I. ESF Website Terms

Please read these Website Terms of Use ("Terms") carefully before using this website, ExtensionStudentForum.com ("Site"). Using this Site indicates that you accept these Terms, the Site Privacy Policy, and Forum Rules. If you do not accept all of these Terms and Policies, do not use this Site. This Site is owned and operated by Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™. We reserve the right to revise or remove any part of the Terms at any time and without prior notice to you, and any changes to these Terms will be effective prospectively upon their posting. If you disagree with these Terms or any changes to these Terms, your sole remedy is to discontinue your use of this Site. Your continued use after any change has been posted constitutes your acceptance of such change. You must exercise caution, good sense and sound judgment in using this Site. You are prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate, the security of this Site. Any such violations may result in criminal and/or civil penalties against you. Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ reserves the right to investigate any alleged or suspected violations and if a criminal violation is suspected, we will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in their investigations. In using this Site, you agree not to:

• Send or otherwise transmit to or through the Site or to us through email any unlawful, infringing, harmful, harassing, defamatory, threatening, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including any terrorist ideologies, ideas, threats or anything else that relates to unlawful terrorist activities; any material that can cause harm or delay to this Site or computers or websites connected or linked to this Site; and any unsolicited advertising, solicitation or promotional materials;
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation in any way;
• Gain unauthorized access to this Site, or to other computers or websites connected or linked to this Site;
• Launch or use any automated system, including without limitation, "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers," that access this Site in a manner that sends more request messages to our servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional web browser;
• Transmit or otherwise make available any virus, worm, spyware or any other computer code, file or program that may or is intended to damage or hijack the operation of any hardware, software or telecommunications equipment;
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations, or these Terms; or
• Assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above.

The content on this Site, including without limitation all text, graphics, photos, videos and sounds contained on this Site, (collectively, the "Materials") are owned by or licensed to Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™, subject to copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. No Materials from this Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without the prior written permission of Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™, except that you may use any information made available for downloading from this Site, provided that you (1) keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices, (2) use such information only for your personal, non-commercial purposes and do not copy or post such information on any networked computer or broadcast it in any media, (3) make no modifications to any such information, and (4) do not make any additional representations or warranties relating to such information. Modification of any Materials or use of any Materials for any other purpose is a violation of the copyrights and other proprietary rights of Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ or its licensors. Permission for all uses of Materials except as provided above must be obtained from Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ in advance. Requests for such authorization should be submitted via email to socialmedia@extensionstudentforum.com. All design rights, compilation and other intellectual property rights associated with this Site, in each case whether registered or unregistered, and related goodwill, are proprietary to Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ does not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new promotions, products, technologies, or processes. You must not transmit any material to or through this Site or to us through email that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. Any material that you transmit to or through this Site or to us through email will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. This policy serves to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes regarding ownership of ideas. Except as expressly provided in our privacy policy, you give Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute any such submitted information. You further agree that Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ has the right to use, without any payment or accounting to you or others, any concepts, know-how or ideas that you (and those who act on your behalf) transmit to or through this Site or to us through email. As you view this Site, you may notice links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience only. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. Certain of these third-party websites may make use of our copyrights, trademarks, service marks, logos or other intellectual property under license from Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™. Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ is not responsible for the availability or content of these other websites or for any viruses or other damaging elements encountered in linking to a third-party website. In addition, providing links to these websites does not represent endorsement or approval by Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ of the organizations sponsoring such third-party websites or their products or services. These Terms do not apply to any other website. You should review the terms of use for any other website that you visit. This Site is controlled and operated by Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ from our office within Mississippi in the United States. Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ makes no representation that materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for complying with applicable local laws. If you do not know or are in any doubt as to whether the website can be lawfully used by you, you should not use this Site for any purpose. Access to this Site from jurisdictions where the contents of this Site are illegal or penalized is prohibited. Due to the nature of the internet, if you are visiting this Site from a country other than the United States, your use will result in the transfer of information across international boundaries; by using this Site you consent to such transfers. Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ may terminate your use of this Site at any time and for any reason without notice, including for conduct violating these Terms. Upon any such termination, you must destroy all Materials obtained from this Site and all copies thereof. The provisions of these Terms concerning Site security, prohibited activities, intellectual property, unsolicited ideas, disclaimer, limitation of liability, indemnity, jurisdictional issues, and disputes shall survive any such termination. THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EXTENSION STUDENT FORUM AND THEDEGREETRACKER™ DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. EXTENSION STUDENT FORUM AND THEDEGREETRACKER™ DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. EXTENSION STUDENT FORUM AND THEDEGREETRACKER™ DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO PART OF THE FOREGOING MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EXTENSION STUDENT FORUM AND THEDEGREETRACKER™ BE LIABLE FOR ANY COMPENSATORY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS ON IT, EVEN IF EXTENSION STUDENT FORUM AND THEDEGREETRACKER™ HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY SUCH DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Extension Student Forum, TheDegreeTracker™, Mid-South Web Development, LLC, and its directors, officers, employees, agents, Forum Administrators, Forum Moderators, and contractors harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees) or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (i) your breach of any provision of these Terms; or (ii) your activities in connection with this Site. This Site is not intended for children under the age of 13, and Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ does not seek through this Site to gather personal information from or about persons under the age of 13. By using this Site, you affirm that you are 13 or older and possess the legal right and ability to create binding obligations for any liability you may incur as a result of the use of this Site. Any collection through this Site and use of personally identifiable information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. By choosing to visit this Site or otherwise provide information to Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™, you agree that any dispute over your use of this Site or these Terms will be governed by the laws of Mississippi, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You also consent to the adjudication of any disputes arising in connection with our Site in the federal and state courts of Tippah County in Mississippi. If any provision of these Terms is unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. If you have any questions regarding these Terms, please submit your inquiry to info@thedegreetracker.com with ExtensionStudentForum in the subject line. We will work diligently to respond to you promptly.

