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UK and Ireland Firm Check terms of use

These terms apply when you, or an AI assistant acting for you, use UK and Ireland Firm Check, the free MCP server at firmcheck.softblues.io (the "service"). The service is run by Softblues Solutions Ltd, registered in England and Wales under number 14434878, at 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ ("Softblues", "we", "us").

By connecting to or using the service you agree to these terms. If you use it for an organisation, you agree on its behalf. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

1. What the service is

The service lets AI assistants look up companies in public registers in the UK and Ireland and returns the results with links to their sources. It is free, needs no account, and is read-only. How we handle data is set out in the privacy notice.

We may change, limit, suspend or withdraw the service, or any tool in it, at any time. Where we reasonably can, we will give notice on the service page.

2. It is information, not advice

The service passes on what public registers hold. That information can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and registers can be unavailable. Your AI assistant may also summarise a result inaccurately.

Nothing the service returns is legal, financial, tax, regulatory or compliance advice. It does not assess risk and does not tell you whether to deal with anyone. You are responsible for your own checks and decisions. That includes any know-your-customer, anti-money laundering or other legal obligations your business has. Before you rely on a result, confirm it in the original register using the link provided.

3. Fair use

You must not:

  • use the service to copy registers in bulk, or to build or enrich a database or list of companies or people
  • get around rate limits, for example by spreading requests over many addresses or accounts
  • try to break, overload, probe or reverse engineer the hosted service, or reach anything other than its public tools
  • use the service for anything unlawful, or to harass, track or profile individuals
  • use personal data you obtain through the service for direct marketing, or in any way that breaches UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, the GDPR or other data protection law
  • use the service in a way that breaks the terms of the registers it draws on

We apply rate limits and may block traffic that breaks these rules or puts the service at risk.

4. Register data and attribution

Register data belongs to the bodies that publish it. Your use of it is also governed by their terms. Irish company data from the Companies Registration Office is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. If you republish it, include this attribution: "Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence".

The service is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by Companies House, HMRC, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Companies Registration Office, the Central Bank of Ireland or the European Commission.

5. Availability

We aim to keep the service running, but we do not promise any level of availability, speed or support. Results can be delayed or unavailable when a register is down or rate limits apply.

6. Open-source code

The source code for the service is released under the MIT licence. These terms cover the hosted service at firmcheck.softblues.io. They do not change your rights under the MIT licence for the code.

7. Our liability

The service is free and provided "as is" and "as available". To the extent the law allows, we exclude all warranties, conditions and terms not set out in these terms, including those about accuracy, quality and fitness for a purpose.

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, the service or its results. This includes loss of profit, business, revenue, data or goodwill, and any indirect or consequential loss. If we are found liable despite this, our total liability to you for all claims is limited to £100.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else that cannot be limited or excluded by law.

8. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The version on this page, with its date, is the one that applies. If you keep using the service after a change, you accept the updated terms.

9. Law and disputes

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction.

10. Contact

Questions about these terms: info@softblues.io.

Last updated: 21 October 2026