Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms", "Terms of Service") carefully before using the https://www.vindecoder.info website (the "Service") operated by Kentekencheck (trading as VINdecoder / vindecoder.info) ("us", "we", or "our").

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.

By accessing or using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you may not access the Service.

By using this service, you agree not to reproduce or extract any vehicle data from our website or mobile applications without consent from us in writing. You agree not to use any 'screen scraping' software or any other automated system to extract or reproduce vehicle data displayed on our website or mobile applications.

Purchases
You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with your rights contained within the Sale of Goods Act 1979, Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999.

If you wish to purchase any product or service made available through the Service ("Purchase"), you may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your Purchase including, without limitation, your credit card number, the expiration date of your credit card, your billing address, and your shipping information.

You represent and warrant that: (i) you have the legal right to use any credit card(s) or other payment method(s) in connection with any Purchase; and that (ii) the information you supply to us is true, correct and complete. You expressly agree that Kentekencheck is not responsible for any loss or damage arising from the submission of false or inaccurate information.

By submitting such information, you grant us the right to provide the information to third parties for purposes of facilitating the completion of Purchases.

Links To Other Web Sites
Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by Kentekencheck.

Kentekencheck has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Kentekencheck shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that you visit.

Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.

All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Service.

Changes
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will try to provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you must stop using the service.

Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy
Please refer to our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy. You agree that they constitute part of these terms. You must read our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy before you use the Service.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us on through the contact form.

Enquiry Terms and Conditions
These are the terms and conditions (the "Conditions") upon which Kentekencheck ("we" or "us") provide the service, which is available to customer's ("you") undertaking an Enquiry.

1. Definitions
1.1 We use the following key expressions in our Terms:
"Contract" means the contract between you and us for the supply of the Information made subject to these Terms.
"Information" means the information supplied by us relating to a motor vehicle recorded on our electronic database in response to your Enquiry.
"Application" means any services, mobile phone applications or websites that accesses vehicle history information powered by VINdecoder.
"Enquiry" means an enquiry submitted by you via an Application for information regarding a vehicle.
"you"/"your" means or refers to you, the customer, who submits a request for an Enquiry and receives the Information (in each case subject to these Terms).

2. Contract Formation
2.1 By submitting a request to us through the Application, you are making a legal offer to enter into a Contract with us for the provision of Information subject to these Terms, which we are free to accept or decline at our discretion. If we decline to accept your offer, we will either not process your payment or will refund any payment already made.
2.2 A Contract will only come into existence between you and us when we provide you the Information in response to your Enquiry.
2.3 We consider these Terms to set out the whole agreement between you and us for the supply of Information in response to your Enquiry.
2.4 These Terms only apply to our contracts with consumers, by entering into a Contract with us, you warrant that you are a consumer, dealing in person, and that you are not a motor trader or motor dealer.
2.5 Information obtained via the Application is strictly for Your use only and is not to be relied upon or otherwise used by any third party. No such change will have retrospective effect. No data check performed using the Application gives any statement regarding the roadworthiness or general condition of any vehicle checked, nor will the check necessarily identify the use of a false vehicle registration mark or the fact that a vehicle has been "ringed". Once You have instructed us to carry out a data check on Your behalf we may deny use of this Service to You if we believe that You are in breach of any of the Contract terms. These Contract terms, contain the whole terms of the contract between us and You and no other written or oral statement is incorporated in such contract.
2.6 By submitting a request to us through the Application The Customer shall indemnify DVLA from any claim by any party for loss or damage however caused.

3. Requesting an Enquiry
3.1 When submitting your request at the Application, it is your responsibility to complete the request screens at the Application fully and correctly. Failure to complete the information accurately may affect our ability to provide a prompt response.
3.2 We will provide the Information in response to your Enquiry following receipt of payment from you by displaying the results on screen.

4. Your use of the Information
4.1 The Information we provide to you is for your own personal use.
4.2 You must not sell, supply or otherwise disclose the Information to any third party, but you may supply free of charge a printed copy of the Certificate of Vehicle History to any potential purchaser or the seller of the vehicle to which the Information relates in the course of negotiating the purchase or sale of the vehicle. You agree not to change or delete any of the Information that we have provided.
4.3 If you know or suspect that the Information we provide as part of this Service is incorrect or incomplete, you are responsible for notifying us of this by contacting us.

