Disclaimer
The Toronto Adolescent & Youth Cohort Study ("TAY Cohort Study") website does not provide diagnostic, treatment or referral services. The information and materials on the site are not to be used for these purposes. Individuals should contact their family doctor, health care provider and/or their local addiction or mental health agency for information about diagnosis, treatment and referrals. 

Terms of Use (General)
By using the TAY Cohort Study website and any of its pages ("The Site"), you ("You," with references to "Your" as applicable) are agreeing to the terms of use ("Terms of Use") set out below. The TAY Cohort Study may make changes at any time to the Terms of Use without specific advance notice to you. By continuing to use the website, you are agreeing to the posted changes. We recommend that you check back the Terms of Use often to review the current version of these terms and conditions. 

Linked Sites
The existence of a link from the TAY Cohort Study site to any organization's site does not constitute an endorsement of the site by the TAY Cohort Study. Links to third-party sites are provided as an information service only. Upon clicking on the link, you leave the TAY Cohort Study site. The TAY Cohort Study does not control and is not responsible for these third-party sites or their content or availability.

Not Medical Advice
The information and materials on this website, such as postings, messages, text, graphics, images and videos ("Content"), are provided for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to offer professional medical advice or provide diagnosis or treatment for your individual circumstances. If you have any questions regarding a medical condition, you should immediately seek your family doctor's advice or the help of a qualified health provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something You have read or seen on this site.

Not Emergency or Crisis Care
The TAY Cohort Study site is not for emergency or crisis help.
If you require emergency help, do not hesitate to contact your local emergency services. You can call 911 (in Ontario), go to your local hospital emergency room and/or call Telehealth Ontario (1-866-797-0000) to speak directly with a registered nurse. Telehealth Ontario is a free 24/7 service of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care-visit them online at: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/telehealth/ for more information.

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Continuity of Data Provided
The TAY Cohort Study cannot guarantee that the linked resources that are free and publicly available at this time will never have restricted access or required a fee and that the location of items will not change as menus, pages, and files are reorganized. By accessing the Tay Cohort Study Site, you expressly agree that use of the website is at the Your sole risk. The TAY Cohort Study does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error-free. The information, documents and related graphics published on the site or web server could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The TAY Cohort Study may make improvements and/or changes in the information and/or programs described herein at any time.

Website Privacy & Confidentiality Policy
The TAY Cohort Study is committed to maintaining the privacy of all individuals ("You" or "user") who use the resources available on our site. TAY Cohort Study places a high value on privacy, both in-person and online. This site contains links to other organizational sites. Upon entering those sites, you are subject to the privacy and security policies of those sites. This policy outlined here identifies our Web site's privacy practices only.

The TAY Cohort Study only collects personal information that you ('the user") choose to give us and uses it for the express purpose for which it was collected unless you expressly agree to use your personal information for additional purposes. The TAY Cohort Study has developed electronic and administrative procedures to prevent unauthorized access and ensure proper use of your personal information. Additionally, personal information will not be shared with any third party unless required by law.

In the event the TAY Cohort Study wishes to use the user's aggregate data for statistical or research purposes, we will ensure to do so in a way that does not reveal any personal or identifiable information to our staff or researchers. 

Agreement
Acceptance of these Terms of Use ratifies your agreement to assume liability for Your actions on the site. You agree to indemnify the TAY Cohort Study for any and all claims arising from its operation of the website and abide by all policies for the website, as well as all applicable Canadian provincial and federal laws. You will limit the TAY Cohort Study's liability by agreeing that the TAY Cohort Study is not responsible for any specific level of service; the TAY Cohort Study provides service on an "as is, where is" basis. You acknowledge that the TAY Cohort Study may suspend the provision of the website without notice.

If you choose not to accept these terms and conditions, you may close this window now and leave the TAY Cohort Study website.