II. ESF Privacy Policy

Extension Student Forum and TheDegreeTracker™ / info@thedegreetracker.com The owner does not provide a list of Personal Data types collected. Other Personal Data collected may be described in other sections of this privacy policy or by dedicated explanation text contextually with the Data collection. The Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or collected automatically when using this Application. Any use of Cookies - or of other tracking tools - by this Application or by the owners of third party services used by this Application, unless stated otherwise, serves to identify Users and remember their preferences, for the sole purpose of providing the service required by the User. Failure to provide certain Personal Data may make it impossible for this Application to provide its services. Users are responsible for any Personal Data of third parties obtained, published or shared through this Application and confirm that they have the third party's consent to provide the Data to the Owner. The Data Controller processes the Data of Users in a proper manner and shall take appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data. The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of the site (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Data Controller at any time. The Data is processed at the Data Controller's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved with the processing are located. For further information, please contact the Data Controller. The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data. The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its services, as well as for the following purposes: Access to third party services' accounts. The Personal Data used for each purpose is outlined in the specific sections of this document. Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services: These services allow this Application to access Data from your account on a third party service and perform actions with it. These services are not activated automatically, but require explicit authorization by the User. The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Data Controller, in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related services. The User declares to be aware that the Data Controller may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities. In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request. For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System Logs) or use for this purpose other Personal Data (such as IP Address). More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Data Controller at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document. Users have the right, at any time, to know whether their Personal Data has been stored and can consult the Data Controller to learn about their contents and origin, to verify their accuracy or to ask for them to be supplemented, cancelled, updated or corrected, or for their transformation into anonymous format or to block any data held in violation of the law, as well as to oppose their treatment for any and all legitimate reasons. Requests should be sent to the Data Controller at the contact information set out above. This Application does not support "Do Not Track" requests. To determine whether any of the third party services it uses honor the "Do Not Track" requests, please read their privacy policies. Your IP Address has been logged for security purposes. All forms of communication on this site is logged and moderated. The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom. If a User objects to any of the changes to the Policy, the User must cease using this Application and can request that the Data Controller removes the Personal Data. Unless stated otherwise, the then-current privacy policy applies to all Personal Data the Data Controller has about Users. The Data Controller is responsible for this privacy policy, prepared starting from the modules provided by Iubenda and hosted on Iubenda's servers. Any information regarding a natural person, a legal person, an institution or an association, which is, or can be, identified, even indirectly, by reference to any other information, including a personal identification number. Information collected automatically from this Application (or third party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment. The individual using this Application, which must coincide with or be authorized by the Data Subject, to whom the Personal Data refer. The legal or natural person to whom the Personal Data refers. The natural person, legal person, public administration or any other body, association or organization authorized by the Data Controller to process the Personal Data in compliance with this privacy policy. The natural person, legal person, public administration or any other body, association or organization with the right, also jointly with another Data Controller, to make decisions regarding the purposes, and the methods of processing of Personal Data and the means used, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application. The hardware or software tool by which the Personal Data of the User is collected. Notice to European Users: this privacy statement has been prepared in fulfillment of the obligations under Art. 10 of EC Directive n. 95/46/EC, and under the provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC, as revised by Directive 2009/136/EC, on the subject of Cookies. This privacy policy relates solely to this Application.

