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Investor Terms & Conditions | Kuflink
These Terms and Conditions will apply from 01/07/2020
Part 1: Investor Terms and Conditions
Part 2: IF-ISA Terms and Conditions
Part 3: Reserve deals Terms and Conditions
Part 4: Secondary Market Terms and Conditions
Part 5: Refer a Friend Cashback Terms and Conditions
Part 6: New Investor Cashback Terms and Conditions
Part 7: Corporate Investor Terms and Conditions
(together, our "Terms and Conditions")
PART 1 - INVESTOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Before you create an Investor Account, you must read these Investor Terms and Conditions.
These Investor Terms and Conditions define:
Who can become an Investor on the Platform;
Kuflink's relationship with the Investor;
How the Investor can lend to a Borrower;
The Intermediary Services provided by Kuflink;
The specific Kuflink IF-ISA arrangements;
The specific arrangements in respect of the Kuflink Secondary Market, Refer a Friend promotion and New Investor promotion.
These Investor Terms and Conditions should be read alongside other important Kuflink documents, such as:
User Guide (including Website Terms of Use);
Risk Statements;
Lender Agreement; and
You can always access and download the latest version of these documents and the Investor Terms and Conditions from the Kuflink website, but you should also keep a copy for safekeeping.
In these Terms and Conditions "Kuflink", "we", "us" or "our" means Kuflink Ltd. Kuflink is a limited company registered in England and Wales (company number 08460508). Our registered office address is 21 West Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0BF. We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (reference number 724890). In these Terms and Conditions "You" or "your" means the Investor.
By opening and using an Investor Account, you agree to be bound by these Investor Terms and Conditions. You agree to use the Kuflink Platform for the purposes defined, and in accordance with, these Investor Terms and Conditions.
If you have read these Investor Terms and Conditions and you feel that you are not able to comply with the obligations set out by them, or you do not want to be bound by them, you should not create an Investor account or continue to access the Kuflink Platform
2. The Kuflink Platform and Kuflink Service
The Kuflink Platform is a direct lending platform. The Kuflink Service is a loan management service which enables Investors to lend to Borrowers via the Kuflink platform, either through individual loans (Select-Invest) or through a diversified loan portfolio (Auto-Invest) managed by Kuflink.
The money you lend via the platform will be used by Kuflink Borrowers to finance their property loans. Funds lent will be secured against UK property.
Each deal and investment product will have the pertinent information to allow you to make an informed decision when lending via the Platform.
As part of the Kuflink Service, we will:
For Select Invest, enter into Loan Agreements with Borrowers and then Novate those deals onto the Platform.
For Auto-Invest and IF-ISA investments, enter into Loan Agreements with Borrowers and then Novate those deals into the Pool, ensuring a diversified lending portfolio.
With regards to Auto-Invest and IF-ISA, we take steps to achieve diversification in line with Kuflink's Lending Policy.
Kuflink will manage your portfolio which may include re-allocating your funds and therefore diversifying your portfolio as we see fit in order to give you exposure to a range of Borrowers and Loan Parts as new opportunities arise.
Kuflink may add and remove P2P Loans to and from your P2P Portfolio from time to time and by accepting these Terms and Conditions, you authorise Kuflink to transact in P2P Loans on that basis.
Arrange to take a Legal Charge over the Borrowers' security.
Arrange for the Collections Team to manage and recover all outstanding debts owing, including appointing and managing Receivers should the need arise.
Perform Intermediary Services.
You cannot, and are not entitled to, engage with any Borrower, or undertake any action in your own name under a Lender Agreement unless we otherwise agree.
We may amend the Loan Conditions from time to time and will notify you of these changes. These changes will have no retrospective effect and will generally take effect after you have been notified.
Kuflink will operate and perform the following services:
assess Borrower creditworthiness;
prepare Loan Contracts for Borrowers;
prepare Lender Agreements for Lenders;
provide Borrowers with all the necessary contractual documentation and information (including pre-contractual and post-contractual);
receive payments from Borrowers (including any collections and enforcement activities) and distribute payments due to Investors;
operate a Secondary Market and facilitate the sale and transfer of Loan Parts should an Investor wish to sell;
manage Kuflink's Client Bank Account for and on behalf of Investors;
enforce and protect any rights that you and/or Kuflink might have under Lender Agreements;
respond to, and seek to resolve, all complaints or disputes;
amend or make variations to Loan Contracts, Security Documents and Guarantees when necessary;
manage the Auto-Invest and IF-ISA property loan portfolio on your behalf in line with our Lending Policy to ensure a diversified pool.
Kuflink may also instruct others to perform these Intermediary Services.
You authorise Kuflink to provide or arrange these Intermediary Services on your behalf.
When operating these Intermediary Services, Kuflink may collect business, financial and personal information from a Borrower, and from third parties, when they apply for a loan, but we cannot guarantee its accuracy. We do not accept responsibility or liability for any inaccurate information provided. We may update the information we publish if we are provided with new or additional information, but we have no obligation to do this.
4. How to become a Kuflink Investor
You will be required to register as an Investor through Kuflink's website. You will be required to provide personal details so that we can identify you. Our use of your personal details is subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
If you wish to lend money through Kuflink's P2P platform, you should go to the 'Invest ' page on our website and select one of our Investment Products. The Investment Product you select will determine how Kuflink manages your P2P investments and the terms on which you will lend to Kuflink Borrowers.
You must provide us with the account details of the bank account from which you intend to make and receive payments (your Nominated Bank Account). The Nominated Bank Account must be a current or savings account in the same name as the legal person who is registered with us.
The Nominated Bank Account must be provided by a UK authorised bank or building society and be held at a branch that is located in the United Kingdom.
We may accept or reject applications to create a Kuflink Account at our absolute discretion.
If we accept your application, we will provide you with your Kuflink Account details.
you want to add funds to your wallet you can do this through the Kuflink Platform.
You must not transfer your Investor Account to another person, or permit another person to use your Investor Account, without our specific prior written consent.
You must notify us immediately if you believe that an unauthorised person is using your Investor Account, or the security of your Investor Account has been or might be breached.
We can assume that all correspondence, orders, transfers and instructions made by reference to your username and password are made by you.
We can decline to act on your instructions or suspend your Investor Account if we suspect illegal or fraudulent activity or unauthorised use of your Investor Account.
Before you can start to lend to Borrowers you must top up your wallet. You confirm that you are authorised to make any transfers from your Nominated Bank Account to your wallet.
Funds sent by bank transfer or Direct Debit may take up to 5 working days to show in your wallet.
If you choose to top up by debit card (MangoPay) you may be asked to provide us with evidence of the transaction’s origin at a later date.