5. Charges
5.1 You are responsible for paying the charges set out on the Application for the relevant Service that you require.
5.2 You are responsible for checking that you have selected the appropriate add-ons of The Service, before clicking the "Buy Now" button (or equivalent) to purchase.
5.3 We will not provide the Information until the payment has been processed.
5.4 Where available, Multi-check vouchers are valid for a period specified from the date of purchase. After this time they cannot be redeemed nor refunded.

6. Your right to Cancel
6.1 Due to the nature of the service, and the fact that your Enquiry results are delivered to you immediately, we are unable to accept any cancellation from you once you have submitted payment to us. By accepting these Terms and purchasing the Enquiry from us, you are confirming that, due to the nature of the service, you acknowledge that you are waiving your right to a cancellation period and you are expressly requesting that we begin the service within the cancellation period which means that you will lose your right to cancel the Contract.
6.2 If you have purchased a Multi-Check voucher you have 14 days from the date of purchase to request a refund. Refunds will only be issued if all vouchers have remained unredeemed.
6.3 Expired Multi-Check vouchers cannot be refunded.

7. Use of your Personal Data
7.1 We obtain and hold vehicle and associated data from many sources. This data is used to protect both those making searches and the owners of vehicles on our third party registers.
7.2 For that reason, you agree and consent to us disclosing relevant information about you (including your name, address and details of your usage on the Application) to any person to whom we consider that it would be expedient to do so, for the sole purposes of preventing, detecting or discouraging crime, for the apprehension or prosecution of offenders, or for the recovery of stolen vehicles or other property.
7.3 Without limiting the foregoing, you expressly agree and consent to us disclosing any such information about you to the police or other law enforcement authorities.

8. Limits of our Liability to you
8.1 The information we supply includes data supplied to us from a number of third party sources. We do not warrant that the Information is true, correct or complete and subject to the provisions of 8.2 below we shall not be liable in any circumstances for any loss or damage arising from any inaccuracies, faults or omissions in the Information, unless otherwise stated.
8.2 We do not limit or exclude our liability for:
- death or personal injury caused by our negligence; or
- fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
- any breach of the obligations implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 of the Supply of Services and Services Act 1982; or
- losses for which it is prohibited by section 7 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 to limit liability; or
- any other matter for which it would be illegal or unlawful for us to exclude or attempt to exclude our liability.
8.3 Except as expressly provided in the Contract, all other conditions, terms and warranties, express or implied by statute or otherwise are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
8.4 Each provision of this Condition 8 is to be construed as a separate limitation applying and surviving even if for any reason one or the other of the said provisions is held inapplicable or unreasonable in any circumstances, and shall remain in force notwithstanding the performance of the Contract.

9. Outstanding Finance Data
9.1 Outstanding Finance Data is provided by Experian Ltd. Experian Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Experian Ltd is registered in England and Wales under company registration number 653331. Registered office address: The Sir John Peace Building, Experian Way, NG2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG80 1ZZ. By performing a vehicle Enquiry that includes an outstanding finance check, you are agreeing to the supply of this data by Experian Ltd.
9.2 In some cases, further investigation is required to ascertain if a vehicle is subject to outstanding finance. In these cases you agree to cooperate with customer support representatives in order to be able gain a resolution.
9.3 Kentekencheck are not responsible for the accuracy or quality of any outstanding finance information supplied, if you have any issues with the supplied data you must contact Kentekencheck support in order to get your issues resolved.

10. Miscellaneous
10.1 You may not transfer, assign or in any way make over to any third party the benefit of the Contract or any part of it.
10.2 Neither you nor we shall be liable to the other for any delay in or failure to perform any of our respective obligations under the Contract due to any cause beyond your or our reasonable control.
10.3 You confirm that by offering to enter into a Contract with us, you have not relied on any representation from us, except those stated in these Terms. Nothing contained in these Terms will affect any of your statutory rights relating to the Services which we supply to you as a consumer.
10.4 If any term of the Contract is deemed to be unlawful, void or unenforceable in whole or in part, that term will be separated from the Terms, and will not affect the enforceability or validity of the other terms of the Contract.
10.5 No waiver by us will be construed as waiving any claims or rights in respect of a breach of the terms of our Contract with you.
10.6 If You are affiliated in anyway, either as an employee or associate, with an organisation that provides vehicle provenance checks, you are prohibited from performing an Enquiry. You will not be liable for a refund.
10.7 This Contract is subject to English law, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to the Contract.

