Copyright Notice

This website and its content are owned by carelearning.org.uk unless otherwise stated. This includes, but is not limited to, text, course materials, lesson content, learning resources, graphics, logos, images, photographs, videos, audio, downloads, documents, page layouts, design elements, software, data, databases, quizzes, assessments, question banks, certificates, templates, guidance materials and other materials published on this website.

All content is protected by copyright, trade mark, database right and other intellectual property laws in the United Kingdom and, where applicable, by international laws and treaties.

Nothing on this website transfers any copyright, trade mark, database right, moral right, design right, licence, or other intellectual property right to any user, organisation, visitor, learner, employer, training provider, partner, or third party unless this is expressly agreed in writing by Care Learning.

Use of this website is subject to this Copyright Notice, together with our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and any other terms that apply to particular services, accounts, courses, subscriptions, materials or content.

Nothing in this Copyright Notice affects your statutory rights or any rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under UK law.

Use of Website Content

You may view, download and print content from this website for your own personal, educational, training, or internal organisational use, provided that:

the content is not changed, adapted, edited, misrepresented, or used out of context;
copyright notices, source acknowledgements and branding remain in place;
the content is not used for commercial resale, republication, redistribution, or competing training provision;
Care Learning is clearly credited where appropriate; and
the use is lawful, fair, proportionate and consistent with the purpose for which the content was made available.

You must not copy, reproduce, store, scrape, extract, download in bulk, distribute, publish, sell, licence, adapt, upload, share, translate, modify, create derivative works from, or otherwise use any part of this website or its content for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Care Learning.

This includes reproducing or republishing our course materials, lesson content, written resources, images, videos, downloads, assessments, quizzes, certificates, templates, policies, guidance materials, databases, structured content, or other materials on another website, learning platform, intranet, file-sharing system, social media page, printed publication, app, database, artificial intelligence system, search index, or any other public or private system.

Prohibited Use

Unless you have prior written permission from Care Learning, you must not:

copy or republish substantial parts of this website or its content;
remove Care Learning branding, copyright notices, author credits, source acknowledgements, or legal notices;
use our content to create competing courses, training materials, resources, products, services, websites, databases, publications, or learning platforms;
upload our content to another learning management system, website, intranet, document library, shared drive, online platform, app, database, or artificial intelligence system;
sell, licence, rent, lend, sublicense, or commercially exploit our materials;
use automated tools, bots, scraping tools, crawlers, data-mining systems, bulk download tools, or extraction methods to access, monitor, copy, collect, harvest, or download website content;
use our content in a way that suggests endorsement, partnership, approval, sponsorship, recommendation, or affiliation where none exists;
use our content in a misleading, unlawful, defamatory, harmful, discriminatory, abusive, offensive, or inappropriate way;
use, alter, copy, reproduce, or issue certificates, badges, records, completion evidence, or platform outputs in a false or misleading way;
attempt to bypass access controls, account restrictions, copyright notices, technical protections, or security measures; or
use this website or its content in breach of applicable law, regulation, professional standards, contractual duties, or third-party rights.

Sharing Our Content

You may share links to pages on carelearning.org.uk, including through email, social media, messaging platforms, newsletters, or internal communications, provided that the shared link directs users to the original page on our website.

You must not copy and republish substantial parts of our content elsewhere without permission, even if Care Learning is credited or a link is provided.

Small quotations or short extracts may be used for genuine reference, review, commentary, educational discussion, or citation purposes where permitted by law, provided that the use is fair, proportionate, accurate, not misleading, and clearly credits Care Learning with a link to the original page where possible.

Lawful Exceptions and Fair Dealing

Nothing in this Copyright Notice is intended to prevent lawful use of content where permitted by UK copyright law, including fair dealing or other copyright exceptions.

Where a copyright exception applies, users remain responsible for ensuring that their use is lawful, fair, proportionate, properly acknowledged where required, and limited to the purpose allowed by law.

Fair dealing and copyright exceptions do not generally allow substantial copying, commercial reuse, misleading use, removal of attribution, or use that unfairly affects the rights holder’s legitimate interests.

Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining and Automated Use

Unless expressly permitted in writing by Care Learning, you must not use, copy, scrape, extract, download, reproduce, process, adapt, store, index, analyse, or otherwise use website content for the purpose of training, developing, testing, improving, prompting, fine-tuning, validating, or operating artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, large language models, datasets, search indexes, bots, automated tools, or similar technologies.

