Disclaimer
We hope you feel comfortable discussing the challenges of mental health and substance use health in the forum. Sharing personal stories allows us to connect, to feel less isolated, and reminds us that we’re not alone.
We do not impose a delay between writing your story and it appearing on the website, but this means that stories are not moderated or filtered by Group Voice before they appear. However, moderators have the right to remove any posts that are deemed inappropriate or harmful in any way.
Please do not include any information that can identify you or other people, including names, personal information, places of work and any specific locations or addresses. Anything that raises a safety or confidentiality concern may be removed.
As this forum is open to anyone, Group Voice takes no responsibility for the quality or content of the responses.
Terms and Conditions
1. Introduction
1.1 The Site is owned and operated by Clint Harris.
1.2 All care has been taken in the preparation of the Site. However, as certain technical matters may be beyond the owner’s control, Clint Harris cannot guarantee that you will have uninterrupted access to the Site at all times.
2. Prohibited Use
You agree not to use the Site and/or the Forums to:
(a) post, upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit any material, the publication, dissemination, use or possession of which infringes the rights of any person or which is unlawful in any other respect;
(b) in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site;
(c) make available personal data about any person other than yourself, or to collect or store personal data about other users;
(d) obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site;
(e) impersonate any other person or entity or to provide false or inaccurate information;
(f) in any way which is threatening, harmful, abusive, vulgar, racist, sexist, ageist or otherwise discriminatory, defamatory, sexually orientated, hateful, invasive of another’s privacy or obscene, or which will (or potentially will) harass, distress, embarrass or inconvenience or be objectionable by any person or which might restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the Site by any person;
(g) post, upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation or exploitation;
(h) post, upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, restrict, destroy, limit the functionality of or compromise the integrity of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;;
(i) create a database (electronic or otherwise) that includes Content;
(j) transmit or re-circulate any Content to any third party; or
(k) bring (or in any way that might bring) Clint Harris and Group Voice into disrepute.
3. Group Voice Forum
3.1 Your use of the Forums on the Site is expressly subject to these Terms & Conditions.
3.2 You acknowledge that you are entirely responsible for all material that you upload or post on the Forums.
3.3 You further acknowledge that Clint Harris or Group Voice does not pre-screen, edit or monitor the content on the pages of the blogs, but that we (and people designated or authorized by us) shall have the right (but not the obligation) in our sole discretion and without prior warning or notice to refuse or remove any material that is posted on or submitted, uploaded or otherwise transmitted to the forums, or close or suspend a user’s access to the forums section of the website. Without limiting the foregoing, Clint Harris and its designees shall have the right to remove any material from the forums that is contrary to these Terms & Conditions or is otherwise objectionable, whether by reference to these Terms & Conditions, the Ground Rules or otherwise.
3.4 If anyone is concerned about material posted on the Forums or becomes aware that any material on the Forums or any activities carried out on the Forums, are offensive, unlawful, are contrary to these Terms & Conditions or the Ground rules or infringe any third-party rights in any way, please send an appropriately worded message to us by e-mail using this address: marleyharris2018@gmail.com. We shall then act expeditiously to remove any such material or to disable access to the material, or use reasonable endeavours to otherwise deal with the concern however we see fit in our sole discretion (as the case may be).
3.5 You acknowledge and agree that we are not obliged to enter into any discussion following the removal of any material from the Forums, or any other action we may take under or with reference to these Terms & Conditions.
4. Warranties & Liabilities
4.1 Your use of the Site is at your sole risk. The Content has been included in good faith and is only for your general information and is for non-commercial use. In particular, the Content does not constitute any form of advice, recommendation, or arrangement by Clint Harris and is not intended to be relied upon by users in making (or refraining from making) any specific decisions or to be a substitute for obtaining professional advice. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE ACCURACY OF RELEVANT FACTS AND OPINIONS GIVEN ON THE SITE BEFORE ENTERING INTO ANY COMMITMENT OR TAKING ANY OTHER FORM OF ACTION OR INACTION BASED UPON THEM. CLINT HARRIS AND GROUP VOICE WEBISTE DOES NOT REPRESENT OR GUARANTEE THE TRUTHFULNESS, ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF POSTINGS SUBMITTED BY USERS AS BLOGS, OR ENDORSE ANY OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY USERS. All conditions, warranties, terms, and undertakings express or implied statutory or otherwise in respect of the provision of the Content and the Site are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
4.2 The Content may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Clint Harris and Group Voice makes no representations about the reliability, availability, timeliness and accuracy of the Content. Clint Harris and Group Voice does not warrant that the Site will be free of viruses or other harmful components.
4.3 The Site contains links to other websites (“Third Party Sites”). Clint Harris and Group Voice neither endorses nor takes responsibility for the availability or content of Third Party Sites and will not be a party to, or in any way responsible for, any transaction concerning goods or services available from such Third Party Sites. If you decide to use these links to access Third Party Sites you do so entirely at your own risk.
4.4 Save as expressly provided for in these Terms & Conditions, Clint Harris and Group Voice shall not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage (including, without limit, loss of property or profit, business revenue or opportunity or anticipated savings and loss of or damage to any data) or for any costs, claims or demands of any nature whatsoever arising directly or indirectly out of the use of or access to the Site, Forums, Content or any part thereof or in respect of any defect therein or any failure to provide or the late delivery of the same howsoever arising.
4.5 You agree to indemnify and hold Clint Harris and Group Voice and its agents harmless from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising from your use of the Site (including, but not limited, your use of the Forums).