Terms of Use
Last updated: October 12, 2026
Welcome to Finding True Masculinity. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of ftmblog.website, including its articles, resources, forums, shop, comments, newsletters, and other features.
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.
1. About Finding True Masculinity
Finding True Masculinity is an independent website providing educational resources, personal perspectives, community discussion, and products for trans men, transmasculine people, and others who use the site.
The website may include:
- educational articles and guides
- testosterone and transition resources
- legal-information resources
- binding and packing information
- community forums powered by wpForo
- an online shop powered by WooCommerce
- products fulfilled in part through Printful
- email signup and newsletter features
- comments and user-generated content
- affiliate links and advertising
2. Educational Information Only
Content on Finding True Masculinity is provided for general educational and informational purposes.
Nothing on this website is intended to establish a doctor-patient, therapist-patient, attorney-client, financial-advisor, or other professional relationship.
Medical information
Articles and forum discussions about testosterone, medications, injections, surgery, mental health, sexual health, reproductive health, or other healthcare topics are not a substitute for individualized medical care.
Do not start, stop, change, or adjust medication, hormone doses, treatment plans, or medical procedures solely because of information found on this website.
Legal information
Legal resources are provided for general informational purposes and may become outdated as laws, court decisions, regulations, and agency policies change.
Legal information on this website is not legal advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for advice from a qualified attorney or appropriate government agency.
3. No Guarantee of Accuracy or Completeness
Finding True Masculinity works to provide accurate and useful information, but no guarantee is made that all content will always be:
- complete
- current
- error-free
- applicable to your circumstances
- available in every jurisdiction
Information may be updated, corrected, expanded, or removed without notice.
You are responsible for independently verifying information that may affect your health, legal rights, finances, safety, or other important decisions.
4. User Accounts
Certain website features, including the forum, may require an account.
You are responsible for:
- providing accurate account information
- maintaining the security of your password
- preventing unauthorized access to your account
- notifying Finding True Masculinity if you believe your account has been compromised
You may not impersonate another person, create accounts for fraudulent purposes, or intentionally misrepresent your identity in order to deceive or harm others.
Finding True Masculinity may suspend, restrict, or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, the Forum Rules, or other site policies.
5. Community Forums and User-Generated Content
Finding True Masculinity uses wpForo to provide community discussion forums.
Forum posts, replies, comments, profile information, and other content submitted by users are considered user-generated content.
Users are responsible for the content they post.
By submitting content, you represent that:
- you have the right to post it
- it does not violate another person’s rights
- it does not violate applicable law
- it does not violate these Terms or the Forum Rules
You retain ownership of your original content.
However, by posting content publicly on the site, you grant Finding True Masculinity a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, format, and distribute that content as reasonably necessary to operate and display the website and community.
This license ends when the content is deleted where technically and legally practical, except for backups, quotations, moderation records, or content that has been incorporated into ongoing discussions.
6. Forum Conduct
Forum users must follow the Finding True Masculinity Community Rules.
Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to:
- harassment or bullying
- deliberate misgendering or deadnaming
- hate speech or discriminatory attacks
- doxxing or sharing private information without permission
- threats or encouragement of violence
- spam or scams
- fraudulent activity
- impersonation
- unauthorized commercial promotion
- pornographic material
- sexual solicitation
- encouragement of unsafe medication use
- instructions intended to cause harm
- unlawful content
- attempts to disrupt or compromise the website
Moderators may edit, move, lock, hide, or remove content when necessary.
Moderation decisions may also include warnings, temporary restrictions, suspension, or permanent account bans.
7. Public Nature of Forum Content
Unless a feature is specifically marked private, forum posts and comments should be treated as public information.
Public content may:
- be viewed by anyone
- appear in search-engine results
- be quoted by other users
- be archived or cached by third parties
Do not post information you are not comfortable making public.
8. Online Shop
The Finding True Masculinity shop uses WooCommerce.
Products, prices, availability, descriptions, and designs may change without notice.
Finding True Masculinity reserves the right to:
- correct pricing or listing errors
- cancel or refuse orders when reasonably necessary
- limit quantities
- discontinue products
- update product descriptions
- refuse fraudulent or abusive transactions
Submitting an order does not guarantee acceptance until the order has been processed and confirmed.
9. Printful Fulfillment
Some products are manufactured, printed, packaged, or shipped by Printful.
Fulfillment location, production time, shipping carrier, and delivery estimates may vary.
Finding True Masculinity is not responsible for delays caused by:
- carriers
- customs
- severe weather
- incorrect addresses
- international processing
- supply shortages
- events outside reasonable control
Any applicable return, refund, replacement, or cancellation terms are governed by the policies shown in the shop at the time of purchase.
10. Payments
Payments are processed through the payment methods made available during checkout.
Finding True Masculinity does not necessarily receive or store complete payment-card information.