Card payments must always be made via debit card. Credit card payments are not acceptable.
Payments via aggregators such as Paypal or Curve are not acceptable.
You will also need to accept the Loan Conditions and Lender Agreement.
5. Investor Eligibility Criteria
To access and use the Kuflink Platform you must open an Investor Account. You must satisfy the following Investor Eligibility Criteria:
you must be an individual, limited liability partnership, limited company, public body or other legal entity;
if you are an individual, you must be at least 18 years old;
for our IF-ISA, you must be a permanent resident of the UK (excluding the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and you must qualify for an ISA under HMRC requirements;
if you are an overseas company, you must provide a Certificate of Incorporation, appropriate proof of Registration and other relevant documents as we see fit;
you must have, and maintain, a valid bank or building society account in the UK (excluding the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man); and
you must provide us with all information and documents that we may reasonably request about you and your financial position.
Corporate Investor Terms and Conditions apply to Corporate Investors. These can be found under Part 7.
We must verify your identity in line with Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements. We outsource ID & AML checks to a third-party based in the UK.
In line with the FCA’s Policy Statement 19/14 which is effective from 9th December 2019, all lenders must pass an Appropriateness Test before they can invest on the Kuflink platform. The Appropriateness Test is a set of 6 questions, and lenders will have to answer them all correctly to demonstrate their knowledge of how the Kuflink peer-to-peer platform facilitates lending via the platform.
Lenders who have completed at least one investment cycle on the platform on any product will be exempt from having to take part in the APT and will automatically be classed as a Self-Certified Sophisticated Investor.
You must notify us when any of the information or details you have provided to us changes.
We may change the Investor Eligibility Criteria from time to time.
You may not be both an Investor and a Borrower unless you have obtained our specific prior written consent.
If you cease to satisfy the Investor Eligibility Criteria, we may close your Investor Account in accordance with the process set out in Clause 15.
6. Our agreement with you
These Investor Terms and Conditions define Kuflink's relationship with the Investor.
Kuflink does not guarantee that you will be able to register and lend through Kuflink's Platform.
The Lender Agreement defines your lending relationship with a Borrower. Kuflink has certain rights under the Lender Agreement to enable it to perform its role properly. The terms of the Lender Agreement will prevail in the event that there is any conflict between the Investor Terms and Conditions and the Lender Agreement.
We are not authorised to give investment advice and no information on the Kuflink Platform or on the Website amounts to any investment advice or a recommendation to lend money, so should not be treated as such. For financial advice, please speak to an authorised Independent Financial Advisor.
Kuflink will monitor and regulate the availability and functionality of the Kuflink Platform
Kuflink may:
withdraw Investment Deals if they are not fully funded by Investors;
withdraw Investment Deals if we consider it necessary to do so;
from time to time change the minimum or maximum amount that an Investor can lend to a single Borrower or in total across the Kuflink Platform. The minimum initial investment on the Kuflink Platform is £100
repay invested capital and/or interest earlier than expected for a Deal or product.
You may cancel your first investment with Kuflink within 14 calendar days of making the investment into any of the Kuflink products: Select-Invest, Auto-Invest or the IF-ISA.
If within the 14-day cooling off period you make a subsequent investment into any products, you will lose your right to cancel.
If you are eligible to cancel your investment and would like to, contact us on 01474 334488 or email us at hello@kuflink.com.
8. Interest and Loan Repayments
The Lender Agreement governs the payment of capital and interest due to you from a Borrower.
Neither we nor any Kuflink contract guarantee any payments due to you from any Borrower under any Lender Agreement.
We will provide individual Investors with an annual statement of the interest to which they are entitled for personal tax purposes.
It is your responsibility to account for any tax imposed on you as a result of lending to Borrowers via Kuflink’s Platform. Neither we nor any part of Kuflink will deduct any tax from interest you receive or any proceeds from sale of Loan Parts sold on the Secondary Market, unless we are required to do so by law.
Kuflink reserves the right to fully or partially repay your invested capital and/or interest before your investment matures or is due to mature. This applies to both Select Invest, Auto-Invest and IF-ISA.
Kuflink reserves the right to stop paying interest accrued by Lenders on Select Invest deals where the Borrower does not service their loan. In this event, where the Borrower is charged and pays default interest on their account, the Lender may be paid a percentage of the default interest as a cashback into their wallet. This will only be the case where monthly interest is not paid into wallets on Select Invest deals. This is at Kuflink's discretion.
8a. Compound Interest
You can choose to compound interest on some Select Invest deals. This action is non-reversible.
Interest is accrued daily and compounded monthly on the last day of each calendar month. Your compounded interest and capital will be repaid into your wallet when the Select Invest deal is repaid by the borrower.
You will be able to select which loan parts you want compound interest to apply to.
If a deal matures on any day other than the last day of the month, interest will be accrued up until the deal is repaid and compound interest will be calculated pro-rata.
Kuflink's Credit Committee will decide which deals compound interest will be available on.
If you choose to sell a Select-Invest loan part on Kuflink's Secondary market, you will continue to accrue interest daily until your loan part is sold.
In the event that there is a repayment shortfall from the borrower, the order of the payment priority is the following:
Firstly, capital will be repaid proportionally to all investors,
Secondly, any unpaid interest (simple or compounded) will be repaid proportionally to all investors.
Kuflink reserves the right to suspend and/or end compound interest.
Kuflink reserves the right to remove the compound interest feature from the platform
9. Auto-Invest term period
Your Auto-Invest term will last for whichever term you choose, either 1, 3 or 5 years. There is no early exit for Auto-Invest investments.
You will be notified by e-mail and/or phone when your Auto-Invest term is three months away from maturing.
You will be notified again by e-mail and/or phone when your Auto-Invest term is one month away from maturing.
If you do not take action by the date your Auto-Invest term matures, your capital and interest will be re-termed for one year on maturity automatically. The automatic re-term will be for one year. You can change from the default automatic re-term by contacting our Investor Relations team on 01474 334488 or e-mailing them at hello@kuflink.com.
You will have 30 calendar days from the day your Auto-Invest term is renewed to reverse the investment or modify it. Once 30 calendar days have lapsed, you will be tied in until the one year term matures.
If you invest in a term longer than 1 year, interest will be accrued daily and compounded annually on the last day of the year term, unless you opt-out. Your compounded interest and capital will be repaid into your wallet when the term of your investment ends.
If you opt-out, interest will be paid into your wallet on the anniversary of your investment and it will be your responsibility to re-invest these monies. To opt-out, contact our Investor Relations team on hello@kuflink.com or call us on 01474 334 488.
