International Trade Legal Notice

This Legal Notice explains the nature and limits of the international trade research, market and competitor analysis, business development, digital infrastructure, e-commerce, AI Digital Reception, automation and related operational support services provided by Quantum Intelligence Hub Ltd (“QIH”).

1. Scope and nature of the services

Within the scope stated in the applicable order or service agreement, QIH services may include:

• target-market, sector, competitor, pricing and supplier research;
• international business development and market-entry planning;
• general guidance concerning company formation or licensing processes;
• website, webshop, payment and communications infrastructure;
• AI Digital Reception and business-process automation;
• commercial-document templates, operational checklists and project coordination.

Unless separately authorised in writing, QIH is not the client’s customs representative, importer or exporter of record, tax representative, payment institution, investment adviser, insurer or legal adviser.

2. Applicable law and country-specific assessment

An international activity may be governed by more than one legal system. Relevant factors may include the place of establishment, the location of the client and end user, the origin and destination of goods, payment flows, data-processing locations and the nature of the service.

• relevant UK trade, consumer, sanctions, export-control and data-protection rules for UK-connected activity;
• relevant EU rules and Member State law for activity connected with the European Economic Area;
• local licensing, consumer, tax, customs, data, product-safety and electronic-communications rules in other jurisdictions.

This page is not a jurisdiction-specific legal opinion.

3. Outcomes not guaranteed

Unless expressly promised in a signed agreement, QIH does not guarantee:

• approval of a company, branch, trade licence, product authorisation or sector permit;
• opening or uninterrupted availability of a bank or payment account;
• approval of a visa, residence permit or work authorisation;
• customs clearance within a specified time or cost;
• market share, sales, profit, SEO ranking or return on investment;
• approval of an account by a marketplace, advertising, telecom or social-media provider;
• unchanged exchange rates, taxes or regulation.

4. Client responsibilities

The client must provide accurate and complete information, obtain appropriate professional advice for matters not expressly undertaken by QIH, and manage:

• trade, import, export and sector-specific licences;
• tax, VAT, withholding, customs and accounting obligations;
• product safety, conformity assessment, labelling and certification;
• consumer, advertising, electronic-communications and data-protection compliance;
• the accuracy of the buyer, end user, end use and supply chain;
• contracts with suppliers, distributors, representatives and customers.

QIH remains responsible for performing its own services with reasonable care and skill, protecting data under its control and addressing its own breach or fault.

5. Sanctions, embargoes and screening

Where appropriate, QIH may assess risks relating to the client, beneficial ownership, payment, jurisdiction, sector, goods, services and end use. A transaction may be refused, paused or subjected to further documentation where it involves a designated person or entity, controlled ownership, or prohibited territory, sector, item, technology, service or payment flow.

Since 28 January 2026, the UK Sanctions List has been the single official source for all UK sanctions designations. The former OFSI Consolidated List is no longer updated.

Country risk does not automatically mean that every person or transaction connected with that country is prohibited. Assessment depends on applicable law and the transaction’s actual characteristics.

6. Export controls and dual-use items

Certain goods, software, technical information, encryption or cybersecurity tools may be subject to military, dual-use, end-use or end-user controls. Even an item not listed on a control list may require authorisation under sanctions, embargo or end-use rules.

• the Export Control Order 2008 and current UK Strategic Export Control Lists for Great Britain;
• Regulation (EU) 2021/821 where applicable to Northern Ireland or EU-connected transactions;
• relevant controls in countries of origin, destination, transit or re-export.

Final classification and licensing requirements should be confirmed with a qualified export-control professional or the competent public authority.

7. Financial-crime, bribery and payment checks

On a risk-sensitive basis, QIH may request identity, company, beneficial-owner, source-of-funds, invoice, contract or commercial-purpose documents. A transaction that appears suspicious, inconsistent or unlawful may be refused or referred for review by the relevant provider.

Checks undertaken by QIH do not transfer the client’s own anti-money-laundering, anti-bribery, sanctions, tax or record-keeping obligations to QIH. Each party is responsible for its own conduct and breaches.

8. Payments, foreign exchange and taxes

• QIH is not a bank, payment institution or electronic-money institution.
• Card, bank-transfer and foreign-exchange services may be provided by independent financial providers.
• Exchange-rate differences, intermediary-bank charges, transaction costs, chargebacks, taxes and local deductions are allocated under the contract and provider rules.
• Compliance reviews, reserves, delayed payouts or declined transactions imposed by a provider are outside QIH’s direct control.

QIH fulfils applicable invoicing duties for amounts it charges. Clients remain responsible for invoicing and tax duties arising from sales to their own customers.

9. Market research and commercial information

Market, price, competitor, supplier and country analysis is prepared by reference to the stated date and sources. Prices, capacity, regulation, company status and commercial conditions may subsequently change.

QIH uses reasonable research methods and seeks to identify material known limitations. Before making a significant investment or contractual decision, the client should verify information independently and obtain appropriate specialist advice.

10. Third parties and referrals

Banks, payment providers, hosting companies, marketplaces, telecom providers, logistics companies, customs agents, lawyers, accountants and local consultants are independent parties. A referral or technical integration by QIH does not guarantee every act or omission of that provider.

QIH may remain responsible to the extent that loss results from its own incorrect information or failure to exercise reasonable care. Each third party remains responsible for its own acts and omissions.

11. Intellectual property and brand rights

QIH trade marks, logos, reports, software, automations, templates, designs and content may not be copied, resold or transferred beyond the licence expressly granted in the relevant agreement. The client is responsible for having the rights required for materials, brands and data it supplies.

Trade-mark, patent, design and copyright protection varies by jurisdiction and may require separate registration or enforcement measures.

12. Service disruption and force majeure

Events beyond a party’s reasonable control—including war, sanctions, embargoes, government action, natural disaster, epidemic, widespread internet or power failure, supply-chain disruption or critical third-party infrastructure failure—may constitute force majeure.

The affected party should notify the other party as soon as reasonably practicable, take reasonable mitigation measures and resume performance when the event ends. Undisputed payment obligations already due are not automatically extinguished by force majeure.

13. Fair allocation of responsibility

Each party is responsible in proportion to its own acts, omissions, inaccurate information, unlawful instructions and contractual breaches. QIH is not responsible for a breach caused solely by the client or an independent third party; the client is not responsible for a breach caused solely by QIH.

Unless the written service agreement provides otherwise and to the extent permitted by law, general contractual liability may be limited to fees paid or payable for the affected service during the 12 months preceding the event. Fraud, wilful misconduct, death or personal injury and liabilities that cannot lawfully be limited are excluded from this cap.

Nothing in this section removes mandatory consumer rights.

14. Governing law, updates and contact

Subject to mandatory consumer and local rules, this Legal Notice is governed by the law of England and Wales. The parties should first seek to resolve disputes through good-faith discussion. Jurisdiction and dispute resolution are determined by any signed service agreement between the parties.

This page may be updated to reflect changes in law, services or operations. Material updates apply prospectively from publication and do not retrospectively remove accrued or mandatory rights.

Quantum Intelligence Hub Ltd
71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
Legal: legal@qihhub.com
Compliance: compliance@qihhub.com
General: info@qihhub.com

Official sources: UK Sanctions Guidance · UK Export Controls Guidance · Dual-use Export Controls