Website Terms of Use

Before accessing and using the website of Acuity Advisors Limited and its contents please read these terms and conditions as they constitute a Legal Notice and contain important legal information. This Legal Notice is governed by English Law and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any matter arising out of this Legal Notice or from your accessing of the website. It is your responsibility to be aware of and to observe all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction. By accessing and using Acuity Advisors Limited’s website you acknowledge that you have reviewed this Legal Notice and understand and agree to the terms and conditions contained herein. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions below, do not access or use this website in any way.

Acuity Advisor’s website contains certain information about its approach to providing corporate finance services but does not provide specific investment advice and is presented for informational purposes only. It does not represent that the services described on the site are suitable for any specific investor. You are advised not to rely on any information contained in this site in the process of making a fully informed investment decision. Instead, you are urged to base investment decisions upon a thorough investigation and to obtain all necessary professional advice. Acuity Advisors Limited make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

The information provided on Acuity’s website is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution, publication or use would be contrary to local law or regulation or in which  Acuity Advisors Limited do not hold any necessary registration or license. Individuals or legal entities in respect of whom such prohibitions apply, whether on grounds of their nationality, their place of residence or on other grounds, must not access or use this website.

Past performance data contained on this website is no indication of future performance and nothing on this website should be interpreted to state or imply otherwise. The value of investments may fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the full amount invested. In addition, the information and materials herein shall not constitute an offer or solicitation, or an offer to sell, shares of any of the funds or any advisory or management service in any jurisdiction.

Additionally, the information on this website is provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE”. Acuity Advisors is under no obligation to update the information to reflect changes after the publication date. It is presented without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation of any warranties concerning the availability, reliability, accuracy, completeness, timeliness or sequencing of the site or the content, products or services available on or via the website. Also, the information offered does not carry a guarantee of accuracy, completeness or timeliness for any particular purpose and neither expressly or impliedly carries warranties or implied warranties regarding its merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website. Users may not reproduce (in whole or in part), transmit (by electronic means or otherwise), modify, link into or use for any public or commercial purpose the site without the prior written permission of Acuity Advisors Limited. Users of this website must not transmit any virus, ‘worm’, ‘Trojan horse’, or other item of a destructive nature to this site and it is the user’s responsibility to ensure that whatever is downloaded or selected for use from the site is free from such items.

Acuity Advisors reserves the right to change the information displayed on the website or these terms and conditions at any time. They will not be responsible for any loss or damage that could result from interception by third parties of any information available on this website. In no event shall Acuity Advisors Limited be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data, business or profits) arising out of or in connection with this legal notice, the website, the inability to use the site or any products, services or content purchased, obtained or stored in or from the site, whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even if Acuity Advisors Limited has been advised of the possibility of such damages, and notwithstanding the failure of the essential purpose of any remedy without limiting the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, these limitations also apply to any third party claims against you.

Acuity Advisors Limited is a limited company incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 06494937, whose registered office is at The Old Court House, Trinity Road, Marlow, SL7 3AN, United Kingdom.

Anti-bribery Policy

Acuity Advisors Limited (the “Firm”) is committed to ensuring that it, its partners, employees, agents and anyone contracted to it comply with the requirements of the UK Bribery Act 2010.

The Firm is committed to conducting its business fairly, honestly and openly, and has a zero- tolerance approach towards bribery and corruption.

The Firm has implemented a risk-based approach to identify areas where it may be at risk to bribery and has put in place systems and procedures to reduce and manage this risk.  It reserves the right not to deal with other entities that do not make the same commitment.

The Firm has adopted and implemented a number of policies and procedures which are intended to prevent the Firm, its partners, staff or agents being involved in bribery. These are reviewed regularly to ensure they remain effective.

For further information on the Firm’s bribery risk policies and procedures please contact the Compliance Officer, to whom the partners have given day-to-day responsibility for ensuring that the Firm’s anti-bribery policies and procedures are adhered to.

Privacy Policy

We are registered under, and process personal data in accordance with, the Data Protection Act 1998.

This Website contains links to other websites. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Website.

Any links contained to third party sites (non Acuity Advisors sites) are not under the control of Acuity Advisors Limited and Acuity Advisors Limited is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Such links have been provided to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement by Acuity Advisors Limited of the site, such sites are accessed at your own risk.

If we change our Privacy Policy we will place notices on the Website and post the changes on this page. If you are not happy with any changes to the Privacy Policy we must ask that you stop using the Website.

Personal Information Collected

It may be necessary for us to collect personal information from you. The types of information collected by us will vary depending on your use of the Website, as described below.

Newsletters: To subscribe for newsletters and news updates you need to register with us by supplying your name and email address. To unsubscribe, email us at: mail@acuity.co.uk

Events Registration: To register as a delegate for an event you must complete a registration form. During registration you are required to give your contact information (name, address, telephone number and email address). This information enables us to process your enrolment online and contact you about the events for which you have expressed interest. You may also elect to provide demographic information (such as company name and position). Provision of such information enables us to provide you with a more personalized experience on our Website.

