For the consideration of everyone in the QBeans Online community, all participants must agree to follow the QBeans Online Code of Conduct before their registration is complete. QTECH encourages all registered users to use our online resources and to assist other users take full advantage of the benefits of our products. However, while we expect all users to use common sense and to treat others with respect, there are certain activities and materials that will not be permitted:

Unacceptable Materials

Registered users of QBeans Online will not display, upload, post, or distribute any communication that may be considered offensive or illegal or inappropriate:

Such materials include text, graphics, or multimedia files that:

• Are intellectual property (e.g. copyright or trademarked material) and the consent of the intellectual property owner has not been obtained.
• Promote or facilitate illegal activity, or encourage participation in any illegal act such as software piracy.
• Are racially, culturally, or sexually offensive.
• Contain inappropriate language that is abusive or obscene.
• Threaten any person, or advocate violence, hatred, or discrimination toward individuals or groups of people.
• Contain the personal information of another person without their informed consent.
• Perpetuate "spamming" in the form of bulk email, junk email, chain email, or other email annoyances.
• Misrepresent or hide one's identity as the source of information or communication.

Unacceptable Activities

Registered users who use QBeans Online may not:

• Tamper with the QBeans Online network by subverting security measures or in any way change or disrupt the functionality of the website and its components. Hacking is a serious offence that is punishable by law.
• Prevent any other user from accessing the QBeans Online system, either by changing password or any other means.
• Access any other person's account.
• Tamper with any other person's files, settings, or personal pages.
• Misrepresent the ideas, writing, images, multimedia, or any other work of others as being a creation of one's own. Plagiarism will not be tolerated at QBeans Online, and copyright laws are in place to protect the ownership of such work.
• Knowingly upload or circulate computer viruses.
• Fail to abide by the Terms of Use

Consequences

Failure to comply with QBeans Online Code of Conduct could result in:

• Suspension from the QBeans Online system
• Removal from the QBeans Online
• Legal action, in extreme cases

Community Moderation

The QBeans Online website is moderated by the staff of QTECH Hybrid Systems Inc.

In addition to the website staff, all registered users of QBeans Online, are encouraged to participate in "community moderation". This means that you are given the power to tell us what you think is inappropriate website behaviour for other registered users of QBeans Online. In such cases, please send us an email at admin@qbeans.com.