Privacy and Cookies Policy

As the operators of the website ("Website"), New Model Venture Capital ("We", "Us") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy and Cookies Policy ("Policy") (together with and any other documents referred to therein) sets out the basis on which the personal data collected from you, or that you provide to Us will be processed by Us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how We will treat it.

For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR", from the GDPR implementation date) or, until GDPR implementation date, the Data Protection Act 1998, (collectively the "Data Protection Laws") the Data Controller is New Model Venture Capital Limited, which is sometimes referred to as New Model.

Your Personal Information

Information we collect from you

We collect and process some or all of the following types of information from you in the course of your use of the website or providing our services:

  • Information that you provide by email, over the telephone, or by filling in forms on the Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use the Website, subscribing to our service, or requesting further information or services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with the Website or register your interest with us.
  • Specifically, personal details such as name, email address, date of birth or any information input when using the Website, completing our survey forms, or using our Services.
  • If you contact Us, We may keep a record of that correspondence.
  • We may also ask you to complete surveys that We use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
  • Details of your visits to the Website including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, and the resources that you access.

Information We Collect From Other Sources

Where We complete a background check on investors, We will also obtain personal data from other sources as follows:

  • AML checks from Smart Search UK (Smartcredit Limited)

Uses Made of Your Information

Lawful basis for processing

We rely on both your consent as provided when signing up to our Services and to fulfil our legal obligations as the lawful bases on which We collect and use your personal data.

Purposes of processing

We use information held about you in the following ways:

  • To provide you with our services.
  • To ensure that content on the Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for the device(s) you use to access and view the Website.
  • To provide you with information and offers that you request from Us or which We feel may interest you.
  • To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and Us.
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.
  • To notify you about changes to our service.

Marketing

In addition to the above uses We may use your information (and, where you have consented, permit selected third parties to use your information), to notify you about goods or services which may be of interest to you. Where We do this, We will contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) only if you have consented to such communication.

Disclosure of Your Information

We routinely disclose your personal data to third parties as follows:

  • We may pass your information to our third-party service providers, agents, subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf.
  • We may disclose your personal data to any member of our corporate group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

Storing Your Personal Data

Security

We take appropriate measures to ensure that any personal data are kept secure, including security measures to prevent personal data from being accidentally lost or used or accessed in an unauthorised way. We limit access to your personal data to those who have a genuine business need to know it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorised manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation you have a number of important rights including:

  • access to your personal data and certain other supplementary information
  • require Us to correct any mistakes in your information which We hold
  • require the erasure of personal data concerning you in certain situations
  • receive the personal data concerning you which you have provided to Us
  • object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for direct marketing
  • object to decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects concerning you

How to Complain

We hope that We can resolve any query or concern you raise about our use of your information. The General Data Protection Regulation also gives you right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the European Union (or European Economic Area) state where you work, normally live or where any alleged infringement of data protection laws occurred. The supervisory authority in the UK is the Information Commissioner who may be contacted at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or telephone: 0303 123 1113.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time. Any changes We may make to our Policy in the future will be notified and made available to you using the Website. Your continued use of the services and the Website shall be deemed your acceptance of the varied privacy policy.

Contact

All questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy and Cookies Policy should be addressed to info@newmodel.vc or write to Us at 2 – 4 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 7QE.

Last reviewed: 2025-01-21