Terms of Use

Last updated: 4th August 2026

Welcome to The Recovery Space.

By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use this website.

About The Recovery Space

The Recovery Space is a recovery-focused education, self-help and signposting website.

The website provides information, reflective content, downloadable recovery tools, support finder pages and links to external organisations.

The Recovery Space is not a medical, clinical, counselling, crisis, detox, safeguarding, legal, housing, benefits or financial advice service.

Use of website content

The information on this website is provided for general education, reflection and self-help purposes only.

You may use the content to support your own understanding, recovery planning, wellbeing, reflection or signposting needs.

You must not use this website as a replacement for professional advice, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, safeguarding support or emergency help.

Recovery tools and downloadable resources

The Recovery Space may provide free downloadable PDF tools, worksheets and recovery resources.

These resources are provided for personal use only, unless written permission is given by The Recovery Space.

You may:

  • download resources for your own personal use

  • print resources for your own personal use

  • use resources for reflection, recovery planning or self-help

You must not:

  • sell The Recovery Space resources

  • claim the resources as your own

  • remove The Recovery Space branding

  • copy, reproduce or redistribute resources for commercial use

  • upload resources to another website, platform or service without permission

If you are a professional, organisation, group facilitator or service provider and would like to use The Recovery Space resources with others, please contact The Recovery Space first.

No crisis support

The Recovery Space is not a crisis service and is not monitored for emergency messages.

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999 or go to A&E.

If you need urgent medical advice and it is not a 999 emergency, contact NHS 111.

If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, self-harm thoughts, extreme distress, psychosis, confusion, feeling unsafe, or a sudden change in your mental health, please seek urgent professional support.

You can contact Samaritans free on 116 123 at any time.

External links

This website contains links to external websites and support organisations.

External links are provided for signposting only. The Recovery Space does not control external websites and is not responsible for their content, services, availability, accuracy, advice, privacy practices or terms of use.

Visitors should check directly with each organisation for the most current information.

User responsibility

You are responsible for how you use the information, tools and links on this website.

The Recovery Space cannot guarantee that any information, tool, service or external link will be suitable for your personal circumstances.

Where needed, please seek support from an appropriate professional, support service or trusted person.

Respectful use

You agree not to misuse this website.

You must not attempt to damage, disrupt, copy, exploit, hack, overload or interfere with the website, its content, resources or functionality.

You must not use The Recovery Space content in a misleading, harmful, exploitative or unlawful way.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the content, wording, tools, worksheets, images, branding, design and resources on this website belong to The Recovery Space.

You may not copy, reproduce, edit, sell, distribute or republish The Recovery Space content without permission, except for personal use as clearly allowed above.

Website availability

The Recovery Space aims to keep the website available and accessible, but we cannot guarantee that the website will always be available, error-free or uninterrupted.

The website may be updated, changed, removed, paused or unavailable at any time.

Changes to these terms

The Recovery Space may update these Terms of Use from time to time.

Any updates will be posted on this page with the updated date shown at the top.

Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact The Recovery Space through the contact details provided on the website.