introduction

​At o2h discovery, we take your privacy seriously and we are committed to protecting Personal Data (information) that we receive from you. This Privacy Policy explains our policies and practices regarding the processing of your Personal Data and explains your privacy rights under applicable privacy and security laws. We notify you of this under the General Data Protection Regulation.​We review our privacy practices on an ongoing basis, so we may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If such changes include any significant, material changes, we will provide clear notice on our website: www.o2hdiscovery.co

contacting us

​If you would like additional information on anything in or related to this policy, or you would like to exercise any rights that you may have in relation to your personal data, please contact us at: info@o2h.com​

personal data

​“Personal Data” is information that identifies an individual or relates to an identifiable individual, including;​

• Name
• Account details and related contact information
• Telephone or fax number
• Email address and other identifying addresses for electronic communications
• Date of birth
• Details from passports and other government or state-issued forms of personal identification (including social security, driver’s license, national insurance and other identifying numbers)
• Photographic or video images
• Emergency contact information
• Financial Information, such as bank account details and requests relating to invoices

In the course of providing certain services, we may also receive from you, or third parties, information including:​​

• Employment-related information (CVs etc.);
• Information about regulatory and other investigations; and
• Source of wealth and beneficial owner(s)

personal data that we may collect through cookies

​“Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies are used on our website www.o2hdiscovery.co where the Cookie Policy is clearly stated. Cookies are not used to collect or to be linked to any Personal Data.​

other information that we may collect automatically

​We may collect the following information relating to our website visitors automatically: domain name, IP address, and type of browser and type of operating system used. We may use this information for internal; statistical analysis, such as to see where our website is being used geographically. However, we do not link this information with any Personal Data.​

personal data from minors

​Our services, including our website, are directed solely at adults. We do not collect information from minors. Minors should not provide personal information to us via the website or in any other way.​

collection of personal data

​We collect Personal Data in a variety of ways, including;​​

• Through our services: We may collect Personal Data through investment opportunities.
• Other than through services: Ahead of transactions, during pitches or proposals from us, in a transaction or contractual arrangement, or in information obtained from deal-related data rooms.
• From other sources: we may receive Personal Data from other sources such as public databases, employers, the entity we provide services to, and from other third parties.

Keeping Personal Data secure is acknowledged as a key responsibility of o2h Group. We maintain safeguards and security measures to protect Personal Data against accidental, unlawful, or unauthorized destruction, loss alteration, disclosure, or access, whether it is processed by us in the EU or elsewhere. Appropriate employees are authorized to access Personal Data for legitimate and specified business purposes. Our employees are bound by employment contracts that require confidential treatment of Personal Data.​

how and why we process your personal data

​We may process your Personal Data in the following ways (depending upon your interaction with us):

Collecting the Personal Data that you provide to us in conversations, emails or meeting with us or through a third-party introducer/advisor.

Recording your Personal data, such as through electronic or handwritten notes that we make.

Organizing and Storing your Personal Data on our IT system, in our electronic filing the system, in our employee’s email inbox folders, or in hard copy files.

Using your Personal Data to provide our services to you, and address any preferences, complaints or comments that you have.

Disclosing your Personal Data to third parties, where necessary, appropriate, and/or as required by law.

We may process your Personal data for the following purposes:​​

• To process and manage your participation in investment opportunities.
• To respond to your questions, comments, complaints, or requests.
• To follow up with you on a job application for a consulting assignment.
• To create and deliver personalized communications that are relevant to investment opportunities and your preferences.
• To further our internal business purposes, such as performing data analysis, audits, fraud monitoring, and prevention, and operating and expanding our business activities.

how will we protect your personal data

We have implemented security policies and technical measures to protect the Personal Data that we collect, is consistent with applicable privacy and security laws.  These security measures are designed to prevent unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized modification, and unlawful destruction or accidental loss of your Personal Data.

We update our Personal data privacy and security measures on an ongoing basis. We also provide training to our employees on privacy laws and how to comply with them. We have disciplinary procedures in place that may be imposed on employees if they do not comply with our standards. Only employees who need to know your Personal Data to fulfill the purposes of processing that Personal Data (as described in this Privacy Policy) have access to it.​

with whom may we share your personal data

​We take privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except in the following circumstances:

Service Providers – we may disclose your Personal Data to third-party service providers to provide services such as website hosting and professional services, including information technology services, payroll services, auditing services, consultancy services, regulatory services, and legal services.

Corporate Transactions or Events – we may disclose your Personal data to a third party in connection with corporate reorganisation, merger, joint venture, sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business or shares.

Legal Reasons – we may disclose your Personal Data as we deem necessary or appropriate under applicable laws; to respond to requests from public, governmental and regulatory authorities, to comply with court orders, litigation procedures, and other legal processes; to obtain legal remedies or limit our damages; to protect the operation of our business; and to protect the rights, safety, or property or our employees, you or others.​

what rights do you have with respect to your personal data

​You may have the following rights with respect to the personal data you provide to us, to the extent permitted by applicable data protection laws:​

1. To withdraw any consent that you have provided to us to process your personal data.
2. To access or review your personal data held by us.
3. To have your personal data erased if it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was processed, you have withdrawn your consent to, or object to, it’s processing and there are no other legitimate grounds for processing it or you consider it has been unlawfully processed.
4. To have the processing of your personal data restricted if you contest its accuracy, its processing is unlawful, we no longer need it but you need it for a legal claim, or you have objected to its processing and await verification of our legitimate grounds for processing it.
5. To have your personal data transferred to another company under certain circumstances.
6. To complain to your national data protection regulator if you feel that your personal data has been unlawfully processed.

for how long do we retain your personal data

​We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary to facilitate our relationship with you, in accordance with our retention policies, and in accordance with applicable laws. We do not collect more personal data than we need to fulfill our purposes stated in this privacy policy, and we will not retain it for longer than is necessary.