III. ESF Forum Rules

The Extension Student Forum "ESF" or "ESF Online forums" is intended to provide a warm, friendly atmosphere for the ESF and HES student community. In order to maintain order and a sense of community, all users should read and follow these Rules. By using the ESF Online forums and participating in discussion, private messaging, or viewing, users are affirming their willingness to and hereby agree to comply with all Forum Rules, Terms, and Policies. These Rules have been created to provide you with information about what you can expect as a forum user, what is expected of you, and to answer some questions relating to forum moderation that you may encounter during your use of the ESF Online forums.

1. Terms of Service
2. Rules of Conduct
3. Reprimand Policy
4. Suspension & Appeals
5. Permanent Banning & Appeals
6. Complaints
7. ESF Policies

The following rules of conduct are to be followed at all times when using the ESF Online forums. Breach of these rules will result in users being reprimanded as per the reprimand policy outlined below.

1. You must have an active ESF Online account to post on our forum. If you are suspended or banned from ESF, you will not be able to post on the ESF Online forums. If you are suspended or banned from the ESF Online forums, your account will be reviewed and may be terminated with future registration prohibited.
2. Be respectful toward others at all times. The purpose of the ESF Online forums is to provide a platform for the exchange of HES related topics, ideas, and thoughtful discussion. Occasionally there may be conflicts that arise when users voice opinions. Forum users are expected to be courteous when disagreeing with others. Anything that goes above a discussion and overly negative or belligerent will be removed.
3. Ranting is prohibited. A rant is a post that is often filled with angry and counterproductive comments. A free exchange of ideas is essential to building a strong sense of community and is helpful in developing the community. Rants are disruptive, and incite flaming and trolling. Please post your thoughts in a concise and clear manner while avoiding going off on rambling tangents.
4. Personal attacks are prohibited. Commonly known as flaming, personal attacks are posts that are designed to personally berate or insult another forum user. Posts of this nature are not conductive to the community spirit that ESF promotes. As such, this kind of behavior will not be tolerated.
5. Trolling is prohibited. Trolling is a defined as a post that is deliberately designed for the purpose of angering and insulting other users in an attempt to incite retaliation or an emotional response. Posts of this nature are disruptive, often abusive, and do not contribute to the sense of community that ESF promotes.
6. Racism and discrimination are prohibited. Racism, gender stereotyping, hate speech, and sexism are not permitted on the ESF Online Forums. Derogatory posting that includes race, religion or sexual preference based personal attacks and trolling can result in immediate suspension and banning of forum posting privileges.
7. Discussion of real life religion and politics is prohibited. Discussion of real life religion and politics is strictly prohibited on the ESF Online forums. Discussions of this nature often creates animosity between forum users due to real life political or military conflicts. ESF promotes the growth of the community where equality is at the forefront. Nationalist, religious or political affiliations are not part of ESF, and should not be part of discussion on the ESF Online forums.
8. Use of profanity is prohibited. The use of profanity is prohibited on the ESF Online forums. This includes the partial masking of letters using numbers or alternate symbols, and any attempts at bypassing the profanity filter.
9. Posting of personal information is prohibited. The posting of personal information, or "doxing"/"doxxing", including but not limited to personal contact numbers, email addresses, account names and passwords, home addresses and real life names is strictly prohibited. ESF respect the right of our users to privacy, and will not tolerate the divulging of real life personal details.
10. Posting of private ESF communication is prohibited. The posting of private communication between the ESF Team members, Moderators, or Administrators of the forum is prohibited. ESF respects the right of our users to privacy and as such you are not permitted to publicize private correspondence (including support ticket responses and emails) received from any member of ESF.
11. Discussion of warnings and bans is prohibited. Such matters shall remain private between ESF and the involved user. Questions or comments concerning warnings and bans will be conveyed through email or private messaging. ESF respects the right of our users privacy and as such you are not permitted to publicize private correspondence (including support ticket responses and emails) received from any member of ESF staff.
12. Discussion of forum moderation is prohibited. The discussion of ESF Online forum moderation actions generally leads to flaming, trolling and baiting of our forum moderators. As such, this type of discussion is strictly prohibited under the forum rules. If you have questions regarding the actions of a moderator, please contact an administrator.
13. Spamming is prohibited. Spam is defined as the repetitive posting of the same topic or nonsensical post that has no substance and is often designed to annoy other forum users. This can include the words "first", "go back to (insert other thread name)" and other such posts that contribute no value to forum discussion. Spamming also includes the posting of ASCII art within a forum post, or the practice of "thread necromancy" which involved bumping of old threads for no justifiable reason.
14. Pyramid quoting is prohibited. Pyramid quoting is a response to a forum thread that contains the quotes of four or more previous posters, sometimes with additional spaces added unnecessarily. This kind of posting often distorts the layout of the forums and can cause issues with readability for some users.
15. Excessive bumping is prohibited. Excessive bumping of posts to alter the order of the thread listing on the forum is prohibited. Please review the sticky (announcement) threads in in each category for specific details.
