1.      The Certificate Holder granted with the Certificate of Approval (F.7) is entitled to use the Certification Mark given in the website.

2.      The following terms and conditions shall govern the use of the Certification Mark:

2.1        Use of Mark should be carried out in such a manner, that it ensures traceability back to QMS Certification Services.

 2.2        Certified client should ensure that there is no ambiguity, in the mark or accompanying text, as to what has been certified and that QMS Certification Services has granted the certification.

 2.3        The Certification Mark may only be used in correspondence, advertising or promotional materials, internet etc. and shall not be used except for products or services, sites included in ‘Certificate of Approval'.

 2.4        The Certified Client shall not make or permit any misleading statement regarding Certification nor shall the Certification documents or part thereof be used or allowed to be used in misleading manner.

 2.5        The Certification Mark shall not under any circumstances be used on a product or product packaging seen by the consumer or in any other way that may imply that the product(s) itself has been certified by QMS Certification Services.

 2.6        In case of Laboratory, Calibration or Inspection Agencies, the Certification Mark can't be used on the reports, as reports itself in these organizations are deemed to be products.

 2.7        The Certified Client shall amend all the advertising matter when the scope of certification has been reduced.

 2.8        The Certified Organization undertakes to discontinue any use of the Certification Mark, which is unacceptable to us or that would bring us and/or certification system into disrepute and lose public trust.

3.      Misuse of Certificates and Marks

 3.1        Should intentional misuse of Certificates or Marks occur then a major CAR shall be raised and an appropriate action may be taken which may include withdrawal of certificate, information of withdrawal to customers and competitors, publication of such actions in News papers and, if necessary other legal actions.

 3.2        Should an unintentional misuse of Certificates or Marks occur then dependent upon the severity and extent of misuse an appropriately graded CAR shall be raised.  Should a minor CAR be raised then it must be closed out within three (3) months or the CAR shall be regraded as ‘Major'.

4.      Suspension or Withdrawal of Approval

 4.1        In the event of suspension of Approval (as notified by QMS CS in writing), the client need not recall information relating to the Approval, but shall not issue any information which infers that the approval is currently valid, or which includes the Certificate or Marks relating to the Approval.

 4.2        In the event of withdrawal of Approval (as notified by QMS CS in writing), the client shall recall all information relating to the Approval, and shall not issue any information which infers that the approval is currently valid, or which includes the Certificate or Marks relating to the Approval.  The client shall also return all certificates issued to them by QMS CS.  There shall be a reasonable time allowed for the recall of information, after which disciplinary action may be instigated, including legal action.

5.      Adherence to the requirements of these procedures shall be examined during each visit to the client.  Instances of non-fulfilment of these requirements may also be discovered by other means and may result in the issuance of a CAR.