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Welcome to the official page of the FreeStyle family of products in Australia! This page aims to be a meeting and discussion point for people over the age of 18 years on topics related to diabetes, such as proper nutrition, fitness exercises, health tips, upcoming events as well as updates on our glucose monitoring products and services. There will also be opportunities for sharing experiences, comments and advice.

Abbott Diabetes Care Facebook Terms of Use & Netiquette

Abbott observes Facebook’s posting guidelines and Terms of Use, as well as those of Abbott Diabetes Care. The content on this page is for informational use only and is about Abbott brands, their initiatives and diabetes care. This page is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and you should contact your physician or other qualified health provider if you need medical or clinical assistance of any kind.

To ensure the best experience possible, we will moderate the page at least 4 times a day during weekdays and twice a day on weekends and public holidays, with the aim of ensuring a positive and constructive exchange.

For this reason, all opinions are welcome in the form of posts, comments and private messages as long as you adhere to a few rules that we ask you to respect, for a civil coexistence with all users of this page.

While we are keen to hear from you, do note that any postings deemed abusive, defamatory, rude, obscene or repetitive will be removed at our discretion. FreeStyle Australia reserves the right to remove content:

• Which is violent, hateful, defamatory, libelous, unlawful, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic
• Which is political or inciting to violence, su***de, racism
• Which defends war crimes or crimes against humanity
• That incites death or to commit a crime
• That incites discrimination or hatred
• Is abusive, vulgar, rude, or which may offend the sensibilities of children
• Is violating the privacy of other persons, covered by copyright
• That promotes products, brands or people and / or contain links to a commercial site or advertising
• That is considered spam and / or is completely off-topic from the conversation that is developing
• Violates the rules of Facebook and / or encourages others to do so

Furthermore, please do not:

• Offer unauthorized medical advice
• Discuss pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical product use
• Post on any content which may violate any law or which may be against the public policy or which may infringe privacy rights of any person.
• Post any personal information of any kind, including your email address, phone number, identity card/FIN number, or personal health information
• Post content that violates the intellectual property rights of any party
• Post false or defamatory statements about any individual, community, company or organization or any other entity
• Use our page to engage in discussions unrelated to Abbott and its products
• Use our page to solicit money, sell products and services, or recruit fans, followers, and group members

Abbott reserves the right to ban any user from this page should they violate these Netiquette / Terms of Use as stated, and revised. Abbott also reserves the right to remove any posts made to its Facebook should they violate these Netiquette / Terms of Use as stated, and revised. These decisions are at the sole discretion of Abbott, and Abbott Diabetes Care. For more information on Abbott's Social Media Terms of Use, please visit http://www.abbott.com/social-media-terms-of-use.html.

If you believe that you experienced an adverse event when using our product, please contact us directly at: 1800 801 478 (8:00am – 6:00pm, Mondays – Fridays except Public Holidays).

For details of the privacy and data retention and use policies applicable to this page please visit https://myfreestyle.com.au/legal/privacy-policy/ or refer to the privacy tab located on this Facebook site.

FreeStyle aims to provide the best possible experience for all users of our products and services. If you would like more information on our FreeStyle family of products, please visit us at www.myfreestyle.com.au or call us on our toll-free number on 1800 801478.

Page sponsored by Abbott Diabetes Care Australia. Non-adherence to these rules or any of Facebook’s terms of use may lead to fan removal.

Finally, we thank you for your cooperation, hope you enjoy this page and find it useful!

The FreeStyle Team