Butterfield Bank Jersey - General Terms and Conditions
1.1 Definitions
In these Terms (unless the context otherwise requires) the following words and expressions will have the following meanings:
Account - the account or accounts for the holding of cash and other assets of the Client opened in accordance with and subject to these Terms and any Agreement
Account Statement - a statement of the activities on the Account periodically produced by the Bank in its usual format
Agreement - the Custody and Dealing Agreement, the Investment Management Agreement entered into by the Bank and the Client and the Online Terms, if applicable
Applicable Laws - any law, ordinance, subordinate legislation, decree, rule, regulation, code, decision, order or directive made or imposed by any governmental, regulatory, administrative, judicial, statutory, taxing, fiscal, financial or monetary authority or any supranational authority in any jurisdiction having power or authority in any such jurisdiction applicable to any relevant person
Associate - any company which is a holding company of the Bank, a subsidiary of the Bank or of its holding company
Assigned Rights means:
(a). in respect of the Securities all the Client’s right, title and interest therein and thereto and in and to
(i) all dividends interest and other income paid or payable on the Securities and
(ii) all securities, rights, moneys or other property accruing or offered at any time by way of redemption, bonus, preference, option, consolidation, sub-division, conversion, exchange or otherwise to or in respect of the Securities or such other securities; and
(b). in respect of each Relevant Agreement all the Client’s right, title and interest therein and thereto
Authorised Signatories - the person or persons authorised by the Client to instruct and communicate with the
Bank under these Terms and any Agreement being those persons:
(a). listed in the Mandate and/or the Authorised Signatories List; and
(b). designated as Users, if any
Authorised Signatories List - the list provided by the Client, or by a person or persons authorised by the Client, to the Bank in the Bank’s agreed format as may be updated from time to time by the Client in accordance with these Terms
Bank - Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited ("BBGL") acting through its Jersey branch (Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited, Jersey Branch) under the registered business name 'Butterfield Bank Jersey' ("Butterfield Bank Jersey")
Bank Personnel - the directors, officers and employees of the Bank from time to time
Bank’s Charges - the Bank’s standard scale of charges, fees, expenses, commissions and other costs chargeable to the Client, in force from time to time, a current copy of which is available online at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je and from the Bank on request
Best Execution - has the meaning given in the relevant rules and pursuant to which the Bank has formulated its policy, a current copy of which is available online at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je and from the Bank on request
Business Day - a day (not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which banks are open for general business in Jersey
Call Account – an account for the holding of cash from which the Client can take money when required, if the Client informs the Bank in advance in accordance with these Terms
Client - the person or persons named as holder of the Account or to which the Bank provides custody and dealing services in accordance with the terms of the Custody and Dealing Agreement
Client’s Address - the Client’s address as set out in the Mandate or any other address or place of business of the Client last known to the Bank
Closing Notice - a notice given in accordance with paragraph 21 of these Terms
Custody and Dealing Agreement - the Bank’s custody and dealing agreement under which the Bank provides such services to its clients if required
Data Protection Law – all applicable laws and regulations relating to the processing of personal data, on the protection of persons with regard to this processing of personal data, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the GDPR, the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 and any other laws and regulations implementing, derogating from out made under them, in each case as amended or re-enacted and in force from time to time
Encumbrance - any interest or equity of any person including an option or pre-emption right, security interest, charge, bond, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, lien, title retention, assignment or other arrangement having a similar effect
Execution-Only Transaction – a transaction where the Bank acts on the instructions of a Client to acquire or dispose of an investment for the Client, but provides no advice to the Client and exercises no discretion in respect of the instruction other than in order to achieve best execution
Fixed Deposit – an arrangement with the Bank in which the Client deposits money in an Account for a fixed period
Force Majeure - any event or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Bank including any strike, lock-out, labour dispute, riot, civil commotion, war or national or international emergency, government action, act of God, natural force, fire, explosion, accident or epidemic or failure or interruption of electrical power
GDPR – the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC as may be amended or re-enacted and in force from time to time
Indebtedness - all present, future or contingent indebtedness and liabilities (including interest, costs, charges and expenses on a full indemnity basis) of the Client to the Bank, whether incurred solely, severally or jointly, in whatever style, name or form, as principal, guarantor or surety, and in any currency
Investment Management Agreement - the Bank’s Discretionary Investment Management Agreement under which the Bank provides such services to its clients if required
Jersey - the Bailiwick of Jersey
Mandate - the mandate incorporating the relevant account opening forms completed by the Client as may be updated, amended or replaced from time to time by the Client
Notices-
(a). in the case of notices from the Client to the Bank includes any instruction, notice and all other communications by or on behalf of the Client;
(b). in the case of notices from the Bank to the Client means notices and communications given by the Bank to the Client or an Authorised Signatory if applicable;
under these Terms and any Agreement
Notice Account – means an account that requires a period of notice for withdrawal
Online Terms - the terms upon which the Bank provides electronic banking services to the Client, a current copy of which is available at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je
Privacy Notice – the Bank’s privacy notice under which the Bank sets out how it collects, uses, discloses, transfers and stores Client personal data, a copy of which is available at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je or by contacting [email protected]
Proper Instructions - notices, instructions and communications given on the operation of the Account:
(a). by any Authorised Signatory
i. in accordance with the Mandate; or
ii. verbally, by electronic mail, telephone or facsimile if not provided for in the Mandate, subject to the Bank’s discretion under paragraph 26.5 to accept such form of communication in any particular instance and on a case by case basis
(b). by any User in accordance with the Online Terms
Relevant Agreements - each investment management agreement and custody and dealing agreement to which the Client is party (if any), each such agreement substituted therefore pursuant to the terms hereof and each other agreement agreed by the parties to be a Relevant Agreement for the purpose hereof
Scheme - Jersey Bank Depositors Compensation Scheme referred to in paragraph 26.5
Securities - at any time all shares, stock, debentures, bonds or other securities (if any) (i) which are held for the benefit of the obligor pursuant to a Relevant Agreement (or, where such Relevant Agreement has terminated for any reason whatsoever, which are held by the counterparty to such Relevant Agreement for the benefit of the Client) or, (ii) are referred to in, or held by reference to, any custody account maintained pursuant to a Relevant Agreement
Service - has the meaning set out in the Online Terms
Terms - this document which contains, and is also known as, the Bank’s general terms and conditions
User - has the meaning set out in the Online Terms
1.2 Interpretation
1.2.1 Headings are inserted for convenience and will not affect the interpretation of these Terms and any Agreement.
1.2.2 Words denoting the singular number include the plural and vice versa and words in the masculine gender include the other genders.
1.2.3 holding company and subsidiary have the meanings given to such expressions in the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
1.2.4 The expression person includes references to any individual, firm, company, partnership, corporation or unincorporated entity.
1.2.5 Where the Client comprises more than one person, the Client will mean each of them jointly and severally to whom these Terms and any Agreement apply.
1.2.6 Where the Client is a trustee or trustees of a trust (Trust):
1.2.6.1 if there is more than one trustee, the Client will mean each of them jointly and severally to whom these Terms and any Agreement apply and their liabilities under these Terms and the Agreement will accordingly be joint and several; and
1.2.6.2 the terms of paragraph 5 shall additionally apply.
1.2.7 References to any consent to be given by the Bank will be to the Bank’s prior written consent which may be given subject to any condition imposed by the Bank as it sees fit.
1.2.8 References to:
1.2.8.1 the exercise of the Bank’s discretion will be to its absolute and unfettered discretion,
1.2.8.2 the Bank’s opinion will be to its sole opinion,
and the Bank will not be required to give any reasons for its decision or the basis of its opinion.
1.2.9 References to laws, statutes, statutory provisions, rules and regulations, include such laws, statutes, statutory provisions, rules and regulations, as respectively replaced, amended, extended or consolidated.
1.2.10 References to any document (including these Terms and any Agreement) include any such document as may be amended, supplemented, varied, substituted, novated or assigned from time to time.
1.2.11 References to the Bank and the Client include references to successors in title and permitted assigns of each of them.
1.2.12 References to these Terms or a paragraph are references to this document and a paragraph in it.
1.2.13 Any conversion of cash from one currency into another currency will be undertaken at the Bank’s prevailing rate of exchange.
2. ACCOUNT OPENING AND MAINTENANCE
2.1 The Bank is not obliged to open or maintain any account for the Client unless it has received in a form and substance satisfactory to it, a completed Mandate and other appropriate account opening documentation completed by or on behalf of the Client and such other financial or other information as the Bank may require from time to time.
2.2 The Client will ensure that all necessary authorisations, consents and licences will be obtained prior to the Client signing or executing any Bank forms or documentation or entering into any transactions with the Bank.
2.3 Depending on the Service provided by the Bank, the Client agrees that it shall from time to time at the request of the Bank do all such things and execute and deliver all such documents (including, without limitation the Custody and Dealing Agreement in the form set out in Schedule 1 of the Terms), as the Bank may consider necessary or desirable.
2.4 The Bank may refuse to open an account and/or accept a deposit without giving any reason.
2.5 If the credit balance and/or the value of any property of the Client on any Account falls below a minimum amount as set by the Bank from time to time, the Bank may, at its discretion, levy a maintenance fee at such rate to be determined at the Bank’s discretion, and may debit such fee to the Account.
2.6 In respect of Accounts, Call Accounts, Fixed Deposits and Notice Accounts minimum and maximum deposits may apply.
3. ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
3.1 Unauthorised Overdrafts
3.1.1 If the Bank receives an instruction for the payment of any sum in excess of the credit balance on the Account the Bank may (but is not obliged to) decline to carry out such instruction.
3.1.2 If several instructions for several payments or other transactions are received by the Bank which, in aggregate, exceed the amount of the credit balance on the Account, the Bank may at its discretion select which transaction or transactions will be executed by the Bank without reference to the date of dispatch of the Client’s instructions or when they were received by the Bank.
3.1.3 If a debit balance arises on the Account (however caused) without the Bank’s consent, the Client will immediately pay to the Bank on demand:
3.1.3.1 interest on the overdrawn amount at the rate set out in the Bank’s Charges for unauthorised overdrafts;
3.1.3.2 an overdraft arrangement fee as set out in the Bank’s Charges.
3.2 Fixed Deposits
3.2.1 In the absence of Proper Instructions to the contrary within the time limit specified in the fixed term deposit confirmation issued to the Client, the Bank is authorised to renew at maturity such fixed term deposit in the name of the Client for a similar term and at the prevailing market interest rate, or for such other terms as the Bank reasonably considers to be appropriate in the circumstances.
3.2.2 Any request by the Client to terminate a fixed term deposit contract before its maturity will be at the Bank’s discretion.
3.3 Receipt of Funds
3.3.1 Funds received by the Bank in a currency for which there is no corresponding account for the Client may (unless the Client has given the Bank instructions to the contrary) be credited at the Bank’s discretion in a currency in which the Client maintains its Account.
3.3.2 The Bank may at its discretion decline to accept any funds, in any currency, instructed to be credited to an Account, if the Bank considers such a course of action to be necessary or desirable to protect the interests of the Bank.
3.4 Foreign Currency
3.4.1 The Bank may, at any time, execute its obligations as regards foreign currencies by delivering cheques drawn on its correspondent bank or a financial institution in the country concerned.
3.4.2 Unless otherwise agreed by the Bank, if any cheque or other transfer is made by the Client in any currency other than the currency in which any credit balance of the Client is for the time being designated, the Bank will, at its discretion, at the risk of, and without notice to the Client, be entitled to convert any currency or currencies in which the Client’s credit balance is then comprised into the currency in which the cheque or other transfer is denominated.
3.5 Recourse
If any entries (including in respect of bills of exchange, cheques and other similar papers) credited to the Account are subsequently dishonoured or the Bank is for any reason called upon to repay the paying bank or any other party to any transaction any amounts credited to the Account (Recourse Credit):
3.5.1 the Bank may debit the Account with the amount of the Recourse Credit; and
3.5.2 the Client will pay to the Bank on demand:
3.5.2.1 the amount of any drawings which the Bank has permitted the Client to make against Recourse Credit; and/or
3.5.2.2 the amount so repaid by the Bank if and to the extent that the Account falls into debit as a result of the Bank paying away funds representing the Recourse Credit or the amount so credited to the Client’s account represented an amount which the Client was obliged to pay the Bank; and
3.5.2.3 overdraft interest and other charges at the rate set out in the Bank’s Charges for unauthorised overdrafts on any debit balances resulting from the Recourse Credit.
3.6 Instructions
The Bank may decline to act upon any instruction (including the payment of any cheques), delay acting on any instruction regardless whether it is a Proper Instruction and/or suspend the operation of the Account for such period as it considers appropriate at its discretion if:
3.6.1 in its opinion:
3.6.1.1 the instruction is unclear, or impracticable or impossible to implement and the Bank has made reasonable effort to seek the Client’s confirmation or clarification, where appropriate; or
3.6.1.2 in acting on the instruction, the Bank or any Bank Personnel or agents may commit a breach of any Applicable Laws or be liable for any civil claim, action or proceedings; or
3.6.1.3 its failure to do so may result in a breach of the Bank’s internal policies or procedures, or is likely to cause damage to the reputation of the Bank or its Associates; or
3.6.2 the Bank is aware or has grounds to believe that the Client is or may be in breach of Applicable Laws in relation to the opening or operation of the Account or that the Account is otherwise being operated unlawfully.
If the Bank declines or delays in acting on an instruction or suspends the operation of the Account, it will, subject to Applicable Laws, promptly notify the Client of its decision. The Bank is not required to provide to the Client any explanation of its decision.
3.7 Notice of Withdrawal
In respect of Notice Accounts only, Proper Instructions in respect of any proposed withdrawals need to be given by the Client with the same notice periods applicable to Closing Notices in accordance with paragraph 22.4. For example, for a 32 day Notice Account, Proper Instructions need to be received by the Bank 32 days prior to the date of withdrawal which must be a business day. Continuous notice is not permitted. Should the Bank receive an instruction to close an Account, interest (if applicable) will be added to the notice amount on the date of closure. Should no payment instruction be received, the notice amount will automatically be credited to the Client’s Call Account on the available date of the funds pending further instruction. The total amount of the money on notice for withdrawal at any time must not exceed the current balance of the Account.
3.8 Joint Accounts
3.8.1 If an Account is held in the name of more than one Client, each Client acknowledges that it holds and owns the Account jointly, with the right of survivorship, and that each is jointly and severally liable in respect of any obligations relating to the Account, the Bank’s Terms or any Agreement.
3.8.2 Each Client agrees that in the event that the law which will apply to his estate on death is not Jersey Law, the Client shall inform the Bank in writing if he is incapable of bequeathing assets by survivorship.
3.8.3 Each Client holding a joint Account acknowledges that any joint Client (or his duly appointed attorney) in respect of that Account is authorised to instruct the Bank to execute all transactions on the Account which are in accordance with that Client’s powers of signature or instructions set out in the Mandate.
Any notices, instructions, agreements, consents or information provided by one signatory is deemed to be given by all account holders in circumstances where one joint Client is authorised to act on behalf of all account holders.
3.8.4 All notices and correspondence regarding the Account will be sent to the address provided. Only one correspondence address may be registered to the Account irrespective of the number of account holders.
3.8.5 The Mandate for a joint Account can only be changed by written notice to the Bank signed by all names on that account.
3.8.6 In the event of the death of a Client who holds an account jointly:
3.8.6.1 the surviving Client(s) undertake(s) to inform the Bank promptly of the death of any Client;
3.8.6.2 the Account relationship shall continue with the surviving Client(s) to the exclusion of the estate of the deceased Client and the Bank may rely on instructions given in accordance with the Mandate;
3.8.6.3 if any Account is overdrawn or otherwise in debit, the surviving Client(s) acknowledge that they are liable for the debt and that the death of one of the Client shall not have diminished the debt in any way.
3.8.7 Each Client undertakes to inform the Bank promptly if any Client of a joint Account becomes mentally incapacitated or is declared incompetent.
3.8.8 In the event of the Bank becoming aware of any breakdown in the relationship of joint account holders, all signatures shall be required to operate the Account.
4. FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
4.1 The Bank may act on instructions from the Client in respect of the following foreign exchange transactions in such currencies as the Bank may undertake transactions in, and subject to any minimum amount as the Bank may determine at its discretion:
4.1.1 spot foreign exchange transactions;
4.1.2 forward foreign exchange transactions provided that:
4.1.2.1 the Bank may require security and/or additional documentation to be provided prior to implementing the Client’s instruction; and
4.1.2.2 the Client has obtained prior credit approval from the Bank.
4.2 The Bank will undertake foreign exchange transactions on a Best Execution basis in accordance with its Best Execution policy.
4.3 The Client’s instructions in respect of foreign exchange transactions will be dealt with by the Bank as soon as reasonably practicable.
5. TRUSTS5.1 This paragraph will apply where the Client is a trustee of a trust (Trust) and the Account has been opened in the name of the Client in its capacity as trustee of the Trust.
5.2 Notwithstanding the Client is a trustee of a Trust, the Client will remain personally responsible for the repayment of any Indebtedness due from the Client or the Trust to the Bank and the Client will in all respects be treated as the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Account and fully entitled to enter into any Agreement.
5.3 Subject to the provisions relating to Proper Instructions, any instruction provided by the person purporting to be the trustee will be assumed, without verification or investigation by the Bank, to be in accordance with the trust instrument governing the Trust.
5.4 The Bank is not affected by the terms of the Trust regardless whether it has any notice of the trust instrument. Provided that any action or instruction is within the Mandate, the Bank is not obliged to verify that any action or instruction by the trustee or other person in relation to the Account and any other dealings with the Bank is within its powers as set out in the trust instrument or otherwise.
5.5 If the Bank becomes aware that one or more persons named as trustee and comprising the Client has ceased for any reason to be a trustee of the Trust, the Bank may at its discretion treat the remaining trustee or trustees as having full power to act on behalf of the Trust and to deal with the Account and any other asset of the Trust as if there had been no change of trustee, without requiring any amendment to the Mandate or Authorised Signatories List.
6. DEALING IN SECURITIES OR INVESTMENTS
6.1 The Bank may agree to purchase investment products on behalf of the Client by way of an Execution-Only Transaction where there is no further agreement in place. Where the Bank does so, before acting it will inform the Client in writing of: (i) any applicable fees and charges and the basis on which they are calculated; (ii) the Bank’s best execution policy in force at the time; and (iii) certain information in connection with the Bank’s categorisation of the Client, pursuant to the Investment Business Code of Practice issued by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, from time to time.
6.2 The Bank will not provide any advice on investments or any discretionary investment management services other than pursuant to a further agreement.
6.3 Each Execution-Only Transaction will be completed by the Bank on the basis that the Client accepts full responsibility for the consequence of the transaction and has considered whether it is suitable in the light of the Client’s own financial situation, knowledge of investment market, tax situation and the risk that any such investment may lose its value.
6.4 The Client acknowledges that the Bank will deal at the best price available to the Bank at the time and that Clients’ orders may be aggregated at the Bank’s discretion. The Bank may also accept limit orders in certain types of security, which will be dealt with on a best endeavours basis. The Client further acknowledges that the price of certain securities may be difficult to obtain, for example when a security is illiquid or on a specialist market and that the Bank will apply best endeavours to obtain a price where possible.
6.5 The Client acknowledges that all instructions must be given in sufficient time to allow the Bank to complete the transaction in accordance with the practice of the relevant market or investment and to allow for any foreign currency transfers. Complete and comprehensive instructions should therefore be given a minimum of two hours before the close of the market or one Business Day before the deadline for trading concerned and, where the investment must be paid for in a currency other than sterling, in sufficient time to allow for the transfer in that currency or any necessary foreign exchange transactions.
6.6 The Client acknowledges that the amount that can be traded will be limited to the funds available on the Client’s account or via facilities of the Client, held with the Bank.
6.7 After the Bank has effected a transaction for the Client, it will provide a statement, contract note, valuation or any other applicable document relating to the transaction to the Client.
7. PRECIOUS METAL ACCOUNTS
If a Client wishes to purchase precious metal on an execution only basis, the Bank shall handle the transaction in a metals account at a correspondent bank. The Client agrees to waive any such right to call for physical delivery.
8. ACCOUNT STATEMENTS
8.1 Account statements will be sent to the Client by the Bank on a quarterly basis or at such other intervals as may be agreed. If there is no account activity, statements will be sent annually on the anniversary of the last transaction occurring.
8.2 A Client who has online banking will not receive paper Account Statements unless specifically requested.
8.3 Any Account Statement sent to the Client will be deemed to be correct, conclusive and binding on the Client unless the Client notifies the Bank promptly that:
8.3.1 it disputes any entry on the Account Statement; or
8.3.2 the Bank has not carried out any Proper Instruction relevant to the Account Statement.
8.4 The Client will take reasonable care to minimise the risk of fraud or forgery on the Account and will carefully examine Account Statements for any unauthorised debit items. If the Client becomes aware of or suspects any fraudulent or other unauthorised activity on the Account the Client will notify the Bank immediately.
