Iraniha Chat supports free speech. However we also recognize the importance for people to respect the rights of others. Our goal is to create a fun and exciting environment which also means a place where we don't tolerate behavior that is harmful to others.

This agreement provides a framework and basic rules by which we all agree to help support the creation of an inviting and vibrant place for fun, chat, games, and business. So, please read this agreement and if this is something you can live with, please let us welcome you to our Iraniha Chat.


Iraniha Chat User Agreement:

Iraniha Chat is provided by Iraniha Community. ("Iraniha") as a free service to users who agree to abide by the following terms and conditions. Iraniha reserves the right to change the nature of this relationship at any time and for any reason. Any user who violates this Agreement may be permanently banned from using Iraniha Chat.

You are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted when using Iraniha Chat. Here is a list of some of the violations which may result in being (permanently) banned from using Iraniha Chat. You agree not to do any of the following while in Iraniha Chat.
 

• Repeatedly uses language inconsistent with the community standards of the area from which the chat originated.
   

• Impedes or otherwise prohibits communication; disrupts the discussion including, without limitation, using screen names in topical chats that are offensive to the topic and repeatedly posting off-topic comments in a topical chat.
   

• Contains highly explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature, directed at another individual or group of individuals, particularly when unsolicited.
   

• Contains vulgarities directed toward another individual, group, or nationality.
   

• Depicts violence in a gratuitous manner, without journalistic or artistic merit, primarily intended to agitate or cause emotional distress.
   

• Is intended to victimize, harass, degrade or intimidate an individual or group of individuals on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation. Hate speech is unacceptable anywhere on the service.
   

• Solicits personal information from a minor (under 18 years old). Personal information includes full name, home address, home telephone number, or other identifying information that would enable "offline" contact.
   

• Contains or facilitates the transfer of software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
   

• Contains material that defames, abuses, threatens, promotes, or instigates physical harm or death to others, or oneself.
   

• Is illegal or incites illegal activity, such as instructional information on how to build a bomb and/or make counterfeit money.
   

• Solicits for exchange, sale or purchase of sexually explicit images, and/or material harmful to minors; including, but not limited to, any photograph, film, video, or picture or computer generated image or picture (actual or simulated).
   

• Infringes anyone else's intellectual property rights, including, but not limited to, any copyright, trademark, rights of publicity, rights of privacy, or other proprietary rights.
   

• Attempts to harvest or collect member information, including screen names.
   

• Impersonates or represents any person or entity in an attempt to deceive, harass or otherwise mislead another member. You may not pretend to be an employee or representative of Iraniha, or any of its family of companies, or affiliates.
   

• Attempts to get a password, or other private information from a user. Remember: Iraniha employees will NEVER ask for your password.
   

• Links to and/or references content not allowed under these guidelines.
   

• Political chat is only permitted in the Politics room!
   

• When in Political room, no vulgarities should be directed toward any  country, nationality, group, or person for that matter.
   

• Otherwise uses the service in a manner deemed inappropriate by Iraniha.
   

• post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation in Iraniha Chat; and

You are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted when using Iraniha Chat. Here is a list of some of the violations which may result in being (permanently) banned from using Iraniha Chat. You agree not to do any of the following while in Iraniha Chat.



Need Help:

If you need help please see the help and troubleshooting section.
CONTENT MONITORING:

Iraniha as a matter of policy does not prescreen or monitor all information or dialogue, but Iraniha has the right, but not the responsibility, to remove any information or dialogue which is deemed in Iraniha's sole discretion harmful, offensive, or otherwise in violation of any rules Iraniha has in place at the time.

Use Good Judgment:

NEVER rely on information or opinions exchanged via the messages to replace necessary, personal consultation(s) with qualified health or medical professionals to meet your individual health or medical needs. Iraniha.com is for support, empowerment, education and entertainment. Use good personal judgment when considering the benefits, risks and costs of personal choices that might impact your health, well-being or quality of life.

Also, remember that what's right or has worked for one person may not be what's right for you. Your personal set of circumstances will always influence what's best or right for you. Talk with your physician or personal health professional about the benefits, risks and costs of various options and alternatives in order to make a more informed, confident personal choice.

Feel Free to "Lurk" Before Posting:

If you're new to our community, taking the step for the first time to post publicly to a chatroom (or to join an online support group) can sometimes seem intimidating. Don't be afraid to jump in a discussion. We have a very supportive community that offers a lot of support, encouragement and enthusiasm. You're welcome to simply hang out silently until you feel more comfortable posting a message. When perusing a topic, it's OK to do so silently.

Exchange of Information:

For safety purposes and because this is a live chat, we discourage users from openly exchanging information such as their last name, mailing address or phone number. If you find you would like to correspond without another user outside the rooms we recommend that you first, in private, exchange e-mail addresses.

