Code of Conduct

SkinCell International Forum prides itself on the morals and ethics employed with these web pages, the forum and the Chat Room. The following text details the Code of Conduct applied throughout SkinCell.Org

Usage

You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate to this forum.
Note that it is impossible for us to confirm the validity of posts on this forum. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the posted messages and are not responsible for their content. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information presented. The messages express the views of the author, not necessarily the views of this forum. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify the administrator of this forum immediately. We have the rights to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy also applies to member profile information.

Personal Liability

You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify this forum and any related websites to this forum from any legal liability or moral responsibility arising from your own messages. We also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any information we have about you) receipt of a formal legal petition arising from any information posted by you.
You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. We advise that you keep the name appropriate. With this user account you are about to register, you agree to never give your password out to another member, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another member's account to post messages or browse this forum.
After you register and log into this forum, you can fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information we deem inaccurate or vulgar will be removed.
Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.Anonymous IP addresses are not permitted in the forum. All IP addresses are logged internally by the forum and a subject to regular updates. The use of anonymous IP or proxy servers may result in unannounced loss of access.
Login User Names are provided to allow members to remain as anonymous as they wish. Please choose your User Name carefully. Please do not choose a User Name that may cause offence to other rmembers.
Members are welcome to include "Links" to other websites providing they have first sought permission of the donor site to do so and all copyrights are protected.
This forum is a non-profit community. We do not employ banner advertising, direct or indirect sponsorship and all costs are held solely by the administrator for the purposes of running and maintaining the site and forum. There is no need for registration fees, subscriptions or gratuities. Any links that may be posted by any member to other sites containing any advertising are not in any way connected or related to this forum.
Any advertisements may be removed at the discretion of the moderating team. Should any person, business, organisation or body corporate wish to apply for a reciprocal link to a commercial site they may do so at our Link Directory

Medical Information

The opinions and experiences of the members of the forum are not given or implied as medical advice. This forum is designed to allow sufferers to come together to share information which may be of benefit to others. Members are reminded that any changes in therapies or medicines should always be referred to your consulting doctor first. Members are not qualified medical doctors unless clearly stated and authenticated. The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients, members and visitors to this Web site, including their identity, is respected by this Web site. The Web site owners undertake to honour or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health information privacy that apply in the country where the Web site and mirror sites are located.
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Copyright

The content of these pages remains the property of skincell.org

Unless otherwise indicated, all materials on these pages are copyrighted by the skincell.org. All rights are reserved. No part of these pages, either text or image may be used for any purpose other than personal use. Therefore, reproduction, modification, storage in a retrieval system or retransmission, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, for reasons other than personal use, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission of the webmaster.
All contributions to the open forum are considered to be offered in the public domain unless specified by the originating member of the post in question.

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Last Update: January 11, 2004