The same automatic re-term rule applies to our IF-ISA product.
All withdrawals must be to your Nominated Bank Account.
The minimum withdrawal amount from your Kuflink wallet to your Nominated Bank Account is £5.00. Only in the event that you have requested an account closure, and your total wallet balance is below £5.00, will you be able to withdraw less than the minimum amount.
If you wish to withdraw funds to a different Bank Account, you will need to make this new account your Nominated Bank Account. You can do this by getting in contact with one of our Investor Relations team either by calling 01474 334488 or e-mailing them at hello@kuflink.com.
You can withdraw available funds that have not been lent or allocated for lending from your wallet.
Withdrawals can take up to 5 working days to be processed.
In line with internal procedures you may be required to provide us with evidence of relevant top-up payments made via debit card (MangoPay) before withdrawals can be processed.
11. Missed payments and defaulted Loans
If a Borrower does not meet the terms of their loan and misses a payment due under their Loan Agreement, we will begin taking certain administrative steps to recover the missed payment(s). This may include contacting the Borrower, requesting further information from them, and attempting to recover the outstanding sums due from them. We will take the recovery action that we consider to be in the best interests of the relevant Investors so recovery can vary for different Loan Contracts. We may recover our reasonable costs as a priority from any amounts recovered as outlined in Clause 11.
If we are unable to recover the outstanding amount under a Loan Contract, we may appoint a Receiver who will seek to recover the outstanding sums plus additional Recovery Fees payable by the Borrower. The Recovery Fees will be paid in priority to any distributions to Investors (Clause 11).
If an Event of Default occurs, we may demand full repayment of the Total Amount Payable and all applicable fees and costs under the Loan Conditions from the Borrower and will repay each Investor their proportionate share of any funds successfully recovered.
We, or the Security Holder, may take such steps as we consider necessary or desirable in our absolute discretion to collect the outstanding debt including, without limitation, pursuing Guarantors (if applicable), enforcing Security, assigning the debt to a debt purchaser, and/or commencing formal legal action or insolvency proceedings through the courts. If further action is necessary, a Receiver Charge and third party legal and other costs may apply (as outlined in the Loan Contract), and the Borrower will be liable to pay all such applicable costs.
We, or the Security Holder, will act in a fair and equitable manner to achieve maximum recovery for all relevant Investors. This may include agreeing new payment terms or selling the debt to a third party.
We, or the Security Holder, may decide (in our absolute discretion) not to pursue the Borrower for non-payment or after an Event of Default has occurred on grounds of compassionate reasons, customer vulnerability, or if we consider it to be in the best commercial interests of all Investors to do so.
Only we, the Security Holder or the Receivers can engage with the Borrower to take steps to pursue the missed payments and recover outstanding sums on behalf of all Investors. You are not permitted to undertake any individual action or engage with the Borrower unless we agree otherwise.
We will keep you updated with the progress of efforts to collect missed payments and recover outstanding sums on defaulted Loans. You can view this status information via the Platform under Loan Updates.
Missed payments and defaults can cause delay in capital repayment and your funds may be tied in longer than expected. For further information, please see our Risk Statement.
12. Enforcement of Security
All loans are secured against UK property. The Security granted for each loan will operate to secure the repayment obligations of the Borrower and will be held by the Security Holder.
The Security Holder is Kuflink Security Trustees Ltd.
If the Security becomes enforceable, the Security Holder will act in the interests of all relevant Investors (unless otherwise required by law) and will make distributions to Investors in accordance with these Investor Terms and Conditions and the Lender Agreement. Neither we, nor the Security Holder, nor any person acting on our behalf will be liable for any loss suffered by any Investor unless the loss is caused by our or a third party’s own gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
Once the Security is enforced, any funds recovered by or on behalf of the Security Holder will be applied in order of priority, which is:
First: payment or reimbursement of all costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by us (not including the Kuflink Bridging Ltd Stake, if applicable), the Security Holder (or any person acting on our or its behalf) and/or by any receiver or administrator (as outlined in the Loan Conditions) or, if the monies recovered do not cover the Total Amount Payable and all applicable costs and fees under the Loan Conditions, then part or all of Kuflink Bridging’s stake (please see Clause 20) in the deal will be applied towards this payment or reimbursement;
Second: payment of all amounts due to Investors for application by us and the Security Holder in accordance with these Investor Terms and Conditions and the relevant Lender Agreement conditions;
Third: payment or reimbursement of Kuflink Bridging Ltd Stake
Fourth: payment of the surplus (if any) to the Borrower or any other persons entitled to it by law.
The Security Holder is only required to make the payments referred to in clause 11 to Kuflink and this payment will constitute a complete discharge by the Security Holder of its obligations to make payment to the relevant Investors. Following receipt of this payment, Kuflink will make distributions to Investors in accordance with Clause 11.
Any monies received or recovered in respect of the Security will be applied in discharging the obligations of the Borrower. If there is more than one Loan with the benefit of the same Security, such monies will be applied proportionately by reference to the principal amounts owing to the relevant Investors under the secured Loans, and once all principal amounts are repaid, if further monies are received or recovered, these will be applied proportionately by reference to the Accrued Interest owing to the relevant Investors.
The enforceability of Security is subject to normal legal risks, challenges and limitations, and available proceeds post-enforcement may not be sufficient to discharge all of the obligations owed by the Borrower at that time to each Investor. It is also possible that the Borrower may have other creditors who have claims that may be recovered in priority to those of the Security Holder and the Investors.
13. Client Money
All monies received from you and held on your behalf in your wallet will be treated as Client Money in accordance with the FCA's Client Money Rules.
Kuflink has two Client Money Accounts for the purpose of safeguarding your funds: Metro Bank Plc and Natwest. Both Client Money Accounts are covered by a Client Money Safeguarding Letter signed by each bank. You agree to the holding of your Client Money in this way.
No interest or income derived from the holding of Client Money in Kuflink’s Client Bank Accounts will be paid to you in respect of any funds that are held for you. You will not earn interest on funds held in your wallet.
If we were to cease trading, the funds held as Client Money would not be treated as our assets. Your funds would be classified as being held under a Statutory Trust and we would always seek to comply with all relevant obligations placed on us as a Trustee.
Lending through Kuflink’s Platform is not covered under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. However, you may be entitled to compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in respect of any money held by us on your behalf if the bank or credit institution that is holding the money becomes insolvent. Further information is available at http://www.fscs.org.uk..
We will not charge you any fees for creating an Investor Account or lending through the Kuflink Platform.
