Guidelines

These are the official posting and content guidelines (“Site Guidelines”) for www.ratemypoolman.com (“Site”, “we”, “us” or “our”) and is a part of, and an Additional Terms under, our Terms of Use. The Site provides user generated feedback on Swimming Pool and Spa Professional’s services. Swimming Pool and Spa Professional’s ratings should only be posted by customers who have used their professional services. Each customer is allowed to submit one star review for a company. Customers can apply comments about the Swimming Pool and Spa Professionals in order to submit a review customers must be logged in to the Site.

Please review the following guidelines before posting a rating and/or comment on the Site:

DO:

  • Be honest and objective in your assessment of a Swimming Pool and Spa Professional.;
  • Limit your comments to a Swimming Pool and Spa Professional’s professional abilities;
  • Proof your comments before submitting. Poor spelling will not cause your rating to be removed. However, poor spelling may result in your rating being discredited by those who read it;
  • Remember that negative comments that still offer constructive criticism are useful. Comments that bash a Swimming Pool and Spa Professional. on a personal level are not allowed and will be removed from Site;
  • Submit helpful comments that mention a Swimming Pool and Spa Professional’s abilities.

DO NOT:

  • State your opinions based on facts;
  • Post a rating if you have not taken a class with the professor;
  • Post a rating if you have not used services provided by Swimming Pool and Spa Professionals;
  • Reference existing comments or comments that have been deleted by our moderators;
  • Rate yourself or other Swimming Pool and Spa Professionals if you are a Swimming Pool and Spa Professional.
  • Speak on behalf of other people; or post hyperlinks and/or URLs;
  • Use language other than English to comment;
  • Use words that include or describe profanity, and/or vulgarity, derogatory remarks about religion, ethnicity or race, physical appearance, mental and/or physical disabilities;

Site reserves all rights to delete or otherwise take appropriate action regarding any violations. If you see a rating that you believe violates these Site Guidelines, please contact us. Such comments will be evaluated by the Site’s personnel.

All the reviews on this website are user submitted and should be treated only as opinions. They are not the opinions of ratemypoolman.com or any of its affiliates.

The Site reserves the right to remove any comments deemed as inappropriate, libelous, defamatory, indecent, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit or sexually suggestive, racially, culturally, or ethnically offensive, harmful, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, objectionable, discriminatory, or abusive, or which may or may not appear to impersonate anyone else or that otherwise violate the Terms of Use.

The Site reserves the right to delete, provide to authorities or otherwise take appropriate action regarding comments that threaten violence or bodily harm to another user or professor including, but not limited to, notifying the authorities of your IP address and the time you rated and taking any action as described in the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Photo Uploading Guidelines

This is the official photo uploading guidelines (“Photo Uploading Guidelines”) for www.ratemypoolman.com (“Site”, “we”, “us” or “our”) and is a part of, and are Additional Terms under, our Terms of Use. Photos should only be posted by Swimming Pool and Spa Professionals with a verified account and must be approved by the Site administrator in advance.

All profile photos must comply with the following guidelines. Please review these guidelines before posting a profile photo on the Site:

  • Profile photos that contain nudity, sexually explicit poses may be considered profane and will not be accepted or the account will be deleted;
  • Copyrighted photographs will not be accepted.

The Site reserves the right to remove, provide to authorities or otherwise take appropriate action regarding any profile photos deemed inappropriate, indecent, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit or sexually suggestive, racially, culturally, or ethnically offensive, or that otherwise violate the Terms of Use.