IRESE values open, honest communications to ensure the health and transparency of the exchange. Communications among members should be courteous, respectful, and adhere to the policies outlined below.

The following activities are not permitted on IRESE:

• Spam is not allowed on IRESE. Spam is defined as unsolicited bulk messages, whether by email or other electronic means, sent without the recipient's permission. A message is spam if the message is either unsolicited or sent in bulk. The content of the message is not relevant to a determination of whether the message is considered spam; if a message is sent unsolicited or in bulk then the message will be considered spam. A IRESE member's permission to receive emails from other members shall not be deemed permission to receive bulk emails from other members.
• Harassing or abusive messages and threats of physical harm are not allowed. This includes the use of language that is vulgar, racist, hateful, sexual or obscene in nature. Also prohibited are member-to-member threats of physical harm.
• IRESE members may not use IRESE's messaging system for any purpose which is not directly related to real estate financing, investing, or brokering on IRESE.
• Including another individual's personally identifying information including real name, address, phone, email address, identification numbers, and/or financial information in a message for the purpose of identifying them to others.

If you receive messages of these kinds via any method, including, phone, email and on the discussion forums, please forward it to customer support immediately and do not respond to the sender. For messages received through the IRESE messaging system, you can use the "Report abuse" link to report abusive behavior.

Failure to follow IRESE's Communications policy may result in a range of actions, including:

• Warning
• Suspension from participation
• Cancelling of auctions
• Closing of the account
• Suspension of IRESE account