Privacy Policy

Data protection privacy notice

We are committed to protecting your personal information and ensuring we respect your privacy.  This Privacy Notice explains how we will look after and use any personal information that we collect about you.

What is personal information?

Personal information means any information about you from which you can be identified.  Examples of personal information include your name, home address, social security number, date of birth, telephone number and e-mail address but it also includes other pieces of information which can be used to identify you, either directly or indirectly, such as a cookie.

Who we are

Sovereign’s is the Controller of the personal information you provide to us. If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or the information we hold about you please contact the Chief Compliance Officer via email at admin@sovereignscapital.com.

While the obligation to appoint a Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) does not apply to Sovereign’s on the basis our processing which is occasional, does not include, on a large scale, processing of special categories of data or processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences, and is unlikely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we have an obligation to inform you that you have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues.  We would however appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us in the first instance.

What types of information do we use?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a form or request a product sample.

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number or credit card information. You may, however, visit our website anonymously. Therefore, the information which we collect, use and store about you are:

• Demographic information;
• Professional field; and
• Payment information (bank account, credit card or other details);

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. Our products and services are not intended for children and we will not knowingly collect any data related to children.

We do not collect any special categories of personal data.  This includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic or biometric data.

Consequences of not providing some types of information

Where we need to collect your personal information by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that information when requested, we may not be able to provide the goods or services you asked for.  In this case we may have to cancel the product or services but we will tell you if this is the case.

How do we collect information about you?

Typically, we will collect information from you when you contact us directly or provide information in order for us to provide our products and services.  We collect information from and about you in the following ways:

Through direct interactions when you give us your personal information by filling in forms or during correspondence with us. This includes when you:

• Apply for our products and services;
• Subscribe to our services;
• Create an account;
• Meet with us in person or talk to us face to face;
• Complete questionnaires, for example to give us feedback; or
• Enter a sweepstakes, contest, or other promotion, or complete a survey or poll promoted by us.

Through using our website when we collect information using cookies or similar technologies which tell us about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns.

Sovereign’s or our service providers may use “cookies,” web server logs, web beacons, or other electronic tools to collect non-personal information about you, such as:

• IP address;
• browser type;
• operating system;
• computer platform;
• information about your mobile device;
• geo-location data; and
• the state or country from which you accessed this website

Sovereign’s or our service providers may also use cookies, web server logs, web beacons, or other electronic tools to collect and compile statistical and other non-personal information about your use of this website and the services provided on this website, such as:

• the web pages you visit on this website;
• the date and time of your visit;
• the number of links you click within this website;
• the functions you use on this website;
• the databases you view and the searches you request on this website;
• the data you save on, or download from, this website, etc.; and
• the websites you visited immediately before and after visiting this website.

A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to disable cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Likewise, most mobile devices allow you to disable the ability for geo-location information to be collected from your mobile device. The help function on most browsers and mobile devices contains instructions on how to set your browser to notify you before accepting cookies, disable cookies entirely, or disable the collection of geo-location data. You need to set each browser, on each device you use to surf the Web. Thus, if you use multiple browsers (e.g., AOL, Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.), you should repeat this procedure with each one. Similarly, if you connect to the Web from multiple devices (e.g., work and home), you need to set each browser on each device. However, if you disable cookies or refuse to accept a request to place a cookie, it is possible that some parts of this Site, such as certain areas of the website for which you need to log in, will not function properly, and the advertising you receive when you visit this website may not be advertisements tailored to your interests.

Sovereign’s reserves the right to place advertising on the website. When such advertising is placed on the Site, Sovereign’s, our service providers, or third-party advertisers or their advertising servers may also place or recognize unique cookies on your computer or use other electronic tools in order to help display advertisements that you may see on this website or on other websites. Information about your visits to, and activity on, this website and other websites, an IP address, the number of times you have viewed an advertisement, and other such usage information may be used, alone or in combination with other information, to display on your device screen advertisements that may be of particular interest to you. We may use Web beacons, provided by third-party advertising companies, to help manage and optimize our online advertising and product performance. Web beacons enable us to recognize a browser’s cookie when a browser visits this Site, and to learn which banner ads bring users to this Site. The use and collection of your information by these third-party service providers, and by third-party advertisers and their advertising servers, is not covered by this Online Privacy Policy. For information about online behavioral advertising networks and how to “opt out” of advertising cookies placed by the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) member networks, and thereby limit the tracking of your online activity and the targeted advertising you may receive, please click here to access our Privacy Policy. Note that even if you opt out of cookies placed by the NAI member networks, you may still receive online advertising.

How we will use your personal information

We only obtain, use and keep personal information where we need it for a specific purpose. We use the information collected through this website, including your personal information, non-personal information, and information about your use of this website, in the following ways:

• to enhance your experience with this website;
• to save your preferences and account information;
• to provide you with the services, products, or information that you request;
• to communicate with you (e.g. about updates to your accounts, products, or services, or to provide information about products or services in which you have indicated an interest);
• to conduct research and analysis (e.g., analyze and compile statistics about your use of this website and other websites, and produce data analytics and reports containing only anonymous and aggregate information that we may share with third parties for their own use); and/or
• to provide information, special offers, and promotions to you regarding products and services offered by us, our affiliates, or nonaffiliated third parties

For EU based clients, under GDPR we are only able to use your personal information if we have a legal reason or basis for doing so.  EU regulations require that we have a legal basis so that your privacy is protected.  Most commonly we will use your information in the following ways:

We have a contract with you. For example, we have agreed to provide access to our website to you through your acceptance of our Terms of Use at the time of registration and review of this Privacy Policy.

