Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Kingsgate Technologies ("Kingsgate", "we", "us", or "our") is a technology investment and holding company registered in the United Kingdom. Our registered address is available upon request. We operate this website at www.kingsgateent.com.

We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information about you when you visit our website or interact with us.

For users in the United Kingdom and European Economic Area (EEA), Kingsgate Technologies acts as the data controller under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. For users in the United States, we comply with applicable federal and state privacy laws including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) where applicable.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• Identity and contact data: name, email address, phone number, job title, and company name when you contact us or submit an enquiry.
• Usage data: information about how you use our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.
• Communications data: records of any correspondence you send to us, including emails and enquiry form submissions.
• Marketing preferences: your preferences for receiving communications from us, including mailing list sign-ups.
• Technical data: login data, browser type and version, time zone, operating system, and other technology identifiers on devices you use to access our site.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal data (such as health, racial, or religious information) and ask that you do not submit such data to us.

3. How We Collect Your Information

We collect data through:

• Direct interactions: when you fill in our contact form, sign up to our mailing list, email us, or call us.
• Automated technologies: as you interact with our website, we may automatically collect technical and usage data using cookies and similar technologies (see Section 8 below).
• Third parties: we may receive data about you from analytics providers (such as Google Analytics), advertising networks, and publicly available sources such as LinkedIn.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes, based on the legal grounds indicated:

• To respond to your enquiries (legitimate interest / contract performance)
• To send you marketing communications, where you have opted in or where we have a legitimate interest to do so (consent / legitimate interest)
• To analyse and improve our website and user experience (legitimate interest)
• To comply with legal obligations, including fraud prevention and regulatory requirements (legal obligation)
• To evaluate potential business acquisitions where you have expressed interest in working with Kingsgate (legitimate interest / contract performance)

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason compatible with the original purpose.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:

• Service providers acting as data processors who provide IT systems, email, analytics, and website hosting services.
• Portfolio companies within the Kingsgate group, where relevant to a transaction or enquiry you have initiated.
• Professional advisors including lawyers, accountants, and auditors under duties of confidentiality.
• Regulatory authorities and law enforcement where required by applicable law.

We require all third parties to respect your privacy and handle your data securely and in accordance with applicable law.

6. International Transfers

We are based in the United Kingdom. If we transfer personal data outside the UK or EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) or the European Commission, or we transfer to countries that offer an equivalent level of protection.

For users in the United States, your data may be processed and stored in the UK. By using our website and submitting personal data, you consent to this transfer and processing.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required by law. Specifically:

• Enquiry and contact data: up to 3 years from the date of last contact, unless a longer period is required for a business relationship or legal obligation.
• Mailing list data: until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent.
• Website usage data: in line with our analytics provider's retention settings, typically up to 26 months.

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users and to improve your browsing experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your browser.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: required for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
• Analytics cookies: allow us to measure and analyse how visitors use our site (e.g. Google Analytics). These are only set with your consent where required.
• Preference cookies: enable the website to remember choices you make to provide a more personalised experience.

You can control and manage cookies in your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. For more information, visit www.aboutcookies.org.

9. Your Rights

If you are in the UK or EEA, under the UK GDPR and GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure ("right to be forgotten") in certain circumstances.
• Restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
• Lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or your local supervisory authority.

If you are a California resident, under the CCPA you have the right to know what personal information we collect, disclose, and sell; the right to delete your personal information; the right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information); and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days (or within the timeframe required by applicable law).

10. Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access. However, no internet transmission is completely secure and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of data transmitted to our website.

11. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including our portfolio companies. These sites have their own privacy policies and we are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. We encourage you to review their policies before submitting any personal data.

12. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16 (or 13 in the United States). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected data from a child, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.