Guarantee Terms and Conditions
These are the terms and conditions (the "Conditions") upon which Kentekencheck ("we" or "us") provide the Guarantee ("Guarantee"), which is available to customer's ("you") undertaking an Enquiry.

Definitions
We use the following key expressions in our Terms:
"MIAFTR" means the Motor Insurance Fraud and Theft Register.
"VRM" means the vehicle registration marker, also known as the registration plate.
"Contract" means the contract between you and us for the supply of the Information made subject to these Terms.
"Information" means the information supplied by us relating to a motor vehicle recorded on our electronic database in response to your Enquiry.
"you"/"your" means or refers to you, the customer, who submits a request for an Enquiry and receives the Information (in each case subject to these Terms).

Important: You should read all these conditions carefully, and contact us if you have any queries using the contact details at the bottom of this page. You should keep these conditions in a safe place, together with your certificate and the documents referred to in these conditions. These conditions are supplemental to the terms set out in the contract for the Enquiry (above).

We provide you with information we obtain from the MIAFTR and the Police National Computer (PNC). Our Guarantee is that we will provide you the data we receive from the MIAFTR and the PNC in respect of the VRM which you checked. The extent of our liability is with regard to the VRM the subject of the check. We do not guarantee the actions and / or failures of third parties over whom we have no control. In the event the adverse data fails to appear on our registers as a result of our error and / or we fail to pass the adverse data we possess to you, where this failure results from our actions and you suffer loss of title or a diminution in value of the vehicle due to the incomplete, inaccurate or untrue information we impart, the Guarantee may be claimed upon.

The Guarantee is only applicable to the enquirer and is not transferable. The enquirer must be the person undertaking the purchase of the vehicle. For any claim to proceed the enquirer must be present at the time of the purchase. The enquirer must be present when the vehicle is received, when the purchase funds are handed over and the enquirer must have compared all the information we provide with the vehicle itself and the vehicle history certificate.

1. What we Guarantee
The Guarantee provides compensation in the event of our:
a: error when receiving data from the MIAFTR, or the Police Stolen data extract
b: failure to provide data in our possession in respect of Insurance Total Loss vehicles (Category A,B,C,D) or vehicles recorded as stolen by the Police, which directly results in you suffering a financial loss (defined below).

The Guarantee is limited to the MIAFTR and Police stolen data. We guarantee, subject to these terms and conditions, data transfer, not the integrity of the vehicle you check. This is the extent of the Guarantee and in proceeding with the check you accept this.

2. About your Guarantee
This Guarantee is supplied by us and the Guarantee is designed to cover loss ("loss", as described below) you may suffer should your Enquiry provide inaccurate or incomplete information in relation to a vehicle you subsequently buy. We will compensate you for your Loss, subject to these conditions.

3. Duration of cover
The Guarantee is effective for a period of twelve calendar months from the date of your Enquiry, or until you sell the vehicle, whichever occurs first (the "Guarantee Period"). No Claims submitted outside this period will be considered.

4. Guarantee Financial Limits
a: For loss of title as a result of the VRM you checked upon being reported to the police as stolen as at the date and time of your check and this information having failed to reach us due to an error (as opposed to a natural and / or unavoidable delay): a sum not exceeding £10,000 or 1/3rd of the market value as at the date of claim, or 1/3rd of the price you paid for the vehicle, or the sum payable to acquire good title whichever is the lesser.
b: For reduction in market value as a result of the VRM you checked upon being deemed, to our satisfaction, a 'total loss' or 'write-off'in insurance category A or B, as at the date and time of your check and this information having failed to reach us due to an error on our part (as opposed to a natural and / or unavoidable delay): a sum not exceeding £3,000 or 1/3rd of the market value as at the date of claim, or 1/3rd of the price you paid for the vehicle, whichever is the lesser; and for reduction in market value as a result of the VRM you checked upon being deemed, to our satisfaction, a 'total loss' or 'write-off' in insurance category C or D, as at the date and time of your check and this information having failed to reach us due to an error on our part (as opposed to a natural and / or unavoidable delay): a sum not exceeding £1,500 or 1/3rd of the market value as at the date of claim, or 1/3rd of the price you paid for the vehicle, whichever is the lesser;
c: In undertaking the check you agree that in any circumstances (including, without limitation, if we have been negligent) we shall not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or for any loss of business, capital, profit, reputation or goodwill whether caused by us, our servants or agents arising out of or in connection with the contract or its subject matter. In undertaking the check you agree that the extent of your claim will comprise the loss and financial limits as defined above.

