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1.3 These terms are governed by and interpreted in line with English Law.

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2.1 Unless otherwise stated, we own the copyright and any other rights in all material on this website. This copyright and other rights do not extend to the GIFs/JPGs, which are publicly available.

2.2 Subject to Clause 4 below (special conditions applying to the Comparative Tables section of the website) extracts may be printed, saved to disk or any other storage medium and downloaded from this website on the following conditions:

2.2.1 It is for your own personal use as a consumer or for your benefit and is not for a commercial purpose of any kind;

2.2.2 No text or related graphics are modified in any way;

2.2.3 Graphics are not used separately from the accompanying text; and

2.2.4 The source of the material is acknowledged in all copies, either by appropriate words or by adding the FSA copyright notice (ie © The Financial Services Authority).

2.3 Subject to Clause 4 below (special conditions applying to the Comparative Tables section of the website) you must not reproduce or store any part of this website in any other website or include it in any public or private electronic retrieval system or service, without our prior written permission.

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3.3 Our website and publications aim to give you general information to help you make financial decisions. It is not advice, nor can it take account of your own particular circumstances. For advice with a view to making decisions about your own circumstances you should consult a financial or other professional adviser.

3.4 We do not control the linked websites on this website and we are not responsible for the contents of any linked website or any link in a linked website, or any changes or updates to such websites. We are not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked website. We provide these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply our endorsement of the website.

4. Special additional terms and conditions applying to the Comparative Tables section of the FSA website

4.1 You can print and download extracts from the Comparative Tables section of the FSA website on the following conditions. These apply in addition to, or (where indicated) in place of, the other conditions specified in this section headed Legal Information.

4.2 If you intend to publish material from this website, to use it in promotions, advertising or product literature or in some other form in the public domain, then you must comply with the following terms:

4.2.1 Our copyright notice (i.e. © The Financial Services Authority) must appear in all copies;

4.2.2 The date that we last updated the information (as indicated on the website) must be stated clearly on all copies, with the website address (www.fsa.gov.uk/tables); for example “Information taken from the FSA’s Comparative Tables (www.fsa.gov.uk/tables) as at [date]”;

4.2.3 The publication must not imply FSA endorsement of any company or product or of any conclusions drawn from the data;

4.2.4 Any tables must either:

a. be presented complete and with no additions; or

b. if one or more tables is not complete, state that the information is based on a limited selection taken from the tables prepared by the FSA; for example “Selected from a total of [total number of products shown on website or printed table] products”.

4.2.5 If you include additional data, you must distinguish it from the data provided by the FSA and clearly identify its source; and

4.2.6 If you present our data in non-alphabetical order, you must make clear the basis for the way you have ordered it and must not indicate or imply any FSA endorsement of the ordering.

4.3 Information from this website is freely available for research. However, if you use or quote this material to a client in connection with a financial product or service, then – in addition to complying with the conditions in 4.2 above – you must give the client a print of the appropriate table. This should be:

4.3.1 as filtered and sorted by you;

4.3.2 complete in that it should include all products that remain after filtering, not just any you have shortlisted;

4.3.3 accompanied by the supporting introduction and column explanation pages;

4.3.4 as created using the print function on this website, without amendment.