PRIVACY POLICY
EU GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (“GDPR”)
PRIVACY NOTICE
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (together with applicable implementing laws,
“GDPR”) is and, with effect from 30 September 2019, the Cayman Islands Data Protection Law, 2017 (and any associated guidance and regulations, together,
“DPL” and together with GDPR, the
“Data Protection Laws”) will be applicable, to the extent relevant, to the processing of personal data by each of Systematica Investments Services Limited, Systematica Investments UK LLP (“SIUK”), Systematica Investments Limited, Systematica Investments LP, Systematica Investments Holdings Limited, Systematica Investments Guernsey LP, Systematica Investments GP Limited, Systematica Investments US LLC and Systematica Investments Singapore Pte. Ltd (the
“Systematica Entities”) in the course of their businesses, and certain other persons. This notice sets out information relating to those activities.
The Systematica Entities
The Systematica Entities are controllers of personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Laws and will, in the course of each Systematica Entity’s business, process personal data. Information regarding such processing is set out herein.
Any person seeking information with respect to control or processing of personal data by any of the Systematica Entities or seeking to exercise any rights afforded to them under the Data Protection Laws should contact the compliance department of SIUK at
[email protected].
Under the Data Protection Laws, any person wishing to is entitled to make a complaint with respect to any of the Systematica Entities’ control or processing of personal data. Under GDPR, such a complaint may be made to the Information Commissioner’s Office (
“ICO”). The ICO is the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues. Contact details for the ICO may be found at www.ico.org.uk. Under DPL, such a complaint may be made to the Cayman Islands Ombudsman (
“Ombudsman”). The Ombudsman is the Cayman Islands supervisory authority for data protection issues. Contact details for the Ombudsman may be found at www. ombudsman.ky.
The policies and procedures adopted by the Systematica Entities with respect to the control or processing of personal data may be amended from time to time. Similarly, the purposes for which the Systematica Entities may control or process personal data may change from time to time. If any changes would require a material amendment to the information set out herein, details of such changes will be made available in the current version of this document from time to time.
Summary of Personal Data
For the purposes of the Data Protection Laws, personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. In the course of its business, Systematica Entities may collect, use, store and transfer personal information from individuals that are employees, directors, officers or other representatives or agents of market counterparties, professional services and other service providers, trade associations, public bodies and other entities or undertakings. Such personal data is typically limited in scope, and includes, for example, the name and contact details of such individuals, as well as some technical data (such as internet protocol addresses), usage data and information about marketing and communication preferences.
In addition, the Systematica Entities may also use, store and transfer personal information concerning former applicants for positions of employment at or membership of, or former employees or members of, the Systematica Entities. Such personal data may include some or all of the following: name and contact details, information about employment and educational history, performance records, salary data, references, account details, identification data, tax information, social security numbers and information regarding immigration status. The Systematica Entities will endeavour contact those former job applicants or former employees if the personal data processed in relation to the same is material in order to inform them of the continued processing of their personal data, the nature of that processing, the lawful basis upon which the processing is taking place, and their rights under the Data Protection Laws with respect to such processing.
Collection of Personal Data
The Systematica Entities may collect personal data through a range of means. These may include direct interactions (where a person provides personal data to the relevant Systematica Entity through correspondence or other direct methods of communication), through third-party service providers (for example, recruitment agents) or publicly available sources (where a Systematica Entity receives personal data through a publicly available source such as a website or publicly-available registry).
Use of Personal Data
The Systematica Entities will only process personal data in circumstances where they have established a lawful basis under the Data Protection Laws to do so. These circumstances include where the processing of the relevant data relates to a legitimate interest of the relevant Systematica Entity, further described below. In such circumstances the Systematica Entities will have established that the processing is necessary for the relevant purpose, and not inconsistent with the interests, rights or freedoms of a relevant data subject.
In accordance with the above, each Systematica Entity has determined that the lawful bases for its processing of personal data are the legitimate interests of the relevant Systematica Entity to undertake activities necessary and ancillary to the carrying on of an investment management business, including where necessary for the purposes of the relevant Systematica Entity carrying out its activities relating to any fund, vehicle or account in respect of which a Systematica Entity acts as investment manager, sub-investment manager, investment adviser or sub-investment adviser (the “Funds”), the administration of the Funds, the investment activities of the Funds, otherwise in furtherance of any contract entered into with respect to the activities of the Funds, to exercise and comply with the relevant Fund’s or Systematica Entity’s rights and obligations at law or under regulation where such obligations are not set out under the laws of any member state of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), to establish, exercise or defend legal claims and in order to protect and enforce its (or another person’s) rights, property, or safety, or to assist others to do the same, and in order to provide information about its services and any investment products it offers.
