Community Guidelines

The Edge is an online community whose intent is to grow the outdoor adventure community in Southern Africa and to encourage the interplay between different adventure disciplines. The accounts created are intended for the use of our members to share photos, video and information that they have created themselves. Members may only load content which they have not created themselves subject to the provisions stipulated below.

The following Community Guidelines are here to help you understand what it means to be a member of The Edge. Don't forget that your use of The Edge is subject to these Guidelines and our Terms of Use.

PLEASE DO :

Do play nice. We're a community of many types of people, who all have the right to feel comfortable and who may not think what you think, believe what you believe or see what you see. So, be polite and respectful in your interactions with other members.

Do upload content that you have created. Respect the copyright of others. This means don't steal photos or videos that other people have shared and pass them off as your own. If you find content from other sources which you consider may be helpful / desirable to the community – you may only load it if :
• You have secured the permission of the creator
• You credit the creator clearly and accurately in the posting

Do enjoy The Edge! See the world through others’ eyes, participate, find your muse, and expand your horizons!

Using The Edge for commercial purposes.
Service providers: Please let people know who you are & what you offer. You are welcome to upload your content, start groups, share, connect, with no real concern on our part Give adequate information so that end users gain a realistic expectation of what they will get if they sign up. Obviously you can’t host everything on the Edge – so include links to your own website. Pictures will help. Videos are even better.
Product Suppliers/ retailers: You are welcome to create a profile for yourselves in your personal or commercial capacity to promote your services and expertise. You are not however allowed to sell products directly to users unless it is within your own group. (see the “How to” page for info on how to create your own group) Within your group you can do what you like, within reason. The Edge is not a platform for you to broadcast your products to all and sundry. Rather interact with users and display your superior equipment and industry knowledge and win them over that way. We feel it will be better for you and better for the end user that way.

PLEASE DON’T :

Here’s the deal: In most circumstances, we like to give second chances, so we’ll send you a warning if you step across any of the lines listed below. Subsequent violations can result in account termination without warning.

Don’t upload anything that isn't yours. This includes other people's photos, video and/or stuff you've collected from around the Internet and call it your own. If you find content from other sources which you consider may be helpful / desirable to the community – you may only load it if :
• You have secured the permission of the creator
• You credit the creator clearly and accurately in the posting
Accounts that consist primarily of such collections may be terminated at any time.

Don’t forget the children. Take the opportunity to filter your content responsibly. If you would hesitate to show your photos or videos to a child, your mum, or Uncle Bob, that means it needs to be filtered. So, ask yourself that question as you upload your content and moderate accordingly. If you don’t, it’s likely that one of two things will happen. Your account will be reviewed then either moderated or terminated by The Edge staff.

Don’t show nudity – full stop.

Don’t upload content that is illegal or prohibited. If we find you doing that, your account will be deleted and we'll take appropriate action, which may include reporting you to the authorities.

Don’t vent your frustrations, rant, or bore the brains out of other members. The Edge is not a venue for you to harass, abuse, impersonate, or intimidate others. If we receive a valid complaint about your conduct, we’ll send you a warning or terminate your account.

Don’t be creepy. You know the guy. Don't be that guy.

Other things to keep in mind:
Other People (their content, their behavior) You will see all sorts of things on The Edge, some of which may offend you. If you are offended by a photo or video you can either click away or you can mark it as poorly moderated by clicking on the "Flag this photo" link on a photo page under “Additional Information”. If you think there's immediate cause for concern, you can report content and/or someone's behavior to The Edge staff via the “Report Abuse” link that’s available in the footer of every page.

Copyright Infringement If you see photos or videos that you’ve created in another member’s profile, don't panic. This is probably just a misunderstanding and not malicious. A good first step is to contact them and politely ask them to remove it. If that doesn't work, let us know and we will take it from there. You may be tempted to post an entry on your profile or in our public forum about what's happening, but that's not the best way to resolve a possible copyright problem. We don't encourage singling out individuals like this on The Edge.

In Conclusion
We’ve crafted these guidelines to ensure that everyone within the community has the experience they want. It’s important that you understand the importance of moderating your content responsibly. If you don't feel that you can abide by our Community Guidelines as outlined above, maybe The Edge isn't for you.

Please note that these terms van change at any time at our discretion without prior notice. We are new at this so can’t think of all the possible scenarios now, please bear with us on the learning curve.

If you ever have any questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you. Please feel free to drop us a line through Help by Emailing adventure@on-the-edge.co.za.

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