9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS
9.1 Representations and Warranties
The Client represents and warrants that:
9.1.1 where the Client is a company or other corporate entity, it is duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or establishment;
9.1.2 the Terms and any Agreement are valid, binding and enforceable on the Client;
9.1.3 the Client has obtained all necessary and relevant authorisations, consents and licences required to perform its obligations under these Terms and any Agreement;
9.1.4 it is responsible for obtaining tax advice and for declaring and filing any applicable taxes to the relevant tax authorities;
9.1.5 the Terms and any Agreement are within the powers of the Client and their execution and performance by the Client of its obligations under such documents will not constitute a breach of or result in any default under any other agreement, instrument or obligation by which the Client is bound;
9.1.6 the Client is not in default under any other agreement in any respect which is material in the context of these Terms and any Agreement;
9.1.7 all monies and other property deposited in the Account are the Client’s sole and absolute property free from Encumbrance; and these representations and warranties are deemed repeated at the time of the giving of any instructions or deemed instructions to the Bank under the Terms or any Agreement.
9.2 Undertakings
The Client undertakes:
9.2.1 to supply to the Bank promptly upon request such information as the Bank may at its discretion consider to be necessary to enable it to properly discharge its obligations under the Terms and any Agreement in accordance with Applicable Laws, including information concerning the Client’s identity, the ultimate beneficial ownership of any monies paid in or deposited with the Bank or any other assets held by the Bank on the Client’s behalf and outgoing payments made from any Account;
9.2.2 that all Proper Instructions will be lawful and not be in breach of any Applicable Laws;
9.2.3 not to create or allow to be created any Encumbrance over the Account without the Bank’s consent;
9.2.4 to notify the Bank immediately of any change in his circumstances, his tax residence or status or any other changes which may be material to the dealings between the Bank and the Client or the performance of the Bank of its obligations under these Terms or any Agreement;
9.2.5 to promptly provide such information and documentation to the Bank as the Bank may reasonably require relating to the Client including any information necessary for the Bank to fulfil its obligations under Applicable Laws or any regulatory requirements (including Client due diligence) or to enable the Bank to make any necessary withholdings or deductions by way of taxation or otherwise and will promptly notify the Bank if any such information ceases to be accurate or is otherwise superseded.
10. DISCLAIMER ON ADVICE
10.1 Unless specifically provided in any Agreement, the Client acknowledges that the Bank does not provide or hold itself out as providing advice to the Client under these Terms:
10.1.1 on the suitability of the Bank’s products, services or loan facilities for the Client’s particular circumstances;
10.1.2 relating to the fiscal or tax affairs of the Client in Jersey or elsewhere, nor does the Bank exercise any judgment on the Client’s behalf in such matters,
and accordingly neither the Bank nor any Bank Personnel will be liable for any loss arising as a direct or indirect result of the Client relying on or acting on any information.
10.2 The Client is responsible for obtaining his own independent advice in any transactions with the Bank including the giving of any security or guarantee to the Bank.
11. THE BANK’S CHARGES
11.1 The Client will pay:
11.1.1 the Bank’s fees, costs and charges at the rates set out in the Bank’s Charges a copy of which is available online at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je and from the Bank on request;
11.1.2 the Bank’s fees on a time spent basis in respect of any work undertaken by the Bank under these
Terms:
11.1.2.1 at the request of the Client; or
11.1.2.2 in relation to or for the purpose of complying with any Applicable Laws; or
11.1.2.3 in dealing with a Client request or breach of any Agreement by the Client; and
11.1.3 all third party and agents’ costs and charges in connection with these Terms and any Agreement.
11.2 Any amounts due to the Bank under these Terms and any Agreement:
11.2.1 will be debited by the Bank to the Account from time to time; or
11.2.2 will be paid by the Client on demand together with any applicable taxes, without any set-off, deduction or withholding. Where any deduction or withholding is required to be made on account of tax properly payable under any Applicable Laws, then the amount payable by the Client will be increased to ensure that the Bank receives an amount equal to that which it would have received had no deduction or withholding been made.
The Client will provide the Bank evidence of the proper payment of such withholding tax.
11.3 In instances where the Bank incurs any fees, interest or other charges (“Charges”) levied by the Bank’s counterparty as a consequence of the Client’s account activity (which include, but not limited to, the placing of deposits), the Bank reserves the right to charge a fee which is commensurate with the Charges and the time and work undertaken by the Bank in connection therewith.
12. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
12.1 Liability
12.1.1 Without prejudice to any Agreement, this paragraph 12 sets out the provisions under which the Bank’s liability to the Client in all dealings with the Client under these Terms and any Agreement will be excluded or limited, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
12.1.2 The Bank will not be liable to the Client or any other person whether in contract or in tort for any costs, expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, actions, proceedings or demands which the Client may incur or suffer:
12.1.2.1 as a result of any error, corruption, delay or failure in transmission of any instructions or communication between the Client and the Bank made by any means used by the Client or the Bank in accordance with these Terms notwithstanding that the instructions or communications are Proper Instructions; provided that the Bank has acted in good faith and in the absence of negligence, wilful default or fraud; or
12.1.2.2 as a result of the processing of bills of exchange or other receivables by the Bank acting as agent without assuming any liability or responsibility; or
12.1.2.3 as a result of any bill of exchange, cheque or other receivables being unclear or incomplete, or not being presented or challenged within the prescribed time due to delay in the Bank receiving it in a reasonable time before the clearance date; or
12.1.2.4 as a result of a Force Majeure; or
12.1.2.5 resulting from any instructions given or purportedly given by an Authorised Signatory verbally, in person, over the telephone or by electronic mail, or the Bank acting erroneously or failing to act in accordance with such instructions; or
12.1.2.6 resulting from or pursuant to the use of facsimile whether sent to or by the Bank or an Associate on behalf of the Client, however so arising; or
12.1.2.7 as a result of the Bank acting on Proper Instructions; or
12.1.2.8 as a result of any wilful default, negligence or fraud on the part of any person other than the Bank or Bank Personnel; or
12.1.2.9 as a result of any liability to taxation (howsoever and wheresoever arising) assessed or imposed directly or indirectly upon the Client, his assets or their management, control or custody under the Terms or any Agreement; or
12.1.2.10 if, by reason of any Applicable Laws, the Bank is prevented from or impeded in or is delayed in carrying out its obligations to the Client; or
12.1.2.11 as a result of or in connection with the Bank complying or purporting to comply with any Applicable Laws including but not limited to the suspension of the Account by the Bank.
12.1.3 Unless specifically set out in these Terms or any Agreement, the Bank is not liable for any economic or consequential loss, direct or indirect, loss of opportunity or loss of profits, whether foreseeable or not, suffered by the Client.
12.1.4 Without prejudice to paragraph 12.1.3, the Bank’s liability to the Client in respect of any error or omission on its part will not exceed an amount equal to the loss of interest (if any) as a result of the Bank’s error or omission in carrying out Proper Instructions. If the Bank takes any action to restore the Client to the position he would have been in if the error or omission had not occurred, the Bank is entitled to retain any profit or gain arising as a result of taking such action.
12.1.5 The limit on the Bank’s liability in the preceding sub-paragraph does not apply if in any specific case the Bank was notified by the Client in advance of the risk of more extensive loss to the Client and the Bank has agreed in writing to accept such risk.
12.1.6 Any loss resulting from the legal incapacity of a Client or a third party will be borne by the Client or his/her estate (as the case may be) unless the Bank has received notice of such legal incapacity. The Bank may continue to act in accordance with any Mandate or other agreement with the Bank until it receives notice of the death or other legal incapacity of the Client and the Bank will incur no liability to the Client or to his/her estate for continuing to so act.
12.1.7 The Client is not entitled to receive any damages or other compensation from the Bank on the termination of the relationship between the Bank and the Client and/or any Agreement or other arrangement between the Bank and the Client or on the closing of the Account by the Bank by reason of Force Majeure.12.1.8 No action may be brought or claim made by the Client against any Bank Personnel by virtue of anything done or omitted to be done pursuant to these Terms or any Agreement.
12.1.9 The Bank may rely on the advice given by legal advisors, accountants, consultants and such other persons as the Bank may engage in the course of performing its obligations. The Bank will not be liable for any costs, expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, actions, proceedings or demands which the Client may incur or suffer as a result of the Bank acting on any such advice.
12.2 Indemnification
12.2.1 In the absence of negligence, wilful default or fraud on the part of the Bank the Client will indemnify and keep indemnified the Bank and Bank Personnel against all costs (including the costs of taking legal and other professional advice), expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, actions, proceedings or demands incurred or suffered by the Bank or any Bank Personnel:
12.2.1.1 by virtue of or in connection with the Bank’s appointment as the Client’s bankers and the performance of its functions under these Terms and any Agreement;
12.2.1.2 as a result of the Bank acting, failing to act or acting erroneously on Proper Instructions in good faith;
12.2.1.3 in connection with any action taken by the Bank which it reasonably believes to be in compliance with Applicable Laws;
12.2.1.4 resulting from or pursuant to the use of facsimile either sent to or by the Bank or an Associate on behalf of the Client; and
12.2.1.5 in dealing with any conflicting claims relating to the Account or any other property of the Client and in safeguarding the Bank’s interest.
12.2.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms and any Agreement the Bank will not be required to take any action on behalf of or at the request of the Client unless it is fully indemnified and/or secured to its satisfaction against all costs (including legal and other professional costs), expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, actions, proceedings or demands arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with any action. The Bank may decline to take any such action if in the opinion of the Bank such action may be detrimental to its interest.
12.3 Client’s Responsibility
The Client is responsible for all the acts and omissions of its Authorised Signatories and Users. For the purposes of these Terms, the acts and omissions of any Authorised Signatory or User will be deemed to be the acts and omissions of the Client.
13. RIGHT OF SET-OFF AND LIEN
13.1 The Bank has the rights set out in this paragraph in addition to any rights under any Applicable Law or by virtue of any guarantee or security agreement or other agreement between the Bank and the Client.
13.2 The Bank may at any time, at the risk of and without notice to the Client, in respect of any Account, whether current or deposit account and in any currency:
13.2.1 combine and consolidate any and all of the Accounts; and
13.2.2 set off any monies in any and all of the Accounts against all or part of any Indebtedness regardless whether any of the monies held may have been deposited for fixed periods which have not expired.
13.3 The Client agrees that if the Bank appropriates any deposit before its maturity date the amount applied will be net of the amount of early withdrawal penalty (if any, which will be payable by the Client) charged by the Bank in the ordinary course of its deposit business.
13.4 The Bank has a lien over any property of the Client held in any Account and any amounts which may now or in the future be owing by the Bank to the Client (whether or not jointly with other clients of the Bank) until the Indebtedness has been fully repaid or discharged. If any Indebtedness is not fully repaid or discharged when due, the Bank will be entitled to appropriate any amount held by the Bank and owing to the Client in or towards repayment and/or discharge of the Indebtedness in full or in part.
13.5 The Bank is entitled at its discretion at any time at the risk of and without notice to the Client to convert any currency into any other currency in which the Indebtedness or any credit balance may for the time being be designated.
14. CONFLICTING CLAIMS
14.1 If the Bank receives notice or otherwise becomes aware that any funds in the Account may be subject to any conflicting or third party claims, the Bank may at its discretion take such steps as it deems necessary at the cost of the Client including the taking of legal advice or making an application to any court and pending resolution of any conflicting claim the Bank may:
14.1.1 refuse to pay or deliver to the Client all or any part of the funds or property held in the Account;
14.1.2 decline to enter into any communications with the Client regarding the claim;
14.1.3 take such action as it considers, at its discretion, to be appropriate.
15. REGULATORY STATUS
15.1 The Bank is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission to carry on:
15.1.1 deposit-taking business under the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended from time to time; and
15.1.2 investment business, money service business and fund service business under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, as amended from time to time.
15.2 The Bank is registered under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.
16. COUNTERING FINANCIAL CRIME AND TERRORIST FINANCING
16.1 Information relating to the Client may be processed by the Bank for the purpose of complying with Applicable Laws on countering financial crime and terrorist financing. This includes a requirement on the part of the Bank to supply payer information (amongst other things) on a transfer of funds.
16.2 The Bank may take such action as it considers appropriate to meet its obligations relating to countering financial crime and terrorist financing and the provision of financial and other services to persons who may be subject to sanctions. This may include, but is not limited to, investigating and intercepting payments into and out of the Account and investigating the source of or intended recipient of funds. It may also include making enquiries to establish whether a person is subject to sanctions.
17. REFERENCE AGENCIES, VERIFICATION OF IDENTITY AND COUNTERING FINANCIAL CRIME
17.1 The Client will provide promptly on the request of the Bank from time to time such information regarding his affairs for any purpose required by the Bank including dealing with any credit reference or similar enquiry relating to the Client.
17.2 The Client authorises the Bank to contact such persons as the Bank thinks fit, to verify the correctness and completeness of any information furnished by the Client and authorises such persons to release such information to the Bank. Credit searches and other information which are provided to the Bank about the Client may be used by the Bank or any Associate subject to Applicable Laws.
17.3 The Bank may ask the Client to provide physical forms of identification or it may telephone the Client to confirm the Client’s identity.
17.4 To counter financial crime and terrorist financing and to assist in verifying the Client’s identity the Bank may make searches of the records of any Associate and reference and other agencies. Any information disclosed to the Bank may be provided by the Bank to third parties subject to Applicable Laws.
18. DATA PROTECTION
This paragraph applies to information held by the Bank relating to private individuals:
18.1 The Privacy Notice explains how the Bank stores Client personal data and sets out rights that Clients have to their information. The Bank has provided its Privacy Notice separately to the Client and the Bank will inform the Client when any changes are made to the Privacy Notice.
18.2 A copy of the Privacy Notice is also available at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je or by contacting [email protected].
19. DISCLOSURES AND CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
19.1 General
19.1.1 The Bank and the Client acknowledge that the duty of confidentiality owed by the Bank to the Client in their dealings under these Terms and any Agreement will be subject to these Terms.
19.1.2 Subject to Applicable Laws, neither the Bank nor the Client will, and each will procure that its employees will not, at any time, disclose to any person not authorised by the other party, any information relating to the other party or to the affairs of the other party which that party acquired in the course of their dealings under the Terms or any Agreement and each party will use all reasonable endeavours to prevent such disclosure.
19.1.3 The Bank will not be deemed to be in breach of its duty of confidentiality and any other duty to the Client:
19.1.3.1 if the Bank makes any disclosure to any person or takes any action (including making any withholding) which it reasonably believes to be in compliance with its obligations under Applicable Laws; or
19.1.3.2 if the possibility of disclosure to any person is in accordance with or contemplated by these Terms or any Agreement.
19.2 Tax and other disclosures
19.2.1 The Client acknowledges that in addition to any other requirements relating to disclosures imposed by Applicable Laws, the Bank is required to make certain deductions, withholdings and/or disclosures concerning the Client to tax authorities in Jersey and/or elsewhere.
19.2.2 The Client authorises the Bank and its Associates to make the necessary deductions, withholdings and disclosures in respect of the Client’s financial and tax affairs under Applicable Laws and the Client acknowledges and agrees that such information may be made available to any governmental, regulatory, judicial, administrative, tax or other authority outside Jersey.
20. FORCE MAJEURE
20.1 Performance of the Bank’s services may be suspended during any operation of Force Majeure, which will be resumed as soon as reasonably practicable after the termination of the Force Majeure, subject to the following sub-paragraph.
20.2 If in the opinion of the Bank it is unlikely that the event of Force Majeure will come to an end within a reasonable period of time to enable normal resumption of the services to be performed by the Bank, the Bank may give a Closing Notice to the Client.
21. TERMINATION AND CLOSING OF ACCOUNT
21.1 If the Bank or the Client wishes to terminate the banking relationship between them and close the Account, either may give a Closing Notice to the other.
21.2 The Bank is not required to give any reason for giving a Closing Notice.
21.3 If the Client gives a Closing Notice to the Bank, the Bank may (but is not obliged to) complete any transactions entered into by or on behalf of the Client before such notice was received.
21.4 A Closing Notice given by either the Bank or the Client must be given:
21.4.1 in respect of Notice Accounts, the number of days prior to the date of closure as stated by the product. For example where such account is a 32 day notice account, the Closing Notice must be served at least 32 days prior to the date of closure which must be a business day;
21.4.2 in respect of a Closing Notice given by the Client in respect of a Call Account, on the date of closure which must be a business day, provided that all Indebtedness and other liabilities of the Client to the Bank have been discharged in full on the date of closure; and
21.4.3 in all other cases, at least 30 days’ prior to the date of closure which must be a business day. All liabilities of the Client to the Bank and Indebtedness will become due and payable immediately.
21.5 The Client will provide to the Bank account details of the Client to which any credit balances on any Account will be transferred by the Bank. The Bank is not obliged to make any transfers except in accordance with Applicable Laws.
21.6 The giving of a Closing Notice by either party takes effect as a notice to terminate the Agreement in accordance with its terms.
21.7 Termination of the banking relationship between the Bank and the Client, the closure of the Account or the termination of any Agreement will not affect accrued rights, existing commitments or any other provision intended to survive termination and closure.
21.8 Notwithstanding the termination of the banking relationship between the Bank and the Client, the Client undertakes to promptly provide any information and documentation as the Bank may reasonably require (including to ensure that the Bank fulfils its obligations under Applicable Laws or any regulatory requirements (including Client due diligence)) to enable the Bank to effect the termination of the banking relationship and/or to close the Account.
21.9 The following provisions will survive the termination of the relationship between the Bank and the Client and the closing of the Account: Paragraphs 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21, 26.6, 26.8, 27, 28 and 29.
22. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
22.1 The Bank may make changes to any of these Terms including the Bank’s Charges on giving at least the same amount of notice specified in paragraph 21.4 (In the case of 21.4.1 where a Notice Accounts requires more than 30 days’ notice, the Bank may make changes that do not impact the notice period or the interest rate to the detriment of the Client) above by circular or any other appropriate means (including by Butterfield Online, by post, email, a message on the Client’s statement, or in another way that will be sent to the Client individually) to affected Clients.
22.2 If for any legal or regulatory reasons, the Bank is required to make any change which have immediate effect, the Bank will place a notice on the Bank’s website and send written notice to each Client.
22.3 Changes will be posted on the Bank’s website www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je within a reasonable period and may be separately notified to the Client.
22.4 In respect of Notice Accounts, interest is calculated on a daily basis commencing on the day of receipt of cleared funds into the account. Interest will then accrue up to but excluding the day of withdrawal. Interest will be credited at the end of March, June, September and December and on closure or at the end of the notice period once reached. The interest rate calculation of Sterling accounts is calculated over 365 days and for US dollar and
Euro accounts is calculated over 360 days.
23. SPECIAL CONDITIONS
In addition to these Terms and to the Mandate, the Bank may in relation to certain transactions or certain types of business that it may undertake from time to time agree special conditions with the Client. Documentary credit business will be governed by the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision) International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500 or by subsequent Uniform Customs and Practice (Customs) fixed by subsequent Congresses of the International Chamber of Commerce unless otherwise indicated. If there is any conflict between any such special conditions and these Terms the provisions of the special conditions will prevail. If there is any conflict between the Customs and these Terms, these Terms will prevail. Any aspect of business between the Bank and the Client which is not governed by these Terms or any special condition or the Customs will be governed by customary banking practice in Jersey.
24. INSTRUCTIONS, NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CLIENT
24.1 This paragraph and paragraph 25 set out the requirements for the giving of Notices (including a Closing Notice) by the Client to the Bank.
24.2 The Client authorises the Bank to act in accordance with Proper Instructions and agrees to be bound by all such communications.
24.3 The Client acknowledges that the Bank will only act on Proper Instructions which can be carried out in accordance with the rules, procedures, practices and Applicable Law to which the Bank is subject.
24.4 The Bank may rely conclusively on the list of signatories and signatures appearing in the Mandate and the Authorised Signatories List until:
24.4.1 notified in writing to the contrary by the Client; or
24.4.2 receipt of a revised Mandate or Authorised Signatories List from the Client.
24.5 The Bank may (but is not obliged to) in respect of any matter or generally:
24.5.1 rely upon, accept and act in accordance with any communication received from or which purports to be from an Authorised Signatory, by telephone, facsimile or electronic mail without further verification or from a User in accordance with the Online Terms; and/or
24.5.2 require the Client or any Authorised Signatory to provide:
24.5.2.1 further confirmation of any communication to the Bank and marked “Confirmation Only, do not duplicate”; and/or
24.5.2.2 evidence of identity or authority of the Authorised Signatory or other person purporting to communicate with the Bank on behalf of the Client;
in such form as the Bank considers appropriate and in any particular instance regardless of the nature of the instruction contained in such communication, if the communication with the Bank has been made by telephone, facsimile or electronic mail; and/or
24.5.3 decline to act on communications made by telephone, facsimile or electronic mail if the Bank, acting in good faith, is not satisfied as to the source or authenticity of the communication; and
24.5.4 decline to act on any instruction (including any Proper Instruction) which appears to the Bank to be incomplete or unclear in any respect.
24.6 Acceptance by the Bank of any form of communication from or on behalf of the Client or an Authorised Signatory in a particular instance which is outside the scope of the Mandate will not be deemed to be a variation of the Mandate, nor will it oblige the Bank to accept such form of communication in future from or on behalf of the Client or an Authorised Signatory regardless of the subject matter of the communication.
