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Qnet online community is an initiative funded by Healthpact as a project of the AIDS Action Council of the ACT.
The site was born out of a need for young same sex attracted people to have a safe place online to make links with like-minded people. We recognise the difficulties experienced by young queer people in an often homophobic world.
Following the launch of Qnet in 2003, we are relying on the input and enthusiasm of our young queer community to maintain its course. Constructive critiques are always welcome, especially if accompanied with a proposed solution!
Contact us
The Qnet staff can be contacted at the following addresses.
Webmaster
webmaster@qnet.org.au
For making comments and suggestions about the site design, reporting errors and maintaining user accounts.
Info
qnetinfo@qnet.org.au
Send questions and comments about the site content and submit your own articles here.
News
qnetinfo@qnet.org.au
Questions and comments about news items, plus send your own news submissions here!
Events
qnetinfo@qnet.org.au
Tell us about upcoming events that might interest Qnet users. Also send us events comments and queries.
Copyright notice
Copyright to all material contained on the Qnet Internet site (including data, pages, documents, online graphics, images, web pages, audio and video) is vested in the AIDS Action Council of the ACT unless indicated in the article content or notified in writing to the contrary.
Subject to the following exceptions, no material contained on the Qnet web site may be reproduced by any process, distributed or commercialised without prior written permission from the AIDS Action Council of the ACT:
You may download, display, print and reproduce material contained on the Qnet web site in unaltered form only for:
- your personal, non-commercial use;
- non-commercial use within your organisation and
- the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review.
Any permitted reproduction made must acknowledge Qnet and the AIDS Action Council of the ACT as the source of the reproduced material.
Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved.
Requests to use material contained on the Qnet web site for purposes other than those specified above should be directed to:
Qnet Web Master by emailing webmaster@qnet.org.au or by writing to:
Manager of the Qnet Web Site
GPO Box 229
CANBERRA ACT 2601
You are not permitted to re-transmit, distribute or commercialise the information or material without seeking prior written approval from the AIDS Action Council of the ACT.
You are not permitted to use the Qnet web site to sell a product or service or to increase traffic to your web site for commercial purposes.
Linking to this site
You may link to the Qnet web site at your full expense and responsibility. Please let us know when you are linking to our site. You must not:
Disclaimer
This Internet site is presented by the AIDS Action Council of the ACT for the purpose of disseminating information free of charge for the benefit of the public.
The AIDS Action Council of the ACT monitors the quality of the information available on this Internet site and updates the information regularly.
The AIDS Action Council of the ACT does not however guarantee, and accepts no legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material contained on this Internet site or on any linked site.
The AIDS Action Council of the ACT recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to their use of this Internet site and that users carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance of the material on the Internet site for their purposes.
This Internet site is not a substitute for independent professional advice and users should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.
The material on this Internet site may include the views or recommendations of third parties, which do not necessarily reflect the views of the AIDS Action Council of the ACT, or indicate its commitment to a particular opinion or point of view.
Message board terms of use
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, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any International or Australian Commonwealth 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.
The site was born out of a need for young same sex attracted people to have a safe place online to make links with like-minded young people. We recognise the difficulties experienced by young queer people in an often homophobic world. ‘Young person’ is usually defined as someone in the 12-25 age group.
The Qnet message board is moderated, and postings not considered to be in line with the above stated purposes may not be included on the site. Examples of messages that may not be removed include ‘personals’ from persons not within the above stated age range, links to commercial sex and porn sites and spam links to commerical sites.
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.
Links to external Internet sites
This Internet site contains links to other Internet sites that are external to Qnet. Qnet takes reasonable care in linking Internet sites but has no direct control over the content of the linked sites, or the changes that may occur to the content on those sites. It is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external Internet sites.
Links to external Internet sites do not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any material on those sites or of any third party products or services offered by, from or through those sites. Users of links provided by this Internet site are responsible for being aware of which organisation is hosting the Internet site they visit.
Privacy statement
Personal information collected by Qnet is treated as confidential and is protected by the Privacy Act 1988. Personal information is information relating to an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion provided. Persons revealing their identity to others on the Qnet website do so at their own risk and responsibility.
Site visit data
This site is operated by the AIDS Action Council of the ACT through the use of an external service provider. When visiting this site, a record of your visit is logged by this external provider. This "clickstream data" is recorded for statistical purposes. It is used by the AIDS Action Council of the ACT to help improve the site. The following information is supplied by your browser:
- the user's server address
- the user's operation system (for example Windows, Mac etc)
- the user's top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc)
- the date and time of the visit to the site
- the pages accessed and the documents downloaded
- the previous site visited
- the type of browser used.
No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities except in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency (or other government agency) exercises a legal authority to inspect ISP logs (eg by warrant, subpoena or notice to produce).
Collection of personal information
When you e-mail us:
Other personal information collected by us, for example through the use of an online form, will only:
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website can transfer to an individual's computer hard drive for record keeping. Cookies can make using websites easier to use by storing information about your preferences on a particular website. The information remains on your computer after the Internet session finishes.
Qnet only uses cookies in a very limited way, to maintain navigation information during your site visit and to keep you "logged in" to the site. These cookies will not remain on your computer at the end of each Internet session. Most Internet browsers are pre-set to accept cookies. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can adjust your Internet browser to refuse cookies or to warn you when cookies are being used.
Security of information
Your personal information will not be released unless the law permits it or your permission is given. We endeavour to provide a secure environment and a reliable system but you should be aware that there may be inherent risks associated with the transmission of information via the Internet.