Intellectual Property
The names, images and logos identifying The Welsh Government are proprietary marks of the Welsh Government. Copying or use of the logo and/or any other third party logos accessed via this website is not permitted without prior approval from the relevant copyright owner.
Requests for permission to use our logo should be directed to the Welsh Government Corporate Communications Branding Team.
Email: brand@gov.wales
Hyperlinking
To us at tradeandinvest.wales you do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages hosted on this site. We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on our site. However, we would prefer it if our pages were not to be loaded into frames on your site. Welsh Government web pages should load into the user's entire window. We do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site.
If web portal owners wish to include Welsh Government web pages within a portal site then please contact webmaster@gov.wales. Please include your contact details name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail and a description of your portal site.
User registration
Some services on the Welsh Government website require registration for usage. (namely email newsletters and discussion forums). At registration we ask you for personal information, for the purposes of evaluating the interactive tools and to ensure the validity of responses. Certain information is mandatory - such as your name, valid email address, username and password. Anonymous registrations will not be accepted. Your username may be anonymous, but all registration accounts must include your name and a genuine email address. Do not represent yourself as another person.
All personal data collected through voluntary user registration to Welsh Government interactive services is used for the purpose of providing you access to those services, and to contact you about updates to those services only. Your specified username is visible to other users of the site, but your email address and other personal data are not. All submitted details are completely confidential and we do not pass on any of your personal information on to third parties.
Welsh Government social media use
We operate a number of social media channels to communicate the work we do, our policies and the decisions of Ministers. Owing to their sheer volume, we regret we are unable to respond to all enquiries and messages we receive via social media. However, we welcome feedback, ideas and engagement from all of our followers about the work we do.
House rules
Your input must stay within the rules of these channels. Specific channels may have specific house rules. The following types of enquiry and comments are against our general house rules and will not be responded to on any of our social media channels:
- questions which cannot be answered through provision of public domain information (these questions, including potential FOI Requests, will be taken offline and redirected where appropriate)
- comments on the virtue, absence or likelihood of any policy
- personal comments directed at Ministers or staff
- abusive comments or comments that are racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable
- rhetorical comments or questions, or those which have been auto-generated
- party political issues - Welsh Government employees are bound by the Civil Service Code, and cannot comment on these issues.
We reserve the right to remove or ask for the removal of any contributions across any of our social media channels that we consider break the rules of the relevant community, or are against the house rules above. We also reserve the right to remove posts of users who:
- engage in spamming by posting the same message, or very similar messages, more than once
- post content that is ‘off message’ or not relevant to that channel
- advertise commercial products or services
- include links to content not suitable for a general audience
- post content copied from elsewhere, for which they do not own the copyright
- publicise anyone’s personal information
- impersonate someone else or falsely claim to represent a person or organisation.
Where a user contravenes the rules of the social media platform, or any of the above guidance, we reserve the right to block that user from posting to our channels.
Availability
We update and monitor our accounts from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (not including public holidays). However, in the event of an emergency, we will tweet or post updates in our out-of-office hours. Social media platforms may occasionally be unavailable and we accept no responsibility for lack of service due to downtime or problems with the internet. We reserve the right to delete our accounts at any time.
From this website
We are not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked websites. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.
Content provided by a third party in the form of filmed or written interviews or opinion pieces are not the views of Welsh Government. Content is deemed to be factually correct and impartial at the time of publishing. We retain overall editorial control and content can be subject to change at anytime. We endeavour to make judgements in the particular circumstances of each case whether the editorial purposes of our output is politically impartial, or potentially offensive or inappropriate.
Virus protection
We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the Internet. We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from Welsh Government websites.
Disclaimer
The Welsh Government website, information, products and services (or third party information, products and services), are provided 'as is' without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy. We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that make it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use of Welsh Government websites.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising under these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.