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Old 02-07-2007, 01:26 PM
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Commercial Activity

We've recently received a complaint that the site appears to be promoting particular vendors as a place to buy camera equipment. This could prove to be a problem if the charity is seen to act as a mask for a commercial company, which it definitely does not.

Just to make it clear, Wild About Britain belongs to the Wild About Britain charity. We don't receive any money from any vendors and we have no association, partnership or loyalty with any vendor. Other than through the google adverts, we do not promote any suppliers of cameras or other equipment.

In the future I'll remove any references to any vendor that looks as though we're giving free promotion for their products or services, and I'll work my way through some of the older posts to remove the same.

Part of the complaint is that some of the references looked similar to spam, or at least attempts to get a bigger discount from a vendor by putting in a good word for them on the site. To this end, please avoid adding links or references that advertise company's products or services

The above could have very serious implications on the charity and any member who continually promotes a company, including in Private Messages, will likely be banned from the site.

Thanks

Stuart
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