Don't Post Commercial Messages or Links:

Don't post commercial messages or solicitations in the chat rooms. Posts containing commercial product or service promotional messages -- included but not limited to links to internet Web sites and URLS -- will not be tolerated. The only exception to this rule are posts by Iraniha.com to help support our online community. If you spot an unauthorized commercial post, please notify one of our moderators.

Don't Post (Play) Copyrighted Information:

Information copyrighted or owned by any individual or entity other than the person posting should not be posted on the message boards or software libraries without the consent of the owner. If such an event occurs, the individual posting the information shall be held solely responsible.  Iraniha.com shall not be held responsible for posted (played) information that may violate copyright law.

Lend A Helping Hand and Help Yourself:

A bit of compassion can go a long way toward helping people with life's challenges and reaching out can help alleviate feelings of loneliness. We're all different, but we're really all the same. At sometime or another, we all need or want help or simply someone with whom we can share our burdens or successes. If you meet up with someone in need, lend a helping hand and show compassion. Doing so may benefit yourself as well as others. If loneliness has set in ... reach out and ask for help ... or reach out and help someone else.

 

Share Your Tears, Fears & Laughter:

If you're feeling alone or hurting, don't be afraid to share your fears and tears. If you're rejoicing about the results of a recent medical test or treatment, share that too. If something funny happened to you today that can help lighten others' hearts, we want to hear about it so that we can laugh too. Sharing fears, tears and laughter are considered healthy medicine. When the pain or frustration gets to be too much, by all means SHOUT and let it out. But don't shout at one another. Shouting online (typing in all capital letters LIKE THIS) is considered to be rude and difficult to read.

Welcome Newcomers:

When newcomers arrive, say "hi" and welcome them to our growing community. Help new folks "learn the ropes" about how to find information and resources, save time, and how to get involved.

Agree to Disagree:

Most of the decisions in the chatrooms are highly personal, individual choices. We invite and encourage a healthy exchange of opinions and disagreement about factors that may impact quality of life. If you disagree with a person's post or opinion during a chat, by all means, challenge the opinion. "Flaming" and insults, however, will not be tolerated and will be removed. Agree to disagree.

Don't Attack Each Other:

Don't attack individuals. Personal attacks on individuals will not be excused and will be removed.  You may challenge others' points of view and opinions, but do so respectfully and thoughtfully.

Harassing, offensive, vulgar, abusive, hateful or bashing communications -- especially those aimed at sexual orientation, gender, race, color, religious views, national origin, or disability -- will not be tolerated and will be removed. BEFORE you post a message (or say something during a live chat) that is intended to embarrass, humiliate or harass another person or group of people, stop and THINK first! Harassing communications are considered to be those that may cause distress, embarrassment, unwanted attention or other discomfort. Individuals that do not abide by these rules are subject to having their member account permanently deleted.

Additional Activities Not Permitted:

Lurking, harassment, verbal abuse of another user, flooding, flaming, spamming and advertisements, use of programs such as IRC clients, worms, bots scripts, or Trojan horses will NOT BE TOLERATED for any reason. Initiation or participation in any such activity will cause you to be banned from chatting in this or any other Iraniha chat forum, and may be cause to report the behavior to your ISP for termination of account. Iraniha reserves the right to immediately terminate or suspend access to our chat rooms for conduct that we believe interferes with anyone's support and safety.

Multiple Nicknames:

Although it's not a problem to have multiple ID's, but please be courteous when using them. Do not try to trick people. Do not abuse the system by having excessive number of usernames. If you do not need a username anymore, please do cancel it here, so others can use it if they wish to do so.

How does someone get banned?

In order to have a clean chat environment, sometimes the moderators are forced to ban a person from the room. Please note the following:

An ID which is made up of inappropriate names will immediately be banned and removed from the system.

• If you are banned, in most cases you can get back to the system immediately. However, there are cases, where the moderator has to manually remove the banned IP address from the system.
   

• If you are banned for simple misbehavior, your ID will remain open and you will be allowed back to the rooms.
   

• If the behavior continues, the ID will be banned for a longer period of time.
   

• If the behavior still continues, the ID will be banned forever.
   

Banned by mistake:

Server bans sometimes affect many people -- not just the user that the Chat Site Administrators were trying to keep out. The ban is probably not directed at you, but probably at somebody who uses your same Internet Service Provider.

If you get the message the your banned from the system, you can email the administrator and ask them to allow you back in (please include your username in the email).

It rarely happens that a person is banned by mistake, trying to get an intruder. Please do consider this and we do apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. Please email the administrator and let them know so they can open your ID

If you have been banned from the system and would like to get back in and are truly sorry about the incident that was caused by you, please email the administer and explain the situation so it can be resolved quickly. In most cases you are asked to apologize from the person that was offended by you the next time you see that person. Keep in mind that apology means you are a better person!

Sharing your ID:

Please do not share your ID with anyone, or give your password away. If your ID gets banned by someone else abusing it, you will most likely loose that ID. Creating a new ID is very simple, so no one needs to share it with you.