We may charge a Servicing Fee to Borrowers which will be included in the interest rate charged on each Loan. If applicable, it will be included in the Fixed Interest Rate stated in the Key Contract Terms and be deducted by us from monthly payments made by the Borrower and retained by us in accordance with the Loan Conditions. Investors are not entitled to the Servicing Fee.
The Servicing Fee is charged to cover our role in undertaking the following Loan servicing activities:
arranging for the Loan Amount (minus any Loan Completion Fee) to be transferred to the Borrower at the start of the term of any Loan;
collecting and distributing payments from Borrowers which are due to Investors (including all collections and enforcement activity);
operating the Kuflink Client Bank Accounts; and
facilitating transfers of Loans or Loan Parts.
If we incur any fees or charges, such as disputed transaction fees, bank fees or payment processing charges in our provision of Intermediary Services to you or otherwise, we will make you aware of these and you may be required to reimburse us for all such costs we incur. To facilitate the reimbursement, you authorise us to access and withdraw funds from your Investor Account or collect the fees or charges from any payments due to you. We also reserve the right to request payment directly from you in relation to such incurred fees or charges.
We reserve the right to change or waive any applicable fees from time to time.
Should you become a debtor to Kuflink, we reserve the right to access and withdraw funds from your Investor Account or collect the fees or charges from any payments due to you. We also reserve the right to request payment directly from you in relation to such credit owed to us.
We may make changes to these Investor Terms and Conditions from time to time without your consent for any of the following reasons:
to make these Investor Terms and Conditions clearer or easier to understand;
to make changes which benefit you;
to make changes to the products or services we offer or provide to you, to introduce new products or services or to withdraw products or services we no longer offer;
to change our existing products or services because of changes to technology, systems, processes or our business policies or procedures; or
to reflect changes in law, regulation, industry guidance or a decision of a court or by a regulator or ombudsman.
We will always try to give you at least 10 working days’ notice of an amendment to these Investor Terms and Conditions by notifying you of the proposed change through the Website or sending an email to your registered email address. However, this may not always be possible, and we may make changes on shorter notice periods.
Subject to Clause 15 if you do not agree with any changes that we make to these Investor Terms and Conditions you are able to close your Investor Account at any time by contacting us by email (hello@kuflink.com) or by telephone 01474 334 488. By continuing to access and use the Kuflink Platform after any changes to these Investor Terms and Conditions, you accept and agree to be bound by the updated Investor Terms and Conditions.
16. Ceasing to be an Investor with Kuflink
If you no longer wish to be an Investor, then provided you have:
no Lender Agreements in force;
no outstanding amounts in your wallet;
no amounts owing and payable to us; and
no funds allocated for lending to any Borrower.
You can notify us at any time, and we will close your Investor Account.
If you wish to close your Investor Account but the following circumstances apply:
you are a party to a Lender Agreement which is in force;
you have funds which are allocated for lending to Borrowers; or
you owe any money to us, the Security Holder or any part of the Kuflink Group.
You must either (depending on the circumstances):
wait for the Active Loans to be repaid in full;
sell your Loan Parts on the Secondary Market, if possible;
wait for funds which are allocated for lending to become unallocated;
pay any and all money you owe to us or any part of the Kuflink Group.
We may give you notice that we intend to close your Investor Account at any time if:
you breach any term of these Investor Terms and Conditions, the Website Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy;
you breach any term of a Lender Agreement and fail to remedy the breach within any period notified to you or if no notification is provided, within a reasonable period;
you cease to be an eligible Investor because you do not satisfy the criteria;
you do not respond to our reasonable requests for information or you fail to provide such information;
we suspect that you have committed or have been involved in fraud, money laundering or other criminal activities;
we discover that any information you have provided to us is materially incorrect, inaccurate, false or misleading;
you use the Kuflink Platform, or any information obtained or discovered through being an Investor with us to canvass or solicit any person from Kuflink;
you use the Kuflink Platform for a purpose for which the Kuflink Platform is not intended or other than as a direct lending platform to Borrowers;
you use the Kuflink Platform or the Website in an illegal, offensive or defamatory way or in any way which causes inconvenience or offence to other users;
you undertake action to contact or engage with a Borrower directly to pursue missed payments or recover outstanding sums;
you do not lend within a 12-month period through your Investor Account;
you misuse the Kuflink Platform in any other way; or
we believe that any action you undertake (or fail to take) will have an adverse effect on the Kuflink Platform or Kuflink's reputation.
You will be liable to us for any foreseeable loss or damage suffered by us as a result of:
any breach by you of these Investor Terms and Conditions, any Lender Agreement, or the Website Terms of Use;
your negligence or wilful default;
any fraudulent use by you of the Kuflink Platform; and
any and all misuse of your username, password, the Website, the Kuflink Platform or Investor Account.
You will not be liable to us for any loss or damage which is not foreseeable.
Subject to clause 17.2 we will be liable to you for any foreseeable loss or damage suffered by you as a result of:
any breach by us of these Investor Terms and Conditions;
our negligence or wilful default;
fraud committed by us or our employees; or
our breach of any regulatory requirements imposed on us by the FCA.
We, the Security Holder and any part of the Kuflink Group will not be liable to you for loss or damage (whether or not this is foreseeable) arising from any action taken (or not taken) in relation to maximising collections and recoveries, or from circumstances that are beyond our reasonable control.
Nothing in these Investor Terms and Conditions will exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or fraud, or for any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable laws and regulation.
19. Conflicts of Interest
We will ensure that any potential conflicts of interest that might arise between a Borrower and an Investor, or different Investors, are identified and managed effectively in accordance with our Conflicts of Interest Policies.
We maintain a Conflict of Interest Register to monitor and identify any possible conflicts which may arise in association with lending to Borrowers via the Platform. This is in keeping with our Conflict of Interest Policies.
We always try to offer the best service possible. However, if you are unhappy with any service or product offered by us, please contact us by email (hello@kuflink.com or by telephone on 01474 334 488).
We will endeavour to resolve your complaint as quickly and as fairly as possible, in line with the FCA guidelines.
More information on how to complain and how complaints are dealt with by us can be found on the Website or you can request it from our Investor Relations team.
21. Kuflink’s Stake
Kuflink Bridging Ltd may invest up to 5% of the Gross Loan Amount on Select-Invest deals alongside you. This is on a case by case basis.
22. Kuflink’s Additional First Loss Cover
All Select-Invest deals put on the Kuflink platform until the 30th June 2019, will have an additional first loss cover of 15% of the Gross Loan Amount (in addition to clause 21) in the event that Kuflink is unable to recover the total outstanding loan amount. This cover is provided by Kuflink Group Plc.
Kuflink's Additional First Loss cover will not apply from 1st July 2019 on any new deals that go on the platform.