24.7 The Client agrees to perform, confirm, and ratify any transaction entered into, or commitment made by the Bank and any actions taken by the Bank in good faith as a result of the Bank acting on Proper Instructions.
25. SERVICE OF NOTICES
25.1 Notices must be in writing and may be delivered personally, sent by post or facsimile, and will be deemed to be received notwithstanding Force Majeure:
25.1.1 by the Client:
25.1.1.1 if delivered personally: on the day of delivery if it is a working day in the place which it is delivered, or otherwise at the start of the next Business Day;
25.1.1.2 if sent by pre-paid post to the Client’s Address in Jersey: at midday on the following Business Day;
25.1.1.3 if sent by pre-paid post to the Client’s Address in the United Kingdom: at midday on the second Business Day after posting;
25.1.1.4 if sent by pre-paid airmail to the Client’s Address outside Jersey and the United Kingdom: at midday on the fifth day after posting;
25.1.1.5 if sent by facsimile to the Client’s number last known to the Bank: at the time of transmission during normal business hours in the place of receipt, on a working day in the place of receipt, or otherwise at the start of the next working day in the place of receipt; and
25.1.1.6 if sent by electronic mail to the Client to an address notified by the Client as an address at which he may be served (which is not returned as undeliverable): at the time of sending during normal business hours in the place of receipt, on a working day in the place of receipt or otherwise at the start of the next working day in the place of receipt.
25.1.2 by the Bank: only upon actual receipt by the Bank at its place of business at: PO Box 250, IFC6, IFC Jersey, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 5PU, Facsimile No: +44 (0) 1534 843336.
Marked for the attention of “the Managing Director” or any other Bank Personnel as may be advised by the Bank from time to time.
25.2 Any Notice from the Bank is effective despite the death, dissolution or liquidation of the Client.
25.3 The date on the duplicate of the Notice retained by the Bank is conclusive proof of date of posting.
26. GENERAL
26.1 Retention of commissions and other payments
The Bank may retain for its own benefit and without accounting to the Client all broking, trailing or other commissions or payments of a similar nature received or receivable on investment transactions, dealings, insurance or otherwise as a result of or incidental to the performance of its functions under these Terms and any Agreement.
26.2 Waiver of Rights
26.2.1 No failure to exercise or single or partial exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Bank any right, power or privilege under these Terms or any Agreement will operate as a waiver of any of the Bank’s rights.
26.2.2 The Client waives any rights which he may have pursuant to “droit de discussion” and “droit de division” and any other laws of Jersey or elsewhere, to require that:
26.2.2.1 any of his liabilities to the Bank be divided or apportioned with any other person or reduced in any manner; or
26.2.2.2 the Bank seek recourse against the assets of some other person before proceeding against the Client or his assets.
26.3 Remedies cumulative
The rights, powers and remedies provided in these Terms and any Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers and remedies provided by law.
26.4 Severability
If any of the provisions in these Terms or any Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any Applicable Law, the remaining provisions of these Terms or the Agreement will remain valid, legal and enforceable. There will be deemed substituted for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision such reasonable alternative provision which has as nearly as possible the same effect as between the Client and the Bank, insofar as such substitution is permitted by law.
26.5 Compensation Scheme
26.5.1 As a licensed bank in Jersey, the Bank is a participant in the Scheme established by the Banking Business (Depositors Compensation) (Jersey) Regulations 2009 (Regulations). The following is a brief summary of the Scheme, but is not intended as a substitute for the actual wording of the Regulations, a copy of which is available on request.
26.5.2 The Scheme only applies to ‘eligible deposits’, which broadly means deposits made by natural persons for their own benefit; with a few limited exceptions such as, for example, deposits made by trustees of retirement annuity trust schemes; the Scheme does not apply to companies, trusts or limited partnerships.
26.5.3 The Scheme will provide compensation in the event that a licensed bank is unable to repay its depositors.
Under normal circumstances, payment will be made within 3 months of receipt of a valid claim form.
26.5.4 Compensation is limited to a maximum of £50,000 per individual claimant; in the case of a joint account each depositor would be entitled.
26.5.5 Total Scheme compensation in any five year period is limited to £100 million. If claims exceed this cap, compensation would be reduced pro rata. The cap also means that compensation in respect of any one bank cannot exceed £100 million.
26.5.6 The amount payable may be reduced if the Bank has any relevant security against the account. The Scheme is entitled to recover compensation from any funds subsequently paid out by the Bank.
26.5.7 Further information about the Scheme is available from:
Post: Jersey Bank Depositors Compensation Board, Freepost JE733, Jersey JE1 1AF
Website: https://www.gov.je/dcs
26.5.8 Updated information can be found on the Bank’s website www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je, which includes a link to the Scheme’s website.
26.5.9 Deposits are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, nor are deposits covered by any equivalent scheme outside of the Bailiwick of Jersey.
26.6 Document Retention
The Bank is required to retain all relevant documents in connection with the provisions of services by the Bank to the Client under these Terms and any Agreement for the period set out in the Bank’s Privacy Notice.
26.7 Telephone recording
Telephone calls may be recorded or monitored for the purposes of ensuring the authenticity or content of oral instructions, resolving complaints, training and service quality purposes. All recordings remain the sole property of the Bank and in the event of a dispute, the Bank reserves the right to use such recorded conversations as evidence. The period for which any recording is retained will be in accordance with any relevant legal and/or regulatory requirements and in the absence of same, as determined by the Bank at its sole discretion.
26.8 Computer records
All information held on the Bank’s computer systems is the property of the Bank.
26.9 Dormant Accounts
Provided that the Bank has made every reasonable effort and attempt to contact the Client, the Bank may transfer to an unclaimed balances account any balances left on accounts where there has been no activity for a minimum period of three years.
26.10 Authorised Signatories List
Changes to the Mandate and the Authorised Signatories List may be made by the Client from time to time subject to the Bank being provided with satisfactory evidence of the Client’s authority to make the relevant changes, including in the case of a corporate Client a certified board resolution.
26.11 Death
Upon the death of the Client (being an individual or individuals), until the Bank has received satisfactory evidence of death and the Jersey grant or re-sealing of probate or letters of administration, the Bank may retain any amount in any Account or any monies owing by the Bank to the Client on any other account. Where the Client consists of two or more persons named as joint account holders, if the Bank receives notice that any one of the joint account holders has died, the Bank may treat the surviving joint account holder as having full power and authority to deal with the Account as if he were the sole account holder from the outset.
26.12 Complaints
If the client has a complaint in respect of the Bank’s service the client should, in the first instance, write to, phone or email their Relationship Manager or to write to the Compliance Department. Full details of the Bank’s complaint handling procedure are available on the Bank’s website or on request. The client may also have the right to complain directly to the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman. If the client wishes to exercise this right the contact details are as follows:
Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman (CIFO)
PO Box 114, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE4 9QG
Email: [email protected] Website: www.ci-fo.org
International phone: +44 (0)1534 748610
The Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman (CIFO) is a joint operation of two statutory ombudsman roles, established in law by the Financial Services Ombudsman (Jersey) Law 2014 and the Financial Services Ombudsman (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2014. The primary role of CIFO is to resolve complaints about financial services provided in/from Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Individuals, microenterprises and, subject to consultation, small local charities will be able to bring complaints.
26.13 Bribery and Corruption
The Bank is committed to guard against all forms of bribery and corruption. This includes compliance with local and international corruption and anti-bribery laws. The Bank expects transparency and integrity in all of its business dealings. It is the responsibility of Client to ensure that it acts in accordance with local and international corruption and anti-bribery laws and at all times. For so long as the Services are being provided, the Client confirms that it shall not engage in any activity, practice or conduct which could create any improper business advantage or even the appearance of questionable business conduct. Where any Client not under the Bank’s control is a body corporate, the Client undertakes to have in place and maintain (throughout the period during which the Services are provided) appropriate policies and procedures, including (but not limited to) adequate procedures required to comply with the requirements of the UK Bribery Act 2010 (which can be enforced where applicable) and the Corruption (Jersey) Law 2006. The Client agrees to notify the Bank promptly in the event that the Client or any person engaged by the Client is investigated, prosecuted, charged or convicted of any offence under local or international corruption and anti-bribery laws.
26.14 Prevention of the Facilitation of Tax Evasion
The Bank is committed to guard against and prevent the facilitation of tax evasion which includes, amongst other things, complying with local and international legislation relating to the prevention of tax evasion. The Bank expects transparency and integrity in all business dealings. It is the responsibility of the Client to ensure that it acts in accordance with local and international prevention of tax evasion legislation at all times. Where a Client is a corporate body, the Client undertakes to have in place and maintain (throughout the period during which the Services are provided) appropriate measures, policies and procedures, including (but not limited to) adequate procedures required to comply with the requirements of the UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 and UK Government Guidance for the Corporate Offences of Failure to Present the Criminal Facilitation of Tax Evasion. The Client agrees to notify the Bank promptly in the event that the Client or any person engaged by the Client is investigated, prosecuted, charged or convicted of any offence under legislation relating to prevention of the facilitation of tax evasion.
27. MEDIATION
Any dispute, question, difference or claim which may arise concerning the construction, meaning or effect of these Terms and any Agreement or concerning the rights and liabilities of the Bank or the Client or any other matters arising out of or in connection with these Terms and any Agreement will in the first instance be referred to a mediator in Jersey for resolution, such mediator to be appointed by agreement between the Bank and the Client. Failing agreement on the identity of the mediator either party may request that a mediator be nominated by the President for the time being of the Law Society of England and Wales.
28. ARBITRATION
If the parties fail to reach agreement through mediation, either party may elect that the matter be referred to arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator in Jersey appointed by agreement between the Bank and the Client in accordance with the Arbitration (Jersey) Law 1998. Failing such agreement within 10 Business Days of the request by one party to the other that a matter be referred to arbitration in accordance with this paragraph, such reference will be to an arbitrator appointed by the President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
29. APPLICABLE LAW, VENUE AND SERVICE OF PROCESS
29.1 These Terms and the Agreement are governed by and are to be construed in accordance with Jersey law.
29.2 Without prejudice to paragraphs 27 (Mediation) and 28 (Arbitration) the Client irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the Royal Court of Jersey waiving any right to assert that Jersey is not an appropriate or convenient forum for the adjudication of disputes arising in relation to these Terms and the Agreement, or that the Royal Court of Jersey lacks jurisdiction in such matters.
29.3 The Bank is not precluded from bringing proceedings against the Client in any other jurisdiction in which the
Client may have assets or a place of business or which the Bank considers to be appropriate in the circumstances.
29.4 Unless the Bank expressly gives its consent or agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of a court outside Jersey, the Client may not bring proceedings against the Bank in any jurisdiction other than Jersey.
29.5 Without prejudice to any other effective means of service, the parties agree that legal process issued in the Royal Court of Jersey, or any other document to be sent or served in connection with any proceedings arising out of the Terms or any Agreement, may be served in person or by dispatch to the other party by registered or recorded mail sent to that party’s last known address and will be deemed served upon delivery. Subject to any conditions which may be attached to the service of any legal process, such legal process will be deemed to have been delivered when it is left at the other party’s address or in the case of service by dispatch within 24 hours after that date of dispatch.
SCHEDULE 1
Custody and Dealing Agreement
This document and the Terms set out the terms upon which the Bank provides custody and dealing services to the Client and should be read together. In this custody and dealing agreement (the Agreement), the following words and expressions will have the following meanings. All other words and phrases shall have the meaning given to them in the Terms. If there is any conflict between the Terms and this Agreement the terms of this Agreement shall prevail, unless otherwise specified.
Sub-Custodian - the agent or person appointed by Custodian with the consent of the Bank
Terms - the Bank's General Terms and Conditions
The Terms are available to be read and printed online at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je.
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
Categorisation - the categorisation of the Client as a Retail Client or Professional Client in accordance with the Rules, as stated at the beginning of this Agreement or as may be changed from time to time by agreement of the Client and the Bank
Close Out/Closing Out - the forced liquidation of a position
Custodian - the person appointed by the Bank to be custodian of the Portfolio for the purposes of this Agreement, if any
Derivatives - financial instruments derived from underlying instruments or reference rates including, but not limited to, options, futures, interest rate and foreign exchange swaps, forward transactions and synthetic products
Fees - the fees and charges payable to the Bank as set out in the Terms.
Insolvency Event - in respect of any person means (a) any action is commenced or application is made to any court for the bankruptcy, administration, receivership, liquidation or declaration of en désastre of such person;
(b). any distress, execution or other legal process is levied or enforced against any of his property; (c) a resolution is passed for its winding up; (d) the commencement of saisie proceedings, the making of a preliminary vesting order against, or the appointment of a receiver, commissioner or trustee over, his property; (e) any negotiations or action is taken for the scheduling or adjustment of debts amongst any of his creditors; or (f) some event having equivalent effect or analogous proceedings or process occur(s) in any relevant jurisdiction
In the Money - an Option contract whose underlying stock has a current price that is above the strike price of a call Option or below the strike price of a put Option
Margin - an amount determined by the Bank to be required in order to act in accordance with Proper Instructions
Option - a contract that provides the right but not the obligation to buy or sell a specific amount of a specific security within a pre- determined period
Party - a party to this Agreement
Portfolio - the bonds, cash, instruments, investments, property, shares, stocks and other securities and property (not including land or any interest in land) deposited with the Bank under this Agreement
Professional Client - has the meaning given in the Rules
Retail Client - has the meaning given in the Rules
Rules - the Investment Business Code of Practice issued by the Jersey Financial Services Commission from time to time
Securities - all securities forming part of the Portfolio from time to time
Sub-Custodian - the agent or person appointed by the Custodian with the consent of the Bank Terms - the Bank’s General Terms and Conditions
1.2 Interpretation
1.2.1 The principles of interpretation set out in paragraph 1.2 of the Terms (other than paragraph 1.2.12 of the Terms) apply also to this Agreement.
1.2.2 References to this Agreement and a paragraph shall be to this Agreement and a paragraph in this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise.
2. THE CLIENT
2.1 The Client acknowledges that:
2.1.1. he has been provided with, has read and understands the Bank’s policy on Categorisation of clients, a current copy of which is available online at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je and from the Bank on request;
2.1.2. he understands the Categorisation of his status as set out above and the implications of such Categorisation;
2.1.3. he has been informed by the Bank of his right to request an alternative Categorisation and the legal implications on such re- categorisation on his protection as a client of the Bank;
2.1.4. he has received from the Bank such information and in such detail as the Client considers to be adequate and appropriate in making his decision to appoint the Bank on the terms of this Agreement, including the Bank’s professional experience in the provision of the services envisaged under this Agreement and its regulatory history.
3. APPOINTMENT
3.1 The client hereby appoints the Bank as Custodian of the Portfolio and the Bank as Custodian acknowledges that the registered person is acting as trustee. The protected property will be held in a manner that it is readily apparent that the protected property does not belong to the registered person.
3.2 In acting as Custodian of the Portfolio for the Client, the Bank acts solely as bare trustee for the Client and does not assume:
3.2.1. any obligations of trustee for any other purpose; or
3.2.2. any relationship of agency, bailment or trust for any other person;
and the Client agrees that the provisions of Articles 21(3), 23, 25(1) and 30(1) of the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 do not apply to this Agreement.
3.3 The Bank may procure that Securities be registered in the name of the Nominee, on such terms and conditions as the Nominee may require. All Securities deposited with a Sub-Custodian will be held to the order of the Bank in a client-designated account.
3.4 The Bank will exercise the appropriate skill, care and diligence required by the Rules in assessing the suitability of any Sub-Custodian at the time of the selection of the Sub-Custodian and will repeat its enquiries at reasonable intervals during the currency of the relevant sub-custody agreement to satisfy itself as to the ongoing suitability of such Sub-Custodian. The Bank will monitor the performance of the Sub-Custodian in accordance with the Rules.
3.5 The Bank may in its discretion decline to enter into any transaction with third parties in respect of the Portfolio or any part of it unless the Bank is satisfied that the terms of any such transaction include provisions for limited recourse by the third party to the Portfolio.
4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BANK
4.1 The Bank will endeavour to act in accordance with Proper Instructions in the purchase, sale, disposal or acquisition of and other dealings with the Portfolio and in particular, will:
4.1.1. effect settlement of purchases, sales and deliveries of Securities;
4.1.2. collect all monies received from the maturity, redemption, sale or other disposition of Securities, dividends, interest and other income on the Portfolio and hold them to the order of or for the account of the Client; and
4.1.3. notify the Client as soon as is practically possible of all matured but uncollected principal and interest.
4.2 In performing its duties as custodian the Bank is authorised:
4.2.1. to receive all interest, dividends and other payments or distributions in respect of the Portfolio directly or through its agents or the Nominee;
4.2.2. to surrender any part of the Portfolio against receipt of monies payable at maturity, on redemption or otherwise in accordance with Proper Instructions;
4.2.3. where monies are payable in respect of Securities in more than one currency, to collect them in such currency as the Bank may in its discretion determine;
4.2.4. to exchange any Securities in interim or temporary form for Securities in definitive form;
4.2.5. to deal with any monies collected or received as proceeds of sale of the Securities by the Bank in accordance with Proper Instructions;
4.2.6. to deposit in the name of the Bank all Securities with any Custodian or Sub-Custodian;
4.2.7. to keep all or part of the Portfolio in cash or on deposit with a bank or broker or other financial institution, from time to time, including itself or any Associate;
4.2.8. to decline to accept or deal in partly paid shares, shares in companies with unlimited liability or any other investment which, in the opinion of the Bank, may prove onerous, unless the Bank is provided with such security and on such terms as it considers appropriate, in its discretion; and
4.2.9. to carry out such other acts, deeds or things as may be agreed from time to time.
4.3 Subject to the receipt of Proper Instructions, the Bank may:
4.3.1. borrow money on the security of the Portfolio at any time or from time to time and pay or apply the money so raised in any manner in which money forming part of this Agreement may be paid or applied; and
4.3.2. perform all acts of alienation, hypothecation and other acts of ownership to the same extent and with the same effect as the Bank might perform if it were the beneficial owner and the decisions and actions of the Bank in this regard whether actually made or taken in writing or implied from the acts of the Bank will be conclusive and binding on the Client.
4.4 The Client agrees that if any part of the Portfolio gives rise to a subsequent payment liability, the Bank may utilise monies in the Portfolio to cover such liability. If, in the opinion of the Bank, there is insufficient cash in the Portfolio to meet such liability, the Bank may sell all or any part of the Portfolio upon such terms and conditions as the Bank may see fit and appropriate, the proceeds of such sales to meet the liability.
4.5 The Bank may, after prior consultation with the Client, in so far as is practicable and legally appropriate and at the expense of the Client, engage, consult with and dismiss legal advisors, accountants, consultants and such other persons as the Bank may deem necessary or desirable in respect of any matter concerning the Portfolio.
4.6 When the Bank is acting jointly with another or others, all monies, securities, deeds and documents shall be in the custody of the Bank or of its agents or nominees but any other executor or trustee shall have all reasonable facilities for inspection or verification. The name of the Bank shall appear first on all registered Securities unless they are held in the name of its agents or nominees.
4.7 The Bank may exercise any of the powers in this paragraph separately or in combination with any other power. Any partial or single exercise by the Bank shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any of its rights to exercise any other power.
5. OPTIONS
5.1 The Bank may deal in Options for the account of, on behalf of and at the risk of the Client.
5.2 The Bank:
5.2.1. will not be obliged to place any individual Option;
5.2.2. may sell Options in accordance with Proper Instructions subject to there being sufficient assets in the Portfolio; and
5.2.3. has authority to deliver or transfer Assets to a third party under contract with the Bank when exercising the Options.
5.3 The Client confirms and acknowledges that:
5.3.1. as the seller/writer of an Option, that he may incur unlimited losses, and as the buyer of an Option, the risk that he may lose the Option price;
5.3.2. if an Option is not exercised prior to expiry, or when the position is Closed Out, then the Option will automatically extinguish;
5.3.3. he is responsible for exercising or Closing Out any Options that are In the Money Options at maturity and he accepts all risk for the assignment of any Options and acknowledges that assignment is irrevocable;
5.3.4. in relation to call Options, if he does not immediately make available the assets required for assignment when requested to do so then the Bank reserves the right to obtain the necessary assets at the Client’s expense; and
5.3.5. he understands the types, mechanisms and risks attached to transactions relating to Options.
5.4 The Client will:
5.4.1. pay on demand by the Bank any premiums required by the Bank in order for it to purchase put and call Options; and
5.4.2. as the writer of a put or call Option, make available to the Bank a Margin and any other Margins required further to subsequent recalculation. The Bank may (but is not obliged to) set off the Margin call against any part of the Portfolio and/or Close Out the position.
6. CORPORATE ACTIONS
6.1 Subject to the following sub-paragraph, the Bank as Custodian is not required to undertake any action in relation to the holding of any Securities, in particular the exercise of any rights of voting, subscription, conversion, merger, consolidation, reorganisation, receivership, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, compromise or arrangement or other proceedings in any jurisdiction, or any other rights as shareholder or otherwise in respect of the Securities (together the Actions and individually an Action).
