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Many readers know that my blog Vatsala’s Tips for a Stress Free Life was moved to the Karmic Ally Coaching Website on 6 January 2013 keeping in mind the vision that I have both for the coaching practice and the blog.

Since the move, this week, I have had a number of interactions with new readers that have left me wondering, is a website blog comments section supposed to be used to spam and make irrelevant comments or is it supposed to be a continuation of the wonderful communication experience that I had with the original prize winning blog?

I had a dozen spam comments on Day 2 of the new blog site and almost ended up deleting relevant blog comments which enrich the blog content.

Commenting on a blog is in a sense just like visiting someone’s home.  I like to be thought of as a good guest. I am sure you do too!

Keeping in mind the week’s behind the scene activities, this post has been written to clarify the policies for Comments, Terms of Use and Disclaimer. These policies, including the Privacy Policy of my website applies to the Blog as well.

This post is a work in progress and will be updated as and when required to keep the blog one that everyone likes to read!

UPDATE: 21 October 2020

The key document pertaining to the Privacy Statement, Comment Policy, Disclosures, Terms of Use, Site Disclaimers and other disclaimers has been updated.

For ease of use and to collect all policies in one place, the content of this post includes links to all policies that govern your use of Karmic Ally Coaching’s website, blog and offer.

Terms of Use – Karmic Ally Coaching Website

Privacy Policy

Disclaimer

The above policies including the Comments Policy below are effective from 20 October 2020.

Comment Policy

I appreciate and love comments on this blog – Your comments enrich my blog adding to the knowledge that is shared among my readership. Comments are as important as the blog posts.

 I delete spam – I have spam filters in place which automatically catch the majority of automated spam content.  I also manually check for spam and in the event that a spam comment has slipped through, it will be immediately deleted.

Comment Form Guidelines – The comment form must be filled in with a proper or legitimate sounding name and URL. Comments using keywords, spam or splog-like URLs, or suspicious information in the comment form will be edited or deleted.

Email Privacy – Email addresses are required for commenting, and they are not published on the website, nor shared. They may be used by the website owner to privately contact the commenter.

Commenter Privacy and Protection – All email, snail mail, phone numbers, and any private and personal information posted in any comment will be deleted as soon as possible to protect the privacy of the commenter.

To prevent such editing, never share this private information within the website comment.

Language and Manners – This website is “family friendly” and comments which include offensive or inappropriate language, or considered by the website owner and administrator to be rude and offensive, will be edited or deleted. Play nice.

A Comment is Conversation – A comment which does not add to the conversation runs of on an inappropriate tangent, or kills the conversation may be edited, moved, or deleted.

Relevant links in comments are actively encouraged – if you’re leaving a comment on my website and want to point to a link on your own or someone else’s site that is relevant to the topic then please feel free to do so. This adds to the conversation and improves the website. However, ALL links will be checked during moderation. So be careful!

How The Blogger Will Respond – Comments on this blog will only be responded to in direct response to the blog comment. The blogger will not (or will) respond privately via email or other communication method to a blog comment.

What To Do If Your Comment Does Not Appear – If you leave a comment on this blog and it does not appear in a reasonable time period, and you know that it does not violate these Comment Policies, contact me at Vatsala(At)karmicallycoaching(Dot)com.

No Personal Attack Comments Permitted – In the interest of fair play, no personal attacks are permitted in this blog’s comments. You may question or argue the content, but not attack the blogger, nor any other commenter’s. Failure to respect fellow participants on this blog could result in removal and blocked access.

Commenters Blocked – Anyone who violates this Comments Policy may be blocked from future access and/or commenting on this blog.

All Rights Reserved – The website owner, administrator, contributor, editor, and/or author reserve the right to edit, delete, move, or mark as spam any and all comments. They also have the right to block access to any one or group from commenting or from the entire website.

Hold Harmless – All comments within this website are the responsibility of the commenter, not the website owner, administrator, contributor, editor, or author. By submitting a comment on our website, you agree that the comment content is your own, and to hold this site, Karmic Ally Coaching, and all subsidiaries and representatives harmless from any and all repercussions, damages, or liability.

Trackbacks Are Comments – All trackbacks will be treated in line with our Comments Policy.

You MAY NOT create a link to this website from another website or document without Karmic Ally Coaching or Vatsala Shukla’s prior written consent. Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of India.