Policies

Policies: 1. A plan of action, usually based on certain principles, decided on by a body or individual. 2. Prudence; acumen; wisdom. 3. (usually policies) Scots the surrounding grounds of a mansion. 4. An insurance agreement. 5. The disclaimer and other legalish stuff for blogging [Shooting Parrots]

Separate from the disclaimer, below is a brief introduction to the policies that apply to Shooting Parrots.

Errors or Material Omissions: if you see any of these here, please tell me. I will fix it if I made an important mistake (it could happen), although again all the actual facts here are drawn from sources that are already in the public domain. I won’t necessarily change or delete something that is true just because you ask me to, but I might.

Comments policy: Readers are free and actively encouraged to leave comments, but these cannot always be moderated. Shooting Parrots takes no responsibility for anything you may do as result of reading them, such as giving your banking details to a complete stranger.

Email-response policy: I try to reply, but can’t always do so. The chances of me reading an email are greatly reduced if:

  • It has no subject line.
  • The subject or sender includes the words “viagra,” “cialis,” “penis,” or any variation on the theme.
  • The sender’s name has a middle initial displayed, which seems to be a spam indicator, especially if the name is something like “M J M’aada Jeda”, a lawyer from Nigeria.

If your real name actually is “M J M’aada Jeda,” or anything like it, I apologise for not replying, but suggest that you make up a normal-sounding fake name for purposes of contacting me. Also that you use that name for all other purposes for the rest of your life.

Linking policy: Links within postings and elsewhere are meant to take you to places that are relevant and/or entertaining, but I can’t guarantee it. Neither can I guarantee that you won’t be offended by what you find at the other end of a link. If you are, take it up with them, not me.

Privacy policy: I don’t know anything about my readers except what they choose to share with me. If I did know something, I wouldn’t store or sell it or otherwise use any you-related data except possibly to email you back. I can sometimes tell what search phrase someone has used that caused them to end up at Shooting Parrots, but I don’t have the know-whats to glean any personal detail. And even if I did, I wouldn’t.

Thanks for your time and with acknowledgements to Lowering the Bar