Healia Communities Posting Guidelines

Healia Communities strives to be a trusted place where people can share health information, connect with others, and ask questions. To ensure the quality and usefulness of the content and interactions on the site, we ask that users abide by the following policies and guidelines.

Do:

• Be supportive of the members in your community.
• Respect others' opinions -- if necessary, agree to disagree.
• Share your personal experiences so that you can help others like you.
• Use good judgment -- stay in good taste when discussing sensitive or sexual topics.
• Correct misleading or inaccurate information -- promptly posting corrections or pointing out misinformation helps others who may not be as experienced and knowledgeable.
• Focus on the facts -- when posting or reviewing content or a resource, try to focus on facts and not rumors or unsubstantiated information.
• Treat one another with respect and trust.
• Disclose any potential conflicts -- it's helpful to others if they are aware of any potential reasons why you may feel a certain way about a product or service.

Do Not:

• Use the community for any promotional, commercial or advertising purposes.
• Promote any product or service that you have a financial or other interest in.
• Post or link to content that is considered obscene or otherwise objectionable.
• Pretend to be someone you are not or claim false credentials.
• Harass, threaten, or verbally attack others.
• Post personally identifiable information about yourself or someone else.
• Post content that is not yours (copyrighted or someone else's material).
• Engage in, link to, sell, or promote illegal activities or content.
• Express negative opinions without using supporting facts.

It is possible that you may find some content on the site to be offensive or inapppropriate. If you feel it is clearly inappropriate or may be inappropriate to others, please use the "Flag as Abuse" link at the end of each posting.

Content that is deemed to be inappropriate by Healia managers may be removed from the site and the individual 's account may be terminated. Site managers may randomly check content and retain the right to remove any content that we deem inappropriate in our sole discretion. Violation of these policies and guidelines may result in a warning, a suspension, or deactivation of your account.

Healia is not responsible for the consequences of any communications on the site. When you use Healia Communities, you are solely responsible for your own communications, the consequences of posting these communications, and reliance on any communications on the site. In cases where you feel threatened or believe that someone is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. Healia is under no obligation to get involved if there is a dispute between you and any third party.

The content contained in this site, including text, graphics, images, and other information, whether provided by us, our experts, or by registered members of our site, is not intended to be and should never be used in place of the advice of your physician or other healthcare professional. Should you have any health concerns, please call or see your physician or other healthcare provider promptly. If you have an emergency, call your physician or 911 immediately.

You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking medical advice because of any information on this site or elsewhere on the Web, and you should not use the content for diagnosing or treating a health problem. Additionally, the transmission and receipt of the content, in whole or in part, or communication via the Internet, email, or other means does not constitute or create a doctor-patient, therapist-patient, or other healthcare professional relationship.