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Thank you for visiting The Empty Cradle website.
Purpose
This website disclaimer, together with the website terms and conditions and website privacy policy govern The Empty Cradle’s relationship with you when you access this website.
If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to accept and comply with this disclaimer, without modification and acknowledge reading it.
The Empty Cradle reserves the right to change this policy at any time, to which the website will be promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, The Empty Cradle advises you to frequently visit this page.
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For the purposes of this privacy policy
- “Website” or “site” refers to the websites www.theemptycradle.com and www.theemptycradle.com.au
- “I”, “We”, “My”, “Us” and “Our” refer to The Empty Cradle and Sarah Roberts, the owner of www.theemptycradle.com and www.theemptycradle.com.au
- “You”, “Your”, “Website visitor” or “Visitor” refers to you, all visitors, clients, website users or persons using our website.
Legal and regulatory framework
The Empty Cradle is a service managed and operated by Sarah Roberts, located in Brisbane, Australia. The Empty Cradle operates under the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Upon entering this website and purchasing any products or services delivered by The Empty Cradle, you understand that this is the governing legal and regulatory framework.
The Empty Cradle Website Disclaimer
This website is operated, for the benefit of the public, by The Empty Cradle for the purpose of providing information about our services relating to involuntary childlessness. This website is for the provision of information only.
It is not a counselling or therapeutic service. Nothing in this site is intended to be used as medical advice and is not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent a physical or mental health condition.
While the Empty Cradle strives to provide accurate and up-to-date information, The Empty Cradle makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability or suitability of this information to you and your personal circumstances.
You use any information or materials on this website entirely at your own risk, and The Empty Cradle shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or errors.
Any responses from The Empty Cradle are based on the information you choose to share with us. Whilst The Empty Cradle makes every effort to assist you, you are in the best position to determine how relevant this information is to your situation.
The information provided on The Empty Cradle website is not a substitute for professional advice about your individual situation from a medical or mental health professional. The Empty Cradle suggests seeking assistance from an accredited medical or mental health practitioner for the diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental health conditions.
The Empty Cradle, its affiliates, or contributors, shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of your access, use, or inability to use this website.
Quality Of Information: Always Check the Information
The Empty Cradle makes reasonable effort to ensure that quality of the information available on this website and updates the information regularly. Before relying on this information on this site, however, visitors should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances. The Empty Cradle cannot guarantee and assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information.
The Empty Cradle does not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on any information provided in this website.
Links To External Websites
This website contains links to other websites which are external to The Empty Cradle. The Empty Cradle takes reasonable care in selecting linking websites. It is the responsibility of the visitor to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external websites.
Linkages to external websites should not be taken to be an endorsement or a recommendation of any third-party products or services offered by virtue of any information, material or content linked from or to this site.
Visitors who access links provided by this site are responsible for being aware of which organisation is hosting the site they visit. Views or recommendations provided in linked sites or by other visitors of The Empty Cradle site do not necessarily reflect those of The Empty Cradle.
Computer systems
The Empty Cradle accepts no liability for any interference with or damage to a visitor’s computer systems, software or data occurring in connection with this website. Visitors are encouraged to take appropriate and adequate precautions to ensure that whatever is selected from this site is free of viruses and other contamination that may interfere with or damage the user’s computer system, software or data.
Copyright Notice
This website and its contents are subject to copyright under the laws of Australian and through international treaties, other countries. The copyright in some materials incorporated within this site may be owned by third parties.
If you have any questions or concerns about this disclaimer, please contact the Empty Cradle by email.
Thank you for visiting this website.
This Website Disclaimer was updated in November 2025
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