This Disclaimer governs your use of the Sponsio website and any related services (collectively, the “Service”). Please read it carefully. By accessing or using the Service you confirm that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by this Disclaimer in full. If you do not accept it, you must not use the Service.
1. Nature of the Service
The Service is an information, research and signposting toolthat aggregates and presents publicly available data — including, without limitation, the United Kingdom Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors: Workerspublished on GOV.UK and third-party job listings — together with general educational content about the United Kingdom immigration system.
Sponsio is not, and does not hold itself out as:
- a law firm, solicitor, barrister, legal executive or other legal professional;
- an immigration adviser or immigration service provider within the meaning of section 82 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
- a person authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
- a chartered or qualified tax adviser, accountant or auditor;
- an employment agency or employment business within the meaning of the Employment Agencies Act 1973; or
- a recruiter, careers adviser or representative of any employer or sponsor.
No solicitor–client, adviser–client, fiduciary, agency, employment, partnership or similar relationship is created by your use of the Service.
2. Not legal, immigration, financial, tax or employment advice
All content on the Service is provided for general information and educational purposes only. It is not, and must not be relied upon as, a substitute for professional advice tailored to your individual circumstances. In particular, and without limitation, the Service does not provide:
- Immigration advice or immigration services of any kind. In the United Kingdom, the provision of immigration advice or immigration services in the course of a business is restricted by Part V of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. It is a criminal offence under section 84of that Act for any person to provide such advice or services in the United Kingdom unless they are a “qualified person” — typically a person regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) (the regulator formerly known as the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner), a solicitor regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), a barrister regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), or a member of another designated professional body. Sponsio is not such a qualified person and provides no advice on any individual immigration matter.
- Legal adviceof any kind, in any jurisdiction. Reading content on the Service does not create a solicitor–client or lawyer–client relationship.
- Financial, investment, mortgage, insurance, pensions, credit or cryptoasset advice, and no content on the Service constitutes a financial promotion within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Where salary, fee, cost-of-living or relocation figures are referenced, they are illustrative only.
- Tax, accounting or social-security advice, including in relation to UK or non-UK residence, domicile, double-taxation treaties, remittance, share schemes or pension transfers.
- Employment, HR, careers, recruitment or contractual advice, and Sponsio does not negotiate, intermediate or guarantee the existence, terms, lawfulness or outcome of any job application, employment offer or sponsorship.
3. Sponsor licence information and “sponsorship” labels
The UK Register of Licensed Sponsors: Workers is published and updated by the Home Office. The Service ingests this register periodically; data may be incomplete, delayed, withdrawn, suspended, revoked or otherwise inaccurate between updates. The presence of an organisation on the register, or on the Service, indicates only that — at the time the Home Office last published the register — that organisation held a relevant sponsor licence at the route and rating shown.
Holding a sponsor licence does not mean that an organisation:
- has any current or future intention to sponsor any particular individual;
- has any open, advertised or available sponsored vacancy;
- will assign a Certificate of Sponsorship to any individual; or
- will succeed in any individual visa application.
Labels used by the Service such as “Licensed sponsor”, “Strong role match”, “Sponsorship not guaranteed”, “Needs review” or similar are algorithmic, indicative classifications only. They are not statements of fact about any particular employer, role or applicant and must not be communicated to third parties as such.
Job listings shown by the Service are sourced from third-party providers (including, without limitation, public LinkedIn job postings surfaced via third-party APIs). Sponsio does not control, verify, endorse or accept responsibility for any such listing, employer, recruiter, intermediary, advertised salary, location or working condition.
4. UK law subject to change; rules differ outside the UK
UK immigration law, the Immigration Rules, salary thresholds, eligible occupations, the Skilled Worker route, the Global Talent route, the Graduate route, dependant rules, English-language requirements, fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge and sponsor compliance duties change frequently and sometimes with little notice. Content on the Service may not reflect the most recent position. The authoritative source is GOV.UK and any guidance issued by the Home Office.
The Service is intended for a global audience including persons located outside the United Kingdom who are considering coming to the United Kingdom. If you are accessing the Service from outside the United Kingdom:
- You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Service complies with the laws of the country or territory from which you access it;
- No content on the Service constitutes advice on the immigration, employment, taxation, financial, exchange-control, exit, conscription, family, criminal or other laws of any country other than what is expressly described as general UK information, and even then it is general information only;
- You should obtain advice from a person who is qualified and regulated to advise on the laws of your country of nationality, residence or domicile in addition to obtaining UK-regulated advice; and
- You acknowledge that visa decisions, entry clearance and right to work in the United Kingdom are matters for the United Kingdom Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration, and that no representation, prediction or assurance is given by the Service as to the outcome of any application.
5. No reliance, no warranty
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Service and all content on it are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of accuracy, completeness, currency, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. We do not warrant that:
- the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free or free of viruses or other harmful components;
- any information on the Service is accurate, complete, current or applicable to your circumstances; or
- any matched job, employer, sponsor licence, salary or visa route will result in any particular outcome.
You agree that you use the Service entirely at your own risk and that you will independently verify any information before acting on it.
6. Limitation of liability
Subject to paragraph 7 below, and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Sponsio, its operators, owners, officers, employees, contractors, agents and licensors exclude all liability to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, for any:
- (a) loss of profits, revenue, business, contracts, opportunity or anticipated savings;
- (b) loss arising from any visa refusal, application delay, withdrawal of sponsorship, refusal of leave to remain, removal, deportation, denial of entry clearance or right-to-work decision;
- (c) loss arising from reliance on any third-party data, including the GOV.UK sponsor register, job listings, salary data, employer information or external links;
- (d) loss of data, goodwill or reputation; or
- (e) any indirect, special, consequential, incidental, punitive or exemplary loss or damage,
in each case howsoever arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Service.
7. Liability that is not excluded
Nothing in this Disclaimer shall exclude or limit our liability for:
- death or personal injury caused by our negligence (as required by section 2(1) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and section 65 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015);
- fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
- breach of any term implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979, or sections 9–11 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (where applicable); or
- any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under English law.
Nothing in this Disclaimer affects your statutory rights as a consumer.
8. Third-party content, links and trade marks
The Service may link to, surface or summarise third-party websites, datasets and services (including GOV.UK, LinkedIn, employer websites and APIs operated by third parties). Such links and references are provided for convenience only. Sponsio does not control, endorse, monitor or accept responsibility for any third-party content, terms, privacy practices, fees or availability. References to GOV.UK content are made under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Trade marks, logos and company names referenced are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification only; their inclusion does not imply any affiliation with, endorsement by, or recommendation of Sponsio.
9. Reporting concerns
If you believe that any person is providing unauthorised immigration advice or services in the United Kingdom, you may report them to the Immigration Advice Authority via the IAA’s published reporting channel on GOV.UK. If you believe a UK sponsor licence is being misused, you may report it to UK Visas and Immigration via the GOV.UK reporting page.
10. Governing law and jurisdiction
This Disclaimer and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it, its subject matter or formation, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. You and we agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales to settle any such dispute or claim, save that, where you are a consumer resident in another part of the United Kingdom, you may also bring proceedings in your local courts as required by mandatory law.
11. Changes
We may update this Disclaimer at any time by posting a revised version on the Service. Continued use of the Service after any change constitutes acceptance of the revised Disclaimer. Material changes will be indicated by an updated “Last updated” date.