These terms and conditions of use (Terms) govern your use of this website and should be read carefully. By using or accessing any part of the website or the information or material contained in the website (Content) you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms do not use (or continue to use) this website.

General

The Ahead Psychology Brisbane website (the Website) is owned and operated by Ahead Psychology Pty Ltd ATF the Ahead Trust (Ahead Psychology).

Your use of the Website and any Content will governed by the law of the State of Queensland, Australia, and any dispute arising out of the use of the Website or the Content will be determined by the courts of that State and their appellate courts.

Disclaimer

Whilst we take care to ensure the accuracy of all Content on or available through the Website, to the extent permitted by law, Ahead Psychology assumes no legal liability for and does not warrant that the Content on the Website is accurate or complete, or that the website pages will be free from errors, or that the website’s availability will be uninterrupted.

Your use of the Website and services found on the Website are at your own risk. Anything available via the Website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information on and available via the website.

The content on and available through the Website is provided for information and educational purposes only and does not replace the need for specific advice relevant to your particular circumstances.

No information or advice provided on or available through the Website constitutes medical advice or advice of any other regulated industry or creates a warranty of any kind and you acknowledge that you should consult an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation.

Accessing the Website

Ahead Psychology tries to ensure that the Website is available at all times but will not be liable if for any reason the Website or any aspect of it is unavailable at any time or for any period. Access to the Website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond our control.

Your access to the Website and your ability to participate in all or certain parts of the Website may be withdrawn, amended or terminated by Ahead Psychology at any time without notice and without any liability.

We assume no responsibility for any technical malfunction, error, omission, interruption, deletion, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, virus, bug, tampering, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to the Website, or any injury or damage to any person’s computer related to the use of the Website, or the uploading of material or downloading of any software/material (where permitted) from the Website.

Any costs associated with accessing the Website are your responsibility and may be dependent on the internet service provider used.

Linking to the Website

You may link to the Website provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage Ahead Psychology’s reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement by Ahead Psychology.

You must not alter any of the Website’s content or frame or reformat any content or material available on or through the Website on any other website.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

Links from the Website

Ahead Psychology is not responsible for and makes no representations concerning the condition and content of, or products offered at, third party websites. A link does not indicate, expressly or impliedly, that Ahead Psychology endorses the third party website or the products or services offered there. You access a third party website and its products or services are at your own risk.

Site use

You may use the Website for lawful purposes only.

You may not use the Website in any way:

that breaches any law or regulation
that infringes the rights of any other person
that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect
to transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam)
to transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

Limitation of liability

Ahead Psychology provides the Website without warranty or guarantee. To the extent permissible by law, Ahead Psychology excludes all liability and responsibility for loss or damage of whatever nature (including but not limited to loss of profits or anticipated savings or wasted expenditure) arising from or in connection with your access to or use of the Website, or reliance on the website, regardless of whether such loss or damage would arise in the ordinary course of events or otherwise, is reasonably foreseeable or otherwise, or is caused by any error or omission in the website (whether negligent or not), except that nothing affects any liability of Ahead Psychology which may not be excluded or limited by law.

In the event that Ahead Psychology Brisbane is liable for breach of any implied warranty or condition that cannot be excluded, then Ahead Psychology’s liability shall be limited to the replacement or repair of goods if liability arises in respect of goods, or in the case of services, re-supplying the services, or paying for the costs of re-supplying the services.

Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

Ahead Psychology’s name, logo, corporate symbols and trademarks are the sole property of Ahead Psychology, and no permission is given in respect of their use.

Other than for the purposes of and subject to the conditions prescribed under the Copyright Act 1968 (or any other applicable legislation throughout the world) you are not permitted in any form or by any means to reproduce, adapt, re-transmit, distribute, store in a retrieval system or commercialise the content or any part of it without seeking prior written approval from Ahead Psychology.

Enquiries should be directed to us via Email

You are not permitted to use the Ahead Psychology website to sell a product or service.

Ahead Psychology Brisbane grants you permission to

Download and store a reproduction of this content on your local computer for the sole purpose of viewing the content;
Display, print and reproduce this content in unaltered form only for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation so long as you give appropriate acknowledgment of the copyright owner and indicate that permission of Ahead Psychology is required if content is re-published in any format.

Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 all other rights are reserved. Use of the content otherwise than in accordance with these Terms may expose you to claims for infringement of our intellectual property rights and/or the rights of third parties.

Tests for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-9/GAD7)

You agree that access to and use of the PHQ-9/GAD7 tests at your own risk. Ahead Psychology disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Neither Ahead Psychology nor any party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the PHQ/GAD7 shall be liable for any damages, including without limitation, direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages, arising out of access to, use of or inability to use the PHQ/GAD7, or any errors or omissions in the content thereof. This limitation includes damages to, or for any viruses that infect, your computer equipment.

Since the questionnaires rely on patient self-report, all responses should be verified by the clinician and a definitive diagnosis made on clinical grounds, taking into account how well the patient understood the questionnaire, as well as other relevant information from the patient. Diagnoses of Major Depressive Disorder or Other Depressive Disorder also require impairment of social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning (Question #10 of the PHQ-9) and ruling out normal bereavement, a history of a Manic Episode (Bipolar Disorder), and a physical disorder, medication, or other drug as the biological cause of the depressive symptoms.