    which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
    Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint
    venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under
    common control with Us.
  * With Ad partners, your information may be shared with ad partners to customize the ad content shown.
    The ad partners may include but are not limited to:
   - Google Adsense
   - Avantlink

Retention of Your Personal Data  
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The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary
for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your
Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations
(for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable
laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage
Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data
is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our
Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time
periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data  
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Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's
operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the
processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to —
and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country
or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ
than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such
information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data
is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer
of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless
there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and
other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data  
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You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the
Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You
from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to
Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that
allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to
request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have
provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we
have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data  
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Business Transactions  
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If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your
Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal
Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement  
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Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your
Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by
public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements  
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The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such
action is necessary to:

  * Comply with a legal obligation
  * Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  * Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  * Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  * Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data  
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The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no
method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is
100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect
Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

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Children's Privacy  
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Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly
collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.
If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided
Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have
collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification
of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our
servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information
and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's
consent before We collect and use that information.

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Links to Other Websites  
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Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us.
If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's
site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You
visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy
policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

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Changes to this Privacy Policy  
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We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any
changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will do our best to let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service,
when the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top
of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this
page.

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Contact Us  
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If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

  * By email: admin@kipawafishingforum.ca

  * By visiting this page on our website: <https://www.kipawafishingforum.net>