Website terms and conditions

Website terms & conditions

Please read these terms & conditions carefully.

When you use this website you are agreeing to and accepting these terms & conditions and any other terms & conditions posted on this website by OneSavings Bank from time to time. We may change these terms & conditions at any time, simply by updating this page. You should therefore check these terms & conditions regularly, as we will consider that your use of the site after any changes means that you accept the new terms & conditions. These terms & conditions only cover your use of the site.

Use of this website

The information on this site is directed to people residing in the United Kingdom only. This is not an offer to sell our products or do business with anyone located anywhere outside the UK. Please note that the UK does not include Jersey, Guernsey and other parts of the Channel Islands.

Copyright and trademarks

OneSavings Bank does not give you any right or interest in any copyright or other intellectual property rights in any materials made available through this website. You may download or copy extracts for your personal use but not for any other purpose, nor do you have the right to alter anything.

The copyright and related rights in this website and all the underlying or related software, materials and pages relating to this website are owned by, or licensed to, OneSavings Bank and may not be used, copied or altered without our express consent. Copyright extends to the design and layout of the website, all text, html code, metadata, and photographs on it and its related marketing materials.

Forward-looking statements

This website contains certain forward-looking statements, beliefs or opinions, including statements with respect to the business, strategy and plans of OSB and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance and results. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, those preceded by, followed by or that include the words ‘targets’, ‘believes’, ‘estimates’, ‘expects’, ‘aims’, ‘intends’, ‘will’, ‘may’, ‘anticipates’, ‘projects’, ‘plans’, ‘forecasts’, ‘outlook’, ‘likely’, ‘guidance’, ‘trends’, ‘future’, ‘would’, ‘could’, ‘should’ or similar expressions or negatives thereof. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about OSB’s, its directors’ and/or management’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Factors that could cause actual business, strategy, plans and/or results (including but not limited to the payment of dividends) to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements made by OSB or on its behalf include, but are not limited to: general economic and business conditions in the UK and internationally; market related trends and developments; fluctuations in exchange rates, stock markets, inflation, deflation, interest rates and currencies; policies of the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and other G8 central banks; the ability to access sufficient sources of capital, liquidity and funding when required; changes to OSB’s credit ratings; the ability to derive cost savings; changing demographic developments, and changing customer behaviour, including consumer spending, saving and borrowing habits; changes in customer preferences; changes to borrower or counterparty credit quality; instability in the global financial markets, including Eurozone instability, the potential for countries to exit the European Union (the “EU”) or the Eurozone, and the impact of any sovereign credit rating downgrade or other sovereign financial issues; technological changes and risks to cyber security; natural and other disasters, adverse weather and similar contingencies outside OSB’s control; inadequate or failed internal or external processes, people and systems; terrorist acts and other acts of war or hostility and responses to those acts; geopolitical, pandemic or other such events; changes in laws, regulations, taxation, accounting standards or practices, including as a result of an exit by the UK from the EU; regulatory capital or liquidity requirements and similar contingencies outside OSB’s control; the policies and actions of governmental or regulatory authorities in the UK, the EU or elsewhere including the implementation and interpretation of key legislation and regulation; the ability to attract and retain senior management and other employees; the extent of any future impairment charges or write-downs caused by, but not limited to, depressed asset valuations, market disruptions and illiquid markets; market relating trends and developments; exposure to regulatory scrutiny, legal proceedings, regulatory investigations or complaints; changes in competition and pricing environments; the inability to hedge certain risks economically; the adequacy of loss reserves; the actions of competitors, including non-bank financial services and lending companies; and the success of OSB in managing the risks of the foregoing.

No representation or warranty is made that any of these statements or forecasts will come to pass or that any forecast results will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements made in this website speak only as of the date they are made and it should not be assumed that they have been revised or updated in the light of new information of future events. Except as required by the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange PLC or applicable law, OSB expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this website to reflect any change in OSB’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. The information, statements and opinions contained in this website and subsequent discussion do not constitute a public offer under any applicable law or an offer to sell any securities or financial instruments or any advice or recommendation with respect to such securities or financial instruments.

Disclaimer

This website may contain information, text, data, graphics, photographs, illustrations, artwork, names, logos, trademarks and information about OneSavings Bank and the products and services it provides (the “information").

The website and information are provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis only and OneSavings Bank does not guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, performance or fitness for a particular purpose of the website or any of the information. No responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of OneSavings Bank for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the information on the website.

Although OneSavings Bank attempts to ensure that the information contained in this website is accurate and up-to-date, we accept no liability for the results of any action taken on the basis of the information it contains and all implied warranties, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy are excluded from these terms and conditions to the extent that they may be excluded as a matter of law. We do not attempt to exclude any rights you may have that we cannot exclude as a matter of law.

Except in respect of death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or in respect of fraud, none of OneSavings Bank, its directors, employees or other representatives will be liable for any loss or damage you suffer including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, loss of revenue or profit (whether direct or indirect) or any loss or damage arising from loss of use or data, whether in contract, tort, negligence or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the use of this website. However, this will not limit our responsibility for complying with any duty or liability which we have towards our customers under the regulatory system.

Availability

We try to make sure that the site is available all the time. However, we do not undertake that the performance of the website will be uninterrupted or error free or that any defects will be corrected. We are not liable for the site being unavailable, however long it might be out of action. Consequently, we will not be liable for any loss or damage arising in contract, tort, and negligence or otherwise if the website becomes unavailable or is suspended for any reason.

Viruses

Although we endeavour to ensure that the website is virus-free, we cannot warrant to you that the website will remain free from viruses and, therefore, we will not be responsible for any technical problems arising from the use of this website. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software. You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site 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. 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 our site will cease immediately.

Offer and advice

The services provided on this website do not constitute an offer to sell any of our products. The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to financial, investment, tax or other professional advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.

Linking

Websites to which this website is linked have not been reviewed by OneSavings Bank. We accept no responsibility for the content of such websites. You may not frame, link or deep-link this website to any other website without our prior written consent. If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our site, please contact Digital.Team@krbs.com.

Applicable law and jurisdiction

Use of this website and these terms & conditions are subject to the laws of England and Wales and the jurisdiction of the English Courts. By using this website you irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts.