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General terms & conditions

Welcome to Guernsey Energy and thank you for choosing us as your provider of energy solutions in Guernsey.

We will supply our products and services to you in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under these general terms and conditions and the service schedule(s), unless we tell you otherwise in writing. Please make sure you read the service schedule which relates to your product or service with these terms and conditions, so you fully understand your contract.

We will show the latest version of all of our terms and conditions on our website at guernseyenergy.gg. All of our terms and conditions contain words which have specific meanings, these words are capitalised. To understand their meaning, please see the definitions set out at the end of these general terms and conditions.

These are our latest general terms and conditions, dated 13 January 2023.

1.1. Your contract is made up of (and shall have the following order of importance if there is any difference between them):

a) your Order;

b) the service schedule in relation to your particular service or product; and

c) these general terms and conditions.

1.2. This contract applies to the exclusion of any and all other terms that you seek to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.

1.3. Please remember if more than one person is named on the application form, this contract will apply to each of you jointly and separately. You will both be required to comply with the terms, and we can choose to enforce them against you jointly or we can choose to enforce against any individual alone, which includes the payment of any amounts owed to us.

1.4. If there is more than one person named on the account, we will be entitled to act on the instructions on any one of those people and will not be required to check or confirm the instructions with any other person named on the account.

2.1. You need to:

a) complete the application documents;

b) agree to the terms of the contract; and

c) if required, provide us with information or documentation we might need to allow us to check your identity and assess the provision of the products or services (before the start of the contract and at any other time).

2.2. We will rely on the information you provide us through this process, and you agree that the information you provide us is current, accurate and complete. You also agree to let us know as soon as any if the information provided to us through the application process changes.

2.3. If you would like someone else to have authority to speak to us and give us instructions regarding your account, you must inform us. We may need you to provide us with written authority but please contact us and we will let you know what is needed.

2.4. Please note that your property must be in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in order to be customer for some of our products and services including the supply of gas.

2.5. Your contract is dependent on us undertaking a credit check on you and each person who is a customer under your contract and us being satisfied that you have a credit score that we consider suitable. This may happen when you apply for a product or service with us, and we also reserve the right to do this periodically throughout your contract to make sure you can pay the amounts due to us. Credit Check agencies will record the fact that we have run checks. You agree that we may use any data that you have provided to us, whether in your Order or otherwise and including any personal data provided in relation to this service or other services you have taken from us, for the purpose of undertaking our credit checks.

2.6. We can refuse to provide products or services to you for any reason, in our discretion and at any time. We will only do this for example where you fail our credit checks, there is a bad history of non-payment or previous contract breaches.

3.1. Your contract starts from the date explained below and it replaces all existing agreements or understandings between us in relation to the supply of the particular service or product.

3.2. The contract starts on the earlier of:

a) our acceptance of the contract through our application or order process which is either confirmed in writing or is confirmed by virtue of us starting to provide you with the products or Services you ordered;

b) your deemed acceptance of the contract, which is formed by your acceptance of the supply of a product or service from us in absence of a formal contract;

c) or on the date stated in your order application form.

3.3. Your contract will continue to apply until the end date stated in your application form (if applicable) or until it is terminated in a way set out in the terms of the contract.

4.1. You may have 14 days during which you can cancel your contract. Your service schedule will set out if this applies and when the 14-day period commences, as it may differ from service to service. Please see your service schedule.

4.2. If you have paid us any money in respect of the services you decide to cancel within the cancellation period, we will refund it. We will not charge you for cancelling your contract unless we have incurred costs. If your service has started or we have incurred any costs such as the costs of installation at your property or the costs of supply, you will be liable to pay these costs if you use your right of cancellation.

5.1. The start of your services will depend on what you have ordered from us. Your service schedule or application form will set out when they start.

6.1. All payments must be made in advance by direct debit, unless we agree something different with you. If you pay by direct debit, you will be responsible for making sure that the payment is made. You will be asked to agree to any additional amounts due in respect of the Services and these will be invoiced separately and will not be included in your direct debit. We shall not be required to provide you with an invoice or demand for any payment paid by Direct Debit and each payment shall be made so that we receive it in cleared funds on its due date. Where the due date for a payment is not a Working Day, that payment shall be payable by you on the next date that is a Working Day.

6.2. If you fail to make a payment within 7 days following a reminder from us then we will take this to mean that you no longer intend to comply with the terms of your contract. Where this happens, we shall be entitled to suspend or terminate your contract without providing you with further notice that your contract with us has been suspended or ended.

6.3. Please see your application form or service schedule for details on the prices you will pay and how you will be invoiced, as this differs for each of our products/services. We may provide you with an invoice per product or service or a consolidated invoice covering all products and services, at our discretion.

6.4. Our prices, charges and conditions may depend on how you pay. If no prices are specified in your application form, our standard prices will apply and can be found on our website. Please note that our pricing may change from time to time, we will normally inform you of any changes to our price, but you will need to check our website to keep up to date.

6.5. You will be charged for your services from the date of supply and you agree to pay these charges until your contract ends. Please check your service schedule which will explain the date of supply for your product or service.

6.6. If you request an additional product or service that involves additional cost(s) or fees, we will advise you of the additional costs that are known at the time of your request. If any costs are not known at that time, we will provide you with an estimate of the likely costs.

6.7. We will invoice you at the intervals set out in your service schedule. Not all of products and services include regular invoicing and some provide a payment schedule at the start of the service only, so please check the relevant service schedule.

6.8. You must pay our invoices in the agreed amount and on demand, by the date specified or your direct debit instruction. You cannot set off, withhold, deduct or counterclaim any amount you owe us, against anything we owe you.

6.9. We can choose how we apply any monies you pay us, as to whether we will apply it against older amounts you owe us first, even if you tell us it relates to another amount you owe. Or, if you have multiple products and services with us, we can use any payment or monies on one account to pay some or all your debt on the other account.

6.10. In addition to any agreed pricing, we may charge reasonable costs for services if they are not included as standard in your contract. This may include costs such as;

a) visiting your Property for inspections, testing, repairs to equipment, parts, disconnecting or reconnecting the supply of gas or any installation works you have requested or need;

b) charges we are legally required to pass on to you;

c) if applicable, charges for paper invoices or copies of historic invoices;

d) costs and expenses we incur due to your breach of your contract,

if we can, we will let you know the costs of any works before we undertake them.

6.11. Where applicable, VAT or GST is included in our charges at the appropriate rate.

7.1. If you think there is a mistake in your invoice or any payment you have made you must raise this with us within 60 days of the date of the payment or invoice. Please contact us by phone or email. You agree to provide us with all the information we require to review your claim within a reasonable period of time. If the required information is not provided within a reasonable period, we will not be able to properly review your claim and the original invoice will stand. In this case, we reserve the right to enforce the original invoice, if required.

7.2. You must still pay for any part of the charges which is not in dispute in the normal manner and you must continue to pay for future invoices.

7.3. If we agree that you have been over charged, we will credit that money to your account or reimburse you, at our discretion.

7.4. In respect of the supply of gas, our invoicing is sometimes based on estimates as we often cannot access your meter to taking a reading and this impacts the accuracy of the invoices. For more accurate invoicing, upon written request from us you agree to provide us with monthly meter readings where your invoice is based on estimates. Meter readings can be submitted online on our website guernseyenergy.gg/submit-your-meter-reading. If you are unable to submit a meter reading please contact us. We can invoice you at any time for your consumption and you are responsible for our charges, which is why it is important you to provide meter readings or allow us to access your meter to take a reading.

7.5. In order to help us invoice you accurately, you also agree that in the event we attend your property for any other reason you will grant us a right of access to your meter to take a reading.

8.1. We might need to ask you to pay us a deposit or advance payment. We will decide when it is necessary, but it may include situations such as you have failed to pass our credit checks. The amount we request will be based on your credit rating and history.

8.2. We'll give you a reasonable time to pay any deposit we require, but you agree to pay by the date we provide. If you fail to do so, we will have the right to suspend or terminate the contract and we reserve the right to refuse to provide any new contracts, renewals or additional products or services to you.

8.3. If you pay us an advance payment, we will keep it as follows:

a) we will hold any advance payment for up to 12 months;

b) if you owe us any monies, in relation to any product or service we provide you, we can apply the money held against that debt, in part or in full;

c) if you make all payments to us as required for a period of 12 months from first paying us the advance payment, we will either return the deposit to you or apply the money towards your next invoices, upon request by you;

d) if we are holding advance payments when this contract terminates, after all debts to us are cleared, we will return any balance to you;

e) you will not be entitled to any interest on any amounts held by us and owing to you, including advance payments or any refunds due to you generally under your contract;

f) you will not be entitled to any interest on any monies held by us on your account.

8.4. If the account is held in the name of more than one person, we can return or refund any monies held on your account to any one of the persons named on the account. We do not have to get permission from, or notify, the other account holders. Any monies due from us will be transferred to the bank account nominated on your customer account with us and we will have no further liability.

8.5. When the contract is terminated and all amounts due to us from you have been settled (including in relation to other products and services provided by us to you), we will refund any available balance of the deposit to you.

9.1. If you don’t pay as required (for any products or services you take form us), we can elect, without limiting our legal rights, any or all of the following;

a) to apply a late payment charge;
b) change how often we provide your invoices;
c) use a deposit that you've paid us or ask you for one;
d) ask you to use a different payment method;
e) use money you've paid us under any contract or account, even if that contract or account is for a different property;
f) use money that we owe you (for example any credit balance you have with us on any contract)
g) to charge interest on late payments, at 4% per annum above the Bank of England’s base rate from time to time;
h) to charge our expenses and administration fees to cover us costs in pursuing the unpaid amounts this includes bank charges, our staff time for each communication with you regarding unpaid monies due to us;
i) take necessary legal steps to recover the debt, which may include using the services of a third-party debt collection agency or sell your debt;
j) provide information in relation to your unpaid debt to credit reference agencies; and/or
k) suspend or terminate the provision of services to you.

9.2. Any interest to be applied to payments will accrue on a daily basis from the Due Date of payment until we receive a cleared payment in our account, covering all amounts due to us.

9.3. You agree to speak to us in advance if you think you will not be able to meet your payment obligations. We will try to work out a reasonable plan with you so that your services are not terminated or suspended but we cannot guarantee that a plan can be agreed between us. If you're paying us back, you must stick to the payment schedule we've agreed. Otherwise, we'll let you know if you need to pay the full amount straight away, pay us back faster or pay in a different way. Please contact us if you would like to discuss any payment issues.

9.4. If you take a new service with us and you still owe us money under a previous contract or account, we can add those amounts to what you owe us under the new contract. We will contact you to explain the amounts due.

9.5. Please see your service schedule for additional terms regarding non-payment.

What you need to do:

10.1. This depends on the product or service you have taken from us, please see the relevant service schedule for more information on your obligations but you must comply with all obligations in your contract and all relevant local laws.

10.2. We take health and safety very seriously, especially when we visit your property. We need you to help us keep our equipment and staff safe, as well as your property. If you have an engineer coming from us to your property, you must make sure that their access is clear and safe.

10.3. You agree that physical or remote access to the Equipment in your property won't be obstructed. You also agree to give us (and our agents) safe access to the Equipment and to let us into your property:

a) in an emergency, at any time; or
b) at all reasonable times, for the purposes of providing the Services. This includes access to the Equipment to work on it or to remove the Equipment or any other related equipment.

10.4. You are responsible for events that happen at your property regarding the use of our products and services, and you must comply with any applicable network, safety, operational and technical requirements, as set out in this contract or in any information we have provided to you from time to time.

