Terms of Use

By accessing and using Phenotype Forum ("the Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the above, please do not use this service.

Phenotype Forum is a peer support community platform for individuals affected by rare diseases and symptoms. The platform facilitates:

• Discussion forums organized by medical conditions and symptoms
• Peer support and experience sharing
• Information sharing using standardized medical vocabularies (HPO, MONDO)
• Search and discovery of relevant discussions

As a user of the Service, you agree to:

• Provide accurate and truthful information
• Respect other users and maintain a supportive environment
• Not share personal identifying information
• Not provide medical advice or diagnosis
• Report inappropriate content or behavior
• Comply with all applicable laws and regulations

You may not use the Service to:

• Provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations
• Share false or misleading medical information
• Harass, abuse, or harm other users
• Share personal identifying information of yourself or others
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service
• Spam or send unsolicited communications

You retain ownership of content you post, but grant us a license to use, display, and distribute it through the Service. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to share any content you post.

The Service uses open biomedical resources including:

• Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) - CC-BY 4.0
• Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO) - CC-BY 4.0
• Disease Ontology (DO) - CC-BY 4.0

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your information. We implement appropriate security measures to protect your data.

We reserve the right to moderate content and remove posts that violate these terms. We may suspend or terminate accounts that repeatedly violate our policies.

The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We are not liable for any damages arising from your use of the Service, including but not limited to medical decisions made based on information shared on the platform.

We may update these terms from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes and post the updated terms on this page.

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:

Email: contact@stephenstech.dev
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