This Privacy Policy sets out how Principal Investment Management Limited (Principal) uses and protects any information that you give Principal when you use this website.
Principal is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Principal may change this statement from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
This statement is effective from 1 June 2011.
Principal Investment Management (or its associated companies) may collect personal data about its customers and their investment requirements. This data will be used to provide investment services and for business development and trend analysis purposes. Telephone calls may be recorded and monitored for quality control and regulatory purposes.
Any data we hold will be processed in accordance with the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998. This means that, amongst other things, data will be processed lawfully and fairly. The information will be kept up-to-date and accurate and will not be held for longer than is necessary. It will be kept securely to prevent unauthorised access by other people.
We may share personal data to agents or sub-contractors so that they can provide a service to us, on condition that they keep the data confidential. We may also share personal data with other financial services firms for the purpose of money laundering verification checks and where required to do so by law.
We will not provide or sell personal data to third parties other than as set out above or unless permitted by law or for the purposes of effecting an investment transaction.
Unless a customer has opted out, we may also use personal data to tell them about our products and services which we think may be of interest. If a customer does not wish to receive such information, they can write to us at the address below, quoting their full name and client account number, if applicable or by contacting us by e-mail or telephone at our Sevenoaks address.
Under the Data Protection Act, an individual may request a copy of the data that we hold about them. We reserve the right to charge a fee of £10 for providing this information.
Data Protection Officer
Principal Investment Management Limited
16 South Park
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 1AN
Further information about our registration under the Data Protection Act can be obtained from:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Our Data Protection entries can be viewed by searching the Data Protection public register on the Information Commissioner's website at: www.ico.gov.uk.
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