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You must be at least 13 years old to use this Site. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you meet this eligibility requirement.
The use of this site is for your own entertainment, information and enjoyment, and to connect with like-minded people.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including your password, and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify the administrator of the Site immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
Free speech and expression is valued at this Site. You are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions on this Site as you see fit, with the exception of posting prohibited content.
While the Site supports free speech, the Administrator does not tolerate content that involves:
The Site reserves the right to remove any content that violates these Terms or that we deem inappropriate at our sole discretion. Repeated violations may result in the suspension or termination of your account.
This is an area that is hotly debated by Australian authorities, and there is pressure on all platforms to censor what authorities deem to be misinformation and disinformation. While you might not agree with what someone posts, if it does not violate prohibited content as outlined in section 3.2, it will not be deleted.
The best way to combat misinformation and disinformation is counter an argument with an alternative argument and provide facts that you have managed to find elsewhere.
All content on the Site, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, and software, is the property of Yoohoo.Network, or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
By posting content on the Site, you grant Yoohoo.Network a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute such content in any media.
We collect and use your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
The Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the Site’s operation or the content provided therein.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Yoohoo.Network shall not be liable for any damages arising from your use of the Site or from any content posted on the Site.
You agree to indemnify and hold Yoohoo.Network harmless from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses, including legal fees, arising out of your use of the Site or any violation of these Terms.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitute your acceptance of the new Terms. Please review these Terms regularly.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Western Australia, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact the Site Administrator at [email protected].
By using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.
Yoohoo.Network
Effective Date: May 1, 2024
Yoohoo.Network is a web site developed by Charles McGavin for the purpose of bringing together Australians with the view to learning, sharing and discussing experiences of interactions with entities and authorities, for better or worse, in Australia.
Yoohoo.Network is a non-corporate, non-profit, open opinion entity provided for the information and enjoyment of individual community members, with Australian, and Australian focussed themes and issues.
Yoohoo.Network encourages publication and sharing of independent news and alternate media sites and stories for the express purpose of expanding their reach and better informing members.
If you create an account on Yoohoo.Network you are not compelled to use your legal name which is known to Australian authorities. You can use a pseudonym, alias or any other assumed name as you may deem fit.
A valid email address is a requirement of membership for the purposes of receiving notifications about activity on the site, and to receive tokens for two factor authentication (2FA). Your email address is not supplied, sold, or otherwise provided to any other entity and is for the sole purpose of ensuring a smooth interaction with Yoohoo.Network.
When visitors leave comments on this site , the site collects the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
If you leave a comment on Yoohoo.Network you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit the Yoohoo.Network login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, Yoohoo.Network will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so the site can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on https://yoohoo.network (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.