Website Terms of Use

Please read our website terms and conditions carefully.  They were published in July 2020.

Your use of this website is subject to these terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”) and the Cookie Policy and Privacy Notice. Please read these terms carefully – they apply to your use of this website. By proceeding to our website you are deemed to have accepted these terms. Please note this website is intended for use by residents of the United Kingdom only. The site is not applicable to residents of and businesses based in other countries because the law in other countries may restrict the distribution of the information, products and services available on this website. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the information on this website constitutes an offer to contract in any country in which it is available including the UK.

Alterations

UKGI Limited and UKGI Services Limited (“UKGI”) are wholly owned subsidiaries within UKGI Group Ltd.  UKGI (“we”, “us”, “our”) reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or cease to supply any product or service contained on this website. In the event that such removal takes place we shall not be liable to you in any way whatsoever for such removal. We reserve the right to change the content, presentation, user facilities and availability of any part of the website at its sole discretion.

Applications for Products and Services

Prices and details of products and services (and any offers) posted online are subject to change without notice. All products and services are subject to availability and we give no guarantee in this regard. The provision of details of products and services on this website are not, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or buy such products or services by the relevant company. The company advertising the products or services concerned may accept or reject your offer at its sole discretion.

Availability

We will endeavour to ensure that this website is accessible for 24 hours a day. However, we will not be liable if, for any reason, the website is unavailable at any time or for any period. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to this website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access this website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use, and that they comply with them. We will not be liable for loss or damage arising if this website becomes unavailable or is suspended for any reason.

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of those Terms of Use.

Copyright and Intellectual Property

UKGI or the other providers of information on this website own the copyright and all other intellectual property rights subsisting in the database accessible via the website and all material on this website, including all the trademarks visible on the website. You are not permitted to download, redistribute or extract any information on this website in whole or in part other than for your personal, non-commercial use, unless otherwise stated. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on this website must always be acknowledged.

Except as set out above, you may not reproduce, modify or in any way commercially exploit any of the information on this website unless expressly permitted in writing by us. (These prohibitions are without limitation to the legal rights of UKGI). If you print off, copy or download any part of this website in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use this website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Changes to Terms and Records of Agreements

We may amend these Terms of Use at any time by amending this page and such amendment shall apply to your use of this website after such amendment.

Data Protection and Privacy Statement

All personal information you supply to us will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Notice, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. When you supply personal data via this website, you will be told what that data will be used for at that point. Through your use of the website, you agree that personal information that is provided will be dealt with according to our Privacy Notice.

Monitoring

We will monitor your use of this website and any resultant information may be used by us for internal business purposes or in accordance with the rules of any applicable regulatory or self-regulatory organisation

Our Liability

Although we will use reasonable endeavours to ensure the material on the website is accurate, the material displayed on this website is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. We, other members of our group of companies and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude any liability for any direct, indirect loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with this website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of this website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including without limitation any liability for loss of income or revenue, loss of business, loss of profits or contracts, loss of anticipated savings, loss of data, loss of goodwill, wasted management or office time and for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising. This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter.

The publication of the information provided on this website by UKGI does not constitute a recommendation that you enter into any particular transaction nor a representation that any product and/or service detailed on this website is suitable or appropriate for you.

Governing Law

Any dispute or claim concerning or arising from this website shall be determined in accordance with the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction in determining such disputes or claims.

Information

Information contained on this website is provided for information purposes only and we will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that it is accurate at the date of publication. However, because of the nature of the Internet, there may be circumstances in which errors or omissions in the information may occur which are beyond our reasonable control. For example, unauthorised access by a third party.

Consequently we will not be liable for loss or damages arising from the use of or reliance upon any information contained on this website, unless the accuracy of the information has been checked with and confirmed in writing by an authorised representative of, UKGI before reliance is placed upon it.

Linking to Our Site

You may link to pages and content on our web site, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. Our site must not be framed on any other site without our express prior written permission. If you wish to make any use of material on our site other than that set out here, please contact us.

Links to Third Party websites

We cannot and have not reviewed all pages of the sites linked to this web site and therefore cannot be liable for their content. Users link to other sites at their own risk and use such sites according to the terms and conditions of use of such sites. We provide links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by us or the site. When you activate these links you will leave this website. We do not endorse or take responsibility for the content on third party websites or the availability of those websites and we are not liable for any loss or damage that you may suffer by using those websites. If you decide to access linked websites you do so entirely at your own risk.

Ownership of website

This site is provided and owned by:
UKGI Limited and UKGI Services Limited
Number 22,
Mount Ephraim,
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent, TN4 8AS

These Terms of Use apply to your use of every part of this website. Separate terms and conditions will apply to any websites accessible via a hypertext link from this website.

Product Terms and Conditions

If you apply for any product or service detailed on this website, these Terms of Use should be read in conjunction with any other terms and conditions which relate to any such product or service and, in the event of any contradiction between these Terms of Use and the specific terms and conditions relating to such product or service, the latter shall prevail. For the purposes of these Terms of Use, product(s) and service(s) shall include, without limitation, any insurance or financial service

Viruses, Hacking and Other Offences

You must not misuse this website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to this website, the server on which this website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to this website. You must not attack this website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and the Police and Justice Act 2006. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use this website will cease immediately. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of this website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it. UKGI cannot warrant that this website is free of viruses or technical defects of any description and will not be responsible for any technical problems arising from the use of this website.

Acceptable Use Standards

You may use our site only for lawful purposes. You may not use our site:

  • to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (“spam”);
  • to transmit, or procure the sending of any material which is: defamatory of any person; obscene, offensive or inflammatory; sexually explicit; promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, or age; infringes any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person; is likely to deceive any person; is in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party (e.g. duty of confidence); is threatening or abusive; is likely to harass, upset or embarrass any other person; misrepresents your identity; advocates or promotes any unlawful act;
  • We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of these Acceptable Use Standards through the use of our site. If a breach of these Standards has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate. Failure to comply with these Acceptable Use Standards constitutes a material breach of the Terms of Use and may result if our taking all or any of the following actions:
    • immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our site;
    • immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to our site;
    • a warning being issued to you;

Security

We will take all reasonable steps, including encryption, to ensure that any personal information you provide is kept secure. However, because of the nature of the Internet, and the fact that it is not a secure system, we cannot and do not guarantee that personal information you provide will not be intercepted by others and decrypted. Consequently, your privacy cannot be guaranteed.

Trademarks

The trademarks and logos (the Trademarks) used and displayed on this Site are registered and unregistered trademarks of UKGI and its subsidiaries. They may not be used in any advertising or other publicity materials in relation to the distribution of any information or materials obtained from this Site without the prior written consent of the Trademark owner. (These prohibitions are without limitation to the legal rights of UKGI and its subsidiaries).

UKGI is a trading style of UKGI Limited and UKGI Services Limited which are wholly owned subsidiaries within UKGI Group Ltd. UKGI Limited Registered in England No. 03544014. UKGI Services Limited registered in England No. 04953835. All Registered Offices Number 22 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, England TN4 8AS. VAT registration number 347 2664 82.