10.5. You are responsible for protecting your own equipment. Please see your service schedule to understand when ownership of equipment you purchase from us becomes yours and when you need to insure it.

What we need to do:

10.6. We will provide you with the products and services you order in compliance with the terms of your contract and in compliance with good industry practice and applicable legal requirements relating to those products or services.

11.1. If there is fault with your service or product, please let us know asap and we will discuss the options with you. Our contact details can be found on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/contact-us.

11.2. If you suspect there is a gas leak, we operate a 24-hour emergency service which allows you to report any gas leak. You can contact us in relation to a suspected leak at any time. Our faults team will review the details of your issue as soon as reasonably possible and they may contact you.

12.1. We own all the equipment associated with your gas connection, from our network to the Meter serving your property but please see your service schedule regarding the ownership of other products and equipment.

13.1. You agree to tell us in advance if you are moving home. We will need at least 5 Working Days’ notice to make the necessary arrangements. Depending on the product or service you receive from us, we may be able to discuss the possibility moving your supply of services to your new address, the amounts owing to us if your contract is terminating or discuss the options with you in relation to any proposals for a new owner or occupier to take on your contract. Please contact us to discuss the available options.

13.2. If the named account holder moves out of your property and you remain, we will continue to supply services to you as the occupier for a period of up to 30 days, but a contract will be deemed to be formed on the date of the change and you will be bound by the provisions of the contract including the obligation to pay all future amounts due. At the expiry of the 30-day period, if you have not signed up for a contract in your name, we will terminate the deemed contract and terminate the provision of all products and services immediately, without notice.

13.3. Please see your service schedule for further requirements about moving home and what happens to your payments, your services and any equipment.

14.1. Your contract may come to end with the expiry of a fixed term or either party may exercise the rights included in this contract to bring it to an end.

14.2. We may terminate this contract:

a) in any circumstances by giving you no less than 30 days' notice;
b) immediately if you have repeatedly breached the terms of this contract or breached it in a serious way;
c) immediately if we are legally prohibited from supplying your product or service;
d) immediately if you are unable to pay your debts, you become insolvent or have any order of a similar nature made against you or your property, including saisie or en désastre, in any jurisdiction;
e) immediately if we are required to do so by any law, code or agreement or by any legal or governmental authority.

14.3. Please see your service schedule as there may be additional options available to you but generally, you may terminate this contract:

a) if you give us 3 months’ notice in writing provided that in the event that your application or service schedule contains a fixed Initial Term of service, any notice you provide will not expire until the end of such period unless you agree to pay all charges due to us during that period in advance and you have complied with all other obligations;
b) if we breach this contract in a serious way and do not fix that breach within 30 days of written notice from you; or
c) if we are declared insolvent.

14.4. If you want your supply of services to be disconnected or ceased temporarily, please contact us to discuss if there are any available options.

15.1. If your contract comes to an end either with the expiry of a fixed term or it is terminated in accordance with the terms, all monies due to us will immediately become due and payable by you. You must pay us all unpaid invoices and associated charges immediately. All services provided by us will cease.

15.2. If you don’t owe us anything, we will refund any amounts held on your account within 60 days. You agree to give us your details (your name, bank account, forwarding address) so we can do that. You will not be entitled to any interest on any monies held by us on your account.

15.3. You must check your service schedule for additional rights and obligations regarding the effects termination to understand what happens including to the ownership of equipment or fees that you must pay on termination.

15.4. Termination of your contract will not affect the rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities that have already arisen to either party before termination.

15.5. Some of the provisions of your contract will survive termination, including section 12 (Ownership of equipment), section 21 (What is the limit of our liability to you and others) and section 22 (General legal provisions).

16.1. We can change the terms of your Contract at any time, which may include situations where it is necessary for us to comply with any laws, or other rules that we are obliged to follow. No verbal agreements can be made to change this contract. If we make a change to your contract and that change puts you at a significant disadvantage, we'll let you know at least five Working Days beforehand. If you are unhappy with any change that puts you at a significant disadvantage, you can end the contract as explained in these terms and conditions. Any changes will be published on our website.

16.2. If you ask us to agree to any changes to the contract, if we agree to them we'll confirm what they are in writing and when they apply. Any changes of this nature must be agreed in writing as our staff cannot simply agree to amend our terms.

16.3. We will inform you of any changes by publishing them on our website and they normally take effect when they are published or from the date we specify. The latest copy of our terms will always be available on our website.

17.1. We will not change the prices of any fixed term contract with you during the Initial Term. Please check your application or service schedule, as it will explain if there is a fixed term period in your contract.

17.2. For all other products and services, unless you service schedule states otherwise, we may make any changes to the prices or any other applicable charges at any time. If we do so, we will give notice of our intention to do so and we will publish the new prices on our website along with the date they will begin to apply.

17.3. If we make changes to our prices or charges which put you at a significant disadvantage, we will give you notice and if you are not happy, you will be free to terminate the contract without penalty, but you will owe us all amount due under the contract to the date the contract is terminated.

17.4. Please see your service schedule for additional terms regarding amounts due to us on termination.

18.1. If you need to propose changes to your contract, please contact us. Our products and services are provided on standard terms to ensure consistency across our business but in exceptional circumstances we may consider changes. Any changes we agree with you must be in writing and signed by an officer of our company.

18.2. If you would like to discuss changes to your products and services generally, please contact us.

19.1. When we offer promotions to our customers. We reserve the right to make changes to any promotions at any time, without notice and cannot guarantee their availability.

20.1. We take the privacy of your personal information seriously.

20.2. Our privacy policy explains your statutory rights and how we collect and use your personal data. It describes the processing activities that are carried out by us in relation to your contract, the purposes for which these activities are performed and the legal bases that we rely upon for these processing activities. These processing activities may include, amongst other things, the use of your data for the purposes of undertaking credit checks, sharing payment history with credit reference agencies. invoicing, managing your contract and instructing the Direct Debit payments due under your contract.

20.3. Our privacy policy can be found on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/privacy-policy.

20.4. We may update our privacy notices from time to time to ensure that they are always up to date and accurate. Any changes we may make to our privacy policy will be posted on our website.

21.1. We accept responsibility if we, or anyone acting on our behalf, causes death or injury because we or they have been negligent.

21.2. We won't, under any circumstances, be responsible for:

a) any financial loss, damage or expenses, such as loss of profit, income, business, contracts or goodwill;
b) any loss, damage or expenses which we or you would not have reasonably expected when we made this contract with you. That applies even if we, or anyone acting on our behalf, didn't follow these terms;
c) any statement, warranty or representation made by any person other than us in respect of your contract;
d) any breach of your contract that is caused by events beyond our control;
e) any indirect loss or consequential loss;
f) any loss, damage, expenses or disagreement that may arise between you and another person or us and any person other than you as a result of the installation and use of equipment at your property which is supplied by us or the provision of the services by us;
g) any interference or damage to other equipment in your property caused using equipment supplied by us.

21.3. We will take reasonable care not to damage your property when installing any equipment and we will be responsible for any damage caused by our negligence. You agree that some minor damage maybe caused to your property which needs redecoration and that you are responsible for any redecoration. We will not be liable for any costs of repairing any pre-existing faults or damage to your property.

21.4. Subject to any applicable laws, we do not provide you with any condition, promise, warranty or representation in respect of any equipment supplied by us or the Services, whether in respect of quality, description or otherwise, except as expressly contained in your contract or which we otherwise provide to you in writing.

21.5. We are not responsible for any claims or representations made by the manufacture of any of any equipment supplied by us.

21.6. Except for any loss under clause 21.1 above, if you suffer any loss or damage because of our failure to comply with the contract, our responsibility to you will be limited to no more than the amount of all charges due under your contract for the preceding 12-month period in total combined for any and all events that cause you loss.

21.7. You agree to indemnify us against any claim or claims, whatever they are or however they come up, in connection with our products and Services. You will not be liable for any claim or claims which come up as a result of our deliberate default or negligence.

22.1. The terms of this contract are the only terms that will apply to the provision of our services and products to you. We will not be responsible for any statements, information, representations, warranties which are not expressly included in writing in your contract. In particular, please note that we will not be responsible for statements made by a manufacturer in relation to any products you buy from us. You agree that you have not relied t on any statement, promise, representation, assurance or warranty made or given by us or on our behalf, which is not set out in this contract.

22.2. We do not tolerate discrimination, violence, aggression or abuse towards our staff or agents. If this happens, we may ask you to contact us in different ways, suspend or terminate your contract, take legal action and, if appropriate, report it to the police.

22.3. Guernsey Energy is a registered trademark and trading name of Guernsey Gas Limited. Any intellectual property rights including trademarks, copyright or design right existing in the equipment or services belong to the relevant owner.

22.4. We are not responsible for anything arising from events beyond our control (including a Force Majeure Event).

22.5. This contract is personal to you. You can't transfer any of your rights or responsibilities under your contract to another person without our prior written agreement. We can transfer all or any part of your contract to another company. If we do so, we will publish the information on our website.

22.6. If the contract ends for any reason, you and we will not lose any rights you or we already have (for example, to claim any money that is owed at the end of the contract).

22.7. These terms do not alter or restrict any statutory rights which cannot be altered or restricted.

22.8. If you don't keep to the terms or conditions of your contract and we don't respond right away, that doesn't necessarily mean that we won't do anything about it later.

22.9. Where we send you any written communications or documents, we can send them by post to your last known address or by email to the address we have in your customer record. If we send them by post they’ll be considered to have been delivered to you 48 hours after we post them and for emails, when they are sent.

22.10. Each individual clause and subclause of your contract applies separately. If a court or other authority tells us we can't rely on a certain clause or subclause, the other clauses and subclauses will still apply.

22.11. No one other than you can claim rights or benefits under this contract, now or in the future and by law or otherwise. This does not apply to anyone who is expressly authorised under this contact to become a party or claim the rights or benefits.

22.12.Guernsey law will apply to your contract and the Guernsey courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claims or disputes.

23.1. All references to ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’ or ‘Guernsey Energy’ in this Contract means Guernsey Gas Limited, trading as Guernsey Energy.

23.2. All references to “you” or “your” means you, the customer.

23.3. A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality).

23.4. A reference to a party includes its personal representatives, successors or permitted assigns.

23.5. A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to such statute or provision as amended or re-enacted and a reference to a statute or statutory provision includes any subordinate legislation made under that statute or statutory provision, as amended or re-enacted.

23.6. Any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms.

23.7. A reference to writing or written includes faxes and emails.

23.8. There are certain other terms used in this contract which have a particular meaning and here’s what we mean:

Due Date: The due date for payment as specified on an invoice and if no date is specified it is 28 days after the date of the invoice.

Force Majeure Event: Any circumstance not within yours or our reasonable control, which may include any of the following events as well as others:
  • acts of God, fire, lightening, flood, drought, earthquake or other natural disaster;
  • epidemic or pandemic;
  • terrorist attack, civil war, civil commotion or riots, war, threat of or preparation for war, armed conflict, imposition of sanctions, embargo, or breaking off of diplomatic relations;
  • nuclear, chemical or biological contamination, explosion or sonic boom;
  • any law or any action taken by a government or public authority, including without limitation imposing an export or import restriction, quota or prohibition, or failing to grant a necessary licence or consent;
  • collapse of buildings, fire, explosion or accident;
  • misuse of equipment or failure of the electricity, communications or water services;
  • shipping delays, industrial disputes (whether or not involving our employees) or non-performance by suppliers or subcontractors.


This does not include an inability to pay the amounts due under the Contract (and nothing in this contract will relieve a party from an obligation to pay the other an amount due under the contract).

