User Guidelines

Participation in the SodaRatings.com website constitutes agreement to the following guidelines, which apply to usernames, any other content on this website and participation in general.

Because of the live nature of this website, it is not possible for us to review the content of a given username. If you believe that someone has violated our User Guidelines or you have spotted content that may otherwise require attention, please contact us with a link to the content and a brief description of what you believe is wrong. Notification is voluntary and anonymous.

This is a for profit website that will attempt to generate revenue through avenues that we deem appropriate. Any content that violates our User Guidelines will be removed. Interpretation of our guidelines is at the discretion of the staff.

1. Please do not use your username as a means to urge people to visit a particular site. If it appears that you are abusing our system in order to promote your site, your username will be changed. We do authorize and/or sell advertisements on a case by case basis. If you are interested in utilizing this option, please contact us.

2. Do not post personal, real life information such as home addresses and home phone numbers.

3. As this is an English speaking community, we require that posted content be in the English language, so that it can be well received and properly monitored.

4. Vulgar language and inappropriate material is not allowed and will be removed. Abbreviations, self censoring and attempts to circumvent the word censoring feature of the website also violate this guideline. If your username contains a word that is censored by the website, you must remove that word. If you feel that the censor is acting in error, please contact us.

We try to maintain a family friendly atmosphere whenever it is possible within the main subject matter of this community. Please keep this in mind when participating.

5. Strong political and religious sentiments should be kept out of usernames.

6. Please refrain from inflammatory and defamatory comments as well as flaming, taunting and general disrespect.

7. Each user is allowed to create one account. If you would like to change your username, please contact us and, most likely, we can do it for you while you can keep all of your profile data, ratings and other content.

8. Automated account creation, participation and content scraping is not permitted.

9. We know that people will have to leave our site (of their own free will or otherwise) from time to time and to that end, we do not delete accounts, ratings or other content posted on our site. All content is granted to us with perpetual electronic publishing rights because any content posted on this site becomes a part of the site, even if you no longer are. If you wish to no longer be identified with our website, we will be glad to close your account and alter your profile information to remove all identifying characteristics. After account closure, you will no longer be able to participate in this website and this action is not reversible.

10. Staff members have the final say on anything. If you have a problem, you may contact us directly. We are not perfect and if you feel that we have made a mistake, please privately contact us and we will review the situation.

11. If you ever need clarification on any part of our User Guidelines or have a question, suggestion, a bit of feedback or a problem with the site, please feel free to contact me directly to ensure that it receives the proper attention.

12. Whenever you are participating in this site, please keep in mind that we strive to create a fun, friendly and inviting atmosphere. So, please have fun!

Freedom of speech rights do not extend to privately owned websites, such as this one. These guidelines detail the types of behavior and activities that are allowed here.

If a user violates our guidelines and shows a disregard for them, our staff and our site, they run the risk of losing their account. We reserve the right to deactivate any account and to edit or remove any content without warning. These guidelines are subject to change at any time without notice.

Do you have a question about our User Guidelines or anything else? Do you have a suggestion? Do you want to offer some feedback? Or are you experiencing some trouble with the site? Well, no matter what it is, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be glad to help in any way that we can.

Thank you for visiting SodaRatings.com.