5. The Guarantee & Exclusion/Limitation of Liability
5.1 The Information we supply includes data supplied to us from a number of third party sources which we do not warrant as accurate. The Guarantee is subject to certain terms and exclusions which may affect your ability to make a claim under it.
a: We do not warrant that the Information is true, correct or complete and subject to 5.1b below, save as set out in this guarantee we shall not be liable to you or anyone else in any circumstances for any loss or damage arising from any inaccuracies, faults or omissions in the Information, unless caused by our negligence or wilful default.
b: We do not limit or exclude our liability for:
1. death or personal injury caused by our negligence; or
2. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
3. any breach of the obligations implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 of the Supply of Services and Services Act 1982; or
4. losses for which it is prohibited by section 7 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 to limit liability; or
5. any other matter for which it would be illegal or unlawful for us to exclude or attempt to exclude our liability.
c: We shall not be liable for the accuracy of, or any loss or damage arising from, any Information we supply to you as a result of any incomplete or inaccurate data or information you supply to us or as a result of any other fault attributable to you.
d: Except as expressly provided in the Contract, all other conditions, terms and warranties, express or implied by statute or otherwise are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
e: Each provision of these terms and conditions is to be construed as a separate limitation applying and surviving even if for any reason one or the other of the said provisions is held inapplicable or unreasonable in any circumstances, and shall remain in force notwithstanding the performance of the Contract.

6. Conditions of Guarantee
6.1 To qualify for the Guarantee:
a: Only vehicle enquiries performed on vindecoder.info, and other licenced website and applications are covered by this guarantee. Vehicle enquiries performed on any other website or application are not covered.
b: You must ensure that the vehicle is accompanied by a full and current V5/Logbook from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
c: You must check that all the Information provided by us in response to the Enquiry, matches the vehicle itself and the corresponding V5/Logbook, and you must notify us immediately of any discrepancies that you identify so that we can investigate. This information includes, but is not limited to, the vehicle's make, model and derivative, engine size, colour, transmission, fuel type, door plan, last two digits of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and V5C issue date.
d: You must check that the Information we provide on the date of first registration in the UK of the vehicle matches the date on the corresponding V5/Logbook
e: The check must be undertaken by you, the buyer, before the vehicle purchase occurs.
f: The person undertaking the Enquiry must be present at the purchase of the vehicle.
g: You must not be aware of information confirming, suggesting or giving you reason to suspect that the vehicle has an adverse history or was subject to the problem in respect of which you are claiming.
h: The vehicle must be accompanied by a V5C (Registration Certificate), the new style fold-over, four-sided (A3) document issued by the DVLA. You must ensure that the serial number is present.
i: The V5C provided or produced to you by the seller at purchase must not be a 'duplicate'.
j: You must be able to provide evidence that you received, as a minimum, the V5C/2, the New Keeper Supplement provided by the seller.
k: All information we provide must match the data appearing on the registration certificate.
l: You must ensure that all VIN markings on the vehicle match one another i.e. they are identical to each other. This must include, but not be restricted to, the stamped in VIN, VIN tag under the bonnet and visible VIN situated in the windscreen.
m: Where the vehicle is less than 5 years old, the visible VIN, situated in the window of the car, must be present.
n: On the day of the purchase, you must complete in full a purchase receipt. This receipt must include the sellers name and address, the vehicle registration number, VIN, make and model, the vehicle mileage and price of purchase. The receipt must be signed and dated by the seller.
o: The purchase receipt must be kept safe and the original provided in the event of a claim. Failure to supply the original purchase receipt will invalidate any claim.
p: If a private purchase, you must acquire the car:
1. At the home address of the seller which must be the address appearing upon the V5C.
2. from the person whose name appears upon the V5C
q: You must take all reasonable steps to confirm that the identity of the seller is that appearing upon the V5C
r: In the event you are made aware of a potential claim, you must make reasonable efforts to contact the seller of the vehicle (either by telephone, or if a dealer purchase, by visiting the premises) in order to resolve the issue and recover the loss, unless expressly requested not to do so by the Police. We reserve the right to withhold settlement of any claims until we are satisfied that all reasonable efforts have been made.
s: You must as part of the Enquiry provide us with the VIN from the vehicle and this must match the VRM you are checking with us.
t: You must as part of the Enquiry provide us with the serial number and issue date from the V5C log book.