You must not use automated systems to access, monitor, copy, harvest, crawl, scrape, download, republish, redistribute, or analyse content from this website except where this is expressly permitted by Care Learning or by applicable law.

Care Learning reserves all rights in relation to text and data mining, automated extraction, dataset creation, search indexing, artificial intelligence training and machine learning use to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Database Rights and Compilations

The structure, selection, arrangement, organisation and compilation of content on this website may be protected by copyright, database rights and other intellectual property rights.

This includes, but is not limited to, course libraries, lesson structures, quizzes, assessments, question banks, learning pathways, taxonomies, categories, tags, certificates, templates, resources, downloadable materials, page layouts, collections and databases.

You must not extract, reuse, reproduce, scrape, copy, download, transfer, publish, redistribute, or commercially exploit all or a substantial part of any database, compilation, course library, quiz bank, resource collection, or structured content set without prior written permission from Care Learning.

Certificates, Learner Records and Platform Outputs

Certificates, learner records, completion data, course progress, quiz results, assessment records, account dashboards and related platform outputs are provided only for their intended educational, administrative or evidential purpose.

They must not be altered, falsified, resold, misrepresented, reproduced, issued to another person, used by someone other than the named learner, or presented in a misleading way.

Care Learning may withdraw, correct, amend, restrict, or invalidate certificates, records or platform outputs where it reasonably believes that they have been issued in error, obtained improperly, misused, falsified, or affected by technical, administrative, account-related, security, or system issues.

Permissions

To request permission to use, reproduce, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, or otherwise use any content from this website, please contact us:

Email: info@carelearning.org.uk

Please include:

the content you wish to use;
the page URL or source location;
how you intend to use the content;
whether the use is commercial or non-commercial;
where the content will be published, stored, shared, or displayed;
the audience or users who will access it; and
whether any changes, adaptations, translations, extracts, or derivative works are proposed.

Care Learning may grant, refuse, limit, withdraw, or charge for permission at its discretion. Permission must be confirmed in writing before any restricted use takes place.

Trade Marks

The Care Learning name, logo, branding, course names, service names, product names, page designs, badges, certificates, icons and other marks used on this website are the property of Care Learning unless otherwise stated.

Other trade marks, logos, names, brands, products, services, organisations, public bodies, professional bodies, publishers, platforms or third-party materials appearing on this website belong to their respective owners.

Use of any trade mark, logo, name, branding, certificate, badge, or other protected mark without the owner’s permission is not permitted. Nothing on this website should be understood as granting permission to use any trade mark or branding unless this is expressly confirmed in writing by the relevant owner.

Third-Party Content and Links

This website may include content, materials, references, extracts, quotations, images, videos, documents, data, guidance, publications, legislation, standards, tools, resources, or links from third parties.

Such content remains the property of its respective owners and is used where permitted by law, licence, agreement, consent, open licence terms, public sector information terms, fair dealing, or another lawful basis.

Links to third-party websites are provided for convenience, reference, learning, attribution, signposting, or information only. Care Learning does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability, security, accessibility, privacy practices, legal compliance, or suitability.

The inclusion of a third-party link, reference, quotation, extract, image, document, resource, or other material does not imply endorsement, approval, partnership, sponsorship, recommendation, or responsibility by Care Learning unless this is expressly stated.

References, Sources and Works by Others

This website may refer to, quote, summarise, link to, cite, identify, discuss, or otherwise include third-party materials. These may include, but are not limited to:

legislation, regulations and statutory instruments;
government guidance and public sector publications;
professional standards and regulatory guidance;
research papers, reports, books, articles and journals;
policies, procedures, frameworks and codes of practice;
training resources, educational materials and assessment criteria;
websites, online tools, documents, PDFs and databases;
images, photographs, videos, audio, diagrams and illustrations;
templates, checklists, forms and examples;
publications from charities, regulators, professional bodies, care organisations, education providers, publishers and other third parties.

Such references are provided for general information, learning, commentary, attribution, source acknowledgement, signposting, educational purposes, or contextual understanding only.

Unless expressly stated, Care Learning does not claim ownership of third-party materials and does not endorse, approve, verify, control, guarantee, or accept responsibility for them.

All rights in third-party works remain with their respective owners. Where third-party material is included, quoted, linked to, summarised, adapted, referenced, or otherwise used on this website, it is used in good faith and, where applicable, under licence, permission, fair dealing, open licence terms, public sector information terms, Crown copyright terms, Creative Commons terms, contractual agreement, or another lawful basis.