Payment processors may have their own:
- terms of service
- privacy policies
- fraud-prevention systems
- transaction requirements
You are responsible for providing accurate billing and payment information.
11. Product Information
Finding True Masculinity makes reasonable efforts to display product images and descriptions accurately.
However:
- colors may appear differently on different devices
- print placement may vary slightly
- sizing may differ between manufacturers or garments
- product appearance may vary slightly from photographs or mockups
Product descriptions are not guarantees that a product will meet every individual’s personal, medical, accessibility, or transition-related needs.
12. Affiliate Links
Some pages may contain affiliate links.
If you purchase something through an affiliate link, Finding True Masculinity may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate relationships do not guarantee or endorse the quality, safety, suitability, or performance of a third-party product.
Third-party purchases are subject to the seller’s own terms, policies, warranties, and return rules.
13. Advertising
Finding True Masculinity may display advertisements through services such as Google AdSense or other advertising providers.
Advertising does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the advertiser, product, service, or claims being promoted.
Finding True Masculinity does not control every advertisement displayed by third-party ad networks.
14. Third-Party Websites
The website may link to third-party resources, organizations, retailers, medical providers, legal organizations, social networks, government agencies, or other websites.
These links are provided for convenience and information.
Finding True Masculinity does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their:
- content
- accuracy
- availability
- privacy practices
- security
- products
- services
- policies
Use third-party websites at your own discretion.
15. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the original content of Finding True Masculinity—including articles, written guides, branding, graphics, original illustrations, layouts, and other materials—is protected by copyright and other intellectual-property laws.
You may:
- link to public pages
- quote brief portions for commentary, criticism, education, or discussion where legally permitted
- share links to articles and resources
You may not, without permission:
- republish full articles
- reproduce substantial portions of guides
- copy original graphics for commercial use
- scrape or mass-reproduce website content
- present Finding True Masculinity content as your own
- remove copyright or attribution notices
Requests for permission may be submitted through the contact page.
16. Copyright Complaints
If you believe content on Finding True Masculinity infringes your copyright or other intellectual-property rights, contact:
Please provide enough information to identify the work and the material you believe infringes your rights.
17. Email Communications
Visitors may voluntarily join the Finding True Masculinity email list.
By subscribing, you consent to receive email communications such as:
- new articles
- new resources
- community updates
- site announcements
- occasional shop information
No fixed publication schedule is guaranteed.
You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe method provided in applicable emails or by contacting Finding True Masculinity.
18. Privacy
Use of the website is also governed by the Finding True Masculinity Privacy Policy:
The Privacy Policy explains how personal information, cookies, analytics, forum data, order information, and other information may be collected and processed.
19. Security
You may not:
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website
- probe or test systems without authorization
- introduce malware
- interfere with website operation
- bypass security measures
- attempt to access another user’s account
- use automated tools in a manner that harms or overloads the website
Security-related activity may result in account termination, IP blocking, or referral to appropriate service providers or authorities.
20. Availability of the Website
Finding True Masculinity may modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any part of the website at any time.
There is no guarantee that the website, forum, shop, or any specific feature will always be available without interruption.
Maintenance, technical problems, third-party outages, security issues, or other circumstances may temporarily affect availability.
21. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Finding True Masculinity and its operator will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from the use of or inability to use the website.
This includes losses or harm related to:
- reliance on website content
- medical or legal decisions
- third-party websites
- user-generated content
- product availability
- forum interactions
- website outages
- unauthorized third-party activity
- loss of data
- delayed or failed deliveries
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.
22. Disclaimer of Warranties
The website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
To the extent permitted by law, Finding True Masculinity makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding:
- availability
- accuracy
- reliability
- fitness for a particular purpose
- merchantability
- non-infringement
- compatibility with a particular user’s needs
23. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to be responsible for claims, damages, losses, or expenses arising from your unlawful use of the website, your violation of these Terms, or content you submit that violates another person’s rights.
24. Termination and Suspension
Finding True Masculinity may restrict or terminate access to accounts or website features when reasonably necessary to:
- enforce these Terms
- enforce community rules
- protect users
- prevent abuse
- respond to security threats
- comply with legal obligations
Serious violations may result in immediate suspension or termination without prior notice.
25. Changes to These Terms
These Terms may be updated as Finding True Masculinity adds or changes features, products, services, vendors, community tools, or legal requirements.
The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be changed when material revisions are made.
Continued use of the website after updated Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
26. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by applicable United States law and, where applicable, the law of the state in which Finding True Masculinity is operated, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
If you want to make this more specific, you can replace that sentence with:
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio and applicable federal law of the United States.
Use the Ohio version only if Finding True Masculinity is actually operated legally from Ohio and you want Ohio law expressly identified.
27. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.
28. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Forum Rules, shop policies, and any other policies expressly referenced on the website, constitute the agreement governing use of Finding True Masculinity.
29. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent to:
Finding True Masculinity
frank@ftmblog.website