Privacy policy
This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website
and Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd., the owner and provider of this
Website. Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. takes the privacy of your
information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use
of
any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to
your
use of the Website. Please read this privacy policy carefully.
Definitions and interpretation
- In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:
Data |
collectively
all information that you submit to Big Ben Venture
Partners Ltd. via
the Website. This definition incorporates, where
applicable, the
definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 1998; |
Cookies |
a
small text file placed on your computer by this Website
when you visit
certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain
features of
the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website
are set out in
the clause below (Cookies); |
Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd.,
we or us |
Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd., a company incorporated in
England and
Wales with registered number 10397249 whose registered
office is at
Octagon Point, St Paul's, 5 Cheapside, London, United
Kingdom, EC2V
6AA; |
UK and EU Cookie Law |
the
Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive)
Regulations 2003
as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications
(EC Directive)
(Amendment) Regulations 2011; |
User or you |
any
third party that accesses the Website and is not either
(i) employed by
Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. and acting in the course of
their
employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise
providing
services to Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. and accessing
the Website in
connection with the provision of such services; and |
Website |
the
website that you are currently using, bigbenventure.uk,
and any
sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by
their own terms
and conditions. |
- In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different
interpretation:
- the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
- references
to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to
sub-clauses,
clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
- a reference to a person includes firms, companies,
government entities, trusts and partnerships;
- "including" is understood to mean "including without
limitation";
- reference to any statutory provision includes any
modification or amendment of it;
- the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this
privacy policy.
Scope of this privacy policy
- This privacy policy applies only to the
actions of Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. and Users with respect to
this
Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed
from
this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may
provide to
social media websites.
Data collected
- We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data,
from you:
- Name
- Gender;
- Job Title;
- Profession;
- Contact Information such as email addresses and telephone
numbers;
- A
list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on
this
Website, and the site you exit to (automatically collected);
in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
Our use of Data
- For purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, Big Ben Venture
Partners Ltd. is the "data controller".
- We will retain any Data you submit for 12 months.
- Unless
we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to any
third
party disclosures specifically set out in this policy, your Data
will
not be disclosed to third parties. This does not include our
affiliates
and / or other companies within our group.
- All personal Data is stored securely in accordance
with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. For more
details
on security see the clause below (Security).
- Any or
all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in
order
to provide you with the best possible service and experience when
using
our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the
following
reasons:
- internal record keeping;
- transmission by email of promotional materials that may be
of interest to you;
in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
Third party websites and services
- Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. may, from
time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing
with
certain processes necessary for the operation of the Website. The
providers of such services do not have access to certain personal
Data
provided by Users of this Website.
Links to other websites
- This Website may, from time to time,
provide links to other websites. We have no control over such
websites
and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This
privacy
policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are
advised to
read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to
using
them.
Changes of business ownership and control
- Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. may, from
time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve
the
sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Big Ben
Venture
Partners Ltd.. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant
to any
part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with
that
part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the
terms
of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the
purposes
for which it was originally supplied to us.
- We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our
business or any part of it.
- In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of
ensuring your privacy is protected.
Controlling use of your Data
- Wherever you are required to submit
Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data.
This
may include the following:
- use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and
- sharing Data with third parties.
Functionality of the Website
- To use all features and functions available on the Website, you
may be required to submit certain Data.
- You may restrict your internet browser's use of Cookies. For
more information see the clause below (Cookies).
Accessing your own Data
- You have the right to ask for a copy of
any of your personal Data held by Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd.
(where
such Data is held) on payment of a small fee, which will not
exceed GBP 5.
Security
- Data security is of great importance to
Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. and to protect your Data we have put
in
place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to
safeguard and secure Data collected via this Website.
- If password access is required for certain parts of the Website,
you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.
- We
endeavour to do our best to protect your personal Data. However,
transmission of information over the internet is not entirely
secure
and is done at your own risk. We cannot ensure the security of
your
Data transmitted to the Website.
Cookies
- This Website may place and access certain
Cookies on your computer. Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. uses
Cookies to
improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our
range
of services. Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. has carefully chosen
these
Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is
protected
and respected at all times.
- All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with
current UK and EU Cookie Law.
- Before
the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented
with
a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By
giving
your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Big Ben
Venture Partners Ltd. to provide a better experience and service
to
you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies;
however certain features of the Website may not function fully or
as
intended.
- This Website may place the following Cookies:
Type of
Cookie |
Purpose |
Strictly necessary cookies |
These
are cookies that are required for the operation of our
website. They
include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into
secure areas
of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing
services. |
Functionality cookies |
These
are used to recognise you when you return to our website.
This enables
us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and
remember
your preferences (for example, your choice of language or
region). |
- You
can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser.
By
default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be
changed.
For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet
browser.
- You can choose to delete Cookies at any time;
however you may lose any information that enables you to access
the
Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited
to,
personalisation settings.
- It is recommended that you ensure that your
internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and
guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you
are
unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
Transfers outside the European Economic Area
- Data which we collect from you may be
stored and processed in and transferred to countries outside of
the
European Economic Area (EEA). For example, this could occur if our
servers are located in a country outside the EEA or one of our
service
providers is situated in a country outside the EEA. We also share
information with our group companies, some of which are located
outside
the EEA. These countries may not have data protection laws
equivalent
to those in force in the EEA.
- If we transfer Data outside the EEA in this way,
we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy
rights
continue to be protected as outlined in this privacy policy. You
expressly agree to such transfers of Data.
General
- You may not transfer any of your rights
under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our
rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your
rights will not be affected.
- If any court or competent authority finds that
any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or
part-provision
will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the
validity
and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy
will
not be affected.
- Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act
or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be
deemed
a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
- This
Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law
of
England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will
be
subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh
courts.
Changes to this privacy policy
- Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. reserves the
right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from
time
to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be
immediately
posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the
terms of
the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the
alterations.
You may contact Big Ben Venture Partners Ltd. by email at
ben.hedenberg@bigbenventure.com.
21 March 2018
Attribution
- These terms and conditions were created using a document from Rocket
Lawyer (https://www.rocketlawyer.co.uk).