7. Exclusions of Guarantee
What we do not guarantee
7.1 Any data except the MIAFTR total loss and police stolen records held in respect of the VRM upon which you checked.
7.2 Information we provide on a vehicle's description, vehicle keeper data, the number of keepers, the date of keeper changes value, mileage and accompanying documentation (its V5/Logbook), and any data not related to the MIAFTR data is not covered by the Guarantee.
7.3 Any Enquiry / or vehicle in respect of which there is a discrepancy between the data on the V5C, the vehicle itself and the data we supply you.
7.4 The Guarantee does not guarantee the condition, roadworthiness or documentation of any vehicle.
7.5 We do not guarantee any check following which the vehicle was not purchased and in the enquirer's possession, within 7 days.
7.6 We do not guarantee any claim for loss where you, or anyone acting for you, know that any part of the claim is false or fraudulent.
7.7 The Guarantee excludes any other financial loss you suffer as a result of us providing the inaccurate or incomplete information to you. The Guarantee also excludes any actual or anticipated profit which you would have made.
7.8 Any check provided to the motor trade (a motor trader) or in respect of a vehicle that is covered by a motor trade insurance policy on or subsequent to the date of purchase.
7.9 Any Enquiry in respect of which there is a discrepancy between any mileage we provide, that displayed on the vehicle or mileage (or mileages) contained within correspondence accompanying the vehicle i.e. servicing papers or MOT.
7.10 Any claim for loss where you are unable to provide us with the vendor's full name, address, phone number and evidence of calling same prior to the purchase.
7.11 Any claim for loss or damage where you are unable to provide us with proof of purchase for a vehicle for which you paid more than £1000. Proof of purchase will be a bank (or similar) statement displaying a single withdrawal of at least 80% of the purchase price or a cheque / draft payable to the vendor which must be made out to the vendor's name, as opposed to a third party.
7.12 Any claim for loss in respect of which you have obtained a loan, other than with an FSA registered finance company, where you are unable to provide us with proof of repayment. Proof of repayment will be a bank (or similar) statement displaying relevant and if appropriate, regular, withdrawals.
7.13 Any claim for loss in respect of a vehicle for which, other than in the case of a loan with an FSA registered finance company, you have not paid in full.
7.14 Any claim for loss or damage arising from a purchase which we consider resulted from you failing to act in a reasonably cautious manner, to include a failure to consider and / or complete any or all of the additional literature we provided at the time of the check.
7.15 A vehicle that has in its history been damaged but was not, at the time of your purchase, recorded by an insurer as a total loss category on MIAFTR.
7.16 The Guarantee will not cover you for "cloned" vehicles (a "cloned" vehicle being a vehicle that has been stolen and given a false identity, normally that of an identical vehicle).
7.17 We reserve the right to refuse any claim if you sell the vehicle (without having obtained our prior written permission) after the time which you became aware of any interest that is recorded on our Stolen Vehicles register or Written Off Vehicles Register.
7.18 Our data sources are UK-based. Therefore, if the vehicle has been previously registered in another country, the Enquiry will only reveal information relating to the period after it was first registered in mainland Britain. Accordingly you cannot make a claim under the Guarantee for any Loss resulting from the vehicle having been previously registered outside mainland Britain or any event which occurred prior to first registration in mainland Britain (whether or not the Enquiry displays a "previously used abroad before 1st registration with the DVLA" marker in relation to the vehicle).
7.19 Any loss arising as a result of a fraudulent transaction which prevents legal title being passed to you.
7.20 The Guarantee will not cover you for issue with any data except the total loss records held in respect of the VRM and VIN upon which you checked.
7.21 Any post 1980 vehicle in respect of which the VIN is other than 17 alphanumeric figures.
7.22 Any claim arising from an event before the vehicle was first registered with the DVLA.
7.23 Information that we do not provide i.e. MIAFTR data and information that we could not possess on the date of your Enquiry i.e. vehicles that had been written off but had not been reported as such to the MIAFTR database.
7.24 You conduct the Enquiry after buying the vehicle.
7.25 We have not received full payment for the Enquiry.
7.26 Your claim arises from an event that occurred after the Enquiry was carried out.
7.27 The vehicle is registered outside mainland Britain at the time of conducting the Enquiry, for example, in Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man.
7.28 You buy the vehicle outside mainland Britain, for example if you source it yourself from mainland Europe, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man.
7.29 You intentionally supply us with incorrect or incomplete information, or do not co-operate with us and our agents (and, in any case involving stolen vehicles, the police) in progressing your claim under the Guarantee.
7.30 You are actually aware at the time of your Enquiry of relevant information relating to the vehicle (for example, that the vehicle is stolen, or is or has been an insurance write-off) and this subsequently forms the basis of your claim under the Guarantee.
7.31 We do not consider that the vehicle has purchased in a reasonably prudent manner, including but not limited to whether you have followed any guidelines we may produce from time to time
7.32 If the purchase price of the vehicle is 30% or more below the trade market value, as defined by the Glasses guide.
7.33 If the vehicle is purchased without a valid MOT test certificate, where required.
7.34 If the vehicle is purchased and on the day and time of purchase, was untaxed and / or was not the subject of an insurance specific to that vehicle.
7.35 The vehicle purchased is registered with a VRM under a "Q" prefix or suffix or any vehicle in respect of which the VIN contains the sequential letters 'VRO' (a VIN issued by a Vehicle Registration Office).
7.36 You are a motor trader or the vehicle has been bought to be sold on for profit.
7.37 If the vehicle is purchased through a salvage agent or salvage auction.
7.38 If the vehicle is purchased from a friend, relative, partner or someone known to you.
7.39 The vehicle is the subject of a category C MIAFTR notification that has not undergone a Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) before your purchase. This is only a requirement on vehicles subject of a category C MIAFTR notification before 1st October 2015. The VIC scheme is being abolished after this date.
7.40 The vehicle has been the subject of a plate change / transfer in its history.
7.41 Any Enquiry where a corresponding record in MIAFTR does not contain the full vehicle VRM and 17-character VIN. Both the VRM and VIN in MIAFTR need to be complete and accurate for any match to occur in order to report the vehicle as 'written off'.
7.42 Any Enquiry where a corresponding record in the Police stolen vehicle data does not contain the full vehicle VRM and VIN. Both the VRM and VIN in the Police stolen vehicle data need to be complete and accurate for any match to occur in order to report the vehicle as 'stolen'.
7.43 The Enquiry is provided to a finance company.
7.44 Any Enquiry where the VIN entered by you does not match the VIN held on record.
7.45 Any Enquiry where the V5C issue date entered by you does not match the V5C issue date held on record.
7.46 Any Enquiry where the V5C reference number entered by you is recorded as being in the range of stolen V5C references held on record.

