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Nothing on this website is intended as medical advice. The content on this site does not intend to diagnosis, treat, advise or solve any mental illness or medical issue. The information provided is not a substitute for professional advice. If you feel that you may need medical advice, please consult a qualified health care professional. MHAFOC makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of posting. We cannot guarantee the reliability of any information posted.
Terms of Use
The MHAFOC.com website (the “Site") is provided by the Mental Health Awareness Foundation of Canada and the MHAFOC Fund (together "we", "us" or "MHAFOC"). General viewing of the Site is subject to acceptance of the following terms of use ("Terms of Use"). Please read these Terms of Use carefully. By continuing to use the Site and related microsites, and the continued use of MHAFOC’s social media channels (including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube) you ("you", with references to "your" as applicable) agree that you have accepted these Terms of Use. For clarity, any of our related microsites will be accessible from the Site by a hyperlink, and the microsites will also contain a link to this Policy. Users who access the Site are referred to as “users” throughout these Terms of Use.
We provide this Site to support our mission of increasing awareness related to mental illness and to create better understanding, prevention and care in addictions and mental illness. To that end, we provide information to the public and professionals that is accessible, current at the time of posting and reliable; however, MHAFOC makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, quality, completeness, timeliness, appropriateness or sustainability of the Content (as defined below). MHAFOC assumes no obligation to update the Content or advise on further developments concerning the topics mentioned in the Content. You acknowledge that the Site, the Content, and each website service are provided on an "AS IS" basis; and that any use of or reliance on this Site or any Content shall be at your sole risk.
MHAFOC reserves the right in its sole discretion to add, remove, modify or otherwise change the Terms of Use at any time. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any such changes will mean you accept the changes. If any change to the Terms is unacceptable to you, you should cease using the Site. In addition, MHAFOC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to add, remove or modify any Content on this Site. We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions to any part of the Site but have no duty to do so, and the Terms shall apply to any such changed version of the Site.
Ownership and Permitted Use
MHAFOC owns all of the copyright in all of the content provided on this Site, including its postings, messages, text, graphics, images, and other material contained on the Site (the "Content") unless otherwise specifically noted. Your use of the Site does not transfer to you any ownership or other rights in the Site or its Content. Users of the Site are granted a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use (display or print) the Content for lawful, personal non-commercial use only, provided the Content is not modified, and all copyright and other proprietary notices are retained. You may not otherwise copy, publish, reproduce, modify, upload, post, transmit or distribute any of the Content in any manner or form without the prior consent of an authorized representative of MHAFOC. Certain words, phrases, names, designs or logos used on the Site may constitute trademarks, service marks or trade names of MHAFOC or other entities. No rights are granted to Users of this Site in or to such trademarks, service marks or trade names.
“Use” of the Site collectively includes:
visiting or using the Site including without limitation to use, access, or download, text, data, images, PDFs, videos, learning modules, newsletters, articles, illustrations, animations, games, views, opinions or other materials, including materials submitted by you or other users; and/or
visiting or using the Site including without limitation to submit, post or upload your images, text, data, illustrations, animations or other Submitted Content to the Site.
User Conduct
You acknowledge that all information, text, images, audio, video, designs, names, logos, trademarks, data, code or other information, material or content submitted by any user including yourself, whether publicly or privately posted, emailed, transmitted, uploaded or otherwise submitted to us via this Site or one of our social media channels (collectively “Submitted Content”) is the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated. You acknowledge and agree that you are entirely responsible for all of your Submitted Content that you post, email, transmit, upload or otherwise submit via this Site and/or pursuant to the services we make available via this site (the “Services”), including without limitation the accuracy of the Submitted Content. We do not control the Submitted Content posted via the Site and, as such, do not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Submitted Content. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any loss, damage or injury related to, or arising as a result of, any use of any Submitted Content, including but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Submitted Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Submitted Content posted, e-mailed, transmitted, uploaded or otherwise submitted via a Service.
Please be aware that what is posted online can remain online for many years to come. MHAFOC may use public comments posted on the Site or otherwise posted on MHAFOC public social media pages. We encourage you to exercise caution when speaking about your medical condition. Please do not disclose personal information such as medical records, your location, financial information, etc.
The views and opinions expressed on MHAFOC’s social media pages reflect the thoughts of the online users and not necessarily those of MHAFOC.
You agree not to post, email, transmit, upload or otherwise submit any Submitted Content that:
is offensive as determined by MHAFOC, in our sole discretion, including, without limitation, content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
harasses or advocates harassment of or harm to another person;
involves the transmission of "junk mail", "chain letters", or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming";
promotes information that is false, misleading, illegal or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libellous;
infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party including, without limitation, promoting an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files;
contains restricted or password only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page);
displays pornographic or sexually explicit material of any kind;
provides material that exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under the age of 18;
provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses;
solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;
you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information);
engages in commercial activities and/or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, and pyramid schemes, without our prior written consent; and
contains or will contain any disabling mechanism or protection feature designed to prevent its use, including any clock, timer, counter, computer virus, worm, software lock, drop dead device, Trojan horse routine, trap door, time bomb or any other codes, designs, routines or instructions that may be used to access, modify, replicate, distort, delete, damage or disable the Content, any Services or this Site and any world wide web pages or any operating system software or hardware on which such Content, Service or Site is operated or displayed except as specifically designed into the Content.
MHAFOC shall have the right to remove any Submitted Content that violates the above terms and conditions or is otherwise objectionable, in MHAFOC’s sole and unfettered discretion. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. You acknowledge and agree that we may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process, enforce these Terms, respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties, or protect our rights, property, or personal safety and those of our users and/or the public.
Not Medical Advice
The Contents of the Site are for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. You should always seek the immediate or timely advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. You should never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or seen on the Website, including the Content as described above.
Not Emergency or Crisis Care
The Website is not for emergency or crisis help.
If you require emergency help, contact your local emergency services: in Ontario, you can call 911 or go to your local hospital emergency room.
Links
This Site may contain links to other websites that are not under the ownership or operation of MHAFOC. We do not control, recommend or endorse and are not responsible for these sites or their content, products, services or privacy policies. If you use these sites, you do so at your own risk. Downloading material from certain sites may risk infringing intellectual property rights or introducing viruses into your computer system. You should take notice when you leave this Site and read the privacy policies and terms of these other sites. You should also independently assess the authenticity of any website which appears or claims that it is one of our sites (including those linked to through an email).
Agreement
By accepting these Terms of Use, You agree to assume liability for Your actions on the Website; You will indemnify MHAFOC, (and their officers, directors, employees, physicians, agents and all third parties mentioned on the Site) for any and all claims, demands or actions and losses or damages relating to and/or arising from the operation of the Site or your use of the Site.
You will abide by all policies for the Site, as well as all applicable laws (including provincial and federal laws of Canada); You will limit MHAFOC's liability by agreeing that MHAFOC will not be responsible for any specific level of service, but, rather will provide service on an "as is, where is" basis; and You acknowledge that MHAFOC may suspend provision of the Website without prior notice.
This is a Canadian website and its content is intended for Canadian residents only. The laws of the Province of Ontario shall govern this agreement and any dispute or claim based on your use of the Site or the Information and Content. You agree that any action or proceeding related to this agreement or your use of the Site shall only be brought by you in the courts of the Province of Ontario.
If you choose not to accept these Terms of Use, you may close this window now and leave the MHAFOC.com website.