Equipment: has the meaning set out in the relevant service schedule.

GST: any applicable goods and services tax or any equivalent tax chargeable from time to time in Guernsey or elsewhere.

Initial Term: the initial fixed term period set out in your Order.

Order: your application or order for goods which can be made from time to time via our website, by phone or in person and any associated form or correspondence confirming your order.

Property: the property specified in your Order.

Services: the services provided by us to you, as set out in your Order or as agreed from time to time.

Schedule: the schedule(s) attached to this contract including the relevant service schedules.

VAT: any applicable value added tax or any equivalent tax chargeable from time to time in Guernsey or elsewhere.

we, us or our: Guernsey Gas Limited (registered in Guernsey with registration number 19923) with its registered office at The Energy Centre, Admiral Park, St Peter Port, Guernsey, trading as Guernsey Energy. In relation to the supply of gas and other services, “we, us or our” may also refer to Kosangas (Guernsey) Limited, as set out in your invoice or Order, (registered in Guernsey with registration number 468) with its registered office at The Energy Centre, Admiral Park, St Peter Port, Guernsey.

Working day: any day except Saturday, Sunday and the bank holidays in Guernsey.

you or your: the person or persons named on the Order as entering into this contract with us and any persons notified to us from time to time and accepted by us.

24.1. We are keen to help any of our customers who are vulnerable or in need of additional help. If you need extra assistance, please let us know. If you tell us, we can assess if we can make necessary adjustments which we believe may help you.

24.2. Unless it is necessary or advisable for us to be able to help you, we will not hold on to the details of why you are a priority customer, but we will note on your customer record that you are and need extra assistance.

25.1. We will usually contact you through the contact details you have provided to us unless we believe them to out of date and we find alternative details. If you provided us with an email address, we will use this as our primary means of contacting you. if we need to send you any formal notice under this contract we will send it to the email address you provided us or we can send it by post to the Property.

26.1. We are here to help you. If you need to contact us in relation to any aspect of your products or services, you can contact us by phone, email or through our social media. For help, information and to contact us please find the information on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/contact-us.

26.2. If you need to send us any formal notice under this contract, please send it by post to our registered office address which is at The Energy Centre, Admiral Park, St Peter Port, Guernsey.

Website use

Website terms of use

Thank you for visiting the Guernsey Energy website.

By using this website, you agree to the current website terms of use (the terms) and to our privacy policy, whether you are using the website as a registered user or as a guest. If you don’t agree with the terms, please stop using the website. Our privacy policy can be found on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/privacy-policy.

These are our latest smart home terms and conditions, dated 25 October 2022.

1.We provide information on this website to help you. It is intended as a guide only in relation to our products and services. We make every effort to ensure that the information we provide is accurate and up to date, but errors and omissions may occur. We offer no guarantees, representations or warranties (express or implied) in relation to the reliability, completeness or accuracy of the information we provide or that provided to us by third parties.

2. We may provide links to third party websites and resources and sometimes, others may link to ours. These websites are not under our control and we are not responsible for and make no representations or warranties (express or implied) in relation to, their content. The existence of a link is not an endorsement or verification by us of that third party website. They are provided for your information only.

3. If you would like to link to a specific part of our website, you must seek our permission. Any links to our home page must be in accordance with the law and must not damage our brand or reputation. You must not imply or suggest any form of association or endorsement between you and us.

4. We will not permit, and you must not, link our website to any website containing distasteful, offensive or controversial content or which infringes the intellectual property rights or other rights of any person or otherwise does not comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

5. We reserve the right to withdraw any permission granted to link our website for any reason, with or without notice. We may also request that you remove any links to our home page if they breach these terms.

6. We will not be responsible for the content of any of linked website or for any loss or damages suffered as a result of you using any linked sites.

7. Our website is intended only for customers in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The website is accessible from anywhere in the world, but our services are only for customer use in the islands in which we operate. If you access the website from elsewhere, you are responsible for compliance with local laws. We make no representations or warranties (express or implied) as to the appropriateness of use of our website or our products or services outside of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

8. You agree that you will:

8.1. agree to all third party service providers’ terms of use (for example, software providers and network service providers) when accessing and using our services and this website; and

8.2. only access and use our website to view information in relation to us and to transact lawful and authorised business with us and for no other purpose.

9. You agree that you will not:

9.1. disrupt, attempt to gain access or interfere with the services or servers or other software, hardware, equipment or database connected to or via the services;

9.2. introduce any viruses, trojan-horse type programs, malware or any other material that is malicious or technologically harmful to our website;

9.3. copy, reproduce, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, resell, distribute, link to, or modify any part of our website without our written consent (and, where relevant, the consent of relevant third parties), except where permitted by law;

9.4 not attack our website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack;

9.5 use our website to make any unauthorised or fraudulent applications to join IEG as a customer; and

9.6 use the website in any manner which violates or infringes the rights of any person, firm or company (including intellectual property, confidentiality or privacy rights).

10. We cannot guarantee access to or use or availability of our website. Your access is allowed on a temporary basis. At any time and for any reason, we may amend, withdraw, restrict or block access, with or without prior notice. We will not be liable for any reason if our website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

11. Parts of our website might require you to register with us. If you need to do so for your services, your registration is personal to you and you can update your account details at any time.

12. If you are ordering products or services through our website, you must read the terms and conditions applicable to those products or services, which can be found on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/terms-conditions.

13. The content on this website does not constitute an offer for the sale of products of services.

14. Some of our products and services can be ordered online. If you submit an order, you are making an offer to us. We may contact you to verify the information provided and may send you an email confirming that we have received your order, but this is not acceptance of your offer. Once we have verified all your information and we decide if we can progress and the terms applying to your service will set out when the order is accepted and your contract starts.

15. No pricing or other information displayed on this website is binding until we formally accept an order from you. You will be charged the pricing applicable at the time the order is accepted.

16. We have the right to close or suspend your account or access, for any reason.

17. You have the right to request that your account is closed. Please contact us if you would like to do so

18. We take the privacy of your data seriously and in order to provide our services, we will need to process some personal information about you.

19. Please see our privacy policy to find out how we process your data. You agree that all information you provide to us through this website is accurate and by using this website, you consent to us processing your data.

20. Our privacy policy can be found on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/privacy-policy.

21. Information in relation to our use of cookies on this website can be found on our website at guernseyenergy.gg.

22. To help us improve our business and services, we analyse data from our website. This may include personal information such as your use of the services we provide and other anonymous information such as traffic over our website. You consent to this processing by using our website and by using our services.

23. We cannot guarantee that our website is virus free or secure. You should maintain your own virus protection software on your devices.

24. If you have registered for any services on our website, you must keep you your log in details secure. It is your responsibility if you don’t. If you think that someone knows your log in details, please change your password immediately and please contact us. It is your responsibility to notify us of any issues including unauthorised access or breach of security as soon as you are aware. If necessary, we may require users to change their log in credentials for security purposes.

25. Our intellectual property rights are protected by law. This includes our logo, trade marks, trading names, copyright in the content of this website and all other intellectual property rights, whether registered or unregistered. All such rights are reserved.

26. You must not commercially exploit any content on the website and you must abide by the terms of any intellectual property restrictions or licences displayed on our website. The information we provide on this website is for personal non-commercial use only and you must not modify it in any way.

27. Access to our website is not a licence to use our intellectual property rights in any way.

28. If you attempt to use any part of this website in breach of these terms, you right to use it stops immediately.

29. Our website is provided to you free of charge and our liability to you and anyone else is limited, as explained in this section.

30. We will not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage (including contract, tort, breach of duty or otherwise) arising from the use of or any action taken in reliance on any advice, information, representation or omission appearing on our website, whether negligent or otherwise.

31. We exclude all express or implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our website or any content on it. In particular, we make no warranties or representations (express or implied) as to:

31.1. the availability of our website and any issues you have in accessing it;

31.2. any disruptions, defects and technical errors occurring on our website;

31.3. viruses or other harmful elements present on our website, software and servers; and

31.4. third party websites, applications, products and services.

32. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your devices, software, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our website or on any website linked to it.

33. Nothing in these terms will affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor for fraud or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter or other liability that cannot by law be excluded.

34. You agree to hold us harmless, defend and indemnify us against any losses, costs or claims relating to your use or misuse of our website in breach of these terms and/or from any other person accessing our website using your log-in details.

35. We may change these terms at any time, without notice. When we do so, the updated terms will be published on our website and the changes will be effective as soon as they are available online. You should check the website from time to time to review the current terms which apply.

36.We may also change any content on our website and can do so without notice.

27. Access to our website is not a licence to use our intellectual property rights in any way.

28. If you attempt to use any part of this website in breach of these terms, you right to use it stops immediately.

37. If you breach these terms and we take no action, we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation.

38. If any of these terms are deemed invalid, void or for any reason unenforceable, that specific term(s) will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any other terms.

39. These terms shall be governed by Guernsey law and the courts of Guernsey shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

This website is provided by Guernsey Gas Limited, which is incorporated and registered in Guernsey with registration number 19923, with its registered office is at The Energy Centre, Admiral Park, St Peter Port, Guernsey, trading as Guernsey Energy and Kosangas (Guernsey) Limited, which is incorporated and registered in Guernsey with registration number 468, with its registered office at The Energy Centre, Admiral Park, St Peter Port, Guernsey. In these terms of use, Guernsey Energy means either of the entities set out above.

If you have any concerns regarding the use or, or content on, our website please contact us. For help, information and to contact us please find the information on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/contact-us.

Gas supply

Gas supply terms & conditions

These service specific terms and conditions apply to our supply of gas to you in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. To make sure you fully understand your contract, you must read these service specific terms and conditions along with our general terms and conditions and our Tariffs (together the contract).

We will show the latest version of all of our terms and conditions on our website at guernseyenergy.gg.

All of our terms and conditions contain words which have specific meanings, these words are capitalised. To understand their meaning, please see the definitions set out at the end of our general terms and conditions (which apply to all of our terms) and the extra definitions, which apply only to the supply of gas, set out at the end of this document.

These are our latest gas supply terms and conditions, dated 25 October 2022.

1.1. This contract applies to our supply of Gas to you at your Property during the Term.

1.2. For us to start supplying Gas to you, we will ask you to provide us with certain information, and to take certain steps to allow us to set up your account and to comply with our legal obligations. You agree to give to us any and all information we require by law or which we reasonably require to enable us to supply Gas and/or to operate this contract (either before or during this contract). You agree that we can check your credit score before entering into this contract or at any time during the Agreement.

1.3. Your contract is normally formed when we accept an Order from you, submitted online, by phone or in store. We will confirm our acceptance of your Order by email (or other form of communication).

1.4. Your contract with us, and your responsibility for this contract, begins when we agree to supply Gas to your Property by confirming your Order or when we start the supply of Gas, whichever happens first.

1.5. In some cases, there will be a contract between us even where you haven’t submitted an Order or formally agreed a contract with us. This will happen where we supply Gas to a property which you own or occupy even if you have not actively agreed to the supply. This might happen where:

a) you move into a property already supplied by us until you agree a formal contract with us; or
b) the person who was the named account holder with us moves out of the property but you remain.

2.1. As a consumer customer, you have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days of submitting your Order. If the Service has commenced before you cancel, you will need to pay for any charges for the Gas we have supplied and costs of any associated services provided by us.

3.1. Your Supply Start Date is the date on which we start to supply you with Gas, this will either be the date we have agreed with you or the date we confirm to you by email (or by other form of communication).

