OUR TERMS OF USE
This page (together with the documents referred to on it) sets out
the terms upon which You may make use of Our Website www.smartmovemortgage.co.uk ("Website").
Please read these terms carefully before you start using our Website. If You do not agree
with these terms; if You are under 18; or if You are not a UK resident,
do not use this Website. By using this Website You indicate that
You accept these terms.
If You have any questions about these terms or have a general query,
please get in touch. You can find out our contact details by clicking
on the this link: Contact Us.
INFORMATION ABOUT US AND OUR WEBSITE
Smartmovemortgage.co.uk is a
Website operated by GRF Financial Limited
("We" and "Us"). We are registered in England and Wales under company
number 3285027 and have Our
registered office at:
GRF Financial Limited
4 Club Lane
Leeds, LS13 1JG
By telephone:01274 659200
By fax:01274 616933
We are independently authorised and
regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
The Financial Services authority can be contacted at:
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Telephone: 0207066 1000
or by visiting their Website www.fsa.gov.uk
The purpose of Our Website is to provide UK consumers
("You") with general information about certain products and
services. In other words, it is not Our intention to provide You
with financial or other advice or a recommendation to purchase any
product or service on Our Website nor is it Our intention to give a
comprehensive overview of every product or service available to You. In
this respect, it is possible that You might find a better deal
elsewhere even though We do seek to ensure the information on Our
Website offers You the best value. Should You wish to purchase any
product or service presented on Our Website, We strongly recommend that
You first obtain independent professional advice.
If any introduction is being made to a financial services company or
advisor, where appropriate, We will clearly display the identity of the
financial services company or advisor on Our Website.
ACCESSING OUR WEBSITE AND CONTENT
We will always try to provide You with uninterrupted access to Our
Website, but We can not make any promises about this and may terminate,
suspend or restrict Your access to Our Website at any time.
OUR WEBSITE CHANGES REGULARLY
We make every reasonable effort to ensure that the content available
to You on Our Website is up to date and accurate and for this reason We
make changes to Our Website on a daily basis. Accordingly it is
generally not possible to notify You about any changes that We make to
Our Website.
CHANGES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
We may need to amend or change Our terms and conditions from time to
time. You will still need to agree to them, so You should regularly
check this document when You use Our Website. It is important that You
do this because if You keep using Our Website, We will assume that You
have agreed to any changes that We have made to Our terms and
conditions.
These terms and conditions Were last updated on 11th October 2007.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Smartmove Mortgage is one of Our registered trademarks and You may not use it without Our
written permission.
We also own or are the licensee of all intellectual property rights
in Our Website. This includes all software We use to run Our Website
and all the material published on it. You agree that We make Our
intellectual property available to You for Your personal use only. You
must not copy, alter, modify, sell, distribute, publish or create a
derivative work from any of the materials on Our Website or create any
links to it without first obtaining Our written permission.
We will allow You to print off one copy, and download extracts, of
any page(s) from Our Website for Your personal use. However if You do
this, Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the
authors of material must always be clearly acknowledged.
You retain ownership of all the personal information You submit on
Our Website. You grant us a perpetual, world-wide royalty-free licence
to use, copy, distribute, publish and transmit such information but
always in accordance with Our Privacy Policy which You can find further down in
this document.
OUR LIABILITY
We use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the data on Our Website
is accurate and that Our service is reliable. Like any other business,
We try to correct any errors or omissions in Our Website soon as
practicable after being made aware of them. However, We can not provide
You with any guarantee about this. We also can not guarantee that Our
Website or the data on it will be fault free, uncorrupted or free of
viruses which may harm Your computer.
It is important for You to be aware that Our Website also contains a
lot of information submitted to us by third parties (that is people or
companies other than Us). We do not monitor, verify or endorse
information submitted by these third parties for inclusion on Our
Website and You should be aware that such information may be
inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. In particular, We do not
monitor, verify or endorse the information or quotations collected from
the third party product and service providers as presented to You on
the results page of Our Website.
We do not seek to exclude or limit our responsibilities or liability
under any applicable law. This includes Our liability for things such
as fraud, negligence, death or personal injury and also the
responsibilities We have under certain legislation such as the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. In all other cases, and to the
extent that We are permitted to do so by law, We exclude all
warranties, terms and representations (whether express or implied) as
to the accuracy of any information contained on Our Website.
