Terms and Conditions of Use for IFMA’s on-line communities:

As with any community, there are guidelines governing behavior in IFMA’s on-line community. For instance, violating antitrust regulations, libeling others, selling, and marketing are not permissible. Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important guidelines. If you have questions, contact IFMA headquarters. IFMA reserves the right to suspend or terminate membership in on-line communities for members who violate these rules.

• Do not challenge or attack others. The discussions on the lists are meant to stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let others have their say, just as you may.
• Do not post commercial messages.
• All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you.
• Remember that IFMA and other participants have the right to reproduce postings to this listserver.
• Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to individuals--not to the entire list.

On-line communities are provided as a service of the International Facility Management Association. IFMA accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. IFMA disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by IFMA or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall IFMA be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.

Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants IFMA the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material. Users of this list have limited rights.

Messages are prohibited that encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement, either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.

IFMA reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.