1. Purpose of the community
DocTak exists to support informed, professional, and respectful collaboration between healthcare users. Every interaction on the platform should help maintain a trustworthy environment for discussion, learning, networking, and clinical teamwork.
2. Professional conduct
Members must communicate with the same level of professionalism expected in a clinical workplace. Personal attacks, intimidation, hate speech, harassment, sexual content, threats, and sustained hostile behaviour are not permitted.
- Debate ideas, evidence, and practice patterns without attacking individuals.
- Respect differences in geography, specialty, seniority, and institutional practice.
- Do not use the platform to shame, dox, or target other members.
3. Patient privacy and case-sharing rules
When posting cases, documents, screenshots, radiology, pathology, or laboratory material, members must remove direct identifiers and avoid combinations of facts that could reasonably re-identify a patient. Where disclosure requires consent or institutional approval, the user sharing the content is responsible for securing it.
4. Accuracy, evidence, and responsible posting
Members should avoid presenting speculation as fact, especially where clinical or professional consequences are likely. Claims about treatments, products, or medical advice should be framed responsibly and, where possible, supported by experience, literature, or guidelines.
- Mark educational opinions clearly when evidence is evolving.
- Avoid sharing unsafe or clearly misleading clinical guidance.
- Do not manipulate engagement with spam, duplicate posts, or deceptive headlines.
5. Commercial activity and conflicts of interest
Promotional posts, recruitment efforts, sponsorship disclosures, and vendor activity must be transparent and must follow any additional product or advertising rules published by DocTak. Hidden endorsements and misleading commercial claims are not allowed.
6. Group management and moderator responsibilities
Creators and moderators should set clear expectations, act consistently, and escalate serious reports quickly. Moderator powers must not be used to intimidate members or suppress good-faith discussion. DocTak may intervene in any group where safety, legality, or platform integrity is at risk.
7. Enforcement and reporting
We may remove content, issue warnings, restrict visibility, suspend accounts, close groups, or permanently disable access where policy violations occur. Members can report concerns through support channels, and serious matters may be reviewed by trust and safety or legal teams.