Section 21 will continue to apply.
23. Other Miscellaneous Terms
Kuflink reserves the right to contact you via any means of communication regarding urgent or important matters relating to your account and/or investment.
If any provision of our Terms and Conditions is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, this will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
Our rights under any of our Terms and Conditions may be exercised as often as necessary, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. Delay in the exercise of any right granted to us in any of our Terms and Conditions is not a waiver of that right.
Our Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with English law. If any dispute (whether contractual or non-contractual) arises out of, or in connection with, these Investor Terms and Conditions, we and the Investor submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
PART 2 – IF-ISA TERMS AND CONDITIONS
You must read and accept these Terms and Conditions in order to open your Innovative Finance ISA account with Kuflink. You must also agree to the terms of our Declaration Form.
Please note that these Terms and Conditions use a number of capitalised terms that are defined below, as well as in the glossary.
The following terms are defined for the purposes of these Terms and Conditions as follows:
HMRC refers to Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs;
IF-ISA refers to the type of ISA known as the Innovative Finance ISA, which is permitted under the ISA Regulations to invest (subject to conditions) in loans entered into via a platform, operated by a person authorised and regulated by the FCA under article 36H of the Regulated Activities Order;
ISA means an Individual Savings Account, whose operation and promotion are governed by the ISA Regulations;
ISA Manager refers to the entity who is charged with the duty to manage your ISA under these Terms and Conditions;
ISA Regulations means the Individual Savings Accounts Regulations 1998, as amended;
We, us, our or Kuflink all refer to Kuflink Limited, which operates the Platform and under these Terms and Conditions provides the service of ISA Manager.
2. Your Innovative Finance ISA
Kuflink will be your ISA Manager.
Under these Terms and Conditions, your ISA will be classified and treated for all purposes as an IF-ISA.
To open an IF-ISA, we must be in receipt of a completed ISA application, together with your payment for any amount between our stated minimum subscription up to the maximum annual subscription allowance for an IF-ISA.
You may subscribe to an ISA in any UK tax year (i.e. period starting on 6 April of one year and ending 5 April of the following year) for which you are:
minimum 18 years of age; and either
resident in the United Kingdom; or,
If you are a non-UK resident, you or your spouse perform duties of a Crown employee, such as being a member of the UK armed forces, a civil servant or a diplomat. This will only apply if these duties are treated as being performed in the UK.
Your application for an IF-ISA is specifically related and restricted to the UK tax year in which you make it. Kuflink will continue to manage your IF-ISA in successive years unless you transfer your holdings to an alternative provider.
You will be required to make relevant representations to us in relation to your tax status at the point of application or transfer, providing reliance to Kuflink until such time that you notify us of a change in circumstance.
In accordance with the ISA Regulations, you are not eligible to apply for an IF-ISA with Kuflink if you have already subscribed to an IF-ISA, or have already invested the full ISA allowance, with another provider during that tax year.
These restrictions do not apply where you are transferring previous years’ subscriptions to a Kuflink IF-ISA.
If you are transferring a current years’ subscription this must be transferred in its entirety.
Your IF-ISA cannot be used as security for a loan nor can beneficial ownership be assigned to a third party.
Any documents evidencing title to the loans which form part of your IF-ISA, will be retained by us under the terms of your IF-ISA Agreement.
We will notify you if, due to failure on your part to satisfy the provisions of the ISA Regulations, your IF-ISA has ceased, or will cease to qualify for relevant tax benefits or treatments to which it would otherwise be entitled. If the failure cannot be corrected, or if you fail to take any action requested by us in writing within a reasonable period of time, we may close your IF-ISA following written notice.
If you do not place any money in your IF-ISA during a UK tax year, you will need to make a new Declaration should you wish to subscribe to your Kuflink IF-ISA in the following UK tax year.
In order to enter into an IF-ISA agreement, you will need to be eligible to invest with Kuflink subject to Part 1 Clause 5, provide Kuflink with your National Insurance Number and information regarding the source of funds if requested by Kuflink.
You must inform us immediately if any declarations or confirmations you have made about your eligibility to hold an ISA no longer apply.
3. Payments and Withdrawals
Subscriptions can be made into your IF-ISA by directing monies, which have already been advanced to your wallet, into an IF-ISA investment.
Each subscription must be at least £100.
Kuflink does not have an “auto-invest” function.
Funds you hold in your wallet must be invested manually into IF-ISA loans, with each subscription being treated as a separate investment which will attract its own respective term.
All subscriptions must be in cleared Sterling funds transferred from a UK Bank or Building Society account bearing your name.
The maximum you can subscribe to the Kuflink IF-ISA is the maximum ISA limit per tax year as prescribed in the ISA Regulations. Amounts subscribed in excess of this limit will not qualify but will be invested into Auto-Invest for the same term. It is your personal responsibility to ensure that you do not exceed your ISA subscription limit for the tax year.
Please note that all subscriptions, subject to cancellation rights under Part 2 Clause 4 are irrevocable.
If you wish to cancel your IF-ISA, you must be eligible to do so in line with Part 1 Clause 7.
If you are eligible to cancel your IF-ISA, you must notify Kuflink of this within 14 calendar days of the date on which we notify you that your IF-ISA has been opened. You can do this by phoning us on 01474 334488 or emailing us at hello@kuflink.com.
If you choose to cancel your IF-ISA within the 14-day cancellation period, you will remain eligible to open an IF-ISA with us or another ISA Manager in the future. This will not impact your annual ISA allowance permitted by HMRC.
If you wish to close your IF-ISA, you can inform us by phoning us on 01474 334 488 or emailing us at hello@kuflink.com.
If you give instructions to close your IF-ISA, and do not arrange for an ISA Transfer, you will not be able subscribe to another IF-ISA in the same UK tax year.
We may close your IF-ISA with immediate written notice to you if we are directed to close it by HMRC.
In the event of an IF-ISA investor’s passing on, or after the 6 April 2018, the ISA will turn into a “Continuing Account of a Deceased Investor”. This change results in the top-up and investment functions being disabled and no further investments can be made.
Any IF-ISA investments in existence on the date of death will continue to be bound by their respective Article 36H agreements, and general terms and conditions of the platform will also continue to apply.
Kuflink will require appropriate documentation to be submitted by the Executor(s) or Administrator(s) of the Estate to validate their authority prior to Kuflink releasing valuations for Probate or taking instructions. Standard documentation requirements include the death certificate, the Will, ID for the Executor(s) / Administrator(s) and once obtained, Grant of Probate.
