The Official Website of Howard Marks, aka Mr. Nice

OVERVIEW

Howard Marks and the web team will host and run the forum, and moderate it (along with assigned moderators) where necessary. For the main part, we will try (from an authoritarian stand-point, at least) not to get involved unless we deem it necessary. For this reason, we ask you to observe certain acts of courtesy and common sense.

We will endeavor to ensure everyone's right to both discretion and freedom of expression. That means you have a right to express your own beliefs, ideas and followings in this forum, so long as they do not impede upon the basic given rights of other users of this website and forum, and other websites on the world wide web.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Your access and use of the forum services contained at www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) bind you to this Agreement. If you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions of Use for this site, you may not use the site or its services.

This agreement may be modified at any time, and these modifications will be effective as soon as they are posted live on the site. By accessing or using the forum contained at www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info), you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and Conditions of the Agreement as posted at the time of your access or use.

DISCLAIMER

The owner of this forum, Howard Marks, and the web team that operate the forum do not endorse, condone or recommend revealing your identity and / or personal information (including photographs) to Users or other Staff in public domains or privately on the internet. Users posting content containing personal information do so at their own risk and www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) are not to be held responsible.

We reserve the right to remove, block or restrict any content, (including computer accounts and web access by way of IP address blocking) deemed damaging to the successful growth and operation of www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info), or damaging to Howard Marks in person or any of the web team that operate the forum, or any of it users.

Unless clearly stated before hand or within the message, the views, beliefs and opinions expresses by members or guests of the Howard Marks Community Forums or their view only, and do not represent the views, beliefs and opinions of Howard Marks or any of his web site and forum management team – of which neither can be held responsible.

PRIVACY POLICY

www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) will never divulge any information that may be stored on our servers. We will at all time make every effort to protect the privacy of individual members, as well as the online security of the forum, but we cannot take responsibility for each and every action that is conducted within the forums of www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info). For this reason you the users are ultimately responsible for your own safety. This means that you should observe a few simple rules to protect your identity and ensure your private life and private activities remain just that - private.

Do not identify yourself in any way, shape or form on this forum. This includes photographs, names, initials, telephone numbers, addresses, places of work, recreation or residence, and/or any other identifying forms of data that may be related to you, your family, friends or close acquaintances. This is simply common sense.

THREATS OF VIOLENCE, INSULTS, BODILY HARM OR DEATH POLICY

www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) believes in the free flow of ideas, discussions and information between members. Threats of violence do nothing but hinder communications and promote fear and un-interest in the community. Therefore threats, depictions, insinuations or incitement of violence or bodily harm towards others will not be tolerated at www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info). Members indulging in this behavior will find their accounts deleted, their IP addresses blocked from visiting the site again, and offending posts removed.

TRADING POLICY

Members of www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) are discouraged from trading/buying from/with other members for obvious reasons. Members found openly soliciting trades/sales of any type will have their offending posts removed. Habitual offenders may find their account removed and IP address blocked from visiting the site again.

AGE OF USE POLICY

Use of www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) services is reserved for those who have achieved the age of eighteen (18). Users violating the Age of Use Policy will have all content and access removed.

PRIVATE MESSAGE POLICY

Private Messaging by nature gives the sender the assumption that their messages will remain private from public scrutiny. Therefore we expect Users to protect private content from the public view. If for any reason the Private Messaging system results in not being 100% private, Howard Marks, this website and any of the web team will not be held responsible.

PUBLISHING PRIVATE DETAILS POLICY

We will not tolerate Users posting private details belonging to any other User which could possibly be traced or identified from www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info), (nor will Howard Marks, this website and any of the web team be held responsible). Due to the nature of the Content on this forum, this Policy will be enforced aggressively. Users Violating the Publishing Private Details Policy will be blocked from using www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) and its services.

COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL POLICY

No copyrighted material may be uploaded to www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) without the express permission of the copyright owner. This includes, but is not limited to images, text, and all other types of intellectual property. Users (not Howard Marks, this website and any of the web team) are responsible for obtaining the necessary permission before posting any copyrighted material. If permission is granted by the copyright owner, the User must credit the owner with a link or some other appropriate type of reference.

www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) respects intellectual property rights and is committed to removing unauthorized material when it is discovered. If you believe that any of your work has been taken / used / copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Admin and the infringing User with the following information:

A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
A link to the location of the infringing material on www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info).

PORNOGRAPHY POLICY

No User shall upload any pornographic photos, drawings, links or scans to any forum or gallery which may be visible to guests and members of www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info). Tasteful nudity is permitted in the Smokers Lounge forum only. All hard-core or offensive material will be removed when discovered and the issuing member will have their account deleted and access to www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) and its services blocked.

SPAM POLICY

No User shall post any links to marketing/referral schemes or directly market products for their won personal gain, or the personal gain of others in the public forum without expressed, written permission from Howard Marks or his web (admin) team. Users are permitted to have a link in their Signature, provided it's accompanied by a Referral comment. Moderators and Admin are authorized to add a Referral tag to Users Signatures. Companies and Vendors Agents are permitted to have links and comments in their Signatures. If you wish to Advertise on www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info), please contact Admin or use the web team email address provided on the 'Points of Contact' page within this website.

USER CONDUCT POLICY

Use of www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info) is limited to adults, so there is a certain expectation that everyone will conduct themselves like adults. We ask everyone (including Staff [admin] and Mods) to conduct themselves in a civilized manor toward other Users, Mods and Staff [admin] while using www.howardmarks.name (linkable from howardmarks.co.uk and howardmarks.info.

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