Community Rules & Terms of Use
Thank you for being part of our community. To ensure the best possible experience for all members, we have established some basic guidelines for participation.
By joining and using the platform, you agree that you have read and will abide by the rules and guidelines outlined below. You also agree to reserve discussions, shared files and content to what is most appropriate for the platform. This platform is intended as a place to connect with other individuals and organizations working in the cancer prevention and early detection space, solicit the advice of your peers, access resources, find events and share the work you’re doing. Questions about using the platform should be directed to the Prevent Cancer Foundation via the Contact Us link on this site.
In order to preserve an environment that encourages both civil and fruitful dialogue, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate membership in this community for anyone who violates these rules.
Community Agreements
- Respect others. Focus on the content of posts and not on the people making them. Please extend the benefit of the doubt to newer guests and members; there’s no such thing as a stupid question.
- Respect the purpose of the platform. Use the platform to share successes, challenges, constructive feedback, questions and goals related to the platform’s purpose. There is no solicitation permitted on the platform. Please avoid posting content solely intended to promote or disparage a product or service. If you’ve found a product or service helpful, please share your experience with the group in a respectful way. Do not add the profile or contact information of Exchange members to any external lists or databases.
- Use caution when discussing products or sensitive information. Information posted on the discussion groups and in the public libraries is available for anyone on the platform to see, and comments are subject to libel, slander and antitrust laws.
- All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive or illegal materials or behaviors are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you.
- Respect intellectual property and content creation. Post content that you have personally created or have permission to use and have properly attributed to the content creator. When posting in the platform, please indicate if the item is not available for reuse. It’s also advisable to contact the owner of any material if you would like to reuse.
Discussion Group Etiquette
- Post messages or documents in the appropriate communities. This helps ensure all messages receive the best responses by eliminating "noise."
- State the topic of your comments in the subject line clearly and concisely. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject.
- Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to individuals, not to the entire list. Use the "Reply to Sender" link to do so.
- Do not send administrative messages, such as “remove me from the list,” to the group. Instead, change your profile settings or remove yourself from a list. If you are changing email addresses, you do not need to remove yourself from the list and rejoin under your new email address. Simply change your settings.
Legal Terms
This site is provided as a service for stakeholder invited by the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The Prevent Cancer Foundation is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. We disclaim all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by the Prevent Cancer Foundation or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. No information provided on this platform is intended to replace or in any way modify the advice of a health care professional. In no event shall the Prevent Cancer Foundation be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.
Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive or illegal materials The Prevent Cancer Foundation strives to facilitate respectful discussions on social media, in blog comments and online platforms. We respect the diversity of all individuals. Discrimination, stereotyping, hateful language or personal attacks based on age, citizenship, race or ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or any legally protected class will not be tolerated. Abusive, harassing, hateful, obscene or violent comments or content will not be tolerated and are subject to removal. Solicitations for funding for any individual, organization or institution are prohibited. Advertising for other businesses is not allowed. The Foundation reserves the right to turn off commenting on other posts, remove any user-submitted content and/or block any harassing or otherwise disruptive users at our sole discretion. By posting on this platform, you are agreeing to these terms.
Copyright and Use of Content
Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants the Prevent Cancer Foundation and users of this site the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print and use such information or other material.
Antitrust Statement
Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins or cost data; market shares, sales territories or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection or termination of customers or suppliers.
Protected Health Information
Our platform is not designed to store, process, or transmit protected health information (PHI) as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Users are advised not to upload, share, or input any PHI into the platform.
By using this platform, you acknowledge and agree that it is not HIPAA compliant and should not be used for any purpose that involves PHI or other sensitive health data.
Community Exchange Access Termination
The Prevent Cancer Foundation does not actively monitor the platform for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to the attention of the Prevent Cancer Foundation, all appropriate action will be taken.
The Prevent Cancer Foundation reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines. To report a breach of the code of conduct, please email the Prevent Cancer Foundation at PCFexchange@preventcancer.org.
Privacy Policy
Any personal information you provide to us including and similar to your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address will not be released, sold or rented to any entities or individuals outside of our organization except as noted below.
With Whom Do We Share the Personal Information We Collect Through This Site:
Our Service Providers
We may share your personal information with companies (including our affiliates) that perform services on our behalf. Our service providers are required by contract to protect the confidentiality of the personal information we share with them and to use it only to provide specific services on our behalf.
Business Transfers
Your personal information may be transferred to another entity (either an affiliated entity or an unrelated third party) in connection with a merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar corporate event. If such a transfer were ever to occur, the acquiring entity’s use of your personal information will still be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Government and Legal Disclosures
We may disclose the personal information we collect through this Site, when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law (or a court order or subpoena); to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to enforce our Terms and Conditions or other agreements that govern your use of this Site; or to protect the rights, property or safety of our company, our users, or others.
External Sites
We are not responsible for the content of external internet sites. You are advised to read the privacy policy of external sites before disclosing any personal information.
Cookies
A "cookie" is a small data text file that is placed in your browser and allows us to recognize you each time you visit this site (personalization, etc). Cookies themselves do not contain any personal information, and we do not use cookies to collect personal information. Cookies may also be used by 3rd party content providers such as news-feeds.
Remember The Risks Whenever You Use The Internet
While we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to us and you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords or other account information. In addition other Internet sites or services that may be accessible through our site have separate data and privacy practices independent of us, and therefore we disclaim any responsibility or liability for their policies or actions. Please contact those vendors and others directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies. For any other information please contact us using the Contact Us page