CONNECTED COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

1. Professional Conduct

• Engage respectfully and constructively.
• Maintain a professional tone in posts, comments, and messages.
• Avoid defamatory, misleading, or harmful content.
• Respect confidentiality and intellectual property.
• Profile Images: Individual members should use a professional headshot or a realistic professional avatar that represents them. Organisation profiles should use their official logo or recognised brand mark. Images should support a professional environment and must not be misleading, offensive, or inappropriate.

2. Group Formation & Naming

All requests to create a group are subject to review and approval.

• Groups may not use the name of a registered organisation, institution, ministry, association, NGO, or business without authorisation.
• Groups must not imply official endorsement without permission.
• Groups may not be named after an individual without their explicit consent.
• PeTAL reserves the right to request name modifications or decline group requests that may cause confusion or misrepresentation.
• PeTAL Connect may request modifications, clarification, or supporting documentation before approving a group.

Full details are available in the Group Formation & Naming Guidelines. Members are strongly encouraged to review that document before submitting a request to create a group.

3. Employer & Institutional Representation

• Groups representing an employer or department must have appropriate permission.
• Independent informal groups must clearly state they are not officially affiliated.

4. Branding & Intellectual Property

• Do not use copyrighted logos or trademarks without permission.
• Do not imitate PeTAL branding or existing group names in a misleading way.

5. Moderation & Governance

• Each group must designate at least one moderator.
• Moderators are responsible for upholding these guidelines.
• PeTAL may review, suspend, archive, or close groups where necessary.

6. Platform Discretion

PeTAL Connect reserves the right to:

• Decline or remove content that breaches these guidelines.
• Request corrections to prevent misrepresentation.
• Update these guidelines as the platform evolves.