This Policy describes the types of personal information we may collect about you, the purposes for which we use the information, the circumstances in which we may share the information, and the steps that we take to safeguard the information to protect your privacy.

Hoare Capital provides this website as a source of information about its services.  In order to provide you with this information Hoare Capital may request personal information about you. Obtaining this information is important to our ability to provide you with the most relevant information and to ensure we deliver the highest level of service.  Also, collecting your personal information helps us provide a service to you which to achieve the strict compliance with all applicable laws and financial regulations as well as data protection ones.

What information do we collect.

Hoare Capital may gather information in two ways either directly or indirectly.  Direct collection of personal information comes primarily from the registration applications or other forms and materials you voluntarily submit.  We may also collect data through “cookies” (small files of information which save and retrieve information about your visit such as how you entered our site, how you navigated through the site, and what information was of interest to you). Indirect collection of personal data will take the form recording your access to the website such as your Internet address.

Disclosures of Your Personal Information to Third Parties.

Hoare Capital is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (registration number Z2027332) and does not process your information except as specified in that registration.  This means Hoare Capital does not disclose your personal information to third parties except to disclose such limited information required by third party companies that perform support services for your account or facilitate your transactions with Hoare Capital, including those that provide professional, legal, or accounting advice to Hoare Capital. As we take your privacy seriously we require third party companies to maintain the confidentiality of such information to the extent they receive it, and to use your personal information only as is necessary to carry out their services.

Finally, under limited circumstances, your personal information may be disclosed to third parties as permitted by, or to comply with, applicable laws and regulations, for instance, when responding to a judicial order, to protect against fraud, and to otherwise cooperate with law enforcement or regulatory authorities, or with organisations such as exchanges and clearinghouses.

Data security

As a registered Data Controller we are required by Principle 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 to take appropriate technical and organisational measures to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data we collect.
As Hoare Capital is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority we recognise our responsibility as a regulated firm to employ all necessary technical and organisational measures to protect our clients from loss of personal and commercial data.

Use of this site is subject to these Terms and Conditions of Use.  If you any questions about privacy issues or our terms and conditions please contact compliance@hoare-capital.com