6.2 The Bank may agree to carry out an Action on behalf of the Client if:
6.2.1. the Bank has, in its sole opinion, received all relevant information required by it in respect of the Action requested;
6.2.2. Proper Instructions in relation to the Action have been received by the Bank not less than five Business Days prior to the date on which the Action is to be carried out, unless agreed otherwise between the Bank and the Client; and
6.2.3. the Bank is indemnified to its satisfaction in respect of any costs, expenses and claims as the Bank may require in addition to any indemnity provided under this Agreement.
6.3 If, upon the request of the Client, the Bank or the Nominee executes a power of attorney, proxy or other authority in favour of the Client or any third party, neither the Bank nor the Nominee is under any obligation to monitor the use of, or is liable for the use or misuse of, such power of attorney, proxy or other authority.
6.4 Any request made to the Bank to carry out an Action must relate to a specific Action and be limited to a specific period of time.
6.5 The Bank may in its discretion and without liability to the Client decline to carry out an Action:
6.5.1. which it considers to be unclear or insufficiently precise; or
6.5.2. which may involve the Bank in any potential liability towards any person.
7. STATEMENTS, VALUATIONS AND CONTRACT NOTES
7.1 The Bank will keep proper accounts and records of all investments and transactions made under this Agreement. Such accounts and records will be available for inspection by the Client during normal working hours on reasonable notice.
7.2 The Bank will send to the Client:
7.2.1. in the case of Securities and Securities related cash balances held in the Portfolio, a statement of holding report every three months or at such other interval specified by the Client;
7.2.2. in the case of Derivatives and Derivatives related cash balances held in the Portfolio, a valuation report every month or at such other interval specified by the Client; and
7.2.3. contract notes in respect of all transactions in relation to the Portfolio in accordance with the Rules.
7.3 Any errors in or omissions from the statements of holding, valuation reports and contract notes must be notified to the Bank promptly upon receipt by the Client. In the absence of such notification the Client is deemed to have accepted such statements of holding, valuation reports and contract notes.
7.4 The Client may request, by notice in writing to the Bank, such notice to be renewed annually, that the statement of holding and/or valuation reports referred to in paragraph 7.2.1 and 7.2.2 be supplied at a lesser frequency and may waive the requirements in paragraph 7.2 in their entirety.
8. THE CLIENT’S OBLIGATIONS
8.1 The Client undertakes that he will not permit the services provided by the Bank to be used for the evasion of any fiscal imposition of the Island of Jersey or elsewhere or in breach of or contrary to any Applicable Laws.
8.2 The Client agrees that, on giving Proper Instructions to deal in Options in accordance with paragraph 5, the Client will provide to the Bank a Margin. The Client acknowledges that the Bank may use its discretion as to whether or not to act on Proper Instructions to purchase Options and other Derivatives and, in any event, cannot be required to act unless provided with any Margin which the Bank has requested.
8.3 The Client agrees that he will notify the Bank immediately of any change in his name, address, status or in any of the other information supplied by him to the Bank and shall respond promptly to any queries or requests for information from the Bank.
8.4 The Client confirms and acknowledges that:
8.4.1. in all matters relating to the entry into this Agreement and dealings in the Portfolio the Client has obtained independent legal, accounting, taxation, investment and other relevant professional advice and has not received any advice from the Bank at any time in relation to such matters;
8.4.2. the Bank has given no assurance that the arrangements put in place in respect of the Portfolio or any investment policy adopted by the Client will attain the objectives and advantages intended by the Client;
8.4.3. the Bank will be under no obligation to settle the purchase of additional investments for the Portfolio unless arrangements satisfactory to the Bank relating to the payment of the purchase price have previously been made and the Bank will not be liable to the Client in respect of any loss which may be suffered by the Client as a result of any delay in fulfilling any obligation to settle.
9. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND NON-EXCLUSIVITY
9.1 The Bank, Bank Personnel, Associates and their respective agents:
9.1.1. may engage, simultaneously with their activities on behalf of the Client, in other businesses and may render services similar to those described in this Agreement for other clients or persons, and will not by reason of engaging in such other business or rendering such other services for others be deemed to be acting in conflict with the interests of the Client;
9.1.2. may invest in the same investments as held in the Portfolio. However, any purchases or sales of such investments by any such investor will be made in such manner as to comply with Applicable Law; and
9.1.3. may retain any remuneration or profit which it may receive by reason of any activities carried out in the preceding sub-clauses.
9.2 The Bank is not affected by notice of or to be under any duty to disclose to the Client, any fact or thing which may come to the attention of the Bank, Bank Personnel or any Associates in the course of the Bank or any Associates rendering similar services to others or in the course of its business in any other capacity or in any manner otherwise than in the course of carrying out its duties under this Agreement.
10. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS
10.1 Representations and warranties
In addition to the representations and warranties given by the Client in the Terms, the Client further represents and warrants to the Bank that:
10.1.1. the Client is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Securities and other assets comprising the Portfolio free from all Encumbrances; and
10.1.2. all information provided to the Bank concerning the Client is true, complete and accurate.
10.2 Undertakings
The Client undertakes that:
10.2.1. the Portfolio and any other property deposited from time to time in the Accounts will remain free from all Encumbrances;
10.2.2. he will promptly notify the Bank if any information provided to the Bank ceases to be accurate; and
10.2.3. he will promptly provide such information and documentation to the Bank as it may reasonably require relating to the Client including any information necessary for the Bank to fulfil its obligations under Applicable Law or regulatory requirements relating to customer due diligence or to enable the Bank to make any necessary withholdings or deductions by way of taxation or otherwise and will promptly notify the Bank if any such information ceases to be accurate or is otherwise superseded.
11. FEES AND EXPENSES
11.1 In consideration of the services provided by the Bank under this Agreement, the Client will pay the Fees to the Bank, without set-off, withholding or deduction.
11.2 The Bank will charge all Fees to the Portfolio by debiting to the Account quarterly in arrears.
11.3 The Bank may decide on the incidence of fees between capital and income and as between Clients.
11.4 The Bank has a lien over the Portfolio to secure the payment of Fees and other amounts due to it. If the Client fails to pay any Fees or other amounts due to the Bank within 90 Business Days after the date of demand for payment is sent to the Client, the Bank is authorised, without notice to the Client or any other person, to sell such part of the Portfolio upon such terms and conditions as the Bank may see fit and to apply the proceeds of such disposal, after deduction of the expenses incurred in connection with the disposal, in settlement or part settlement of the amounts due to the Bank.
11.5 Percentage fees are calculated on the gross market value of the Portfolio. Where the market value of any asset comprised in the Portfolio is not readily ascertainable, the Bank may apply an estimate which it considers to be reasonable in the circumstances.
11.6 Any amount not paid on its due date for payment will bear interest at the rate of 2 per cent above the base lending rate from time to time of the Bank until full payment is received.
11.7 The Bank may vary the Fees from time to time. Changes to Fees will take effect upon notification to the Client.
12. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
12.1 Liability
12.1.1. In the absence of negligence, wilful default or fraud on the part of the Bank, the Bank will not be liable for any loss or damage howsoever incurred which the Client or any other person may sustain or suffer as the result of or in the course of the discharge of the Bank’s duties under this Agreement.
12.1.2. Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding sub-paragraph the Bank, Bank Personnel and
Associates will not be liable:
12.1.2.1. for the holding of any assets in any particular country, including but not limited to losses resulting from nationalisation, expropriation or other government actions, regulations of the banking or securities industry, currency controls or restrictions, derivatives or fluctuations of market conditions which prevent the orderly execution of securities transactions or affect the value of the assets in the Portfolio;
12.1.2.2. for entering into any Options and for any losses whether arising from the such contracts, the exercise of any Options at maturity, or the assignment of Options, or otherwise;
12.1.2.3. for any loss or damage whatsoever resulting from the failure of any person or firm to deliver any asset purchased by the Bank on behalf of the Client or to make payment for any assets delivered or sold by the Bank on behalf of the Client (Counterparty Failure).
12.1.3. If the Client suffers any loss as a result of Counterparty Failure, the Bank may, subject to being fully indemnified and/or secured to its satisfaction against all costs (including legal and other professional costs), expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, actions, proceedings or demands arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with any action or request, take reasonable steps to assist the Client in recovering that loss.
12.2 Indemnification
12.2.1. In the absence of negligence, wilful default or fraud on the part of the Bank the Client will indemnify and keep indemnified the Bank and Bank Personnel against all costs (including the costs of taking legal and other professional advice), expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, actions, proceedings or demands incurred or suffered by the Bank or any Bank Personnel:
12.2.1.1. arising from or in connection with claims or demands made by any person purporting to be entitled to the Portfolio or any part of it; and
12.2.1.2. in dealing with any conflicting claims and in safeguarding the Bank’s interest.
12.2.2. If the Bank is requested by the Client to do anything which the Bank in its opinion considers to be detrimental to its own interests, he Bank may:
12.2.2.1. decline to take such action requested by the Client; and/or
12.2.2.2. at the expense of the Client, transfer all or part of the assets comprised in the Portfolio to the Client.
If the Bank elects to transfer any part of the Portfolio, those assets which are transferred will from that point cease to form part of the Portfolio whether or not such transfers have been completed.
12.2.3. Paragraph 12.2.2 is without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 13 enabling either Party to terminate this Agreement.
12.3 The terms
The liability and indemnification provisions set out in this Agreement are in addition to the provisions set out in the Terms.
13. TERMINATION
13.1 This Agreement may be terminated by either Party:
13.1.1. by thirty days’ notice to the other Party;
13.1.2. immediately by either Party:
13.1.2.1. if the other Party commits any breach of its obligations under this Agreement and fails to make good such breach within thirty days of receipt of notice from the other Party requiring it so to do; or
13.1.2.2. if an Insolvency Event occurs in relation to the other Party; or
13.1.2.3. if it becomes unlawful under any Applicable Law for either Party to continue to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement; or
13.1.2.4. if the whole of the Portfolio is transferred to the Client under paragraph 12.2.
13.2 Within seven days of receipt of a notice to terminate, the Client will instruct the Bank as to how the Portfolio will be dealt with and, subject to Applicable Law, the Bank will, at the cost of the Client, effect the transfer or disposal of the Portfolio in accordance with the Client’s instructions.
13.3 Pending such transfer or disposal the Bank will hold the Portfolio on a care and maintenance basis from the date of termination. The Client will pay on demand all Fees, costs and expenses of the Bank until such time as all of the assets within the Portfolio have been transferred to the Client or any person nominated by the Client.
13.4 In the absence of instructions from the Client, or if the Client’s instructions are, in the opinion of the Bank, unreasonable or impracticable, the Bank may in its discretion register the assets comprised in the Portfolio in the Client’s own name or sell such assets and forward the funds to the Client if appropriate.
13.5 Termination of this Agreement will not affect accrued rights, existing commitments or any other provision intended to survive termination.
13.6 Without prejudice to the preceding sub-paragraph, the following provisions will survive termination of this Agreement:
13.6.1. paragraphs 11, 12, 13 and 15 of this Agreement; and
13.6.2. the relevant provisions of the Terms which are expressed to survive termination.
14. POWER OF ATTORNEY
The Client irrevocably appoints the Bank to be its attorney (with full power of substitution and delegation) in the Client’s name and on the Client’s behalf and as the Client’s act and deed to sign or execute all agreements, deeds, instruments and documents or take, continue or defend any proceedings which the Bank considers to be necessary or desirable in the performance of its duties or the exercise of any of its powers under this Agreement. The Client ratifies and confirms any lawful exercise or purported exercise of this power of attorney.
15. GENERAL
15.1 Notices
Notices under this Agreement will be served in accordance with the Terms.
15.2 Entire Agreement
This Agreement together with the Terms constitute the entire agreement between the Bank and the Client relating to the custody and dealing services provided, or to be provided by the Bank. Any prior agreement between the Bank and the Client for the provision of such services in respect of the Portfolio, to the extent still effective, will immediately terminate on the execution of this Agreement and neither Party will have any further obligations towards the other Party under such prior agreement.
15.3 Changes to this Agreement
Other than as specifically provided for in this Agreement, no variation of this Agreement will be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Bank and the Client.
15.4 Severability
Any provision of this Agreement which is or becomes prohibited or unenforceable for any reason in any jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and such prohibition or unenforceability will not invalidate the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.
15.5 Assignment
Neither Party may assign its or his rights or transfer its or his obligations except with the prior written consent of the other Party, other than an assignment by the Bank to any Associate which may be made without the consent of the Client.
15.6 Delegation
The Bank may delegate or subcontract the performance of any of its duties to any Associate or to any other person if the Bank is satisfied, at the time of appointment, that such person is a fit and proper person.
15.7 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which when executed constitutes an original but all of which constitute one and the same instrument.
15.8 Insurance
The Client is responsible for arranging at its own expense, insurance on the Portfolio.
15.9 Conflict
If there is any conflict between this Agreement and the Terms, this Agreement will prevail.
15.10 Binding Agreement
This Agreement is binding upon the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
SCHEDULE 2
Butterfield Online and E-Services - terms and conditions of use
This document and the Bank’s general terms and conditions set out the terms upon which the Bank provides Butterfield Online services and E-Services to the Client and should be read together. The Bank’s general terms and conditions form part of these terms.
- DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
Account Data - all data in respect of the Account and the Portfolio delivered to the Client through the Service, including, but not limited to, cash balances, securities holdings, prices, valuations, cash and securities transactions
Application - means the application submitted by the Client to the Bank requesting the Service:
- in the case of a Personal Client, a Butterfield Online Personal Application;
- in the case of a Corporate Client, a Butterfield Online Corporate Application;
- in the case of an Intermediary Client, the Butterfield Online Intermediary Application
Bank’s Website - the website of Butterfield Bank Jersey which may be accessed at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je
Client - has the meaning given in the Terms and includes, for the purpose of this document, a Personal Client, a Corporate Client and an Intermediary Client, as applicable
Client User ID and Password - the unique User ID and Password provided by the Bank to the Client following acceptance by the Bank of the Application to allow access to the Service
Corporate Client - a corporate entity, corporation, unincorporated entity, partnership (including limited partnership and limited liability partnership), foundation, trustee or other Client (not being a Personal Client), where such Client acts in its own name in the operation of its Account
Intermediary Client - a corporate entity, corporation, unincorporated entity, partnership (including limited partnership and limited liability partnership), foundation, trustee or other Client (not being a Personal Client), who acts on behalf of its Underlying Client
Instructions - online instructions given by the Client or the Client’s authorised representative or agent, to the Bank through the Service
Personal Client - a Client who is a private individual
Portfolio - the bonds, cash, instruments, investments, property, shares, stocks and other securities and property (not including land or any interest in land) deposited with or managed by the Bank under the Custody and Dealing Agreement or Investment Management Agreement entered into by the Bank and the Client
Service or Butterfield Online - the provision and enabling of online access to Accounts and Portfolios or any other online banking service provided by the Bank to the Client in accordance with these terms
Terms - the Bank’s general terms and conditions a current copy of which is available online at www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je and from the Bank on request
Underlying Client - a client of the Intermediary Client in respect of whose Account the Intermediary Client has control
User - any person authorised by the Client to operate the Service at the Client’s own risk
User Administrators - the persons appointed by an Intermediary Client as set out in Butterfield Online Intermediary Application
1.2 Interpretation
1.2.1 Unless otherwise defined in this document, words and phrases defined in the Terms when appearing in this document have the meanings given to them in the Terms. If there is any conflict between the Terms and this document in relation to the provision of the Service the terms of this document will prevail, unless otherwise specified.
1.2.2 The principles of interpretation set out in paragraph 1.2 of the Terms (other than paragraph 1.2.12 of the Terms) apply also to this document.
1.2.3 References to this document, a paragraph and a schedule shall be to this document, a paragraph in and a schedule to this document, unless the context requires otherwise.
2. PROVISION OF THE SERVICE
2.1 This document sets out the terms and conditions for use of the Service. No waiver, alteration or modification shall be binding unless in writing and approved by the Bank. Neither the conduct of the Client nor usage shall act to modify or alter any provision of this document.
2.2 The Service may not be used by the Client to issue Instructions on any matter which is the subject of or which relates to the Custody and Dealing Agreement or Investment Management Agreement, other than in relation to cash in Accounts forming part of the Portfolio.
2.3 Current operating parameters, hours of service and deadlines are outlined on the relevant online page in the Service. The Client’s continued use of the Service subsequent to the issue of any amendments shall constitute acceptance of the amendments.
2.4 Instructions received by the Bank’s published deadlines on any Business Day will normally be processed that day during normal banking hours. Instructions received at any other time will be processed the next Business Day.
3. AUTHORISATION AND SECURITY
3.1 User Administrators
3.1.1 Every Intermediary Client must appoint two User Administrators.
3.1.2 The Bank will provide the User Administrators with a Client User ID and Password and, where applicable, the Bank may provide a keyfob to the Client which will provide an authentication number which will be refreshed periodically to enable access to certain Services.
3.1.3 Each User Administrator is authorised by the Client to:
3.1.3.1 request the addition and/or removal of any Underlying Client and/or Account to/from the Service by providing the Bank with a completed Butterfield Online Intermediary Amendment form;
3.1.3.2 provide and control access by Users to the Service; and
3.1.3.3 assign authorisation levels to Users, if applicable.
3.2 Joint Account Holders
3.2.1 Each joint account holder will be provided with a Client User ID and Password.
3.2.2 All account holders will sign the Butterfield Online Personal Application to confirm their joint agreement to use the Service on the terms and conditions set out in this document and the Terms.
3.3 Client’s Responsibilities
3.3.1 The Client understands and agrees that:
3.3.1.1 it has sole responsibility for selection, authorisation and removal of Users;
3.3.1.2 in the case of a Personal Client or a Corporate Client, it has sole responsibility for the selection, use, confidentiality and protection of the Client User ID and Password and for adding to, or removing from, the Service any Account or Portfolio;
3.3.1.3 in the case of an Intermediary Client, the User Administrators have full authority on behalf of the Client to deal with the matters set out in paragraph 3.1.3;
3.3.1.4 it is responsible for the acts and omissions of the User and User Administrators (if any) and will take all reasonable precaution to ensure that the Service is being used in a manner which is secure and in compliance with all Applicable Laws;
3.3.1.5 the Bank does not accept any liability if it executes an Instruction given by a User Administrator or authorised agent whose authorisation has expired or been revoked and the Client has not informed the Bank accordingly, or the Client has not received written acknowledgement of such notification from the Bank.
3.3.2 The Client must:
3.3.2.1 keep the Client User ID, Password, and, where applicable, the keyfob safe and secure;
3.3.2.2 take all reasonable precautions to prevent the fraudulent use of the Client User ID and Password;
3.3.2.3 not record the Client User ID and Password in any way which may result in it becoming known to another person who is not a User;
3.3.2.4 not allow anyone other than the Client, the User Administrator or an authorised agent to operate any Service on the Client’s behalf using the authorisation details;
3.3.2.5 minimise any security risks associated with use of the internet such as viruses, bugs, unauthorised access and should ensure that it utilises suitable security measures, including anti-virus software; and
3.3.2.6 ensure that the User does not leave the terminal or other device from which the Service has been accessed at any time or permit any other person to use it until that User has logged off the Service at the end of any session.
3.4 User Identification
3.4.1 All Users authorised to submit payments in relation to an Account must provide due diligence information to the Bank where applicable.
3.4.2 The Client undertakes to provide due diligence information to the Bank in respect of any User or User Administrator upon the request of the Bank.
3.5 Breaches
3.5.1 If the Client or any User or User Administrator suspects that someone knows the Client User ID and Password or may be trying to access the Service without proper authority, the Client must notify the Bank immediately. Failure to do so will result in the Client being liable for any unauthorised transactions on the Account. The Bank is not liable to the Client for any loss that occurs as a result of a breach in the Client’s security prior to receipt of notice of the breach by the Bank
3.5.2 The Bank may at its discretion deny access to the Service if it believes that there has been a breach of security in the use of the Service.
3.6 Security Measures
The Bank may introduce from time to time any security measures as it considers appropriate at its discretion and may require the Client to provide such additional information or indemnity in relation to any action taken or not taken by the Bank in respect of the Service.
4. INSTRUCTIONS
4.1 By agreeing to the terms of the Service the Client confirms it authorises any User to give Instructions in respect of the Account.
4.2 To the extent permitted by the Service, Instructions override any special signing or authorisation requirement applicable for paper based transactions in respect of any Account, and all such requirements will not be applicable when using the Service.
4.3 The Bank may, but is not required to make any enquiry into, or to seek confirmation from the Client or any other person, of any transaction made or Instruction issued by a User or User Administrator through the Service.
4.4 If an Instruction conflicts or is inconsistent with any existing mandates, agreements, authorities and arrangements between the Client and the Bank, the Instruction overrides all such mandates, agreements, authorities and arrangements.
4.5 In order to protect the Client, the Bank is entitled, at any time, and without giving reasons, to refuse to provide information and to not accept any Instructions in respect of the Service any may request that the Client or its authorised representative provide a different form of authentication (such as by signature or in person).
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In addition to the representations and warranties given by the Client in the Terms, the Client, if it is an Intermediary
Client, further represents and warrants to the Bank that it is authorised to appoint the User Administrator and each User.
6. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 Liability
6.1.1 In the absence of negligence, wilful default or fraud on the part of the Bank, the Bank will not be liable for any loss or damage incurred or suffered by the Client or any other person as the result of or in the course of the provision of the Service.
