iConquerFear Terms of Use

Welcome to the iConquerFear website, an online self-help website to help people living with and beyond cancer manage their fears or worries about cancer coming back or getting worse. It was adapted from ConquerFear, an effective face-to-face treatment for fear of cancer recurrence developed and tested by the Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group, at the University of Sydney.

The terms “you” and “your” refer to the user or participant of the iConquerFear website.

Accepting the Terms of Use

By accessing or using the iConquerFear website, you are deemed to have read and accept these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy Statement which determine the relationship between the iConquerFear team and the users/participants. It is your responsibility to check the Terms of Use regularly for any changes.

Your use of the iConquerFear website and any dispute arising out of such use is subject to the laws of the state of New South Wales, Australia.

General Information about the iConquerFear Website

iConquerFear is designed as a self-help digital intervention. iConquerFear is not aimed at people experiencing crisis situations. If you are experiencing a crisis, we recommend contacting Lifeline on 13 11 14 or calling ‘000’.

The Information contained in, or accessed through, the iConquerFear website is for your general information and is not intended to be used as medical advice and should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical or psychological condition, nor should it be used for therapeutic purposes. The information is not a substitute for independent professional advice and should not be used as an alternative to professional health care. If you have a particular medical or psychological problem, please consult a healthcare professional.

You should not disregard professional medical or psychological advice, or delay seeking it, because of any information contained on the iConquerFear website. You are advised to always seek the advice of a health professional with any specific questions or issues you may have. Discuss with your treatment care team, oncologist, GP or other professionals, any health concerns you may have.

The researchers involved with the iConquerFear website are unable to provide any personal advice.

Disclaimer of warranties

While the information on the iConquerFear website is subject to quality assurance processes, the information is also subject to new scientific evidence, continuing research, clinical experience, reasonable differences in opinions among authorities, updated guidelines, unique aspects of individual situations and the possibility of human error in preparing the information. No representation or warranty (express or implied), except as required by law, is made as to the currency, completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability and / or availability of the information.

The iConquerFear website or the iConquerFear team reserves the right to and may at any time and without notice and any liability to you, modify or discontinue its services or delete the data you provide, whether temporarily or permanently. We do not guarantee that the iConquerFear website, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted or be error-free. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of the iConquerFear website for business and operational reasons.

The iConquerFear website or the iConquerFear team has no responsibility or liability for the timeliness, deletion, failure to store, inaccuracy, or improper delivery of any data or information.

Disclaimer of liability

You acknowledge that your use of any information or materials on the iConquerFear websites is entirely at your own risk and that the information may contain inaccuracies or errors.

There is no warranty that the information found on this site will meet your requirements, except as required by law, or that the functionality of the site will be uninterrupted or error free. The material is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

Links to external resources

The iConquerFear website contains links to other external websites that contain services, programs and access to online communities (some of these links are to websites of our partner organisations).

These links are provided for your convenience only. Apart from Ovarian Cancer Australia, who have commissioned the iConquerFear website delivery, iConquerFear does not specifically endorse any organisation, association, entity, service, program or online community referred to, or linked to. Views or recommendations provided in linked websites (or expressed in online communities) do not necessarily reflect those of the iConquerFear team. The iConquerFear website has no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s), or for services or programs delivered via those websites. Users of iConquerFear acknowledge that iConquerFear is not responsible for the content or availability of any linked sites.

It is your responsibility to make your own decisions about the currency, completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability of information, services, programs and communities of interest contained in (or accessible from) linked websites.

You may link to the iConquerFear website, but permission is restricted to making a link without any alteration of the Website’s contents. Permission is not granted to reproduce, frame or reformat the files, pages, images, information and materials unless express written permission has been obtained from the iConquerFear team.

Security, viruses, errors and availability

The internet is an insecure public network which means there are risks that information sent to or from the iConquerFear website may be intercepted, corrupted or modified by third parties. In addition, files obtained from or through the iConquerFear website may contain computer viruses, disabling codes, worms or other devices or defects that may be harmful or destructive. You bear the risks and responsibility for any loss or damage caused, directly or indirectly, by these risks, and the iConquerFear team accepts no liability for any interference with, or damage to, your computer system, software or data.

Intellectual property and Copyright

All content on the iConquerFear website, including (without limitation) text, graphics, all software, including information architecture and coding (including any copyright and intellectual property rights subsisting in them), is owned by the iConquerFear team. All content is protected by Copyright, trade marks, patents and other intellectual property rights and laws.

You may access and download the material from the iConquerFear website for personal non-commercial use; however, you may not, subject to 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 of the iConquerFear website content in whole or in part without the prior written permission of the iConquerFear team.

Terms of Use Acceptance

Every time you use iConquerFear website you are accepting these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy Statement.

Terms of use