Registration Agreement Terms

To ensure everyone has a positive experience we ask you to:

  • read and accept the ground rules
  • read and understand the disclaimer
  • register as a user - this is a very simple process and should only take you a few minutes.

Virtual Stroke Group ground rules

These ground rules have been set for the benefit of all members of our Virtual Stroke Group; it is essential that new members agree to the ground rules on joining.

The goal of the Virtual Stroke Group is provide an online space where people affected by stroke can share experiences and provide mutual support. It is important that we are as respectful of each other as we would be face to face.

Members will not:

  • use offensive language
  • post pornographic material or links to such material
  • verbally abuse other members or other named individuals
  • advertise products or services
  • represent the interests of other organisations or companies
  • impersonate other members or other individuals
  • post copyrighted material.

If you come across an inappropriate post, please report it, and we will promptly contact the user. Serious or continued breech of the rules will result in the user being permanently banned.

Please remember that any messages you post can be read by all visitors to the site, not just group members, and that they will be indexed by Google and other search engines. You should not disclose sensitive personal information in your messages – be conscious of security and confidentiality, both your own and that of others

To help people understand your post, please refer to authors and previously posted messages when applicable (e.g., "As Jack said earlier in his post, …").

Emotions are easily misunderstood when you can't see faces or body language, and you can unwittingly upset someone. Please think about how your message could be read before you send it.

If you write in capital letters it will come over as SHOUTING. In general, use normal type for your messages.

We encourage members who are more experienced with the Virtual Stroke Group to be an example to new members, leading discussions and offering suggestions and ideas in order to help the community thrive.

While these rules cover most situations, they cannot anticipate everything. We reserve the right to take any actions necessary to ensure that the virtual stroke group remains a safe online environment for our members.

Disclaimer

This discussion group is moderated by Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland.

We reserve the right to delete:

  • messages containing strong language
  • defamatory or abusive comments
  • commercial or advertising content
  • content we find unsuitable or inappropriate.

Posting such messages could lead to you being immediately and permanently banned from the discussion group

Although the content of messages will be moderated, Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland is not responsible for the content's accuracy, completeness or reliability.

Any opinions, statements and other third party content are those of the respective author(s) and not of Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland.

Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland reserve the right to collate and share the information posted, in a format other than electronic, for the benefit of individuals who have had a stroke, or to publicise this group.

Information posted to the Strokechat Scotland Virtual Stroke Group is not meant to replace medical advice. You should ask your doctor or nurse if you have questions about your individual situation. You can contact the Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Advice Line on 0845 077 6000.

Registration

Once you have accepted these registration agreement terms, you need to register as a Member.

The name you use to register will appear automatically when you post a message to the group.