16. Posting about bugs and exploits is prohibited. Bugs and exploits should be reported through the proper channels. Bugs should be brought to the attention of ESF through Private Messaging to an Admin or Moderator. Discussions about unverified issues can cause unnecessary panic in the community. When there is an issue that the ESF Online community needs to be aware of, it will be communicated via an official statement from ESF after thorough investigation.
17. Redundant and re-posted threads will be locked. As a courtesy to other forum users, please search to see if there is a thread already open on the topic you wish to discuss. If so, please place your comments there instead. Multiple threads on the same subject clutter up the forums needlessly, causing good feedback and ideas to be lost. Please keep discussions regarding a topic to a single thread.
18. Impersonation of another party is prohibited. Forum users are strictly prohibited from impersonating any other party on the ESF Online forums. This includes but is not limited to ESF Administrators, ESF Moderators, ESF Sponsors, and other forum users. This also includes suggesting that a member of ESF will perform a task for you.
19. New user bashing will not be tolerated. New members of the ESF Online community are encouraged to use, but are not restricted to one thread only. This forum is specifically designed to provide a platform for those who are new to the ESF and HES community to ask questions and learn more about ESF. More experienced forum users are encouraged to participate by assisting new users with helpful and courteous responses. All flaming, trolling and posts of a derogatory nature will be deleted, and will be considered a breach of the forum rules.
20. All posts must be related to ESF Online. Posts regarding other companies and products or services are prohibited and any content of this nature will be removed. Posts regarding other or off topic issues are permitted in "The Lounge" for the purposes of discussion only.
21. Posting advertisements is prohibited. Posts discussing or linking to online auction sites or other sales sites that offer goods or services for real life currency are prohibited. ESF official sponsors are permitted to make posts and may be conducted through ESF Admins or Moderators only.
22. Posting regarding RMT (Real Money Trading) is prohibited. Posts discussing, linking to, or advertising RMT, including but not limited to the sale of in items, assets, currency, accounts for real life money are strictly prohibited.
23. Post constructively. Negative feedback can be very useful to further improve ESF Online and HES provided that it is presented in a civil and factual manner. All users are encouraged to honestly express their feelings regarding ESF Online and HES and how it can be improved. Posts that are non-constructive, insulting or in breach of the rules will be deleted regardless of how valid the ideas behind them may be. Users are also reminded that posting with a lack of content also constitutes non-constructive posting.
24. Re-opening locked topics is prohibited. Recreating or re-opening a thread that has been closed by a moderator is prohibited. Threads that have been closed by a moderator have been closed for the benefit of the community. Re-opening a locked thread will result in its removal and potential banning.
25. Off-topic posting and/or thread Hi-jacking is prohibited. Off-topic posting is permitted within reason, as sometimes a single comment may color or lighten the tone of discussion. However, excessive posting of off-topic remarks in an attempt to derail or hi-jack a thread may result in the thread being locked, or a forum warning being issued to the off-topic poster. All off-topic discussions should take place in "The Lounge".
26. Ban evasion is prohibited. Forum suspensions and bans are issued when a user grossly violates the forum rules. While they are rarely issued, they are applied with the community's best interests in mind. Attempts to bypass a suspension or ban via the use of alternate accounts will result in additional action, and in some instances may result in the permanent revocation of forum posting privileges across all accounts. Similarly, having another forum user post on your behalf if you are unable to do so may result in an extension of your suspension or ban, as well as the user who does so also receiving similar reprimand regardless of their warning history.
27. Please use the correct language when posting on the forums. The default language for posting on the ESF Online forums is English. Please use English when posting as a courtesy to other forum users, unless the forum channel is specifically created for discussion in another language as part of our localized language specific sub-forums.
28. Posts that distort the forum layout are prohibited. Posts that are deliberately designed to distort the layout of the ESF Online forums, or character names that are of an inappropriate length and stretch the forums will be removed. This kind of behavior is not conducive to the community spirit that ESF promotes, and posts of this nature will be deleted. Users who engage in this type of behavior may face temporary suspension or permanent revocation of their forum posting privileges.
29. Abuse of ESF moderators. ESF operate a zero tolerance policy on abuse of ESF moderators. This includes but is not limited to personal attacks, trolling, "outing" of ESF moderator and the use of any formal identities when referring to the aforementioned parties.
30. Rumor mongering is prohibited. Rumor threads and posts which are based off no actual solid information and are designed to either troll or annoy other users will be locked and removed. These kinds of threads and posts are detrimental to the wellbeing and spirit of the ESF Online Community, and can create undue panic among forum users, as well as adding to the workload of our moderators.
31. Posting of inappropriate content is prohibited. The posting of pornography, discriminatory remarks which are sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive as well as excessive obscene or vulgar language, posts which discuss or illustrate illegal activity, or an instance of providing links to sites that contain any of the aforementioned is strictly prohibited on the ESF Online forums.
32. Posting of chat logs is prohibited. The posting of chat logs between parties is prohibited on all forum channels of the ESF Online forums.

