Privacy Policy

       

The Online Reading Groups associated at Book Clique Cafe - readinggroupsonline.com work very much like the conventional book clubs and reading groups that have risen in popularity the last few years. As you probably know, conventional reading groups are formed (often through a bulletin board at a book store or library) by people with similar reading interests. These groups meet regularly and group members come prepared to discuss the book or topic that was selected. We have simply taken the real life concept and configured it for Online use in Cyberspace,The Internet.

EACH Group is Member Driven...that is to say they are "created" and "maintained" by reading group leaders with an appreciation of a given book topic.

EACH Group considers their own content and reading decisions, along with membership restrictions due to age and behavior. The group determines the direction and policies of that individual group.

Privacy Policy for Associated Groups (With Group Pages):

In this community of online reading groups, we have requested ALL Groups to consider the privacy of their members a high priority!
We suggest they use bcc (blind copy) in their email communications when providing a mass email to the group.
We suggest that they do not spam members with unsolicited or unrelated mail.
We suggest they do not sell their mailing lists to any commercial endeavor without individual member agreement.
We suggest that any listserv should be voluntary and members should be able to retain reading options which they are comfortable with. Listserv's such as E-group at Yahoo have various personal preferences that can be applied by the member.

Privacy Policy for Book Clique Cafe- ReadingGroupsOnline.com:


While ReadingGroupsOnline.com can make group suggestions, we are NOT RESPONSIBLE for enforcing individual group policies, nor do we keep track of these activities in any group.
      We will use bcc (blind copy) in any email communications involving mass mailing.
      We will not spam members with unsolicited or unrelated mail.
      We will not sell our mailing lists to any commercial endeavor without individual member agreement.
      We will maintain any listserv as voluntary and members should be able to retain reading options which they are comfortable with.

Suggested Code of Conduct

Our goal is to provide a pleasurable and informative forum for our participants to share their appreciation of the written word. We appreciate your assistance and input!

Readinggroupsonline.com's Code of Conduct posts the conditions Users agree to abide by when interacting with others at this site. Our Intent at ReadingGroupsOnline.com is to provide a mature but family-oriented on-line service for education and enjoyment. We are not marketing ANY reading groups to children unless SPECIFICALLY noted. Our Primary Intent is to provide a PG-13 experience and parents should be aware that some group discussions may have mature content. Some groups may also have specific age restrictions.

The Reading Group Leaders try to monitor their message boards/listservs and chats on a regular basis. We would appreciate your help in addressing any problems quickly. If you see a possible violation, please notify ReadingGroups or the known leader of that group, with specific info.

Violations of Code of Conduct

**Group or Site Disruption: Intent to Disrupt Activities at Associated Rooms/Boards/Listservs
**Harassment: Room/Board/List and Individual harassment, with Intent.
**Spam: Repeated commercial advertisement unrelated to reading topic
**Sexually Explicit: Innappropriate Sexual suggestions unrelated to reading topic
**Unnacceptable Discussion: Solicitation or otherwise engaging in questionable activities unrelated to the reading topic
**Vulgarity: Innappropriate Language unrelated to reading topic

Resolving Concerns:

ANY MEMBER who is receiving unsolicited mail should request to be removed from that listing and it should be honored by the group leaders. You should be specific! Make sure you name the actual group involved. The Leader should be able to honor your request or give you specific info on how to unsubscribe (in the case of a listserv).

ANY MEMBER Noticing a problem in an AIM*tm chat room... Most of you can use the ignore button by highlighting the violator and clicking on ignore. If you IM the violator you can send a warning which will go on the name record/name info.

ANY MEMBER WITH A CONCERN can email us at ReadingGroups with specific information and we will seek to resolve it or suggest a different group.

Remember, we cannot enforce, only make recommendations for appropriate site behavior, providing a notation on an individual group page if we are aware the group has decided on any unique policies.

Also, we are concerned with a user's INTENT rather than CONTENT. We have always had a high standard of behavior, associated with affiliated reading groups, While we don't wish to tolerate behavior that undermines the enjoyment of people using this area, it is not our job to censor an ongoing discussion. But, Individual Reading Group Leaders have the right to judge intent disruptive to their own groups. They are allowed to exercise this by removing posts, moderating listservs, removing users from any email lists, and using the ignore features in chat rooms.

We DO reserve the right to Terminate our association with any group or users that do not abide with our Code of Conduct. This would involve any attempt to interfere with resolution of key issues, or a group misrepresentation as a reading community.

Directory of Groups has the listing of all of the groups currently associated, with group pages.

Thank YOU for using OUR site, ReadingGroupsOnline.com... aka...The Book Clique Cafe. We hope you will find this a Pleasant and Educational Experience!!!

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