1Introduction

Piper PE LLP (“Piper”) is a private equity fund manager, providing professional and financial support for the entrepreneurs and companies we invest in and work with.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of any information we hold about you and we have summarised our policies regarding the collection, use and transfer of your personal data, the security measures we employ to protect such data and your rights and choices with regard to access or use of such data.

2Personal Data

We may hold a variety of personal data gathered in the course of providing our private equity services. This data is processed on the lawful basis of legitimate interest and is stored in a secure, proprietary and highly confidential database which is accessible only by members of the Piper Team.
Depending on your previous relationship with Piper the information maintained may include employment history, education information and other information as well as contact information. It may also include a record of our contact history with you and comments, views or references from third parties.

3Use and Processing of Personal Data

By providing Piper with your personal information you indicate your willingness for that information to be securely stored by Piper and for Piper to contact you, when appropriate, in the course of our activities as a private equity fund manager.

4Data Security and Integrity

We use our best efforts to ensure that data is accurate, complete, current and reliable for its intended use. We use appropriate technical and organisational measures and safeguards to help protect your personal data from unauthorised access, misuse, alteration or loss. Our internal policies and procedures are designed to help ensure we safeguard the privacy and accuracy of all data we collect or process. To the extent that we disclose personal data to clients or third parties, we will request that they properly protect the security and confidentiality of such information and otherwise process such data in accordance with applicable law.

5How Long We Keep your Data

Piper reviews the data it holds on a regular basis and your information will be destroyed if it is no longer required for the purpose(s) for which it was obtained. In any situation we will generally keep your personal data for no longer than 10 years.

6Your Rights

You have the right to obtain access to your personal data; to have it updated or corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete; to request that we restrict its processing or remove your data entirely from our systems. When asked to remove a record from our database, Piper will retain minimal information to ensure we do not contact you or collect such information again in the future.

7Changes to the Privacy Policy

Piper reserves the right to modify or amend the Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason, as permitted by applicable law. If there are material changes to the Privacy Policy, those changes will be posted here.

If you would like us to delete all your related data, or if you prefer that we unsubscribe you from our marketing mailing list, please specify your preference by contacting us at reception@piper.co.uk