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Terms of Service

Last updated: 3 August 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User", "you", or "your") and Electric Trade Solutions Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17055534) ("we", "us", "our", or "Electric Trade Solutions"), governing your access to and use of the InvoiceFlow® application and all related services (collectively, the "Service").

By creating an account, subscribing to the Service, or otherwise using InvoiceFlow, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms in their entirety. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.

1. The Service

InvoiceFlow is a cloud-based invoicing and financial management tool designed for freelancers, sole traders, and small businesses primarily operating in the United Kingdom. The Service includes, but is not limited to:

  • Invoice and quote creation, management, and delivery
  • Expense tracking and categorisation
  • Client management
  • Financial reporting (Profit & Loss, client reports)
  • Making Tax Digital (MTD) digital record-keeping and return preparation (export for your accountant to file)
  • Bank statement import and transaction reconciliation
  • Client Portal for invoice viewing and online payment
  • Data backup and export functionality
  • AI-assisted features (financial insights, auto-fill, payment reminders)

Features may vary by subscription plan. We reserve the right to add, modify, or remove features at any time with reasonable notice.

2. Eligibility and Account Registration

To use InvoiceFlow, you must:

  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Have the legal capacity to enter into binding contracts under the laws of England and Wales
  • Be acting on your own behalf or be duly authorised to act on behalf of a business
  • Provide accurate, complete, and up-to-date information when registering

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You must notify us immediately at electrictradesolutions@invoiceflow.uk if you suspect any unauthorised access to your account.

We reserve the right to refuse registration or terminate accounts at our discretion, particularly in cases of suspected fraud, abuse, or violation of these Terms.

3. Subscription Plans and Billing

3.1 Plans and Pricing

InvoiceFlow is offered on a paid subscription basis. Current plans:

  • InvoiceFlow — £14.99/month (full accounting suite)
  • InvoiceFlow Lite — £1.99/month (simplified mobile-first mode for sole traders)
  • Additional Business — £5.00/month (add a secondary business profile to your account)

All prices include VAT where applicable. Prices are subject to change with 30 days' notice. Features vary by plan — see the app for current feature availability.

3.2 Billing and Renewal

  • Subscriptions are billed monthly in advance through Stripe
  • Your subscription automatically renews each month unless cancelled before the renewal date
  • By subscribing, you authorise us to charge your payment method on a recurring basis

3.3 Cancellation

  • You may cancel your subscription at any time through the App's Settings page or by contacting us
  • Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will retain full access until then
  • No refunds are provided for unused portions of a billing period, except where required by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 or other applicable UK law

3.4 Failed Payments

If a payment fails, we will notify you and may suspend access to the Service until payment is successfully processed. After a reasonable period of non-payment, we reserve the right to terminate your account, with prior notice.

4. Licence to Use the Service

Subject to these Terms and payment of applicable subscription fees, Electric Trade Solutions Ltd grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use InvoiceFlow for your own internal business purposes during the term of your subscription.

You may not:

  • Copy, reproduce, distribute, or publicly display the App or any part of it
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code of the App
  • Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on the App
  • Resell, sublicense, transfer, or share access to the Service with third parties
  • Use the Service to develop a competing product or service
  • Scrape, harvest, or extract data from the Service through automated means
  • Attempt to circumvent, bypass, or interfere with any security measures or access controls

5. Your Data and Content

5.1 Ownership

You retain full ownership of all data, content, and information you input into InvoiceFlow ("Your Data"), including invoices, client details, expenses, and financial records.

5.2 Licence to Us

You grant us a limited, non-exclusive licence to store, process, and transmit Your Data solely as necessary to provide the Service. We will not access Your Data for any other purpose.

5.3 Your Responsibilities

You are solely responsible for:

  • The accuracy, legality, and completeness of data you enter
  • Ensuring you have a lawful basis to store your clients' personal data within the App
  • Maintaining appropriate backups of Your Data independently of the App
  • Ensuring your use of the App complies with all applicable laws, including UK GDPR obligations towards your clients

5.4 Data Portability and Export

You may export Your Data at any time using the App's built-in export and backup features. Upon account closure, we recommend downloading your data before termination.

