Making sure personal data is secure and properly dealt with is of paramount importance in our dealings with you. It is therefore important you understand what information we will take, why we need it, and how we will process your details.
Who will process my data?
HL Partnership Limited will process your data in order to provide our services. HL Partnership Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
What data will you ask me for?
In order to verify that you meet the required standards of fitness and propriety, we need to obtain information about you, your personal circumstances, your financial services experience and your future ambitions. Some of the information will be private and may be sensitive, such as financial information including business and personal debts and credit commitments, legal proceedings and adverse credit.
Do I have to provide my personal data?
In order for us to consider an application to become an adviser or appointed representative of HL Partnership Limited, you must provide all the information we ask for as openly and honestly as possible. Non-disclosure could result in your application being declined or, where the non-disclosure is discovered post appointment, could lead to the agreement being terminated. If you are unsure whether information needs to be disclosed, you should either disclose this anyway to allow us to decide whether it is relevant, or speak to a member of the team for guidance.¸
How will you use my data?
The primary reason we will process your data is to do our job (performance of contract). Specifically we will use your data to:
Our registration number on the Information Commissioner’s Office register is Z3285178
How can I get more information?
If you would like further details on how we use your personal information or if you have any data protection queries, please write to:
The Data Protection Officer, HL Partnership Limited, 6 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, England LE19 1RJ
Telephone: 01903 602 664*
Facsimile: 01903 538 852
Email: compliance@hlpartnership.co.uk
*Telephone calls may be recorded and monitored for training and security purposes.
If you’d like to make a complaint about how we have handled your personal data, please write in the first instance to The Data Protection Officer at the above address.
If you are not satisfied with the Data Protection Officer’s response, you can make a complaint to:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate)
Email through their website at: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
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