This is the privacy notice for Zen Wealth LLP and explains how we use any personal information we collect about you.

 

What information do we collect about you?

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We collect information about you when you engage us for financial planning and advice. This information will relate to your personal and financial circumstances.  It may also include special categories of personal data such as data about your health, if this is necessary for the provision of our services.

 

We may also collect information when you voluntarily complete client surveys or provide feedback to us.

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Why do we need to collect and use your personal data?

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The primary legal basis that we intend to use for the processing of your data is for the performance of our contract with you.  The information that we collect about you is essential for us to be able to carry out the services that you require from us effectively.  Without collecting your personal data we would also be unable to fulfil our legal and regulatory obligations. Where a client provides information relating to their spouse or partner then it is assumed that consent has been provided by that person unless otherwise informed.

 

Where special category data is required we will obtain your explicit consent in order to collect and process this information.

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How will we use the information about you?

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We collect information about you in order to provide you with the services for which you engage us.

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Who might we share your information with?

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As an Appointed Representative of Chartered Financial Management (UK) Limited we are required to pass information to them in order to complete our compliance duties. Chartered Financial Management (UK) Limited are a separate data controller and details of how they handle data can be found in their own privacy notice.

 

In order to deliver our services to you effectively we may send your details to third parties such as those that we engage for professional compliance, accountancy or legal services as well as product and platform providers that we use to arrange financial products for you.

 

Where third parties are involved in processing your data we will have a contract in place with them to ensure that the nature and purpose of the processing is clear, that they are subject to a duty of confidence in processing your data and that they will only act in accordance with our written instructions.    

 

Where it is necessary for your personal data to be forwarded to a third party we will use appropriate security measures to protect your personal data in transit. Where possible we password protect documents that include personal data to enhance the security of data when being transferred. 

 

To fulfil our obligations in respect of prevention of money-laundering and other financial crime we may send your details to third party agencies for identity verification purposes.

 

We will not share your information for marketing purposes with other companies.

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How long do we keep hold of your information?

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In principle, your personal data should not be held for longer than is required under the terms of our contract for services with you. We will not retain your personal data for longer than 10 years after we cease acting for you/past the time of your death. However, we are subject to regulatory requirements to retain data for specified minimum periods. We also reserve the right to retain data for longer than this due to the possibility that it may be required to defend a future claim against us. 

 

You have the right to request deletion of your personal data. We will comply with this request, subject to the restrictions of our regulatory obligations and legitimate interests as noted above. 

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How can I access the information you hold about me?

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You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information please email or write to us using the contact details noted below.

 

When your personal data is processed by automated means you have the right to ask us to move your personal data to another organisation for their use.

 

We have an obligation to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. Please ask us to correct or remove any information that you think is incorrect.

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Marketing

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We would like to send you information about our products and services which may be of interest to you.  If you have agreed to receive marketing information, you may opt out at a later date.

 

You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes.  If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact us by email or post (refer to ‘How to contact us’ below).

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Our website

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Where our website www.zen-wealth.com contains a link to another website, this privacy policy only applies to our website so when you link to another website you should read their own privacy policy.

 

We may collect information about your mobile phone, computer or other device from which you access the website including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for systems administration and to report aggregate information to third party affiliates. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns and does not identify any individual. We may, however, use such information in conjunction with the data we have about you in order to track your usage of our services.

 

Our website uses cookies (a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree) to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve the website. By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies as more specifically set out below.

 

The cookies We use include:

 

“Analytical” cookies. They allow Us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Website when they are using it. This helps Us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

 

“Strictly necessary” cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.

 

“Functionality” cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our Website. This enables Us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

 

“Targeting” cookies. These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed to our affiliates’ websites. We will use this information to make our Website, offers e-mailed to you and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.