Care Learning makes reasonable efforts to credit third-party sources where appropriate. However, the inclusion of a reference, citation, acknowledgement, quotation, extract, summary, image, video, document, link, or other third-party material does not mean that Care Learning accepts liability for its accuracy, completeness, reliability, legality, availability, suitability, accessibility, quality, security, or continued relevance.

Care Learning is not responsible for how users interpret, apply, adapt, implement, or rely on third-party materials, references, sources, guidance, legislation, policies, standards, examples, or external links.

Third-party materials may be amended, removed, restricted, replaced, withdrawn, become outdated, become unavailable, or contain errors without notice. Care Learning is not responsible for any loss, damage, claim, cost, liability, inconvenience, or adverse outcome arising from reliance on third-party materials, external references, linked resources, or works created by others.

Users should check original sources directly before relying on third-party materials, particularly where the information relates to:

law, regulation, statutory guidance or compliance;
health, social care, safeguarding or clinical practice;
employment, education, training or professional standards;
care quality, inspection, governance or risk management;
data protection, confidentiality or information governance;
workplace policies, procedures or organisational duties;
any specialist, regulated, legal, medical, financial, or professional matter.

References to laws, regulations, guidance, standards or external publications may become outdated after publication. Users are responsible for ensuring that they are using the latest applicable version of any third-party source.

If you believe that any material on this website infringes your rights, has been incorrectly credited, should not appear on this website, or requires amendment or removal, please contact us at info@carelearning.org.uk so that we can review the matter.

Open Licence and Public Sector Information

Some materials referred to on this website may be published under open licence terms, including public sector information, Crown copyright, Open Government Licence materials, Creative Commons materials, or similar licensing arrangements.

Where such materials are used, Care Learning aims to comply with the relevant licence terms, including attribution requirements where applicable. The Open Government Licence permits reuse of certain public sector information, but users should always check the original source and licence terms before relying on or reusing such material.

Care Learning does not own open licence or public sector materials unless expressly stated. Any rights in such materials remain with the relevant rights holder, public body, author, publisher, licensor, or source organisation.

Public sector, Crown copyright or Open Government Licence materials may not include permission to reuse logos, crests, badges, photographs, third-party materials, personal data, or content specifically excluded by the relevant source. UK public sector guidance commonly excludes items such as logos from general reuse permissions.

Users who wish to reuse open licence, public sector, Crown copyright, Creative Commons, or other third-party materials should check the original source and applicable licence terms before doing so.

User-Submitted Content

Where users, learners, customers, contributors, or third parties submit content to this website or to Care Learning, including comments, feedback, reviews, questions, documents, images, examples, case studies, testimonials, or other materials, they are responsible for ensuring that they have the right to submit that content.

By submitting content, you confirm that your submission does not infringe copyright, trade mark rights, privacy rights, confidentiality obligations, data protection law, contractual duties, or any other rights of another person or organisation.

Care Learning may moderate, edit, refuse, remove, anonymise, or delete user-submitted content where it considers this appropriate, including where content is unlawful, inaccurate, offensive, irrelevant, misleading, promotional, harmful, or likely to infringe the rights of others.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, by submitting content to Care Learning you grant Care Learning permission to use, store, review, reproduce, publish, display, adapt, or refer to that content for the purposes for which it was submitted, including administration, learning, quality improvement, support, compliance, feedback, evidence, moderation, dispute handling, service delivery or service development.

You remain responsible for ensuring that user-submitted content does not contain personal data, confidential information, special category data, sensitive information, third-party materials, or information about another person unless you have a lawful basis and appropriate authority to provide it.

Accuracy of Information

Care Learning aims to keep the information on this website accurate, current and useful. However, the content is provided for general information, education and learning purposes only.

Unless expressly stated, content on this website should not be treated as legal, medical, clinical, financial, regulatory, safeguarding, employment, professional, or specialist advice.

Care Learning does not guarantee that all information on this website will always be complete, accurate, up to date, lawful, suitable, or appropriate for every individual, organisation, setting, role, learner, employer, service, or circumstance.

Users should use their own judgement and seek appropriate professional advice, organisational guidance, regulator guidance, legal advice, clinical advice, safeguarding advice, supervision, or specialist support where needed.

Care, Health and Compliance Content

Some content on this website may relate to health, social care, care practice, safeguarding, mental capacity, medication, infection prevention, equality, employment, training, leadership, governance, inspection, quality assurance, or other regulated or professional subjects.

