The Sonos Beta Community is a forum to report beta testing of Sonos software and hardware. We present the following guidelines here so that you know what is expected of you and what you can expect from our moderators. By registering for this website, you acknowledge acceptance of the Sonos Beta Community Terms of Use. Sonos reserves the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time at its sole discretion. These Terms of Use apply to all your visits to the Sonos Beta Community, both now and in the future.
Keep it confidential. Please refer to the Beta Tester and Confidentiality Agreement for more information. We are here to help. The Sonos Beta team will moderate the community and respond to topics and comments Monday-Friday 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST. Stay on topic. For everyone's benefit please stay on topic. Please refrain from discussing personal matters, abusing any company or product, or posting in a manner unrelated to Sonos products and services. Do not post any information that you do not wish to make public. Any information that you post can be obtained and used by others. Stay courteous. Everyone wants to have a positive experience on the Sonos Beta Community - so make sure that you’re not detracting from anyone else's experience. In particular, refrain from posting anything unlawful, libelous, defamatory, inflammatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, harmful, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, or otherwise objectionable or injurious to any other users. Your opinions are always welcome, but personal attacks and harassment ("flaming") on the Sonos Beta Community or through private messaging are not acceptable. Keep it spam-free. Sonos provides the beta community as a service to testers and it is not intended for the promotion of third party services, products, websites, or organizations. Please refrain from posting content that would constitute advertising, junk mail, spam, chain letters, or any other form of unauthorized solicitation. Keep it legal. It is unacceptable to post any material that:
Be careful. Most people are happy to help out on the Sonos Beta Community, but remember that their advice is theirs only and that you are responsible for deciding whether or not to follow it. If the advice given by a user sounds wrong or risky to you, do not try it. In particular, if any user asks you for personal information, such as an account number, address, password, or credit card number, do not provide it. English only. All community content is in English. The Sonos Beta Community may not be helpful or relevant to all international customers. Not all products or programs mentioned will be available internationally.
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