Emotional Responsibility to Yourself:

It is not your responsibility to take on the problems of each individual that enters the room, nor are you responsible for their actions within or outside the room. Ultimately, the number one person you are responsible for is yourself... if you find the conversation within the group is becoming counter-productive for you personally, because of it's nature, (but not disruptive as a whole), then it is your responsibility to excuse yourself, leave the chat and come back at a later time. Ultimately, it is up to all of us to make productive choices for ourselves, to learn to support and take care of ourselves, and not just others, and through learning to do that we can all push forward and closer to a healthy recovery.

Have suggestions, comments, ideas or criticisms?

If you have an idea to improve the chat environment, we will be glad to here it. Drop us a line and tell us what you have in mind, so we can discuss it. No idea is too large or too small. We welcome are ideas, comments, and criticism.

Enter your comments here.

Reporting Abuse:

If you witness chat in a public chat room that violates this Agreement or the Iraniha Chat rules then in effect, please send the relevant information through this form. Iraniha cannot guarantee that any action will be taken as a result of your report. Please refer to this Agreement from time to time for any updates Iraniha may make to this Agreement and to Iraniha Chat rules.

If another member is bothering you in a chatroom, for example by:

-Harassing you with inappropriate private messages.

-Flooding (sending lots of private messages in a very short time)

You can ignore him/her by highlighting his/her name in the room’s list, and then click on the Ignore button. When you ignore someone, you no longer see anything said (either to you privately or in any room).

If you feel this member's behavior warrants being banned from the room, contact a Room Moderator, who can, if they choose, ban this person from the room (kick the person out of the room and keep the person from reentering).

If you feel a member's behavior becomes so offensive that he/she should not be allowed to chat on the Server, contact an Administrator. If the Administrator agrees the behavior warrants banishment, the Administrator can ban that member from the entire server.

Note: In order to have someone banned from the server, you should supply a copy of the dialog from the member to support your request.

 

Chat Moderators:

Chat Moderators will not only enforce the rules but can and will remove you from a room if you are not following the guidelines. Anyone who continues to break the rules will be banned (for a set amount of time) from chatting in these rooms. Also, Chat Moderators can and will move you from one room to another if they feel that you should not be in a particular chatroom (for example, teens under 16 will be moved to the teen room).

It is at the sole discretion of the chatroom moderators to remove a user from the chatrooms, to move a user to another chatroom, or to ban a user completely from access to the chat.

Chat Room Moderators are usually present in the room to attempt to maintain a certain amount of order. This does not mean the chats are moderated - you are welcome to speak openly about anything you need to. The Chat Room Moderators are just present to help and insure a safe and healthy environment for everyone.

Know Your Moderators:

Our Iraniha.com Community is largely a volunteer effort and our chatrooms are moderated by volunteers that have some special understanding of your the community at large, either directly or indirectly. While they may not have answers to all your questions, our moderators are here to help in any way they can.  Moderators monitor violations of our community guidelines (ie. spam, attacks, etc.) and responsible for keeping communities vibrant and alive. If you spot a vulgar, obscene post or spam, please feel free to notify your community topic moderator.  We are always looking for new moderators to help with our many disease/disorder topics. If you are motivated and want to help others, find out how to here.

 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES:

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF Iraniha CHAT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Iraniha SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONTENT FOUND IN Iraniha CHAT. Iraniha EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON INFRINGEMENT. Iraniha MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT Iraniha CHAT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT Iraniha CHAT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE.



LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAW, Iraniha SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE Iraniha CHAT OR FOR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES OR RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH Iraniha CHAT OR RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF PROFITS, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE PROPERTIES, EVEN IF Iraniha CHAT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.



INDEMNIFICATION:

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Iraniha, its affiliated companies, its employees, contractors, officers and directors, from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from breach of the terms of this Agreement, or in connection with, the transmission of any Information on Iraniha Chat or the Internet by or through Iraniha Chat accounts.



TERMINATION:

You or Iraniha may terminate your Account at any time for any reason. Once your Account is terminated, you cannot access Iraniha Chat in any manner or for any reason without re-registration, and you cannot assist in enabling a terminated participant to access Iraniha Chat using or via your Account.



MISCELLANEOUS:

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Iraniha, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of Iraniha for any cause or action arising out of this Agreement. In the event that any portion of this Agreement is deemed by a court to be invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

MINORS:

In cases where you have authorized another individual, including a minor, to use your Account, you recognize that you are fully responsible for: (i) the online conduct of such user; (ii) controlling the users access to and use of Iraniha Chat; and (iii) the consequences of any misuse. You further recognize that the holder of the Account is entirely responsible for activities conducted through such Account. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME AREAS OF IRANIHA CHAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR MINORS.

WHAT TO DO:

If you witness chat in a public chat room that violates this Agreement or the Iraniha Chat rules then in effect, please send the relevant information through this form. Iraniha cannot guarantee that any action will be taken as a result of your report. Please refer to this Agreement from time to time for any updates Iraniha may make to this Agreement and to Iraniha Chat rules.