6. Intellectual Property

InvoiceFlow® (registered UK trademark UK00004347223), including its design, code, branding, trademarks, logos, and all content created by us, is the exclusive intellectual property of Electric Trade Solutions Ltd and is protected by UK and international copyright and intellectual property laws.

Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to you beyond the limited licence expressly granted above. Any feedback, suggestions, or improvements you provide may be used by us without restriction or compensation to you.

7. Acceptable Use Policy

You agree to use InvoiceFlow only for lawful business purposes. You must not use the Service to:

  • Engage in any unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, or criminal activity
  • Create or send fraudulent invoices or financial documents
  • Upload, transmit, or distribute malicious code, viruses, or harmful content
  • Violate any applicable law or regulation, including UK GDPR, the Computer Misuse Act 1990, or the Fraud Act 2006
  • Impersonate any person, business, or entity
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any system, data, or account
  • Conduct any activity that could damage, overload, or impair the Service's infrastructure
  • Use the Service in any manner that could bring us or InvoiceFlow into disrepute

We reserve the right to immediately suspend or terminate your account without notice if we reasonably believe you have violated this Acceptable Use Policy. We may also report such activity to relevant authorities.

7A. User Responsibility and Assumption of Risk

By using InvoiceFlow, you acknowledge and assume full responsibility for:

  • Accuracy of data: All information you input, including client details, financial figures, and tax data, is your sole responsibility. We do not verify the accuracy, completeness, or legality of any data you store
  • Compliance with law: You warrant that your use of the Service complies with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, the Income Tax Acts, VAT Regulations, and Companies House filing requirements
  • Tax obligations: You are solely responsible for ensuring all tax returns, VAT submissions, and statutory filings to HMRC are accurate and submitted on time. InvoiceFlow is a record-keeping tool and does not submit returns to HMRC on your behalf until direct MTD filing is formally enabled. We provide tools only; we do not provide tax advice, and we do not guarantee that HMRC will accept any figures derived from your records
  • Professional advice: You acknowledge that InvoiceFlow is a software tool, not a substitute for professional accountancy, legal, or tax advice. You should consult qualified professionals for your specific circumstances
  • Data security: You are responsible for protecting your login credentials and account security. We are not liable for unauthorised access due to your negligence
  • Business decisions: You accept full responsibility for any business decisions made based on reports, analyses, or data generated by InvoiceFlow
  • Regulatory compliance: If your jurisdiction requires specific handling of financial records, client data, or regulatory reporting, you are solely responsible for ensuring the App meets those requirements

8. Tax and Financial Advice Disclaimer

InvoiceFlow provides tools to help you manage your finances, generate invoices, track expenses, and prepare information for tax purposes. The App does not constitute professional financial, legal, accountancy, or tax advice.

  • All financial reports, tax summaries, and MTD-related outputs are generated based on the data you input and are for informational purposes only
  • You remain solely responsible for the accuracy of any tax returns, VAT submissions, or financial filings submitted to HMRC or any other authority
  • Electric Trade Solutions Ltd accepts no liability for penalties, assessments, or losses arising from incorrect or incomplete data or reliance on outputs from the App
  • You should always consult a qualified accountant or tax adviser for professional advice specific to your circumstances

9. Third-Party Integrations

The Service integrates with third-party services including Stripe (payments), Resend (email), OpenAI (AI processing), Google (AI processing), and HMRC's MTD API (sandbox testing; direct submission coming soon). Your use of these integrations is also subject to those providers' own terms and policies. We are not responsible for the performance, availability, or conduct of third-party services.

