Effective date: July 8, 2026
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of this website, including the Understanding Climate Emotions course, the Understanding Climate Emotions curriculum, the glossary, and any related pages, files, audio, and downloadable materials (together, the "Site"). The Site is operated by the Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance ("MHCCA", "we", "us"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Educational and informational purposes only
All content on the Site is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. The Site does not provide medical, psychological, psychiatric, counselling, legal, or other professional advice, and nothing on the Site constitutes such advice. The content is not a substitute for the judgment of a qualified professional who knows your circumstances. Your use of the Site does not create a clinician-patient, therapist-client, or any other professional or fiduciary relationship between you and MHCCA or any contributor to the Site.
2. If you need support now
The Site is not a crisis resource and is not monitored for urgent requests. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number. In Canada, mental health crisis support is available by calling or texting 9-8-8, the Suicide Crisis Helpline. If you are struggling with your mental health, please reach out to a qualified health care provider.
3. Accuracy of information and your responsibility to verify
Climate change and mental health is a young and rapidly evolving field of research and practice. While the content on the Site was developed with care by MHCCA and its contributors, we make no representation or warranty that any content is accurate, complete, current, or suitable for any particular purpose. Findings summarized here may be revised, contested, or superseded.
You are solely responsible for evaluating the content of the Site and for verifying any information against primary sources and other reliable, independent sources before relying on it or acting on it. Any reliance you place on information from the Site is strictly at your own risk.
4. No warranties
The Site and all of its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or free of errors, viruses, or other harmful components.
5. Limitation of liability and release
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, MHCCA, its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, members, contributors, reviewers, partners, funders, and agents (together, the "MHCCA Parties") will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of any kind, arising out of or in connection with your access to, use of, inability to use, or reliance on the Site or its content, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or any other legal theory, and even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
By using the Site, you assume full responsibility for your use of its content and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you release, waive, and discharge the MHCCA Parties from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages, losses, costs, and expenses of any kind arising out of or relating to your use of the Site or reliance on its content. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations of liability; in those jurisdictions, the exclusions and limitations in these Terms apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.
6. Certificates of completion
The course offers a certificate of completion generated in your browser. The certificate recognizes self-paced study only. It is not an accreditation, licence, professional designation, or continuing education credit, and it does not certify competence to provide any professional service. Do not represent the certificate as anything other than completion of a free, self-directed educational resource.
7. External links and third-party content
The Site links to external websites, articles, videos, and other resources created by third parties, and displays media served by third parties. These links are provided for convenience and further reading. We do not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for the content, accuracy, or practices of any third-party resource. Your use of third-party resources is at your own risk and subject to their terms.
8. Intellectual property and licensing
Unless otherwise noted, the educational content of the Site is made available as open access under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence. You may share and adapt that content with attribution to MHCCA and its contributors, provided derivatives are shared under the same licence. The MHCCA name and logo, and third-party materials that appear on or are linked from the Site (including photographs and cited works), are not covered by this licence and may not be used without permission from their respective owners.
9. Acceptable use
You agree not to use the Site in any way that violates applicable law, misrepresents your affiliation with MHCCA, suggests MHCCA's endorsement of you or any product or service without written permission, interferes with the operation of the Site, or attempts to gain unauthorized access to any systems.
10. Changes to the Site and to these Terms
We may modify, update, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site at any time without notice. We may also revise these Terms from time to time. The effective date above reflects the latest revision. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
11. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
12. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles. You agree that any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Site will be brought exclusively in the courts of British Columbia, Canada.
13. Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent to team@mhcca.ca.