1. You have now moved away from the website of your Independent Financial Adviser (IFA), to a website which is operated by Socius Technologies (SP) Limited (Socius) for us. We are Investec Bank PLC, a company registered in England and Wales. We are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
2. The information which you provide on this website will, if your IFA submits it to us, be automatically loaded into a form to apply for products or services which we make available on the Investec Platform (the Platform). Your application will only be submitted to us when your IFA submits your completed application form through the Platform.
3. You acknowledge and agree that we have sole and absolute discretion as to whether we accept any application for our products or services. We will carry out various on-boarding checks (including know-your-customer checks) on you if your IFA makes an application on your behalf for products or services which we make available on the Platform.
4. You acknowledge and agree that if your IFA makes an application on your behalf for products or services which we make available on the Platform, and we accept that application, then terms and conditions which relate to those products or services, and any access to and use of the Platform by you, will apply.
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8. Risk and responsibility. You access and use this website entirely at your own risk. We accept no liability, no matter how that may be caused, and whether directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused to you or another arising from or connected to your access to or use of this website. We do not guarantee that this website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. When you provide any information on this website, you acknowledge that this does not (except as required by applicable laws or regulations, or separately agreed by us in writing) require us to keep such information or materials confidential (and you also acknowledge that such information and materials will be seen by your IFA).
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