Terms and conditions
1.Acceptance of Terms of use
By accessing the Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support website you agree to abide by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree then you must stop using our site immediately.
No information on the Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support website shall be construed as medical advice, recommendation of management or treatments.
If you have any concerns whatsoever about your health, or about information contained on this website then you must contact a registered medical professional. e.g Your GP, practice nurse, district nurse, medical Consultant for advice.
www.wames.org.uk does not provide medical information, nor do we encourage other users of any of our website or social media channels to promote any medical advice, treatment or management of any condition. Always seek your own medical advice and do not rely on others advice.
2. Intellectual Property (IP)
All copyright, trademarks, and intellectual property rights on this website are owned by the Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support. Users may print or download material for personal or non-commercial use, but must not replicate or use it in a way that damages the charity’s reputation.
3. User Conduct and Contributions
We encourage users of the www.wames.org.uk website and/or social media channels to:
- Please refrain from abusing others and be respectful with your comments
- Please do not use offensive, harassing or unlawful language
- Please do not post offensive, harassing or unlawful language or content
- The Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support retains the right to remove any user- generated content without notice
- Please do not post any unsolicited or unqualified medical information from unsubstantiated sources
- Please be kind to one another
- Please be aware that all content on the www.wames.org.uk website is protected by copyright
- Material can be copied from the www.wames.org.uk website as long as the meaning or the document is not materially changed and the source is acknowledged using the full website address.
4. Donations and Fundraising
Donations to the Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support are given in good faith and without intimidation. These are not generally refundable except in cases of fraud or error.
Any donations given through a third-party payment processor (e.g. Easy Fundraising, PayPal etc), are subject to their own terms and conditions which apply to transactions.
5. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by law, the Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support will not be liable for any direct or indirect losses arising from the use or inability to use this website.
6. Third-Party Links
The Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any external websites linked to us.
7. Privacy and Data Protection
All activities contained within the terms and conditions and any other policies are subject to the Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support Privacy Policy, as required by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
Use of social media
The Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support uses these particular social media channels to communicate, provide news and research items to the general public. Facebook, X, Bluesky and Instagram. We would ask that people are:
- Please be respectful to one another and our volunteers
- Do not post inflammatory, illegal or offensive material
- Do use offensive language in any comments
- Do respect others’ views as these may differ from your own
- Please note that the Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support posts are not necessarily endorsed by ourselves and may not constitute our views
- Please do not attack or harass members of The Welsh Association of ME/CFS volunteers or other members of the public
- The Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support reserves the right to remove posts at their discretion
- The Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support reserves the right to remove posting rights to any person who attacks, intimidates, bullies any volunteer or member of the public
- The Welsh Association of ME/CFS Support will reply to any posts at their own prerogative