1. Introduction

Outward Capital LLP (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “Outward Capital”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information about visitors to our website at [website address] (the “Website”).

We are a data controller for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us using the details provided in the “Contact Us” section below.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

2. Information we collect

We may collect and process the following information about you:

2.1 Information you provide to us

  • Contact information such as your name, email address, telephone number, and job title when you complete forms on our Website, correspond with us by email, or meet with us.
  • Professional information such as your business or company name, industry sector, and investment interests.
  • Other information you choose to provide in connection with investment opportunities, inquiries, or other communications with us.

2.2 Information we collect automatically

When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect:

  • Technical information, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device information.
  • Usage information, including your browsing actions and patterns, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and navigation paths.
  • Cookie information as described in our Cookie Policy.

3. How we use your information

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • To provide you with information about our services that you request or that we think may be of interest to you.
  • To manage our relationship with you, including handling your inquiries and responding to your communications.
  • To assess potential investment opportunities that you present to us.
  • To administer and improve our Website, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, and research purposes.
  • To notify you about changes to our services or this Privacy Policy.
  • To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
  • For our legitimate business interests, provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

3.1 Marketing Communications

We may use your personal data to send you information about our services, investment opportunities, events, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving such communications at any time by:

  • Clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any marketing email we send you; or
  • Contacting us using the details provided in the “Contact Us” section below.

4. Disclosure of your information

We do not share your personal data with third parties except in the following circumstances:

  • With service providers who process data on our behalf, such as our CRM provider, IT service providers, and professional advisors.
  • If we are required to disclose your information by law, regulation, or governmental authority.
  • In the event that we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

5. Data security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered, or disclosed. We limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know.

6. Data retention

We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements. In determining appropriate retention periods, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the data, and applicable legal requirements.

7. Your legal rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to processing of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data.
  • Request transfer of your personal data.
  • Withdraw consent where we rely on consent to process your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the “Contact Us” section below.

You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data or to exercise any of your other rights. However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive. We may also refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

8. Cookies

Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when browsing our Website and allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, please see our Cookie Policy.

9. International transfers

We are based in the UK and generally process personal data within the UK. However, some of our service providers may be based outside the UK, which may involve the transfer of your personal data outside the UK. Whenever we transfer your personal data outside the UK, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented:

  • Transferring data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the UK Government.
  • Using specific contracts approved by the UK Government that give personal data the same protection it has in the UK.

10. Changes to our privacy policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back regularly to see any updates or changes to our Privacy Policy.

11. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:

Email: team@outwardvc.com

Postal address:30 Gresham St, London EC2V 7QP

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 (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us in the first instance.

12. Children's privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are under 16, please do not provide any information on our Website.