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We follow a few basic principles in providing the information included on this web site and we ask that anyone using this information also follow these principles. We believe in:
Sharing knowledge and information to help others.
Respecting the integrity of the work contributed by others.
Sharing any financial gain with those who produced the original work.
Acknowledging the authors of original work and protecting their identity to the greatest extent possible when they prefer to remain anonymous.
Administration of copyright
The Canadian Mental Health Association's BC Division ("CMHA-BC") administers copyright on behalf of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information, the group of agencies behind HeretoHelp. By using the Contact Us page on this site, you will reach CMHA-BC staff directly.
General copyright statement
Copyright in the information that appears on the HeretoHelp website is subject to the Copyright Act of Canada.
Terms of Use Notice
Q: What information can I reproduce from the HeretoHelp website?
All rights are reserved. However, in keeping with the BC Partners commitment to get good quality, trusted information out to people who need it and to encourage the availability, dissemination and exchange of information (subject to the Copyright Act of Canada), you may reproduce the Information that appears on the HeretoHelp website, except for Visions articles, illustrations, graphics and photographs that have been developed for us by others, as long as the user of the information agrees to:
Retrieve and use documents for information only.
Save or print a single copy for personal use only.
Not reproduce any major extract or the entire document except as permitted under Copyright Act of Canada (Section 29: Fair Dealing) or without the permission of CMHA-BC (on behalf of BC Partners) or the original author.
Acknowledge the source and author (where applicable) of any selected passage or other extract reproduced.
Not make any financial charge for providing the information to another person or organization without the written consent of CMHA-BC.
Not modify the information without the express written permission of CMHA-BC or the author.
Include the following copyright notice in any copy made:
© Copyright – Canadian Mental Health Association (BC Division) for and on behalf of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information.
PDF files and interactive content may not be posted or hosted on other websites, however you are free to provide links to these resources on the HeretoHelp website. You do not need permission to provide a link to content on this site.
Please use our Copyright and Reprint Permission Request Form if your use falls outside these guidelines.
Granting of permission for authored articles
CMHA-BC seeks to obtain permission from third party contributors of articles (such as for Visions Journal) to grant permission on their behalf to republish their work, however this cannot be assumed with every article. Where an article carries a byline, the author may retain copyright ownership and their permission may need to be sought separately. Please contact us using our Copyright and Reprint Permission Request Form to determine whether we are able to grant permission on the author’s behalf of whether the author needs to be contacted directly for permission to reproduce their work.
Q: How can I apply to the CMHA-BC for formal permission to reproduce information?
In the event that you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmit the material that appears on the HeretoHelp website for a purpose other than personal, in-house or non-commercial educational or training use, you can apply online to us through our Copyright and Reprint Permission Request Form, or you may answer the questions on the form via fax, mail or phone.
Specific use of photography
General permission to reproduce information on the HeretoHelp web site does not include photographs. Some photography used on the HeretoHelp web site has been purchased from stock sources and therefore carries limited copyrighted use in accordance with our purchase/use agreements. In some cases, photographs that appear with authored articles do not necessarily depict the author to protect their privacy. In the event you wish to reproduce, store or transmit photographic material that appears on the HeretoHelp website you need to Contact Us prior to any use.
Creative Commons License
Use of the partially restricted Creative Commons License shall apply to the use of toolkits, workbooks, modules, fact sheets and brochures.
Notifying us of reproduced information
To help us in keeping track of how information from the HeretoHelp web site is used elsewhere, please send us an email at Contact Us and tell us where, when and how the information was used.
Disclaimer
Please see our Disclaimer page for our standard content disclaimer about the limits of the information on this site, as well as some details on your privacy when on this site.
