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1. Respect people's personal health decisions. This is an open community, and different people will make different choices. Our job is to simply provide the information, as fully and accurately as we can, and let the users make informed decisions.
1. Respect people's personal health decisions. This is an open community, and different people will make different choices. Our job is to simply provide the information, as fully and accurately as we can, and let the users make informed decisions.


2. No trolling. We don't tolerate deliberately malicious content that was written with the intention to antagonize people.  
2. People of all genders, sexes and sexual-orientations are welcome members of Gynopedia.


3. Real Information. Please contribute -- but only if you know the information  is '''true'''. Inaccurate or outdated information can make people feel discouraged or waste their time. Of course, some information will become outdated. But, to the best of your abilities, try to make the information up-to-date.
3. No trolling. We don't tolerate deliberately malicious content that was written with the intention to antagonize people.  


4. Cite your sources. If you find information from a study, newspaper article, blog post or website, please cite the references. See below for details on citations.
4. Real Information. Please contribute -- but only if you know the information is '''true'''. Inaccurate or outdated information can make people feel discouraged or waste their time. Of course, some information will become outdated. But, to the best of your abilities, try to make the information up-to-date.


5. Use local currency. Whenever you list prices, list prices in the local currency as opposed to "global currencies," like dollars, euros, pounds, etc. That way, even if exchange rates shift, users can still know local prices.
5. Cite your sources. If you find information from a study, newspaper article, blog post or website, please cite the references. See below for details on citations.


6. Add relevant dates. Whenever possible, include the date of when you received the service or found the data. For example, you can write something like, "As of May 2015, EC pills in Madrid are about 20 euro."
6. Use local currency. Whenever you list prices, list prices in the local currency as opposed to "global currencies," like dollars, euros, pounds, etc. That way, even if exchange rates shift, users can still know local prices.


7. Use license-free images. For example, these can be images found through Creative Commons, Google searches under "labeled for reuse" or your own personal images, if you expect no license for their use.
7. Add relevant dates. Whenever possible, include the date of when you received the service or found the data. For example, you can write something like, "As of May 2015, EC pills in Madrid are about 20 euro."


8. Protect Private Information. If an abortion clinic does not have a public website, or if it's operating in an underground/clandestine capacity, please contact the clinic and ask permission before publicly posting any information about it.
8. Use license-free images. For example, these can be images found through Creative Commons, Google searches under "labeled for reuse" or your own personal images, if you expect no license for their use.


9. No medical diagnoses. This is a website to find information on laws, social stigmas, resources and recommendations. It's not a place to find diagnoses or provide official medical advice. Consult your doctor for these types of questions.
9. Protect Private Information. If an abortion clinic does not have a public website, or if it's operating in an underground/clandestine capacity, please contact the clinic and ask permission before publicly posting any information about it.


10. No advertisement/promotion from physicians, hospitals or clinics. If you recommend a physician, hospital or clinic because you were a patient or know about a real patient's experience, please contribute. But, if you are in any way affiliated with a service (for example, you work for a clinic), please refrain from adding opinion-based information on that service.
10. No medical diagnoses. This is a website to find information on laws, social stigmas, resources and recommendations. It's not a place to find diagnoses or provide official medical advice. Consult your doctor for these types of questions.


11. People of all genders, sexes and sexual-orientations are welcome members of Gynopedia.
11. No advertisement/promotion from physicians, hospitals or clinics. If you recommend a physician, hospital or clinic because you were a patient or know about a real patient's experience, please contribute. But, if you are in any way affiliated with a service (for example, you work for a clinic), please refrain from adding opinion-based information on that service.


12. '''The information on Gynopedia is free to read, distribute and share for ''non-commercial use only'''''.
12. '''The information on Gynopedia is free to read, distribute and share for ''non-commercial use only'''''.
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