6.1.2 The Bank will have no responsibility or liability for any act or omission of any third party or counterparties with whom transactions are entered into by or on behalf of the Client through the Service. In particular, the Bank will not be liable for any charges or penalties imposed or other action taken by a payee or merchant resulting from late or missed payment.
6.2 Indemnification
6.2.1 In the absence of negligence, wilful default or fraud on the part of the Bank the Client will indemnify and keep indemnified the Bank and Bank Personnel against all costs (including the costs of taking legal and other professional advice), expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, actions, proceedings or demands incurred or suffered by the Bank or any Bank Personnel arising from or in connection with the provision by the Bank of the Service and in safeguarding the Bank’s interest.
6.2.2 The Client will indemnify the Bank against any and all costs, expenses, losses and liability incurred by the Bank as a result of:
6.2.2.1 any representation and warranty given by the Client proving to be incorrect;
6.2.2.2 the acts or omissions of the Client, any User or User Administrator;
6.2.2.3 the non-adherence of the Client, a User or User Administrator to security measures introduced by the Bank, from time to time.
6.3 The Terms
The liability and indemnification provisions set out in this document are in addition to the provisions set out in the Terms.
7. CHARGES, CHANGES, IMPROVEMENTS TO AND TERMINATION OF THE SERVICE
7.1 Charges
7.1.1 The Bank currently does not charge any set-up or monthly fees for the Service. The Bank may levy a fee for using the Service on giving the Client at least thirty (30) days’ notice or such other notice period permitted by the Terms.
7.1.2 The Bank’s Charges apply to transactions made using the Service.
7.2 Changes to the Service
The Bank may make changes to the Service including the rules of operation, accessibility, security procedures and provision, type and location of service resources, administration, features and functionality.
7.3 Suspension of the Service
7.3.1 The Bank may in its absolute discretion from time to time suspend the Service:
7.3.1.1 if it believes that the Service may be used in breach of Applicable Laws or by persons who are not authorised by the Client, or in any circumstances where the Bank may suspend operation of the Account under the Terms;
7.3.1.2 in whole or in part for the purpose of undertaking general maintenance or other work on the Service. Where practicable and legally appropriate, the Bank will provide prior notification of such suspension.
7.3.2 If the Service becomes unavailable for any period of time due to technical or other reasons, the Bank will endeavour to notify the Client of such unavailability via a broadcast message through the Service prior to login, or such other means which the Bank considers to be appropriate.
7.3.3 Unless the suspension has been on the grounds set out in paragraph 7.3.1.1, during any period of suspension or unavailability the Client and the Bank will deal with the Account as if the Service had not been in operation.
7.4 Termination of the Service
7.4.1 The Bank may by notice to the Client terminate the Service without giving any reasons for its decision.
7.4.2 The Client may request the termination of the Service at any time by notice to the Bank.
7.4.3 Termination of the Service will not affect accrued rights, existing commitments or other provisions intended to survive termination.
7.5 Changes to the terms of the Service
7.5.1 The Bank may at any time make changes to any of these terms.
7.5.2 Subject to paragraph 7.1.1, any such changes may take effect without prior notice to the Client or on a date to be specified.
7.5.3 Changes will be posted on the Bank’s Website www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je within a reasonable period and may be separately notified to the Client.
8. EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
8.1 The Client is responsible for:
8.1.1 the installation, upgrade and maintenance of all hardware, software, and provision of telecommunications used by the Client, any User or User Administrator to access the Service;
8.1.2 putting in place and maintaining adequate protection and back up of data and/or equipment and will take reasonable and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses or other destructive properties when using the Service; and
8.1.3 its own expense in relation to the above.
8.2 The Bank provides the Service and any Account Data transmitted or accessed through it on an “as is” basis and does not make any express or implied warranties, representations, endorsements or conditions with respect to the Service or the Account Data, including any warranties as to merchantability, operation, noninfringement, usefulness, completeness, accuracy, currentness, reliability and fitness for a particular purpose. In particular the Bank does not represent or warrant that:
8.2.1 the Bank’s Website or Service will be operational or available at all times and meet the Client’s requirements or that access will be uninterrupted,
8.2.2 there will be no delays, failures, errors or omissions or loss of transmitted information during the use of the Service;
8.2.3 the provision of the Service will be free of viruses or other contaminating or destructive elements which could be transmitted to or cause damage to the property of the Client, any User or User Administrator.
8.3 The Bank does not authorise its employees or agents to install, maintain, or otherwise modify any equipment, hardware or software, or telecommunications services of the Client, any User or User Administrator. The Bank will under no circumstances be liable for the performance of such equipment, hardware or software, or telecommunications services.
8.4 None of the Client, any User or User Administrator owns any copyright and other intellectual property rights in the Service or any material or information on the Bank’s Website or the Service.
9. GENERAL
9.1 Accuracy of information provided by the Bank
9.1.1 The prices used in the Bank’s portfolio valuations and information given, have been obtained from what the Bank considers to be reliable sources and should be used for indicative purposes only. The Bank is not liable for any errors or discrepancies in pricing or other information. Prices may go down as well as up.
9.1.2 Any investment information provided by the Bank in relation to the Service is dependent on price information from third parties and pricing availability and so the information is not necessarily current. In addition, any transactions in respect of a Client’s investment or Account may take time to be processed and recorded in the Client’s accounts.
9.1.3 Where a Client has granted security to the Bank through which the Client can obtain information via the Service, any value attributed to such assets that are subject to security will be a gross value, ignoring the availability of the Bank to share in the proceeds of such assets.
9.2 Security policy
A copy of the Bank’s security and privacy policy and data protection statement is available on the Bank’s Website.
9.3 Applicable Laws
9.3.1 The information relating to the Service is not intended to constitute any offer to sell or invitation to buy any product or service by the Bank.
9.3.2 Access to information contained on the Bank’s Website and the Service may be restricted by laws and regulations applicable to the Client. Where such restrictions apply, the Client must not access, and must restrict any User or User Administrator from accessing, the Service. The Client is liable for the consequences of any unauthorised access by or on behalf of the Client.
9.3.3 If the Client accesses or authorises access to the Service from a country or jurisdiction outside of the Island of Jersey, the Client will comply and will ensure compliance with the laws and regulations of that jurisdiction.
9.4 Records
9.4.1 The Client will hold all information, documentation and specifications relating to the Service as confidential and proprietary information belonging to the Bank.
9.4.2 If the Bank is a party to any dispute, the electronic records retained by the Bank will (except in the case of fraud or manifest error) serve as the sole and accurate record of the events and will be admissible in a court of law as such with equal evidential value as a duly authorised paper document.
CREDIT CARD AGREEMENT – REGULATED BY THE LENDING, CREDIT AND FINANCE (BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY) LAW, 2022 AND ASSOCIATED RULES ISSUED BY THE GUERNSEY FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION
PART I – TERMS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The following Terms, General Conditions and Fee Schedule form your credit card agreement (the Card Agreement), and are between Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited (registration number 21061), PO Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3AP (Butterfield/We) and You, the cardholder.
1.2 Butterfield is regulated in Guernsey by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the GFSC) with GFSC Reference Number 85. Butterfield is licensed by the GFSC under The Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 to take deposits, is licensed by the GFSC under the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 to carry on "controlled investment business" and is also licensed by the GFSC under The Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022 (the LCF Law), to carry out "credit business", which includes the provision of credit to You under this Card Agreement.
1.3 In relation to this Card Agreement and the services provided to You under this Card Agreement, Butterfield is subject to both the LCF Law and The Lending, Credit and Finance Rules and Guidance, 2023 issued by the GFSC (the GFSC Rules).
1.4 By using your credit card, You agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions.
1.5 This Credit Card is for exclusive use by Channel Islands residents only.
1.6 A condition to being accepted as a credit card holder with Butterfield is that a direct debit is set up with respect to the Butterfield credit card which will be used to manage and pay your outstanding amounts on your credit card on a monthly basis.
2. CREDIT LIMIT
2.1 The Credit Limit is the most You are allowed to borrow on your account.
2.2 We will give You notice of the Credit Limit.
2.3 Advances are when You use your credit card account for:
- Withdrawing or obtaining cash;
- Payments to a bank or building society current account (Money Transfers). Please note that Money Transfers may incur a different rate of interest from the Advances rate. Please see your interest rates tabled at Section 5 of the Terms for details of the rates which apply to this Card Agreement;
- Purchasing and topping up electronic money or payment cards (including purchases or top-ups of electronic money that are immediately used to fund another transaction), vouchers (including electronic vouchers), travellers' cheques, foreign currency (for example purchasing currency through Travelex); and
- Transferring funds.
2.4 You will be charged a Cash Advance Fee for all Advances. Please see the Fee Schedule for details of the Cash Advance Fee.
2.5 A transaction where You buy goods or services using your card or card number is a Purchase unless We have described it as an Advance.
2.6 You can request an increase in your Credit Limit. Before agreeing an increase, We will assess your ability to pay. We will notify you of a Credit Limit increase through the App. At any time You can request a reduction in your Credit Limit and opt out of future Credit Limit increases.
2.7 The numbers to call to make these requests are at the end of the General Conditions or through the App.
2.8 Your account is a personal account and must not be used for business purposes.
2.9 Where your card is subject to an Annual Fee, You will be charged such Annual Fee on your first monthly statement and on the anniversary statement each year. Any Annual Fee is not refundable, except as set out in Section 6 of the Terms (Your Right to Cancel).
2.10 You may add one or more additional cardholders to your account, subject to approval by Us. We will charge a Supplementary Card Fee, on an annual basis, for each such additional cardholder, in accordance with the Fee Schedule. You will be charged such Supplementary Card Fee on your next relevant monthly statement and then each year at the same time as your Annual Fee is charged. Any Supplementary Card Fee is not refundable, except as set out in Section 6 of the Terms (Your Right to Cancel).You are responsible for the payments of all amounts charged to your account by the actions of any additional cardholder.
3. PAYMENTS
3.1 Each month You must pay at least the Minimum Payment shown on your statement.
3.2 The Minimum Payment will be the greater of:
- £10; or
- The sum of the interest debit balance, applicable fees included in full in the Minimum Payment (any Overlimit Fee, Late Payment Fee, Cash Withdrawal Fee, or FX Fee), any Overlimit or Overdue amount if unpaid from previous statements and 3.5% of all the residual balance.
3.3 Payment must be made by the date shown on your statement and any overdue amounts, which will be included in the total amount You are required to pay, are payable immediately.
3.4 If the outstanding amount is less than £5, then no minimum payment will be requested.
3.5 If the outstanding amount is greater then £5 and lower than £10, then the minimum payment will be equal to the outstanding amount.
3.6 You can pay the whole or part of your balance at any time using the payment methods described on your statement.
3.7 When We ask, You must immediately pay us any amount You owe over your Credit Limit.
3.8 We encourage You to pay more than the minimum amount each month, to clear your balance more quickly and pay less interest. If You are finding it difficult to make payments please tell us so that We can try to help.
3.9 You must not create a credit balance on your account by overpaying to your card. We may return any credit balance to you.
3.10 You can also access details of your up to date balance, payments and transactions using online or mobile banking, or by calling us on the General Enquiries number set out at the end of this Card Agreement. Please call us if You would like more information on these services.
3.11 Payments will be taken by direct debit. On any date when a direct debit payment is due, should the payment be unsuccessful We will automatically make a second attempt to take payment by direct debit, should that second attempt be unsuccessful then a third attempt will be made but on the third attempt the amount to be claimed will be for the Minimum Payment amount due at that time.
4. APR AND TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE
4.1 The applicable APR rate can be found in the Fee Schedule.
4.2 APR means the Annual Percentage Rate of charge. The APR is based on the assumptions below and reflects the cost of borrowing, including interest on Purchases (rather than interest on any other amounts, such as Advances) and any other charges You have to pay.
4.3 The APR does not take account of any future changes to interest rates, fees or charges or the terms of any special offers.
4.4 The Total Amount Payable under this Card Agreement based upon the applicable APR and the assumptions set out immediately below can be found in the Fee Schedule.
4.5 The APR and Total Amount Payable are based on the assumptions that:
- At account opening You make a Purchase that totals £1,200 and any standard Annual Fee is treated as paid on the same day as the Purchase is debited;
- We provide credit to You for a period of one year starting from the date of the initial drawdown;
- The Purchase balance is reduced to zero by equal instalments which together with interest are paid monthly, starting one month after the date of the initial drawdown; and
- No other transactions take place and the Purchase interest rate remains unchanged.
5. INTEREST RATES
5.1 The applicable interest rates on Purchases, Money Transfers and Advances are available in the Fee Schedule. They will apply until We change them.
5.2 If You take up any special offer, the terms of that offer, including any transaction fee, will apply. If You breach this Card Agreement, We may reduce or end any special offer by giving You written notice.
5.3 We may change any interest rate for any of the reasons set out in General Condition 10.2. We will give You at least 30 days' notice through the App before the change is made, unless it is an interest rate reduction, or a change that You have requested and We have agreed to, in which case We may make it immediately and will confirm the details of it to You through the App within 30 days.
5.4 You will have an opportunity to opt out of an interest rate increase by giving us notice to close your account. For more details, see General Condition 10.6.
6. YOUR RIGHT TO CANCEL
6.1 You have 14 days to cancel this Card Agreement, without giving us a reason.
6.2 That 14 day period starts the day after You receive the card physically and ends 14 days afterwards.
6.3 Any spend during this time will be owed to Butterfield.
6.4 You can cancel this Card Agreement under Section 6.1 by telephoning the call centre number as made available in the App and Bank’s website. You must pay the balance and accrued interest within 30 days of the date that you request to cancel this Card Agreement. You will not have to pay any fees or other charges, including any Annual Fee or Supplementary Card Fee. Payment can be made as follows:
- By Direct Debit for the full amount
- Using Butterfield Online
- If you are a Butterfield Online user you can use the pay my credit card option from any of your sterling current accounts.
- Online from your bank's internet banking service
- When arranging a payment through your bank's online service quote your account number as a reference. Pay to:
- Sort Code: 60‐83‐98
- Account number [your account number]
- Account name: Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited
- When arranging a payment through your bank's online service quote your account number as a reference. Pay to:
6.5 You can obtain details of the balance and the daily amount of interest by telephoning the call centre numbers listed in the App or at Butterfield's website.
7. MISSING PAYMENTS
7.1 The following is WARNING that if You miss payments this could make obtaining credit more difficult and We may take legal action. If You are finding it difficult to make payments please tell us so that We can try to help.
7.2 Subject to any court order, You are liable to reimburse Butterfield for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Butterfield in taking such legal action. If You still do not pay what You owe, a court order could be enforced against You and in certain circumstances your possessions or your home could be repossessed. If We do repossess any of your assets We are required to sell them on an arms-length basis and take reasonable steps to realise a market value for those assets. We are also required to return to You any amount left over, from the sale of those assets, following the settlement of the amount outstanding on this Card Agreement and Butterfield's reasonable expenses generated in the course of realising those assets.
8. CASHBACK BENEFIT SCHEME
8.1 We may offer a cashback benefit scheme where You earn cash back (Cashback) on certain Purchases that you make on your card (Cashback Benefit Scheme). Any Money Transfers and Advances would not be eligible for any Cashback Benefit Scheme. We may limit any Cashback Benefit Scheme to certain types or classes of Purchases.
8.2 Any Cashback will be calculated by a percentage of the amount of Purchases that You make on your card each month (Cashback Rate). We may apply different Cashback Rates to different card products.
8.3 We will provide You with details of the amount of any Cashback accrued to You through the App We provide. We will credit your account with any Cashback on a periodic basis.
8.4 Where You have earned Cashback on a Purchase which is refunded, We will deduct the amount of Cashback attributable to the amount of the refunded Purchase from your current accrued total Cashback due to You, unless that amount is nil in which case We will debit your account for the Cashback attributable to the amount of the refunded Purchase.
8.5 We will provide You with details of any Cashback Benefit Scheme, including the Cashback Rate applicable to your card, when You apply for the card.
8.6 If You cancel this Card Agreement within the 14 days referred to under Section 6 (Your Right to Cancel) you will not receive any Cashback on eligible Purchases during that time.
8.7 We may change or withdraw any Cashback Benefit Scheme, Cashback Rate and Cashback Maximum at any time. We will do this for any of the reasons listed in General Condition 10.2 or for any other valid reason. We will give You at least 30 days' prior notice in the App before doing this.
8.8 We reserve the right not to pay Cashback on certain eligible Purchases when We have a valid reason not to pay the Cashback.
PART II - GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 The following words and expressions shall have the following meaning in this Card Agreement:
- Advance means any amount treated as an Advance under Section 2.3 of the Terms;
- Annual Fee means any annual membership fee charged by Butterfield to You for the use of the card, as set out in the Fee Schedule;
- App means the self-service application through which you can interact with Butterfield in relation to your credit card;
- APR means the Annual Percentage Rate of charge based on the assumptions set out in Section 4 of the Terms;
- Business Day means a day on which banks are normally open for business in Guernsey and Jersey (excluding Saturday and Sunday);
- Butterfield/We means Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited (registration number 21061), PO Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3AP;
- Butterfield Group means the group of entities comprising Butterfield and any of its affiliated entities;
- Card Agreement means this credit card agreement;
- Cashback means the amount of cash back to You under any Cashback Benefit Scheme;
- Cashback Benefit Scheme means any cashback benefit scheme operated by Butterfield and described in Section 8 of the Terms;
- Cashback Maximum means any maximum amount we apply to the Cashback Benefit Scheme, so that the amount of eligible Purchases or the amount of Cashback that You can earn is subject to a maximum;
- Cashback Rate means the percentage of the amount of Purchases that You make on your card each month that is used to calculate your benefit under any Cashback Benefit Scheme;
- Cash Advance Fee means the cash withdrawal fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
- CIFO means the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman;
- Credit Limit means the most You are allowed to borrow on your account;
- CRA means a credit reference agency;
- Fee Schedule means the fee schedule as provided on Butterfield's Bank’s website https://www.butterfieldgroup.com/en-je/personal-banking/credit-cards, as amended from time to time, which includes details of fees, charges, applicable APR and Cashback Rate;
- FX Fee means the FX fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
- General Conditions means the general conditions set out in Part II of this Card Agreement;
- GFSC means the Guernsey Financial Services Commission;
- GFSC Rules means The Lending, Credit and Finance Rules and Guidance, 2023;
- Guernsey means, where the context permits, the island of Guernsey;
- Late Payment Fee means the late payment fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
- LCF Law means The Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022;
- Minimum Payment means the minimum amount You are required to pay each month which is shown on your statement and calculated as set out in Section 3.2 of the Terms;
- Money Transfer means a payment to a bank or building society current account;
(aa) Merchant means the a term used by payment processors to refer to their customers.
(bb) Overlimit Fee means the overlimit fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
(cc) PIN means personal identification number;
(dd) Purchase means a transaction where You buy goods or services using your card or card number, unless We have described it as an Advance;
(ee) Recurring Transaction means a regular payment (including for an indefinite period) that You (or an additional cardholder) authorise a third party to collect from your account;
(ff) Security Details means any security details needed to access your account or related services including passwords, passcodes, memorable words, responses to security questions, log-in details for telephone, mobile or online banking and PINs;
(gg) Supplementary Card Fee means the supplementary card fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
(hh) Terms means the Terms set out in Part I of this Card Agreement;
(ii) TPP means a third-party service provider; and
(jj) You means you, the cardholder.
1.2 Unless otherwise specified:
- Headings are included herein for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of or used in interpreting this Card Agreement;
- The reference to a party includes reference to its duly appointed officers, servants, agents, delegates, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns;
- Any reference to a period of days shall be calculated exclusive of the first day and inclusive of the last day unless the last day is not a Business Day in which event the last day shall be the first following day which is a Business Day;
- Words in the singular include the plural and vice versa;
- A reference to one gender shall include all other genders;
- Any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; and
- A reference to a statute, statutory provision or subordinated legislation, regulation or rule is a reference to it as in force from time to time, taking account of any amendment or re-enactment and includes any statute, statutory provision, subordinate legislation, regulation or rule which it amends or re-enacts.
2. CARDS
2.1 We will issue a card and PIN to You and open an account. You may request the issue of cards and PIN(s) to others but We may decide not to issue them or to limit the number issued.
2.2 You (and any additional cardholder) must:
- sign the card when received and follow any activation procedures;
- keep each card secure and not allow any other person to use it;
- keep all your Security Details (including passwords, log-in details for telephone, mobile or online banking and PINs) safe and take all reasonable precautions to prevent them becoming known to any person who is not authorised to access your account and prevent their fraudulent use (including not recording them in a way that could allow another person to access them);
- be aware that if You give your online Security Details to a third party provider, We are not responsible for what they do with your details or account information; and
- if You are logged on to online or mobile banking, do not leave the device (for example, the mobile phone or computer) You are using unattended and make sure that any information stored or displayed on your device is kept secure.
2.3 We will never ask You to disclose your full Security Details to us or to any other person or organisation. Even if the person requesting your Security Details is using our name and logo and appears to be genuine, You must not share your Security Details with them.
