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<h1>Fill That Hole Conditions of Use</h1>

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Violation of any of the below rules is likely to lead to the immediate
suspension of your account so you will no longer be able to make reports or
updates on Fill That Hole. In some cases, breaking these rules could lead to legal
action being taken against you by the authorities or an aggrieved party. Please
be aware that in exceptional circumstances Fill That Hole could be legally obliged
to reveal your registration information and/or IP address to the authorities.
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<p>Keep your reports and updates civil, tasteful and relevant. Please:</p>

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<li><strong>No defamatory comments.</strong> A defamatory comment is one that
is capable of damaging the reputation of a person or organisation. If
successfully sued you could be held liable for considerable damages and costs.

<li><strong>Do not implicate other people in your reports.</strong> Fill That Hole should
not be used for reports that implicate a person; you should never identify
anyone as a wrongdoer by name, description or address. Reports about
anti-social behaviour, animal cruelty, parking offences, criminal activity etc
should not be reported on Fill That Hole - you’ll often find that your council has
a hotline for these types of issues, or it may be better to report them
directly to the police.</li>

<li><strong>Do not post messages that are</strong> unlawful, harassing,
defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented,
homophobic or racially offensive.</li>

<li><strong>Do not impersonate other people.</strong> Reports or comments
deliberately intended to look as though they are coming from someone else may
leave you liable to defamation law.</li>

<li><strong>Do not use the website as a place to air personal
grievances</strong> about other people or organisations.</li>

<li><strong>No swearing.</strong> People of all ages read and contribute to
Fill That Hole. Please don't use profanities or other words which might offend
them.</li>

<li><strong>No spamming or flooding.</strong> Don't repost the same message, or
very similar messages, more than once.</li>

<li><strong>Be aware that Fill That Hole reports and updates are displayed
publicly on the website.</strong> For this reason, please do not include
personal details such as your (or another person’s) address or telephone number
in your initial report - these can be provided when the council get in touch
with you. This is for your own safety and that of everyone who uses this
service. All reports and updates can be made anonymously by unticking the
‘Display my name publicly’ box.</li>

<li><strong>Talk to other people online with the same degree of civility as you
would offline.</strong> Fill That Hole does allow for anonymous commenting but
anonymity should never be used as a cover for inappropriate or abusive
comments.</li>

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