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Privacy Policy

Introduction

This privacy policy applies to Evolve Corporate Finance Limited which control and make use of any visitor information collected via this site.

As a visitors to this website, you choose to submit information, you agree to the use of any such data in accordance with the terms set out in this privacy policy.

If you have any questions regarding this privacy statement or you do not feel that your concerns have been addressed, please direct your questions to our website administrator by emailing dataprotection@evolvecf.co.uk.

Data Protection Controller

Evolve Corporate Finance Limited is a “Data Controller” and as such it is required to notify you how your information is held and used as set out in relevant data protection laws.  

Questions and queries about this privacy policy and or about or how we as an organisation use your personal data can be sent to our information security manager by email via dataprotection@evolvecf.co.uk.

Information Collection

As a visitor, you do not have to submit any personal information in order to use the Website.  The site collects and stores personally identifiable information that is specifically and voluntarily provided by visitors.  Such information may consist of, but is not limited to, your name, job title, company address, email address, telephone and any other information that you choose to disclose and we do not collect such personal information without your knowledge.  This information is classified as “personal data” or “personal information”.

We collect personal information from an online application made via our website, from documents, email or other correspondence or when we speak to you on the telephone. In the event that you choose to supply personal information we will collect, use, share and store this personal data in accordance with our privacy policy.  

Where personal and financial information relating to another person is supplied by you, you confirm that you have their consent or are otherwise entitled to provide this information to us and for us to use it.

We will collect further information if you contact us with comments or specific requests which may include requests to be contacted for marketing purposes or by social media in which case, in addition to the data set out above, we may also hold, use, share and store marketing preferences, event attendances, usernames, likes, retweets, shares, reactions, comments.

Information Use

We will only use any personal information which you supply to us when the law allows us to.  The law states that we must identify the purpose and basis upon which we use your personal data.  We rely on a number of lawful basis for processing your personal data:

  • Where you have given your informed, unambiguous and specific consent;
  • Where we need to comply with a lawful obligation;
  • Where we need to perform a contract that we have entered into with you; and
  • Where it is necessary for us to use your personal information to pursue our legitimate interests (or those of a third party).

The purposes for which we use your personal data is to comply with our lawful obligations to prevent and detect fraud, money laundering and other crimes, carry out regulatory checks and meet our obligations to any relevant regulatory authority and to assist us in providing our services to you.  In addition, we may periodically send promotional emails about new services or other information which we think you may find of interest, using the information you have provided. We will ensure that any such marketing activities comply with applicable law but you may at any time request that we discontinue sending you such materials.

Disclosure of Information

Although we may provide visitors’ information to service providers that handle information on our behalf, we will not share the information with third parties for secondary or unrelated purposes unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection.

Personal information may be transmitted internationally to other members of our network of international partners which are based outside the UK for the purposes. This may include transfer to countries without data protection rules similar to those in your country of residence.  In such circumstances you can expect a similar degree of protection in respect of your personal data as you can expect in the United Kingdom. You are consenting to such transfers by providing information to us.

Your personal information will be supplied to third parties where engage third parties to provide public relations and marketing, event hosting, email marketing management systems.  In these scenarios all third parties will be required to take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information in line with our engagement with them and in accordance with the laws.  We do not allow third parties to use your personal data for their own purposes.

Where appropriate, personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory or other government agencies or third parties where necessary or desirable to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests or for the purposes identified above.

In cases where legislation requires us to carry out an identification check, we will validate your name, address and other personal information supplied by you against an appropriate third party database.  You should advise us if you do not consent to such a check being made.  In performing these checks personal information provided by you may be disclosed to a registered Credit Reference Agency which may keep a record of that information.  The checks are only to confirm your identity.    credit check is not performed and your credit rating will be unaffected.

Retention of Personal Data

We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which we collected it in line with statutory and professional rules of retention.

In the majority of instances, the period for retaining your personal data shall be six years from the date of closure of contact which you may have with us.  In the event that the basis on which we are holding your personal information requires this information to be kept for a reduced period of time then it shall be retained in accordance with our retention policies in place from time to time as summarised below.

  • Client matters – the retention period shall be for six years from the date on which engagement or project has been closed or has ended.
  • Marketing information – the retention period shall be the period of our relationship with you and for a period of six years afterwards.
  • Social media information – for a period during which we are connected with you on any given social media platform.

Access to Information

We are dedicated to providing reasonable access to visitors who wish to review the personal information retained, if any.  In all cases we will treat requests to access information or change information in accordance with applicable legal requirements and a charge may be levied to cover the administration costs of such requests. Please contact dataprotection@evolvecf.co.uk if you wish to access your personal information.

Your rights in respect of your personal information, by law, are as follows:

  • Request access to your personal information as stated above;
  • Request correction of any personal information that we hold about you as we have an obligation to ensure that the information we hold about you is complete and accurate;
  • You have a right to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us to continue to hold and/or process it;
  • You can object to the processing of your personal information (where we are relying on a legitimate interest or those of a third party) and remove your right to consent in certain circumstances;
  • You may request for your data to be transferred to another party and/or put in place a restriction on the processing of such data;
  • Where you have provided your consent to the collection, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing.  To withdraw your consent please email dataprotection@evolvecf.co.uk and confirm any changes in the processing to which you wish your consent to be withdrawn.

Information Security

We have in place reasonable commercial standards of technology and operational security to protect all information provided by visitors from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

Evolve Corporate Finance Limited, reserves the right to modify or amend this privacy policy at any time and for any reason.  Nothing contained herein creates or is intended to create a contract or agreement between Evolve Corporate Finance Limited and any user visiting the website or providing identifying information of any kind.

Complaints

If you have any concerns over how we have used or are using your data then please contact dataprotection@evolvecf.co.uk in the first instance.

If you are still not satisfied that we have addressed your concerns adequately you have a right to lodge your complaint with the Information Commissioners Office, the details of which are available at www.ico.org.UK.