Terms of Use (Disclaimer)
By using the www.psoriasis-help.org.uk web site ("PHO"), you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (the "Terms of Use").
PHO web pages are designed for educational purposes only and not for the purpose of rendering medical advice. PHO is a privately owned web site, run and administered by psoriasis sufferers, for psoriasis sufferers. We are not medical professionals, just enthusiastic amateurs, with a goal to provide an informative and friendly environment to learn about Psoriasis and discuss topics with others in similar situations.
Individual differences in psoriasis cases require the consultation of a physician to make sound medical decisions. The information presented on this web site is not intended to replace the guidance of your physician. It is important to see your doctor before altering anything in your treatment plan.
The PHO does not endorse any medications, products, equipment or treatments for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. The views expressed in the forum are entirely those of the author and there is no intention to represent these opinions as being those of the PHO. PHO is not responsible or liable for any damages, which may occur as a result of your use or misuse of the information available on this web site PHO.
Occasionally a link is provided to a page on a site other than PHO, this is indicated by the lack of www.psoriasis-help.org.uk in the URL. PHO has no control over content on such pages, and as such is not responsible for their content or accuracy.
Press & Media
Any press or media requests for information or participation in surveys, TV & Radio productions or any other media related event must initially be made to the site owner or one of the moderating team. Any messages posted without seeking approval will be removed without notice and access to the forum may be blocked
Advertising and Promotional Message Posts
This Web Site has strictly imposed terms of use policy.
PHO is privately owned and funded and is a totally non profit-making. PHO does not accept any advertising. Members of PHO should not be able to profit from their membership by advertising or selling products to other members. Advertising or Spamming in the forum will not be tolerated at any level. This includes posting messages with email addresses or web site addresses from which the member can profit.
Any promotional posts in the forum by merchants or their representatives will result in the person responsible being banned from the forum and their message(s) being deleted. Whenever someone leaves a message in the forum their IP address is recorded allowing them to be banned from the forum if they abuse this service.
Anyone found using abusive language against another member of the forum or within message posted in the forum will have their message immediately deleted and will be banned from the forum.
The aim of this site is to provide a safe place for people to seek help and advice, free from harassment. To create an environment for people to share their views and treatments that may have helped them live with this disease. If it is felt that any message within the forum contravenes these ideals they will be deleted without question and the offender will be banned.
Message posts about Cures, Treatments, Miracle Cures and Requests for Members to act as a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation for treatments (i.e. Guinea Pig)
PHO does not tolerate and will not allow members posting details of “Cures”, “Treatments” or “Miracle Cures” from which they can gain personally. This restriction encompasses all types of gain whether this is financial gain or gain of information for data gathering or research purposes.
Members of PHO who wish to carry out non-profit making research or request help from members in carrying out non-profit making research should only do so with the express permission of the site owner or one of the moderating team.
Permission will only be granted if the person(s) carrying out this research publish or make available to the members of the forum, in totality, what the research incorporates and all the results of the research.
In addition, all person(s) involved in research remain solely responsible for the content of the research, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless PHO, and any related websites to PHO.
As previously stated: “PHO does not endorse any medications, products, equipment or treatments for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.” This includes any medications, products, equipment or treatments used as part of trials or research conducted by members of this forum. PHO is not responsible or liable for any damages whatsoever, which may occur as a result of your use or misuse of the information available on this web site PHO.
These exclusions do not include those members who have bought or discovered an alternative treatment that they have no personal connection to, other than the use of, and have had success with. The “alternatives” section of this forum is here for psoriasis sufferers to share their experiences of non-prescription therapies with the other members.
Members who constantly delete and then rejoin the forum
To avoid unnecessary Admin and Moderator overhead, any member who deletes their membership more than once will be banned as follows:
- Delete once = No Ban
- Delete twice = 30 day ban
- Delete three times = 60 days ban
- Deleting more than three times is a permanent ban
All membership deletions will be approved by a moderator or administrator of the forum and will be recorded
Photographs and Pictures
If you send Photographs for inclusion on the PHO web site or post Photographs in the publicly accessible areas of PHO you grant PHO a world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish such content on the PHO web site. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material.
Facebook & Twitter
Some of the messages posted in the public areas of the PHO web site are automatically published to our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Registering for the Forum
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, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any International or United States Federal law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also forbidden on this forum.
Note that it is impossible for the staff or the owners of this forum to confirm the validity of posts. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the posted messages, and as such, are not responsible for the content contained within. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented. The posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of this forum, its staff, its subsidiaries, or this forum's owner. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator or moderator of this forum immediately. The staff and the owner of this forum reserve the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, please realize that they may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy applies to member profile information as well.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your posted messages. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum, any related websites to this forum, its staff, and its subsidiaries. The owners of this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any other related information collected on this service) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your use of this forum.
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 person except an administrator, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another person's account for any reason. We also HIGHLY recommend you use a complex and unique password for your account, to prevent account theft.
After you register and login to this forum, you will be able to fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information the forum owner or staff determines to be inaccurate or vulgar in nature will be removed, with or without prior notice. Appropriate sanctions may be applicable.
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.
Also note that the software places a cookie, a text file containing bits of information (such as your username and password), in your browser's cache. This is ONLY used to keep you logged in/out. The software does not collect or send any other form of information to your computer.
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