Accordingly, for the avoidance of doubt, any liability for any direct,
indirect or consequential loss or damage (including without limitation
loss or income, revenue, business, profits or contract, anticipated
savings, data, goodwill or opportunity) incurred by You in connection
with Your use, inability to use, or results of the use of Our Website
and any materials posted on it or any Websites linked to it is excluded
by Us.
YOUR LIABILITY
If You use Our Website, it is reasonable for Us to expect that You
will adhere to these terms and conditions. If We think You have
breached any of these terms and conditions or demonstrated
inappropriate conduct when using Our Website, We may take measures to
terminate or suspend Your access to the Website. If Your use of Our
Website causes Us to suffer any loss or damage, You shall be
responsible for reimbursing these costs.
CUSTOMER SERVICE, COMPLAINTS AND CONTACTING US
Our aim is to at all times to provide You with an excellent service.
However, if You are unhappy with Our service for any reason, please
contact Our Customer Services Team (Complaints Handling) at Our addresss given above, by telephone on01274 659200or by email atpaul.griffin@smartmovemortgage.co.uk
If You do wish contact us by telephone, Our customer service help
line 08000 434040is available
Monday to Fridayduring office hours
UK Time. Your call to us may
be monitored or recorded. This will help us to train Our staff and
improve Our service to You. A recording will only be used under proper
and careful supervision.
We will endeavour to acknowledge receipt of Your complaint, in
writing, within 5 business days and We will inform You of the name or
job title of the individual handling the complaint. We may combine the
acknowledgement of the complaint with Our final response, but in any
event We aim to resolve complaints at the earliest opportunity. If You
are unhappy with any product or service that You have been introduced
to through our Website, We recommend that You approach the provider of
that product or service directy. If You require any provider’s contact
details, please contact Our Customer Services Team who will be happy to
assist.
TRANSACTIONS CONCLUDED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE
Our Website is entirely free to use. However, Our Website contains
links to other sites and resources provided by third parties which may
offer You products or services for a fee. We provide You with a link to
these websites for Your information only. We have no control over the
contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for
them or for any loss or damage that may arise from Your use of them.
It is up to You whether or not You choose to obtain products or services
from third parties through clicking on a link in Our Website to the
Website of a third party. However, if You do decide to do this, then
You will be leaving Our Website and Your use of any third party website
including any payments You may make to them for their products and
services will be governed by their terms and conditions of supply and
not by these terms. Accordingly we strongly suggest that You also read
the terms and conditions of any third party Website that You may access
through clicking on a link from Our Website. We remind You that We can
not be responsible or liable for the content, advertising, products
services or the use You make of any third party Websites.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Please read this section carefully. This section explains what
information We collect about You, how We collect, use and store it and
the circumstances upon which We can provide it to third parties.
Information that We collect from You:
To take advantage of some of the services offered via Our Website You
might be required to provide Us with certain information about
Yourself. This may include doing things such as registering Your
contact details or completing certain forms on Our Website. You may
also be asked to provide us with information about Yourself if You wish
to participate in any discussion forums, enter any contest or
competition on Our Website or if You choose to contact us for any
reason.
The nature of Our business is such that We may also on occasion ask
You to provide sensitive personal data as defined in the Data
Protection Act 1998 (for example, questions relating to Your health
where that information is required in order to provide life insurance
quotations). Where We do so, We will request Your explicit consent to
the use of such sensitive personal data. Where You consent to provide
us with this information We will take appropriate measures to protect
such sensitive personal data.
Cookies:
We may also collect information about Your computer, including where
available Your IP address, operating system and browser type using a
cookie file which is stored in the hard drive of Your computer. Cookies
help us to improve Our Website and deliver a better and more
personalized service to You. They enable us to:
- personalise Your experience on Our Website, speed up Your
searches and help us select services or materials for inclusion on the
Website which may be of interest to You;
- monitor general traffic patterns and usage of Our Website to help
us to improve Our Website design and lay out.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but usually You can
alter the settings of Your browser to prevent automatic acceptance. If
You choose not to receive cookies, You may not be able to use certain
features of Our Website.
Storage of Your personal data:
The personal information that We collect from You may be transferred to
and stored outside of the European Economic Area.