The ESF Team operates a tiered system of warnings and associated forum suspensions of various lengths, depending on the number of transgressions of the rules. The list below shows the structure of our warning and suspension policy. Please be aware that if a transgression of the rules is sever enough, this policy may be bypassed completely in favor of permanent revocation of a forum user's posting privileges and is up to the sole discretion of ESF administrators.

• 1ST OFFENCE - WARNING
• 2ND OFFENCE - 14 DAY SUSPENSION
• 3RD OFFENCE - 30 DAY SUSPENSION
• 4TH OFFENCE - 90 DAY SUSPENSION
• 5TH OFFENCE - 180 DAY SUSPENSION
• 6+ OFFENCES - 180 DAY SUSPENSION (OR PERMANENT BAN IF TRANSGRESSION IS SEVERE ENOUGH)

Coupled with this listing, leniency may be applied when issuing a posting suspension if a period of more than 12 months has elapsed between the current warning and any previous action. This leniency lies entirely at the discretion of the ESF Admin Team. Temporary suspension of posting privileges occurs in line with the above laid out reprimand policy. The duration of a suspension increases every time they are issued due to the accumulation of forum warnings. Forum users are fully entitled to appeal against any actions taken that result in a warning or suspension of forum posting privileges. Appeals can be made by sending a private message to site administrators with the character that has received reprimand. Full justification for the behavior that caused the issue of the reprimand, plus a solid case for the reinstatement of forum posting privileges must be presented in this private message. The ESF Team will make a decision based on the case presented. If this decision is unsatisfactory for the user, then they may request escalation, where a final decision will be made by the ESF administrators. Decisions regarding the revocation or reinstatement of forum posting privileges lie solely with the ESF Team, and any decisions made are final. A permanent ban is only issued in severe cases where a forum user has grossly violated our rules. Users who are permanently banned from posting. Decisions regarding permanent forum bans lie solely with the ESF Administrative Team, and any decisions made are final. If any forum user has an issue or complaint regarding the conduct of our ESF moderators, the ESF Admin Team can be reached by sending a private message directly to an administrator.