Such content is provided for learning and general information only. It is not a substitute for:

current legislation or statutory guidance;
professional judgement;
employer policies and procedures;
local authority, NHS, regulator, commissioner, or safeguarding guidance;
clinical advice or supervision;
legal advice;
professional training required by an employer or regulator;
current best practice specific to a particular role, service, setting, or individual.

Users are responsible for checking that any learning, guidance, examples, templates, certificates or information are appropriate for their own role, organisation, service, location, policies, procedures, legal duties and regulatory requirements.

No Guaranteed Outcome

Completion of any course, lesson, quiz, assessment, certificate or learning activity does not, by itself, guarantee legal compliance, regulatory compliance, workplace competence, professional competence, inspection readiness, employment suitability, qualification status, or approval by any regulator, employer, commissioner, professional body, local authority, NHS body, public authority, inspectorate or other organisation.

Users, employers and organisations remain responsible for deciding whether any training, content, certificate or learning record is suitable for their own role, workplace, service, legal duties, policies, procedures, regulatory requirements and professional obligations.

No Professional Advice or Relationship

Unless expressly agreed in writing, content on this website is provided for general learning and information purposes only and does not create a legal, clinical, medical, regulatory, consultancy, employment, supervisory, safeguarding, professional advisory, or other professional relationship.

Users should seek appropriate advice, supervision, guidance or professional support where required, especially in relation to legal duties, safeguarding concerns, clinical decisions, care planning, medication, health matters, employment issues, regulatory compliance, individual risk, or professional practice.

No Warranty

This website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

Care Learning makes no warranty, representation, guarantee, or promise that:

the website will always be available, secure, uninterrupted, or error-free;
the content will always be accurate, complete, current, or suitable;
defects or errors will be corrected immediately;
the website will be free from viruses, malware, harmful code, or technical issues;
external links or third-party resources will remain available or accurate;
learning content will meet every employer, regulator, inspection, training, qualification, or compliance requirement;
use of this website will achieve any particular result, outcome, qualification, inspection rating, compliance standard, employment decision, or professional decision.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Care Learning excludes all warranties, conditions, representations, or other terms that may otherwise be implied by law.

Limitation of Liability

Nothing in this Copyright Notice excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under UK law. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot legally be excluded.

Nothing in this Copyright Notice affects your statutory rights.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Care Learning will not be liable for any loss, damage, claim, cost, expense, or liability arising from or connected with:

use of, or reliance on, this website or its content;
inability to access or use the website;
errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or outdated information;
third-party content, references, links, sources, or works by others;
unauthorised use of website content by any person or organisation;
technical issues, interruptions, viruses, malware, data loss, or security incidents;
decisions made based on website content;
changes to law, guidance, standards, professional practice, or third-party materials after publication;
misuse, alteration, falsification, copying, redistribution, or unauthorised sharing of content, certificates, learner records, or platform outputs;
use of content outside its intended learning or information purpose.

This limitation applies to all types of loss, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, reputational, financial, commercial, professional, regulatory, contractual, data-related, business interruption, loss of profit, loss of opportunity, loss of goodwill, or loss of anticipated savings, whether arising in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty, or otherwise.

Reporting Copyright or Rights Concerns

Care Learning respects the rights of copyright owners, authors, publishers, photographers, creators, organisations and other rights holders.

If you believe that content on this website infringes your copyright, trade mark, privacy, confidentiality, data protection, moral rights, database rights, design rights, or other rights, please contact us at:

Email: info@carelearning.org.uk

Please include:

your name and contact details;
details of the material concerned;
the URL or location of the material on our website;
the nature of your concern;
evidence that you are the rights holder or authorised to act for the rights holder;
what action you are requesting.

Care Learning will review reasonable concerns and may remove, amend, credit, restrict, or retain the material depending on the circumstances and applicable law.

Unauthorised Use

Unauthorised use of this website or its content may infringe copyright, trade mark, database rights, moral rights, design rights, data protection law, privacy rights, confidentiality obligations, contractual rights, or other laws.

Care Learning reserves the right to take appropriate action where its intellectual property, website content, branding, materials, systems, data, certificates, platform outputs, accounts, or rights are used without permission.

This may include requesting removal, issuing a formal notice, restricting access, suspending accounts, invalidating certificates or platform outputs, contacting hosting providers or platforms, seeking legal advice, or taking legal action where appropriate.

Changes to This Notice

Care Learning may update this Copyright Notice from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

Changes may be made to reflect updates in law, regulation, guidance, website content, business practices, third-party licensing terms, technology, platform features, or Care Learning policies.

Last updated: 24 May 2026

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