Effective Date: July 16, 2025
Welcome to HS Warriors (https://hswarriors.com), a supportive online community for people affected by Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS).
By accessing or using this website, you agree to the following Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
1. 🧡 Purpose of the Website
HS Warriors is a peer-support forum designed to provide a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for people with HS to:
- Share experiences
- Ask questions
- Offer emotional support
- Build community
This site does not provide medical advice.
2. 🏥 Not Medical Advice or Professional Care
All content on this site — including user posts, comments, and resources — is provided for informational and support purposes only.
- We do not provide medical, legal, or therapeutic advice.
- Always consult a licensed medical professional before making changes to your healthcare.
- Do not delay or avoid professional care based on anything you read here.
3. 👥 User Accounts & Conduct
You may register for an account to participate in discussions.
By registering or posting, you agree that you:
- Are at least 16 years old
- Will treat other users with respect and kindness
- Will not harass, abuse, troll, or threaten others
- Will not post spam, promotional content, or misleading information
- Will not impersonate others or misrepresent yourself
We reserve the right to suspend or delete any account that violates these rules.
4. 🔓 Privacy & Content Sharing
Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy for full details.
You retain ownership of your posts, but by posting on HS Warriors, you:
- Grant us a non-exclusive license to display, reproduce, and moderate your content
- Understand that your posts may be visible to the public (depending on forum settings)
We encourage anonymous usernames and urge you not to share personal medical records, real names, or identifying information in public threads.
5. 📷 Content Guidelines
You agree not to post content that is:
- Hateful, violent, discriminatory, or abusive
- Pornographic or sexually explicit (unless clearly marked and relevant to HS)
- Spam, scams, or unsolicited advertising
- Graphic wound images without content warnings (e.g. “CW: graphic photo”)
Moderators may edit, remove, or flag posts that violate these guidelines.
6. 🚫 Account Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that:
- Repeatedly violate the rules
- Post harmful or illegal content
- Harass or abuse other members
- Disrupt the community intentionally
You may request to delete your own account and data at any time by contacting admin@hswarriors.com.
7. 📈 Use of Site Content
Content found on HS Warriors may not be:
- Copied, scraped, or republished without permission
- Used for commercial, research, or promotional purposes without consent
- Screen-recorded or shared externally without respecting user privacy
8. 📉 Liability Disclaimer
HS Warriors is provided “as is” and “as available.” We make no guarantees about:
- Accuracy or reliability of user content
- Availability of the site or uptime
- Outcome of any advice or support shared by others
We are not responsible for damages arising from your use of the site.
9. 🔄 Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms of Use at any time. If we do, we’ll post the updated version here with a new effective date.
By continuing to use the site, you agree to the latest version of the terms.
10. 📬 Contact
Have questions or concerns? Contact us at:
📧 admin@hswarriors.com