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BlackCores Responsible Markets is operated by BlackCores and Partners LLP, trading as BlackCores & Partners, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with company number OC459454. Registered office: First Floor Office, 3 Hornton Place, London, W8 4LZ, United Kingdom.

Public contact: rm@blackcores.org.

These terms govern your use of BlackCores.org, register.blackcores.org and all related public pages, programme information pages, Register pages, certificate verification pages and application pages (together, the "Site").

By using the Site you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the Site.

Website content is provided for general business and institutional information only. It describes the BlackCores Responsible Markets programme, its standards, its recorded outcomes and the conditions under which records are maintained.

Nothing on this Site should be read as professional advice of any kind. You should obtain appropriate independent advice before making any decision that relies on information published here.

BlackCores Responsible Markets content is not legal, financial, tax, investment, insurance or regulatory advice. We do not advise on whether to trade, invest, open an account, transfer funds, engage a particular firm or take any other financial decision.

You are solely responsible for your own decisions. Independent professional advice should be obtained where appropriate.

Nothing on this Site is intended as an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity, a securities offering, financial promotion, investment recommendation, solicitation, offer to trade, or offer to buy, sell, arrange or advise in relation to any financial product, security, futures contract, CFD, leveraged foreign exchange contract, virtual asset, payment service, banking product or regulated service.

BlackCores Responsible Markets does not present itself as FCA-authorised, PRA-authorised, or as a bank, payment institution, e-money institution, insurer, insurance intermediary, investment adviser, investment manager, broker, trading venue, credit broker, claims management company, statutory auditor, tax adviser or SRA-regulated law firm.

Nothing on this Site constitutes or implies any such authorisation, approval or regulated status.

The BlackCores Responsible Markets Register records programme participation, documentary status and defined-scope review outcomes. It is not a broker ranking, investment recommendation, financial promotion, regulatory approval, consumer trading guide, product endorsement, certification or verification of financial soundness.

Profile information reflects what a participant demonstrated against a published standard within a declared scope at a point in time. It is not a guarantee of future conduct, regulatory standing or financial soundness.

Register ordering may reflect profile completeness, update recency and programme status. It does not rank firms by quality, safety, regulatory standing or client outcome. See Methodology for details.

A Profile ID identifies a public programme profile. A Certificate ID appears only where a certificate has been issued within a defined scope.

Certificate status may be: Active, Update Due, Expired, Withdrawn, Superseded or Archived. Each status has a defined meaning set out in the programme documentation.

A certificate does not verify financial soundness, product quality, broker safety, regulatory standing, client outcomes or investment suitability. It records a documentary outcome within a declared scope at the time of issue.

The BlackCores RM10 Standards are BlackCores-owned standards for documentary mapping and responsible-market conduct presentation within the FX/CFD ecosystem.

They are not regulatory rules, official regulator standards, UN standards or a substitute for professional advice. They reflect a defined framework published and maintained by BlackCores.

Fees support administration, evidence handling, profile maintenance, certificate verification, directory operation and annual updates.

Fees do not determine criteria status, regulatory status, firm quality, broker safety, investment suitability, client outcome, licence approval, bank onboarding, PSP onboarding, UNGC acceptance or any third-party acceptance decision.

Higher participation tiers reflect a broader scope of handling, additional evidence-handling depth and, where applicable, additional services. They do not confer higher regulatory standing or a stronger endorsement.

Submitting an expression of interest or application does not create a client relationship, acceptance, listing, certificate entitlement or obligation by BlackCores Responsible Markets.

Applicants must provide accurate information. BlackCores may request clarification, defer or decline any application without giving reasons.

Outcomes of programme review are described using the following decision language: Accepted for publication, Accepted with limitations, Deferred, Declined, Suspended, Archived.

The term "approved firm" is not used. Acceptance for publication is a programme decision about documentary record, not a regulatory approval, endorsement or recommendation.

Use of the BlackCores Responsible Markets name, mark, Profile IDs, Certificate IDs or certificates is subject to written conditions. See Use of Mark for full terms.

Use of the mark must stop immediately if participation lapses, is suspended or is withdrawn. BlackCores may request removal, correction, suspension or withdrawal of any reference where terms are breached.

BlackCores and Partners LLP participates in the United Nations Global Compact as a signatory organisation. This participation is separate from the BlackCores Responsible Markets programme.

BlackCores Responsible Markets is independently administered by BlackCores and is not a United Nations or UN Global Compact programme, certification, endorsement, approval or verification service.

Participant firms in BlackCores Responsible Markets do not receive UNGC status, UNGC recognition or any UN affiliation through their programme participation.

External links on this Site are provided for identification, reference or participant profile purposes. They do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any third-party website, service or organisation.

Third-party websites are operated by their respective organisations and are not controlled by BlackCores Responsible Markets.

Specific, factual concerns about a published profile or record may be submitted via the Corrections page. This is a documentary process, not a complaints, dispute resolution or compensation service.

BlackCores may review, update, qualify, suspend or archive public information where a documentary basis supports a change.

BlackCores Responsible Markets content, the RM10 Standards, the Register architecture, certificate templates, logos, marks, page design and methodology belong to BlackCores and Partners LLP or relevant licensors.

No part of this Site may be reproduced, copied, scraped, redistributed or reused without written permission, except where expressly permitted by law.

You must not: scrape or data-harvest the Site; misrepresent or misstate any profile, certificate or programme status; use Profile IDs, Certificate IDs or status references in contexts that imply regulatory approval, broker ranking, UN endorsement or product safety; impersonate BlackCores Responsible Markets or any participant firm; use any mark in retail trading promotions, affiliate campaigns or financial promotions; or copy, reverse-engineer or misuse any part of the Register architecture, methodology or standards.

We take reasonable care to keep published records accurate. The Site is provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind. Records may be changed, corrected, suspended or removed as circumstances require.

Regulatory and corporate status information should always be verified from official sources, including the applicable regulator, company registrar and government authority for the relevant jurisdiction.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BlackCores and Partners LLP is not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage arising from: reliance on information published on this Site; any decision to engage or not engage with any firm; any failure or interruption of the Site; or any inaccuracy in a published record.

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

These terms may be updated from time to time. The date of the most recent update is shown at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site following an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. Any dispute arising from or in connection with these terms is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Questions about these terms should be directed to rm@blackcores.org. Correspondence may also be sent to our registered office: First Floor Office, 3 Hornton Place, London, W8 4LZ, United Kingdom.