The Paris Homestay Directory expect all site users' to treat each other with respect and courtesy.
We do not endorse the any views or material contained in users' contributions.
You may contribute to this site subject to the following terms and conditions. These conditions apply to any content contributed in any format to any platforms hosted or facilitated by the Paris Homestay Directory. We may change the Conditions of Use from time to time, at the our sole discretion.
1.1 In order to submit content or to utilise certain services, you may be required to apply for registration to establish an account with the Paris Homestay Directory.
1.2 We generally recommend that applicants register online using a pen name or pseudonym as their login name (not their real name). You should be aware that your posted comments or other submissions can remain online indefinitely and may be found through search engines or online archives. Users must not impersonate another living person or registered user.
1.3 When registering, a genuine email address must be provided. In some cases, you may be asked to provide your real name or other identifying or contact details.
1.4 In general, consent is required from a parent or guardian before a child can register with, or submit content to, the Paris Homestay Directory.
1.5 We may refuse registration of users whose suggested login names are considered inappropriate. Grounds for refusal may include:
offensive content;
obscenity;
abuse;
defamatory content;
contempt;
incitement;
copyright infringement;
brand names or registered trademarks;
company or organisation names;
names of high-profile or public figures;
names promoting political, religious, social or economic issues.
2.1 As a registered user you may receive or establish a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your password(s).
2.2 Accordingly, you understand and agree you are fully responsible for all actions and submissions made from your account.
2.3 If you become aware of any unauthorised use of your account, you should notify us immediately.
3.1 You can close your account at any time by unsubscribing, where that option is available to you, or by notifying us.
3.2 If we reasonably believes you have breached these Conditions of Use, we reserve the right to restrict access to or terminate your account, with or without notice, and without any liability to you.
4.1 Children's contributions should be supervised by an adult.
4.2 You may be held legally responsible for the content you submit to our services.
4.3 All material published on our site is at our sole discretion.
4.4 Your contribution may be edited, removed or not published if we consider it to be:
defamatory, or otherwise unlawful or that it violates laws regarding harassment, discrimination, racial vilification, privacy or contempt;
intentionally false or misleading;
an infringement of intellectual property rights or copyright. See below for further information on copyright;
abusive, offensive or obscene;
inappropriate, off topic, repetitive or vexatious.
compromising the privacy of yourself, other contributors or of our staff, or containing inappropriate personal information;
seeking to endorse commercial products or activities or to unduly promote commercial products or services;
seeking to directly solicit donations;
deliberate provocation of other members;
a posting on behalf of a suspended member. This may lead to you also having your membership locked or terminated.
4.5 We reserve the right to archive and republish all contributions to its interactive services across all platforms.
4.6 We reserve the right to use contributions for internal training purposes.
4.7 Participation conditions may vary across our web sites.
4.8 Repeated breaches of these Conditions of Use may cause us to complain to the Internet Service Provider of the person responsible, and in very serious cases, initiate legal action.
5.1 We publish links to external sites at our sole discretion, including links posted by users subject to the moderation statement of any interactive service.
5.2 We are not responsible for, and do not endorse, the content on external sites.
5.3 We reserve the right to remove user-posted links for any reason, at any time, with or without notice to the user.
6.1 Material published on the internet is protected by the same laws of copyright which apply to books, videos and music.
6.2 The right to "copy" always remains with the owner of the material. Unless expressly stated otherwise, you are not permitted to copy or republish anything you find on the internet without the copyright owner's permission.
6.3 If you wish to refer to material on someone else's website we recommend you include an attribution in your message.
6.4 Under Australian copyright law, limited quotation is permissible in the context of genuine review and criticism. However this does not permit extensive quoting of song lyrics etc.
7.1 Comments and suggestions about content of this web site can be made by using the Us link.