8. Data transfer delays
Definition: A batch transfer is the means by which we receive data from third party suppliers, an electronic transfer of the data. There is necessarily a delay between data being provided to the third party supplier, their inputting the data onto their data system and this being sent to us and loaded into our systems at the time of the check. Our Guarantee is effective in respect of searches undertaken after the time we received and loaded the data or should have received the data.

8.1 We do not guarantee any claim arising from the normal delay understandably and reasonably associated with the transfer of data from the supplier to us. These unavoidable delay periods, the exemptions, are as follows:
a: Stolen. We do not guarantee checks or purchases that occur before we received the data in the relevant batch transfer. This will be considered an event before the data could be in our possession and therefore excluded from the Guarantee.
b: Written Off. We do not guarantee checks or purchases that occur before we received the data in the relevant batch transfer nor do we guarantee checks or purchases that occurred before the insurance company has concluded their involvement in any claim giving rise to a total loss categorisation and / or before the insurance company releases the vehicle for disposal and placed the VRM on MIAFTR.

9. Claims Procedure
9.1 If you wish to make a claim under the Guarantee, you must inform us as soon as possible after you become aware of the events giving rise or potentially giving rise to the claim (and in any event within the Guarantee Period). To start the claims procedure please email service@vindecoder.info.
9.2 We will issue a claim form for you to complete and return, together with evidence of the Enquiry, your proof of purchase for the Vehicle and other relevant documentation. Your claim will be dealt with by our administrators, who will contact you promptly.

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This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information when you use our Service.

We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

We use your Personal Information for providing and improving the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible at https://www.vindecoder.info/terms-and-conditions/

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We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

Cookies
Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive.

We use "cookies" to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. As such we make no warranties as to the level of security afforded to your data, except that we will always act in accordance with the relevant UK and EU legislation.

Links To Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children").

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a children under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.

Jurisdiction
This Policy shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.