House Rules

Please read these rules carefully. They outline what we consider is acceptable and unacceptable content. We may update the rules from time to time, so please read them before posting a comment.

Rule 1: We welcome your opinions

We welcome your opinions. We want our members to see and understand different points of view. Try to contribute to the thread, rather than just stating if you agree or disagree. Unless you have a witty one-liner, please explain why you hold your opinion.

Rule 2: This is a public forum

Once your comment is online, everyone with Internet access can read it. Please make your comment clear to ensure that it is not misunderstood. Your comment may be rated by other users and categorised e.g. best and worst rated. You can express a strong opinion but please do not go over the top. Don’t forget that you are legally responsible for what you submit. Please consider how your comment could be received by others. Many different types of people of different ages may view your comment.

Rule 3: Language and relevance

Please be polite. Do not use swear words or crude or sexual language. Only English is allowed. Keep your submissions relevant to the story or topic. Do not insult other contributions or discuss the non-appearance or removal of any content on this Site or the suspension or termination of any users. If you would like to discuss the operation of the Site with us, please email us on info@coeliac.ie.

Rule 4: Report abuse

We strongly support the coeliac.ie community in maintaining high standards of participation. If you consider that a comment does not comply with these rules or our Terms, email us on info@coeliac.ie. The facility should only be used for serious complaints, not simply because you disagree with something said.

Rule 5: No libel or other abuse

You must not make or encourage comments which are:

• defamatory, false or misleading;
• insulting, threatening or abusive;
• obscene or of a sexual nature;
• offensive, racist, sexist, homophobic or discriminatory against any religions or other groups.

Rule 6: Confidentiality, privacy and contempt

Please respect people’s privacy. You are not allowed to submit confidential or private information. For example, you must not upload the telephone number, email address or any other contact details of any person.

You should not write anything which could prejudice pending or on-going court proceedings of which you are aware. For example, if you have any personal knowledge about someone who has been arrested or charged or being prosecuted for an offence, you must not mention it. If you do, you could be in contempt of court, which is an extremely serious matter.

Rule 7: No advertising, solicitation or investigations

You must not use our Site for:

• the promotion of any products or services or for any other commercial purpose;
• any sponsorship, petition, campaign, scheme or chain message;
• an investigation e.g., tracing the whereabouts of any person.

Rule 8: No impersonation and proper disclosure

You must not pretend to be someone else (e.g. an expert, another user or a member of our team). You must not pretend that you are unconnected to a story or topic, when in fact you are. If you have a personal connection to a story or topic, you should disclose your connection or, where appropriate, not comment at all.

Rule 9: No linking or copyright infringement

You must not insert links to websites (URLs) or submit content which would be an infringement of copyright.

Rule 10: Comments on articles and our message boards

Registered users can submit an unlimited number of comments across the coeliac.ie site. However, there is a maximum of 10 comments per article in 24 hours. We may increase or decrease this limit from time to time. To facilitate contributions to an ongoing debate about a topic, we may set up message boards.

Rule 11: Respect the spirit as well as the letter of the House Rules

In deciding what is acceptable, please also respect the spirit and tone of these rules and the community.

Rule 12: Removal of content

Reader comments that violate the letter or spirit of these rules or our Terms may be removed (or, if checked in advance, not published in the first place). If we do remove something, we will generally remove whole posts, or where necessary, whole threads (not parts). This means that even if only one sentence is objectionable, the whole comment will usually be removed (or not published).

If a comment or a thread is removed, this may be for any number of reasons. Usually, this will be because the comment breaks these rules or our Terms or is the subject of an abuse report. Sometimes, the comment may be removed because it is connected to another comment which is being removed. We hope that you will understand that, once properly notified of a complaint, we may have to remove a comment for legal reasons (whatever the rights and wrongs).

If your content has been removed, we may email you to let you know or to inform you if you have been suspended or banned from submitting further comments to the Site.

If you are aware that content has been removed, you must not deliberately resubmit the same content.

Rule 13: Suspension and termination

We reserve the right to suspend or ban an account at our sole discretion. Here are some reasons why we might do so:

• Breaching these rules or our Terms;
• Serious failure to respect the spirit and tone of the community;
• Conduct or comments that demand a disproportionate amount of our time or that abuse our staff.

The length of a suspension or whether we ban someone depends on all the circumstances. Bans are generally for extreme cases and repeated serious abuse.

If we suspend or ban your registration, you must not attempt to re-register or submit content (e.g. using someone else’s account), without our permission.

Terms of service and conditions of use of Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG

Please read these terms and conditions of use carefully before using this site. By using this site, you signify your consent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use the site. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our PRIVACY POLICY govern Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website being Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG whose registered office is Dolcan House, 78/80 Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, N6F6. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Coeliac.ie website following the posting of changes to these terms (including the Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG website privacy policy and house rules) will mean you accept those changes.

