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Last updated: April 2026 · lichensclerosusjournal.com

Read before using this site. This is a patient education blog. The author is not a physician or licensed healthcare professional. Nothing on this site constitutes medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. By using this site you accept these terms in full.

Contents

1. Acceptance of terms 2. Not medical advice — critical limitation 3. About the author 4. Content and intellectual property 5. Acceptable use 6. Third-party links 7. Disclaimer of warranties 8. Limitation of liability 9. Governing law 10. Changes to these terms 11. Contact

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using lichensclerosusjournal.com (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use this Site. These Terms constitute a binding agreement between you and Alessandro Cuggiani ("Author," "we," "us"), based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

2. Not Medical Advice — Critical Limitation

This is the most important section. Read it carefully.

lichensclerosusjournal.com is a patient education blog. All content — articles, guides, product analyses, framework explanations, and any other material published on this Site — is strictly educational and informational. It is intended to explain the biology of lichen sclerosus and help patients ask better questions of their healthcare providers.

Nothing on this Site:

Constitutes medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment
Creates a doctor-patient or clinician-patient relationship
Recommends or prescribes any specific medication or therapeutic intervention for your individual case
Replaces, supplements, or overrides the advice of your treating physician
Should be used to make decisions about starting, stopping, or modifying any prescribed treatment

Always consult a qualified dermatologist, gynecologist, or vulvar specialist before making any changes to your treatment protocol. In a medical emergency, contact emergency services immediately.

The biological framework described on this Site — including the three-process model, feedback loops, and phase model — represents the Author's synthesis of published research. Where evidence is strong and well-established, the Site says so. Where reasoning is mechanistic or extrapolated from related conditions, the text makes that distinction explicit.

3. About the Author

Alessandro Cuggiani is an independent researcher and patient advocate based in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is not a physician, dermatologist, gynecologist, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, or any other licensed healthcare professional. He is not registered with any medical professional body in any jurisdiction. His work is grounded in independent bibliographic research and personal experience with lichen sclerosus.

Use of this Site does not create a patient-practitioner relationship of any kind.

4. Content and Intellectual Property

All content on this Site — including articles, framework descriptions, the three-process model, the four-phase model, the five feedback loop framework, visual designs, and all editorial text — is the original intellectual property of Alessandro Cuggiani and is protected by copyright law.

You may:

Read, share links to, and quote brief excerpts (under 100 words) from articles for non-commercial purposes, provided you attribute the Source and link back to the original article
Print individual articles for personal use

You may not:

Reproduce, republish, or redistribute full articles or substantial portions without written permission
Use the biological framework (three-process model, phase model, feedback loops) in commercial products or services without a licensing agreement
Scrape, aggregate, or use Site content to train AI models without written permission
Present Site content as your own

For licensing, reproduction rights, or commercial use inquiries, contact support@lichensclerosusjournal.com.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use this Site to seek advice for medical emergencies, scrape or harvest content at scale, attempt to circumvent access controls, or use this Site for any illegal purpose under applicable law.

6. Third-Party Links

This Site may link to third-party websites including product pages, research papers, and other resources. These links are provided for informational purposes only. We have no control over third-party content and accept no responsibility for it. Links do not constitute endorsement of any product, service, or organization.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

This Site is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that content is accurate, complete, current, or applicable to your individual situation. Medical and scientific knowledge evolves — information accurate at time of publication may be updated or superseded. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or outcomes arising from reliance on Site content.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Alessandro Cuggiani shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from use of, or reliance on, content published on this Site — including any health outcomes. Your use of this Site is entirely at your own risk.

EU and Italian consumers retain all mandatory rights under applicable consumer protection law. Nothing in these Terms affects those rights.

9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, USA, selected as governing law for international digital commerce purposes. This choice does not imply physical presence or business registration in Georgia, USA. EU consumers retain the right to bring claims before their local courts under applicable EU consumer protection regulation.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

11. Contact

Email: support@lichensclerosusjournal.com
Operator: Alessandro Cuggiani, Tbilisi, Georgia