Job Applications: To apply for a position with Acuity Advisors Limited you are required to give your contact information (name, address, email address and telephone number). This may trigger an email from us to you inviting you to send your curriculum vitae. Any information you send us for the purpose of a job application will be treated by us with the greatest care and for that purpose only.

Use of Personal Information 

This information will only be used: for the purpose for which you have provided it and to perform services that you have requested; to communicate with you about your use of the Website and/or changes to the Website; to send you newsletters and updates which you request or which we believe may be of interest to you. If necessary, we may pass your information between our offices. Our offices are listed on this Website and the list is updated as appropriate. We may employ the services of a third party to help us in certain areas, such as website hosting. In some cases that third party may receive your information. However, at all times Acuity Advisors Limited will control and be responsible for the use of your information.

Apart from the above, we will never pass your personal information to anyone else without your consent unless we are obliged to do so: by law and/or pursuant to government or regulatory requests; by a law enforcement agency requesting it in connection with the commission of any offence (once we are reasonably satisfied as to the circumstances surrounding the request); to protect our users and ourselves or to ensure the proper operation of our systems.

If your personal information changes or if you no longer wish to receive communication or marketing emails from us, please let us know and we will correct, update or remove your details. This can be done by emailing us at mail@acuity.co.uk

Other Information 

We may also collect and disclose aggregate information to third parties. This information will not include data that can be used to identify any individual and is used for statistical analysis and strategic development purposes.

Consent

By using our Website you consent to the collection and use of your personal information in the manner set out in this Privacy Policy.

Cookies

A “Cookie” is a small piece of information sent by our web server to your web browser, which enables us to record anonymous details and allows you to move around the Website faster. We may use cookies for a number of purposes, for instance to enable us to simplify a logging on process, to help ensure the security and authenticity of users and to enable traffic monitoring. You can find out more about the way cookies work at www.cookiecentral.com.

Most browsers allow you to turn off the cookie function. If you want to know how to do this, please look at the help menu on your browser. However, if you turn off the cookie function your use of the Website may be impaired.

Sale of business

If this business is sold or integrated with another business, your details may be disclosed to our advisors and any prospective purchasers and their advisors and will be passed on to the new owners of the business to use in the same way as set out in this Privacy Policy.

Transferring information overseas

We will only pass on information about you as an individual (as opposed to aggregate information) to third parties overseas to enable us to perform services requested by you.

Owing to the global nature of the Internet, the information you provide may be transferred in transit to countries outside the European Economic Area that do not have similar protections to ours in place regarding your information and its use as set out in this policy. However, we will do our best to ensure that your personal information is secure.

Security

As required by UK data protection laws, we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given to us, to prevent unauthorised access. However, the Internet is not a secure environment and we cannot guarantee the security of any information which you send to us.

Access rights

Acuity Advisors Limited  is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner with entry number ZA363415 in the Public Register of Data Controllers. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you may request details of personal information that Acuity Advisors Limited holds about you. If you wish to make a request please write to Acuity Advisors Limited at the following address: Acuity Advisors, The Old Court House, Trinity Road, Marlow, SL7 3AN, enclosing a cheque for £10 payable to “Acuity Advisors Limited” in respect of the statutory fee. When writing to us, please state your name and postal address and provide brief details of the information that you require.

If you believe that any information Acuity Advisors Limited holds about you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to us at the above address and we will endeavour to correct any incorrect information as soon as possible.

Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer when you access a website. These cookies are then sent back to the website each time you re-visit or to another website if it recognises that cookie.

How we use cookies 

To ensure that our Web site is well managed and to facilitate improved navigation within the Web site, we may use cookies or Web beacons (electronic images to count visitors who have accessed a particular page) to collect aggregate data. We may use cookies to:

1) Manage our Web site by using Cookies to identify individual users when they log in to the Web site and enable us to personalise the Web site.

2) Track information on our systems and identify categories of users by items such as address, browser type and pages visited.

3) Analyse the number of visitors to different areas of the Web site and to make sure that our Web site is serving as a useful, effective information source.

Email Marketing Cookies:

Where you receive a marketing email, event invitation or other direct mailing from us, we may collect information about you in the following ways:

  • View as a web page: If you click on the “view as a web page” link, a session cookie is recorded by us so that the web page is personalised in the same way as the email.
  • Links to web pages: If you click on any web link, we will record a session cookie and will automatically log such activity on our database.
  • Unsubscribe: If you click unsubscribe, we will automatically log this information on our database. If you unsubscribe from any email invitation or alert, we will continue to store your personal data on a ‘marketing suppression list’ so as to record your preferences.
  • Event RSVP buttons: In our event invitations and confirmations we provide buttons to allow you to accept, decline, cancel and register for that event. Clicking on these buttons will generate session cookies and your choice will be recorded in our database to help us manage the event.
  • Marketing 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. These cookies also record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website, the advertising displayed on it and communications sent more relevant to your interests.

Google Analytics

This is a third party cookie that we use. It is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.  For further information about the use of these cookies click here

Disabling cookies

You can prevent the use of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this. For more information about cookies, and how to disable them Visit www.allaboutcookies.org

Changes

We may need to update this policy in the future. We encourage you to review it regularly.  If you have any questions regarding our Cookie Policy, please get in touch.