Legal Notice

​Applicable law and competent jurisdiction

Spanish law will be applicable in the event of a dispute or conflict arising from the interpretation of the terms of this Legal Notice or any other matter relating to this website.

In order to resolve any conflict which may arise, the Ministry of Finance, Commerce and Business and the User agree to accept the jurisdiction of the Judges and Courts of the User's place of residence, provided that this is in Spanish territory.

Ownership of and liability for this website

The Internet domain name www.thespanisheconomy.com is owned by the Ministry of Finance, Commerce and Business.​

Terms and conditions of use

The total or partial reproduction of the content of this website is authorised, in accordance with the conditions for re-use established in article 8 of Law 37/2007 of 16 November, on re-using public sector information, which are:

  • The content of the information must not be changed.
  • The meaning of the information must not be distorted.
  • The source must be cited.
  • The date of the most recent update must be mentioned.

Exemption and disclaimer

The site content is the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance, Commerce and Business, which reserves the right to make changes to the site without advance notice in order to update, correct, modify, add or eliminate its content or design. It accepts no liability for the content of third party sites linked to from this site.

This Department accepts no liability for any damage or loss arising from the use of the information on the website by third parties, nor for technical problems, mechanical failure or viruses in computer systems or in electronic documents and files.

Lastly, the Ministry of Finance, Commerce and Business accepts no liability for replies sent from the various e-mail addresses which appear on this site. The information obtained from e-mail addresses on this site is for information purposes only and under no circumstances is considered legally binding.

Intellectual and industrial property

Their use, reproduction, distribution, public display, transformation or any other similar or analogous activity is totally prohibited unless expressly authorised by the Ministry of Finance, Commerce and Business. The licence to use any content of this website granted to the user is limited to the downloading of such content and its private use, as long as this meets the conditions set out in article 8 of Law 37/2007 of 16 November, on re-using public sector information.