The term “Blenheim Chalcot” or “us” or “we” refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is Scale Space, 58 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RZ. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

All trademarks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.

Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Blenheim Chalcot’s prior written consent.

Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England and Wales.

This Privacy Policy describes the information that we gather on, or through, our Services and how we use and process such information. For each processing purpose we will articulate the reason for requiring the data, what data we will process, the legal basis for processing the data and how long we will keep the data. 

Where the legal basis of consent is to be used, this will be gathered freely, and we will use clear, plain language that is easy to understand, and you will be able to remove your consent at any point. 

References to “BC” or “us” or “we” or “our” are references to Blenheim Chalcot LTF Limited (company number 05064255) whose registered address is at Scale Space, 58 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RZ.  References to “you” are references to you, and if you are a company to your employees, officers, agents and contractors, as the recipient of our services which include certain legal, tax, platforms, financial and venture consultancy activities (the “Services”). 

1. What Information do we collect about you and how do we use it?

We collect/process information so that we can provide the best possible experience when you utilise our Services.  This section of the policy will describe the purpose for processing your Personal Data, the legal basis to do so and how long we will keep your data. 

“Personal Data” has the meaning given to it in the Data Protection Laws. 

“Data Protection Laws” means any and all laws, statutes, enactments, orders, regulations, or other similar instruments of general application and any other rules, instruments, or provisions in force from time to time relating to the processing of personal data and privacy applicable to the performance of this Agreement, including, where applicable, the Data Protection Act 1998, the Data Protection Act 2018, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (SI 2426/2003), the UK GDPR, and, where applicable, the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), as amended or superseded.  

1.1. Our Product / Service 
If you engage with Blenheim Chalcot’s services, which may include access to our venture-building expertise, consultancy services (including Legal, Tax, Finance, HR, Technology, Information Security, Resourcing, Product and Project Management), participation in our innovation hubs, support from our Centre for GenAI Innovation, or involvement in our networking events and programmes, you will need to provide some Personal Data. This may include your name, email address, and other non-mandatory information relevant to your participation. We collect this data to deliver and enhance the services we offer, enabling the growth and success of digital businesses, particularly in the sectors of FinTech, EdTech, media, public services, and HealthTech. 

We process your data using two legal bases: 

1. If you are not directly associated with a contracted client, we process your data under the lawful basis of legitimate interest, as your engagement is likely related to interactions with our portfolio companies or ventures. 

1. If you are associated with a contracted client, we process your data under legitimate interest, as we may not have a direct relationship with you, but your data is necessary to deliver our consultancy and venture-building services effectively. 

Personal Data will be retained based on your activity within our services. If there is no engagement for over two (2) years, we will delete your data. For individuals associated with contracted clients, data will be deleted upon the termination of the agreement with the client. 

1.2. Our use of Productivity Tools 

If you choose to use our Service, Personal Data items such as name, email address, telephone number and other non-mandatory Personal Data may be stored in our corporate cloud application platform, corporate email platform and our help desk platform.  

We will process Personal Data using two legal rationales: 

1. if you are an individual and not associated with a contracted client we will use legitimate interest;  

1. if you are associated with a contracted client we will use legitimate interest as the legal basis to process the data. 

Our ability to retain the Personal Data will be determined by your activity, if your card is not used for over two (2) years we will delete your data. Accounts associated with contracted clients will be deleted on termination of the contract. 

1.3. Our Site  

If you choose to use our site, including receiving email notifications, newsletters and product/service updates, or attending webinars, you must consent to provide us with some Personal Data so that we can provide these services to you; this will include your name, email address and IP address. Other non-mandatory Personal Data may also be gathered if you choose to provide it.  

We will only process your personal data where we have a lawful basis for doing so. In general, unless we have your consent, our lawful basis will be one or more of the following: 

• that the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract; 

• that the processing is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations; 

• that the processing is necessary for the purposes of pursuing our legitimate interests (this includes carrying out the business of providing products and services and pursuing our general business interests); 

• that the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; 

Sometimes we may process personal data on the basis that you have provided your consent, however you have the right to change your mind which you can do by getting in touch with us using the contact details below. You may also opt-out of receiving marketing emails from us by following the instructions outlined in the email. 

We will retain Personal Data for active customer leads or site users for a period of up to two (2) years. A lead will be active under the following circumstances: 

• An email sent by our organisation has not received an unknown account bounce back 

• An email or contact us form has been sent to us from the data subject 

1.4. Marketing and Events 

We would like to send you information about new or existing products and services, or content resources of ours which may be of interest to you. You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. To distribute our marketing information we may use personal data such as names, addresses, email addresses, employer details, job titles, telephone numbers and LinkedIn profiles. 

