Disclaimer
Disclaimer
This website has been developed by Mental Health Programmes Ltd, trading as Te Pou on behalf of the Ministry of Health.
Medical information
Te Pou does not intend to provide specific medical advice on this website. Any reference to conditions or treatments is for informational and educational purposes only to help visitors gain an understanding of mental health and addiction issues.
Te Pou will not provide specific medical advice, and the website should not be used as a substitute for seeking professional care.
For further information about a condition or any treatments, please consult a qualified health professional.
General information
The content on this website has been obtained from a number of sources. While every care has been taken in the preparation of the information contained on this website, visitors are reminded that Te Pou will not accept any legal liability for errors, omissions or damages resulting from reliance on the information contained in this document and on this website.
Te Pou does not endorse or recommend any commercial products or services. The inclusion of an author's views or opinions on this website does not mean they state or reflect those of Mental Health Programmes Ltd, trading as Te Pou, the New Zealand Government and private parties may not use them for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
Other websites
Some of the pages within this website include links to those of other organisations. This does not constitute an endorsement of the policies or products of those organisations. Te Pou is not responsible for the quality or accuracy of information held on those websites.
Pop-up advertisements
When visiting this website, your web browser may produce "pop-up" advertisements that spontaneously appear on your computer screen. The most likely source of such an advertisement is another website you have visited or third-party software on your computer. Te Pou does not endorse or recommend products or services featured in advertisements that "pop up" during your visit to this site.
Privacy policy
All information you transmit to this website is at your own risk. Any personal information you disclose via the datasbase submission forms, bulletin boards, forums, emails or chat sessions can be viewed by others. However, all transactions or receipts of any customer information are treated by Te Pou as strictly confidential and will not be disclosed to any other party, except under the following circumstances:
- in anonymised form for statistical purposes
- if required by law
- to protect the rights of Te Pou
- when permission has been granted to do so (e.g. if you consent to inclusion in the primary mental health activity database).
The following summary explains how Te Pou handles information about your visit to this site.
Sending personal information
If you choose to provide Te Pou with personal information through an email, form, or publication order, the question and email address will be stored so Te Pou can respond electronically.
Te Pou may permit third-party contractors access to your personal information to carry out administrative functions, such as the sorting of emails, or database management. All contractors are required by Te Pou to handle personal information in accordance with privacy protection guidelines.
Storage and access
Any personal information received by Te Pou will be stored and destroyed securely. You may request access to, or correction of, this information by contacting Te Pou's Web Editor/Privacy Officer, P O Box 108-244, Symonds Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland, New Zealand.
Cookies
When you visit the primary mental health website, it will attempt to set "session cookies" on your browser. A browser session begins when you open your browser and ends when you close it. A "cookie" is a text file that a website transfers to your browser to remember specific information about your visit or visits. Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies do not remain on your computer after you close your browser. Thus, closing your browser will delete the session cookies.
Te Pou does not use cookies to collect personal information, but only about a browser session. The cookies make it easier to use the dynamic features of certain pages.
Make sure your browser is completely closed after you have finished with a website that uses cookies. If you are concerned about the potential use of information gathered by cookies from your computer, the browser can be set to ask for permission before it accepts a cookie.
NB: Once you click on a link that takes you to another website, you are subject to that website's privacy policy.
Copyright
The public may reproduce any information from this website except for documents that state another copyright policy applies.
Te Pou grants permission for the information on this website to be copied, used and/or distributed under the following conditions only:
- the authorship or source is acknowledged; and
- no fee is charged (ie, you do not on-sell it); and
- it is exclusively used for educational purposes; and
- no alterations are made to the selected material; and
- you retain internet sites that link to this site rather than copying files.
Restrictions on the reproduction of a document may arise if another party has sponsored it. Te Pou, however, is the sole sponsor of most of the information on this site.
Accessibility
Te Pou is committed to making this website accessible to people with disabilities.
If you rely on assistive technologies (such as Braille or screen readers) to access the web and encounter problems visiting this site, please report this by sending an email to: info "at" primarymentalhealth.co.nz.
For more information about making this website easier to use, please click here.