Clear website terms for responsible, transparent and accurate use.
These terms explain how this website may be used, how Verity Certification information should be interpreted, and the limits that apply to certificate claims, service descriptions, verification records, standards references and website content.
Verity aims to be open, practical and fair. The same clarity protects clients, certificate holders, buyers and Verity itself: no inflated claims, no hidden accreditation implication, no misuse of protected names or logos, and no reliance on website content as legal, procurement or technical advice.
These terms apply when you use the Verity website, contact Verity or rely on website information.
By using this website, you agree to use the information responsibly and in accordance with these terms. The website is intended to describe Verity’s private certification, management-system review, evidence-pack and verification services in broad terms.
These website terms do not replace a signed quotation, service agreement, certification rules, certificate-use rules, privacy notice, complaints and appeals process, or specific written instructions issued by Verity in relation to a certificate or review.
- Website visitors should treat content as general information.
- Clients should rely on their quotation, agreement and certificate documents.
- Certificate holders must follow certificate-use rules and current register status.
- Third parties should verify certificate status through the register or manual verification route.
Clear information helps everyone.
These terms are written to avoid confusion. Verity wants clients to understand the value of private certification, but also the limits of what may be claimed. A clear certificate is stronger than an overstated certificate.
If wording is unclear, the safer route is to ask Verity before using it in a tender, website, brochure, email signature or supplier questionnaire.
Verity is independent and must not be presented as connected to protected organisations.
This section is deliberately clear. Verity’s service may refer to standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO/IEC 27001 and other standards for descriptive purposes, but that does not create affiliation, endorsement, accreditation or official approval.
No UKAS relationship
Verity Certification is not UKAS-accredited and does not claim to be accredited by UKAS. Verity certificates must not be described as UKAS-accredited.
No ISO affiliation
Verity is not ISO, is not endorsed by ISO and does not use the ISO logo. References to ISO standards are descriptive references to published standard frameworks.
No BSI affiliation
Verity is not BSI, not part of BSI, not endorsed by BSI and does not claim BSI certification or approval.
No government approval
Verity does not claim government recognition, Crown approval, regulatory accreditation or official public authority endorsement.
Names and references used descriptively
The names UKAS, ISO, BSI, IAF and similar organisations may appear on this website only to explain distinctions, limitations, market terminology, requirement wording or responsible certificate use. Those references do not imply ownership, endorsement, approval or commercial connection.
Logos and symbols
Unless expressly authorised by the relevant rights holder, Verity does not use the ISO logo, UKAS accreditation symbols, BSI marks, IAF marks, Crown symbols or any third-party certification marks in a manner that implies affiliation or approval.
Use this website responsibly and do not treat general information as a formal decision.
Content is explanatory
Website content is provided to explain Verity’s services, approach, standards pages, governance documents and general certification concepts. It is not a binding assessment of any organisation unless confirmed in writing by Verity.
Not legal or procurement advice
Nothing on this website is legal advice, procurement advice, tax advice, regulatory advice or a guarantee that any buyer, authority, tender evaluator or customer will accept a Verity certificate.
No guaranteed certification
Submission of an enquiry, payment of a fee, request for review or use of this website does not guarantee certification. Certification depends on scope, evidence, findings, decision controls and certificate rules.
Do not interfere with the site
Users must not attempt to damage, overload, copy, scrape, misuse, reverse-engineer, bypass security controls or use the website in a way that affects availability, accuracy or lawful operation.
Third-party sites
External links may be provided for convenience or context. Verity is not responsible for the content, availability, security, accuracy, privacy practices or terms of third-party websites.
Terms may be updated
Verity may update website content, policies, prices, service descriptions, terms, certificate-use rules and verification arrangements from time to time without prior notice.
Certificate holders must keep claims accurate, current and within scope.
A certificate is not a blank marketing permission. It has a holder, scope, standard or review route, issue date, expiry date, status and limitations. Claims must match those details.
| Claim type | Responsible wording | Wording to avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Private certification | “Privately certified by Verity Certification for the stated scope.” | “UKAS-accredited”, “government-approved”, “official ISO certification body”. |
| ISO reference | “Reviewed against ISO 9001-aligned requirements” or “certified against the stated standard route, subject to Verity rules.” | Using the ISO logo or implying ISO itself issued or endorsed the certificate. |
| Scope | Only claim the certified activities, locations, services and organisation named on the certificate. | Extending the claim to products, sites, divisions, subcontractors or services not covered. |
| Status | Use certificate claims only while the certificate is active and current. | Using a certificate after expiry, withdrawal, suspension or replacement. |
| Evidence pack | Describe it as a Verity evidence pack, audit summary or management-system review file. | Calling the evidence pack an accredited certificate or regulatory approval. |
Always check the current certificate status before relying on a claim.
