User information

This page contains information on the terms of use and the privacy, copyright and disclaimer notices of The Trauma Grief Network (TGN) website, plus the Australian National University (ANU) copyright, disclaimer and privacy notices.

Purpose of Website

The information provided throughout TGN website is intended for information purposes only.  This website is not designed to provide urgent health information or treatment for specific health issues.  It is intended as a website to provide general information on a variety of topics to do with child and adolescent wellbeing related to trauma and grief issues, and to link people with other useful resources in this field. To the full extent permitted by law, TGN, the ANU, and its staff, agents, contractors and students shall have no liability for claims by, or loss, injury, cost, expense or damages of any kind whatsoever, to a user of this website or any other person however arising in connection with the website or any decision or action taken in reliance on the information contained on this website. Excluded damages include, without limitation, direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages.

Contact Us

To contact TGN click here.

Terms of Use

The TGN website is governed in the first instance by the ANU Privacy, Copyright and Disclaimer notices which can be found here.  Use of the TGN website implies an understanding of an agreement to these and the following notices. By using the TGN website you expressly agree to the terms and conditions set out on this webpage, the ANU Privacy, Copyright and Disclaimer notices and to any other terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers displayed elsewhere on the ANU website/s (Terms of Use).  ANU/TGN may amend the Terms of Use at any time. Please read the Terms of Use carefully and if you do not agree with them, do not register as a subscriber to the website.

  1. You agree that you are responsible and liable for all your activities while accessing and using the TGN website, including all activities which occur under your username and password (where provided), whether authorised or otherwise.
  2. You agree that by providing your personal information to ANU, you consent to the collection, use and storage of your information by ANU in the manner described in its Privacy notice, and to the use of your personal information by ANU for the purposes set out on the TGN website.
  3. You warrant that you will not engage in commercial or revenue-generating activity from the website
  4. You agree that you will at all times defend and indemnify the ANU, its officers, employees and agents (in this clause referred to as ‘those indemnified’) from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs (including legal costs and expenses), claims, expenses, and damages on account of any and all manner of claims, demands, actions and proceedings that may be initiated against those indemnified by any person as a result of your breach of the Terms of Use, your use of the website, or on the grounds that information that you place on the website violates any copyright, proprietary right of any person or entity, state, territory or federal law, or contains any matter that is libellous, defamatory, scandalous or vexatious.
  5. You acknowledge that to the extent permitted by law, the website is made available to you as is, with no warranties whatsoever, including without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, that the site will be available at all times, or will operate without error.
  6. You agree that to the extent permitted by law, the ANU will not be liable to you, whether in contract or in tort (including, without limitation, negligence) for lost profits or revenues, loss or interruption of use, lost or damaged data, failure of security, reports, documentation or security, or similar economic loss, or for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or similar damages, arising out of or in connection with the use of the website, or for any claim made against you, your officers, employees or by any other person or entity.
  7. If any part of the Terms of Use is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part shall be severed and the remained will continue to be valid and enforceable.

Privacy Settings

Please read our Privacy statement as it contains important information. Using the TGN website constitutes your agreement to the provisions of this notice. Please be aware that this privacy and disclaimer notice applies to this website only and not to any other sites linked to it or mentioned on the site. While TGN has used all reasonable endeavours to ensure the information on this site is as accurate as possible, it gives no warranty or guarantee that the material, information or publication made accessible is accurate, complete, current, or fit for any use whatsoever. No reliance should be made by a user of the material, information or publication accessed via this site. The user should instead seek confirmation with the originating area before making use of the material, information or publication. TGN accepts no liability or responsibility for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered as a result of direct or indirect use or application of any material, publication or information made accessible via its web site. The website provides links to organisations and information. In providing such links, TGN does not accept responsibility for, or endorse the content or condition of, any linked site. TGN reserves the right to vary the material, information or publication on this website without notice. When you look at this website our server makes a record of your visit and logs the following information:

  • your browser’s internet address
  • the date and time of your visit to the site
  • the pages you accessed and documents downloaded
  • the previous site visited
  • the type of browser you are using, and
  • the username entered if accessing a restricted site.

This information is used for statistical purposes and for system administration tasks to maintain this service. We do not attempt to identify individuals as part of our regular business practices. However, in the unlikely event of an investigation, the Australian National University (ANU), a law enforcement agency or other government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect our server’s logs. If at any stage you provide us with your email address either as part of a message or by completing a web form, we will only use your email address for the purposes for which it was provided. We will not subscribe your email address to any mailing list without your consent. External sites that are linked to or from this site are generally not under our control or responsibility and you are advised to review their privacy statement. The ANU is deemed an ‘agency’ within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and as such complies with the obligations of the Privacy Act within that meaning.

Copyright

The material available from the Australian National University (ANU) website/s comes from a number of sources including staff and students at the University, third parties who have given permission for use of their material, and material copied under statutory licences.  Accordingly, no material available from the ANU website may be copied, reproduced or communicated without the prior permission of the ANU.  Requests for permission for use of the material should be made to: Pro Vice-Chancellor (E-Strategies) Second Floor Chancelry – Building 10 East Road Canberra ACT 0200, or email to PVC@anu.edu.au

Disclaimer

While the Australian National University (ANU) has used all reasonable endeavours to ensure the information on this website is as accurate as possible, it gives no warranty or guarantee that the material, information or publication made accessible is accurate, complete, current, or fit for any use whatsoever.  No reliance should be made by a user of the material, information or publication accessed via this site.  The user should instead seek confirmation with the originating area/department or other body within the ANU before making use of the material, information or publication. The information provided is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/user and his/her existing health care professional(s). The ANU accepts no liability or responsibility for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered as a result of direct or indirect use or application of any material, publication or information made accessible via its web site. The ANU provides links to companies/organisations and information external to the University.  In providing such links, the ANU does not accept responsibility for, or endorse the content or condition of, any linked site. The ANU reserves the right to vary the material, information or publication on this website without notice.