2.4 We will never ask You to disclose your credit card number to us or to any other person or organisation.
2.5 Some third-party providers might ask You for your online Security Details to provide their service to You. If You decide to give them this information, this means that they'll be able to see and do anything You can on your account.
2.6 You (and any additional cardholder) must not:
- exceed your Credit Limit;
- use a card after it has expired or been cancelled; or
- use a card for illegal purposes.
2.7 We may reissue a card or issue a different card type from the one You applied for and your account number may change.
3. CARD TRANSACTIONS
3.1 You (and any additional cardholder) may carry out transactions with the card or card number, after We have opened the account, by following any procedures required and You must pay all amounts charged to the account. You are responsible for the payment of all amounts charged to the account, including by the use of any additional cardholder.
3.2 Any transaction in a foreign currency will be converted to sterling at the applicable exchange rate provided by Mastercard or any other payment scheme, at the date of application to the account. For information on exchange rates You can visit the website of the payment scheme shown on your card (for example, Mastercard). We may charge You an FX Fee for any transaction in a foreign currency, and such FX Fee may be based upon the value of that transaction.
3.3 Provided You do not exceed the Credit Limit, You (or any additional cardholder) can use a card to withdraw cash from cash machines up to your daily cash withdrawal limit. This limit applies to withdrawals inside and outside the Channel Islands and We may change it from time to time. You will be charged the Cash Advance Fee and interest at the Advances rate for these withdrawals.
3.4 A transaction is authorised where You (or an additional cardholder):
- follow the procedures required by the merchant, which may include:
- entering the PIN or providing any other security code;
- signing a sales voucher;
- providing any details requested;
- using a card reader; or
- using a contactless payment unit;
- use a card and PIN to obtain an Advance at a machine or bank counter;
- orally or in writing consent to the transaction after it has taken place; or
- by any other means We tell You are available – this may include asking You to take extra steps (for example, entering a one-time passcode that We send You) to authorise transactions, including when You pay a merchant.
3.5 Authorisation can cover single transactions or Recurring Transactions, or a future transaction of a certain or uncertain amount.
3.6 Recurring Transactions are regular payments (including for an indefinite period) that You (or an additional cardholder) authorise a third party to collect from your account. Recurring Transactions are not covered by any direct debit guarantee.
3.7 We may refuse a transaction if:
- We suspect the card has been lost or stolen;
- Processing the transaction would breach the terms of this Card Agreement;
- You have broken the terms of this Card Agreement in a serious way;
- You would go over your Credit Limit (taking account of any amounts yet to be applied);
- We believe your account is being used for illegal purposes (such as money laundering);
- We believe there has been fraud on your account or it is at risk of someone using it to make a fraudulent or unauthorised transaction;
- We reasonably believe that You (or an additional cardholder) did not authorise the instruction;
- We must do so to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including those designed to stop fraud on your account;
- As a result of a change in the way You operate your account or in your financial circumstances, We reasonably believe that You may have difficulty in meeting your commitments;
- You use any service that We offer to restrict transactions of that type or to suspend your card;
- The merchant involved falls within a category that We have determined poses a high risk of not providing the goods or services You are expecting, or We determine that the transaction falls within a category that poses a high risk of financial loss to our customers; or
- The merchant does not provide us with the information We require to verify the transaction (for example the encrypted data We use to verify the use of "chip and PIN", which often occurs in certain foreign jurisdictions).
3.8 If We refuse a transaction, We will, if possible, give You the reason for the refusal and You may be able to correct any information which led to it. You can obtain this information about the refusal by calling the call centre numbers listed in the App or at Butterfield's website. We may also tell You orally or in writing, including through our mobile banking app or by text message.
3.9 Generally, once authorised, a transaction cannot be stopped, although We may be able to stop it if We receive satisfactory evidence that it has been cancelled. You may cancel Recurring Transactions either by telephoning us on the call centre numbers listed in the App or at Butterfield's website or by contacting the merchant, in each case by the end of the Business Day before the next transaction is due to be made. If You request us to cancel Recurring Transactions, We advise that You should also give notice of the cancellation to the merchant because such cancellation does not affect any continuing obligation You may have to the merchant.
3.10 If You use your card to pay a merchant, We will only make the payment when We receive the request from the merchant's bank. This means there may be a delay between using your card to make a payment and the transaction appearing on your account. The transaction will show on your account within one Business Day of us receiving the request for it.
3.11 We do not guarantee that a card or card details will be accepted. We are not liable if any merchant or machine fails to let You (or an additional cardholder) pay or withdraw cash, or if We cannot provide any part of our service for a reason beyond our control.
3.12 You may sometimes use your card to authorise a transaction where the amount to be paid is not known, for example when You check into a hotel or hire a car. If this happens You should be asked to confirm the exact amount that will be blocked on your account. Please note that if You make the payment using a different card or payment method (for example cash), We will not know that payment has been made and it may take us longer to restore your available credit, but We will usually release the blocked funds within 7 days
3.13 If You do not know the final payment amount when You authorise a transaction, We will refund you, provided:
- the amount of the payment exceeded what You could reasonably have expected to pay (excluding increases resulting from exchange rate fluctuations);and
- You ask for a refund within 8 weeks of the date the payment left your account.
3.14 You won't be refunded if You gave your consent to the payment directly to us and, at least 4 weeks in advance:
- We or the merchant provided You with information about the payment; or
- information about the payment was made available to You (for example, at any branch or through online banking).
3.15 We may ask You for additional information to decide whether You should be refunded. We will refund You, or explain why We are refusing the refund, within 10 Business Days of your request for a refund or (if we've asked You for additional information) within 10 Business Days of us receiving that information.
4. STATEMENTS
4.1 Monthly statements will be issued to provide You with details of payments and all amounts charged to your account since your previous statement.
4.2 If your monthly statement contains any inaccuracies, You must tell us within 30 days of the date of the statement. If You do not have your statement within 30] days of the date of the statement in the App, You must inform Butterfield promptly of such non-receipt. Unless We have received a notice of non-receipt, at the expiration of the 30 days, except as to any inaccuracies that you have notified to Butterfield, it shall be settled conclusively between You and Butterfield that the statement contains no inaccuracies.
5. CHARGES, TAX AND INFORMATION
5.1 You must pay the charges set out in the Fee Schedule, together with any tax, duty or other charge required to be paid to any authority, which will be applied to your account. If You are late making a payment, then We may charge You a Late Payment Fee. If You (or any additional cardholder) exceeds your Credit Limit, we may charge You and Overlimit Fee.
5.2 You must pay any reasonable costs We incur in enforcing payment, after as well as before any court order, including the cost of finding You if You change your address but do not tell us.
5.3 You must provide us with any information that we reasonably require in order to comply with any applicable law, regulation or regulatory authority rules.
6. CALCULATION OF INTEREST
6.1 Interest is charged on Purchases, Advances and Money Transfers from the date the transaction is applied to the account until paid.
6.2 However, We don’t charge interest on Purchases if You pay your balance in full by the due date (and You’ve also paid the previous month’s balance in full by that due date). If you do not pay the balance in full, we charge interest on all transactions from the date they were added to the account (not just on the unpaid balance).
6.3 There is no interest free period for cash transactions, such as Advances and Money Transfers (including cash advances, travellers’ cheques, foreign currency, gambling transactions and any cash substitutes). Interest will be charged from the date each cash transaction is posted, even if you pay the balance in full each month, until the cash transaction (including interest) is paid in full.
6.4 Interest accrues on fees and charges, except Annual Fees. This interest accrues at the Purchases rate and is charged from the date of application to the account until paid.
6.5 Interest on interest accrues at the same rate as the category of transaction, fee or charge on which interest is charged, from the date that interest is applied. We do not charge interest on interest for Late Payment Fees.
6.6 Interest is calculated using a daily interest rate (derived from the Annual Rate applicable to the transaction) on the average daily balance since the previous statement date. Therefore, so the amount of interest payable will increase the longer payment is delayed, even if payment is made before the due date. Payments will take effect when they are actually received by Us as cleared funds.
6.7 Your statement will show a balance and a payment date. If You pay the full balance and also paid the full balance on the previous month's statement by the relevant payment dates, You will not have to pay interest on Purchases. Interest is applied to your account on the statement date but, when necessary, an adjustment (to include interest on Purchases) will be made on the next statement.
6.8 Interest will continue to be charged after any court order for payment until it is satisfied.
7. PAYMENTS
7.1 Payments to your account will not reduce a balance until the payment is cleared. Your monthly statement includes information about clearance periods.
7.2 You cannot choose how a payment is applied to your account. We apply any payments You make to your account in the following order:
- to any unpaid arrears or amounts over the credit limit;
- to pay your contractual Minimum Payment under Section 3 of the Terms of this Card Agreement;
- to reduce sums shown on your most recent monthly statement, according to their interest rates, with the highest rate paid first;
- to reduce the remainder of the outstanding balance(s) on the account; and
- finally, if any payment exceeds your most recent monthly statement balance, the excess will then be applied to reduce sums charged to your account but not yet shown on any monthly statement. This is also done according to their interest rates, with the highest interest rate paid first.
7.3 If parts of any of the balances referred to in General Condition 7.2 have the same:
- interest rate, sums on which interest is charged on interest will reduce first;
- special offer interest rate, they will be reduced according to their special offer expiry dates, with the earlier paid first.
7.4 We treat any payments made to your account as reducing overdue amounts from previous monthly statements before reducing the Minimum Payment.
7.5 If a payment is made to your account and the payer's bank tells us that it is a mistake, We may pass them your contact details so that they can discuss the payment with You. This will happen if You tell us that the payment has been made correctly or do not respond when We ask You about it.
7.6 If a dispute arises about a transaction for which You used your card, You must settle it directly with the merchant concerned. You agree to indemnify Butterfield in respect of all claims arising from any such dispute with or by the merchant or any third party.
8. LOST OR STOLEN CARDS
8.1 If a card is lost or stolen, or You suspect it is lost or stolen, or that someone who is not authorised to access your account knows its details, or your Security Details, or that a card, its details or its Security Details were used without your agreement, You must tell us immediately. The address and telephone numbers are listed in the App and at Butterfield’s website, and You can also use the App.
8.2 But if the card is misused by someone who has it with your permission, You will have to pay for all transactions. Once You have given notice of loss, theft or possible misuse, We will cancel the card and You will not be liable for any further transactions. If You then find the card You must not use it. To prevent fraud, cut it in half through the signature box, magnetic strip and chip.
8.3 We may give any appropriate third party information:
- in connection with the use, loss, or theft of the card, and/or the Security Details; or
- in order to meet our obligations as a member of the relevant payment scheme
8.4 If We know or suspect that your card or its details, or Security Details have been used without your agreement, We will contact You using the most recent details We hold for You. We may do so using any of the means of communication set out at General Condition 12. Remember, We will never ask You to disclose your full Security Details to us or to any other person or organisation.
9. ENDING OR RESTRICTING USE OF A CARD OR ACCOUNT AND ENDING THE CARD AGREEMENT
9.1 If We have a valid reason, including if:
- You breach this Card Agreement in a serious way;
- We notify You that We are closing your card;
- We believe your account is being used for illegal purposes (such as money laundering);
- We believe there has been fraud on your account or it is at risk of someone using it to make a fraudulent or unauthorised transaction;
- There is a change in how You operate your account or your financial circumstances giving us reasonable grounds to believe You may have difficulty meeting your commitments; or
- You pay off more interest, fees and charges than other amounts over two, consecutive 18-month periods and then either refuse to increase your monthly payments as requested or are unable to do so (including where You start, but cannot continue, to pay the higher amounts),
We may suspend, restrict or withdraw the use of any card or the account and/or reduce the Credit Limit at any time. Any merchant or machine may then refuse or reject payment by any card. You will be told before this action is taken, or as soon as possible afterwards. You may request restoration of a card and/or the account by calling the number at the end of these General Conditions.
9.2 As part of our fraud prevention policy, We may:
- restrict overpayments to your account that are in excess of your balance;
- suspend or restrict the ability to carry out Money Transfers on our credit cards – We will only do so where We reasonably consider that the level of fraud on Money Transfers is so high that there is a real risk of any such transaction being fraudulent.
9.3 This Card Agreement has no minimum duration but You may end it by giving notice and paying all sums owed and any interest, fees and charges to the date of payment.
9.4 We may end this Card Agreement at any time after giving You notice in the App, which in normal circumstances will not be less than 60 days.
9.5 When this Card Agreement ends:
- We will continue to apply interest and charges until You have paid everything You owe under this Card Agreement.
- We will refund a proportionate part of any Annual Fee applicable to the period following the date You pay everything You owe under this Card Agreement;
- We will credit You with any Cashback on eligible Purchases when calculating the amount You owe under this Card Agreement, unless We have a valid reason not to do so (and We will inform You of this reason in writing);
- We may give information about You and the account to credit reference agencies; and
- To prevent fraud, You should cut all cards in half through the signature box, magnetic strip and chip.
9.6 We may take immediate steps to recover all amounts due on your death or bankruptcy or if You breach this Card Agreement. Such steps may include serving any notice or obtaining a court order if required by law.
9.7 We own any cards issued by us and, if We ask, You must return a cancelled card.
10. CHANGES TO THE CARD AGREEMENT
10.1 We may make changes at any time to:
- Any interest rate;
- The Fee Schedule (including introducing new fees or charges);
- Any Cashback Benefit Scheme; or
- Any of the terms of this Card Agreement.
10.2 We will only make changes where they are necessary to:
- Reflect changes in the banking or consumer credit industry, including:
- Changes to the base rate of interest;
- Changes in technology;
- Changes in the way You can make or receive payments;
- Fraud prevention requirements;
- Comply with changes in law, industry codes, the decision of any ombudsman, any regulatory requirement or any agreement with a government or regulatory body;
- Reflect changes in the systems, schemes or suppliers We use;
- Introduce a new service or update an existing service;
- Remove a service We offer which is out of date or not being used (either by You or our customers in general);
- Reflect changes that impact the cost of providing services to You, for example the cost of funds;
- Reflect our credit assessment of You;
- Introduce a change that You have requested (and We've agreed to);
- Correct a mistake; or
- Make them clearer or more favourable to You.
(a) Reflect changes in the banking or consumer credit industry, including:
(i) Changes to the base rate of interest;
(ii) Changes in technology;
(iii) Changes in the way You can make or receive payments;
(iv) Fraud prevention requirements;
10.3 As this Card Agreement has no fixed end date, We may from time to time need to make changes for reasons that are not set out here, as long as You can terminate this Card Agreement without charge, We may make any changes to this Card Agreement, including changing interest rates and fees, or introducing a new fee, or change the way we charge interest rates and fees for a reason we haven’t set out here.
10.4 We will give You at least 30 days' notice in the App before any change is made unless the change is to your advantage, or where You have requested the change and We have agreed to it, in which case We may make the change immediately and will confirm the details of it to You in in the App within 30 days.
10.5 We may change or withdraw any benefits or services associated with the card (including any Cashback Benefit Scheme), or change the provider of those benefits or services, at any time. We will do this for any of the reasons listed in General Condition 10.2 or for any other valid reason. We will give You at least 30 days' prior notice before doing this in the banking app.
10.6 If You tell us that You want to close your account within 60 days of the date shown on any notice We send advising You of an interest rate increase or an additional fee, the increase or fee will not apply provided that You close your account and pay off all amounts within those 60 days.
10.7 We may assign our rights and obligations under this Card Agreement to another member of the Butterfield Group. We will give You at least 30 days' prior notice on the App before doing this. If any such assignment could reduce your rights under this Card Agreement, We will not make such transfer without your express agreement.
11. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
11.1 You agree that We shall have no liability or responsibility whatsoever for any losses of any kind (financial or otherwise) which You might incur as a consequence of or in connection with:
- any valid changes that are made to this Card Agreement under its terms;
- any valid variation, cancellation or termination of any services or benefits that are provided pursuant to this Card Agreement under its terms; or
- other services or products which may be provided to You (or any additional cardholder) by third parties.
11.2 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Butterfield harmless for any claim, cause of action or cost which We shall suffer by reason of your action or omission arising from or in any way related to the matters set out in General Condition 11.1.
11.3 No rights, duties, liabilities or warranties arising either pursuant to or under the customary law of Guernsey or Jersey shall apply to this Card Agreement.
12. COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTACT DETAILS
12.1 We will contact You and provide notices and information to You (including credit card statements and notices of changes to this Card Agreement) by:
- Email to the email address You have provided to us;
- Notifications to your App; or
- Text message to the mobile phone number You have provided to us.
12.2 Please note that notices and information sent to You by the methods set out above may be sent by an electronic attachment (for example, by a PDF or other similar electronic attachment).
12.3 We may also contact You by telephone.
12.4 If your contact details change (including any of your name, address, telephone number(s) or email address), You must tell us promptly to ensure You receive all communications. If You telephone us to inform us of the change, You may be asked to confirm in writing.
12.5 You should ensure that your electronic device(s) are set up in order to receive our electronic communications (for example, they have the correct hardware, software, operating system and browser).
12.6 All communications to You will be in English
13. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND TRANSFERRING DEBTS
13.1 We may give to anyone any information about You or this Card Agreement in connection with any proposed transfer of, or financial arrangement by reference to, this Card Agreement.
13.2 We may allow any person or organisation to take over any of our rights and duties under this Card Agreement. References to us in this Card Agreement include our successors.
13.3 In order to process your application We will supply Your personal information to credit reference agencies ("CRAs") and they will give us information about You, such as about Your financial history. We do this to assess creditworthiness and product suitability, check Your identity, manage Your account, trace and recover debts and prevent criminal activity.
13.4 We will also continue to exchange information about You with CRAs on an ongoing basis, including about Your settled accounts and any debts not fully repaid on time. CRAs will share Your information with other organisations. Your data will also be linked to the data of Your spouse, any joint applicants or other financial associates.
13.5 The identities of the CRAs, and the ways in which they use and share personal information, are explained in more detail at the TransUnion website www.transunion.co.uk
14. WAIVER
14.1 If We waive any of our rights, it does not mean that We will again waive that right in future.
15. VALIDITY
15.1 If any part of this Card Agreement shall be held unfair, invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Card Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
16. GOVERNING LAW, REGULATORY INFORMATION AND OTHER RIGHTS
16.1 If a transaction from or payment to your account is not correctly made, You must contact us about it without undue delay and in any case no later than 13 months after the date on which the transaction was debited to your account or the payment debited to the payer's account. You can do so by calling the number at the end of these General Conditions. If the error was our fault, We will be liable to You, including to refund any interest and charges that You incur on your accounts as a result of the payment or transaction not being made correctly on time.
16.2 Guernsey law applies to this Card Agreement. If there is a dispute between us, You can take legal action against us in the Guernsey courts.
16.3 We have a complaints handling procedure You can use to resolve any issues. The current complaints handling procedure is set out in Appendix I to this Card Agreement. We may update our complaints handling procedure from time to time, and any such updated procedure can be obtained by visiting www.butterfieldgroup.com, or contacting us on the General Enquiries number set out in the contact details in General Condition 19.
16.4 We will do our best to respond to your complaint and resolve it as soon as We can. If You are not satisfied with our response then You may be able to refer your complaint to the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman (CIFO).
16.5 The CIFO may be available to consider complaints which are not resolved through the licensee's complaints resolution procedure. The CIFO is an independent organisation which tries to resolve complaints between customers and financial organisations where We've not been able to resolve the complaint ourselves.
16.6 Our response to your complaint will outline any deadlines You have to contact the CIFO. The CIFO can be contacted at:
- PO Box 114, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE4 9QG;
- By telephoning 01481 722218 (from Guernsey, Alderney or Sark), by telephoning 01534 748610 (from Jersey) or by telephoning +44 1534 748610 (from all other jurisdictions);
- By sending an email to [email protected]; or
- By visiting https://www.ci-fo.org.
16.7 We are under an obligation to inform the GFSC of any complaint:
- In cases of a significant complaint;
- Where a complaint remains unresolved for longer than three months; or
- When a complaint is upheld by the CIFO.
16.8 We are licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission under The Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 to take deposits, and under The Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022, to carry out "credit business", which includes the provision of credit to You under this Card Agreement. Our GFSC reference number is 85.
16.9 Our registered address is PO Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3AP.
16.10 You may request a copy of this Card Agreement at any time calling our call centre on the telephone numbers set out in in the App and at Butterfield’s website.
17. DATA PROTECTION – YOUR INFORMATION
17.1 We are a member of Butterfield Group. For more information about other Butterfield Group companies please visit www.butterfieldgroup.com or contact your branch or relationship manager.
17.2 We collect and process various categories of personal and financial information throughout your relationship with us, to allow us to provide our products and services and to run our business. This includes basic personal information such as your name and contact details, and information about your financial circumstances, your accounts and transactions. We have a duty to keep customer information confidential. This General Condition 17 sets out how We may share your information with other Butterfield Group companies and third parties.
17.3 In respect of any personal information relating to a third party that You provide to us, You must:
- Notify the third party that You are providing their personal information to us and obtain their permission;
- Provide the third party with a copy of this General Condition 17;
- Ensure that, to the best of your knowledge, the personal information is accurate and up to date, and promptly notify us if You become aware that it is incorrect.
