Home What We Do Who We Are Where We Work Media Insight Contact Privacy Policy: Updated August 2020 GPW is strongly committed to issues of privacy. This Privacy Policy sets out the company’s approach to the collection, storage, usage and transfer or disclosure of collected information. Personal data – what is it? "Personal data" is any information that refers to or relates to a living individual. The processing of personal data is governed by the legislation applicable in the United Kingdom and the EU, including the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR") and the Human Rights Act 1998. How we process personal data GPW provides political risk, due diligence, litigation support and business intelligence services to clients (corporates and individuals). As part of providing these services, our clients may require us to collect information on individuals in order to fulfil our client's compliance obligations or legitimate business purposes. In such circumstances, we collect and use personal data in three contexts: when individuals interact with our website ("Website users"), when individuals are or work for a client or potential client ("Clients"), and when we provide services to our Clients. Website users GPW collects personal data about Website Users such as e-mail addresses, contact addresses, educational details and any other additional information that users may choose to supply. We also collect personal data by way of Cookies (as described below). We use this personal data to respond to enquiries with regard to a potential assignment for GPW, to register users for and deliver GPW newsletters, and analyse and improve our website experience. We do not use Website User personal data for sale or dissemination to third parties or host mailing on behalf of third parties. We do enter Website User personal data into our contacts database, and we maintain it there, unless you ask us to remove it. You may ask us to remove your personal data from our database at any time by emailing us at dpo@gpwltd.com For any enquiries to the website about possible employment with GPW, we process personal data in line with our Applicant Privacy Notice. Clients and potential clients We collect personal data about our Clients and potential Clients such as e-mail address, contact address, phone number, job title and job history. We use this personal data to market our services. Our lawful basis for processing this personal data is our legitimate interest in marketing our goods and services. In some circumstances, we may process this personal data based on your consent. When we are processing this personal data based on your consent, we will clearly ask for your consent. When providing services to clients We collect personal data in the context of providing services to our clients. As part of providing these services, our Clients may require us to collect personal data on individuals. We may also collect personal data about the sources of information provided to us. We process this personal data in order to fulfil our client's compliance obligations or legitimate business interests. Use of cookies Our Website, like most websites, uses cookies to improve user experience. Cookies enable a computer to ‘remember’ a visitor’s preferences etc, either for the duration of a particular visit (using a ‘session cookie’), or repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’). Cookies collect personal data about the Website User such as device ID or IP address, browser settings, general location, and usage patterns on the pages and features of our Website. We use a Google Analytics to collect information about Website Users to help us improve our services and user experience. The information collected about Website Users does not include name or email address, and cannot be used to identify any Website User's name. Find out more about Google Analytics cookies. It is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but Website Users should be aware that they might lose some functionality as a result. Website Users should refer to their browser’s ‘help’ function for more information. Disclosure of personal data to third parties For our Website Users and Clients, GPW shares personal data with our suppliers and vendors who assist us in providing our services. GPW does not share any personal data collected with other third parties unless required by law, required to enable the fulfilment of the purpose for which the personal data was originally supplied, or as otherwise set out in this Privacy Policy. Personal data For personal data collected in relation to our client engagements, other than to our relevant Clients, we disclose personal data to our service providers, successors in title (including potential investors or purchasers of our business); and law enforcement authorities, but only when we are required or permitted by law to do this. When we share personal data, we take appropriate steps to ensure that the recipient only processes personal data for providing the services to us and that they comply with our instructions and keep this information secure and confidential Security GPW places the highest importance on the security and protection of personal data. GPW has in place all generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personal data from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction and to ensure compliance with data protection standards. Where appropriate, we anonymise personal data. Data retention policy GPW retains personal data, as necessary, for the duration of any relevant business relationship. We keep some records for the period we are legally required to do so. For example, we keep financial records for a minimum period of 8 years to support HMRC audits or provide tax information. In general, we endeavour to keep data only for as long as we need it. This means that we will delete it when it is no longer needed. We may retain personal data for longer than the duration of the business relationship with a client, should we need to do so to protect ourselves against legal claims, to use it for analysis, or to comply with our information management policies and schedules. We retain data in order to defend or pursue claims. In some cases the law imposes a time limit for such claim (for example 3 years for personal injury claims or 6 years for contract claims). We retain some personal data for this purpose as long as we believe it is necessary to be able to defend or pursue a claim. If you request that we delete your personal data, GPW will respond to the request in accordance with applicable data privacy law. For requests for access, corrections, or deletion, please refer to the "Your Rights" section of this Privacy Policy. Children The GPW website is not designed for or directed at children 16 years of age or younger, and GPW does not intentionally collect or maintain personal data about anyone under this age (or such legally required higher age). If you become aware of any personal data we have collected from children under 16 (or such legally required higher age), please contact us at london@gpwltd.com Your rights You may have rights under applicable data protection law regarding our collection and use of your personal data. When exercising any of the rights listed below, in order to process your request, we may need to verify your identity for your security. In such cases we will need you to respond with proof of your identity before you can exercise these rights. The right to access personal data we hold on you At any point you can contact us to request confirmation as to whether we process your personal data. You can request a copy of the personal data we hold on you as well as why we have that personal data, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom we have disclosed the data and the period for which your personal data will be stored, and, in some instances,where we obtained the personal data from. Once we have received your request we will respond within one month. The right to correct and update the personal data we hold on you If the personal data we hold on you is out of date, incomplete or incorrect, you can inform us and we will amend it accordingly. The right to have your personal data erased If you feel that we should no longer be using your personal data or that we are unlawfully using your personal data, you can request that we erase the personal data we hold. When we receive your request we will confirm whether the personal data has been deleted or the reason why it cannot be deleted (for example because we need it to comply with a legal obligation). The right to object to processing of your personal data or to restrict it to certain purposes only You have the right to request that we stop processing your personal data or ask us to restrict processing. Upon receiving the request we will contact you and let you know if we are able to comply or if we have a legal obligation to continue to process your data. The right to data portability You have the right to request that we transfer some of your data in a commonly used electronic form to another controller. We will comply with your request, where it is appropriate to do so, within one month of receiving your data. The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time for any processing of data to which consent was obtained Where we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time. To withdraw your consent, please contact us by by telephone, email or via post on (see contact details below). In addition, where we send you emails or newsletters based on our consent to receive such emails, you can click on the "unsubscribe" link. The right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority If you have a complaint about the manner in which we process your personal data you can contact a data protection authority. The UK Information Commissioner's Office can be reached by phone on 0303 123 1113, via email or at the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. Further processing If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Privacy Policy, then we will provide you with an additional notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing. Changes to GPW's Privacy Policy GPW reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy without notice. Any updated Privacy Policy will be posted on our Website. Contact Us GPW Group Ltd. Europe | Asia | Middle East Copyright © 2020 | Privacy Policy | Anti-bribery | Careers | Contact By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively. Please refer to our privacy policy for more information. OK