Online Exchange Policy

We will not post messages which:

  • Are considered likely to disrupt, provoke, attack or offend others
  • Are racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit, abusive or otherwise objectionable
  • Contain swear words or other language likely to offend
  • Break the law or condone or encourage unlawful activity. This includes breach of copyright, defamation and contempt of court.
  • Advertise products or services for profit or gain
  • Are seen to impersonate someone else
  • Contain links to other websites which break these guidelines
  • Describe or encourage activities which could endanger the safety or well-being of others
  • Are considered to be ‘spam’, that is posts containing the same, or similar, message posted multiple times
  • Are considered to be off-topic for the particular online exchange stream or blog.

HPN reserves the right to delete any contribution, or take action against any account, at any time, for any reason.

By submitting material to us for publication on the HPN website, you undertake the following terms and conditions:

  1. publication of any material you submit to us will be at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to make additions or deletions to the text or graphics prior to publication, or to refuse publication
  2. you grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide licence to republish any material you submit to us in any format, including without limitation print and electronic format
  3. you warrant to us that any material you submit to us is your own original work and that you own the copyright and any other relevant rights
  4. you warrant that the material you submit is not obscene, offensive, defamatory of any person or otherwise illegal
  5. you agree not to post material which is deliberately intended to upset other users
  6. you acknowledge that any breach of these warranties may cause us damage or loss and you agree to indemnify us in full and permanently against any third party liabilities, claims, costs, loss or damage we incur as a result of publishing material you submit to us, including consequential losses.
  7. we reserve the right to remove your access to individual services completely if we believe you are abusing the services in any way.

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HPN is run by the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) which is part of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). The views and opinions expressed in HPN publications do not necessarily state or reflect those of HPG or ODI.
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