Trust centre

How we use AI

We use modern AI tools to help with research and first drafts, the same way we use a spellchecker or a spreadsheet. They make us faster. They do not make our decisions and they do not have the final word.

• A named human reviews and signs off every published page. AI never publishes on its own.
• Our content is general information, not professional advice. Dates, bank holidays and entitlement figures are for guidance only, not personal legal, employment, tax or financial advice.
• We do not publish fabricated facts. Dates, figures and rules are taken from primary UK sources such as gov.uk and the ONS, or left out.
• AI does not make automated decisions about you. Our calculators run open, checkable date maths in your browser; there is no profiling and no automated decision that produces a legal or similarly significant effect on you.
• Any personal data handled by AI tools is processed in line with our privacy notice and UK data protection law.

Our use of AI is guided by UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) and the ICO's guidance on AI and automated decision-making. Where AI could affect a reader, a person stays in the loop, in line with the direction of AI regulation such as the EU AI Act.

Named authorship and editorial standards

Every page carries a named editor and a last-reviewed date. Dates & Times is edited by Oliver Mackman, a director of the operating company Best Business Loans Ltd and the person accountable for our editorial standards and sourcing. We publish calendar and time information, not paid-for placements, and any sponsored material is labelled as such with the sponsor named. The full detail is in our editorial policy, and you can see the person behind the content on our editorial team page.

Fact-checking and sources

Before a page goes live, every figure is checked against a primary UK source, not another website. In practice that means:

• Bank-holiday dates come from the gov.uk Bank Holidays API.
• Working-day and population comparisons use the Office for National Statistics.
• Holiday-entitlement rules follow GOV.UK and the Working Time Regulations 1998.
• Each calculator sets out the date maths it uses, so you can follow the logic and verify it yourself.

If we cannot attribute a figure to an official source, we leave it out. When a source updates, the page updates with it.

Corrections

If something is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will fix it. Email [email protected] with the page address and what is incorrect. We review correction reports promptly and aim to respond within two working days. When a figure or method changes, we fix the page and update its last-reviewed date so the change is visible.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with something we have published or with our service, we want to hear about it. Email [email protected] or write to Best Business Loans Ltd, and please include your name, how to reach you, and what went wrong.

We acknowledge every complaint within five working days and aim to give a full response within four weeks.

Your data

Dates & Times is a calendar and time information site with no sign-up and no lead forms. We do not sell your personal data. What we hold, why, and how to ask us to delete it is set out in our privacy notice and cookie policy.

All our policies