Paperless terms and conditions

General

Once paper statements or correspondence are stopped for your account, you’re agreeing for your documents to be sent electronically to your personal account area in Internet Banking.

We’ll no longer send statements or correspondence for the account by post, unless you ask us to start sending you paper statements and/or correspondence again or for another reason stated in these conditions.

You can view your statements or correspondence online at any time by logging on to Internet Banking and viewing your online Inbox for correspondence or Account Statements section for statements. We won’t amend or delete any statements or correspondence which are held in your personal account area in Internet Banking.

If you upgrade your personal current account, your agreement to receive documents online will also apply to your new, replacement account (unless you ask us to start sending you paper statements or correspondence again).

Personal Current Accounts or Savings Accounts – Statements

You can view your statement online at any time by logging on to Internet Banking. You can use the online search function to view and print your statements. Your account statements will be displayed as HTML documents.
Although you won’t receive paper statements, we’ll continue to advise you by post if you have to pay any interest or overdraft charges (unless you’ve agreed to receive online correspondence).

Personal Loan – Annual Statements

Your personal loan annual statements will be available to view as PDF (Portable Document Format) files.

Credit Card Accounts – Statements

Your credit card statements will be available to view as PDF (Portable Document Format) files.

By agreeing to receive your statements online, you’re also agreeing to receive other documents that we normally send as part of your paper statements, such as certain Notices of Variation, Notices of Default Sums, Notices of Sums in Arrears and Annual Statements as part of your electronic statement.

Personal Current Account and Savings Account Correspondence

When you agree to receive your account correspondence online you’re agreeing that we may send documents such as changes to the terms and conditions of your account, pre-notifications of charges, annual interest and product summaries, any overdraft agreement and other letters relating to any overdraft on your current account to your online Inbox (which is located via the Account Overview page in Internet Banking).

You can use your online Inbox to view, search and print selected correspondence and online alerts. Your correspondence will be displayed as PDF documents. You’ll be able to archive correspondence which can be retrieved later.

If you have one or more accounts registered to receive online correspondence, you’ll also receive some general correspondence online (where there’s no specific link to one account, such as appointment bookings, change of address, etc.).

Please note: Not all correspondence will be available online and you’ll still receive some letters by post (such as documents requiring a signature, where we’re asking you to provide a response, or where it wouldn’t be appropriate to send online).

We may add or remove types of letters considered to be appropriate for delivery in the Inbox without making changes to these terms and conditions, or informing you separately.

Personal Loan Account Correspondence

When you agree to receive your loan account correspondence online, you’re agreeing that we may send documents such as Personal Loan Notices of Default Sums, Personal Loan Notices of Sums in Arrears, changes to the terms and conditions of your loan account and other letters relating to your loan account to your online Inbox (which is located via the Account Overview page in Internet Banking). 

You can use your online Inbox to view, search and print selected correspondence. Your correspondence will be displayed as PDF documents. You’ll be able to archive correspondence which can be retrieved later. 

If you have one or more accounts registered to receive online correspondence, you’ll also receive some general correspondence online (where there’s no specific link to one account, such as appointment bookings, change of address, etc.). 

Please note: Not all correspondence will be available online and you’ll still receive some letters by post (such as documents requiring a signature, where we’re asking you to provide a response, or where it wouldn’t be appropriate to send online). 

We may add or remove types of letters considered to be appropriate for delivery in the Inbox without making changes to these terms and conditions, or informing you separately.

General

You can ask us to start sending you paper statements or correspondence again at any time. Just log on to Internet Banking and go to the ‘Manage Online and Paper Preferences’ page. You’ll then be able to Opt-in/Opt-out for statements and correspondence for each individual account.

Alternatively you can call our Internet Banking Helpdesk on 0345 300 0116. Lines are open 8am to 6pm, 7 days a week.

If you need to call us from abroad, or prefer not to use our 0345 number, you can also reach us on +44 (0) 1733 232 030, or Textphone 0345 300 2281.

You’ll begin receiving paper statements again at the same frequency you were receiving them before they were stopped.

Personal Current Accounts or Savings Accounts

You can re-instate or opt out of paper statements four times in a twelve month period, starting from the date of the first time you opted out.

Personal Loan – Annual Statements and correspondence

Unless your loan account terms and conditions provide otherwise, there are no restrictions on the number of times you can opt into or out of paper statements or correspondence.

Credit Card Accounts

There are no restrictions on the number of times you can opt into or out of paper statements.

Personal Current Account and Savings Account Correspondence

There are no restrictions on the number of times you can opt into or out of paper correspondence.

General

The online statements produced may not be accepted as proof of ID/address, as some companies require original paper statements rather than online printouts.

Personal Current Accounts or Savings Accounts – Statements

You can order a paper statement online by visiting the Account Statement screen and selecting ‘Order a paper statement’. You can also request a paper statement by visiting one of our branches or by calling us on 0345 100 0000. Lines are open 8am - 8pm, seven days a week.

Not all Telephone Banking services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

If you need to call us from abroad, or prefer not to use our 0345 number, you can also reach us on +44 (0) 1733 347 007, or Textphone 0345 300 2281.

Getting paper copies of your statements is free.

Personal Loan – Annual Statements

You can request a paper statement by calling 0345 604 7291.