If, after a period of 3 years, the administration of Estate is ongoing and the ISA has not been closed, it will cease to be a “Continuing Account of a Deceased Investor”. Under current HMRC rules Kuflink must, on the next working day following the third anniversary of the deceased’s death, remove the ISA wrapper from the investment and will from then on be treated as an ‘auto-invest’ investment.
7. Additional Permitted Subscriptions (APS)
Additional Permitted Subscriptions are subject to HMRC rules.
Kuflink can accept Additional Permitted Subscriptions, including multiple APS transfers from other providers.
In the event Kuflink is notified of the bankruptcy of an investor, current HMRC rules require the closure of the IF-ISA with effect from the date on which the trustee’s appointment takes effect (or, in the case of the Official Receiver, the date on which they become trustee).
Kuflink will require appropriate documentation to be submitted to validate the bankruptcy and the trustee’s appointment.
9. Transfers in
You may transfer money into your Kuflink IF-ISA from existing ISAs you hold with another provider. We will require a completed and signed Transfer Authority Form to be submitted. You can access the form by logging into your Kuflink account. On receipt, Kuflink will then administer the transfer in accordance with your instructions and ISA regulations.
The transfer process will begin on the date of receipt of the transfer request or the date you stipulate for us to begin the transfer process, whichever is later. We will then send the transfer request to your existing ISA provider, within 5 business days of receipt and administer the process on your behalf until the transfer is complete.
You will not be charged by Kuflink for a transfer of an ISA from another ISA provider.
10. Transfers out
You can only transfer your Kuflink IF-ISA at maturity of the term of your investment.
You cannot liquidate loans within an IF-ISA early to fund a transfer out.
Kuflink charges an administration fee of £35 for transferring your IF-ISA to another provider.
Current tax year subscriptions must be transferred in whole.
You will need to arrange for an ISA transfer request to be submitted via the receiving ISA provider. Transfer requests will be processed, and funds released in accordance with ISA regulation.
A return of ISA funds that is not a valid transfer under ISA regulation will result in the loss of tax status.
11. Term period
Your IF-ISA term will last for whichever term you have chosen at the outset: 1, 3 or 5 years.
Each IF-ISA investment has its own individual term as chosen by you at the point of subscription. You cannot align the term of a subscription with any previous IF-ISA investment you may have made.
There is no early exit for IF-ISA investments.
You will be notified by e-mail and/or phone when your IF-ISA is three months away from maturing.
You will be notified again by e-mail and/or phone when your IF-ISA is one month away from maturing.
If we cannot contact you and/or you do not take action by the date your IF-ISA investment matures, your capital and interest will automatically be re-termed for one year.
You have 30 calendar days from the day your IF-ISA term is renewed to reverse the investment or modify it by contacting our Investor Relations team on 01474 334488 or e-mailing them at hello@kuflink.com.
Unless instructed otherwise, once 30 calendar days have lapsed, you will be tied in until the one-year term matures.
12. ISA Regulations
The management of your IF-ISA will be subject to the ISA Regulations. Any changes made by HMRC to the ISA Regulations that affect these terms will apply as soon as they come into effect.
We will inform you if your ISA has lost or will lose its tax exemption through any failure to comply with the ISA Regulations. If an investment which was previously allowed under the ISA Regulations ceases to be allowed, Kuflink will notify you and request your instructions.
PART 3 – RESERVE DEALS TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Reserve deals
These are deals where the Investor has the opportunity to reserve their stake in the deal before it goes live on Kuflink’s Investor platform.
Interest will be accrued daily whilst the deal is on Reserve and will be paid to you as a cashback once the deal goes live.
Should you withdraw your investment prior to the deal going live, you will not be eligible for interest accrued during the reserve period.
Should the deal not go live (for any reason) the interest accrued will not be payable.
Reserve deals are eligible with our New Investor and Refer-A-Friend cashback offer. If the reserved deal is removed from the platform, you can still be eligible for cashback providing you re-invest the unreserved funds into another deal. Please contact our investor relations team if you are unsure if you meet the cashback criteria.
PART 4 – SECONDARY MARKET TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All transactions via the Secondary Market are subject to final approval by Kuflink and subject to these Terms and Conditions. Kuflink reserves the right to refuse the sale of any investment without prior notice.
Investors are permitted to offer their Loan Part for sale at the original purchase value only.
You may only sell your total investment in one opportunity. Kuflink cannot permit part sales. If you have made multiple separate investments into one opportunity, you may sell one or more of these investments individually.
There is no 14-day cooling off period applicable for transactions made via the Secondary Market.
Information regarding individual opportunities available for purchase on the Secondary Market is available via the platform under Loan Updates and is accessible in full to all registered Kuflink Investors.
2. Fees applicable
Transactions will be subject to an arrangement fee of 0.25% of the Loan Part value, payable to Kuflink by the seller upon completion of the sale. This fee will be automatically deducted from the sale proceeds.
Kuflink may waive their arrangement fee during promotional periods.
There are no fees payable by the purchaser.
All transactions are subject to invested parties having sufficient funds available in their wallet.
3. Sale of your Loan Part
Listing your Loan Part on the Secondary Market is not a guarantee that you will find a buyer. An expression of interest is not legally binding and does not constitute a sale.
Sales via the Secondary Market are considered final and legally binding once contracts have been exchanged between the seller and purchaser.
Once a sale is complete, the initial Investor forfeits all rights to future returns on that investment and these rights pass, in full, to the purchaser.
The seller is not liable or responsible for the overall performance of any loan, and as with all investments, your capital is at risk.
Investors are not permitted to sell during the first month of any loan term.
Investors are not permitted to sell during the last month of any loan term.
Investors are not permitted to sell their investment in any loan which is in default.
Investors are not permitted to sell their investment in any loan which is in arrears.
Employees of Kuflink and their close family/ friends are not permitted to sell their investments within the first 48 hours of the Secondary Market opening for any particular opportunity, in line with our Conflict of Interest Policy.
Cashback incentives are not eligible on Secondary Market transactions.
PART 5 – REFER A FRIEND CASHBACK TERMS AND CONDITIONS
To qualify for this referral scheme, you must be aged 18 or over.
An existing Kuflink investor (known as the Referrer) can refer a friend (Referee) to join Kuflink. The Referrer must be an existing customer who has already invested a minimum of £100 on the Platform.
The Referee cannot already hold an account or have previously held an account with Kuflink.
The Referee's registration with Kuflink is subject to our standard eligibility criteria.
When registering with Kuflink the Referee must enter our website using a link shared with them by the Referrer to confirm the referral.