As required by the Data Protection Act 1998, We follow strict
security procedures in the storage and disclosure of personal
information which You have provided via this Website, to prevent
unauthorised access. We shall take all reasonable steps to ensure Your
personal details remain secure.
Uses made of Your information:
We or third parties acting on Our behalf may use Your Personal
Information in the following ways:
- to provide You with information, products or services that You
request from us and/or
- to allow You to participate in interactive features of Our
service when You choose to do so; and/or
- to contact You by letter, telephone or e-mail to inform You about
other products and services which may be of interest to You; and/or
- notify You of Our news, changes to the Website, special events or
other services We think may interest You; and/or
- to administer or develop Our Website.
We may also disclose Your personal information to third parties:
- who provide financial products and services relevant to the
products or services You have selected on Our Website and/or
- that We think might be of interest to You so that they can also
provide You with information about the goods or services that they
provide.
We also may need to disclose Your personal information:
- where it is necessary to comply with any applicable laws or to
protect Ourselves or Our users (including exchanging information with
other companies for the purposes of fraud protection), or
- in the event that We sell Our business, in which case We may
disclose Your personal data to the prospective buyer of Our business.
Your Rights:
If You do not agree with this Privacy Policy then You should not enter
any of Your personal information on Our Website.
If at any time after You have provided personal information to Us
and you want to object to your personal data being used by Us, you need
to let Us know by sending an email to us atinfo@smartmovemortgage.co.uk.
We will endeavour to process Your request as soon as possible, but in
some cases it may take us up to 28 days to process Your request.
Our Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Us
through Our Website. Please note that We are not responsible for what
any third party content provider or other third party offering goods
and services via websites linked to or framed around Our Website may
propose to do with any personal information that You may provide them.
So please ensure that You also read their data protection and privacy
terms and conditions very carefully before providing them with your
personal information.
Feedback
Questions, comments and requests regarding Our Privacy Policy are
Welcomed and should be addressed via email to info@smartmovemortgage.co.uk
or to the address shown above.
If any part of these terms are found to be unlawful, invalid or
unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed and where capable
the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these
terms shall not be affected.
Any failure on Our part to enforce any right will not constitute a
waiver of such rights.
These terms and conditions replace any previous terms and conditions
regarding the use of Our Website.
These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in
accordance with English law.
Thank You for visiting Our Website.
GUIDANCE NOTES
The following sections form part of the terms and conditions and
provide more specific guidance on certain products and services.
Mortgages
The mortgage information available via theApplication In Principal featureon
the Website covers both mortgages in respect of a property purchase and
mortgages secured on Your property for a purpose other than purchase of
that property. For example, this might include a debt consolidation
loan or a home improvement loan.
The products displayed on the Website are examples of products
currently available. Our selection as it appears on the Website and
nothing in these terms and conditions constitutes advice or a
recommendation to purchase a particular mortgage product.
We receive commission and fees from certain mortgage lenders who
advertise on or are linked to the Website. We retain the commission and
fees and We do not charge You for the service We offer via the Website.
Our Application In Principal serviceallows
You to compare mortgage products and then links You to the relevant
Websites of certain mortgage lenders
as appropriate.
Please be aware that it is very important that before You apply for
any mortgage product You carefully read the terms of the application
form, the terms of the mortgage and any other relevant documentation
which applies to the mortgage. You must ensure that the mortgage
matches Your requirements and that You agree to the terms of the
mortgage before You apply for any mortgage product. We accept no
responsibility whatsoever in the event that any mortgage entered into
or applied for by You does not meet Your requirements.
In the event that You decide to apply for a mortgage product
selected via the Website, the full mortgage documentation and other
relevant details should be sent to You by the mortgage lenderor by us where we are engaged to give you advice.
It is the responsibility of the mortgage lender to provide all relevant
documentation to You and We can accept no responsibility in the event
that You do not receive the documentation requested or expected where we have not been engaged to act on
your behalf.
YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON
YOUR MORTGAGE.
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GRF Financial Ltd T/A Smartmovemortgage.co.uk is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is entered on the FSA register (www.fsa.gov.uk) under reference 300695.
The FSA do not regulate some forms of mortgages.
The advice and / or guidance contained within this site is subject to the UK regulatory regime and is therefore targeted at consumers based in the UK.
GRF Financial Ltd: Registered in England: Company No: 420998
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