PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy sets out how Anchor Group (“Anchor” or “us” or “we”) uses and protects any information that we may collect about individuals visiting our website and/or doing business with us.

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the Swiss Data Protection Act (“DPA”), we may collect and process personal data under the following circumstances:

  • When you join our mailing list or register to our Fund Portal.

  • We may share your personal data with law enforcement agencies, if and when required.

  • For the proper running of our business, we may pursue our legitimate interests to collect and process personal data.

  • When our contractual obligations require us to do so.

1. What kind of personal data do we collect?

The personal data we collect may include (but is not limited to) your name, email, phone number, details of the company you work for, your position, and your investment preferences (if applicable). We may also collect copies of your identification documents, CV, work certificates, and any other document needed for due diligence and/or recruitment purposes.

2. How do we collect it?

Collection process

We collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us, for example when (i) you communicate with us via e-mail or other channels, (ii) when you ask us to send you marketing materials, and/or (iii) when you sign up for an event. In some cases, your Personal Data has been supplemented by information retrieved from other sources, including searches via publicly available search engines, sector-specific newsletters, social media, and your employer’s website, for the purpose of confirming your current professional position.

Website visits

During your visit to the Website, general information is automatically recorded, such as the frequency of your visits, the average length of your visits, the pages you view or share or the links you click during your visit, the time you spend viewing specific content of the Website, periods of inactivity, the time zones you access the Website from, your language preferences and IP address.

Some of this data is required in order to correctly deliver and optimize the contents of the Website. However, none of this information allows Anchor to draw any conclusions about your personal identity.

This Website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

For information on Website usage, Anchor primarily collects information through cookies. Cookies are small text files that help your browser navigate through our Website. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can disable cookies if you wish, generally through changing your internet browser settings. Please note that if you reject the use of cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website.

This Website may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on Website activity for Website operators, and providing other services relating to Website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html

3. How do we use your personal data?

  • To manage our relationship with you

  • To update our CRM database in order to improve customer service experience

  • To respond to queries, questions, or complaints

  • To comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject to

  • For recruitment purposes

  • For other legitimate business purposes

4. Protection of personal data

We are committed to ensuring that your personal data is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.

5. How long do we keep personal data?

We will only retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it

was collected and/or to comply with legal, regulatory or internal policy requirements.

6. Who do we share your personal data with?

We will not share your personal data with third parties unless:

  • it is expressly stated otherwise in this Privacy Policy

  • it is necessary to protect your interests

  • it is necessary to the proper running of our business relationship with you you have given your prior consent

7. Your rights

Depending on the circumstances and applicable data protection laws, you have the right to request access to, and rectification or deletion of your personal data. You may also file a request to restrict or object to the processing of your personal data. Should you wish to do so or in case you have any questions, please contact us at info@aii-group.com.

If you disagree with how we process your personal data or if you are dissatisfied with our response to any of your queries on how to handle your personal data, you have the right to report this to the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, (FDPIC) and/or to other competent supervisory authorities in the European Union.