Carers Victoria Inc., Registration number A0026274M, ACN 143 579 257 ('Carers Victoria') publishes a website, social media sites and other electronic communications (‘our electronic media’) to provide information for the benefit of caring families, the professionals who support them, the funding bodies, agencies and individuals who support initiatives for caring families, and the general public.

This disclaimer is part of the terms and conditions under which you agree to use our electronic media.

If you commence or continue to access and use our electronic media, you will be deemed to have accepted those terms and conditions and agreed to be legally bound by them.

Quality of information

The information published in our electronic media is updated regularly and Carers Victoria has taken great care to ensure its quality, accuracy and correctness at the time of publication.

However, we cannot guarantee and, to the full extent permitted by law, assume no liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or fitness for purpose of that information.

We recommend that you exercise due skill and care when using any information published in our electronic media and that you carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and fitness for your particular circumstances.

No substitute for independent professional advice

The information published in our electronic media is not intended to be a substitute for independent professional advice and we recommend that you obtain appropriate professional advice relevant to your particular circumstances.

To the full extent permitted by law, Carers Victoria does not accept any liability (whether in negligence or otherwise) for any claim, injury, loss, or damage suffered or incurred by use of or reliance on that information, however it arises.

Information produced by third parties

Our electronic media may include information produced by organisations or individuals other than Carers Victoria, its agents or employees. Where possible and appropriate, Carers Victoria will indicate and acknowledge materials that have not been produced by us.

Inclusion of information not produced by Carers Victoria does not indicate endorsement, approval or sponsorship by Carers Victoria of any organisation or its published content, products and services.

To the full extent permitted by law, we assume no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or fitness for purpose of any third party information included in or referred to by our electronic media.

The material published in our electronic media may also include the views or recommendations of third parties that do not necessarily reflect the views of Carers Victoria or indicate our commitment to a particular course of action.

Links to third party sites

Our electronic media may contain links to sites that are external to Carers Victoria. We take reasonable care to ensure that the resources we link to are of good quality but have no direct control over the content of third party sites.

It is your responsibility to determine which organisation is hosting the sites you visit and to make your own decisions about the accuracy, currency completeness and fitness for purpose of information contained in linked third party sites.

Links to external sites do not indicate endorsement, approval or sponsorship by Carers Victoria of any organisation or its published content, products and services.

To the full extent permitted by law, Carers Victoria assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or fitness for purpose of information on sites linked to from our electronic media.

Translations

Carers Victoria makes no representations, express or implied, as to the accuracy or usefulness of any translation of the information published in our electronic media.

If you use automatic language translation services in connection with content published by us, you do so at your own risk.

Security of our electronic media

Carers Victoria and our hosting services apply security controls to protect our electronic media from unauthorised access, improper use, alteration, unlawful or accidental destruction and accidental loss.

However, you should be aware that the internet is an insecure public network and that there is always a potential risk that transactions are being viewed, intercepted or modified by third parties. There is also a potential risk that files you download or access via our electronic media may contain computer viruses, disabling codes, worms or other devices or defects.

Carers Victoria accepts no liability for any interference with or damage to your computer system, software or data in connection with or relating to your use of our electronic media. We recommend that you take appropriate and adequate precautions to ensure that whatever you use is free of viruses or other contamination that may interfere with or damage your computer system, software or data.

Further information

If you have any concerns, questions or feedback about this disclaimer, please contact:

General Manager Carer & Corporate Services
Carers Victoria
PO Box 13305
Law Courts VIC 8010