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Health Disclaimer

The information on the BITE BACKwebsite is not intended to be a substitute for professional clinical advice. Diagnosis and treatment of a clinical condition can only be undertaken by a qualified health professional.

Users of this website should always seek the advice of a qualified health professional with any questions they have regarding their health or a medical condition. Black Dog Institute and BITE BACK does not guarantee the accuracy, quality, suitability or reliability of any information on this website.

Self-Assessment Tools and Surveys

The self-assessment tools and surveys provided on this website are not intended to be a substitute for professional clinical advice. While the results of the self-assessment tools and surveys may be of assistance to you, users should always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions they have regarding their health. Black Dog Institute and BITE BACK does not guarantee the accuracy, quality, suitability or reliability of any information on this website.

Compliance and Standards

The Black Dog Institute seeks to comply with relevant external standards for websites, including:

• the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation
• the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
• the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes

The Black Dog Institute also has its own internal quality assurance standards for the website (covering tone and style of language, accuracy, attribution and verification of sources and links among other things).

Terms and Conditions

By using the BITE BACKwebsite you accept our terms and conditions of use. Do not use this website unless you have read and accepted all of these terms and conditions. If you do not wish to accept them, do not use the website.

1. The information on this website is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
2. Black Dog Institute does not guarantee the accuracy, quality, suitability or reliability of the results of the self-assessment tools or feedback from any of its surveys and questionnaires.
3. Black Dog Institute may change any of the material on the BITE BACK website at any time without notice.
4. The advice of a physician or other qualified health provider should be sought for any questions the user has regarding a medical condition.
5. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking treatment because of any result provided by the self-assessment tools, questionnaires or something else you have read on this site.
6. You acknowledge that Black Dog Institute owns the copyright in the contents of this website. You must not do anything that infringes Black Dog Institute's copyright. For further information about copyright see here.
7. Information about yourself, which you provide us with on this website is collected and used in line with our Privacy Policy.
8. This website contains links to third party websites. Black Dog Institute is not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of third party websites. You acknowledge that you enter any third party websites at your own risk.
9. By registering for Bite Back you agree to receive communications from us, including a reminder to complete the Wellbeing Check-up six weeks after registration, via email and SMS.