If you request or consent to be added to our mailing or marketing lists, we will use consent as the legal basis to process your Personal Data.  

If you haven’t requested to be added to our mailing or marketing lists, we will process Personal Data using the legitimate interest legal basis. We use this legal basis after completing a legitimate interest assessment process. The assessment states we will only send low volume, customised messages to business email addresses who, based on their job role, would have a legitimate interest in developing their employees and may find our product useful.  If you do not want us to contact you we will provide an unsubscribe facility within the emails or you can email us at info@blenheimchalcot.com. 

We will retain Personal Data for active customer leads for a period of up to two (2) years, a lead will be active under the following circumstances: 

• An email sent by our organisation has not received an unknown account bounce back 

• An email has been sent to us from the data subject 

1.5. Cookies 

Like many platforms and apps, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect additional platform or app usage data and to improve our Services. Platform usage information is collected using cookies to monitor aggregate site usage metrics such as total number of visitors and pages viewed. We will store the cookie values on our platform to allow us to perform our analysis, however this will not be used for any marketing analysis and is essential to deliver our reporting service.  

We will process data under the legitimate interest legal basis as we only use the data to perform aggregated tracking analysis and will not target individuals based upon this analysis. You will also need to accept our cookie policy to allow us to process the data. 

We will retain active cookie data for a period of up to one (1) year, a cookie will remain active if a user re-visits our platform. 

Learn more about how we use cookies by visiting our cookie policy on the platform. 

1.6.  Prospective, Current and Former Members of Staff 

We may collect Personal Data about you through job application forms, correspondence via phone, email, or chat, and third-party recruitment agencies holding your CV or acting on your behalf. To process your application or manage your employment, we may require the following Personal Data: your full name, email address, telephone number, postal address, and date of birth; your education and work experience; the full name, telephone number, and postal address of your next of kin; your bank account details; and a copy of your identification (passport or driving license). 

We process personal data for job applications to assess your suitability for roles within our organisation, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory obligations related to hiring. This processing is necessary for evaluating qualifications and taking steps toward entering an employment contract with you. During employment, we process your personal data to fulfil our contractual obligations, and we may also need to process your information for legal and regulatory compliance. 

If you are an unsuccessful applicant, we will retain your details for up to two (2) years if we believe you may be suitable for future roles. For employment records, we retain personal data for as long as necessary to meet the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, or reporting obligations. Typically, employment records are kept for seven (7) years. Further details on retention periods are outlined in our retention policy. 

2. Updating This Policy

We may change or update this Privacy Policy at any point so that it accurately reflects our Services, if we believe it does not fundamentally change your data privacy rights. If we believe your rights have been affected, we will contact Users 30 days before we implement the change. If you continue to use the Service once the Privacy Policy has been updated or amended, you will be bound by the updated Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to any updated or amended Privacy Policy, you can request an account deletion. 

3. Your Rights

3.1. Accessing or Rectifying your personal data 

In most circumstances before we are able to invoke your rights, we may need to verify you as the data subject, therefore we will request data from you and this will be checked against our records before we can proceed. 

We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date and you have the right to request a copy and update the Personal Data that we hold about you. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate. If you would like to invoke this right, please email or write to us at dp@blenheimchalcot.com or DP – Blenheim Chalcot, Scale Space, 58 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RZ.  

3.2. Deletion 

Based upon the retention periods described above we will remove your Personal Data from our platforms. 

3.3. Object, Restrict or Withdraw Consent 

You may wish to object to or restrict our ability to process your Personal Data, this can be done either via email or in writing, using the contact details below. Further context may need to be requested to ensure we can carry out the relevant tasks on our platforms to perform the request. 

3.4. Portability 

You may wish to port your Personal Data to another platform. If you would like to invoke this right, please email or write to us at dp@blenheimchalcot.com or DP – Blenheim Chalcot, Scale Space, 58 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RZ. 

4. Who We Are And How To Contact Us

If you are an individual and not associated with a contracted client we are the Data Controller and are responsible for defining and managing how your personal data is processed. If you are associated with a contracted client we are a Data Processor and the contracted client will be responsible for defining and managing how your personal data is processed (as the Data Controller).   

Our company name is: Blenheim Chalcot LFT Limited 

Our company address is: Blenheim Chalcot, Scale Space, 58 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RZ.  