The Referrer will receive £50 cashback for each referral that invests £1,000 or more on the platform
The Referee’s cashback will be calculated on the following cashback tiers:
Cashback due to the referee
£ 1,000.00 - £ 5,000.00
£ 5,000.01 - £25,000.00
£ 25,000.01 - £50,000.00
£ 50,000.01 - £99,999.99
*Cashback capped at £4,000.
The Referee must invest a minimum of £1,000 onto the platform in order for both parties to qualify for this reward. The Referee can invest in as many opportunities as are available across Select-Invest, Auto-Invest and IF-ISA. The Referee will have a 14-calendar day window to maximise their cashback by making further investments. The 14-calendar day window starts from the moment they make their first £100 investment. There is no limit to the amount of money the Referee can invest in this window. The cumulative total of the Referee’s investments made within the 14-calendar day window will be the total amount entitled to the cashback promotion.
A Referrer can refer as many friends as they wish during the promotional period. This offer begins on 15/10/2019 at 00:01 and will run indefinitely. Kuflink reserves the right to withdraw the offer at any time and without prior notice.
The Referrer does not need to be outside of their 14-day cooling off period to refer a friend. After a Referee has invested a minimum of £100, they can also refer a friend.
Cashback will not be paid until all deals the Referee invests in are live, if applicable.
The cash amount rewarded to both the Referrer and Referee will be transferred 12 months after the Referee’s first live investment is made. If Kuflink withdraws the refer-a-friend offer after your Referee has invested and before your cashback has been paid you will still receive the cashback reward.
This offer applies to investment into deals which have a term of a minimum of 12 months.
The Investor can invest into deals which have a term less than 12 months, so long as when the deal matures, they re-invest into another deal to make up the remaining 12 months. The Investor will have 1 calendar month to re-invest the funds.
Should the Referee sell their investment on the Secondary Market within this qualifying period neither the Referrer nor the Referee will be eligible for cashback. If the Referee sells their investment on the Secondary Market after receiving cashback but still within the 12-month qualifying period, Kuflink reserves the right to deduct the cashback amount from their sale proceeds.
Should the Referee sell their investment on the Secondary Market within this 12 month period neither the Referrer nor Referee will be eligible for cashback.
The cashback will be transferred into your wallet. It cannot be deposited directly into your bank account; however, you can withdraw it from your wallet into your Nominated Bank Account. Cashback cannot be given in any form other than cash deposited into your wallet.
A Referrer cannot introduce themselves by setting up another Kuflink account. A Referrer cannot open accounts impersonating family and/or friends to benefit from this cashback offer.
If the same Referee is introduced by more than one Referrer the cashback will be given to the Referrer who made the first Referral.
This offer may be used in conjunction with other promotions. Please fully check our T&C’s for further information to see if you qualify.
Kuflink works on a last-click basis, this means the most recent campaign you interacted with will be the campaign assigned to you and any other offer will be disregarded. Kuflink reserves the right to withdraw the offer at any time and without prior notice.
Kuflink reserves the right to close an account without notice and reverse any investments in place linked to this account.
PART 6 – NEW INVESTOR CASHBACK TERMS AND CONDITIONS
To qualify for this promotion, you must be aged 18 or over. This promotion began on 15/10/2019 and will run indefinitely. Kuflink reserves the right to withdraw the offer at any time and without prior notice.
This offer is open to New Investors only.
The New Investor’s cashback will be calculated on the following cashback tiers:
Cashback due to the New Investor
To qualify you must invest minimum £1,000 into our Select Invest, Auto-Invest and/or our Innovative Finance ISA. Investments bought on the Secondary Market are not eligible for cashback.
Should you sell your investment on the Secondary Market within this qualifying period you will not be eligible for cashback. If you sell your investment on the Secondary Market after receiving your cashback but still within the 12-month qualifying period, Kuflink reserves the right to deduct the cashback amount from your sale proceeds.
ISA transfers are also eligible. If you initiate an ISA transfer during the promotional period, your investment will be eligible for cashback, and you will receive your cashback reward six months after your ISA transfer has completed. On average ISA transfers take around 17 days to complete.
There is no limit to the amount of money you can invest, however (with the exception of the HMRC ISA allowance of £20,000 per tax year 2019/20) you will have a 14-calendar day window to maximise your cashback by making further investments. The 14-calendar day window starts from the moment you make your first £100 investment. There is no limit to the amount of money you can invest. The cumulative total of your investments made within the 14-calendar day window will be the total amount entitled to the cashback promotion.
The cashback reward will be transferred into your wallet 12 months after your investment goes live.
If you withdraw your investment during the 14-day cooling off period, you will not be eligible to receive the cashback reward.
Reserve deals are eligible with our New Investor and Refer-A-Friend cashback offer. If a reserve deal is removed from the platform, you can still be eligible for cashback providing you re-invest the unreserved funds into another deal. Please contact our Investor Relations team if you are unsure if you meet the cashback criteria.
Once you have successfully made your first investment you can begin referring friends and earn additional cashback through the Refer a Friend campaign.
PART 7 – CORPORATE INVESTOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Last updated on 06-12-2019.
Before you create a Corporate Investor Account, you must read these Terms and Conditions.
These Terms and Conditions define:
Kuflink Platform and Kuflink Service
Which companies can become Corporate Investor’s on the Platform;
These Corporate Terms and Conditions are supplementary to Kuflink’s General Investor Terms and Conditions. These Corporate Investor Terms and Conditions should be read alongside other important Kuflink documents, such as:
General Investor Terms and Conditions;
By opening and using a Corporate Investor Account, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. You agree to use the Kuflink Platform for the purposes defined, and in accordance with, the Terms and Conditions.
If you have read these Corporate Investor Terms and Conditions and you feel that you are not able to comply with the obligations set out by them, or you do not want to be bound by them, you should not create an Investor account or continue to access the Kuflink Platform.
The Kuflink Platform and Kuflink Service
For Auto-Invest, enter into Loan Agreements with Borrowers and then Novate those deals into the Pool, ensuring a diversified lending portfolio.
With regards to Auto-Invest, we take steps to achieve diversification in line with Kuflink's Lending Policy.
Corporate Investor Eligibility Criteria
To access and use the Kuflink Platform you must open a Corporate Investor Account. You must satisfy the following Investor Eligibility Criteria:
You must be a limited liability partnership, limited company, public body or other legal entity;
you must provide a signed Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Declaration Form for the company
We must verify the legal representative’s identity in line with Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements. We outsource ID & AML checks to a third-party based in the UK.
We may change the Corporate Investor Eligibility Criteria from time to time.
If you cease to satisfy the Investor Eligibility Criteria, we may close your Investor Account.