3.2. We aim to start supplying Gas on the Supply Start Date but timings are approximate and not material in this contract. As the dates might change, we are not liable for any delays or for any failure to supply Gas but we will communicate with you to make sure proposed dates and any changes are convenient to you.

3.3. We can change the Supply Start Date if:

a) you ask us to delay the Services;
b) we don't get the right information from you and we can't easily find it;
c) we can't start the Services due to problems at your Property or in relation to health and safety;
d) we can’t start the Services due to some other circumstance caused by you; or
e) something beyond our control happens (including a Force Majeure Event) and we've done everything reasonable to try and supply the Services.

4.1. Your contract will continue until it is ended as set out in these terms.

4.2. Unless we have agreed a fixed Initial Term with you, you (or we) can end it at any time so long as you give us the required notice and do everything else set out in these terms.

5.1. We will supply Gas to your Property in the Bailiwick of Guernsey subject this contract.

5.2. We have no obligation to give, or continue to give, a supply of Gas to your Property if we are entitled under this contract, or by law, to cease supply.

5.3. We can refuse to supply Gas if:

a) your supply has been disconnected by us and there is no obligation on us to resume supply;
b) you are in breach of any terms of this contract;
c) we believe that supply might result in danger to life and/or property including as a result of meter tampering or other interference with the supply or Equipment;
d) we are legally obliged to cease supply;
e) you have refused to accept our payment terms which might include a security deposit; or
f) you have not provided, to our satisfaction, information required by us.

5.4. If we have agreed a contract with you but we can’t start, or continue, to supply the Services to you (including any of the circumstances listed above in 4.2), we can:

a) end the contract by giving you immediate notice; and
b) cancel any process we have started for the supply of Gas to your Property.

If we exercise our right to end the contract but we have already started to supply Gas to you, we can charge you for the Gas until we stop the supply.

6.1. You warrant and agree that you:

a) are a consumer and not a business customer;
b) are the owner or occupier of the Property or are legally responsible for it and you have power and authority to enter into this contract;
c) and will not make or allow to be made (other than by a Gas Safe registered engineer with our prior written approval) any modifications or alterations to any appliance connected to the Gas supply up to the Meter or otherwise tamper with any appliance connected to the Gas supply up to the Meter.

6.2. You agree to give us safe and unrestricted access to your Property and the Equipment (including the Meter) at all reasonable times to:

a) take a meter reading;
b) carry out a safety inspection;
c) install, replace, test, maintain, remove or reposition the Equipment any appliance connected to the Gas supply;
d) disconnect the supply; and/or
e) reconnect the supply,

provided that we give you reasonable notice unless it is in the case of an emergency where reasonable advance notice is not possible.

6.3. If anyone else at your Property uses the Gas supplied by us, you are responsible for their use of the Gas and for paying our Charges incurred and any other appropriate or associated charges from time to time. We are also entitled to claim part or all of the money owed from anyone else at your Property who uses the Gas supplied to it without prejudice to any other rights we have to pursue monies owed to us.

6.4. By agreeing to this contract, you are agreeing that you will:

a) on written request from us, provide meter readings at least once a month using the link in the email sent to you (which can be via smart phone or computer) or via any mobile phone application that we might provide;
b) accept receipt of your invoice, with notification of the next payment amount, via any electronic means (unless otherwise agreed with us);
c) keep your personal details (including current email address) accurate and up to date;
d) tell us if you change your Premises from domestic to business use so we can try to confirm that you are on the correct tariff. We reserve the right to move you onto a non-domestic tariff if this is appropriate.

7.1. You must allow our Equipment (including the Meter) to be installed at your Property and to remain in place, all of which remain our property.

7.2. There will be equipment which is on your side of each Meter. You are responsible (at your expense) for making sure it is maintained in good working order and condition, and is operated correctly. We will be responsible for maintaining the Meter and our Equipment.

7.3. If you don’t allow us the access we need to our Equipment, we can charge you for the costs of gaining access to the Property which might include any third-party costs we incur in gaining access.

7.4. You cannot sell, give away, lend, mortgage, action or allow any lien or claim, assign or otherwise allow any other person to obtain any rights in respect of our Equipment.

7.5. You may be responsible for the costs (including installation) of any mains pipes or other plant or Equipment where required in order to allow you to receive the supply of mains Gas at the Property. We will inform you of the costs in advance and obtain your agreement before we start any work.

7.6. You promise to take all reasonable care to keep our Equipment at your Property free from damage or interference, and notify us immediately if any of the Equipment:

a) is interfered with, lost, stolen, damaged or stops working; or
b) is affected (or is likely to be affected) by anything that might impact the supply the Services or prevent us from taking meter readings or using it for the purposes specified in this contract.

If you fail to comply with this requirement, we will charge you and you will pay our reasonable charges for carrying out any repairs or other work to Equipment that we, acting reasonably, consider necessary to perform to enable us to fix the breach by you.

7.7. We will only use the information we collect from the Meter in line with our Privacy Policy.

7.8. You must not remove the Meter without our permission or allow anyone other than us to work on or interfere with our Equipment. You can use “Gas Safe” engineer to work on your equipment which is on your side of the Meter.

7.9. We can recover any of our Equipment if this contract ends.

8.1. Your Order will set out which tariff you have selected, if you did not select a tariff we will select the one we believe is the most suitable for you. If you haven’t given us the correct information or haven’t spoken to us, we will do our best to select the right tariff for you but we can’t be liable for the selection made or the costs you have paid. We also can’t be responsible or liable for any choice you have made yourself.

8.2. Please see our website for details of our tariffs and contact us if you would like to change your tariff or speak to us about your options.

8.3. You agree to take and pay for the supply of Gas in accordance with our published tariffs. The price of Gas will be the price set out in the relevant tariff(s) in force as at the date of supply and the price might include any other charges which are required or permitted. We can change our Published Tariffs, our charges and Standing Charges from time to time.

8.4. Our prices might include a Standing Charge and are inclusive of any VAT or GST, if applicable.

8.5. Our charges are based on a unit rate in pence per kilowatt hour for the Gas you use, as recorded by the meter.

8.6. Your invoice will set out the charges for the Gas you use, together with any Standing Charges in respect of each calendar month during the Term. Your invoice will be sent to you on a period basis, the frequency of which we will tell you.

8.7. The Gas you use will be calculated according to the readings taken from the Meter. We are responsible for reading the Meter and Meter readings will normally be assumed to be correct.

8.8. If the information we need for charging purposes is not available or we believe the Meter readings to be wrong, you agree that we can make such estimates for charging purposes as might be reasonable in light of previous Gas usage, any change in circumstances and/or any consumption estimates previously given to us by you (or previous occupant of your Property). You will pay us in accordance with those estimates. When the required information becomes available, any necessary adjustments will be made in the next invoice issued.

8.9. If we have used an estimated meter reading, you can submit a Meter reading and your next invoice will be adjusted accordingly.

8.10. When we are able to next take a Meter reading, if we (or you) discover that any Meter reading has been forgotten or is wrong, we will debit your account in the next invoice if you owe us money or credit your account if any money is due to you.

8.11. If we establish that the Meter has not correctly registered your Gas usage, you agree to pay an amount that reasonably reflects the amount of Gas you have used. If you dispute the accuracy of your Meter and if it is tested at your request, you will be required to pay a standard charge for the test. If the Meter is found to be inaccurate then you’ll receive a refund of this cost and we will change the applicable charges.

8.12. You acknowledge and agree that if you owed us any money under any other contract before the Supply Start Date, you will owe us that money under this contract, in addition to any other charges due.

9.1. Unless we agree differently with you, you agree to pay either a set or variable amount by direct debit. We will agree an appropriate amount, frequency and a start date for the direct debit with you. If you pay by direct debit, we will still create an invoice for you so you can see your usage and you don’t need to do anything else unless we contact you. Every six months we will review the amount of the direct debit payment against your usage. You agree that we can increase or decrease the amount of your direct debit to make sure the payments are in line with your invoices, so long as we notify you (by email or other form of communication) in advance of taking the amended amount.

9.2. If you pay by standing order, we will review your usage against the amount of your standing order in a similar way to the direct debit process set out above and we will let you know if you need to make appropriate changes to the amount of your standing order. If you don’t make the changes, we will still apply your existing standing order to your account and you will also remain liable for the outstanding balance above your standing order..

9.3. If you decide to cancel your direct debit or standing order, you agree to pay the full balance on your invoices and you agree that if we request it, you will provide us with a deposit to cover future amounts.

9.4. If you would like to change your payment method please contact us. Our contact details can be found on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/contact-us.

10.1. Our other reasonable charges (where applicable including any applicable tax at the appropriate rate), which we'll inform you of at the time, include:

a) visiting your property to repair, move, install or exchange the Equipment other than as part of the Services, which might include disconnecting or reconnecting your supply of Gas.
b) carrying out work or move Equipment that isn't faulty;
c) if we are required to provide the Services or undertake additional work in respect of equipment that we didn't provide you under this contract unless we agree otherwise in writing;
d) work needed if the Equipment has been damaged or interfered with;
e) if we can't gain safe access to your property due to an obstruction which isn't then removed;
f) if we have to undertake additional work due to connections, fittings or facilities at the Property not meeting our requirements;
g) you ask us to change or remove the Equipment;
h) you miss an agreed appointment and our engineer has turned up at your Property or we must visit your Property because you've failed to do what we've asked;
i) providing you with printed copies of documents in connection with the Equipment and/or your contract.

11.1. In addition to any other rights we might have to end your contract, we can end your contract or discontinue the supply of Gas to you if:

a) you use or deal with the Gas improperly or you interfere with the efficient supply of Gas to you or any other person; or
b) if we have been unable to access the Meter at your Property and take a Meter reading for a period of at least 2 years.

11.2. If you haven’t paid the charges by the Due Date, after 7 days written notice, we can:

a) stop the Gas from entering the Property either by cutting off the service pipe or by other means as we think fit;
b) recover the costs we incur in so doing from you.

11.3. If you have paid us an advance payment or deposit which is no longer sufficient or you have not paid any amount like this, we can provide you with written notice requiring you to provide us with a deposit. If you fail to provide an advance payment or deposit in the time frame specified in our notice, we can discontinue the supply of Gas to the Property for so long as the failure continues.

11.4. If you would like to terminate your contract, you can do so by giving us not less than 5 Working Days’ written notice, provided that you don’t owe us any outstanding amounts.

12.1. On termination of the contract for any reason we will raise an invoice in respect of all charges for any Gas used which has not yet been invoiced, any Standing Charges which have not yet been invoiced and/or any additional charges payable.

12.2. If we have cut off the supply of Gas to the Property:

a) as a result of any default by you, we will not be under any obligation to resume the supply of Gas to you until you have corrected default and paid the reasonable expenses of reconnecting the supply;
b) no one other than us or our agents can restore the supply.

12.3. If you have not given us the notice required by this contract to cancel it and access to the Meter for a final reading on a date agreed by us, you will be liable to pay us for all charges in relation to the supply of Gas up to and including the earlier of the following:

a) the 30th day after you give us notice;
b) when we can gain access to take the final Meter reading.

If we have not been able to gain access to read the Meter within a reasonable period of time, we will provide you with a final invoice based on an estimated reading but if we do so, we reserve the right to invoice you for any outstanding amount when we can access the Property to read the Meter.

13.1. If you move home and would like us to supply Gas at your new Property you must let us know and we can help arrange a contract for your new home. If you move out of your property but are still responsible for it and wish to continue the Service, this doesn’t apply and you do not need to do anything further and you will continue to be liable for the charges.

