TERMS OF USE
This website is operated by GROW, ABN 12 008 485 827; a registered charity under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). GROW has more than 60 years of experience as Australia’s leader in providing personal growth and development.
GROW’s Programs offer recovery and maintenance of mental health and help people to overcome obstacles and to live a life full of meaning, hope and optimism.
Your Acceptance
By accessing or using this website, You agree to all the terms and conditions regulating this website. So please, ensure You read all the content of these Terms of Use and all the content of GROW’s Privacy Policy prior to browsing or using this website.
If You do not agree with any part of the terms and conditions of this website, please do not browse or use this website.
GROW may make changes to the content of these Terms of Use or make changes to any other information contained in this website without informing You. Such changes may include variations in any of GROW’s programs or services.
To ensure You are up to date with the terms and conditions of this website, GROW recommends You review them when returning to this website.
GROW Australia
The services offered in this website are exclusively for residents of the states of VIC, TAS, NSW, QLD, WA, SA, ACT, and NT. This means that the GROW Groups and Programs in Australia are designed to assist the Australian community.
Should You reside outside of Australia and You are interested in joining a GROW Group or Program for mental health or any of GROW’s wellness programs, please contact your local GROW branch. GROW’s programs are also found in Ireland, America, Trinidad and New Zealand.
Age Requirement
Upon acknowledging and agreeing to the terms above, anyone is welcome to visit this website. However, actively engaging with this website through signing up to any of its webpages, completing any payment or donation form, and expressing interest in being a part of any of GROW’s Groups and Programs is limited to people at least 18 years of age.
Although GROW encourages and supports children under 18 to take care of their mental wellbeing, GROW does not authorise anyone under the minimum age of 18 to provide information in this website.
Therefore, by using the contact functions of this website, You hereby express to be compliant with the age requirement of these Terms of Use.
Privacy Policy
Please view GROW’s Privacy Policy available in this website to find out about the privacy practices implemented by GROW when dealing with your personal information.
For the reasons previously stated in this document, if You are not a resident of Australia, You are requested to not provide GROW with any piece of your personal information through this website.
GROW Groups and Programs
You need to register to attend to GROW Groups and Programs.
Some of the Groups and Programs may be a state initiative and therefore have geographical limitations for attendees. Please be aware that different Groups and different Programs may have different prerequisites, therefore, You should consult the webpage of the Group or Program of your interest for specific information about them.
The participation by children between 10 and 18 years in the Program for Young People must be informed to GROW by the children’s school. So if You are between 10 and 18 years of age and wish to become a Grower and be part of the GROW community, please request the responsible person for students wellbeing in your school to complete the form in this website for You, so GROW can explain to them how You can join the Get Growing Schools Program.
Feedback
You may submit feedback, ideas or other information (collectively called “Feedback”) to GROW through this website. In doing so, You acknowledge that GROW may use the content of your Feedback to create derivatives of it. This means that GROW may disclose, use, copy, and exploit such Feedback in any manner without any obligation or payment owed to You or without any restrictions in regard to Intellectual Property Rights.
Newsletter Sign Up
You may sign up to receive GROW’s newsletter. If you have done so and wish to unsubscribe, please follow the instructions in the email for opt-out option. If You require assistance to unsubscribe, please email us through the Contact Us webpage.
Jobs
This website offers information about available job positions within GROW. If You are interested in applying for any position, please verify the candidate requirements in the applicable Position Description and then follow the steps given in the website to proceed with your application.
Financial Reports
GROW is compliant with the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Act 2012 and through its organisational values of Personal Responsibility, Personal Value, Mutual Help and Friendship, it manages its affairs openly, accountably and transparently; uses its resources (including contributions and donations) effectively and efficiently; minimises the risk of mismanagement and misappropriation; and pursue its purposes.
You can access GROW’s annual information statements and financial reports through this website. GROW’s financial position, performance, on‑going operations and the safety of its assets is governed by Australian laws and managed in a responsible manner.
Should You have any concerns about GROW’s governance and wish to raise them, please use the Contact Us page in this website to do so. The more information You provide about your concern, the better. GROW is committed to investigating all cases received in good faith and to act in the best interest of the public.
Donation
GROW receives donations through cheque or money order, and bank transfer. You may, however, utilise the outsourced fundraising to make your donation. GROW has taken reasonable steps to certify that the external agency fundraiser is compliant with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Donations are very important to ensure GROW’s sustainability and the board at GROW has overall responsibility for GROW’s actions and for any fundraising operations, including ensuring there are appropriate and lawful processes in place to manage donations and put them towards pursuing GROW’s charitable purpose.
This website has a donation facility, however payments made in connection with this website are restricted to users who are 18 or older.
Where the Australian Consumer Law applies to fundraisers carrying out fundraising activities on behalf of charities and not-for-profits, GROW is confident that the applicable fundraising activities do not breach the ACL.
Although GROW has reasonable grounds to assure that the fundraiser practices are fair, transparent and well governed, You shall review the fundraiser’s website terms and conditions, contents, privacy practices, and resources prior to making any donations.
Part of the donated funds is used to cover the fundraiser fees and the remaining amounts are transferred to GROW.
When providing the requested information for donations, You must pay attention to the type of donation you wish to give; it be either a one time donation or a recurring donation. You are responsible for ticking the correct box.
If You have opted for recurring donation and wish to cancel the ‘contract’ for donation, please contact the fundraiser directly.
If You wish to make a donation on behalf of someone, it is also your responsibility to receive consent from this person to do so.
No donation refunds are provided.
In case You have any queries about payment options, please contact the fundraiser directly.
You may donate as an individual option or under an organisation option. The option chosen will reflect in the billing information. If You choose to donate as an anonymous, your name will not appear on the page.
GROW promotes assurance and confidence within the public that all funds received are used for legitimate purposes and that all funds received reach legitimate beneficiaries.
Third Parties Websites
This website may contain hyperlinks to external websites.
GROW acts in an open, transparent, truthful way and expects the third parties it relies on to act in the same way; however, GROW does not in any way, expressly or implicitly, endorse or approve any third parties’ website, contents, privacy practices, resources or services.
The access or use of any webpage linked to this website is not requested by GROW, and if accessed or used, it is done at your own risk.
Warranty and Disclaimers
GROW makes no warranty regarding the availability of this website and does not assure You that delays, inaccuracies, or omissions due to any reason will not occur. GROW also makes no warranty that material contained in this website is free from any computer virus, defects or errors.
GROW, therefore, will not be liable for any failure of this website, including failure in computer systems, equipment and software.
No claim or representation is made, or warranty given, express or implied, in relation to any of the material in this website. Your use of this website and any of the contents and services therein is entirely at your own risk.
GROW offers free of costs assistance to people across Australia and opportunities for them to recover and maintain good mental health and wellbeing; however, the achievement of good mental health and wellbeing may vary from person to person and GROW takes no responsibility neither liability for any difficulty or struggle a person may have in following GROW’s programs and / or accomplishing any expected results.
Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted applicable by law, in no event shall GROW be liable to any user of this website or of any of its services for any loss, cost, expense or damage of any kind and shall be relieved of all liability caused by or in connection with the user’s use or engagement with the fundraiser.
Copyright
Unless otherwise expressly stated, all material contained in this website is owned by GROW. This means that the content of this website must not be published without GROW’s written consent.
All other rights are reserved to GROW.