Website Terms of Use — Suicide Survivors

SUICIDE SURVIVORS PTY LTD

WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Suicide Survivors aims to provide users of its website with accurate and helpful information however, this information is not a substitute for medical, mental health advice, counselling or crises intervention. The information on this website cannot be relied upon to cure, diagnose or treat any mental health condition. Before making any changes to your mental health, your physical health or otherwise, seek medical advice to evaluate any risks.

The purpose of this website is to provide you with general information. The information on this website in no way is to be taken as advice, including medical advice. You cannot rely on anything shared or provided in the on this Website as an exhaustive list of information or recommendations for any actions you may take or solutions or remedies to any issues you may be having.

The information presented on this website it based on the personal, lived experience of suicide attempt survivors. You acknowledge and agree that that these survivors do not have the relevant qualifications, experience or professional skills to provide mental health advice.

We cannot guarantee that the information on this website will consider your personal circumstances or specific goals. Many factors will be important in determining whether you achieve any actual results in relation to your mental health and there is no guarantee that you will be able to achieve specific goals (whether communicated to us or not) within any timeframe or at all. You should obtain appropriate medical or health advice before relying on the information provided on this website.

We make no representation or guarantee that the information on our website will be useful or relevant to you or that by applying any ideas, recommendations, methods or techniques provided on our website will achieve any particular outcomes. We are not responsible for any of your actions, decisions or choices and any methods and techniques implemented by you in relation to mental health or otherwise by you are done so at your own risk. By not seeking appropriate professional medical advice, you accept the risk that the information contained on our website may not meet your specific needs, circumstances or goals.

If you are having suicidal thoughts, you must contact a health professional immediately. This is not the service for you. You must see a health professional immediately.

If you are unsure about anything on our website, we encourage you to seek medical advice and a referral from a health practitioner.

If you need urgent support for yourself or are concerned someone’s life is in danger, call 000 immediately for help, or go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.

If your need is not urgent but you still need help, contact a 24-hour crisis support services like:

Lifeline (Tel: 13 11 14)

Beyond Blue (Tel: 1300 224 636)

These organisations have highly skilled counsellors who will be able to talk to you about your needs.

1. INTRODUCTION

(a) These terms and conditions (Terms) apply when you use this website, www.Suicide-Survivors.com.au (Website).

(b) You agree to be bound by these Terms which form a binding contractual agreement between you and us, Suicide Survivors Pty Ltd (ABN 40 656 219 037) (Suicide Survivors, our, we or us).

(d) We may change these Terms at any time by updating this page of the Website, and your continued use of the Website following such an update will represent an agreement by you to be bound by the Terms as amended.

2. ACCESS AND USE OF THE WEBSITE

You must only use the Website in accordance with these Terms and any applicable laws, and must ensure that your employees, sub-contractors and any other agents who use or access the Website comply with the Terms and any applicable laws.

3. YOUR OBLIGATIONS

(a) You may copy, reproduce, translate, adapt, vary and modify any written content authored by:

(i) Suicide Survivorsas long as the written content remains in its original form and is not modified by you; and

(ii) third parties provided that you obtain that third parties’ prior written consent.

(b) You must not:

(i) use the Website for any purpose other than the purposes of browsing and obtaininginformation;

(ii) use, or attempt to use, the Website in a manner that is illegal or fraudulent or facilitates illegal or fraudulent activity;

(iii) use, or attempt to use, the Website in a manner that may interfere with, disrupt or create undue burden on the Website or the servers or networks that host the Website;

(iv) use the Website with the assistance of any automated scripting tool or software;

(v) act in a way that may diminish or adversely impact the reputation of the Company, including by linking to the Website on any other website; and

(vi) attempt to breach the security of the Website, or otherwise interfere with the normal functions of the Website, including by:

(A) gaining unauthorised access to Website accounts or data;

(B) scanning, probing or testing the Website for security vulnerabilities;

(D) instigate or participate in a denial-of-service attack against the Website.

4. INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE

While we make every effort to ensure that the information on the Website is as up-to-date and accurate as possible, you acknowledge and agree that we do not (to the maximum extent permitted by law) guarantee that:

(a) the Website will be free from errors or defects;

(b) the Website will be accessible at all times;

(d) information you receive or supply through the Website will be secure or confidential; or

(e) any information provided through the Website is accurate or true.

