Social Media and Privacy Policy

Social Media

By visiting this website or any social media page affiliated with Emma St John (including Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook) you acknowledge, understand, and agree with the following social media policy and disclaimer:

The information contained on this page (emmastjohn.com.au), linked social media pages and guest appearances on podcasts and/or press/news stations are for educational and informative purposes only and are not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional mental health, medical, legal, or other advice.

This content is not intended to be a replacement for therapy, diagnosis, treatment, advice, or psychological care. These accounts are intended to share interesting, educational, and/or informative content and resources related to mental health. Reliance on information provided on this page (emmastjohn.com.au) and linked pages is solely at your own risk. Emma St John assumes no responsibility or risk for your use of this page. Emma St John is not liable for any advice or information provided on these sites and assumes no liability for diagnosis, treatment, decisions, or actions made in reliance upon information contained on this page or other sites linked to emmastjohn.com.au. No warranties, either express or implied, are made on the information that is provided.

Legally and ethically, I am unable to provide diagnostic/therapeutic services via e-mail, direct messages, likes, comments, or live appearances on social media websites. Any communication on these platforms (e-mail, “book now,” “contact,” direct messages, “live” interactions, comments, likes, follows, or reactions) does not constitute a therapeutic relationship and is not implied to be professional mental health, medical, legal, or other advice.

These platforms are intended to provide education about mental health, psychology, and general therapy information. All communication is intended to be generalised educational information. These are not secure and encrypted platforms, so please do not share sensitive information. Please consult your doctor or mental health provider regarding support on your health and well-being.

If you are in a crisis, please call 000 or visit your nearest emergency department. If you’re not in immediate danger, but would like someone to speak with, you can reach out to Lifeline at 13 11 14.

Endorsements

Emma St John does not have any financial interest in any products or services that she may discuss on social media nor does she endorse or recommend any specific products or services. The appearance of her work , alongside any reference to products or services, is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation.

Data Privacy

emmastjohn.com.au collects personal data to power our site analytics, including: Information about your browser, network, and device, Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website, Your IP address. This information may also include details about your use of this website, including: Clicks, Internal links, Pages visited, Scrolling, Searches, Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal data when you post a comment, including: Your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment), Your email address (optional, to let you know if someone replies to your comment), Your website URL (optional)

This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal data when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:

Information about your browser, network and device, Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share, Your IP address

If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact us:

By email: emmastjohn.psychology@gmail.com