17.4 Your information may be shared with and used by other Butterfield Group companies. We will only share your information where it is necessary for us to carry out our lawful business activities, or where it is necessary to comply with laws and regulations that apply to us.
17.5 We will not share your information with anyone outside Butterfield Group except:
- Where We have your permission;
- Where required for your product or service;
- Where We are required by law and to law enforcement agencies, judicial bodies, government entities, tax authorities or regulatory bodies around the world;
- With other banks and third parties where required by law to help recover funds that have entered your account as a result of a misdirected payment by such a third party;
- With third parties providing services to us, such as market analysis and benchmarking, correspondent banking, and agents and sub-contractors acting on our behalf, such as the companies which print our account statements;
- With other banks to help trace funds where You are a victim of suspected financial crime and You have agreed for us to do so, or where We suspect funds have entered your account as a result of a financial crime;
- With debt collection agencies;
- With credit reference and fraud prevention agencies;
- With third party guarantors or other companies that provide You with benefits or services (such as guarantee or insurance cover) associated with your product or service, or which provide us with services (such as guarantee or insurance cover) in respect of your product or service from us;
- Where required for a proposed sale, reorganisation, transfer, financial arrangement, asset disposal or other transaction relating to our business and/or assets held by our business;
- In anonymised form as part of statistics or other aggregated data shared with third parties; or
- Where permitted by law, it is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, and it is not inconsistent with the purposes listed above.
17.6 If You ask us to, We will share information with any third party that provides You with account information or payment services. If You ask a third party provider to provide You with account information or payment services, You are allowing that third party to access information relating to your account. We are not responsible for any such third party's use of your account information, which will be governed by their agreement with You and any privacy statement they provide to You.
17.7 In the event that any additional authorised users are added to your account, We may share information about the use of the account by any authorised user with all other authorised users.
17.8 We may transfer your information to organisations in other countries (including to other Butterfield Group companies) on the basis that anyone to whom We pass it protects it in the same way We would and in accordance with applicable laws. We will only transfer your information if We are legally obligated to do so, or where the other country has laws that adequately protect your information, or where We have imposed contractual obligations on the recipients that require them to protect your information to the same standard as We are legally required to.
17.9 For further information on our processing of your personal data, including details of your rights under applicable data protection law, please refer to our privacy notice which can be found at www.butterfieldgroup.com/privacy-policy. If there is any conflict with our privacy notice and this General Condition 17, the provision of this General Condition 17 will apply.
18. USING A THIRD PARTY PROVIDER (TPP)
18.1 You may want to use an application or web service provided by a TPP with your account. They can do things like let You see information about all your online payment accounts, whoever they’re with (it could be banks, building societies or credit card issuers). They can also make payments from those accounts. We call these companies that provide these apps or sites "third party providers" or "TPPs".
18.2 If You want to use a TPP, this Card Agreement between us still applies. When you sign up to use TPP services you need to give the TPP your permission for them to do these activities on your account. You should check the information the TPP gives you carefully to make sure they’re authorised.
18.3 If you give your Security Details to a TPP, We will assume that it is You who has allowed and authorised us to let them see information about your accounts and to initiate payments. You’ll be responsible for any payments made as a result. But if We become aware that an unauthorised third party is using your Security Details, we’ll block access to your accounts.
18.4 If you notice a problem with a payment while using a TPP, please contact us right away.
19. CONTACT DETAILS
19.1 To notify a lost or stolen card or suspected misuse please call the telephone numbers set out in the App and at Butterfield’s website.
19.2 Our General Enquiries number 0808 164 8411 which is also set out in the App and at Butterfield’s website. You can call this number to:
- Request a Credit Limit increase;
- Get information on exchange rates;
- Request your card or account is restored;
- Tell us about a change to your contact details (You may be asked to confirm in writing);
- Request information about a refused transaction;
- Inform us of any difficulties with making any payment to us;
- Reject future Credit Limit increases;
- Reduce your Credit Limit; or
- Tell us if a transaction from, or payment to, your account is not correctly made.
Calls may be recorded.
Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited. Registered in Guernsey with registration number 21061. Registered Office: PO Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3AP.
GFSC Reference Number 85.
Licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission under The Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 to take deposits, and under The Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022, to carry out "credit business", which includes the provision of credit to You under this Card Agreement.
CREDIT CARD AGREEMENT
PART I – TERMS
1. Introduction
1.1 The following Terms, General Conditions and Fee Schedule form your corporate credit card agreement (the Card Agreement), and are between Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited (registration number 21061), PO Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3AP (Butterfield/We) and You, the corporate credit card client.
1.2 Butterfield is regulated in Guernsey by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the GFSC) with GFSC Reference Number 85. Butterfield is licensed by the GFSC under The Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 to take deposits, is licensed by the GFSC under the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 to carry on "controlled investment business" and is also licensed by the GFSC under The Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022 (the LCF Law), to carry out "credit business". The provision of credit to You under this Card Agreement does not comprise "credit business" for the purposes of the LCF Law and You are not a retail customer.
1.3 In relation to this Card Agreement and the services provided to You and your Cardholders under this Card Agreement, Butterfield is therefore not subject to either the LCF Law or The Lending, Credit and Finance Rules and Guidance, 2023 issued by the GFSC.
1.4 In providing our services to You under this Card Agreement we will issue corporate credit cards to your Cardholders. By having your Cardholders use the corporate credit cards issued to them under this Card Agreement, You agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions.
1.5 The corporate credit cards issued under this Card Agreement are for exclusive use by Channel Islands business and corporate customers only.
1.6 A condition to of Butterfield issuing corporate credit cards to your Cardholders is that a direct debit is set up with respect to the Butterfield corporate credit cards which will be used to manage and pay on a monthly basis the outstanding amounts on all the corporate credit cards issued to your Cardholders.
2. CREDIT LIMIT
2.1 The Credit Limit is the most You are allowed to borrow on your account.
2.2 We will give You notice of the Credit Limit.
2.3 Advances are when your Cardholders use your corporate credit card account for:
(a) wwithdrawing or obtaining cash; and
(a) payments to a bank or building society current account (Money Transfers). Please note that Money Transfers may incur a different rate of interest from the Advances rate. Please see your interest rates set out in the Fee Schedule for details of the rates which apply to this Card Agreement.
2.4 You will be charged a Cash Advance Fee for all Advances. Please see the Fee Schedule for details of the Cash Advance Fee.
2.5 A transaction where any of your Cardholders buys goods or services using their corporate credit card or card number is a Purchase unless We have described it as an Advance.
2.6 You can request an increase or decrease in your Credit Limit, which shall apply to your whole account. Before agreeing an increase, We will assess your ability to pay.
2.7 The numbers to call to make these requests are at the end of the General Conditions.
2.8 Your account is a corporate credit card account and must not be used for personal purposes. You will ensure that all Cardholders use Your account for corporate purposes only.
2.9 Where your account is subject to an Annual Fee, You will be charged such Annual Fee on your first monthly statement and on the anniversary statement each year. Any Annual Fee is not refundable.
2.10 You may add or remove one or more Cardholders to your account, subject to approval by Us. Each Cardholder will use your account. We may, in addition to an Annual Fee, charge a Corporate Cardholder Fee, on an annual basis, for each such Cardholder, in accordance with the Fee Schedule. You will be charged such Corporate Cardholder Fee on your next relevant monthly statement and then each year at the same time as your Annual Fee is charged. Any Corporate Cardholder Fee is not refundable. You are responsible for the payments of all amounts charged to your account by the actions of any Cardholder.
3. PAYMENTS
3.1 Each month You must pay at least the Minimum Payment shown on your statement.
3.2 The Minimum Payment will be the greater of:
(a) £10; or
(b) The sum of the interest debit balance, applicable fees included in full in the Minimum Payment (any Overlimit Fee, Late Payment Fee, Cash Withdrawal Fee, or FX Fee), any Overlimit or Overdue amount if unpaid from previous statements and 3.5% of all the residual balance.
3.3 Payment must be made by the date shown on your statement and any overdue amounts, which will be included in the total amount You are required to pay, are payable immediately.
3.4 If the outstanding amount is less than £5, then no minimum payment will be requested.
3.5 If the outstanding amount is greater than £5 and lower than £10, then the minimum payment will be equal to the outstanding amount.
3.6 You can pay the whole or part of your balance at any time using the payment methods described on your statement.
3.7 When We ask, You must immediately pay us any amount You owe over your Credit Limit.
3.8 We encourage You to pay more than the minimum amount each month, to clear your balance more quickly and pay less interest. If You are finding it difficult to make payments please tell us so that We can try to help.
3.9 You must not create a credit balance on your account by overpaying to your corporate credit cards. We may return any credit balance to you.
3.10 You will have access details of your up to date balance, payments and transactions via your statement. Each of your Cardholders will have access to their respective balance, payments and transactions via the App.
3.11 Payments will be taken by direct debit. On any date when a direct debit payment is due, should the payment be unsuccessful We will automatically make a second attempt to take payment by direct debit, should that second attempt be unsuccessful then a third attempt will be made but on the third attempt the amount to be claimed will be for the Minimum Payment amount due at that time.
4. APR AND TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE
4.1 The applicable APR rate can be found in the Fee Schedule.
4.2 APR means the Annual Percentage Rate of charge. The APR is based on the assumptions below and reflects the cost of borrowing, including interest on Purchases (rather than interest on any other amounts, such as Advances) and any other charges You have to pay.
4.3 The APR does not take account of any future changes to interest rates, fees or charges or the terms of any special offers.
4.4 The Total Amount Payable under this Card Agreement based upon the applicable APR and the assumptions set out immediately below can be found in the Fee Schedule.
4.5 The APR and Total Amount Payable are based on the assumptions that:
(a) At account opening You make a Purchase that totals £1,200 and any standard Annual Fee is treated as paid on the same day as the Purchase is debited;
(b) We provide credit to You for a period of one year starting from the date of the initial drawdown;
(c) The Purchase balance is reduced to zero by equal instalments which together with interest are paid monthly, starting one month after the date of the initial drawdown; and
(d) No other transactions take place and the Purchase interest rate remains unchanged.
5. Interest rates
5.1 The applicable interest rates on Purchases, Money Transfers and Advances are available in the Fee Schedule. They will apply until We change them.
5.2 If You take up any special offer, the terms of that offer, including any transaction fee, will apply. If You breach this Card Agreement, We may reduce or end any special offer by giving You written notice.
5.3 We may change any interest rate. We will give You at least 30 days' notice before the change is made, unless it is an interest rate reduction, or a change that You have requested and We have agreed to, in which case We may make it immediately and will confirm the details of it to You within 30 days.
6. MISSING PAYMENTS
6.1 The following is a WARNING that if You miss payments this could make obtaining credit more difficult and We may take legal action. If You are finding it difficult to make payments please tell us so that We can try to help.
6.2 Subject to any court order, You are liable to reimburse Butterfield for all costs and expenses incurred by Butterfield in taking such legal action. If You still do not pay what You owe, a court order could be enforced against You and in certain circumstances your assets could be repossessed and sold. If We do repossess any of your assets We are not required to take any steps to realise a market value for those assets. Any proceeds realised from the sale of those assets will be put towards the settlement of the amount outstanding on this Card Agreement and Butterfield's expenses generated in the course of realising those assets.
PART II - GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 The following words and expressions shall have the following meaning in this Card Agreement:
(a) Advance means any amount treated as an Advance under Section 2.3 of the Terms;
(b) Annual Fee means any annual membership fee charged by Butterfield to You for the use of the corporate credit cards by your Cardholders, as set out in the Fee Schedule;
(c) App means the self-service application through which each of your Cardholders can interact with Butterfield in relation to the corporate credit card issued to them;
(d) APR means the Annual Percentage Rate of charge based on the assumptions set out in Section 4 of the Terms;
(e) Business Day means a day on which banks are normally open for business in Guernsey and Jersey (excluding Saturday and Sunday);
(f) Butterfield/We means Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited (registration number 21061), PO Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3AP;
(g) Butterfield Group means the group of entities comprising Butterfield and any of its affiliated entities;
(h) Card Agreement means this corporate credit card agreement;
(i) Cash Advance Fee means the cash withdrawal fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
(j) Cardholder means any person to whom We issue a corporate credit card under this Card Agreement, who in all cases must be an employee, director, officer or (where You are an LLP) a member of either You or a person connected with you (including a parent, subsidiary or affiliated person);
(k) CIFO means the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman;
(l) Corporate Cardholder Fee means the corporate cardholder fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
(m) Credit Limit means the most You are allowed to borrow on your account;
(n) CRA means a credit reference agency;
(o) Fee Schedule means the fee schedule as provided on Butterfield's Bank’s website www.butterfieldgroup.com, as amended from time to time, which includes details of fees, charges and applicable APR;
(p) FX Fee means the foreign exchange fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
(q) General Conditions means the general conditions set out in Part II of this Card Agreement;
(r) GFSC means the Guernsey Financial Services Commission;
(s) Guernsey means, where the context permits, the Bailiwick of Guernsey;
(t) Late Payment Fee means the late payment fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
(u) LCF Law means The Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022;
(v) Minimum Payment means the minimum amount You are required to pay each month which is shown on your statement and calculated as set out in Section 3.2 of the Terms;
(w) Merchant means the a term used by payment processors to refer to their customers.
(x) Money Transfer means a payment to a bank or building society current account.
(y) Overlimit Fee means the overlimit fee set out in the Fee Schedule;
(z) PIN means personal identification number;
(aa) Purchase means a transaction where any of your Cardholders buys goods or services using their corporate credit card or card number, unless We have described it as an Advance;
(bb) Recurring Transaction means a regular payment (including for an indefinite period) that You or a Cardholder authorise a third party to collect from your account;
(cc) Security Details means any security details needed to access your account or related services including passwords, passcodes, memorable words, responses to security questions, log-in details for telephone, mobile or online banking and PINs;
(dd) Terms means the Terms set out in Part I of this Card Agreement; and
(ee) You means you, the corporate credit card client that is entering into this Card Agreement.
1.2 Unless otherwise specified:
(a) Headings are included herein for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of or used in interpreting this Card Agreement;
(b) The reference to a party includes reference to its duly appointed officers, servants, agents, delegates, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns;
(c) Any reference to a period of days shall be calculated exclusive of the first day and inclusive of the last day unless the last day is not a Business Day in which event the last day shall be the first following day which is a Business Day;
(d) A reference to a "person" includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality) and that person's personal representatives, successors or permitted assigns;
(e) Words in the singular include the plural and vice versa;
(f) A reference to one gender shall include all other genders;
(g) Any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; and
(h) A reference to a statute, statutory provision or subordinated legislation, regulation or rule is a reference to it as in force from time to time, taking account of any amendment or re-enactment and includes any statute, statutory provision, subordinate legislation, regulation or rule which it amends or re-enacts.
2. CARDS
2.1 We will issue a corporate credit card and PIN to each of your Cardholders and open an account for You with regards to all of the corporate credit cards issued to your Cardholders. You may request the issue of corporate credit cards and PIN(s) to other Cardholders but We may decide not to issue them or to limit the number issued. You may also request the cancellation of a corporate credit card and PIN issued to a particular Cardholder.
2.2 You must ensure that each of your Cardholders must:
(a) sign the corporate credit card when received and follow any activation procedures;
(b) keep each corporate credit card secure and not allow any other person to use it;
(c) keep all their Security Details (including passwords, log-in details for telephone, App, mobile or online banking and PINs) safe and take all precautions to prevent them becoming known to any person who is not authorised to access your account and prevent their fraudulent use (including not recording them in a way that could allow another person to access them);
(d) be aware that if they give their online Security Details to a third party provider, We are not responsible for what they do with their (or your) details or account information; and
(e) if they are logged on to online or mobile banking, or using the App, they do not leave the device (for example, the mobile phone or computer) they are using unattended and make sure that any information stored or displayed on their device is kept secure.
2.3 We will never ask You or your Cardholders to disclose your full Security Details to us or to any other person or organisation. Even if the person requesting your Security Details is using our name and logo and appears to be genuine, You must not (and must ensure that your Cardholders do not) share your or their Security Details with them.
2.4 We will never ask You or your Cardholders to disclose their corporate credit card number to us or to any other person or organisation.
2.5 Some third-party providers might ask You or your Cardholders for your online Security Details to provide their service to You or your Cardholders. If You or your Cardholders decide to give them this information, this means that they'll be able to see and do anything You or your Cardholders can on your account.
2.6 You or your Cardholders must not:
(a) exceed your Credit Limit;
(b) use a corporate credit card after it has expired or been cancelled; or
(c) use a corporate credit card for illegal purposes.
2.7 We may reissue a corporate credit card to a Cardholder and your account number may change.
3. CARD TRANSACTIONS
3.1 Your Cardholders may carry out transactions with the corporate credit card or card number, after We have opened the account, by following any procedures required and You must pay all amounts charged to the account. You are responsible for the payment of all amounts charged to the account, including by the use of any Cardholder.
3.2 Any transaction in a foreign currency will be converted to sterling at the applicable exchange rate provided by Mastercard or any other payment scheme, at the date of application to the account. For information on exchange rates You can visit the website of the payment scheme shown on your corporate credit card (for example, Mastercard). We may charge You an FX Fee for any transaction in a foreign currency, and such FX Fee may be based upon the value of that transaction.
3.3 Provided You do not exceed the Credit Limit, a Cardholder can use a corporate credit card to withdraw cash from cash machines up to their daily cash withdrawal limit. This limit applies to withdrawals inside and outside the Channel Islands and We may change it from time to time. You will be charged the Cash Advance Fee and interest at the Advances rate for these withdrawals.
3.4 A transaction is authorised where a Cardholder:
(a) follows the procedures required by the merchant, which may include:
(i) entering the PIN or providing any other security code;
(ii) signing a sales voucher;
(iii) providing any details requested;
(iv) using a card reader; or
(v) using a contactless payment unit;
(b) uses a corporate credit card and PIN to obtain an Advance at a machine or bank counter;
(c) orally or in writing consents to the transaction after it has taken place; or
(d) by any other means We tell You and the Cardholders are available – this may include asking a Cardholder to take extra steps (for example, entering a one-time passcode that We send the relevant Cardholder) to authorise transactions, including when the Cardholder pays a merchant.
3.5 Authorisation can cover single transactions or Recurring Transactions, or a future transaction of a certain or uncertain amount.
3.6 Recurring Transactions are regular payments (including for an indefinite period) that You (or an Cardholder) authorise a third party to collect from your account. Recurring Transactions are not covered by any direct debit guarantee.
3.7 We may refuse a transaction if:
(a) We suspect the corporate credit card has been lost or stolen;
(b) processing the transaction would breach the terms of this Card Agreement;
(c) You have broken the terms of this Card Agreement in a serious way;
(d) You would go over your Credit Limit (taking account of any amounts yet to be applied);
(e) We believe your account is being used for illegal purposes (such as money laundering);
(f) We believe there has been fraud on your account or it is at risk of someone using it to make a fraudulent or unauthorised transaction;
(g) We believe that a Cardholder did not authorise the instruction;
(h) We must do so to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including those designed to stop fraud on your account;
(i) as a result of a change in the way You operate your account or in your financial circumstances, We believe that You may have difficulty in meeting your commitments;
(j) You use any service that We offer to restrict transactions of that type or to suspend any corporate credit card;
(k) the merchant involved falls within a category that We have determined poses a high risk of not providing the goods or services You or the Cardholder are expecting, or We determine that the transaction falls within a category that poses a high risk of financial loss to our customers; or
(l) the merchant does not provide us with the information We require to verify the transaction (for example the encrypted data We use to verify the use of "chip and PIN", which often occurs in certain foreign jurisdictions).
3.8 If We refuse a transaction, We will, if possible, give You and/or the relevant Cardholder the reason for the refusal and You and/or the relevant Cardholder may be able to correct any information which led to it. You and/or the relevant Cardholder can, as the case may be, obtain this information about the refusal by calling the call centre numbers listed in the App or at Butterfield's website. We may also tell You and/or the relevant Cardholder orally or in writing, including through our App or by text message.
3.9 Generally, once authorised, a transaction cannot be stopped, although We may be able to stop it if We receive satisfactory evidence that it has been cancelled. You and/or the relevant Cardholder may, as the case may be, cancel Recurring Transactions either by telephoning us on the call centre numbers listed in the App or at Butterfield's website or by contacting the merchant, in each case by the end of the Business Day before the next transaction is due to be made. If You and/or the relevant Cardholder request us to cancel Recurring Transactions, We advise that You and/or the relevant Cardholder should also give notice of the cancellation to the merchant because such cancellation does not affect any continuing obligation You and/or the relevant Cardholder may have to the merchant.
3.10 If your Cardholder uses their corporate credit card to pay a merchant, We will only make the payment when We receive the request from the merchant's bank. This means there may be a delay between the use of the corporate credit card to make a payment and the transaction appearing on your account. The transaction will show on your account within one Business Day of us receiving the request for it.
3.11 We do not guarantee that a corporate credit card or card details will be accepted. We are not liable if any merchant or machine fails to let a Cardholder pay or withdraw cash, or if We cannot provide any part of our service for a reason beyond our control.