13.2. If you move home or otherwise stop occupying the Property without giving us at least [5] Working Days’ notice and access to the Meter for a final reading on a date agreed by us, you will be liable to pay us for all charges in relation to the supply of Gas up to and including the earlier of the following:

a) the 30th day after you give us notice; or
b) the day from which any subsequent occupier of the Property enters into a new contract with us to supply Gas to the Property.

13.3. If you move home without paying all amounts due to us in respect of the supply of Gas, we can refuse to supply Gas to you at any other property until you pay the amounts due.

14.1. If any authority or judicial, governmental or regulatory body (with appropriate authority) requires us to discontinue or restrict the supply of Gas to you, or generally, for so long as we are required:

a) we will, without liability, discontinue or restrict the supply of Gas to you; and
b) you will stop using or restrict your use of Gas, as required by our instructions

14.2. If you continue to use Gas against our instructions, this will be a material breach of this contract and we can terminate it by immediate notice in writing.

14.3. If this contract allows us to terminate the contract and/or disconnect, stop your supply of Gas and/or to reconnect your supply or to do anything else that involves accessing your Property, you will provide us full free and safe access to it for any reason in connection with us exercising these rights.

14.4. If you ask us, or it is necessary for us, to carry out any additional work in connection with any attempt to disconnect or reconnect your supply, we can charge you, and you will pay us, our reasonable charges.

14.5. If you have done anything (or failed to do something) to cause us to disconnect your supply of Gas, you will have to pay our reasonable charges to restore your supply. If we have to disconnect or reconnect the Gas supply, you will be liable for all of our reasonable costs.

15.1. Nothing in this contract requires us to give or continue to give a supply of Gas to the Property if:

a) we are prevented from doing so by circumstances not within our control; or
b) if it would or might involve danger to the public,

and we have taken all reasonable steps to prevent the circumstances from occurring or to prevent them from having that effect.

15.2. You agree not to use any Gas, or any Equipment, or to allow any Gas, plant or Equipment to be used, in any way which is illegal or which might create any risk to the health or safety of any person or risk of damage to or loss of property or which might affect the supply of Gas to other properties or people.

15.3. If you suspect an escape of Gas, or damage to any Equipment which might result in the escape of Gas, you must notify us immediately. Further information regarding emergencies can be found on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/emergencies.

15.4. If there is an emergency, we can discontinue the supply of Gas to the Property and you must not use Gas (and ensure no one else does) until we tell you that it is safe to turn on the supply. You must follow any instructions that we give to you.

Equipment: Where applicable includes mini bulk tanks, cylinders, meters, pipes, conduits and all other apparatus used to deliver, measure and control Gas at your Property.

Gas: mains natural gas or bottled gas including any form or derivation of LPG or any other form of gas

Meter: the metering equipment at the Property up to and including the outlet for the (primary) metering installation which we use to measure the supply of Gas to the Property.

Services: the supply of Gas and any associated services.

Supply Start Date: the date on which we start to supply you with Gas, this will either be the date we have agreed with you or the date we confirm to you.

Standing Charge: the charge we apply to your invoice for any ancillary costs we incur in a calendar month in relation to this contract, as amended from time to time.

Tariffs: our prices and charges for the supply of Gas (which can be found on our website at guernseyenergy.gg/our-tariffs) as amended from time to time.

Term: the any period where we provide you with the Services, until terminated in accordance with these terms.

Homeplan

Homeplan terms & conditions

These service specific terms and conditions apply to our Homeplan service in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. To make sure you fully understand your contract, you must read these service specific terms and conditions along with our general terms and conditions (together the contract).

We'll show the latest version of all of our terms and conditions on our website at www.guernseyenergy.gg.

All of our terms and conditions contain words which have specific meanings, these words are capitalised. To understand their meaning, please see the definitions set out at the end of our general terms and conditions (which apply to all of our terms) and the extra definitions, which apply only to the Homeplan service, set out at the end of this document.

These are our latest Homeplan terms and conditions, dated 21 February 2023.

1.1. We offer a number of Homeplan schemes to domestic customers to keep help you keep your appliances in good working order.

1.2. You can select the following levels of cover when you complete your Order:

a) Homeplan Basic

Includes:

Annual Service visit for your Valliant boiler and controls

Excludes:

All brands other than Valliant
Annual gas safety certificate
Repairs to the central heating system (including radiators and hot water cylinders), cooking appliances, plumbing, drains and gas fires
Any underfloor, inaccessible or hidden pipework or unvented hot water cylinders
Costs of replacement parts -these will be charged for separately and might require additional labour to fit them
Removing sludge or scale or repairing the damage it causes
Any Call-Outs

b) Homeplan Plus

Includes:

Annual Service visit for your Valliant boiler and controls
All parts and labour within Working Hours

Excludes:

All brands other than Valliant
Annual gas safety certificate
Any pipework buried underfloor in concrete or in inaccessible void spaces. Unvented hot cylinder
Repairs to the central heating system (including radiators and hot water cylinders), cooking appliances, plumbing, drains and gas fires
Any underfloor, inaccessible or hidden pipework or unvented hot water cylinders
Removing sludge or scale or repairing the damage it causes
Out-of-hours Call-Outs

c) Homeplan Ultra

Includes:

Annual Service visit for your Valliant boiler and controls
Annual gas safety certificate (issued only on request to homeowner/occupier and automatically to landlords)
All parts and labour in or out of Working Hours
Excludes:

All brands other than Valliant
Any underfloor, inaccessible or hidden pipework or unvented hot water cylinders
Repairs to the central heating system (including radiators and hot water cylinders), cooking appliances, plumbing, drains and gas fires
Removing sludge or scale or repairing the damage it causes

1.3. During the Term of your contract, you can opt to increase your level of cover. If you would like to do so, please contact us and we will arrange the change of cover and you agree to us making any required change to your monthly direct debit.

1.4. You can’t opt to decrease your level of cover during the Term of your contract. If you would like to decrease your level for future periods, you must tell us at least one month before the anniversary date of your contract. We will make the change for you, effective from the next 12-month period following the anniversary date.

1.5. If you are a residential landlord and you have selected Homeplan Ultra, this plan will automatically include an annual gas safety certificate. If you have selected Homeplan Basic or Homeplan Plus, a gas safety certificate is not included but you can order one separately, which will be charged at our standard rate.

2.1.This contract applies to the level of services you have selected in your Order or as we have agreed with you.

2.2.Your Service will start on the Start Date which is set out in our email confirming our acceptance of your Order, which you will receive after your appliance has passed our initial inspection. If we accept your Order your contract will continue for an initial period of 12 months until the first anniversary of the Start Date (unless your Order states a different Initial Term). After that, it will automatically renew every 12 months on the anniversary, unless it ends in a way set out in this contract.

2.3.You can end your contract as set out in these terms.

3.1. Only domestic appliances which are in full working order can be accepted for this contract. We might need to inspect your appliance before accepting your Order and we might determine that it is not suitable for our Services.

3.2. Our acceptance of your Order (and your contract) is subject to a safety inspection, unless we tell you otherwise.

3.3. We will let you know a time and date for the inspection visit. We will normally complete the inspection within 28 days of processing your Order but this might not always be possible.

3.4. We will complete an initial safety inspection check list to show you what has been checked.

3.5. if your appliance has passed our inspection, we will confirm this by email.

3.6. If any work is needed to bring the appliance into full and proper working order, we will let you know what needs to be done and provide you with a quote. You will be charged for the work completed and acceptance of your Order is subject to any required rectification works being completed.

3.7. If you chose not to complete the work mention in section 2.2 above or we advise you that the appliance cannot be accepted because of its condition or age, we will let you know if there is an alternative service plan available. if no plan is available or you choose not to undertake the necessary work, your contract will end and we will charge you, and you agree to pay, for the initial inspection and we will refund any monies you have paid above that amount

4.1. As a consumer customer, you have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days of submitting your Order. If the Service has commenced before you cancel or we have performed our inspection of your appliance, you will need to pay for any charges for any part of the Service we have supplied and costs of any associated services provided by us.

5.1. You are eligible for your Annual Service after the Start Date.

6.1. YouYou agree to be available to allow an engineer to undertake these appointments.

6.2. If we need access to parts of the appliance built into the fabric of your Property, it is your responsibility to expose the required areas to let us to complete the required work. This includes, but is not limited to, pipes buried in walls or floors.

6.3. You must make sure that any appliance which is serviced under this contract is used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

7.1. We will contact you to arrange an appointment. We will send you a time and date by email (unless we have agreed another form of primary contact with you) and unless you contact us to arrange an alternative time or date, our engineer will visit your Property. If you miss the appointment or our engineer cannot gain access, you will be charged a missed appointment fee. The missed appointment fee is charged at one hour of our engineer’s time at our standard rates.

7.2. If you have a breakdown or failure covered by this contract, you will be treated as a priority over Annual Services. This means your Annual Service might be rearranged if we receive a lot of breakdowns or failures from other customers.

7.3. We cannot guarantee that your Annual Service will be on the anniversary of your previous Annual Service, however, it will be completed once in each 12-month period of your contract, unless we can’t for reasons beyond our control or we expressly agree otherwise with you.

7.4. We might need to use sub-contractors to perform parts of the Services and where required, we will use approved Gas Safe nominated sub-contractors to carry out any such works under this contract.

7.5. We will complete our responsibilities within reasonable timescales but time is not material to this contract. There might be circumstances beyond our control which cause delays such as a Force Majeure Event and in particular, we can’t be responsible for delays caused by our suppliers or their agents.

7.6. We will determine if your appliance needs a spare part or if the part can be repaired. If it needs a spare part, we will source and order the part on your behalf and contact you when it arrives. We will source the manufactures part, an approved alternative or a suitable reconditioned part. We can normally source a spare part from our supplies but if we do not have it available we will have to source it from elsewhere and there might be a delay.

8.1. We won’t be able to give you an exact time for our visit but we will indicate if it is a morning or afternoon appointment.

8.2. You agree to gives us access to all relevant parts of your Property, the appliance, installation, controls and fittings which we need in order to provide the Services.

8.3. You will need to ensure that we have access to pipework appliances or other equipment that is under the floor, built in or boxed. You might need to remove carpets and other floor coverings to allow us the access we need and you must do this before our engineer arrives or they will be unable to do the work..

8.4. If we determine that a part requires replacement or further repair and have carried out a temporary repair you must allow us access as soon as possible when we are ready to complete the permanent repair. We can’t be responsible for the consequences of a temporary repair where you have not allowed us access or you have delayed access and we will not be responsible for any damage caused to the appliance, system installation or controls.

8.5. We will review any request for a Call Out as soon as possible and assess, in our discretion, the urgency of the nature of the fault. We aim to attend within 72 hours of a report of a fault during Standard Working Hours on a Working Day but this may not always be possible.

9.1. The repairs covered by us under this contract depend on the type and level of Service you have chosen. Any labour required which is outside of the level of your cover will be charged at our standard rates.

9.2. If a fault happens within 20 days of a recent Call Out, we will determine whether the fault is related to any of our recent repairs or work, and if this is the case we will repair the fault free of charge if it is related to the work we completed during the Call Out. If the fault is not related or is outside this time period, we will provide you with a quote for any work needed which is not covered by your contract.

9.3. We will not cover any Call Out which we consider to be in any way dishonest, exaggerated or fraudulent. We can end your contract immediately and backdate the cancellation to the date of anything we determine to be dishonest or fraudulent.

9.4. We can refuse to work in areas which, in our reasonable opinion, are unsafe, including, but not limited to, unfloored loft areas.

