1. Liability

          The Utah Association for the Deaf assumes no responsibility for the contents of any announcement posted by any person, group or organizations outside of its organization.  In no event shall the UAD be liable for any direct or indirect damages resulting from loss of use, date or profits arising out of or in connection with the posting of any information posted on this site.

          By posting the announcement on UAD Announce, the Utah Association for the Deaf does not endorse any information contained in the announcement, stated or implied, except announcements regarding Utah Association for the Deaf.

          The Utah Association for the Deaf makes no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, for the service it provides with the UAD Announce.  Use of the UAD Announce constitutes acceptance of the current UAD Announce Policy and any additional policies set by the Utah Association for the Deaf.

4. Endorsement

          Before a request is made to the UAD moderator to post an announcement, the UAD Announce committee members must approve the announcement.  The name of the person and the email address will be posted at the beginning of the announcement so that people can ask for more information.  No anonymous announcements will be accepted.

          The mailing list for UAD Announce is a closed, confidential and restricted list.  Individuals who wish to have their email address added to the mailing list may send their request to val@uad.org.   Put in the subject line: Subscribe UAD Announce yourname@yourserver.com.
          If you do not wish to receive future announcements from UAD Announce, send a message to vkinney@comcast.net.  Put in the subject line: Unsubscribe UAD Announce yourname@your server.com.
          You may submit your request to both moderators:  Val Kinney and Ron Nelson.
          The request to subscribe or unsubscribe must come directly from you and not from others.  This prevents unwanted spams and unwanted messages from reaching you, and prevents any tampering with your service.
          UAD Announce is open to anyone in Utah having an email address.  Those outside of Utah and having ties to Utah (such as family and friends in Utah or previous residence in Utah) may ask to have their email address added to the list.  The request to subscribe must come directly from the individual.

          When an individual requests that their email address be added to the UAD Announce subscription list, the moderator shall send a greeting as follows:
          Hello! My name is Val Kinney and I am the UAD Announce moderator.
          Welcome to UAD Announce!
          This is a free e-mail service for deaf Utahns and their friends and family.  The Utah Association for the Deaf is the sponsor of this service.  Please save this message for future reference.
          There are ways this mailing list can be used for. Just remember this is for any deaf community related issues.
                     * Announcements of weddings, births and deaths
                     * Church activities - ANY religion
                     * Social activities
                     * Open Captioned movies
                     * Seminars / Workshops / Conferences
                     * Community News
                     * Sports events
                    * Organization events
                    * Job openings
          You can email your announcements to all two moderators: vkinney@comcast.net and ronnelson7@comcast.net.   One of them will post your announcement.
          This mailing list is a closed and restricted list.  This prevents unwanted spams and unwanted messages from reaching you.
          If you do not wish to receive future announcements from UAD Announce, send a message to uad-announce-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com.  No one else can do it for you.  This is to prevent unexpected removal of your email address.
          If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
          Thanks,
          Valerie Kinney
          UAD Announce Moderator
          vkinney@comcast.net
  
         

7. Internet Etiquette

          All persons, groups and organizations availing themselves of the UAD Announce service shall observe the above rules and shall follow Internet etiquette, including, but not limited to:
          a) Be polite.  Do not be abusive in your messages to others.
          b) Use appropriate language.  Do not swear, use vulgarities or inappropriate language.
          c) Do not criticize, put down, or otherwise belittle other persons, groups or organizations in the announcement you wish to post.
          d) Illegal activities are strictly forbidden.  Illegal activities shall be defined as a violation of local, state, and/or federal laws.
          UAD Announce committee members shall also observe #7.

          Announcements about meetings, events, job announcements, movies and any other events related to the Utah deaf community will be accepted.  Announcements regarding the state legislature with regard to bills affecting the deaf community will also be posted.  No announcement of a commercial nature (sale of items to benefit an individual) will be permitted.
          Announcements for personal gain, i.e. sales or commercial announcements, will not be permitted.
          Individuals may request that an announcement be posted, by sending it to the UAD Announce moderator.  By sending the announcement, you are implying that you have read the UAD Announce policy and abide by it.  The UAD Announce policy is posted at Join UAD page.
          No information or material protected by copyright can be posted without the permission from the copyright owner.
          Requests to post announcements are to be sent to vkinney@comcast.net, with cc to ronnelson7@comcast.net.

          When a moderator determines that an announcement may not meet the criteria set out in this policy, the moderator will refer the announcement to UAD Announce committee members for screening and a final decision on the posting of such announcement.

          Violation of any part of the above policy can lead to the removal of your email address from the mailing list.   The revocation of a subscription or the refusal of a subscription request will be handled by the UAD Announce committee.
          Also, if your Internet server provider returns your message back to the UAD moderator, your email address will be removed.  For example, this can happen with Juno mailboxes that are not regularly emptied.

          The moderator heads the UAD Announce committee.  There is one other member on this committee.  The UAD Announce committee is made up of  Valerie Kinney, moderator, and Ron Nelson.  For problems, questions or comments, you may contact any one of them.  They can be reached at:
          Valerie Kinney, moderator ~ vkinney@comcast.net
          Ron Nelson ~ ronnelson@comcast.net

Approved by UAD Board.