We have asked for, and you have provided, consent to use your information. Please note that you can withdraw your consent at any time – this is part of how the law protects your interests.

We set out in the table below all the ways we plan to use your personal information and the legal bases we rely on to do so.  We also explain what our legitimate interests are where appropriate:

We can use your personal information to send you communications if we believe we have a ‘legitimate interest’.  We are required to make an assessment with regards to the benefits for us weighed against how appropriate it is to contact you in this way and whether it would be unfair to you. We believe that as a commercial enterprise we do have a legitimate interest in contacting you about our products or services and we will only do so if we decide it would be of interest or beneficial for you.

We want to contact you about products or services we feel will be of interest to you or of benefit. We use your personal information to communicate with you if we have either your consent or a ‘legitimate interest’. We believe that as a commercial enterprise we do have a legitimate interest in contacting you about our products or services and we will only do so if we decide it would be of interest or beneficial for you. However, we will also gain your consent to do so. We will always ensure we seek consent from you in a way which is clear and explains why we are seeking consent to use your personal information. We will very clearly explain why we are seeking your consent and ensure that you are provided with a simple method of providing this – which was done at the time of registering to our website by agreeing to our Terms of Service.

You are free to change your mind at any time by emailing us at admin@sovereignscapital.com.

Third party marketing

At the time of registering to our website by agreeing to our Terms of Service, you agree that we may share your personal or other information with our affiliates for their own marketing and other purposes as permitted or required by law. We may share your personal or other information with nonaffiliated third parties as permitted or required by law, including:

• with our service providers that help us to operate our business (e.g., to deliver the information, products, or services requested by you, to perform other activities related to such information, services, and products, including billing and collection, and to provide you with special offers or promotions from Sovereign’s);
• with a purchaser of Sovereign’s (or any of its assets), so it may continue to serve you;
• to comply with legal orders (e.g., a subpoena or court order), government requests, or other legal process;
• to produce relevant documents or information in connection with litigation, arbitration, mediation, adjudication, government or internal investigations, or other legal or administrative proceedings;
• to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of Sovereign’s or others;
• to enforce any legal notices, terms of service, or agreements on or related to this Site;
• to operate Sovereign’s systems properly; and/or
• any other sharing to which you consent.

We may also share your personal or other information with nonaffiliated third parties for their use to produce data analytics and reports containing only anonymous and aggregate information that does not personally identify you, and which they, in turn, may share with other third parties for their own use.

You may instruct Sovereign’s at any time not to share your personal information covered by this User Agreement with such third parties for their use to produce such data analytics and reports containing only anonymous and aggregate information by e-mailing us at admin@sovereignscapital.com. All e-mail requests must include the following information: first name, last name, and e-mail address. Please note that (i) this opt-out process may take some time to complete, consistent with applicable law; and (ii) even after such opt-out process is completed, your personal and other information may continue to be shared with our affiliates (including affiliated websites under common ownership or control) and service providers and as otherwise described in our Terms of Service agreement.

Third Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Who we share your information with

We may need to provide information to third parties for a variety of reasons, for example, we may need to provide information to assist in the detection or prevention of crime or for the purpose of safeguarding national security.  Please refer to the table in the section ‘How we will use your personal information’ which explains how we use your data.  The third parties we share your information with are as follows:

• Fund administrator
• Tax partners
• Audit partners

Sending your information outside of the EEA

The regulations which have been put in place to protect your privacy apply throughout the EEA.  The EEA is the European Economic Area which includes all the countries in the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.  This means that any country within the EEA must meet the same privacy standards as the United Kingdom.  All the personal information that we hold about you will be processed in the United States.

Storing your information

By agreeing to our Terms of Service agreement at the time of registering to our website, this is our contract with you and will need to keep your personal information (updated to ensure accuracy) to fulfil our contract.  We also need to comply with U.S. law, which often requires us to keep certain records – which will include certain personal information – for several years a period of 7 years.

Our policy is to keep records for up to 7 after you are no longer a client. We will ensure all records are safely destroyed if we no longer need to retain them.  We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We will tell you if we change the retention period.

When we decide how long we will retain your personal information, we will take into account the amount, nature, sensitivity of your information and how we want to use it as well as the potential risk of harm being caused from unauthorised use or disclosure.

You may instruct Sovereign’s at any time not to use your personal information covered by this User Agreement to provide you with special offers and promotions by e-mailing us at admin@sovereignscapital.com or using your username and password to access the web page on this Site designated for this purpose. All e-mail requests must include the following information: first name, last name, and e-mail address. Please note that it may take some time to process your request, consistent with applicable law.

We may also use information collected on this Site as otherwise required or permitted by law or with your consent.

To assist us with the uses described in this Privacy Policy, information we or our service providers have collected from or about you through this website, including your use of this website, may be combined with or enhanced by other information about you that we have from other online or offline sources, including from our service providers.

Your rights

If you are caught under GDPR you are provided with a number of different rights under the data protection laws in relation to your personal information.  These allow you:

• To access your information;
• To request we correct your information;
• To request that we erase your information;
• To object to the processing of your information;
• To request a restriction in the processing of your information;
• To request a transfer of your information; and
• To withdraw your consent.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights please email us at admin@sovereignscapital.com. Please note that you will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information or to exercise any of the other rights.  We may, however, charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive or we may refuse to deal with your request.  We may also need to seek further information from you to confirm your identity before we release any personal information.  This does not affect your right to make a complaint.

Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed.  We have a procedure to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you, and other regulators, where we are legally required to do so.

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