• All sessions are recorded - infringements may be reported to chatroom@kidney.org.au
• Use of YAP Space is agreed by continued acceptance and compliance with our Terms of Use and Rules of Conduct. 
• Your continued use of this site constitutes your agreement to any modified Terms of Use and Rules of Conduct.
• Kidney Health Australia may change at any time, the Terms of Use and Rules of Conduct.  These changes will appear in the Terms of Use and Rules of Conduct, and available for your perusal.
• The Kidney Health Australia website www.kidney.org.au is provided as a homepage for people living with and/or affected by Kidney disease.
• YAP Space allows Registered Users an opportunity to gain emotional support and share experiences.

Information provided on  www.kidney.org.au or offered on YAP Space should not be used in place of consultation with, or advice of, your physician or other healthcare provider

Rules of Conduct

You are expected to observe all Rules of Conduct in any chat session, during both monitored and unmonitored chats and in your postings in YAP Forum. 

• Please use good judgment when you chat. YAP Space is not intended as a Forum for lay medical advice and we caution you strongly to refrain from doing so. You are expected to observe all guidelines below and your conduct should be guided by common sense, basic etiquette, but especially these Rules of Conduct:
• In any communication or posting always be polite and courteous, introduce yourself upon entering the room.
  Respect the opinions and practices of others in the chat room. We ask that you do not argue or openly debate with anyone.
• The use of rude or abusive language, blatantly insensitive remarks, or purposely annoying comments is not acceptable.
• It is strictly forbidden to advertise or promote cures, treatments, or products.
• Do not offer personal health advice to anyone online, or suggest treatment options with them - this is the role of an expert health professional.
• Do not try to obtain personal information from a Yapper - phone numbers and email addresses.
• Chat safely: we strongly encourage you NOT to give your last name, home or email address, phone numbers etc. If you do decide to exchange this information we suggest you use the private message 'whisper' function.
• Do not SHOUT: do not use all capital letters when posting messages as the use of all capital letters in a in a chat room is considered to be 'shouting' and shows very poor manners.
• Do not allow the posting of any website addresses (URLs) in chat sessions. Our moderators cannot check the appropriateness of all web sites posted while they are monitoring the chat room.