Privacy Policy

Important information and who we are

Purpose of this policy
Your privacy is of great importance to us. This Privacy Policy aims to give you information on how Bluestone Investment Partners (UK) Limited collects and processes your personal data through your use of our website and other electronic communications by Stable Rise.

This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

 

We are totally committed to making sure that you have protection in terms of privacy. When asking you to provide certain information with which can be used for identification purposes when using our website, you can be reassured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy. 

It is important that you read this privacy policy together with any other privacy policy or fair processing policy we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This privacy policy supplements other notices and privacy policies and is not intended to override them.

 

Controller 
Bluestone Investment Partners (UK) Limited is the data controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as “Bluestone”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this privacy policy).

Contact details 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us in the following ways:

Full name of legal entity: Bluestone Investment Partners (UK) Limited 
Email address: pierre[at]bluestonepartners.org
Postal address: KD Towers, Cotterells, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP11FW. 

Telephone number: +44 (0) 02071014195

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.

Changes to the privacy policy and your duty to inform us of changes
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated on 3 March, 2022. 

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.

Third-party links
This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
 

 Data we collect about you
Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

 

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

 Identity Data includes: first name, maiden name, last name, postal address, copy of passport or identity document.
 Contact Data includes: billing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers. 
 Financial Data includes: bank account and payment card details. 
 Transaction Data includes: details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us.
 Technical Data includes: internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
 Profile Data includes: your username and password, purchases or orders made by you, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.
 Usage Data includes: information about how you use our website, products and services.
 Marketing and Communications Data includes: your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

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We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (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 and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.

If you fail to provide personal data
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with goods or services). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the
case at the time.
 
 How is your personal data collected?  
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:

 Direct interactions. You may give us your Identity, Contact and Financial Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:

 apply for our products or services;
 create an account on our website;
 subscribe to our service or publications;
 complete any marketing subscription form on our website or otherwise request marketing to be sent to you; 
 give us feedback or contact us.

 Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we will automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. This personal data may be collected by using cookies and other similar technologies.

 Third parties or publicly available sources. We will receive personal data about you from various third parties including the third parties set out below:

Technical Data from the following parties:
1. analytics providers such as Google based outside the EU;
2. advertising networks, such as Google advertising, based inside and outside the EU. 
 
 How we use your data
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:

 Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
 Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
 Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data although we will get your consent before sending third-party direct marketing communications to you via email or text message. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us.

Purposes for which we will use your personal data

We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.

Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact us if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the table below.

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Marketing

We strive to provide you with choices regarding certain personal data uses, particularly around marketing and advertising. 

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Promotional offers from us

We may use your Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage and Profile Data to form a view on what we think you may want or need, or what may be of interest to you. This is how we decide which products, services and offers may be relevant for you.

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You will receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us or purchased goods or services from us and you have not opted out of receiving that marketing.

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Opting out

You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by logging into the website and confirming your marketing preferences or by contacting us at any time.

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Where you opt out of receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of service purchase, service experience or other transactions.

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Change of purpose

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.

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If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

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Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.

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What Security Measures Do We Have In Place To Protect This Information?

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

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To protect your privacy, your financial information is sent to us through a secure server that encrypts it before it is sent to us. The system uses a secure mode using 56 bit SSL encryption. 

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We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

 

• International transfers 

We do not transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).  

• Data retention 

We usually keep personal data for a period of 5 years. 

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We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.

 

Your Rights in relation to your personal data  

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

• 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;

• Right to withdraw consent.

 

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us. 

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

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We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.

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We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it could take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.