The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.

Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

Registration/User Names

By registering on the Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG  website, registered users can participate in our online Discussion Forums, surveys, comment on news stories and receive updates related to their membership. Care should be taken when selecting a ‘User Name’ on registration as usernames are displayed beside posts/comments and you may not wish to be identifiable. For this reason, if you are registering with a view to participating on discussion boards, it may be more appropriate to select a user name rather than using your own name.

We also recommend that when posting comments, that you do not post details which can readily identify you or share your contact details. View the Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG Privacy Policy here.

Forums and public communication

“Forum” means a chat area, discussion board, bulletin board, or e-mail function offered as part of the Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG online presence. You shall not upload to, distribute through, or otherwise publish through the Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG website any content which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable that would constitute or encourage a criminal offence, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law.

The forums shall be used only in a non-commercial manner. You shall not, without our express written approval, distribute or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation of funds, promotion, advertising, or solicitation for goods or services. You specifically acknowledge that soliciting other guests to join or become members of any commercial online service or other organisation is expressly prohibited. You must also follow the house rules whenever you are using any Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG website.

It is our policy to respect the privacy of all guests. Therefore, in addition to the privacy of registration data (see our privacy policy ), we will not monitor, edit, or disclose the contents of a guest’s e-mail unless required in the course of normal maintenance of the Coeliac.ie website and its systems or unless required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) comply with the law or comply with legal process served on Coeliac.ie; (2) protect and defend the rights or property of Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG; or (3) act in an emergency to protect the personal safety of our guests or the public. Guests shall remain solely responsible for the content of their messages.

By uploading materials to any forum or submitting any materials to us, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such materials has expressly granted) us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed throughout the universe. In addition, you warrant that all so-called “moral rights” in those materials have been waived.

Indemnification

Members of any membership area on the Coeliac.ie website are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their password and account. Furthermore, members are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under their account and agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the providers for any liability or expense arising from such use or misuse. Members agree to immediately notify the providers of any unauthorised use of their account or any other breach of security known to them.

Usage Restriction

Permission is granted to electronically copy and print in hard copy portions of this site for the sole purpose of using this site as an information resource. Any other use of materials on this site, including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, such as modification, distribution or republication, without Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG’s prior written consent, is strictly prohibited.

Discussion Boards Rules

Registration to our discussion Boards is free as a benefit of membership but if participating we do insist that you abide by the rules and policies detailed below. If you wish to proceed to join our discussion boards you need to read the rules below and confirm your agreement to these rules by ticking the agreement box and pressing the submit button.

Opinions expressed on the Discussion Boards are not those of Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG and Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG accepts no legal responsibility for their veracity and nature. Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG may at any time, and without prior or post warning, delete messages or close discussions on forums as it feels appropriate.

Considering the real-time nature of our Discussion Boards it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and will make every effort to do so within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.

You are responsible for any content that you post or transmit on the Discussion Forums. You provide the material on the basis and in the full knowledge that it will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and that it may be published and used by Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG for any purpose.

You agree to fully indemnify Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG in respect of any loss, damage, injury, costs and expenses arising out of any claim threatened, proceedings initiated or action brought against it in relation to material posted on the Discussion Forums by you and you agree not to make any claim in relation to the material you submit.

You warrant that the material you submit is fit for publication and use and that publication and use of the material on the Discussion Boards will not infringe the rights (including, without limitation, intellectual property rights) of or cause injury to, any third party.

Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we hold about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.

By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws.

You will not impersonate a person, business or organisation when making any submissions to this site.

Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG reserves the right to deny access to any individual who contravenes these terms and conditions.

Disclaimer

While we make every effort to compile this website carefully and to the best of our ability, Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG makes no warranties or guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this website. Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG will not be liable for any loss or damage incurred as a result of relying on information contained on this website. Listings on this site shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind and it is your responsibility to satisfy yourself as to the suitability and quality of the service/product on offer.

Any views expressed on this website by contributors are for educational purposes only and should not be regarded as a substitute for professional or medical advice.

Amendments

Coeliac.ie or Coeliac Society of Ireland CLG reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. Your continued use of this Site is conditioned on the terms and conditions stated at the time of your use. Please visit this page prior to using this Site to determine the current terms and conditions to which you are bound.

The Forum is monitored on a daily basis from Mon – Fri – morning and afternoon 

If you post on Friday afternoon if may take 2 days to get a response or 4 in the case of a Bank Holiday 

It may take some time for us to get a reply to your question but please bear with us, we are working on it.  

If you are having any problems posting on the Forum please contact us at info@coeliac.ie  

If you would like to discuss something and don’t see a topic that is relevant please email Jennifer.morrow@coeliac.ie  and we can add this topic  

Please note if you post any promotions or spam this will be removed by an admin 

If you are have not received a reply to your post, please contact us at info@coeliac.ie