PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE

Terms of website use

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before you start to use our website.

By using our website, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use our website.

Information about us

The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) own Dewis Cymru and the associated intellectual property rights on behalf of Welsh local authorities

The website is operated by the Local Government Data Unit ~ Wales (Data Cymru) on behalf of the Welsh Local Government Association.

Changes to these terms

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you.

Changes to our site

We will always take reasonable steps to ensure the website’s information is maintained as accurately as possible. It should be noted, however, that the website may be out of date at any given time. We do not guarantee that our website, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Accessing our site

Our website is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our website, or any information within, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our website is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our website without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our website through your Internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

Our website is open to general access. It is intended to be of use to people in all parts of Wales. We do not represent that the information available on or through our website is appropriate or available in other locations. We may limit the availability of our website or any service or product described on our website to any person or geographic area at any time. If you choose to access our website from outside the United Kingdom, you do so at your own risk.

Your account and password

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.

We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you know your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at help@dewis.wales.

Intellectual property rights

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and the material published on it. Copyright laws and treaties around the world protect these works. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off copies and download extracts of any page(s) from our website for your personal use or for other people who you may be representing. You may draw the attention of others within your organisation to the information posted within the website.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from either our licensors or us.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our website in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

No reliance on information

The information and advice provided within our website is intended to assist people to obtain relevant well-being information to aid their personal situation, or that of those they might be caring for. We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. It is important to note, however, that a wide range of organisations contribute to the information contained within the website’s directory of services. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information, and those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the information within our website is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

This website is not intended in any way to replace the advice from a doctor or any other health or social care professional. Please contact that professional if you have specific concerns about your circumstances.

Limitation of our liability

Nothing in these terms of use excludes, or limits, our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

• Use of, or inability to use, our website; or
• Use of or reliance on any content displayed on our website.

If you are a business user, please note that in particular, we will not be liable for:

• Loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
• Business interruption;
• Loss of anticipated savings;
• Loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
• Any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide our website for domestic and private use.

You agree not to use our website for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our website or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

Uploading content to our site

Any content you upload to our website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant us and other users of the website a limited licence to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties.

We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.

We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of our website.

We have the right to remove any posting you make on our website if, in our opinion, obscene, threatening, deceptive, an invasion of another’s privacy or offensive. Content must not infringe copyright, trademark or privacy of person or party.

The views expressed by other users on our website do not represent our views or values. You are solely responsible for securing and backing up your content.

Data protection and privacy

Our privacy policy sets out how we will protect your information and how this will be used within our website.

Welsh Language

You are solely responsible for ensuring that any information you add to our website meets your organisation’s obligations as detailed under the Welsh Language Act (1993) and the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011.

You should also consider your obligations, regarding the use of the Welsh Language, under the terms and conditions of any contractual or grant funded agreement you may have in place with a public body, such as a Local Authority or Health Board.

Viruses

We do not guarantee that our website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our website. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material, which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, the server on which our website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our website.

You must not attack our website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our website will cease immediately.

Linking to our site

You may link to our website, or embed our search in your website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. Advice on linking to our website or embedding can be obtained via help@dewis.wales.

You must not do so in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our website in any website that is not owned by you.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to make any use of content on our website other than that set out above, please contact help@dewis.wales.

Applicable law

If you are a consumer, please note that English law governs these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Contact us

To contact us, please email help@dewis.wales.

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