9A. HMRC Making Tax Digital (MTD) — Compliance Terms

9A.1 InvoiceFlow's Role in MTD Compliance

InvoiceFlow is a digital record-keeping tool that helps you maintain the digital records required under Making Tax Digital (MTD). The Service enables you to record income, expenses, bank transactions, and other financial data, and to export that data in formats (Excel, PDF, SA103 summaries) that your accountant or tax agent can use to file your returns with HMRC.

InvoiceFlow does not currently submit returns directly to HMRC via the MTD API. Direct MTD API submission (for VAT returns and Income Tax Self Assessment quarterly updates) is in sandbox testing and will be enabled once HMRC production access is granted. Until then, submissions to HMRC must be made through:

  • A qualified accountant or tax agent using HMRC-recognised bridging or filing software, or
  • Your own HMRC-recognised filing software (which can connect to the records you export from InvoiceFlow), or
  • HMRC's own online portal using the figures from your exports

9A.2 MTD Compliance Statement

Under HMRC's MTD rules, you must keep digital records and submit updates using MTD-compatible software. HMRC's official guidance (gov.uk) confirms that:

  • You may use more than one software product — for example, one tool to keep records and another (or an accountant's bridging software) to submit to HMRC
  • Bridging software that connects to records held in spreadsheets or exported files is explicitly permitted by HMRC
  • An agent (such as your accountant) may submit on your behalf using their own HMRC-recognised software
  • HMRC does not "approve" or "recommend" any specific product for record-keeping — the recognition process applies only to software that submits directly via the MTD API

InvoiceFlow is designed to serve as the record-keeping component of a compliant MTD workflow. When you export your data and your accountant files using their bridging software, this satisfies HMRC's digital-links requirement, provided the data is transferred digitally (e.g. by file import) and not manually re-keyed.

9A.3 User Responsibility for Submissions

You are solely responsible for:

  • The accuracy and completeness of all records you keep in InvoiceFlow
  • Ensuring your returns are submitted to HMRC on time, whether by your accountant, via bridging software, or via HMRC's own portal
  • Verifying that the figures your accountant or filing software submit to HMRC match your records
  • Retaining records for the legally required period (currently 5 years after the 31 January submission deadline for Self Assessment, and 6 years for VAT records)

InvoiceFlow does not provide tax advice. The figures shown are generated from the data you input and are for informational purposes only. You should consult a qualified accountant or tax adviser if you are unsure about any aspect of your tax position.

9A.4 No Warranty of HMRC Acceptance

Electric Trade Solutions Ltd does not warrant that:

  • HMRC will accept any return prepared using data exported from InvoiceFlow
  • Your use of InvoiceFlow alone satisfies all of your MTD obligations (you remain responsible for the submission step)
  • The figures produced by InvoiceFlow will be free from error or suitable for submission without review by a qualified professional

Submissions to HMRC — whether made by you, your accountant, or via bridging software — are legally binding filings. You must review all figures before they are submitted. Electric Trade Solutions Ltd accepts no liability for penalties, assessments, or losses arising from submissions made using data exported from InvoiceFlow, or from any failure to submit on time.

9A.5 Scope of MTD Support (When Direct Filing Goes Live)

When direct MTD API submission is enabled, InvoiceFlow will support submissions for self-employment income only. The following income types are not supported and must be reported directly to HMRC through other means:

  • Property business income (UK and foreign property)
  • Foreign income
  • Investment income (dividends, interest, chargeable gains)
  • Partnership income (other than as a sole trader)
  • Trust and estate income

If you have income from any of these sources, you must report it to HMRC separately, even once InvoiceFlow's direct filing is live.

9A.6 Sandbox vs Production Environment (When Direct Filing Goes Live)

Once direct MTD submission is enabled, InvoiceFlow will provide two HMRC environments:

  • Sandbox (Test): Submissions go to HMRC's test environment and do not affect your real tax records. Use this for testing and familiarisation.
  • Production (Live): Submissions go to live HMRC and are legally binding.

