Through live chat, discussion forums and e-mail, Acapulco.com provides you the opportunity to express your thoughts and opinions to your friends and neighbors around the world. To assure that your opinion is acceptable to all the other visitors and participants, you will want to follow our rules of conduct which are listed in detail below. It's important that you periodically check these Guidelines for updates and new information.

We reserve the right to remove content that does not meet our discussion standards. Acapulco.com does not assume any liability if such content is not removed, and makes the final determination about whether content is objectionable or not. Acapulco.com doesn't endorse or oppose opinions expressed by our visitors. Visitors who generate content in chat rooms and message boards, etc, that does not meet our discussion standards shall be removed. Serious offenses will result in removal of access.

These guidelines apply:

Age:

You must be at least 13 years old to participate in any part of the Acapulco.com Chat and Forum sections.

Language:

Mild expletives and non-sexual anatomical references are allowed, but profanity, strong vulgar language, crude, lewd or explicit sexual references and hate speech -- harsh personal insults and epithets directed against one's race, religion, ethnic origin, gender or sexual preference -- are not allowed even if disguised with asterisks or other text and characters.

Images:

Although we allow some inclusion of your own images in the form of “avatars” or through other references, we reserve the right to remove or edit them if they do not comply directly or indirectly with the same applicable rules as written text. Advertising of services or hyper linking for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden without authorization from the Acapulco.com moderators or administrators.

Sex/sensuality:

There is a difference between affection and vulgarity. There is also a difference between a discussion of the health or emotional aspects of sex using appropriate language and more crude conversations about sex. The former is acceptable, the latter is not.

Personal attacks:

No personal attacks are allowed. "Personal attacks" are defined as comments that reflect upon the person instead of their opinion.

Identity:

Real names must be provided upon registration. No impersonation of other participants, public figures or Acapulco.com employees, contributors, contractors or advertisers is permitted.

Disruptive behavior:

Please stay on topic and restrict your comments to the subject at hand. Refrain from "spamming," or "flooding" or the repeated posting of the same message over and over. Do not transmit or facilitate distribution of content that is harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, vulgar, sexually explicit, or in a reasonable person's view, objectionable. Hate speech will not be tolerated, and in many cases will automatically be censored.

Personal information:

Do not share any personal information or information about others -- phone numbers, e-mail, home address, etc.-- with others on the site. Any such message board posts will be removed without comment. Chat participants may be restricted from using the chat system. This is for your protection! No speculation about the identity of other participants is allowed.

Copyrighted material:

No copyrighted material is allowed, unless it belongs to yourself and it complies with the standards.

Advertising:

No advertising of any kind, including non-profit organizations, is permitted.

Format:

No oversize fonts, JavaScript, tables, headings or other advanced HTML commands are allowed. Please use only bold or colored fonts to emphasize your points.

Right to edit:

By participating in Acapulco.com forums and chat, the user hereby grants Acapulco.com the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made available by the user. Please read our Terms of Service agreement.

Online conduct should be guided by common sense and basic etiquette. You will be considered in violation of the Terms of Service if you violate any of the standards outlined above.

The laws that apply in the offline world must be obeyed online. We have zero tolerance for illegal behavior in the Acapulco.com web services. We cooperate with law enforcement on such matters.

The stories and reviews we write and publish provide the latest news, perspective and analysis. Acapulco.com users are served when they are able to read about services and products.

Whether you agree with the point of view of some on the forum participants, reading their postings may provide the additional context to view their ideas and statements. Of course, Acapulco.com listing of these posts is not and should not be viewed an endorsement of any group, idea, service or product.

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Acapulco.com web services, please contact us.

We hope you enjoy your visit!