9.5. If your level of cover provides for labour and parts for your boiler itself, this contract includes parts from the inlet valve to the outlet valve but doesn’t include additional costs including the cost of labour and materials used to fix faults on, or the replacement of associated items such as pipework, radiators, valves, cylinders, tanks, flue pipes, isolation valves and electrical wiring. It also excludes the replacement of the appliance in the case that spare parts are no longer available or in cases where work is required to rectify faulty workmanship carried out by another party.

9.6. This contract doesn’t cover

a) repairs required due to system design faults, pre-existing faults or system deficiencies or manufacturer design faults;
b) repairs needed due to your own, or a third party’s misuse, wilful damage, negligence or poor workmanship;
c) repairs undertaken by a third party and not instructed by us;
d) repairs required as a consequence of damage by pets and/or vermin;
e) faults caused by changes, loss or fluctuation to utility supplies (electricity, gas or water), floods, storms, freezing, lightning, explosion, subsidence, or any other structural changes;
f) repairs due to faults or damage caused by freezing weather conditions, subsidence, structural repairs, accidents, fire, lightning, explosion, flood, terrorism or storm or by changes to, or problems with, the gas, electricity or water services;
g) replacing the appliances or of upgrading the system, controls or fittings;
h) repairs to, or replacing, decorative or other parts which don’t affect safety or how the appliance or system works, resetting controls, repressurising the system or bleeding radiators after DIY activities, replacing (where a repair is not possible) lead, steel or other non-standard pipework;
i) repairs to, or, replacing steel cold water storage tanks, pipework buried in solid floors or walls, unvented hot water storage systems, domestic hot and cold water supplies, taps and valves Internal (after the gas meter) gas supplies, removing asbestos, repairing or replacing appliance flues or removing sludge or hard-water scale from the boiler or system;
j) redecoration and replacement or repair of any floor coverings or fixtures and fittings;
k) the internet connection or any internet connected devices used to control internet connected heating controls (for example, your smart phone or tablet);
l) loss, damage or liability arising from pollution or contamination;
m) any damage deliberately caused by or arising from a criminal act committed by you or by any other person; or
n) any work required to rectify blockages or remove airlocks.

10.1. We reserve the right to refuse to provide the services if we believe that the requests or Call Outs are unreasonable in any manner or number during the Term.

11.1. Your price is of your initial 12-month period if confirmed to you in your Order and charges will be applied from the first on every calendar month.

11.2. We will not change the price of your cover during any 12-month period of your Term from an anniversary date but we reserve the right to change the prices to be applicable from the next anniversary date. We will provide you with notice of any changes to the prices before your anniversary date to allow you to give notice to terminate the agreement if you would like to do so.

11.3. If you fail to make payments when due, we reserve the right to suspend your Service until you pay us the unpaid amounts or terminate this contract.

12.1. You can give us notice to terminate your contract before the anniversary each year but you will need to write to us to tell us and give us at least one months’ notice, which won’t expire until the anniversary date. As the termination won’t be effective until the anniversary date you will still be liable to pay the charges for the reminder of your current contract year in the Term.

13.1. In addition to any other rights of termination we have under this contract, we can end your contract:

a) on giving you one months’ notice;
b) immediately for reasons of safety, accessibility, unavailability of spare parts and/or age or condition of the appliance;
c) immediately on written notice if you have given false information or someone not authorised by us works on, modifies or alters the appliance of any associated controls;
d) immediately on written notice, if we can’t easily source parts to keep your appliance in a safe and good working order;

13.2. We can end your contract if you fail to make any payments in accordance with the terms of the contract.

14.1. You can’t transfer this contract to another address or appliance and it will be terminated after a final meter reading or change of ownership of the property.

14.2. If you move house and would like to take out a new contract with us for your new home appliances please contact us and we will be happy to arrange this for you.

What the words in this Homeplan service schedule mean:

Call Out means any request from you for us to come to your property to inspect or repair the appliance covered by this contract other than your Annual Service.

Annual Service means the annual service of appliances under the contract to make sure that they are working safely and in line with relevant requirements

Services The services that we will provide in connection with this Homeplan contract, which shall include the services set out in your Order to this contract and as formally agreed with you from time to time.

Start Date: The date on which the contract between you and us begins, which is the date on which we accept your Order.

Term: means the initial 12-month term of the contract from the Start Date (unless your Order states a different Initial Term) and any additional 12-month period thereafter, until terminated in accordance with these terms.

Working Hours: between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm on a Working Day.

Smart home

Smart home terms & conditions

These service specific terms and conditions apply to our supply of smart home products and services to you in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. To make sure you fully understand your contract, you must read these service specific terms and conditions along with our general terms and conditions (together the contract).

We'll show the latest version of all of our terms and conditions on our website at guernseyenergy.gg. All of our terms and conditions contain words which have specific meanings, these words are capitalised. To understand their meaning, please see the definitions set out at the end of our general terms and conditions (which apply to all of our terms) and the extra definitions, which apply only to the smart home product, set out at the end of this document.

These are our latest smart home terms and conditions, dated 25 October 2022.

1.1. This contract applies to our supply and installation of the Equipment to your property and to providing you with the Services during the Term.

1.2. Your contract with us, and your responsibility for this contract, begins on the Start Date. The contract will continue for the Initial Period, through which you pay for the Equipment and after that, it will continue on a monthly basis, during which we will provide the Services to support your Equipment. The charges payable under the contract will reduce to cover only the Services after the end of the Initial Period.

1.3.You can purchase additional Equipment from us at any time and this will be subject to the terms of this contract.

2.1. We'll usually supply and install the Equipment at your property within 21 days from the day our contract with you begins. We won’t just turn up at your property to install the Equipment without telling you, we’ll make sure we arrange a suitable time and date with you.

1.2. The supply and installation of the Equipment might be delayed if:

(a) you ask us to delay it;
(b) we don't get the right information from you and we can't easily find it;
(c) we can't supply the Equipment to you due to the property not being safe to install the Equipment at and/or the necessary electrical, internet (including wifi) and any other connections, fittings or facilities as recommended by us aren’t available; or
(d) something beyond our control happens (including, but not limited to, a Force Majeure Event) and we've done everything reasonable to try and supply and install the Equipment at your property.

2.3. You are responsible for making sure that all necessary electrical, internet (including wifi) and any other connections, fittings or facilities as recommended by us are available for the installation and operation of the Equipment. We aren’t responsible if the Equipment doesn’t function correctly or as advertised because you haven’t provided the necessary connections or the connections aren’t good enough to run the Equipment at any time during your contract.

2.4. To allow us to install the Equipment, you will need to provide what we consider to be a suitable connection to the boiler and power supply at your property. We will also need you to provide us with access to a suitable broadband internet connected router within 1 metre of the location at which the Equipment is to be installed. If we don’t consider there to be a suitable boiler, power supply and broadband internet connected router connection we might delay or cancel the installation of the Equipment and/or cancel this contract.

2.5. If, for any reason, we are unable to supply and install the Equipment within 7 days from the date on which we agree to install the Equipment, we shall be entitled to terminate the contract between you and us. In these circumstances, you might be required to pay us for any losses or expenses that we incur in connection with your contract.

2.6. When we install the Equipment you need to inspect it and tell us within a week if you believe the Equipment is not working correctly or otherwise does not match with the manufacturer’s specification of the Equipment. If you aren’t sure what to do, please contact us.

2.7. If you want to change the location of the Equipment at the property at any time, you must contact us so that we can do what’s necessary to move the Equipment. Please note that our standard charges will be applied to move any Equipment, which will be discussed with you. 2.8. We are not responsible for obtaining permission from any person other than you to install the Equipment or for the Equipment being used at your property. By placing an Order to us you are agreeing that you have obtained in any necessary permissions, and you are giving us your permission to enter your property to install and set up the Equipment. If we carry out work and you did not have permission, you will be responsible for any losses we incur due to you failing to get permission.

3.1. The Equipment belongs to us (or our agents) until the end of the Initial Term, when you will become the owner of the Equipment if you have complied with the terms of your contract and have paid all sums owed to us under your contract.

3.2. You cannot sell, give away, lend, mortgage, action or allow any lien or claim, assign or otherwise allow any other person to obtain any rights in respect of the Equipment (including the sale of your property before the end of the Initial Term whilst the Equipment is installed there) without our prior written permission and until you have paid all sums payable under your contract.

4.1. During the Initial Term, you must not damage or interfere with the Equipment. You must tell us straight away if:

(a) the Equipment gets damaged, there is a fault with the Equipment, or the Equipment stops working properly;
(b) anything happens that might interfere with the operation of the Equipment (for example, if you're having building work done and you move the Equipment).

4.2. If the Equipment is damaged other than due to reasonable wear and tear, we won’t be responsible for any costs associated with repairing or replacing the Equipment. These costs are your responsibility.

4.3 Whilst your contract with us continues, you promise that you will:
(a) take care of the Equipment and keep it in good and serviceable condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted);
(b) let us have full access to the Equipment so we can provide the Services;
(c) pay us any costs in connection with the loss or damage of the Equipment before the end of the Initial Term;
(d) maintain suitable internet services (including wifi) for the proper functioning of the Equipment;
(e) not make any modification, amendment or addition to the Equipment without our prior written consent. If you are going to make any changes to your property that might affect the Equipment, or how you use it, please contact us and we can help establish if any changes need to be made;
(f) not remove the Equipment from your property until after the end of the Initial Term;
(g) provide at least 30 days' notice of your plan to move to a new property; and
(h) not use the Equipment illegally or in any way that might breach the instructions and/or guidance for use provided by the manufacturer of the Equipment or us from time to time. Further guidance can be found on Hive or Tado the websites.

4.4 There might be a guarantee or warranty given to us by the manufacturer of the Equipment,. If so:

(a) we will try to extend the benefit of any applicable guarantee or warranty to you, which might include us enforcing any rights on your behalf; and
(b) if we can extend a guarantee or warranty to you or we enforce that guarantee or warranty on your behalf, we can only do it if you agree to pay all of our costs, fees, claims, damages and expenses in taking such action.

4.5 Using the Equipment might change the amount of energy that you use. We can’t tell you if this will definitely go up or down and we can’t be responsible for any additional energy costs that you incur.

4.6 You acknowledge and agree that:

(a) we aren’t the original manufacturers of the Equipment;
(b) we have only selected the Equipment for this contract between us; and
(c)we consider the Equipment to be suitable for this contract.

4.7 The Equipment is for and domestic use only, at a single residential property.

4.8 Use of the Equipment will be subject to additional terms between you and the manufacturer, you might need to agree to these when using their app or online services. You will be solely responsible for complying with any of these terms and you are responsible for keeping your log in details secure.

5.1. Our prices and charges are set out in your Order and are also published on our website from time to time, subject always to any changes we are permitted to make under this contract.

5.2. The price for your ongoing Services after the end of the Initial Period will be notified to you before the end of your Initial Period.

6.1. Our other reasonable charges (where applicable including VAT or GST at the appropriate rate), which we'll inform you of at the time include:

(a) visiting your property to repair, move, install or exchange the Equipment other than as part of the Services, which might include disconnecting or reconnecting your supply of gas. Charges might also apply if:
(i) we carry out work or move Equipment that isn't faulty;
(ii) we are required to provide the Services or undertake additional work in respect of equipment that we didn't provide you under this contract unless we agree otherwise in writing;
(iii) the Equipment has been damaged or interfered with;
(iv) we can't gain safe access to your property due to an obstruction which isn't then removed;
(v) we have to undertake additional work due to the electrical, internet (including wifi) or any other connections, fittings or facilities at the property not meeting our requirements; or
(vi) you ask us to change or remove the Equipment;

(b) you haven't kept to the terms of your contract. For example:
(i) you don't pay us;
(ii) you miss an agreed appointment; or
(iii) we must visit your property because you've failed to do what we've asked;

(c) replacing Equipment that is lost or damaged, or providing you with printed copies of documents in connection with the Equipment and/or your contract; or

(d) if your bills are not paid after we remind you, we can start charging you interest. The interest will be applied daily at a rate of 4% more than the Bank of England's base annual rate. We can start charging interest 14 days after we provide you with your unpaid bill. We can charge you interest from the date that the unpaid amount was due to the date that such amount is actually paid.

