Terms & Conditions

This page and any pages it links to explains the UK Infrastructure Bank’s terms of use. You must agree to these to use UKIB.org.uk.

Who we are

UK Infrastructure Bank is a private limited company registered in England and Wales, registration number 06816271, that is wholly owned by HM Treasury. UK Infrastructure Bank is not a banking institution and does not operate as such. It is not authorised or regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) or the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). 

Using UKIB.org.uk

You agree to use UKIB.org.uk only for lawful purposes. You must also use it in a way that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by anyone else.

We update UKIB.org.uk regularly. We can change or remove content at any time without notice.

Linking to UKIB.org.uk

We welcome and encourage other websites to link to UKIB.org.uk.

You must contact us for permission if you want to either:

  • charge your website’s users to click on a link to any page on UKIB.org.uk
  • say your website is associated with or endorsed by UK Infrastructure Bank or another government department or agency

Linking from UKIB.org.uk

UKIB.org.uk links to websites that are managed by other government departments and agencies, service providers or other organisations. We do not have any control over the content on these websites.

We are not responsible for:

  • the protection of any information you give to these websites
  • any loss or damage that may come from your use of these websites, or any other websites they link to

You agree to release us from any claims or disputes that may come from using these websites.

You should read all terms and conditions, privacy policies and end user licences that relate to those websites before you use them.

Using UKIB.org.uk content

Content on UKIB.org.uk is subject to Crown copyright protection and is published under the Open Government Licence (OGL).

Some content is exempt from the OGL – check the list of exemptions.

Departmental logos and crests, including our branding and logo, are also exempt from the OGL, except when they form an integral part of a document or dataset.

If any content is not subject to Crown copyright protection or published under the OGL, we will usually credit the author or copyright holder.

You can reproduce content published on UK Infrastructure Bank under the OGL as long as you follow the licence’s conditions.

Contact us if you want to reproduce a piece of content but are not sure if it’s covered by Crown copyright or the OGL.

We make most of the content on UK Infrastructure Bank available through feeds for other websites and applications to use. The websites and applications that use our feeds are not our products, and they might use versions of our content that have been edited and stored for later use (‘cached’).

We do not give any guarantees, conditions or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any content used by these products. We’re not liable for any loss or damage that may come from your use of these products.

The most up to date version of our content will always be on UKIB.org.uk.

Disclaimer

While we make every effort to keep UK Infrastructure Bank up to date, we do not provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties that the information will be:

  • current
  • secure
  • accurate
  • complete
  • free from bugs or viruses

We do not publish advice on UKIB.org.uk. You should get professional or specialist advice before doing anything on the basis of the content.

We are not liable for any loss or damage that may come from using UKIB.org.uk. This includes:

  • any direct, indirect or consequential losses
  • any loss or damage caused by civil wrongs (‘tort’, including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise
  • the use of UKIB.org.uk and any websites that are linked to or from it
  • the inability to use UKIB.org.uk and any websites that are linked to or from it

This applies if the loss or damage was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you advised us that it might happen.

Information about you and your visits to UKIB.org.uk

We collect information about you in accordance with our privacy and cookie policy. By using UKIB.org.uk, you agree to us collecting this information and confirm that any data you provide is accurate.

Virus protection

We make every effort to check and test UKIB.org.uk for viruses at every stage of production. You must make sure that the way you use UKIB.org.uk does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which can damage your computer system.

We are not responsible for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system that might happen when you use UK Infrastructure Bank.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

When using UKIB.org.uk, you must not introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or any other material that’s malicious or technologically harmful.

You must not try to gain unauthorised access to UKIB.org.uk, the server on which it’s stored or any server, computer or database connected to it.

You must not attack UK Infrastructure Bank in any way. This includes denial-of-service attacks.

We will report any attacks or attempts to gain unauthorised access to UKIB.org.uk to the relevant law enforcement authorities and share information about you with them.

Governing law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

Any dispute you have which relates to these terms and conditions, or your use of UKIB.org.uk (whether it be contractual or non-contractual), will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

General

There may be legal notices elsewhere on UKIB.org.uk that relate to how you use the site.

We are not liable if we fail to comply with these terms and conditions because of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

We might decide not to exercise or enforce any right available to us under these terms and conditions. We can always decide to exercise or enforce that right at a later date.

Doing this once will not mean we automatically waive the right on any other occasion.

If any of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining terms and conditions will still apply.

We provide no guarantee that UKIB.org.uk will always be available or uninterrupted.

We reserve the right to right to suspend or withdraw all or part of the site at any time.
 

Third party and user generated content

User-submitted material (such as users’ comments) on this website is the copyright of its author. By submitting material, users grant this website and the publishers of documents via this service the right to reproduce, edit, publish and broadcast it. This right is non-exclusive, and users are not prevented from reusing their own submitted material elsewhere. Users retain copyright in their work, and may not reproduce other users’ submitted material without their explicit permission.

Any third party and user generated content on UKIB.org.uk has not been verified or approved by UK Infrastructure Bank.

Changes to these terms and conditions

Please check these terms and conditions regularly. We can update them at any time without notice.

You’ll agree to any changes if you continue to use UKIB.org.uk after the terms and conditions have been updated.

This policy was last updated on 14/06/2021.