Notice for users of the Moodle

Virtual Learning Environment

TERMS OF USE



Your privilege to use and contribute to Moodle discussions forums, activities and resources depends on your compliance with these ‘Terms of Use’.



Moodle Discussions Forums, Activities and Resources Terms of Use


By using the Community & Family Learning Moodle discussions forums, activities and resources you agree not to engage in any of the following acts:-


  1. Defame, abuse, harass, threaten or in any other way violate the legal rights of others.

  2. Post vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit or racially abusive material or adopt an inappropriate user name.

  3. Post any illegal material of any nature including text, graphics, video, audio or programs.

  4. Post any material including text, graphics, video, audio or programs with the intention of committing an illegal act.

  5. Post any materials including text, graphics, video, audio or programs to which you do not own the copyright or other necessary consents to distribute electronically or distribute such material which is protected by intellectual property laws or by rights of privacy.

  6. Post any material including text, graphics, video, audio or programs which may plagiarise or infringe on the rights of third parties.

  7. Download any file posted by another user that you know, or reasonably ought to know, cannot be legally distributed in such a manner.

  8. Post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any form of solicitation or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose.

  9. Impersonate any person, body corporate or other form of organisation or institution.

  10. Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer.

  11. Falsify or delete any authors contributions, legal or other notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or any other material contained in a file that is uploaded to the discussion groups and notice boards.


Privacy statement


We wish to establish a viable and effective Virtual Learning Environment which will be of benefit to you, but in doing so we also wish to protect your privacy. Your details will never be passed on to any third party without your permission, though your email address may appear at the top of emails sent to course members and wider Moodle members depending on the settings you have chosen in your profile.


You must acknowledge that all Moodle discussions forums and activities are public communications and may be read by others without your knowledge and Community & Family Learning may use, modify, copy, distribute or reproduce any such communication.