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Terms & Conditions
2. Not for Emergencies; No Crisis Monitoring
This website is not a crisis response service, is not monitored for emergency communications, and is not a substitute for emergency or crisis intervention.
If you or another person may be in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, or a mental health or substance use crisis, call or text 988 or use the 988 Lifeline chat services.
Do not use this website to seek or attempt to obtain emergency assistance.
3. No Endorsement; Third-Party Resources
This website may compile, aggregate, summarize, organize, or link to third-party organizations, services, products, programs, educational materials, research studies, and other resources. Inclusion of any resource, organization, service, product, study, hyperlink, or reference does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship, recommendation, certification, approval, partnership, or verification by the website or its owners, operators, authors, administrators, contributors, affiliates, sponsors, or funders.
Third-party resources are provided solely as a convenience. We do not control, monitor, review continuously, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, availability, timeliness, legality, quality, safety, or suitability of any third-party content, service, organization, or website. Your use of third-party resources is solely at your own risk.
4. Accuracy; No Warranties
ALTHOUGH WE MAY UPDATE THE WEBSITE FROM TIME TO TIME, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS, AVAILABILITY, OR SUITABILITY OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT ON IT.
ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT:
(A) THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS;
(B) ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED;
(C) THE WEBSITE OR SERVER WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE; OR
(D) THE CONTENT WILL BE CURRENT, ACCURATE, OR APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
5. User Responsibility; Assumption of Risk
You are solely responsible for your use of this website and for evaluating any information, resource, recommendation, link, organization, service, or product referenced on or through the website. Any decisions or actions you take based on the website are made entirely at your own risk.
You assume full responsibility for complying with all applicable federal, state, local, tribal, and other laws, regulations, and professional obligations related to mental health, suicide prevention, firearms, firearm storage, counseling, healthcare, privacy, and safety.
6. No Guarantee of Outcomes
This website does not guarantee any specific result, outcome, improvement, reduction in risk, or prevention of injury, self-harm, suicide, violence, or death. Information about safety measures, storage practices, policies, services, or interventions may not be appropriate, effective, lawful, or sufficient in every circumstance.
7. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE WEBSITE AND ITS OWNERS, OPERATORS, AUTHORS, ADMINISTRATORS, CONTRIBUTORS, AFFILIATES, SPONSORS, FUNDERS, LICENSORS, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO:
(A) YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, OR RELIANCE ON THIS WEBSITE;
(B) ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INACCURACIES, OR OUTDATED CONTENT;
(C) ANY THIRD-PARTY CONTENT, WEBSITES, ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, OR RESOURCES;
(D) ANY DECISIONS, ACTIONS, OR OMISSIONS MADE BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY BASED ON THE WEBSITE;
(E) ANY INJURY, LOSS, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGES RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISES, SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, FIREARM ACCESS, FIREARM STORAGE, VIOLENCE, ACCIDENTAL INJURY, DEATH, OR LEGAL CONSEQUENCES; OR
(F) ANY INTERRUPTION, DELAY, VIRUS, SYSTEM FAILURE, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AFFECTING THE WEBSITE.
THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
8. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the website and its owners, operators, authors, administrators, contributors, affiliates, sponsors, funders, licensors, and agents from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, liabilities, damages, judgments, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to:
(a) your use of the website;
(b) your violation of these Terms and Conditions;
(c) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party; or
(d) your misuse of any information or resource obtained through the website.
9. Funding Disclosure
This website is solely the responsibility of its authors. Its contents do not necessarily represent the official views of any funding source, institution, sponsor, or affiliated organization. Unless expressly stated otherwise in writing, no funding source had any role in the creation of specific content, the selection of external resources, or decisions regarding website design, operation, or maintenance.
10. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the website’s text, design, organization, graphics, logos, and other original content are owned by or licensed to the website owners and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Third-party names, logos, marks, and materials remain the property of their respective owners.
No rights are granted to you except for the limited right to access and use the website for lawful, personal, noncommercial informational purposes. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, republish, scrape, frame, or exploit website content without prior written permission, except as permitted by law.
11. Prohibited Use
You agree not to use the website:
(a) for any unlawful purpose;
(b) in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the website;
(c) to attempt unauthorized access to the website or related systems;
(d) to introduce malicious code;
(e) to misrepresent the website as providing professional, emergency, or crisis services; or
(f) to use the website or its content in a misleading, defamatory, abusive, or harmful manner.
Effective Date: June 20, 2026
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, do not use this website.
1. Informational and Educational Purposes Only
This website is provided solely for general informational and educational purposes related to suicide prevention, safety, and related resources. The content made available on this website is not medical advice, mental health advice, legal advice, clinical advice, safety training, emergency guidance, or any other professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultation with qualified professionals.
Nothing on this website creates a physician-patient, therapist-patient, counselor-client, attorney-client, fiduciary, or other professional relationship between you and the website owners, operators, authors, administrators, contributors, affiliates, sponsors, or funders.
12. Changes to the Website or Terms
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue all or any part of the website at any time, without notice or liability. We also reserve the right to update these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting a revised version on this page. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
13. Severability; Waiver
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of that provision or any other provision.
14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction
Any dispute or controversy arising under or related to these Terms and Conditions and/or your use of the website shall be resolved exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction within Salt Lake County, Utah, and you expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by any such court. These Terms and Conditions will be interpreted by and governed by the laws of the State of Utah, without reference to internal law concerning conflicts of law principles.
15. Contact
For non-emergency questions about this website, contact: goldsteinlab@utah.edu. This email address is not actively monitored for any emergency communications.