Credit Card Accounts – Statements

You can request a paper statement by calling us on 0345 606 2172.
If you need to call us from abroad, or prefer not to use our 0345 number, you can also reach us on +44 (0) 1702 278 272, or Textphone 0345 300 2281.

There will be a charge for all paper copies of credit card statements if you’ve chosen to receive your statements online.

Please see your credit card terms and conditions for further details of the charge we’ll make.

Personal Loan, Personal Current Account and Savings Account Correspondence

It is easiest to print a paper copy of your correspondence by opening up the PDF document (stored in the Inbox) and selecting ‘Print’. For best results, click the print-friendly ‘Print’ button on the top right of the page (not ‘File’ then ‘Print’ in the print function of your browser).

You can also visit your nearest branch and we can arrange a paper copy to be sent to you.

We recommend that you download, save and print important documents for your records.

Personal Current Accounts or Savings Accounts – Statements

If you log on to Internet Banking but don’t view your statements for three consecutive months, you’ll receive an online reminder to look at your statements.

Personal Loan – Statements

If you don't sign in to Online Banking for 3 consecutive months, we'll send you an email asking you to look at your statement online.

Credit Card Accounts – Statements

If you log on to Internet Banking but don’t view your statements for three consecutive months, you’ll receive an online reminder and an e-mail to remind you to view your statements online. 

You’ll receive a further online reminder if you don’t view your statements after six consecutive months.

Personal Loan, Personal Current Account and Savings Account Correspondence

You’ll receive an email advising you when a new item of correspondence has been sent to the Inbox. You must ensure that you tell us if you change your e-mail address so that you continue to receive these notifications.

The number of unread correspondence messages available for you to read will be displayed in a prominent position in your Inbox. This will increase until you view one or more of your messages.

Personal Current Accounts or Savings Accounts – Statements

If you don’t log into Internet Banking for three consecutive months we’ll send you a letter or e-mail asking you to look at your statement online. We’ll also send you additional reminders by post after six months and then again at nine months.

Personal Loan Accounts – Statements

If you don’t log on to Internet Banking for three consecutive months, we’ll send you an email asking you to look at your statement online.

Credit Card Accounts – Statements

If you don’t log on to Internet Banking for three consecutive months, we’ll send you an email asking you to look at your statement online.

Personal Loan, Personal Current Account and Savings Account Correspondence

If you don’t log on to Internet Banking for three consecutive months we’ll send you an email asking you to look at your correspondence online. We’ll also send you additional reminders by e-mail after six months and then again at nine months. 

If you don’t log on for twelve consecutive months we’ll start sending you paper correspondence again.

Personal Current Accounts or Savings Accounts

If you opt out of paper statements or correspondence on a joint account, you confirm that you also have the agreement of the other party to receive documents electronically in the ways described above. We’ll stop sending paper statements or correspondence to all the account holders named on the joint account, and we’ll write to the other account holder(s) to inform them of the change. 

Note: If you’ve accepted paperless correspondence you’ll also receive some general correspondence online (where there’s no specific link to one account, such as appointment bookings, change of address, etc.). This doesn’t apply to the party who hasn’t chosen to receive online correspondence, and they’ll continue to receive general correspondence by paper. 

If the account holder who asked us to stop sending paper statements or correspondence leaves the account, then paper statements will be re-instated for the other account holders remaining on the joint account.

Personal Loans

Joint personal loan customers cannot opt out of paper statements and correspondence.

Personal Current Accounts or Savings Accounts – Statements

If you intend to close an account for which you receive online statements, please ensure that you print copies for your records before you do so, as you’ll no longer be able to access your statements online once the account is closed.

Personal Loans - Annual Statements

If you intend to pay off your remaining balance and close a loan account for which you receive online statements, please ensure that you print copies for your records before you do so, as you’ll no longer be able to access your statements online once the account is closed. If you de register from Internet Banking, please make sure that you download, save and/or print copies of all your documents before you deregister.

Credit Card Accounts – Statements

If you intend to close an account for which you receive online statements, please ensure that you print copies for your records before you do so, as you’ll no longer be able to access your statements online once the account is closed.

Personal Current Account Savings Account and Personal Loan Correspondence

If you intend to close an account for which you receive online correspondence, you’ll be able to access these documents online after closure, (as long as you still have access to Online Banking after you close that account). If you de register from Online Banking, please make sure that you download, save and/or print copies of all your documents before you deregister.

Personal Current Accounts or Savings Accounts – Statements and Correspondence

These terms add to, and should be read with, the conditions that apply to your account. Those include important information, such as how we can change this service and these conditions, and how we’ll inform you.

Credit Card Accounts – Statements

We may change these terms and conditions by giving you at least two months' advance personal notice. 

In giving you personal notice, we’ll tell you about the change by letter, email, online message, text message, statement message or insert or in any other way which is sent to you individually.

Personal Loan – Annual Statements and Correspondence

These Paperless Terms & Conditions apply to your decision to opt for paperless statements and or correspondence only, they do not vary or modify your personal loan terms and conditions, in the event of any conflict between these terms and your personal loan terms and conditions the personal loan terms and conditions will prevail. 

We may change these Paperless Terms & Conditions by giving you at least two months advance personal notice. 

In giving you personal notice, we will tell you about the change by letter, email, online message, text message, statement message or insert or in any other way which is sent to you individually.