Terms of use

About this website

This website is run by Caveat Emptor LLC, a procurement and supply chain training hub based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. By using it, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

Independent of CIPS

Caveat Emptor LLC is an independent training provider and is not part of CIPS. Practice papers are produced independently for study purposes and are not official CIPS publications. Paul Gulston is MCIPS and a CIPS Direct Associate. Using our practice material does not guarantee any exam result. For official qualification information, visit cips.org.

CIPS and related names belong to the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply. We use them only to describe the qualifications our material relates to. Syllabus details can change, so always check the current syllabus with CIPS.

Using our learning material

Unless we credit another author, the articles, videos, practice papers and other material on this site belong to Caveat Emptor LLC. You're welcome to use them for your own study and to share links to them. Please don't sell them, or republish or copy them in full, without our written permission.

The organisations, people and figures in our case studies and activities are fictional unless we say otherwise.

General information, not advice

Our content is general and educational. It isn't professional, legal or financial advice for your situation, so please take proper advice before relying on it for a specific decision. We work to keep the content accurate, but we can't promise it is complete or up to date.

Enquiries and services

Sending an enquiry doesn't create a contract. Any training, exam preparation or other services we provide are agreed with you separately, in writing.

Using the site responsibly

Please don't misuse the site. That includes sending spam or misleading enquiries, trying to get into parts of the site or its database that aren't public, or doing anything that could damage the site or stop others from using it.

We may change, pause or remove any part of the site at any time.

Links to other websites

We link to other websites, such as cips.org and our social media profiles, for your convenience. We don't control those sites and aren't responsible for their content.

Our responsibility to you

As far as the law allows, we aren't liable for any loss that comes from using this website or relying on its content. Nothing in these terms limits any rights you have that the law doesn't allow us to limit.

Which law applies

These terms are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates, and any dispute about them will be dealt with by the courts in Abu Dhabi.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The date at the top shows when they last changed.

Contact

If you have a question about these terms, email paul@thetraininghubedu.com.