Our email address is: dp@blenheimchalcot.com   

5. To Whom We Disclose Information

Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we will not intentionally disclose the Personal Data that we collect or store on the Service to third parties without the consent of the data subject. We may disclose information to third parties if you consent to us doing so, as well as in the following circumstances: 

6. Service Providers

We work with third party service providers who provide email hosting, core corporate applications, web hosting, maintenance, and other services for us. These third parties may have access to, or process Personal Data as part of providing those services for us. We limit the information provided to these service providers to that which is reasonably necessary for them to perform their functions, and our contracts with them require them to maintain the confidentiality of such information. An up to date list of our service providers can be found at the end of this Privacy Policy.  

6.1. Overseas transfers 

If you are a User based in the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA), the information you provide may be transferred to countries outside the UK or EEA that do not have similar protections in place regarding your data and restrictions on its use as set out in this policy. However, we will take steps to ensure adequate protections are in place to ensure the security of your information. By submitting your information, you consent to these transfers for the purposes specified above. 

We may transfer your personal information to our service providers located outside of the UK or EEA as specified in the list of service providers which can be found at the end of this Privacy Policy.  

All of our International service providers have each provided the information to demonstrate they have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to safeguard Personal Data, and it shall be processed to at least the same standards as set out by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Each organisation has entered into an International Data Transfer Agreement with us, which is accepted as evidence that an adequate level of protection exists for the Personal Data in the country, territory, or organisation where it is being transferred.  

6.2. Non-Personally Identifiable Information 

We may make non-personally-identifiable information available to third parties for various purposes. This data may be automatically-collected and would be analysed to create an aggregated view of the data, ensuring the reported information was anonymous. 

6.3. Law Enforcement, Legal Process and Compliance 

We may disclose Personal Data or other information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with applicable laws, in response to a valid court order, judicial or other government subpoena or warrant, or to otherwise cooperate with law enforcement or other governmental agencies. 

6.4. Change of Ownership 

Information about data subjects, may be disclosed and otherwise transferred to an acquirer, successor or assignee as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing, sale of assets, or similar transaction, as well as in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which information is transferred to one or more third parties as one of our business assets and only if the recipient of the Personal Data commits to a privacy policy that has terms substantially consistent with this Privacy Policy 

7. Our Data Security

We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way. 

The following security procedures, and technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal information have been put in place: 

• We use firewalls to protect our internet connection. 

• We choose the most appropriate secure settings for our devices and software. 

• 24/7 security guard, closed circuit television and a door access control system to authorized personnel secures our offices and data centres. 

• We will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal information. However, you should be aware that the use of the Internet is not entirely secure and for this reason we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal information which is transferred from you or to you via the Internet. 

• We protect ourselves from viruses and other malware. 

• We keep our software and devices up-to-date. 

• We regularly backup our data. 

• We limit access to your personal information to those who have a genuine business need to know it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorised manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality. 

• We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so. 

• Our employees receive regular Security and Data Privacy awareness training. 

8. Complaints

If you are not happy with this privacy policy, or you wish to speak to a supervisory authority, you can contact the ICO on 0303 123 1113 or via their website www.ico.org.uk. 

This Privacy Policy was last updated October 2024. 

9. 9. Service providers

Agilisys Limited, Scale Space, 1st Floor, 58 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RZ; for the purpose of Service Desk services 

Greenhouse, 42 Charlemont Exchange – Suite 02W105, Dublin 2, D02 VN88, Ireland; for the purpose of Recruitment Services 

Giant, 3 Harbour Exchange Square, London, E14 9TQ; for the purpose of Background Checks 

​​​​​​​Peninsula, Peninsula, Victoria Place, Manchester M4 4FB; for the purpose of HR Legal Advice 

Blenheim Chalcot IT Services India Private Limited 103-104, B-Wing, Fulcrum Hiranandani Business Park, Sahar Airport Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400099; for the purpose of Finance Services, Sales and Marketing, Product Development, Recruitment and HR Services 

Blenheim Chalcot North America Corp. Blenheim Chalcot, 200 Central Ave, St Petersburg, USA, FL 33701; for the purpose of Sales and Marketing Services 

HiBob, Boundary House, 91-93 Charterhouse St, London EC1M 6HR, UK; for the purpose of HR Management 

Microsoft, Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading, RG6 1WG; for the purpose of Corporate Applications 

Xero Limited, Bank House, 171 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 1EB; for the purpose of Finance Services 

Hubspot, 1 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland; for the purpose of Customer Relationship Management 

Backupify, 50 Milk Street, Floor 13, Boston, Ma, US; for the purpose of Corporate Backups 

Scalespace LLP, Scale Space, 1st Floor, 58 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RZ; for the purpose of Managed Office Space 

In order to provide the best service to our customers, this list may change.