WCFL Privacy Policy

The Company takes data privacy seriously. This statement sets out how we, as a data controller, collect and process personal data about:

visitors to our website
subscribers to or users of our online services
individuals who we communicate or interact with in the course of our business
individuals whose personal data is provided to us in connection with the provision of our services

Our “website” (https://whiterockfinance.co.uk/ ), all our associated sites (such as our knowledge sites and blogs) and our social media pages (Twitter & LinkedIn). This statement also sets out information about data subject rights and our obligations under data protection law. We use cookies on our website and this is explained here.

1. INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT

There are instances where we invite or request individuals to provide us with their personal data, including through our websites. In addition, individuals may volunteer their personal data to us by various means of communication, e.g. by telephone, email or via our website.

In providing our services, we may also receive personal data indirectly. Categories of such personal data include: names, addresses, contact information and other information that is relevant to the provision of our services.

Information communicated in connection with the provision of our services is subject to client confidentiality obligations and may be protected by legal professional privilege.

2. HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA

The purposes for which we use personal data and the legal basis for why that processing is necessary or permitted are:

Purpose(s) for Processing	Legal Basis
Communicating with you, our clients or other persons in the course of our business	To support our legitimate interests in managing our business and providing services to our clients provided such interests are not overridden by the rights and interests of the data subjects concerned
Providing our services to clients and managing our business	As above
Maintaining and operating our website	As above
Maintaining and operating our website	As above
Marketing to you about our services	Consent – which you may withdraw at anytime
For the prevention and detection of fraud, money laundering and other crimes or for the purpose of responding to a binding request from a public authority or court	To comply with our legal obligations
Transferring information to third parties, including to our own service providers	(a) To support our legitimate interests in managing our business and providing services to our clients provided such interests are not overridden by the rights and interests of the data subjects concerned; (b) to comply with our legal obligations; or (c) to protect vital interests.

We will retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected; as required by law or regulatory guidance to which we are subject; and for the exercise or defence of legal claims that may be brought by or against us.

3. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may disclose personal data to:

Third parties, including cloud service providers, who provide a service to us
A public authority in the event that we are required to do so by law
A third party where we are under a legal obligation to transfer it to that third party
A prospective seller or buyer of any of our assets or business
A third party where it is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person

To the limited extent that it is necessary to transfer personal data outside of the EEA, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect the privacy and integrity of such personal data, including standard contractual clauses under Article 46.2 of the GDPR. Please contact us if you wish to obtain information concerning such safeguards (see Contact Us below).

4. LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from other websites. If you follow a link to any of those websites, please note that those websites have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for those policies. Please check those policies before you submit any personal data to those websites.

5. DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS

To the extent that we are a controller of your personal data you may request access to, rectification, or erasure of your personal data, or restriction of processing or object to processing of your personal data, as well as the right to data portability. In each case, these rights are subject to restrictions as laid down by law. The following is a summary of your rights:

The right of access enables you to receive a copy of your personal data
The right to rectification enables you to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you
The right to erasure enables you to ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances
The right to restrict processing enables you to ask us to halt the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances,
The right to object enables you to object to us processing your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests (or those of a third party)
The right to data portability enables you to request us to transmit personal data that you have provided to us, to a third party without hindrance, or to give you a copy of it so that you can transmit it to a third party, where technically feasible.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR. Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF; Telephone 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545 745; email https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/. ICO registration number 00015351356.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us (see Contact Us below). We will respond to your request within one month. That period may be extended by two further months where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of requests. We will inform you of any such extension within one month of receipt of your request. We may request proof of identification to verify your request. We have the right to refuse your request where there is a basis to do so in law, or if your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive, or to the extent necessary for important objectives of public interest.

6. SECURITY AND WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We are committed to protecting the security of your personal data. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal data from unauthorised access and use. As effective as modern security practices are, no physical or electronic security system is entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the complete security of our database, nor can we guarantee that information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet. We have implemented strict internal guidelines to ensure that your privacy is safeguarded at every level of our organisation. We will continue to revise policies and implement additional security features as new technologies become available. Where we have given you a password which enables you to access certain parts of our Site, you are responsible for keeping that password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data transmitted to our website. Any transmission of personal data is at your own risk. Once we receive your personal data, we use appropriate security measures to seek to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure.

7. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

We reserve the right to change this statement from time to time at our sole discretion. If we make any changes, we will post those changes here and update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this statement. However, if we make material changes to this statement, we will notify you by means of a prominent notice on the website prior to the change becoming effective. Please review this statement periodically for updates.

8. CONTACT US

Questions, comments, requests and complaints regarding this statement and the personal data we hold are welcome and should be addressed to info@whiterockcp.co.uk or by writing to WhiteRock Capital Partners LLP, 8^th Floor, City Exchange, 11-13 Gloucester Street, Belfast, BT1 4LS. You can also contact us on 02895 001060.

All requests will be dealt with promptly and efficiently.