Kuflink has two Corporate Funds Accounts for the purpose of holding Corporate Investor Funds. You agree to the holding of your Corporate Money in this way.
You understand that as a Corporate Investor the rules of CASS 7 (Client Money) do not apply to any funds held on the Company’s behalf.
No interest or income derived from the holding of Corporate Money in Kuflink’s Client Bank Accounts will be paid to you in respect of any funds that are held for you. You will not earn interest on funds held in your wallet.
If we were to cease trading, the funds held as Corporate Money would not be treated as our assets. Your funds would be classified as being held under a Statutory Trust and we would always seek to comply with all relevant obligations placed on us as a Trustee.
Lending through Kuflink’s Platform is not covered under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. However, you may be entitled to compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in respect of any money held by us on your behalf if the bank or credit institution that is holding the money becomes insolvent. Further information is available at http://www.fscs.org.uk.
Capitalised terms used in these Investor Terms and Conditions have the following meanings:
Accrued Interest: any interest accrued on a Loan. Interest is calculated daily.
Borrower: a Borrower under a Loan Contract or, as applicable, a person who is applying for borrowing from Kuflink Bridging Ltd.
Borrower Terms and Conditions: the Terms and Conditions that govern the relationship between a Borrower and Kuflink, as amended or replaced from time to time.
Investor Account: the account held by an Investor with Kuflink which is governed by Part 1 of the Investor Terms and Conditions.
Client Money: money that is designated as client money for regulatory purposes and held for, or on behalf of, Investors by Kuflink.
Client Money Rules: the FCA's rules relating to Client Money.
Receiver: any debt collection agent as may be appointed by Kuflink, any Kuflink Company or on behalf of a lender from time to time.
Receiver Charge: a charge payable by the Borrower if the Borrower fails to pay any amount due under the Loan Contract which is calculated on the Total Amount Payable.
Receiver Fee: any fees levied by the Receiver for the purposes of providing collections and recovery services.
Event of Default: any event of default set out in the Loan Conditions.
FAQs: a list of commonly-asked questions and answers to help Investors and Borrowers to engage and interact with the Kuflink Platform.
FCA: the Financial Conduct Authority.
Fixed Interest Rate: the interest rate outlined in the Key Contract Terms.
Kuflink Client Bank Accounts: segregated bank accounts that Kuflink maintains for all Client Money held by Kuflink for and on behalf of its clients.
Kuflink Group: Kuflink Ltd, Kuflink Bridging Ltd, Kuflink Security Trustees Ltd and all other companies within the Kuflink corporate group.
Kuflink Platform: the online direct lending Platform operated by Kuflink that facilitates lending and borrowing between Investors and Borrowers.
Kuflink IF-ISA: the IF-ISA provided by, and available through, Kuflink which is governed by the ISA Terms and Conditions.
Kuflink IF-ISA Terms and Conditions: Part 2 of the Investor Terms and Conditions.
Kuflink Terms and Conditions: each of the Investor Terms and Conditions and the Borrower Terms and Conditions.
Guarantee: a guarantee entered into by a Guarantor for the purposes of guaranteeing the obligations of the Borrower in relation to the Loan.
Guarantor: a person who has guaranteed the obligations of the Borrower in relation to the Loan.
HMRC: Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
IF-ISA: an innovative finance individual savings account under ISA Regulations.
Intermediary Services: the services Kuflink provides through it being an intermediary that acts between Borrowers and Investors.
Investor: a person who has an Investor Account on the Kuflink Platform, including those who lend under a Loan Contract.
Investor Account: the online investment account which an Investor has with Kuflink.
Investor Eligibility Criteria: the criteria for eligibility that must be satisfied by an Investor and, for a Kuflink IF-ISA.
Investor Terms and Conditions: the Terms and Conditions that govern the relationship between an Investor and Kuflink, (including Part 1 in respect of an Investor Account and Part 2 in respect of a Kuflink ISA), as amended or replaced from time to time.
ISA: an individual savings account under the ISA Regulations.
ISA Manager: a person who is approved by HMRC for the purposes of the ISA Regulations as an account manager.
ISA Regulations: the Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 (as amended, replaced or re-enacted from time to time).
Key Contract Terms: a summary of the Loan information for the Borrower which forms part of each individual Loan Contract.
Key Features and Risks Statement: a statement which explains and highlights the key features and risks associated with undertaking lending through a product via the Kuflink Platform and is accessible on the Website.
Loan: the loan borrowed by a Borrower from Investors on the Kuflink Platform pursuant to a Loan Request.
Loan Completion Date: the date on which a Loan completes, once all Kuflink's requirements in relation to a Loan Request have been satisfied.
Loan Completion Fee: a fee payable by the Borrower to Kuflink when a Loan completes, at a rate calculated as a percentage of the Loan amount received determined by Kuflink from time to time and notified to the Borrower.
Loan Conditions: the Terms and Conditions governing the Loan Contract and which form part of the Loan Contract.
Loan Contract: a loan agreement that sets out the terms of the lending arrangement between an Investor and a Borrower.
Loan Part: a part of a Loan that has been or is to be funded by an Investor.
Loan Request: a Borrower's Loan Application when accepted by Kuflink and listed on the Kuflink Platform.
Nominated Bank Account: the bank account in the name of the Investor whose details are registered with us during the Investor Account creation process.
Privacy Policy: Kuflink's privacy policy which is accessible online
Security: any legal or equitable charge assigned by way of security securing any obligation of any Borrower and any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.
Security Holder: if Security is taken for a Loan, whichever of the Kuflink Group companies or any other party it may appoint from time to time and any person acting as its agent on its behalf.
Servicing Fee: an annualised fee payable to Kuflink for servicing the Loan, being a percentage of the outstanding principal in relation to a Loan, determined by Kuflink from time to time.
Subscription Limit: the maximum amount that an individual can subscribe for and contribute in respect of ISAs in any tax year (a tax year starts on 6 April in one year and ends on 5 April the following year), as prescribed in the ISA Regulations and details of which can be found on HMRC’s website and Kuflink’s Website.
Total Amount Payable: in relation to the Loan, the total amount of Loan principal (including any Loan Completion Fee) and all contractual interest due (including the Servicing Fee) to the end of the Loan term outstanding at that time.
Transfer Authority Form: the form to be used by two Investors who have agreed to buy and sell a Loan or Loan Part to affect the legal transfer of that Loan or Loan Part from the selling Investor to the purchasing Investor.
User Guide: a user guide for all participants on the Kuflink Platform which explains how the Kuflink Platform works for Investors and Borrowers, and which is accessible on the Website.
Website: https://www.kuflink.com.
Website Terms of Use: the terms that govern the use of the Website.