3.12 A Cardholder may sometimes use their corporate credit card to authorise a transaction where the amount to be paid is not known, for example when they check into a hotel or hire a car. If this happens they should be asked to confirm the exact amount that will be blocked on your account. Please note that if You or the Cardholder make the payment using a different card or payment method (for example cash), We will not know that payment has been made and it may take us longer to restore your available credit, but We will usually release the blocked funds within 14 days.
4. STATEMENTS
4.1 Monthly statements will be issued to provide You with details of payments and all amounts charged to your account since your previous statement.
4.2 If your monthly statement contains any inaccuracies, You must tell us within 30 days of the date of the statement. If You do not have your statement within 30 days of the date of the statement, You must inform Butterfield promptly of such non-receipt. Unless We have received a notice of non-receipt, at the expiration of the 30 days, except as to any inaccuracies that you have notified to Butterfield, it shall be settled conclusively between You and Butterfield that the statement contains no inaccuracies.
5. CHARGES, TAX AND INFORMATION
5.1 You must pay the charges set out in the Fee Schedule, together with any tax, duty or other charge required to be paid to any authority, which will be applied to your account. If You are late making a payment, then We may charge You a Late Payment Fee. If You (or any Cardholder) exceeds your Credit Limit, we may charge You an Overlimit Fee.
5.2 You must pay any costs We incur in enforcing payment, after as well as before any court order, including the cost of finding You if You change your address but do not tell us.
5.3 You must provide us with any information that we require in order to comply with any applicable law, regulation or regulatory authority rules.
6. CALCULATION OF INTEREST
6.1 Interest is charged on Purchases, Money Transfers and Advances from the date the transaction is applied to the account until paid.
6.2 However, We don’t charge interest on Purchases if You pay your balance in full by the due date (and You’ve also paid the previous month’s balance in full by that due date). If you do not pay the balance in full, we charge interest on all transactions from the date they were added to the account (not just on the unpaid balance).
6.3 There is no interest free period for cash transactions, such as Advances and Money Transfers (including cash advances, travellers’ cheques, foreign currency, gambling transactions and any cash substitutes). Interest will be charged from the date each cash transaction is posted, even if you pay the balance in full each month, until the cash transaction (including interest) is paid in full.
6.4 Interest accrues on fees and charges, except Annual Fees. This interest accrues at the Purchases rate and is charged from the date of application to the account until paid.
6.5 Interest on interest accrues at the same rate as the category of transaction, fee or charge on which interest is charged, from the date that interest is applied. We do not charge interest on interest for Late Payment Fees.
6.6 Interest is calculated using a daily interest rate (derived from the Annual Rate applicable to the transaction) on the average daily balance since the previous statement date. Therefore, so the amount of interest payable will increase the longer payment is delayed, even if payment is made before the due date. Payments will take effect when they are actually received by Us as cleared funds.
6.7 Your statement will show a balance and a payment date. If You pay the full balance and also paid the full balance on the previous month's statement by the relevant payment dates, You will not have to pay interest on Purchases. Interest is applied to your account on the statement date but, when necessary, an adjustment (to include interest on Purchases) will be made on the next statement.
6.8 Interest will continue to be charged after any court order for payment until it is satisfied.
7. Payments
7.1 Payments to your account will not reduce a balance until the payment is cleared. Your monthly statement includes information about clearance periods.
7.2 You cannot choose how a payment is applied to your account. We apply any payments You make to your account in the following order:
(a) to any unpaid arrears or amounts over the credit limit;
(b) to pay your contractual Minimum Payment under Section 3 of the Terms of this Card Agreement;
(c) to reduce sums shown on your most recent monthly statement, according to their interest rates, with the highest rate paid first;
(d) to reduce the remainder of the outstanding balance(s) on the account; and
(e) finally, if any payment exceeds your most recent monthly statement balance, the excess will then be applied to reduce sums charged to your account but not yet shown on any monthly statement. This is also done according to their interest rates, with the highest interest rate paid first.
7.3 If parts of any of the balances referred to in General Condition 7.2 have the same:
(a) interest rate, sums on which interest is charged on interest will reduce first;
(b) special offer interest rate, they will be reduced according to their special offer expiry dates, with the earlier paid first.
7.4 We treat any payments made to your account as reducing overdue amounts from previous monthly statements before reducing the Minimum Payment.
7.5 If a payment is made to your account and the payer's bank tells us that it is a mistake, We may pass them your contact details so that they can discuss the payment with You. This will happen if You tell us that the payment has been made correctly or do not respond when We ask You about it.
7.6 If a dispute arises about a transaction for which a corporate credit card was used, You or the relevant Cardholder must settle it directly with the merchant concerned. You agree to indemnify Butterfield in respect of all claims arising from any such dispute with or by the merchant or any third party.
8. LOST OR STOLEN CARDs
8.1 If a corporate credit card is lost or stolen, or You and/or the relevant Cardholder suspect it is lost or stolen, or that someone who is not authorised to access your account knows its details, or your Security Details, or that a corporate credit card, its details or its Security Details were used without your agreement or without the agreement of the relevant Cardholder, You or the relevant Cardholder must tell us immediately. The address and telephone numbers are listed in the App and at Butterfield’s website, and your Cardholder can also use the App to notify us.
8.2 If a corporate credit card is misused by someone who has it with your permission, You will have to pay for all transactions. Once You have given notice of loss, theft or possible misuse, We will cancel the relevant corporate credit card and You will not be liable for any further transactions. If You or the relevant Cardholder then find the corporate credit card it must not be used. To prevent fraud, cut it in half through the signature box, magnetic strip and chip.
8.3 We may give any appropriate third party information:
(a) in connection with the use, loss, or theft of a corporate credit card, and/or the Security Details; or
(b) in order to meet our obligations as a member of the relevant payment scheme.
8.4 If We know or suspect that a corporate credit card on your account, or its details or Security Details, have been used without the relevant Cardholder's agreement, We will contact You or the relevant Cardholder using the most recent details We hold for You or the relevant Cardholder. We may do so using any of the means of communication set out at General Condition 12. Remember, We will never ask You or a Cardholder to disclose the relevant full Security Details to us or to any other person or organisation.
9. ENDING OR RESTRICTING USE OF A CARD OR ACCOUNT AND ENDING THE CARD AGREEMENT
9.1 If We have a valid reason, including if:
(a) You breach this Card Agreement in a serious way;
(b) We notify You that We are closing your corporate credit card account;
(c) We believe your account is being used for illegal purposes (such as money laundering);
(d) We believe there has been fraud on your account or it is at risk of someone using it to make a fraudulent or unauthorised transaction;
(e) We believe that a Cardholder is misusing a corporate credit card;
(f) there is a change in how You operate your account or your financial circumstances giving us grounds to believe You may have difficulty meeting your commitments; or
(g) You pay off more interest, fees and charges than other amounts over two, consecutive 18-month periods and then either refuse to increase your monthly payments as requested or are unable to do so (including where You start, but cannot continue, to pay the higher amounts),
We may suspend, restrict or withdraw the use of any corporate credit card or the account and/or reduce the Credit Limit at any time. Any merchant or machine may then refuse or reject payment by any corporate credit card. You will be told before this action is taken, or as soon as possible afterwards. You may request restoration of a corporate credit card and/or the account by calling the number at the end of these General Conditions.
9.2 As part of our fraud prevention policy, We may:
(a) restrict overpayments to your account that are in excess of your balance; and
(b) suspend or restrict the ability to carry out Money Transfers on our credit cards – We will only do so where We consider that the level of fraud on Money Transfers is so high that there is a real risk of any such transaction being fraudulent.
9.3 This Card Agreement has no minimum duration but You may end it by giving notice and paying all sums owed and any interest, fees and charges to the date of payment.
9.4 We may end this Card Agreement at any time after giving You notice in writing, which in normal circumstances will not be less than 30 days.
9.5 When this Card Agreement ends:
(a) We will continue to apply interest and charges until You have paid everything You owe under this Card Agreement.
(b) We will refund a proportionate part of any Annual Fee applicable to the period following the date You pay everything You owe under this Card Agreement;
(c) We may give information about You and the account to credit reference agencies; and
(d) to prevent fraud, You should cut all cards in half through the signature box, magnetic strip and chip.
9.6 We may take immediate steps to recover all amounts due on your insolvency or bankruptcy or if You breach this Card Agreement. Such steps may include serving any notice or obtaining a court order if required by law.
9.7 We own any corporate credit cards issued by us and, if We ask, You must return a cancelled corporate credit card.
10. CHANGES TO THE CARD AGREEMENT
10.1 We may make changes at any time to:
(a) any interest rate;
(b) the Fee Schedule (including introducing new fees or charges); or
(c) any of the terms of this Card Agreement.
10.2 We will give You at least 30 days' notice in writing before any change is made unless the change is to your advantage, or where You have requested the change and We have agreed to it, in which case We may make the change immediately and will confirm the details of it to You in writing within 30 days.
10.3 We may change or withdraw any benefits or services associated with the corporate credit card or your account, or change the provider of those benefits or services, at any time. We will give You at least 30 days' prior notice before doing this by writing to You.
10.4 We may assign our rights and obligations under this Card Agreement to another member of the Butterfield Group.
11. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
11.1 You agree that We shall have no liability or responsibility whatsoever for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses of any kind (financial or otherwise) which You or any of your Cardholders might incur as a consequence of or in connection with:
(a) any usage of a corporate credit card by any of your Cardholders;
(b) any valid changes that are made to this Card Agreement under its terms;
(c) any valid variation, cancellation or termination of any services or benefits that are provided pursuant to this Card Agreement under its terms; or
(d) other services or products which may be provided to You (or any Cardholder) by third parties.
11.2 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Butterfield harmless for any claim, cause of action or cost which We shall suffer by reason of your action or omission arising from or in any way related to the matters set out in General Condition 11.1.
11.3 No rights, duties, liabilities or warranties arising either pursuant to or under the customary law of Guernsey or Jersey shall apply to this Card Agreement.
11.4 This Card Agreement is between You and Butterfield. Butterfield does not have a contractual relationship with any of your Cardholders in relation to the corporate credit cards that it issues to them under this Card Agreement. Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Card Agreement, You agree that You are responsible for the actions or inactions of any Cardholder and their usage of the corporate credit card We issue to them, and Butterfield is not liable for any such actions, inactions or usage.
11.5 Where a Cardholder ceases to be (as the case may be) an employee, director, officer or (where You are an LLP) a member of either You or a person connected with you (including a parent, subsidiary or affiliated person), then You are responsible for ensuring that their corporate credit card is cancelled before they cease to be (as the case may be) an employee, director, officer or (where You are an LLP) a member of either You or a person connected with you (including a parent, subsidiary or affiliated person). Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Card Agreement, You are responsible for any usage of such Cardholder's corporate credit card.
12. COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTACT DETAILS
12.1 We will contact You and provide notices and information to You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders (including corporate credit card statements and notices of changes to this Card Agreement) by:
(a) email to the contact email address for You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, have provided to us;
(b) in writing to the contact details for You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, have provided to us;
(c) notifications to individual Cardholders via the App; or
(d) text message to the mobile phone number You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, have provided to us.
12.2 Please note that notices and information sent to You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, by the methods set out above may be sent by an electronic attachment (for example, by a PDF or other similar electronic attachment).
12.3 We may also contact You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, by telephone.
12.4 If your and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders', contact details change (including any of the relevant name, address, telephone number(s) or email address), You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, must tell us promptly to ensure You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, receive all communications. If You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, telephone us to inform us of the change, You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, may be asked to confirm in writing.
12.5 You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, should ensure that your or their electronic device(s) are set up in order to receive our electronic communications (for example, they have the correct hardware, software, operating system and browser).
12.6 All communications to You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, will be in English.
13. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND TRANSFERRING DEBTS
13.1 We may give to anyone any information about You, your Cardholders or this Card Agreement in connection with any proposed transfer of, or financial arrangement by reference to, this Card Agreement.
13.2 We may allow any person or organisation to take over any of our rights and duties under this Card Agreement. References to us in this Card Agreement include our successors.
13.3 In order to process your application We will supply Your (and potentially your Cardholders) information to credit reference agencies (CRAs) and they will give us information about You (and potentially your Cardholders), such as about Your (and your Cardholders) financial history. We do this to assess creditworthiness and product suitability, check Your (and your Cardholders') identity, manage Your account, trace and recover debts and prevent criminal activity.
13.4 We will also continue to exchange information about You and your Cardholders with CRAs on an ongoing basis, including about Your settled accounts and any debts not fully repaid on time. CRAs will share Your information with other organisations. Your data will also be linked to the data of any joint applicants or other financial associates.
13.5 The identities of the CRAs, and the ways in which they use and share information, are explained in more detail at the TransUnion website www.transunion.co.uk
14. waiver
14.1 If We waive any of our rights at any point in time, it does not mean that We will again waive that right in future.
15. VALIDITY
15.1 If any part of this Card Agreement shall be held unfair, invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Card Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
16. GOVERNING LAW, REGULATORY INFORMATION AND OTHER RIGHTS
16.1 If a transaction from or payment to your account is not correctly made, You must contact us about it without undue delay and in any case no later than 6 months after the date on which the transaction was debited to your account or the payment debited to the payer's account. You can do so by calling the number at the end of these General Conditions. If the error was our fault, We will be liable to You, including to refund any interest and charges that You incur on your accounts as a result of the payment or transaction not being made correctly on time.
16.2 Guernsey law applies to this Card Agreement. If there is a dispute between us, You can take legal action against us in the Guernsey courts.
16.3 We have a complaints handling procedure You can use to resolve any issues. The current complaints handling procedure is set out in Appendix I to this Card Agreement. We may update our complaints handling procedure from time to time, and any such updated procedure can be obtained by visiting www.butterfieldgroup.com, or contacting us on the General Enquiries number set out in the contact details in General Condition 18.
16.4 We will do our best to respond to your complaint and resolve it as soon as We can. If You are not satisfied with our response then You may be able to refer your complaint to the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman (CIFO).
16.5 The CIFO may be available to consider complaints which are not resolved through Butterfield's complaints resolution procedure. The CIFO is an independent organisation which tries to resolve complaints between certain customers and financial organisations where We've not been able to resolve the complaint ourselves.
16.6 Our response to your complaint will outline any deadlines You have to contact the CIFO. The CIFO can be contacted at:
(a) PO Box 114, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE4 9QG;
(b) By telephoning 01481 722218 (from Guernsey, Alderney or Sark), by telephoning 01534 748610 (from Jersey) or by telephoning +44 1534 748610 (from all other jurisdictions);
(c) By sending an email to [email protected]; or
(d) By visiting https://www.ci-fo.org.
16.7 We are under an obligation to inform the GFSC of any complaint:
(a) In cases of a significant complaint;
(b) Where a complaint remains unresolved for longer than three months; or
(c) When a complaint is upheld by the CIFO.
16.8 Our registered address is PO Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3AP.
16.9 You may request a copy of this Card Agreement at any time calling our call centre on the telephone numbers set out at Butterfield’s website.
17. DATA PROTECTION – PERSONAL INFORMATION
17.1 We are a member of Butterfield Group. For more information about other Butterfield Group companies please visit www.butterfieldgroup.com or contact your branch.
17.2 We collect and process various categories of personal and financial information throughout your relationship with us, to allow us to provide our products and services and to run our business. This includes basic information such as the name and contact details of your representatives that we deal with, and information about your financial circumstances, your accounts and transactions. It also includes personal information on Cardholders that you provide to us. We have a duty to keep customer information confidential. This General Condition 17 sets out how We may share your information with other Butterfield Group companies and third parties.
17.3 In respect of any personal information relating to a third party (including a Cardholder) that You provide to us, You must:
(a) notify the third party that You are providing their personal information to us and obtain their permission;
(b) provide the third party with a copy of this General Condition 17;
(c) ensure that, to the best of your knowledge, the personal information is accurate and up to date, and promptly notify us if You become aware that it is incorrect.
17.4 Your information (including the information relating to Cardholders) may be shared with and used by other Butterfield Group companies. We will only share such information where it is necessary for us to carry out our lawful business activities, or where it is necessary to comply with laws and regulations that apply to us.
17.5 We will not share your information (including the information relating to Cardholders) with anyone outside Butterfield Group except:
(a) where We have your permission;
(b) where required for your product or service;
(c) where We are required by law and to law enforcement agencies, judicial bodies, government entities, tax authorities or regulatory bodies around the world;
(d) with other banks and third parties where required by law to help recover funds that have entered your account as a result of a misdirected payment by such a third party;
(e) with third parties providing services to us, such as market analysis and benchmarking, correspondent banking, and agents and sub-contractors acting on our behalf, such as the companies which print our account statements;
(f) with other banks to help trace funds where You or a Cardholder are a victim of suspected financial crime and You have agreed for us to do so, or where We suspect funds have entered your account as a result of a financial crime;
(g) with debt collection agencies;
(h) with credit reference and fraud prevention agencies;
(i) with third party guarantors or other companies that provide You with benefits or services (such as guarantee or insurance cover) associated with your product or service, or which provide us with services (such as guarantee or insurance cover) in respect of your product or service from us;
(j) where required for a proposed sale, reorganisation, transfer, financial arrangement, asset disposal or other transaction relating to our business and/or assets held by our business;
(k) in anonymised form as part of statistics or other aggregated data shared with third parties; or
(l) where permitted by law, it is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, and it is not inconsistent with the purposes listed above.
17.6 If You ask us to, We will share information with any third party that provides You with account information or payment services. If You ask a third party provider to provide You with account information or payment services, You are allowing that third party to access information relating to your account. We are not responsible for any such third party's use of your account information, which will be governed by their agreement with You and any privacy statement they provide to You.
17.7 In the event that any additional authorised users are added to your account (including any Cardholder), We may share information about the use of the account by any authorised user with all other authorised users.
17.8 We may transfer your information to organisations in other countries (including to other Butterfield Group companies) on the basis that anyone to whom We pass it protects it in the same way We would and in accordance with applicable laws. We will only transfer your information if We are legally obligated to do so, or where the other country has laws that adequately protect your information, or where We have imposed contractual obligations on the recipients that require them to protect your information to the same standard as We are legally required to.
17.9 For further information on our processing of your personal data, including details of your rights under applicable data protection law, please refer to our privacy notice which can be found at www.butterfieldgroup.com/privacy-policy. If there is any conflict with our privacy notice and this General Condition 17, the provision of this General Condition 17 will apply.
18. CONTACT DETAILS
18.1 To notify a lost or stolen corporate credit card or suspected misuse You and/or, as the case may be, your Cardholders, should call the telephone numbers set out in the App and at Butterfield’s website.
18.2 Our General Enquiries number is + 44 808 502 2551 which is also set out in the App and at Butterfield’s website.
18.3 You can call this number in relation to matters regarding your account, which includes matters relating to any corporate credit card issued to a Cardholder.
18.4 Each of your Cardholders can call this number in relation to certain matters regarding the corporate credit card that is issued to them, although no Cardholder may request any change to the overall account that you have with Butterfield under this Card Agreement.
Calls may be recorded.
Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited. Registered in Guernsey with registration number 21061. Registered Office: PO Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3AP.
GFSC Reference Number 85.
Licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission under The Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 to take deposits, and under The Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022, to carry out "credit business" (the provision of credit to You under this Card Agreement does not constitute "credit business").
APPENDIX I – COMPLAINTS HANDLING PROCEDURE
At Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited we are committed to providing a high quality service to our clients. However, we recognise that there may be times when you have cause to complain. Occasionally things may go wrong and we will do our utmost to resolve your issue fairly and to your satisfaction at the earliest possible opportunity.
This procedure explains what you can do in the event that you have cause to complain about our services and/or products. It also outlines the timescales you should expect for resolving the matter and who to contact if you are not satisfied with our response.
HOW TO COMPLAIN
If you are not satisfied with any aspect of our service or products, please contact us in any of the following ways to ensure we can investigate the matter promptly and fairly:
Operational Risk, Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited,
PO Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3AP
- Telephone your Relationship Manager on +44 (0) 1481 711521
- Send an e-mail to your Relationship Manager.
- Write to:
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Once we have received your complaint, we will promptly (no longer than five business days) acknowledge its receipt and confirm when you can expect to hear from us. We will aim to resolve your complaint as quickly as possible (usually within 8 weeks, and in any event, no longer than 3 months. You have the right to inform our Regulator (The Guernsey Financial Services Commission) directly of your complaint should you wish to do so. We will keep you regularly informed of the progress we are making in trying to resolve the issue. Once we consider your complaint resolved we will send you a final response with a timeline for you to respond prior to us closing the complaint.
WHAT DO I DO IF I REMAIN DISSATSIFIED?
Included in our response will be details of the action you can take if you remain dissatisfied with the resolution of your complaint, such as referring the issue to the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman (CIFO). The CIFO is the joint operation of two statutory ombudsman roles, established in law by the Financial Services Ombudsman (Jersey) Law 2014 and the Financial Services Ombudsman (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2014. The primary role of CIFO is to resolve complaints about financial services provided in/from Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Individuals, microenterprises and, subject to consultation, small local charities will be able to bring complaints. It operates from a shared office in Jersey, with the same board, ombudsman and staff. Further information is available from the CIFO website. You will be able to contact CIFO at:
Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman
P O Box 114
Jersey, Channel Islands
JE4 9QG
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ci-fo.org
Guernsey local phone: 01481 722218
International phone: +44 1534 748610.