Community Forum Policies

At Elliott County, we believe in the power of a positive community, and we invite you to participate in that community in a way that is encouraging, inspiring, and respectful. Our members are helpful, insightful, charismatic, and funny, and all of them bring a different perspective and voice.
Keep in mind that the Forums are a common area that you share with the Elliott County community. If you choose to express your ideas here, we ask that you:
Respect all members and their posts, including the privacy and personal information of others.

Act positively and encourage others. Don't be rude or snarky.

Be helpful. Offer constructive criticism or voice a dissenting opinion, but don't be mean or disrespectful.

Be honest and transparent. Post as yourself, using your real name, and not with a fake identity.


Moderators ensure the Forums are a welcoming place for all. Moderators may take certain actions to keep the Forums organized and helpful for everyone. Actions taken by moderators are not up for public discussion.
Additionally, the following types of activities, are prohibited:
No trolling - the posting of controversial (whether on or off-topic) messages with the intent of baiting other users to reply. Also, in the tradition of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, please do not feed the trolls! If you believe a member is trolling, please contact our Staff or a Moderator.

No badgering - writing hostile or insulting messages aimed at other users for their views, comments, status as a member on the site, or any other reason. If you disagree with another member's opinions, you're welcome to share your own view, but please be polite and respectful - don't let things get personal.

No spamming - the creation of posts that may be viewed as advertisements for any entity or services outside of the Elliott County platforms.

No necroposting - the posting of either irrelevant replies or replies which do not add any additional value to the original topic, on very old topics. Except in rare circumstances, such replies will be removed.

No excessive swearing or language - this is self-explanatory.

No bumping - the act of posting simply to encourage other members to reply to a topic, either frequently, more than once in a row, or within a short period of time. If you create a new topic, and no other members have responded to your topic, it would only be acceptable to bump the topic after one day has passed. Once you have bumped a topic, it is not acceptable to re-bump the topic, unless another member has responded, and the conversation has continued in a way that has added value to the original topic. These guidelines also apply across topics (such as if you were to post in a different topic, encouraging members to post in the original topic in question).

No hijacking of topics by changing the subject. If you want to change the subject, please start a new topic. Note that if a member creates a post that is indirectly related to the original topic and/or last post, or in the general spirit of a conversation (including in jest) which would take place about the topic - this is not considered hijacking.

No cross-post hijacking of topics - if other members have asked a specific question, do not attempt to change said topic into another discussion of an item you have already raised in another topic. For example, if you would like to see Feature Request X, and a member asks how do I accomplish Y? do not answer by trying to change the topic into another discussion on Feature Request X. Similarly, if another member asks the community to review their Store, and asks for tips on how to increase their sales, it would not be appropriate to change the topic, and indicate that the member is not seeing an increase in sales due X,Y and Z; whereas X,Y and Z refer to opinions you recently brought up in another topic. This type of activity takes questions and topics off track, and prevents helpful insights from being shared with our members.

We also ask that you:
Do not post material that is hateful or mean towards race, religion, sex, or any other offensive nature.

Do not post lewd or offensive content, or links to lewd or offensive content.

Do not post any personal information about you or anyone else.

Do not attempt to moderate our forums. If you believe another member is not following our guidelines, please contact our Staff or Moderators. It is generally not appropriate to tell other members what they should, or should not be posting.

Additionally, please note that our Feedback system is an important part of the Elliott County community and the appropriate place to discuss issues with specific transactions. In general, discussing specific issues with other members (by name) is discouraged within the Community Forums, as the Feedback system is the appropriate place for such public posting of information.

Topics and posts which do not comply with our guidelines will generally be removed, without warning, and with or without an explanation. If you find a post you have created has recently been removed, we encourage you to review our Community Forum Guidelines.

Note: The Forums are a public space, and your posts are permanent. Every member is responsible for what they post in the Forums. We don't edit or hide content by request.

Note: We reserve the right to edit or remove any content or post within our forums, and/or ban (temporarily or permanently) any member from our forums. In addition, we also require that you follow any guidelines which could be applicable from our Product Listing guidelines.

By using elliottcountykentucky.com and it's related services, application, and tools, and/or registering for Elliott County Sites Rock account, you expressly consent to our collection, use, disclosure, and retention of your personal information as outlined in this Privacy Policy and in our User Agreement. 

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we use the term "personal information" to include information that can be associated with a specific person and could be used to identify that person. We do not consider personal information to include information that has been made anonymous or aggregated so that it can no longer be used, whether in combination with other information or otherwise, to identify a specific person. 

