Settlement.Org Discussion Area - User Agreement

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In order to use these forums, users are required to provide a username, password and email address. Neither the Administrators of these forums, or the Moderators participating, are responsible for the privacy practices of any user. Remember that all information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to share any of your personal information. Any user who finds material posted by another user objectionable is encouraged to contact us via email.

By accepting this agreement, we are authorized by you to remove or modify any data submitted by you to these forums for any reason we feel constitutes a violation of our policies, whether stated, implied or not.

This site may contain links to other web sites and files. We have no control over the content and can not ensure it will not be offensive or objectionable. We will, however, remove links to material that we feel is inappropriate as we become aware of them. Such links include web sites that exist to sell services or products related to immigration.

These forums give you the ability to change and modify information that you provide in your profile:

1. You can login with your username and password to change any information in your profile.

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Messages on this discussion form are moderated. This means that your questions or messages will not show up right away on the discussion forum.

Posting Guidelines

In addition to the following Posting Guidelines, any individual posting content to Settlement.Org or participating in a Discussion Forum is responsible for observing the Settlement.Org Terms and Conditions. By clicking on the "Agree" button below, you agree to the Settlement.Org Terms and Conditions.

Please note that we will not be answering questions about how to immigrate to Canada. Our focus is on how to settle in Ontario. While we can give some information about the immigration process, we are not immigration consultants and will not be able to tell you how to successfully immigrate.

We can help you find organizations in your city that offer these services.

There are other web sites where you can ask these questions. Here is one:
Immigration to Canada discussion group

General Guidelines

• All activities are transparent. Content posted to any part of the site will automatically have the user ID and date of posting affixed.

• Activities that cause congestion or disruption of the system are not permitted. Such activities include posting large multimedia or software files, and spreading computer viruses.

• Personal information about other users should not be posted without their prior approval.

• Copyright material may only be posted with prior consent of the owner. Users who post material from another source must credit that source.

Discussion Forum Guidelines

• Always act in a professional and courteous manner. Avoid gossip about others. Don't use objectionable language. Be patient with new users.

• Stay on topic. Discussion groups have specific subject areas. Suggest new discussion groups if you feel that an important topic does not fit into any existing discussion group.

• Learn and abide by the rules and etiquette of those groups. Rules and etiquette may vary among discussion groups. Users should be sensitive to different group dynamics.

• "Lurking" is OK. Before becoming an active participant, take some time to observe the conventions and particular interests of the group.

• Read appropriate FAQs (frequently asked questions).

• Always identify yourself within messages.

• Generally limit messages to one subject. Provide a clear indication of the topic of your message in the subject line.

• Be brief and to the point whenever possible. Do not send long documents to discussion groups. If you are quoting from a web site, it is better to quote only a small part of the information and provide the web site link for others to read more.

• Preview and read your messages before posting them. Postings can be read by hundreds of others. Each will interpret your message according to their point of view.

• DON'T SHOUT. Using all capital letters in electronic communication translates as loud and perhaps aggressive.

• Remember people can't see or hear you. Humour, for example, does not always translate well in electronic communications. Use visual cues such as smilies :-) or emotes <laugh>.

• Keep the initial welcome message that is sent to you and other information received when first subscribing to a group. These will serve as useful references.

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