We reserve the right to change any information or functionality on the Website by updating the Website at any time without notice, including product descriptions, prices and other Website Content.

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

(a) The Company retains ownership of the Website and all materials on the Website (including text, graphics, logos, design, icons, images, sound and video recordings, pricing, downloads and software) (Website Content) and reserves all rights in any intellectual property rights owned or licensed by it not expressly granted to you.

(b) You may make a temporary electronic copy of all or part of the Website for the sole purpose of viewing it. You must not otherwise reproduce, transmit, adapt, distribute, sell, modify or publish the Website or any Website Content without prior written consent from the Company or as permitted by law.

6. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

(a) The Website may contain links to other websites that are not our responsibility. We have no control over the content of the linked websites and we are not responsible for it.

(b) Inclusion of any linked website on the Website does not imply our approval or endorsement of the linked website.

7. SECURITY

The Company does not accept responsibility for loss or damage to computer systems, mobile phones or other electronic devices arising in connection with use of the Website. You should take your own precautions to ensure that the process that you employ for accessing the Website does not expose you to risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference.

8. REPORTING MISUSE

If you become aware of misuse of the Website by any person, any errors in the material on the Website or any difficulty in accessing or using the Website, please contact us immediately using the contact details or form provided on our Website.

9. LIABILITY

We make no warranties or representations about this Website or any of its content and will not be responsible to you or any third party for any direct or consequential loss suffered in connection with the use of this Website. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude any liability that may arise due to your use of our Website and/or the information or materials contained on it. You agree to indemnify us for any loss or liability arising out of your use of this Website or your breach of any third party intellectual property rights.

10. GENERAL

10.1 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

This agreement is governed by the law applying in New South Wales, Australia. Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales, Australia and courts of appeal from them in respect of any proceedings arising out of or in connection with this agreement. Each party irrevocably waives any objection to the venue of any legal process on the basis that the process has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

10.2 WAIVER

No party to this agreement may rely on the words or conduct of any other party as a waiver of any right unless the waiver is in writing and signed by the party granting the waiver.

10.3 SEVERANCE

Any term of this agreement which is wholly or partially void or unenforceable is severed to the extent that it is void or unenforceable. The validity and enforceability of the remainder of this agreement is not limited or otherwise affected.

10.4 JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY

An obligation or a liability assumed by, or a right conferred on, two or more persons binds or benefits them jointly and severally.

10.5 ASSIGNMENT

A party cannot assign, novate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.

10.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This agreement embodies the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior negotiation, conduct, arrangement, understanding or agreement, express or implied, in relation to the subject matter of this agreement.

10.7 INTERPRETATION

(a) (singular and plural) words in the singular includes the plural (and vice versa);

(b) (gender) words indicating a gender includes the corresponding words of any other gender;

(c) (defined terms) if a word or phrase is given a defined meaning, any other part of speech or grammatical form of that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning;

(d) (person) a reference to “person” or “you” includes an individual, the estate of an individual, a corporation, an authority, an association, consortium or joint venture (whether incorporated or unincorporated), a partnership, a trust and any other entity;

(e) (party) a reference to a party includes that party’s executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns, including persons taking by way of novation and, in the case of a trustee, includes any substituted or additional trustee;

(f) (this agreement) a reference to a party, clause, paragraph, schedule, exhibit, attachment or annexure is a reference to a party, clause, paragraph, schedule, exhibit, attachment or annexure to or of this agreement, and a reference to this agreement includes all schedules, exhibits, attachments and annexures to it;

(g) (document) a reference to a document (including this agreement) is to that document as varied, novated, ratified or replaced from time to time;

(h) (headings) headings and words in bold type are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation;

(i) (includes) the word “includes” and similar words in any form is not a word of limitation;

(j) (adverse interpretation) no provision of this agreement will be interpreted adversely to a party because that party was responsible for the preparation of this agreement or that provision; and

(k) (currency) a reference to $, or “dollar”, is to Australian currency, unless otherwise agreed in writing.