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| The Basics |
Be Respectful: Treat all members with kindness. Avoid insults and personal attacks. Stay On Topic: Keep discussions relevant to the thread's subject. No Spam: Do not post advertisements or irrelevant links. Use Appropriate Language: Refrain from profanity and offensive content. Protect Privacy: Do not share personal information about yourself or others. Engage Constructively: Offer helpful feedback and encourage healthy discussions. Prohibited Content: Material that is adult-oriented, sexually explicit, illegal, or commercial in nature. Follow Forum Rules: Adhere to any specific rules set by the forum administrators. |
| Minimum Age Requirements |
Tomb Raider Forums is directed to people who are at least 16 years old. If you are under the age of 16, do not use this site. |
| Membership |
Membership To apply for membership you must register and submit a valid username, email address and date of birth (to determine whether you meet our minimum age requirements). Your email address, date of birth and IP address at time of registration and when posting will be recorded and associated with your membership record. One membership account per human. Membership Deactivation To deactivate your membership, please submit a request through our contact us page. Upon completion of the process, your membership will be deactivated, and your username will be pseudonymized. Please note that any messages you have sent will not be deleted. If you wish to remove personally identifiable information (e.g., real name, social media links) from your forum posts, you can request this at any time. |
| Privacy Policy |
Our web server logs all requests received by your client. We use cookies to keep members logged in and to mark posts you have read. We keep a permanent record of your use of our systems. This data is of legitimate interest and helps safeguard our community. The data we hold is kept confidential and secure and measures are in place to prevent access to, misuse and dissemination by unauthorised personnel. We do not share confidential data with any third-party unless legally compelled. We do not use third-party analytics or tracking services and we do not display advertisements. Tomb Raider Forums is non-commercial and not-for-profit and our content is served locally from a single domain we own and control. |
| Notice on Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech |
Your rights on this private forum Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998 sets out legislation for freedom of expression and while we are not required to give you a platform for your freedom of expression we will voluntarily use the following as guidance on what we will permit here: Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary. The following content is not permitted Tomb Raider Forums does not permit the following: Advocating harm (both to self or to others), content not permitted by UK law including hate crime. The law recognises five types of hate crime on the basis of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and transgender identity. How to report objectionable content Please use the report post function to report objectionable content. Finally, please post respectfully and constructively and take a moment to consider how your comments might affect others. |
| Artificial Intelligence |
The use of ChatGPT (or any other large language model) to compose messages on this forum is strictly prohibited. Members may not use generative AI to compose messages in place of human conversation. The scraping of data for the purpose of machine learning is prohibited. AI-generated artwork is permitted and should be labelled as such. AI-generated code is permitted and should be labelled as such. |
| Advertisements and Links |
Advertising is prohibited. Members who post advertisements will be banned and posts matching this criteria will be removed. Members may post links to websites after reaching 50 quality posts. Referral links, promotional codes, or any links containing embedded data are not allowed. See this post for further information. Links to sites or content that require sign-up, login, or personal information to access are not allowed. URL shorteners and links that conceal the full URL are not allowed. |
| Post Policy |
Users are allowed to edit their posts within 60 minutes of posting. This time limit helps maintain the integrity of discussions and ensures that the information remains accurate. By restricting edits to a short window, we aim to prevent bad actors from manipulating older posts, which could mislead other members or disrupt the flow of conversation. After the 60-minute period, any necessary corrections can be brought to the attention of the moderation team, who will review and take appropriate action if needed. |
| Block Policy |
Our software automatically blocks certain words and domain names. Members who bypass our blocks will be banned and posts matching this criteria will be removed. If our service is blocked or restricted by any entity, we will implement a reciprocal block on that entity's service. |
| Spam Policy |
Tomb Raider Forums operates a strict no-spam policy. Spam is defined as nonsensical commentary and includes posts with little to no commentary and or context. Tomb Raider Forums has features which enables members to both edit their own posts in order to add commentary (within a specific timeframe), and to quote multiple posts in one reply. Please make use of these features. |
| Copyright Policy |
Please ensure you are complying with all applicable copyright laws when posting material on Tomb Raider Forums. See this page for information on fair use. Content created by others must be properly attributed. To initiate a removal request, please contact us. |
| Posting Images |
User Albums and or Post Attachments must be used to post your images. Members can enable User Albums and Post Attachments under Group Memberships in User CP. See this thread for instructions on posting images. Images must not exceed 5000x5000 pixels and 2MB per image in User Albums. Images must not exceed 5000x5000 pixels and 2MB per image in Post Attachments. Our software will attempt to resize images that exceed these limits. Our Terms and Conditions of Use apply to all content. |
| Signatures and Avatars |
Signatures are currently disabled and will not return. Avatars are small images that people use to identify or distinguish themselves from other forum members. Avatars appear under your name on all posts made on our forum. |
| Legal and Disclaimer |
Tomb Raider Forums, located www.tombraiderforums.com, it's owners and or operators take no responsibility for the content, links to or use of the content of the messages posted on this forum, nor do we endorse the opinions of the authors. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Tomb Raider Forums and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). Tomb Raider Forums is not owned or operated by CDE Entertainment Ltd. Lara Croft and Tomb Raider are trademarks of CDE Entertainment Ltd. Message boards are a dynamic entity and we at Tomb Raider Forums reserve the right to change or alter our Terms and Conditions of Use at any time. |
| Human Verification |
The following pass code is required to use certain functions: A3B7C9 |
| Amendments |
Our FAQ was last updated on 25 November 2024. Most recent change: Simplified the language used. |