7.1. As a consumer, you have the right to cancel this contract up to 14 days from the day after your Start Date. This is your “cooling off” period. If the Equipment has not been installed, we will not charge you any fees during the 14 days. If the Equipment has been installed before the end of your colling off period, we can charge you reasonable costs for any work we carried out before your cancellation. If you have received any products, you will need to return them to us within a one week to avoid having to pay the outstanding balance of any plan.

8.1. If you move out of your property or if your contact details change, you agree to tell us beforehand.

8.2. If you are moving and you would like to take the Equipment to your new property and continue your contract, we can move your Equipment. Please contact us in advance for details of the one-off fee for doing so.

8.3. Alternatively, if you move property, we might agree to change your contract so that it is with the new owners of the property. In order to do so each of us, you and the new owner of the property must agree in writing, in a format to be provided by us, that the new owner of the property will be responsible for your contract. If we each agree to transfer your contract to the new owner of the property:

(a) your contract will not be cancelled but instead that person or persons will become responsible for your contract from the agreed date;
(b) you will be responsible for paying all of our fees, charges and costs in connection with transferring your contract; and
(c) we will only transfer your contract to the new owner of your property once you have paid all money owed to us under your contract calculated up until such time as we transfer your contract to the new owner of your property.

8.4. If we do not reach any other agreement as set out above, if you move property, you will automatically be considered to have given us notice that you wish to terminate your contract early. As a result, you will be required to pay the full price of your contract and all charges payable under your contract as if your contract continued until the end of the Initial Term. You agree to tell the new owner that the Equipment belongs to us until you pay the full price of your contract. We might agree something different with you in relation to your moving property, however we are not required to reach another agreement with you and any alternative agreement must be confirmed by us to you in writing.

9.1. In additional to all other stated circumstances, we won't, under any circumstances, be responsible for:

(a) any loss, damage or expenses that might arise as a result of or in connection with you sharing any login details, such as your username or password, for the Equipment with any person. This includes situations such as where you are a landlord and you share your login details with a tenant;
(b) any issues with your broadband connection or speed.

In relation to the Services, we will support your Equipment in the following way:

1. Firstly, you will need to follow the supports steps of the manufacturer of your Equipment (eg Hive or Tado). This means that you must first utilise their library of support articles, online support chat, and customer support phone lines when a fault arises.

2 If the manufacturers support does not fix your issue, we will provide over the phone support, and where we believe necessary might arrange an engineer to visit your property. Whilst engineer visits are included in your contract, there might be a time where we need to charge you for a visit. This includes, but is not limited to, items described in paragraph 5 of this schedule we will discuss any applicable charges of an engineer visit with you first.

3. You will need to tell us what advice the manufacturer has given and what has been tried before we can try to help you.

4. If there is a fault with your Equipment during the Term that cannot be fixed and requires replacing, we will replace and swap this out under this contract for no additional charge.

5. We can only help you when the fault or error relates to the Equipment itself. We will not be able to assist when faults or errors happen due to other factors such as boiler faults, property issues, wiring faults or internet faults.

6. Please also note that we will not provide support services in relation to any smart home equipment that has not been purchased from us under this contract.

7. We reserve the right to refuse to provide the support services if we believe that the requests are unreasonable in any manner.

8. We reserve the right to withdraw support services and to change the levels of support we provide under the contract and will inform you of any significant changes.

What the words in this smart home service schedule mean:

Equipment: The equipment supplied by us to you as part of the Smart Home Service and your contract, including the equipment set out in your Order.

Initial Term: means the initial period set out in your Order, which starts on the date of installation of the Equipment.

property: The building or space that we provide the Equipment for use at as identified in your Order.

Services: The services that we will provide in connection with your use of the Equipment, which shall include the services set out in the Schedule to this contract and as formally agreed with you from time to time.

Start Date: The date on which the contract between you and us begins, which is the date on which we accept your Order or when you agree that we'll install the Equipment – whichever comes first.

Term: means the Initial Term and any period and the period thereafter where we provide you with the Services, until terminated in accordance with these terms.

Privacy policy

Privacy policy

When we supply energy or support services to your home, the data controller is Guernsey Gas Limited.

This is our privacy notice for home energy supply and support services. It explains your statutory rights and how we collect and use your personal data. It describes the data processing activities that are carried out by Guernsey Gas in relation to our home energy supply and support services, the purposes for which these activities are performed and the legal bases that Guernsey Gas relies upon for these processing activities.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time to ensure it is always up to date and accurate. Any changes we may make to our privacy notice will be posted on this page, and we will communicate any significant changes to you.

You can contact Guernsey Gas’s data protection officer by writing to The Data Protection Officer, Guernsey Gas Limited, The Energy Centre, Admiral Park, St Peter Port, GY1 2BB. You can also contact our data protection officer at dpo@i-e-g.com.

We collect the following types of personal data:

  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account: Information that allows us to contact you directly such as your name, email address, telephone number and addresses associated with your account or order.

  • Account information and details of other people linked to your account: Information about your account with Guernsey Gas including your login details for our customer e-bill portal, websites, date of birth, unique account number, contract details,
    household details, property type, nominees, executors, or people with a power of attorney and their details, or someone else set up to pay your bill, meter details, energy use and consumption pattern, tariff details, complaints details, incident details, appointment details, and notes added to your account.

  • Vulnerability information:Information that allows us to understand whether you are in a vulnerable situation.

  • Audio and video recordings, and contemporaneous notes:Recordings of telephone calls, records of site visits by our field operations teams and revenue protection teams.

  • Financial information:information that you provide that allows us to understand your creditworthiness and financial position.

  • Transaction and payment information:Bank account details you provide to make payment for the products and services you purchase from us. If you pay someone else’s bill, we will have a copy of your payment information. If someone else pays your bill, we will have a copy of their information linked with your account.

  • Account history and purchase history:Records relating to the products and services which you have purchased or used.

  • Responses to service improvement surveys:Including records of any surveys

  • Records of your discussions with our customer support teams, including call recordings, emails and chats made via our e-bill portal:When you share comments and opinions with us, ask us questions or make a complaint we will keep a record of this. This includes when you send us emails, phone our support team or contact us via our e-bill portal or through social media such as through Twitter or on Facebook.

  • How you use websites and e-bill portal:We use technology such as cookies (subject to your cookie preferences) when you use our websites or e-bill portal, we collect information about the pages you look at and how you use them.

  • Location information:Your smart device or computer's IP address may tell us an approximate location when you connect to our websites but this will be no more precise than the city or country you are using your device in.

  • Device and machine information:Information about the computer hardware and software or on your smart device that is used to connect or communicate with us.

  • Exercising your rights:If you exercise any of your statutory rights under data protection law, we will keep a record of this and how we respond.

You are not required to provide to us any of the personal data described above, however, we may not be able to supply you with home energy and you may not be able to purchase our products and services if you do not do so. 3.1 Where we process your personal data because of our contract.

We process these items of your personal data to enter or fulfil the contract between us, including:

Reason or purposePersonal data used
Supply you with home energy, provide our services to you and maintain your account (including for quality assurance purposes, and handling any complaints you might make)All personal information we collect as listed in Section 2
Take payment for home energy supplied and any products and services you have used or requested along with the recovery of debt.
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your account
  • Financial information
  • Transaction and payment information
  • Delivery information
  • Purchase and account history
  • Location information
Deliver products to you, install, service or maintain your appliances, provide emergency services and service contract services.
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account.
Perform credit checks at your request when purchasing products and services
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Financial information
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your account
  • Transaction and payment information
To deliver service communications (such as bills), and tailoring those communications to your circumstances
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Transaction and payment information
Answer your complaints or questions
  • The personal data which is necessary for us to deal with your complaint, which will depend on the nature of your complaint and your contact preferences.
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your account
  • Transaction and payment information
  • Purchase and account history
Showing you your energy consumption
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your account
3.2 Where we process your personal data because we’re legally obliged to

We process these items of your personal data because we have a legal obligation to, including:

Reason or purposePersonal data used
Attending to emergency situatio s (including gas leaks and reports of fumes)
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your ac ount
  • Vulnerability information when you have provided us with this information
Investigating misuse of your account, crime and fraud Comply with regulatory requirements
  • The personal data which is necessary for us to investigate the issue, which will depend on the nature of the proble . At a minimum, this will include your name and contact information and information about your account and transaction history.
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your ac ount
  • Transaction and payment information
  • Anti-fraud information
  • Vulnerability information
  • Purchase and account history
  • Records of your discussions with our customer support teams
  • Audio and video recordings, and contemporaneous notes
Understand the information we hold to ensure compliance with data protection legislation All personal information we collect as listed in
Section 2
Internal and statutory auditsAll personal information we collect as listed in
Section 2
3.3 Where we process your personal data because we have a legitimate interest to.

We process these items of your personal data because we have a legitimate interest to do so.
We process the following categories of personal data, including:

Reason or purposePersonal data used
Maintain and improve our products and services,
e.g. tariffs and tariff setting, improve customer service, improve energy efficiency, optimise business processes, quality
assurance purposes, support efficient management of our staff, analyse performance of web pages and provide relevant content to you
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your ac ount
  • Transaction and payment information
  • Purchase and account history
  • How you use our websites and e-bill portal
  • Location information
  • Device and machine information
  • Responses to service improvement surveys
Look after customers who have a vulnerability(e.g. if you have requested to be put on the Priority Services Register)
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your account
  • Vulnerability information
Develop new products and services
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your account
  • Purchase and account history
Assess which of our products and services that may be of interest to you, e.g. To understand regional demographics and take up, tailor offers and recommendations to customers’ needs and reward loyal customers
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your account
  • Transaction and payment information
  • Purchase and account history
  • Advertising and direct marketing preferences and responses
Direct marketing. If you have not specifically consented to receive direct mar eting, we will only send you direct marketing materials where we are allowed to because of law.
However, we will never send yo direct marketing where you have opted out of receiving direct marketing communications
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your account
  • How you use our websit s and e-bill portal
  • Advertising and direct marketing preference and responses
For market research purposes, .g. to understand how you use our products and services or how we might improve them
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your ac ount
  • Transaction and payment information
  • Purchase and account history
  • Responses to service improvement surveys,
  • How you use our websit s and e-bill portal
  • Device and machine information
Management information reporting
  • Your contact details and the contact details of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other people linked to your ac ount
  • Purchase and account history
  • How you use our websit s and e-bill portal
  • Location information
  • Device and machine information
Protection of our staffAll personal information we collect as listed in
Section 2
Staff trainingAll personal information we collect as listed in
Section
For the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claimsAll personal information we collect as listed in
Section 2
Maintain accuracy and relevance of your dataAll personal information we collect as listed in
Section 2
Testing and development of our IT systemsAll personal information we collect as listed in
Section 2
3.4 Where we process your personal data because you have allowed us to:

We may process these items of your personal data when you have provided your consent to the processing.

