Disclaimer

Conditions of Use

By visiting and using this website ("Site") the following terms and conditions apply. In using this Site you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

These terms and conditions apply to information which is presently available on this Site and to information which will become available on this Site in the future.

If you have any questions about the conditions of use please contact us.

Disclaimer

All advice and information on this Site is given in good faith and is based on sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of release on the Site.

Neither the State of Western Australia ("State"), nor any of its employees, agents, agencies, instrumentalities, contractors, successors or assigns (“Relevant Persons”) shall be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, personal injury or death howsoever caused and whether or not due to negligence arising from the use or reliance on any information, data or advice expressed or implied in the Site by any person.

A change in circumstances after a document is placed on the Site may impact on the accuracy of the information. As well as this, materials may be maliciously vandalised. The Relevant Persons cannot ensure the accuracy of any information or advice contained after publication on the Site.

The material on this Site may reflect the views or recommendations of third parties which do not necessarily reflect the views of the Relevant Persons, nor indicate a commitment to a particular course of action.

Health and medical information disclaimer

The information provided on this Site is provided for information purposes only. If you are a patient using this Site, you should seek assistance from a health care professional when interpreting these materials and applying them to your individual circumstances.

If you have any concerns about your health, consult your general practitioner. Information provided on this Site does not imply endorsement of third-party services or products and cannot provide you with health and medical advice.

WA Health Social Media policy

Read WA Health Social Media policy

Disclaimer – other sites

This Site provides links to other websites as a service. Providing a link to another website does not constitute the Relevant Persons’ endorsement or approval of the website, its owners or operators, or any information, products or services offered on the website.

The Relevant Persons have no control over the content of material accessible on any sites that are cross-referenced. It is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the relevance or accuracy, currency and reliability of information found on those sites. The Relevant Persons cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and has no control over the availability of the linked pages.

Privacy

When you access this Site, a record of your visit will be kept. The logged information will only be used for statistical purposes.

In the unlikely event of an investigation, a law enforcement agency or other government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect our logs.

Information provided via online forms may be stored in databases. Your information will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided.

Your email address will be recorded if you send us a message. Your email address will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and it will not be added to a mailing list or used for any other purpose without your consent.

Copyright

Copyright on this Site including materials, online graphics, audio and video on this Site, is vested in the State of Western Australia unless otherwise indicated.

Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced or re-used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without written permission of the State of Western Australia. Please acknowledge the State of Western Australia when reproducing or quoting material from this site.

Links to this site

Other websites are welcome to link to any of the webpages on this Site, except where the page is protected by a security feature such as a login. However, links must not be associated with content that in any way negatively portrays the State of Western Australia, or is defamatory, offensive, abusive, harassing, indecent, menacing, unwanted or otherwise unlawful or unauthorised.

We recommend linking to pages rather than directly to documents such as PDFs as file names can sometimes change when they are updated. It is less likely the webpage addresses will change.

This Site's webpages must not be loaded into frames, but must load into the user's entire window.

If there is any doubt please forward to us a copy of the content intended to accompany the link and we will advise you if it is acceptable.

If linking to the Site homepage, the address to use is http://www.fsh.health.wa.gov.au

Viruses

The Relevant Persons do not represent or warrant that any files obtained from or through this Site are free from computer viruses or other defects. The Relevant Persons accept no liability for the presence of computer viruses or other defects.