Please read the Terms of Use carefully. These terms and conditions set out below apply to your access and use of the Momentum website (Website) and the services provided through it (Services).
The development of this Website was supported by the Australian Government Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) as part of the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission and is managed by The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) as part of the project “Translating evidence-based interventions into population-level digital models of care for child and adolescent mental health” undertaken by Griffith University, The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Federation University, Australian National University and the University of Southern Queensland (together, the Collaborating Institutions).
1.1 ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF USE
If you agree to the Terms of Use you may use the Services. If you do not agree with the Terms of Use, you must not register for, or use the Services. Every time you access the Website you are subject to these Terms of Use and the associated Privacy Statement. Use of the Website or any Services constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions.
The young person or their adult guardian/caregiver (if the young person is under 16 years of age) will need to consent to these Terms of Use before you access or use any of the Services.
We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use from time to time. Any amendments will be effective immediately upon notification on this website. Your continued use of the Website following such notification will represent an agreement by you to be bound by the terms and conditions as amended.
1.2 MOMENTUM WEBSITE SERVICES
The Services are not appropriate for persons:
- in a crisis situation;
- for whom personal safety is an issue (call Emergency Services 000);
- who require intensive specialist services; or
- who are seeking live responses (the Website is not monitored by any professionals)
If you or your child require psychological assistance immediately, we encourage you to call Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or chat here: https://kidshelpline.com.au/get-help/webchat-counselling. Alternatively, you may wish to consider the following organisations and services for support:
- BeyondBlue on 1300 224 636;
- BeyondBlue chat (https://online.beyondblue.org.au/OutOfHours)
- Lifeline Crisis Support (https://www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat/ or text 0477 13 11 14)
- Your General Practitioner (GP) or Psychologist/Counsellor
Other mental health resources can be found at https://www.emhprac.org.au and/or https://headtohealth.gov.au.
The Services are intended to help children and adolescents learn strategies to manage their anxiety and depression, and associated difficulties. If you are seeking a diagnosis or treatment of depression, severe anxiety or other mental health problems, please consult a medical practitioner or mental health professional. The information on this website is not a substitute for a diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety by an appropriate health professional.
If, after completing one or more sessions on the Website, you feel distressed or anxious because of those results, you are advised to contact your nearest healthcare professional. The University of Southern Queensland accepts no liability for loss or damage suffered due to your use of the Services.
The Website contains links to web sites and materials operated by third parties. These linked sites are not controlled by the Collaborating Institutions, and they are not responsible for the contents of any of these sites. We provide these links to you as a convenience only, and the inclusion of any link does not imply any endorsement of a linked website. You visit any website at your own risk.
1.3 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
We do not accept responsibility for, nor do we warrant, that the information provided in the website is up-to-date, reliable, accurate, or complete. We accept no responsibility for any loss or damage caused by your access or use of the website or your reliance on any information or material contained in this website.
As manager of the Website, USQ reserves the right to, and may at any time and without notice and any liability to you, modify or discontinue the Website or Services (in whole or in part) and temporarily or permanently. No Collaborating Institution is responsible or liable for the timeliness, deletion, failure to store, inaccuracy, or improper delivery of any data, information or Services.
1.4 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All content on the Website and infrastructure features, including (without limitation) text, graphics, downloadable materials, all software, information architecture and coding (including any copyright subsisting in them), is owned by or licensed to one or more of the Collaborating Institutions. All content is protected by copyright, trademarks, patents or other intellectual property rights and laws.
You may access and download the material on the Website that has been made available to you, however, you may not, subject to a use for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), modify, reverse engineer, publish, transmit, distribute, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works from, or in any way commercialise or exploit, any content and/or infrastructure features in whole or in part without the prior written permission of the owners.
None of the content or programming code may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior written consent of the copyright holder, apart from the uses noted above.
All trade names, trademarks, service marks and other product and service names and logos (Marks) displayed on this website or related materials are proprietary to their respective owners and are protected by applicable trademark and copyright laws. Nothing contained on this website should be construed as granting a licence or right to use any Mark which is displayed on this website without the express written permission of the relevant owner.
1.5 SECURITY, VIRUSES, ERRORS AND AVAILABILITY
The Momentum Platform is provided in a web-hosted environment, all hosting is maintained within Australia and provided by GreenAnt Networks Pty Ltd. The site is run on a high-availability network and will be accessible at least 99.9% of the time (calculated monthly). The code running on the site is audited for security and viruses.
All user records are maintained within the platform and are not shared with any third parties, the system is designed to comply with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and Information Privacy Act 2009 (QLD). Should you have any concerns or information regarding security or privacy issues, you can email: info@momentumhub.org.au.
1.6 CONFIDENTIALITY
The Website adheres to industry best practices, and stores passwords using the strongest possible encryption. However, as with any internet service, it is not possible for this website to protect users against all possible breaches of internet security. It is participants’ responsibility to ensure that their login details for using this website are kept secure and not shared with any third party.
All data collected by the Website is kept confidential and is only accessible by the project team for the purposes of program evaluation, research, and education only. As a participant, you are responsible for keeping any data you download from the program confidential. Please take precautions to ensure that data you download cannot be accessed by a third party; please also be aware that even deleted files may still be accessed. For more information on how to keep your data secure visit this site: https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance-and-advice/guide-to-securing-personal-information/ .
1.7 PRIVACY
Our privacy statement, which sets out how we will use your information, can be found at Privacy Statement. By using this Website, you consent to the process described the privacy statement and warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
1.8 CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use from time to time. Any amendments will be effective immediately upon notification on the Website. Your continued use of the Website following such notification will represent an agreement by you to be bound by the terms and conditions as amended.