By registering and participating on Apnea Board Forums, you acknowledge, understand and agree to the following:
1. You agree to accept the entire Apnea Board Legal Statement, Privacy Policy, Copyright Agreement, Commercial Links Policy and any other rules or policies that the Administrator specifies.
2. You will not post any material which is knowingly false, inaccurate, abusive, disruptive, inappropriate, harassing, sexually oriented, vulgar, threatening, or invasive of a person's privacy, or any other material which may violate any applicable laws. 1 & 2 In order for Apnea Board to remain compliant with U.S. Copyright Law, you will not attach or post a link to any CPAP Clinician Manual (also known as a "Provider Manual" or "Setup Manual"). Instead, please direct members to the Clinician Setup Manuals Page where they can request a manual via private email.
3. No member may use their forum account to solicit or facilitate the sale, trade, or transfer of any prescription-required items (such as CPAP machines, humidifiers, masks or mask parts).* Soliciting or facilitating the sale, trade, or transfer of commercially-sold or pirated computer software packages or digital media is also prohibited. Members using a forum account for promoting spam of any kind will be banned.
4. All posts must be made in the English language.
5. Links to commercial websites are not allowed in forum posts, member signatures or user profiles, unless they are links to knowledge-based informational books, journals, publications or videos (regardless of subscription or cost) directly related to CPAP or sleep apnea where the website is neither owned nor operated by a DME (Durable Medical Equipment supplier). †
† Prohibited links would include redirects, scam sites, blind links, sites owned or operated by a DME, or any web page, document or video that is designed to sell tangible products to end-users (including "product review" and similar pages with affiliate sale links). It is not acceptable to bypass this rule by spelling out all or part of a web address like "Please visit my-online-store.com" or "Go to my-products-online-dot-com". Business names and website addresses are prohibited in usernames and profile information.
While such commercial links are prohibited, a member may name any product or seller as long as no part of a link or website address is used. Instead of posting external links, members are free to copy and paste non-commercial informational text or graphics directly into forum posts, thereby avoiding commercial links altogether [see Rule #13 for more information]
A member may post a direct link to a CPAP equipment manufacturer website in any forum, as long as the manufacturer does not sell equipment directly to patients on the same website domain.
6. Any information you provide on these forums will not be disclosed to any third party without your complete consent, although the staff cannot be held liable for any hacking attempt in which your data is compromised.
7. You agree that we have the ability and right to remove, edit, or lock any account or message at any time should the Administrator deem it necessary.
8. Staff members' instructions and decisions are to be followed. They are human volunteers trying to keep Apnea Board operating smoothly; please be patient and respectful. If you disagree with their decisions, please discuss the issue via the Private Message (PM) system.
9. You understand that your IP Address is recorded with each post you make on Apnea Board and is retrievable by the forum staff if necessary.
10. You agree that any information you enter on Apnea Board is stored in a database, and that "cookies" are stored on your computer to save your login information.
11. Information contained on this website and forums should not be considered as medical advice. Always seek the advice of a qualified physician before seeking treatment for any medical condition, including Sleep Apnea. Always seek the advice of a qualified physician before changing pressure or other settings on any medical device, including CPAP machines.
12. Some of our forums have additional rules and instructions that apply to that forum only. Please click on the following titles for more information:
-- Product Review Forums - Rules & Instructions
-- Off-Topic Forum - Rules & Instructions
-- Commercial Posts Forum - Rules & Instructions
-- Member Account Help Forum - Instructions
13. Internet links sometimes change or are lost over time. When posting a link to an off-site article, we encourage members to copy or quote either the full text or the relevant portions of that article into forum posts. Apnea Board is an educational website and re-posting the text of articles, manuals, news and information is deemed "Fair Use" under U.S. copyright law.
14. Failure to comply with these rules may result in the termination of your account, account suspension, or permanent ban of access to these forums.
By registering for a forum account, you agree that Apnea Board may send you infrequent emails from the Administrator, forum staff or other parties from whom you have chosen to receive emails during the registration process. During registration, you will have the option of opting-in or opting-out of bulk emails sent from Apnea Board or from various notifications sent out via email. In addition, members who wish to unsubscribe from bulk emails will have the option of following the unsubscribe directions contained in each email, or they may email the administrator to be removed from the list.
* Apnea Board is based in the U.S. and must comply with U.S. regulations and laws regarding prescription-required items, regardless of where our members are physically located.
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