NORTH IOWA TOURING CLUB

 

Subject:  Club Website

Policy No. 1

www.northiowatouringclub.com

November 5, 2002

 

General Statement:

 

As a result of the increased capabilities available for electronic types of communication, the North Iowa Touring Club (NITC) has acquired a website to communicate with its members specifically and generally with the public. 

 

Purpose

 

The purpose of this policy is to set forth the rules and regulations that shall govern the use of the Club’s website.

 

The site is intended to supply information, with pleasant but not fancy graphical design.  It is anticipated that the content will change relatively slowly.  There should be no distracting, attention-getting devices such as moving images, frames, unexpected sounds, unusual colors, large fonts, popup screens or advanced media.  The pages should be designed to be pleasing when rendered by the popular browsers on the popular platforms using default settings. 

 

The website will be divided into the following sections:

1.              Event Calendar

2.              Membership Form

3.              About Us

4.              Message Board

5.              Special Event Area

6.              Guestbook

7.              Links

8.              News

9.         And such other sections as the Board shall direct from time to time.

 

Specific Provisions:

 

I

 

The Membership Form, Message Board and Guestbook provide a forum for members and the general public to contact the Club, interact with each other and promote improved communication among the membership.  These sections are available to all NITC members and the public alike for such use and such postings as each individual believes appropriate.  However, the Club reserves the right to remove any posting believed to be inappropriate or not of general interest to the club membership.  Postings will be removed from time to time by the President of the Club or his/her designee.

 

All opinions expressed in the Message Board and Guestbook will be those of the individual poster and will not necessarily represent the official position of the North Iowa Touring Club. 

 

II

 

Postings to the sections entitled “Event Calendar,” “About Us,” Special Event Area,” “Links,” and “News” can only be made through the following procedures:

 

a.         Event Calendar

 

Club events are scheduled at the bi-monthly meetings of the Board of Directors.  Such events are identified as official NITC events and will automatically be posted to the website.  Other events subsequently called by NITC members may be identified as official NITC events and posted to the website if the event is of a nature similar to those scheduled during the board meetings and approved by the President of the Club or his/her designee. 

 

Events sponsored by other organizations, individuals, and those scheduled by NITC members not of a nature similar to those scheduled during the board meetings, may appear in the Event Calendar, but shall specifically be identified as “Other” events and shall not be classified as official NITC events.  Nevertheless, all events must be of a general interest to NITC members.  No Event shall be posted unless approved by the President of the Club or his/her designee.  Any events deemed to be threatening or obscene, the promotion of an illegal activity or postings that present content that may be threatening are prohibited.   

 

Postings may be removed at the discretion of the President or his/her designee.

 

b.         About Us

 

This section of the website shall be designed by the Web Master in conjunction with the President or his/her designee and shall accurately describe the purpose and the activities of the Club. 

 

c.         Special Events Area

 

Special Events include those events recognized and/or sponsored by NITC.  These events may be classified as official NITC events or unofficial events.  However, certain events, although not an official NITC event, may have an official component sponsored by NITC (e.g., RAGBRAI).

 

Examples of official Special Events include the Great Parks North and Ocean to Ocean rides.   

 

No item shall be included in the Special Events Area unless of general interest to NITC members and approved by the Board of Directors, the President of the Club or his/her designee.

 

Postings may be removed at the discretion of the President or his/her designee.

 

d.         Links

 

Links will be provided to those websites thought by the President of the Club or his/her designee to be of general interest to club members.  NITC will not be responsible for the content, security or privacy practices of those sites. 

 

Members having knowledge of links to other clubs or any site that may be of general interest to NITC membership should forward them to the President or his/her designee for consideration.

 

Postings may be removed at the discretion of the President or his/her designee.

 

e.         News

 

All news items must be of general interest to club members and approved by the President of the Club or his/her designee.

 

Postings may be removed at the discretion of the President or his/her designee.

 

Miscellaneous

 

The Club website is accessible to members and non-members alike.  Therefore, great sensitivity to the feelings and privacy of other people participating in any Club activity is required when posting a report of that activity to the Club website.  If names are required at all, only the first name should be used.  It should be understood that what may seem amusing or a minor mishap to witnesses may be embarrassing to those directly involved.  It there is any doubt, the person(s) involved in the activity referenced in the report should be contacted directly to give comment on the proposed report’s content.  If a participant in the event is not happy with what is written, the content should be changed or the report withdrawn.

 

By posting information onto the NITC site, the poster will grant NITC the non-exclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print and use such information.

 

The posting of any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, illegal statement, information or material is hereby prohibited.  NITC does not condone and will not be responsible for any such statements, information or material resulting in liability.

 

Appointed NITC officers will monitor the website from time to time.  NITC reserves the right to remove sensitive content and to discard messages that do not conform to these policies and procedures, as well as the purposes stated herein.  NITC also reserves the right to terminate access to any participant who does not abide by these policies and procedures.

 

Periodically, NITC should archive existing messages and delete such messages that have lost relevance.  Determination of relevance may be subjective and will be exercised at the sole discretion of the President or his/her designee. 

 

Commercial postings are deemed inappropriate and are subject to removal unless previously approved by the Board of Directors, the President of the Club or his/her designee.

 

System Failure

 

NITC cannot be held liable for system downtime, crashes, or data loss.  NITC cannot be liable for any claim or loss based on errors, omissions or inaccuracies appearing on the site.  Finally, NITC cannot be held liable for any predicted estimate of profits in which the sponsors of a posted event would have gained if the site were functioning properly.