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Mark
10-27-2008, 10:24 AM
Although the administrators and moderators of Balding Forum will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of Balding Forum, nor Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. (developers of vBulletin) will be held responsible for the content of any message.

The owners of Balding Forum reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.


Civility.
We understand that the anonymity the internet provides can result in people saying things that they would not otherwise say in real life, however please use common sense. Treat others the way you'd like to be treated. Please do not use profanity, racial epithets, or other speech that's intended to demean, insult, or impugn the integrity of other members. We understand that people can disagree, but disagree with the idea, not the person. These rules will be strictly adhered to in political, religious, or other volatile topics.

Your Personal Information
This forum is a public forum and is accessible by search engines like Google and Yahoo. While we absolutely value those members who are willing to publicly discuss their experiences with their hair loss, we also understand that many of you may want to remain anonymous. If this is the case, make sure that you don't use a user name that is easily tracked back to you, such as your name, or other names that you use elsewhere on the internet. The basic rule of thumb is this: if you don't want someone seeing personal information of yours on Google, don't post it on the forum. If there is personal information that you need to provide to another member or a doctor, keep it in private messages which are not viewable by search engines or anyone else.

Spam
Balding forum is designed to be of benefit to patients and individuals interested in information regarding hair loss. Subtle selling of products on forums while giving the impression that you're a disinterested party is one of the lowest forms of manipulation and will not be tolerated. Because of this we will take strict disciplinary action against individuals who are using their membership here to promote products or shilling for other companies. We monitor the forums for this kind of spam and will ban any members caught doing it. If you are a company or doctor interested in promoting your service or product, please contact the Administration of this forum.

Medical Advice
This site is intended to educate the public on hair loss topics based on personal experience and opinions from Dr. William Rassman and contributing physicians. Information provided on Baldingforum.com should not be used for the purpose of medical diagnosis or treatment. The information provided by the Administrators, moderators, or members of the site should in no way be construed as medical advice. While we strongly urge members who have had experience with treating their hair loss to openly discuss their experiences, this information should only be taken as anecdotal. Only your doctor can accurately diagnose your health.

Please Take Note of the Following:
1. Your use of the information you receieve on these forums, regardless of the source, is at your own risk.

2. The New Hair Institute, Dr William Rassman, and Dr Jae Pak are not responsible for any content posted to the forums by its members.

3. You acknowledge that the information you post here is publicly viewable by search engines and anyone who wishes to see it on the internet.

4. You will not post any material that is obscene, profane, vulgar, hateful, bigoted, threatening, unlawful, defamatory, libelous, abusive, harassing, advocates illegal activity or in any way discriminates on the basis of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation or religion, as would be reasonably deemed by the Moderators of this site.

5. You will not post material that infringes on the proprietary rights of other individuals and/or entities including trademarks, copyrights or patents as defined by applicable local, state, national or international laws. We retain the right to remove any such material at the request of the author.

6. You acknowledge that this is a privately owned discussion forum. Its existence persists solely on the continued interest and effort of the owner. As such, it is up to their discretion and the discretion of the Moderators as to whether your posts are deleted, your account is deactivated, or you are banned. You acknowledge that the owner, moderators, and administrators have the right to lock any thread, remove any post, and ban any user for any reason whatsoever.

7. We reserves the right to prohibit any user from participation in the Discussion Forums for failure to obey these rules for any reason.

8. Limitation of Liability: In no event shall the total liability of Balding Blog, The New Hair Institute, or Dr's William Rassman and Jae Pak, for all damages, losses, or causes of action exceed the amount paid by you for the use of this service.