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the amended terms on this site. We may offer you the ability for you to connect with our sites, or use our applications, services, and tools using a mobile device, either through a mobile application or via a mobile optimized website. The provisions of this Privacy Policy apply to all such mobile access and use of mobile devices. This Privacy Policy will be referenced by all such mobile applications or mobile optimized websites. If you register for an account with us, you give us your personal information, and you are not anonymous to us. If you choose to provide us with personal information, you consent to the transfer and storage of that information on our servers. We collect the following types of personal information in order to provide you with the use of and access to our sites, applications, services and tools, and to help us personalize and improve your experience: 

Information we collect automatically: We log your IP address, browser type, access times, and referring site to help diagnose potential problems with our server, and to administer our website. Your IP address is used to gather broad demographic information. Our log files are tied to your user ID, but are not tied to personally identifiable information (i.e., your first and last name combined with social security number, alien registration number, driver license or passport number, or credit card information). 

Information you give us: We collect and store any information you enter on our sites or you provide to us in context of using our sites, applications, services or tools. This may include, but is not limited to: 

Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (such as their name and email address) and business information (such as business type, expected volume and transactions). We use customer contact information from the registration form to send the user our Buyer Alert email. This information is never sold or rented out to third parties. Users can Opt-in or Opt-out of receiving the newsletter during registration. Later, users who no longer wish to receive these emails may opt-out; see the choice/opt-out section below. 

Information from other sources: We may receive or collect supplemental information about you from third parties sources and add it to our account information. This may include, but is not limited to, demographic, navigation information, additional contact information, credit check information, and additional information about you from credit bureaus or other sources, as permitted by law. Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with access to our sites and/or use of our services, applications and tools, provide you with requested customer service and relevant information about your account and our services, and to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customized experience. You agree that we may use your personal information to: provide you access to our sites and the services and customer support you request;

prevent, detect, and investigate, fraud, security breaches, potentially prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce our User Agreement;

customize, measure and improve our services, content and advertising;

contact you, either via email or telephone, to resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems with your account or our sites, services, applications or tools, or for other purposes authorized by law.

contact you, either via email or telephone to inform you about our services and those of our corporate family, deliver targeted marketing, service updates, and promotional offers based on your communication preferences

compare information for accuracy, and verify it with third parties;

provide you other services requested by you as described when we collect the information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We may combine your information with information we collect from other companies and use it to improve and personalize our services, content and advertising. We may disclose personal information to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, respond to claims that a listing or other content violates the rights of others, or protect anyone's rights, property, or safety. Such information will be disclosed in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws and regulations. As stated above, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. 

During the course of business and using elliottcountykentucky.com we may also share your personal information with: Service providers under contract who help with our business operations (such as, but not limited to, fraud investigations, bill collection, affiliate and rewards programs, site operations).

Other Elliott County Sites Rock users, whether located in your country of residence or outside of your country of residence, as authorized by you or your use of our sites, services, applications or tools. For example, where you are involved in a transaction with another user, the other user may view your email address and request and obtain your contact information and postal address to help complete the transaction;

Other third parties to whom you explicitly ask us to send your information (or about whom you are otherwise explicitly notified and consent to when using a specific service).

Law enforcement, governmental agencies, or authorized third-parties, in response to a verified request relating to a criminal investigation or alleged illegal activity or any other activity that may expose us, you, or any other Elliott County Sites Rock user to legal liability. In such events, we will only disclose information relevant and necessary to the investigation or inquiry, such as name, city, state, ZIP code, telephone number, email address, User ID history, IP address, fraud complaints, bidding and listing history, and anything else we may deem relevant to the investigation.

Other business entities, should we plan to merge with or be acquired by that business entity. (Should such a combination occur, we will require that the new combined entity follow this Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information. If your personal information will be used contrary to this policy, you will receive prior notice.).

Without limiting the above, in an effort to respect your privacy and our ability to keep the community free from negative contributors, we will not otherwise disclose your personal information to law enforcement, other government officials, or other third parties without a subpoena, court order or substantially similar legal procedure, except when we believe in good faith that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent imminent physical harm or financial loss or to report suspected illegal activity. Elliott County Sites Rock enables you to share personal and financial information to complete transactions and collect payments. We cannot guarantee the privacy or security of your information and therefore we encourage you to evaluate the privacy and security policies of your trading partner before entering into a transaction and choosing to share your information. To help protect your privacy, we allow only limited access to other users' contact, shipping and financial information to facilitate your transactions and collect payments. When users are involved in a transaction, they may have access to each other's name, User ID, email address and other contact and shipping information. Your password is the key to your account. Use unique numbers, letters and special characters, and do not disclose your Elliott County Sites Rock password to anyone. If you do share your password or your personal information with others, remember that you are responsible for all actions taken in the name of your account. If you lose control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your personal information and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if your password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately notify Elliott County Sites Rock and change your password. We store and process your personal information on our computers and servers. We protect your information using technical and administrative security measures to reduce the risks of loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure and alteration. Some of the safeguards we use are firewalls and data encryption, physical access controls to our data centers, and information access authorization controls. If your questions are not answered online, you may contact us at [email protected]