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Terms and conditions

This website and all its content (the ‘Website’) belong exclusively to Qualifications Scotland. The following are the terms and conditions of use for the Website. Together with our Privacy Statement and Cookies Policy, they cover our relationship with you in terms of the Website. By using our Website, you confirm that you accept these terms and conditions and that you agree to comply with them. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not continue to use the Website.

Accuracy and disclaimer

Qualifications Scotland does its best to ensure that all information provided through the Website is accurate. However we provide no guarantees that the information will be:

  • current

  • secure

  • accurate

  • complete

  • free from bugs and viruses

Although the Website contains links to other websites, Qualifications Scotland does not endorse these sites and is not responsible for their content, or how they protect your personal information.

Qualifications Scotland may update, modify, restrict access to or close the Website, or any part of it, at any time.

Liability

Qualifications Scotland provides all information on the Website free of charge and is not liable for any loss or damage that may come from using this Website or the information published on it. This includes any direct, indirect or consequential losses or damages.

Copyright notice

The content of this Website, which includes text, photographs and graphics, is copyright protected and the property of Qualifications Scotland. You may only read, print and download the content of the Website for private use. You may not reproduce, use or be involved in using the content for commercial purposes without our permission.

If you would like to reproduce or use any of the copyright protected content for commercial purposes, you will need to seek advance written permission and clearance from Qualifications Scotland.

For more information, see our copyright guidance.

Privacy

We may collect information about you through the Website in the following ways:

  • where you subscribe to receive updates and publications

  • where you submit comments, requests or enquiries through the Website

  • through our use of cookies

We use this information:

  • to provide content in the most effective way

  • to analyse user activity to assess and improve content and performance

  • to provide you with updates, publications, information or other services which you have requested from us

Further details about how Qualifications Scotland uses and protects your personal information is included in our Privacy Statement.

Cookies

We use cookies on this Website. Cookies are bits of information that are stored on your device that track your activities when you browse our Website. They are used to make the Website more efficient, to improve your user experience, and to analyse user activity and interaction on the Website. Our Cookies Policy provides further information about our use of cookies.

Changes to these terms and conditions

We amend these terms and conditions from time to time. Every time you wish to use our Website, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. These terms were last updated on 1 February 2026.

Changes to our Website

We may update and change our Website from time to time to reflect our users’ needs and our priorities as an organisation.