1. Primary Purpose
The primary purpose of
this web site is to help the suffering alcoholic. It will also
provide information to members of our fellowship and the general
public regarding Alcoholics Anonymous in West Pasco and Tarpon
Springs.
In order to accomplish
the primary purpose, the web site will:
- provide information
on time, date, and place of face-to-face meetings,
- provide information
on online meetings registered with the General Service
Office of Alcoholics Anonymous,
- further general
service participation within the fellowship by serving as an
exchange of information about opportunities for involvement
in our service area activities,
- serve as a means of
communication within the West Pasco and Tarpon Springs area
between Central Office and members of our fellowship by
providing information about activities and events.
2. Anonymity
The AA principle of
anonymity (Tradition 11) as it applies to other forms of media
should be extended to the World Wide Web. Thus, we will include
no recognizable photographs of individuals, no full names of
individuals, no personal telephone numbers, and no personal
e-mail addresses.
Rather we will use
position titles, rather than first names, when referring to
Intergroup or District officers, Committee chairs, and others.
In addition, email addresses will be set up using the position
titles. Email will then be forwarded to the appropriate person's
personal email address. In this way, the anonymity of all
individuals involved with the web site will be protected.
The privacy of visitors
to the web site is of the utmost concern to us. In the spirit of
anonymity, and the spirit of our program in general, we neither
gather nor divulge any personal information from anyone using
this site without their permission. If a visitor gives us their
email address, that address will only be used to send updates
concerning AA and will never be divulged to any outside entity.
3. Submitting
Information for Inclusion on the Web Site
Anyone wishing to submit
changes for their group by email must sign up as the "Group Web
Site Administrator". The Webmaster will verify the email address
at that time. If this person is not the Intergroup
Representative or the General Service Representative, they must
meet the requirements for becoming an Intergroup Representative.
Changes to any District
information must come from the District representative as listed
with the Webmaster.
4. Format of Data
Submitted for Inclusion on the Web Site
Data submitted for
inclusion on the web site can be in any of the following
formats:
- Electronic
documents, sent via email
- Hard copy, sent via
regular mail or dropped off at Webfoot's office, will be
scanned by Webfoot
- Acceptable file
formats include: pdf, txt, doc, jpg, gif and mp3. Please
email the Webmaster if you need to send it in any other
format.
5. Protection of
Copyrights
The West Pasco and Tarpon
Springs AA website is neither endorsed, nor approved by AAWS and
all references to AA, AA literature, and the Grapevine are to
registered trademarks.