You may revoke your consent at any point:
  • Your contact details and the contact details
  • of people associated with your account
  • Account information and details of other
  • people linked to your ac ount
Reason or purposePersonal data used
3.5 Where we process your personal data so you can’t be identified any more

We may anonymise and aggregate any of the personal data we hold (so that it does not identify you). We may use anonymised and aggregated information for purposes that include testing our IT systems, research, data analysis, improving our web sites, and developing new products and services.

We will collect personal data from a number of sources. These include:

Directly from you:When you set up an account with us, purchase products or services from us, submit information via our websites or e-bill portal, complete forms we provide to you, enter our competitions and promotions, make a claim, make a complaint, exercise your statutory rights, contact us by phone, email or communicate with us.

Our website and e-bill portal: We collect information about how you use them and any devices you use to connect to them.

Other companies we work with:Provide us with information to help us deliver our products and services to you. These include:

  • Companies in the same group of companies as us (Kosangas Guernsey, Jersey Gas, Kosangas Jersey, Manx Gas): ): who may provide relevant information about the products and services bought from them.

  • Debt collection agencies.

  • Credit and Anti-fraud reference agencies:Provide us with information about your transaction and claim history and credit history.

  • Social media:information that you submit to our social media accounts.

  • Housing associations and developers, including local authorities and social housing providers:Provide us with tenants’ information, to enable us to make contact about their energy supply.

  • Other people linked to your account:If someone pays your bill on your behalf, or you are set up to pay someone else's bill,
    we may obtain information about you from them.

  • Public registers:Such as the Land Registry provide us with information about your property.

We never sell your data to a third party for their own marketing use.

We share personal data with the following categories of third parties.

WhoExamples
Companies in the same group of companies as usKosangas Guernsey, Jersey Gas, Manx Gas, Kosangas Jersey, Internatioal Energy Group
Any party approved by youA credit reference or finance company, if you want to take out a Credit agreement or boiler leasing agreement
Delivery companies

Print and Mail fulfilment and e-billing

  • Swiss Post Solution
  • Isle of Man Post Office
Credit and Anti-fraud reference gencies

If you want to take out a credit agreement or boiler leasing agreement

  • Equifax
To comply with financial audit regulations
  • Ernst & Young
Gas Industry supervisory bodiesGas Safe Register as part of a gas safety investigation
The Government or our RegulatorsThe States of Guernsey Government Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authority

If you raise a dispute or complaint to be reviewed by an external body, we may share information

such as your contact details, meter readings, payments, transactions and equipment in order to
resolve your complaint.
Companies that help us run our business, support our IT infrastructure and websites to further understand our customersManx Telecom – to provide ata centre services Inoapps – to provide data centre services and application support for customer management and billing
Swiss Post Solutions – to pr vide e-billing solutions and customer e-bill portal
Key IVR – to provide secure card payment services.
Braintree (a division of Paypal Inc.) – to provide secure card payment services. Paypal is an independent data controller and their privacy policy can be accessed here.
KURA – to provide complementary customer support service

Email, SMS, post and telephone marketing:If you have not consented to receiving direct marketing communications, we will only send these communications to you when permitted to do so by law, but in all circumstances we will respect your marketing preferences which you set when you first create your account with us (or you first deal with us), or which you update from time to time.

When you call Guernsey Gas we may also provide you with information about products and services we believe you may be interested in.

The details here provide a high level overview of how and where we capture and / or use personal data on our own and third party websites and applications.

Websites and e-bill portal When you visit any of our websites or use our e-bill portal you will always be provided with access to the site’s or application’s own privacy notice and cookie policy. Our aim is to ensure that our websites and mobile applications are always working optimally for those who use them.

When you visit our websites and you are not logged in i.e. you are an anonymous visitor, we may use cookies and similar technologies (in accordance with your cookie preferences) to track anonymously details such as response times, the pages you view and the functionality you use. No individual is uniquely identifiable from this data and it is used purely to enable us to constantly review and improve these services.

Any adverts you may see whilst using the website anonymously will be generic in nature i.e. it will not use any personal data to ‘personalise’ the advert to you.

If you chose to complete an online application, enquiry or other form then the form will set out explicitly how the data you provide will be used.

When you are logged in to our e-bill portal we will use cookies and similar technologies - in accordance with your cookie preferences - to track your use of the site or application. In this instance some data may be recorded to your record to enable us to provide the best ongoing service to you.

Guernsey Gas uses third parties located in Guernsey, Jersey the Isle of Man, the UK and other countries to help us run our business. As a result, personal data may be transferred outside the countries where we and our customers are located. This includes countries outside the European Economic Area ("EEA") and to countries that do not have laws that provide specific protection for personal data. We have taken steps to ensure all personal data is provided with adequate protection and that all transfers of personal data outside the EEA are done lawfully.

Where we transfer personal data outside of the EEA to a country not determined by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data, the transfers will be under an agreement which covers the requirements for the transfer of personal data outside the EEA, such as the European Commission approved standard contractual clauses.

We will keep your personal data for as long as necessary in order to achieve the processing purposes.

You may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • the right to be informed about the personal data we collect, how your personal data is being used, and from whom we collect your personal data when we obtain it from other sources;
  • the right to access the personal data we hold about you;
  • the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data we hold about you;
  • the right to request the blocking or deletion of your personal data in some circumstances;
  • the right to request that we port elements of your data either to you or another service provider;
  • the right to object to us processing your personal data (where we do so only because you have consented, or because we are using automated means to make decisions that affect you); and
  • the right to withdraw your consent.

You only have the benefits of some of the above rights in limited circumstances, which depend on the legal reason why we collected your personal data.

To exercise any of the above rights, or if you have any questions relating to your rights, please contact us using the details below.

If you have any privacy-related questions or comments, please contact Guernsey Gas’s Data Protection Officer by writing to The Data Protection Officer, Guernsey Gas Limited, The Energy Centre, Admiral Park, St Peter Port, GY1 2BB

You can also contact our data protection officer at dpo@i-e-g.com

We are here to help and encourage you to contact us to resolve any complaint you may have in first instance

Online Sales

Guernsey Online Sales Terms and Conditions

These service specific terms and conditions apply to online sales of certain household appliances and other goods from our website guernseyenergy.gg. To make sure you fully understand your contract, you must read these service specific terms and conditions along with our general terms and conditions (together the contract).

We'll show the latest version of all of our terms and conditions on our website at www.guernseyenergy.gg/terms-conditions

All of our terms and conditions contain words which have specific meanings, these words are capitalised. To understand their meaning, please see the definitions set out at the end of our general terms and conditions (which apply to all of our terms) and the extra definitions, which apply only to online sales, set out at the end of this document.

These are our latest Online Sales terms and conditions, dated 11 May 2023.

1.1 All of the products on our website are subject to availability.

1.2 The information on our website is not an offer to enter into a contract with you. We do our best to make sure the information on our website is correct but we can’t always guarantee it.

1.3 We try to ensure that the information on our website is correct but sometimes, products might be incorrectly priced or described. We might need to update the information from time to time.

1.4 We can’t confirm the price until your Order has been fully processed and accepted. If there is any change in the price after you have submitted your Order, we will contact you and give you the opportunity to confirm if you do or don’t want the product. If we can’t contact you within a reasonable period of time, we can cancel your order and will confirm this by email.

1.5 Some of our products, such as certain cookers, are only suitable for use in the Bailiwick of Guernsey due to technical requirements of the connection to the gas network.

1.6 Images on website and packing only for illustrative purposes and products may differ slightly from those pictures.

1.7 From time to time, we might need to withdraw products available on our website.

2.1 We are only able to accept orders to be delivered in Guernsey or for collection in our store in Guernsey. Please see our Delivery Policy for more information.

2.2 To place an Order we will need you to provide us with some information including your name, address, telephone number, email address and your credit or debit card details.

2.3 If you use the products for any commercial, business or re-sale purpose we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity or any other losses (whether direct or indirect), including penalties or fines, incurred by you as a result of such use.

2.4 You must be over 18 years old to place an order.

2.5 You can place an Order for the products on our website. Your Order is an offer to buy the goods and does not create a contract. We will acknowledge your Order when we receive it.

2.6 When we accept your Order and confirm despatch we will send an email to the address you provided in your Order, at this point your contract with us is formed.

2.7 If we can’t accept your Order, we will email you and let you know. We are not required to accept an Order, we can decide to accept or reject an Order for any reason. We might reject your order in circumstances such as the item is out of stock, we discover an error in the pricing or its description or we can’t meet the delivery date.

3.1 As a consumer customer, you have the right to cancel this your Order within 14 days of submitting your Order.

3.2 Please also see our Returns Policy regarding the return of goods to us.

3.3 If you have incurred any additional costs in relation to your goods such as installation fees, you will still be responsible for paying these even if you cancel or return your order.

4.1 If there are any specific requirements in relation to the product you wish to order from us, they will be set out on the product page eg if it requires installation by us, if you need to have an inspection from us for suitability of the product for your home or its installation. If we determine that your property is not suitable for the product you have ordered, we will have the right to cancel your order and we will let you know.

4.2 Any additional services provided to us in relation to your Order will be subject to our terms and conditions, including our general terms and conditions.

4.3 If you have asked us to disconnect or remove any old goods in your property, you agree to pay the costs of this which are available on our website.

5.1 We can only deliver products to an address in Guernsey (which doesn’t include other parts of the Bailiwick).

5.2 We can’t guarantee the delivery times but more information can be found in our Delivery Policy.

5.3 If you opt to pick up your goods in-store, there will be no delivery charge. If you have selected delivery, the cost of delivery will be shown in your basket before you check out. For further information on delivery, please see our Delivery Policy.

5.4 If you have ordered more than one item, your goods will be sent when they are all available.

5.5 We will email you when your goods are ready to collect if you have selected to collect in- store or when they are despatched, if you have selected delivery.

6.1 We will take payment for your goods when you complete our check out process.

6.2 You must pay by one of the means listed on our website. We will accept payments by the credit cards detailed in our checkout process and will need to provide all of the details set out on the payment page.

6.3 The price you pay is the price of the product ordered plus the cost of delivery as detailed in your basket when you place the order, unless you require additional services from us.

6.4 You confirm that the credit or debt card you are using is yours. Your card issuer may need to run checks to validate and authorise your transaction. If your card issuer rejects your transaction for any reason, your Order will be cancelled immediately and we will have no liability.

7.1 Returns and refunds will be governed the terms set out in our returns and refunds policies. Please see our returns and refunds policies which can be found in our Returns Policy.

7.2 If you have received the goods you must take reasonable care of them and not to damage them or the packaging. You must not use the goods. You must also return any received goods to us and they must be in their original packaging. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage to the goods during transit and we recommend that you use a recorded and secure means of returning them. If the goods are lost or damaged we may charge you, or not refund you, the amounts of the loss or damage.

8.1 We are not the manufacturer of the goods you buy from us and any warranty or guarantee applicable to your goods will be provided by the manufacturer.

8.2 If the goods have a manufacturer’s guarantee or warranty, you will need to adhere to their terms in relation to the warranty such as registering your details and adhering to their terms. You will need to contact the manufacturer in relation to issues under their warranty or guarantee. For further information please see the manufacturer’s website.

8.3 You will own the goods from the later of the point where we receive payment in full or we deliver the goods to you.

8.4 Nothing in these terms affect your statutory rights.

9.1 If you have any questions please contact us.
Schedule

What the words in this online sales service schedule mean:

Delivery Policy means our policy regarding delivery as amended from time to time and as shown on our website.

Order means the offer to purchase a product from us on our website.

Refunds and Returns Policy means our policy/polices regarding refund or returns as amended from time to time and as shown on our website.