Copyright, Disclaimer and Privacy Information
Copyright
This website is copyright © 2005 Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria / Obsessive Compulsive & Anxiety Disorders Foundation Victoria Inc. All content included on this site, such as text, documents, graphics, logos, images, audio and video, is the property of ARCVic or its content suppliers and protected by Australian and international copyright laws, unless specifically notified to the contrary. All rights to these materials are reserved to ARCVic. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, and the use of forms identified as for general distribution, ARCVic grants visitors to the site license to download or display its copyright material for personal, private and non-commercial purposes only, and only in unaltered form. Beyond this, no part of the site and downloadable materials may be reproduced, transmitted, distributed, commercialised or re-used for any purpose whatsoever without written permission of ARCVic. This permission, if given, will be subject to conditions that include acknowledgement of ARCVic's name and interest in the material.
Contributions
ARCVic will accept submissions to the website by arrangement. All submissions are subject to the approval of ARCVic. ARCVic will uphold its right to refuse publication, or to request editing, of any contributions to the website which are not consistent with the constitution, aims and philosophy of ARCVic, or which it perceives to be objectionable in any way. All contributions which are published in this website are subject to the copyright policy of this site.
Copyright Complaint
ARCVic respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please e-mail ARCVic immediately.
Map Images
All map images on this website copyright Melway Publishing 2001. Reproduced from Melway Edition 28 with permission.
Disclaimers
The information contained on this world wide website is intended to provide general information on obsessive compulsive disorders, anxiety disorders, depression and stress, as well as information about self-help, treatment and recovery. This information has been developed to reflect current evidence-based research and knowledge in these areas. However, the information in this site is not intended to provide specific advice for any individual regarding their particular symptoms and difficulties, or their treatment needs. If more complete health information or treatment is required, the services of a qualified and competent health professional should be sought. While ARCVic has attempted to make the information on this site as accurate and up to date as possible, no guarantee is given regarding accuracy or currency.
Any references in this website to products, services, organisations or health care providers are not intended to constitute a recommendation or endorsement by ARCVic of such products, services, organisations or providers.
ARCVic assumes no responsibility for consequences resulting from the use of information or views contained in this site, or obtained from linked sites, and it expressly disclaims (denies or renounces) all liability for injury or damages arising out of use, reference to, reliance on, or performance of such information.
Links
Links to other web sites from this site do not constitute or imply endorsement by ARCVic of these sites or any products, services or information offered through these sites, and ARCVic takes no responsibility for the content of these sites. Views contained in linked sites do not necessarily reflect those of ARCVic. Other websites may link to this site, however, permission is not granted to reproduce, frame or reformat the files, pages, or any content in this site unless written permission is obtained from ARCVic.
ARCVic's Website Privacy Policy
ARCVic is committed to protecting the confidentiality, security and privacy of personal information held on its records. ARCVic's privacy policy conforms to the Information Privacy Act (2000) and the National Privacy Principles. ARCVic is a registered community support service under the Mental Health Act (1986) and is bound by the provisions of the Act relating to confidentiality.
ARCVic will not collect any identifiable personal information through this website except where users choose to provide this information through contacting us by email, submitting a contribution to the site, or by posting in a downloaded form from this site (including membership, donation, orders and registration forms). Visitor logs that may be kept are used on this site for statistical purposes only. No attempt will be made to identify specific users or their browsing activity. De-identified information from these logs may be used to update and improve ARCVic's site.
Privacy of personal information
Any personal information provided to ARCVic will remain strictly confidential to ARCVic, and will not be disclosed or otherwise supplied to any third party outside of ARCVic. ARCVic maintains a database of members, program service users and relevant services and professionals, for distribution of newsletters (members only), updates and other mailings regarding ARCVic's services and events. Any personal information provided is not used for any other purpose. Email addresses provided via this site will only be used, as intended, to respond to specific user queries and will not be added to any mailing lists, nor disclosed to any other party without the users' knowledge and consent, unless otherwise required by law.
Voluntary provision of information
ARCVic's services are developed and evaluated based on information and feedback provided to us by service users and other members of the community, and is a valuable aid in helping us to provide the best possible services. At all times, you decide what information you wish to reveal about yourself and your circumstances.
Use of information
Any information provided, including identification of individuals, will be used only for the purposes for which it was supplied or a related purpose within reasonable expectation. Where confidentiality is required, information will be retained as such unless otherwise required by law. Information is sent only to an individual requesting it, not to any third party.
Security of information
Personal information held by ARCVic is held in locked cabinets in secure premises. Information held in electronic form is secured from physical intrusion by password control.
Accuracy of information
ARCVic is committed to ensuring that any personal information held is accurate and up-to-date.
Disposal of information
Any personal information not required to be kept by ARCVic is destroyed by shredding.
Freedom of information
Any individual has access to personal information held about them on request to the ARCVic Director.
Staff handling of information
All staff and volunteers at ARCVic are trained to handle personal information confidentially and are bound by the provisions of the Mental Health Act (1986).
For further enquiries please contact the ARCVic office.