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We've established these Discussion Forums Rules so that everyone can get the most out of our site.
These Rules protect all users by making sure the communications are safe and fun for everyone.
- Please keep all contributions civil and tasteful
- No disruptive, offensive or abusive behaviour: contributions must be constructive and polite, not mean-spirited or contributed with the intention of causing trouble.
- No unlawful or objectionable content: unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable material is not acceptable.
- If you use multiple logins for the purpose of disrupting the community or forums or annoying other users you may have action taken against your accounts.
- Be patient: users of all ages and abilities may be taking part
- When voicing an opinion please be sensitive to the circumstances of other people who may be online.
- This is a UK site. Please make your postings in English so they are understood by other members and our moderators. We apologise but we can't allow members to post in a language other than English.
- We welcome personal recommendations for products, books, website addresses or other materials that you have found useful in your experience. However, we will take action against submissions that we judge to be advertising, or promoting materials or websites we deem to be inappropriate (vulgar, offensive etc). Aptamil does not accept responsibility for the content of such recommendations.
- Commercial messages and messages from businesses or organisations are not permitted. Aptamil Communities and Discussion Forums are for use by parents and parents-to-be: they are not to be used as a medium for marketing or selling to our users.
- No impersonation
- No inappropriate (e.g. vulgar, offensive etc) user names
- The Forum moderator may from time to time post messages, intervene or edit or delete messages.
- We welcome feedback, both positive and negative, but please make sure your comments are in line with the above Discussion Forums Rules. Repeatedly posting personal or offensive comments about members of the public or companies may be considered harassment. We reserve the right to take action against those responsible.
- To help make sure you get the right information, our own team of experienced Mums, Midwives and Healthcare Professionals will occasionally join in on a forum if they are needed.
- You may not insult or defame Aptamil, including any of its employees or moderators. Do not use the Communities or Discussion Forums area to make complaints about Aptamil. If you are dissatisfied with something, please consider other users, and email us directly.
Safety
- Be careful when using a forum. Remember people online may not be who they say they are. Anyone with access to the internet can obtain access to our site.
- Think twice when giving out any personal information. This includes your name, address, telephone number, mobile number, private email address, picture etc.
- Be cautious when meeting someone you have only been in touch with online. If you'd like to meet them, meet them in a public place in daytime. For your own safety tell someone where you will be going and when, or take someone with you at least for your first meeting.
Important Notice
Breastfeeding is best for babies and provides many benefits. It is important that, in preparation for and during breastfeeding, you eat a healthy, balanced diet. Combined breast and bottle feeding in the first weeks of life may reduce the supply of your own breastmilk, and reversing the decision not to breastfeed is difficult. Always consult your doctor, midwife or health visitor for advice about feeding your baby. If you use an infant formula milk , you should follow manufacturer's instructions for correct bottle preparation.
Please note: our Discussion Forums may include comments and discussions by members about infant milks. Any opinions expressed are from individuals using the website and are in no way connected to Aptamil.
About the law
- You may not submit any defamatory or illegal material of any nature in our Discussion Forums / Chat Areas. This includes text, graphics, video, programs or audio.
- If you fail to abide by these Discussion Forums Rules, you will be sent an e-mail which informs you why your contribution has been failed or edited. This mail will also include a warning that continuing to break the rules may result in action being taken against your account or accounts.
- This action may include your relevant account or accounts being placed into pre-moderation or a temporary or permanent suspension of your ability to participate in Aptamil's Discussion Forums area.
- If you post or send offensive or inappropriate content anywhere on or to our Discussion Forums or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour, and we consider such behaviour to be serious and/or repeated, we may use whatever information that is available to us about you to stop any further such infringements. This may include informing relevant third parties such as your employer, educational establishment or email provider about the infringement/s. We reserve the right to delete any contribution, or take action against any account, at any time, for any reason.