BORA BORA EXCHANGE COMMUNITY GUIDELINES AND PRIVACY POLICY

 

• 1. COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

Introduction:

Welcome to Bora Bora Exchange, a dynamic community consisting of multi-disciplinary and like-mind professionals united for networking, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration. These guidelines are designed to ensure a respectful, productive, and supportive environment for all members. They are meant to foster harmonious and productive environment for all members.

By joining our community, you agree to adhere to these guidelines and contribute to the growth of our vibrant community, foster mutual respect, collaboration, and shared success.

Mission and Purpose:

Our community aims at bringing together professionals from diverse fields to collaborate, learn, and grow. We are committed to providing a platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and support, with the goal of enhancing our members' professional journeys.

Code of Conduct:

• 1. Respect: Treat all members with respect, regardless of their discipline, experience, or background. Differences of opinion should be expressed courteously and constructively.
• 2. Professionalism: Maintain the highest standards of professionalism in all interactions within the community and beyond.
• 3. Collaboration: Embrace a spirit of collaboration by sharing insights, best practices, and resources that benefit fellow members.
• 4. Confidentiality: Respect the confidentiality of sensitive information shared within the community. What's discussed in our community stays within our community.
• 5. Ethics: Adhere to ethical guidelines in your respective professions, upholding integrity and avoiding any activities that could harm the community's reputation.
• 6. Inclusivity: Celebrate diversity and inclusivity. Discrimination or harassment based on race, gender, religion, or any other characteristic will not be tolerated.
• 7. Content Sharing: Share valuable and relevant content that aligns with the community's purpose. Avoid spamming or self-promotion that doesn't add value to the community.

Membership:

• 1. Eligibility: Membership is open to all virtual professionals from diverse disciplines, subject to approval.
• 2. Contribution: Active participation enhances the community. Engage in discussions, offer insights, and contribute positively to the community's growth.

Communication:

• 1. Online Platforms: Our digital platforms serve as the primary means of communication. Engage in meaningful discussions, share resources, and seek advice.
• 2. Respectful Communication: Use language that is respectful, clear, and conducive to understanding. Avoid offensive or inappropriate content.

Events and Activities:

• 1. Webinars and Workshops: Participate in webinars, workshops, and other learning activities that the community organizes. These events enrich your knowledge and build connections.
• 2. Networking: Leverage networking opportunities to expand your professional circle and explore potential collaborations.

Guidelines for Dispute Resolution:

In case of disagreements or concerns, follow these steps:

• 1. Private Discussion: Address the matter privately with the involved party, aiming for understanding and resolution.
• 2. Moderator Intervention: If a resolution isn't reached, involve a moderator or administrator to mediate the discussion.
• 3. Appeal: If necessary, escalate the matter to the community's leadership for final resolution.

For avoidance of doubt, the community leadership are currently provided for as administrators of the WhatsApp group and any other persons that will be nominated from time to time.

Membership Termination:

The community reserves the right to terminate membership for violations of these guidelines or any other conduct deemed detrimental to the community.

Conclusion:

By adhering to these guidelines, we create an inclusive and productive virtual community for multi-disciplinary professionals. Together, we contribute to each other's growth, foster collaborations, and uphold the highest standards of professional conduct.

How to contact us:

If you have any questions about these guidelines, please contact us by e-mail: legal@boraboraexchange.com

 

2. COMMUNITY PRIVACY POLICY

Bora Bora Exchange respects the privacy of our members and has developed this Privacy Policy to take necessary steps demonstrating our commitment to protecting your privacy as it relates to the use of the community’s digital platforms. This Privacy Policy is intended to describe for you (as an individual user of Bora Bora Exchange platforms and services), the personal information that we collect and store through various means, how it is protected, how that information may be used, with whom it may be disclosed or shared, and your choices about such uses and disclosures.

By sharing your personal information directly with us or with other members via any of our platforms, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy, so we encourage you to carefully read it in its entirety.

If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please refer to the end of this Privacy Policy for information on how to contact the community’s legal counsel.

Information about you that we collect

In General. We may collect personal information that can identify you such as your name, phone number, email address, your profession, and other information that does not directly identify you such as, information about your interests and activities, your location, your gender and other demographic information.

We retain your information for as long as you are a community member. After leaving, we will retain it for a limited period for administrative purposes.

How we collect information about you

Personal information may be shared via several Bora Bora Exchange digital platforms including, but not limited to, WhatsApp chat groups, websites, virtual meetings, telephone calls, text messages and emails.

When you provide personal information through any of our platforms, the information may be transmitted to and stored in servers located in the United States and/or other countries around the world.

How we use information about you that we collect

In General. We may use information that we collect about you to:

• · Facilitate connections, knowledge-sharing, and collaborations among the community members.
• · Communicate with you about community related announcements, alerts or notifications and general information about products or services that may be of interest to you either from us or other third parties.

 

How we protect your personal information

We take appropriate security measures (including physical, electronic and procedural measures) to help safeguard your personal information from unauthorized access and disclosure. We utilize secure infrastructure, data transmission processes, and Identity and Access Management mechanisms to help prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to your personal information.

Generally, we share responsibility with our Cloud and Hosting Software Service providers on the duty of protecting your data.

We want you to feel confident using our digital platforms, however, no system can be completely secure. Therefore, although we take steps to secure your information, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information, searches, or other communications will always remain secure. 

The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. Please be assured that we seek to take reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy is protected. By using our services, you understand that your information may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this privacy policy.

 

With whom we may disclose or share your information

We want you to understand when and with whom we may share personal or other information we have collected about you.

Personal information. We do not share your personal information with others except as indicated below or when we inform you and give you an opportunity to opt out of having your personal information shared. We may share personal information with:

• · Authorized service providers and partners: We may share your personal information with our authorized service providers that perform certain services on our behalf, such as, Website or Graphic Designers, and Web Hosting or Cloud Service Providers.
• · Other Situations. We also may disclose your information:
  • o In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.
  • o When we believe disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of our company, our users, our employees, or others; to comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement; or to enforce our website terms and conditions or other agreements or policies.

 

 

 

Blogs, bulletin boards, reviews and chat rooms

We may provide various digital platforms where you can post information about yourself and communicate with others, as well as post reviews of products, services, establishments, contractors, and the like, or upload content (for example: pictures, videos, audio files, etc.). Such postings are governed by our Terms & Conditions.  

In addition, such postings may appear on other websites or when searches are executed on the subject of your posting. Also, whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information on publicly-viewable web pages, that information will be publicly available and can be collected and used by others. For example, if you post your email address, you may receive unsolicited messages. We cannot control who reads your posting or what other users may do with the information you voluntarily post, so we encourage you to exercise discretion and caution with respect to your personal information. Once you have posted information, you may not be able to edit or delete such information.

 

No Rights of Third Parties

This Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to users of the website.

 

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices and services. We recommend that you check our website from time to time to inform yourself of any changes in this Privacy Policy or any of our other policies.

 

How to contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our information-handling practices, please contact us by e-mail: legal@boraboraexchange.com

 

Date of Adoption: Friday, September 1^st, 2023