SocialCapitalPartners Privacy & Cookies Policy
This policy tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information
when you make contact with us or work with us.
Our contact details
Postal Address:
SocialCapitalPartners
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
Email: chris@socialcapitalpartners.co.uk or shane@socialcapitalpartners.co.uk
Telephone: 0203 137 2966
How we get your information
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
• You have contacted us by phone or email as a follow-up from a face to face meetings.
• We have a contract with you for the delivery of services.
• You have registered an interest in buying our product.
• We have a contract with you for the purchase of land.
• We have a contract with you for the sale of one of our developments.
• You are representing your business or organisation.
We also receive personal information indirectly, in the following scenarios:
• We have received your details from a mutual contact as a party interested in the purchase of our product.
The legal basis we rely on for processing your personal data is your consent under article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
How long we keep your information
We only keep your information for as long as is necessary to give effect to our business relationship. Access is strictly controlled and only shared with people within the business who have a legitimate reason to hold it in the circumstances listed above. All information is shared on a ‘need to know’ basis.
If you withdraw your consent for us to process your personal data, we will delete your information immediately.
All information relating to financial records are kept for the statutory periods set down by HMRC in the UK for accounting purposes.
Third-party applications
We use Microsoft Office products for the management of our emails and internal work processes. You can read more about how they ensure their products are compliant with GDPR by following this link: Microsoft Office and GDPR.
Your rights
Under data protection law, you have rights we need to make you aware of. The rights available to you depend on our reason for processing your information.
Your right of access – you have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. This right always applies.
Your right to rectification – you have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. This right always applies
Your right to erasure – you have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances for example we no longer need your data or you initially consented to the use of your data, but have now withdrawn your consent
Sharing your information
We will not share your information with any third parties for the purposes of direct marketing.
We would only share your information with a third party if we were required to by law, for example by court order.
Visitors to our website
Our website is built on a platform called Squarespace and is also hosted by them. You can read more about the way they ensure site users’ privacy is protected under EU Data Protection laws here:
When someone visits our website we use Google Analytics and Squarespace Analytics to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. You can find out more about all of this here:
Google Analytics and Squarespace
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies, small pieces of data that websites store on a device, to help our website run effectively and to provide the best experience for our site visitors. Some of these are functional and required cookies that allow visitors to navigate around the website. Others are analytical and performance cookies. You can find more information here about the cookies in use on our website.
You are in control of cookies and so this article also describes how you can change your settings. You can also find out more about cookies on these two websites If you want further information about cookies on these two websites www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org
Here are some quick links for you to find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
Apple Safari - mobile devices & Apple Safari - Mac
The purpose for implementing all of the above is to maintain and monitor the performance of our website and to constantly look to improve the site and the services it offers to our users. The legal basis we rely on to process your personal data is article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, which allows us to process personal data when it's necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests.
Security of our website
Our Squarespace website is SSL-enabled. Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a technology that secures the connection between browsers and websites and provides three important security benefits: privacy via encryption; data integrity as it prevents unauthorized parties from altering data during transmission; and authentication which protects against impersonation by requiring web server proof of identity. Our website uses 2048 bit SSL encryption on all its pages.
Transfer of information outside the UK
We may transfer your personal information outside of the UK to meet our contractual commitments to you. We will explain the reasons for this on a case by case basis.
We use technology providers outside the UK. Squarespace stores data in multiple Tier III data centres across the United States and has self-certified to the EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield. You can read more about Squarespace’s Privacy Shield certifications here.
Links to other websites
In this policy we have provided links to websites of other businesses, this privacy notice does not cover how they process personal information. We encourage you to read the privacy notices on all websites you visit.
Your right to complain
We work to high standards when it comes to processing your personal information. If you have queries or concerns, please contact us at chris@socialcapitalpartners.co.uk or shane@socialcapitalpartners.co.uk and we’ll respond.
If you remain dissatisfied you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK supervisory authority.
Changes to this policy
We keep this policy under regular review to make sure it is up to date and accurate.
February 2019