Terms of Service

By creating an account, requesting access, browsing, or otherwise using South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, you must not use South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is a private, unofficial alumni networking project. South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or operated by MUSC, the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC College of Dental Medicine, or any university, dental school, hospital, clinic, government entity, or professional organization. Any references to MUSC are descriptive only — used to describe eligibility and member background — and do not imply affiliation or endorsement.

• South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is intended for approved MUSC dental students, MUSC dental alumni, and other users specifically approved by South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists admins.
• You must be at least 18 years old to use South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists.
• You must provide accurate information.
• South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists may verify, approve, deny, suspend, restrict, or remove accounts at its sole discretion.
• Access to South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is a privilege, not a right.

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials.
• Promptly notify South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.
• You may not share your account or allow others to access South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists using your credentials.

Requesting access does not guarantee approval. Admins may approve, deny, suspend, restrict, or remove access for any reason allowed by law, including suspected misuse, inaccurate information, harassment, spam, scraping, impersonation, or violation of these Terms or other policies.

• You may create and edit your profile information.
• You are responsible for the accuracy and legality of information you submit.
• You grant South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists permission to display the profile information you choose to provide to approved members according to your privacy settings.
• You may request profile removal or account deactivation at any time.

• South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists allows approved members to message or request contact with other approved members.
• Contact information is hidden by default.
• Email, phone, or other contact information is only shared when you choose to share it.
• You may not copy, scrape, redistribute, sell, publish, or otherwise misuse another member's information.
• You may not use South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists for spam, harassment, mass solicitation, unauthorized recruiting, or unauthorized commercial purposes.

Mentorship and networking on South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists are voluntary. South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists does not guarantee that any user will respond, provide mentorship, offer employment, make introductions, or provide accurate advice. Any advice shared through South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is informal and user-generated. South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists does not provide dental, medical, legal, financial, employment, academic, admissions, residency, business, clinical, or professional advice.

Use of South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists does not create a dentist-patient, doctor-patient, attorney-client, financial advisor-client, employer-employee, university-student, mentor-mentee fiduciary, or other formal professional relationship. You are responsible for independently verifying advice and making your own decisions.

You may not upload, post, message, transmit, or share patient-identifiable information, protected health information, clinical records, radiographs, photographs, treatment details, or any information that could identify a patient. South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is not designed for patient care, clinical consultation, diagnosis, treatment planning, or storage or transmission of protected health information. You are solely responsible for ensuring you do not share confidential, protected, or patient-related information.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is not for emergencies, urgent dental or medical needs, diagnosis, treatment planning, or clinical decision-making. Do not rely on South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists for patient care decisions.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists may review users for access, but South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists does not guarantee or verify licensure, board certification, specialty status, employment status, disciplinary history, malpractice history, education history, or any other professional credentials. You are responsible for independently verifying information.

The following are prohibited:

• harassment, threats, discrimination, or bullying
• impersonation or false information
• spam, scraping, or unauthorized data collection
• sharing another member's information without permission
• uploading unlawful, harmful, or infringing content
• misuse of the platform
• attempting to bypass authentication or security
• using South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists for unauthorized commercial solicitation
• violating applicable law or professional standards
• posting or sharing patient information or PHI
• phishing, malware, or security attacks

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists may remove content, hide profiles, restrict accounts, suspend accounts, or remove users. South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists has no obligation to monitor all content but reserves the right to do so for safety, security, support, legal compliance, or policy enforcement.

You retain ownership of your own content. You grant South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists a limited, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display, store, process, transmit, and use your content as needed to operate the platform. You represent that you have the right to submit the content you provide.

You may only upload or share content you own or have permission to use. South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists may remove content alleged to infringe intellectual property rights and may suspend or remove users who repeatedly violate copyright or content rules. See our Copyright and Content Policy.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists may use third-party services for hosting, authentication, database, email, analytics, security, or related operations. South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is not responsible for third-party websites, services, or links shared in user profiles or messages.

Our privacy practices are described in our Privacy Policy.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists uses reasonable safeguards but no online system is 100% secure. Use a strong password and protect your account.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists will respond to suspected security incidents in accordance with applicable law and may notify affected users when legally required or appropriate.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is not responsible for offline meetings, calls, interviews, mentorship sessions, shadowing, employment discussions, or other interactions arranged through the platform. Use good judgment and meet in appropriate professional or public settings.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is an early-stage private networking project. Features may change, break, be interrupted, or be discontinued. South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists does not guarantee uninterrupted availability or permanent access.

You agree to receive transactional emails related to your account, password reset, access approval or rejection, security notices, message notifications, and important policy updates. If marketing or promotional emails are added later, you will be given an opt-out option.

You can report harassment, impersonation, spam, scraping, misuse of contact information, inappropriate messages, or safety concerns to support@andsouthcarolina.org.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists is provided "as is" and "as available." South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists makes no warranties of accuracy, availability, uninterrupted service, security, fitness for a particular purpose, or outcomes. South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists does not verify all user-submitted information.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists, its founder, admins, volunteers, contributors, and operators are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including damages related to user interactions, offline meetings, advice, mentorship, employment outcomes, admissions or residency outcomes, data loss, unauthorized access, inaccurate user content, voluntary sharing of contact information, or third-party services.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists, its founder, admins, volunteers, contributors, and operators from any claims arising from your use of South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists, your content, your conduct, your violation of these Terms, your violation of another person's rights, or your misuse of member information.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists may suspend or terminate access at any time for violations or safety or security reasons. You may request account deactivation at any time.

You may request profile removal, account deactivation, correction of inaccurate information, or privacy-related help by contacting privacy@andsouthcarolina.org. Some records may be retained as needed for security, legal compliance, backup, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or enforcement.

South Carolina Alumni Network for Dentists may update these Terms. Continued use after updates means acceptance. The "Last Updated" date and version number above reflect the current version.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, and any dispute will be venued in South Carolina, in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Questions about these Terms can be sent to legal@andsouthcarolina.org.