Terms & Conditions

By using this website, you agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions.

The Sleep Health Foundation may, without notice, amend or modify its Terms and Conditions by posting the amended Terms and Conditions to this website.

If any of these Terms and Conditions are found to be in valid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of a particular Term or Condition will not affect the remainder of the Terms and Conditions, which will continue in full force and effect.

This website is owned and operated by the Sleep Health Foundation ABN 91 138 737 854, 552 Victoria St, North Melbourne VIC Australia 3051 (‘Sleep Health Foundation’, ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’).

All information provided on this website has been prepared in accordance with Australian law and is intended for use by residents of Australia. Persons residing outside of Australia agree that they use this website at their own risk and should take into consideration the legislative requirements of their country of residence when accessing this website. Should you choose to use tools, calculators, or materials made available from time to time or make a donation to us, you should confirm that doing so will not constitute a contravention of the laws of your country of residence.

All information provided on this website has been published for personal, non-commercial use unless otherwise specified. The content published on the website does not constitute medical advice; it is general information only. The general information provided should not, under any circumstances, be relied upon in lieu of professional medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional for diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders or other medical conditions.

The information on this website is obtained and developed from a variety of sources including but not limited to collaborations with third parties and information provided by third parties under licence. Where the health information provided has been developed by the Sleep Health Foundation, whether in its own right or in conjunction with any third party, that information is based on independent research and the available scientific evidence at the time of writing. Inclusion of information on this website or links to third-party sites is not an endorsement of any organisation, product, or service.

Intellectual Property

All Sleep Health Foundation logos and program names are used under licence by the Sleep Health Foundation or are owned by the Sleep Health Foundation unless otherwise stated.

All content on this website including logos, brand names, text, photographs, information, statistics, images, and other material is protected by copyright, trademark, and applicable intellectual property laws in Australia.

The Sleep Health Foundation’s logos must not be reproduced or used in any way unless the Sleep Health Foundation provides its prior approval in writing. Permission to use Sleep Health Foundation logos must besought in writing by contacting admin@sleephealthfoundation.org.au.

Content Usage: Except as provided for below, content on this website is licensed by the Sleep Health Foundation under a Creative Commons Attribution – Non commercial – No Derivative Works (CCBY-NC-ND) 4.0 licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit creativecommons.org.au. You are free to copy and communicate our website content (however in no way commercialise the material), in accordance with the rules of attribution set out at creativecommons.net/attributing-cc-materials/.

Third-party material that is not licenced under a Creative Commons licence may be referenced within this website. All content not licensed under a Creative Commons licence is all rights reserved. Please contact the relevant third-party copyright owner if you wish to use this material.

Commercial Use: For any commercial use of content from this website, including but not limited to use in advertising, marketing materials, or for the sale of products or services, you must obtain explicit written permission from the Sleep Health Foundation. Please direct your inquiries to admin@sleephealthfoundation.org.auoutlining the intended use of the content.

The Sleep Health Foundation does not claim ownership of any third-party photographs, images, or material displayed on this site unless otherwise stated and does not knowingly intend to violate the copyright or intellectual property rights of any third-party entity. If you believe that our site contains copyrighted work that in any way constitutes a copyright infringement or breach of an agreed licence or contract, please notify us by contacting admin@sleephealthfoundation.org.au.

Disclaimer

Whilst due care and skill has been taken in the preparation of the content contained on the Sleep Health Foundation’s website, the Sleep Health Foundation, its employees, related parties, directors, officers, committee members, honoraria, research fellows, servants, agents, volunteers, contractors, subcontractors and collaborators, make no representations regarding the accuracy, currency, completeness or reliability of the information provided and do not accept any liability, including loss or damage, resulting from the reliance on any of the content contained on the website, except to the extent that liability cannot be excluded under the law.

This website, and the content contained within, is provided on an as-is basis, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Sleep Health Foundation disclaims all warranties. In addition, we do not warrant that this website is error-free or that the website and/or the servers it is hosted on are free of viruses, Trojans, or other malicious software. The Sleep Health Foundation notes that, whilst due care and skill has been taken in publishing the information contained on the website, there may be errors, omissions, and typographical errors contained in the material provided.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify the Sleep Health Foundation, including its employees, directors, officers, committee members, honoraria, research fellows, servants, agents, volunteers, contractors, subcontractors, and collaborators from any loss or damage which it may suffer as a result of your use of this website.

