Free and Informed Consent Term

You are being invited as a volunteer to participate in the research u201cInformalcool - Evaluation of the effectiveness of Brief-intervention steps to reduce the consumption of alcohol assisted by computer u201d.

We emphasize that your data will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and will not be shared with third parties at any time. Evaluating the data of website users is important so that we can build increasingly elaborate intervention tools.

In this study, we intend to evaluate the effectiveness of different virtual interventions for alcohol consumption reduction.

The reason we are studying this topic is the public health relevance of alcohol-related harms that could be avoided through computer-mediated interventions, as has been demonstrated in several countries around the world (Netherlands, England, Sweden, Mexico, India, and Belarus).

The procedures will be carried out as follows: we will evaluate the answers provided by each user during the navigation on the website, the scores of the AUDIT and the questionnaires, and the website usage.

To participate in this studyyou will have no cost,you will have no cost,

You will be clarified about the study in any aspect you wish and will be free to participate or refuse to participate.

You may withdraw your consent or discontinue participation at any time.

Your participation is voluntary and refusal to participate will not incur any penalty or modification in the way you are assisted by the researcher. The researcher will treat your identity with professional standards of confidentiality.

Once again, we emphasize that you will not be identifiedin any publication that may result from this study. This study presents a minimal risk, that is, the same risk that exists in routine activities such as talking, bathing, reading, etc. Despite this, you have been guaranteed the right to compensation or indemnification in the event of any damages eventually produced by the research.

The data and instruments used in the research will be archived with the researcher responsible for a period of 5 years, after which time it will be destroyed.

I have been informed of the objectives of the present study in a clear and detailed manner and have clarified my doubts. I know that at any time I can request new information and change my decision to participate if I wish.I declare that I agree to participate in this study.