Until production access is granted, only the sandbox environment is available and no submissions reach live HMRC. Electric Trade Solutions Ltd is not liable for any reliance on the expectation of direct submission capability before it is formally enabled and announced.

9A.7 OAuth Authentication (When Direct Filing Goes Live)

When direct MTD submission is enabled, InvoiceFlow will use OAuth 2.0 to authenticate with HMRC. You will authorise InvoiceFlow directly through HMRC's sign-in page — InvoiceFlow will never see or store your HMRC Government Gateway user ID or password. You may revoke access at any time through your HMRC account.

9A.8 Error Handling (When Direct Filing Goes Live)

When direct MTD submission is enabled: if HMRC rejects a submission, InvoiceFlow will display the HMRC error message so you can correct the issue and resubmit. If a submission fails due to a technical issue on our end, no data is sent to HMRC and your records remain unaffected. You should always verify the status of your submissions in the app and on your HMRC account.

9B. Reporting Security Incidents

If you become aware of a security vulnerability or incident affecting InvoiceFlow, please report it to us immediately at electrictradesolutions@invoiceflow.uk with the subject line "SECURITY REPORT".

We take all security reports seriously and will acknowledge receipt within 48 hours. In the event of a personal data breach, we will:

  • Notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach, as required by Article 33 UK GDPR
  • Notify HMRC within 72 hours by logging a ticket with HMRC, providing a breach contact name and telephone number, where the breach affects HMRC-related data or MTD submissions
  • Notify affected users without undue delay where the breach is likely to result in a risk to their rights and freedoms

Our security breach process is documented and reviewed regularly. If you are a security researcher, we welcome responsible disclosure and will work with you to address any issues identified.

10. Service Availability and Modifications

We aim to keep InvoiceFlow available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access. We may:

  • Carry out scheduled or emergency maintenance, which may cause temporary unavailability
  • Modify, update, add, or remove features, with reasonable notice where possible
  • Discontinue the Service with at least 30 days' written notice to active subscribers (during which data export will remain available)

We are not liable for any loss caused by unavailability or modification of the Service, except to the extent required by law.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable UK law:

  • The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or non-infringement
  • We make no warranty that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or meet your specific business requirements
  • We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive loss arising from your use of or inability to use the Service, including (but not limited to) loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of data, loss of goodwill, business interruption, cost of substitute services, or reputational harm
  • Our total aggregate liability to you in any 12-month period shall not exceed the total subscription fees you paid to us in that same period. If you have paid nothing, our liability is £0
  • These limitations apply whether the liability arises in contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or otherwise, and whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such loss

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for:

  • Death or personal injury caused by our negligence
  • Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by us
  • Any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under UK law

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Electric Trade Solutions Ltd and its directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any third-party rights, including privacy rights; or (d) any content or data you submit to the Service.

13. Termination

By you: You may close your account and cancel your subscription at any time via the Settings page or by contacting us.

By us: We may suspend or terminate your access immediately and without notice if you breach these Terms, engage in illegal activity, or fail to pay subscription fees. We may also terminate the Service on 30 days' notice for any other reason.

On termination, your licence to use the Service ends. You should export any data you wish to retain before closure. We will retain your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable legal obligations.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. For material changes, we will provide at least 14 days' notice by email and/or in-app notification before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the changes, you must cancel your subscription before the effective date.

15. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Before pursuing formal legal action, we encourage you to contact us at electrictradesolutions@invoiceflow.uk to seek an informal resolution.

16. General Provisions

  • Entire Agreement: These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service
  • Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect
  • Waiver: Failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver of that right
  • Assignment: You may not assign or transfer your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations without restriction
  • No Partnership: Nothing in these Terms creates any partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship between you and us

17. Contact Us

Electric Trade Solutions Ltd
Company Number: 17055534
Trademark: InvoiceFlow® (UK00004347223)
Email: electrictradesolutions@invoiceflow.uk
Support: electrictradesolutions@invoiceflow.uk
Website: www.invoiceflow2026.uk