You acknowledge that any use of Sleep Health Foundation materials or information by another person or organisation is done so at the user's own risk.

The material, information, and resources provided by the Sleep Health Foundation, including text messages, emails, online articles, videos and community support, have been developed for information and educational purposes only. It does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Please consult your health care provider if you have, or suspect you have, a health problem or condition. The information contained in this material is based on the available scientific evidence at the time of writing. It is not an endorsement of any organisation, product or service. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read or received from the Sleep Health Foundation.

Programs and Events

The Sleep Health Foundation runs various programs, events, and functions that are promoted through the website. Should you choose to participate in or attend any of these programs or events, you do so at your own risk. Should the program or event you choose to participate in involve physical exertion or exercise, we recommend you consult your health care provider prior to commencement to determine the suitability of our program/event to your level of fitness.

Sleep Health Foundation programs and events may have their own specific terms and conditions, which are separate and in addition to these website Terms & Conditions. Where an inconsistency exists between the program/event Terms & Conditions and these website Terms & Conditions, the program/event Terms & Conditions will prevail.

Online Purchases

The Sleep Health Foundation may from time to time make available for purchase on its websites certain merchandise (including but not limited to booklets & brochures, apparel, and personal accessories).

Under the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) a number of Consumer Guarantees may attach to goods purchased through the Sleep Health Foundation’s websites from 1January 2011 onwards. Should you have any queries or concerns regarding goods purchased through our website, please email admin@sleephealthfoundation.org.au.

Unless otherwise provided for, we expressly limit our liability for any breach of a consumer guarantee to the provision of a full refund of the purchase price, or the repair or replacement of the goods or supply of equivalent goods, at our sole discretion.

All prices listed on this website include GST, where applicable.

Third-Party Content and Links

This website may contain content owned by third parties (Third-Party Content). This content may include but is not limited to hyperlinks to external (third-party) websites, paid advertisements and mention of program sponsors. This should not be taken as the Sleep Health Foundation’s endorsement, recommendation, or approval of the third party, advertiser, or sponsor or their products or services. The Sleep Health Foundation accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, currency, suitability, or otherwise of any Third-Party Content. Any use or reliance on such content is at your own risk and the Sleep Health Foundation does not accept liability for any loss, damage, costs, or expenses arising as a result of the use or reliance of any Third-Party Content.

Where hyperlinks to third-party websites are provided, the Sleep Health Foundation makes no claims regarding the suitability or otherwise of the third party's products or services to your needs, nor does it warrant that the third-party website is free of viruses, trojans, or other malicious software. Should you have any queries, concerns, or complaints regarding any Third-Party Content, please refer your query, concern, or complaint to the third party.

Should you wish to provide a link to the Sleep Health Foundation's website through another site, you may do so provided you adhere to the following terms and conditions:

  1. The link must be a text link containing the words "Sleep Health Foundation" or our URL.
  2. The link must go directly to our homepage or to a specific page as agreed upon in writing.
  3. The context around the link must not in any way suggest that the Sleep Health Foundation endorses, sponsors, or is affiliated with your website or products/services.
  4. You must not use our logo or other proprietary graphic as the link without our express written permission.
  5. The link must not appear on any page that displays content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive, or controversial.
  6. We reserve the right to revoke permission to link at anytime and for any reason. Upon receiving notice that permission has been revoked, you agree to immediately remove the link.
  7. Your website must not frame our content or present our content as your own.
  8. You agree that the link will not appear on a website that infringes upon any intellectual property or other rights of any third party.

The Sleep Health Foundation reserves the right to withdraw permission to link to the Sleep Health Foundation website at any time, for any reason, and if permission is revoked, the link must be removed immediately.

Content from the website can only be copied in accordance with the Creative Commons licence detailed in the Intellectual Property section above, or if outside the scope of the Creative Commons licence, with prior written consent from the Sleep Health Foundation.

Privacy

The Sleep Health Foundation respects and upholds all individual’s rights to privacy. For further information regarding how we deal with your Personal Information, please see our Privacy Notice.

Contact

Should you have any queries or concerns regarding the Sleep Health Foundation’s website Terms & Conditions please contact the Sleep Health Foundation by emailing admin@sleephealthfoundation.org.au.

Last updated 13/03/2025