The website explains the service, but it does not guarantee acceptance, outcomes or third-party decisions.
Verity provides private certification and management-system review services. Decisions by buyers, tender authorities, customers, insurers, regulators, banks, accreditors, auditors and other third parties remain outside Verity’s control.
No acceptance guarantee
Verity does not guarantee that any certificate, evidence pack, review summary or website explanation will be accepted by a particular buyer, tender, customer, authority or third party.
No continuous availability promise
Verity aims to keep the website and verification route available, but does not guarantee uninterrupted access, error-free operation or permanent availability of any online function.
No responsibility for misuse
Verity is not responsible for client or third-party misuse of certificates, logos, wording, screenshots, altered documents, outdated records or unsupported claims.
No liability for external decisions
Verity is not responsible for losses arising from procurement decisions, customer decisions, tender outcomes, contract awards, failed submissions or independent third-party interpretation.
Reasonable reliance only
Users should not rely solely on website content where a decision is commercially, legally, technically or operationally important. Specific advice or review should be requested.
Nothing excludes mandatory rights
Nothing in these terms is intended to exclude liability that cannot legally be excluded under applicable law, or to remove rights that cannot lawfully be removed.
Website content, Verity wording, designs and materials remain protected.
Unless otherwise stated, website content, text, structure, designs, layouts, graphics, certificate templates, evidence-pack structures, process descriptions and Verity branding belong to Verity Certification or its licensors.
You may view the website for ordinary business information purposes. You may not copy, reproduce, adapt, publish, scrape, sell, misrepresent, rebrand or reuse Verity materials in a way that suggests ownership, endorsement, affiliation or permission.
- Do not copy certificate templates or verification formats.
- Do not reuse Verity wording as if it were your own certification scheme.
- Do not remove disclaimers, limitations or non-UKAS status wording.
- Do not use Verity branding without permission.
Protected names remain protected.
ISO, UKAS, BSI, IAF and other names, marks, symbols or logos belong to their respective rights holders. Any descriptive reference on this website should not be read as Verity ownership, affiliation, permission or endorsement.
Certificate holders must not add ISO, UKAS, BSI, IAF, Crown or other third-party marks to Verity materials unless they have separate written authority from the relevant rights holder.
Contact forms, emails and verification enquiries may involve personal or commercial information.
Privacy notice
Personal information provided through emails, forms, verification enquiries, complaints, appeals or service communications is handled in line with Verity’s privacy notice and applicable UK data-protection requirements.
Read privacy noticeCommercial confidentiality
Certification and evidence-pack work may involve sensitive documents, policies, client records, audit notes, operational records or tender wording. Users should not submit information they are not authorised to share.
Email limitations
Email is useful but not risk-free. If highly sensitive material is being shared, Verity may ask for a more controlled method, redaction, limited disclosure or agreed document-handling approach.
These terms work alongside the wider Verity governance framework.
Certification rules
Explains how certification is intended to be issued, controlled, suspended, withdrawn, renewed and verified.
Certificate-use rules
Explains how certificate holders may and may not describe their certificate, scope, status and Verity relationship.
Verification policy
Explains the register, manual verification route, status meanings and controlled disclosure principles.
Impartiality and conflicts
Explains how Verity approaches impartiality, support boundaries, decision control and conflict management.
Complaints and appeals
Explains how concerns, challenges, certificate-status issues and appeal requests should be raised.
Privacy notice
Explains how personal information may be handled when users contact Verity or submit information.
Questions about website terms and certificate claims.
Can a Verity certificate be called UKAS-accredited?
No. Verity Certification is a private non-UKAS certification and management-system review service. Verity certificates must not be described as UKAS-accredited.
Can we use the ISO logo with a Verity certificate?
No. Certificate holders should not use the ISO logo unless they have separate valid authorisation from ISO. Verity does not grant permission to use ISO marks.
Can we say “ISO certified”?
Any wording must be accurate, not misleading and consistent with the certificate, scheme rules and non-UKAS status. Safer wording is usually to describe the certificate as privately issued by Verity for the stated scope.
Can a buyer rely on the website alone?
The website is general information. A buyer or third party should verify certificate number, holder, scope, dates and status through the verification route or by contacting Verity.
What happens if a certificate holder misuses a certificate?
Verity may require correction, removal, suspension, withdrawal, public status update, refusal of future certification or legal action depending on the seriousness of the misuse.
Can Verity change these terms?
Yes. Verity may update these terms and related governance documents from time to time. Users should check the latest version before relying on certificate-use wording or website information.
Ask before using certificate wording in a tender, website or buyer pack.
Send the proposed wording, certificate number and intended use. Verity can confirm whether the wording appears consistent with the certificate scope, status and private non-UKAS nature of the service.