In addition, each Systematica Entity may also control or process personal data where necessary to comply with legal or regulatory obligations applicable to them under the laws of the Cayman Islands, the European Union or any member state of the EEA, or in order to give effect to a contract, or to take necessary pre-contractual steps with a view to potentially entering into a contract (including in its capacity as an employer or a prospective employer), to the extent applicable.
Systematica Entities may from time to time control or process personal data for the purposes of operating their business, entering into contractual arrangements in the context of their investment management business, including in respect of the Funds marketing, and advertising the Funds and/or other investment vehicles and/or services related to the Systematica Entities. Any person who does not wish their personal data to be processed for marketing purposes may opt out of such processing by notifying the compliance department of SIUK at
[email protected].
Any Systematica Entity will only use personal data for the purposes that it has been collected for, unless they reasonably consider that they need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose of the control or processing. Any person requiring information with respect to any additional purpose for which personal data may be controlled or processed may obtain such information from the compliance department of SIUK. If a Systematica Entity needs to control or process personal data for an unrelated purpose, the relevant Systematica Entity will use its reasonable endeavours to notify affected persons and to explain the basis on which they are permitted to undertake the same.
Disclosure of Personal Data
Each Systematica Entity may share personal data with certain third parties for the purposes set out above. The relevant third parties with whom such personal data may be shared include entities appointed to provide services to the Funds, the relevant Systematica Entity and their affiliates, and regulatory, legal and tax authorities. Further details of the third parties with whom personal data may be shared are available on request from the compliance department of SIUK. Wherever possible, personal data will only be disclosed by a Systematica Entity to a third party in circumstances where that third party has agreed to respect the security of personal data and treat it in accordance with applicable law. The Systematica Entities will seek to ensure that third parties to whom any personal data may be disclosed will not use personal data for their own purposes and only process personal data for specified purposes and otherwise in accordance with the instructions of the relevant Systematica Entity and/or with the Data Protection Laws.
Transfer of Personal Data outside the European Economic Area
The activities of the Systematica Entities are such that it may be necessary for personal data to be transferred and/or processed outside the EEA or the Cayman Islands.
In circumstances where a Systematica Entity transfers personal data outside the EEA or the Cayman Islands, they will seek to ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring that personal data is generally transferred only to persons in countries outside the EEA or the Cayman Islands in one of the following circumstances:
• to persons and undertakings in countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the European Commission, or the Ombudsman, as applicable;
• to persons and undertakings to whom the transfer of such personal data is made pursuant to a contract that is compliant with the model contracts for the transfer of personal data to third countries from time to time approved by the European Commission, or the Ombudsman, as applicable.
• in the case of GDPR, to persons and undertakings based in the United States if they are part of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield which requires them to provide similar protection to personal data shared between Europe and the United States.
Further information on specific mechanisms utilised by Systematica Entities transferring personal data outside the EEA or the Cayman Islands and the countries to which such transfer may be made (which may include, but are not limited to The Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Switzerland, Singapore, the Cayman Islands and the United States) may be obtained from the compliance department of SIUK upon request.
Data Retention
which it has been collected. This will include any period of retention required to satisfy any legal, regulatory, taxation, accounting, regulatory or reporting requirement applicable to the relevant Systematica Entity.
In determining the appropriate retention period for any personal data, the relevant Systematica Entity will consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of the data, the purpose for which the relevant data is being processed, the extent to which the purposes for which the relevant data is being processed can be achieved by other means and any applicable legal requirements. Without prejudice to the generality of the forgoing, the Systematica Entities have determined that they will retain records for at least 10 years.
Details of retention periods applicable to personal data subject to the Data Protection Laws are available upon request from the compliance department of SIUK. In some circumstances, a person may request that a Systematica Entity delete any personal data retained by it. Further, in some circumstances, a Systematica Entity may anonymize personal data for research or statistical purposes, in which case such information may be retained and utilised indefinitely without further notice.
Rights of Persons
Under the Data Protection Laws, persons whose data is processed by a Systematica Entity will have certain rights. These rights include the right to access personal data, the right to require correction of personal data, the right to require erasure of personal data in certain circumstances, the right to restrict processing of personal data, and the right to require a transfer of personal data. In addition, if the processing of personal data is based on a legitimate interest of a Systematica Entity, a person will have the right to object to the processing of that personal data.
Any person seeking to exercise any such right should contact the compliance department of SIUK. In certain circumstances, the relevant Systematica Entity may charge reasonable fees if any such request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive.
