Your use of The Bloomington Beacon web site is subject to the following conditions. By logging in and accessing this web site, you acknowledge that you have read them in their entirety and agree to abide by these conditions, and confirm that you are either 18 years or older or have the permission of your legal guardian to access the content on this site.

The Bloomington Beacon is providing sections on our web site, referred to as "forums," "comments," and "event calendar" where individuals may post messages that may be read by both registered and unregistered users of this site. Posts in the "forum" are organized topiclly and should be relevant to the southern Indiana gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangendered, straight allies, and supporters. This includes information such as event promotion, discussion about services, programs and community action alerts, shared information about public service providers, and other general information for our community.

The following actions are prohibited:

• You may not harass, abuse, threaten, or advocate violence against other members or individuals or groups.
• You may not post content that is harmful to minors.
• You may not post content that is obscene, otherwise objectionable, or in violation of federal or state law.
• You may not post content that attacks individuals or make remarks which may constitute slander or libel.
• You may not post content for commercial advertising purposes.
• You may not post content which infringes on the intellectual property, privacy or other rights of third parties.
• You may not use the message boards for the purpose of storing or archiving files.

The Bloomington Beacon Center reserves the right to remove content that it determines, at its sole discretion, to be inappropriate and in violation of these rules.