Terms of use

This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the Terms and Conditions of Use (Terms of Use) on which you may make use of this website www.chalkwoodcapital.com (the Website). Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use our Website. By using our Website, you indicate that you accept the Terms of Use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, please refrain from using our Website.

Disclaimer

DISCLAIMER

Nothing on this Website is intended, nor should it be taken, to create any legal or contractual relationship. Any transmission, downloading or sending of any information from the Website does not create any contractual relationship. The content of the Website is designed for information purposes only. Neither the information nor any opinions stated in the Website constitutes a solicitation or offer by Chalkwood Capital to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments or to provide any investment advice. The provision of investment services may be restricted in certain jurisdictions. It is your responsibility to acquaint yourself with any local laws and restrictions on the usage of this Website and the availability of any services described on it. The information on this Website is not intended for distribution to or use by any personal entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution would be contrary to local law or regulation. Nothing in this Website may be published in the press or elsewhere without permission of Chalkwood Capital. Chalkwood Capital does not provide legal or tax advice. Clients of Chalkwood Capital and viewers of this Website are encouraged to consult their own legal and tax advisers before making any investment decision. Private companies in all jurisdictions and potential investors should take independent legal and taxation and investment advice before proceeding with any type of fund raising activity. While we endeavour at all times to ensure information on our Website is clear, fair and not misleading at the date of publication, we do not hold the information as impartial and it should not be viewed as wholly objective. Information on this Website is based on sources that we believe to be reliable but we give no undertaking that it is accurate or complete and Chalkwood Capital cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy, validity, timeliness or completeness of any information or data made available to you for any particular purpose or at all. Any opinions are subject to change without notice and Chalkwood Capital is under no obligation to report or keep information accurate. This Website is controlled and operated by Chalkwood Capital in the United Kingdom. We make no representations that materials in the Website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access the Website from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

This Website, its contents, any materials downloaded, and all intellectual property pertaining to or contained on the Website (including but not limited to copyrights, patents, database rights, graphics, designs, text, logos, trade dress, trademarks and service marks) are owned by or licensed to us and/or from third parties and all rights, title and interest in them shall remain the property of Chalkwood Capital and/or such third parties (collectively, the Content). The Content is protected by copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our Website must always be acknowledged; you must not modify in any way the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or graphics separately from any accompanying text; you must not duplicate, copy, publish, modify, create derivative works from, participate in the transfer of, post on the internet, or in any way distribute, redistribute or exploit the Website, or any portion of the Website, for any public or commercial use without our express prior written consent;

UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it. You must not misuse our Website by knowingly or recklessly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or any other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Website, the server on which our Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Website. You must not attack our Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. Any such unauthorised use of our Website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such activity to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Website will cease immediately and without further notice.

PRIVACY

Our Privacy Policy applies to use of our Website, and its terms are made a part of these Terms of Use by this reference. Additionally, by using our Website, you acknowledge and agree that internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any message or information you send to our Website may be read or intercepted by others, notwithstanding our efforts to protect such transmissions. We are not responsible for any messages which are lost, altered by third parties or intercepted and we will not be liable to you or anyone else for any damages or otherwise in connection with any message sent by you to us or by us to you via the internet. Our Website makes use of cookies. Cookies are files which our server uses to identify your computer. Cookies cannot identify which person is using the computer. The cookies we use record which parts of our Site are being visited and for how long. The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 requires that cookies can only be placed on a computer where the user has given their express consent. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can also usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you decline to accept our use of cookies or set your web browser to decline their use, you will have only limited functionality in the use of our Site. Our Privacy Policy contains further guidance on our use of cookies.

EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

The material displayed on our Website is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy, originality or completeness. To the extent permitted by law, we and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:

all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity; any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our Website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our Website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including:

loss of income or revenue; loss of business; loss of profits or contracts; loss of anticipated savings; loss of data; loss of goodwill; wasted management or office time; and any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this condition shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of the categories set out above.

In jurisdictions which do not allow the exclusion or limitations of certain types of liability, Chalkwood Capital’s liability will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Nothing in these Terms of Use limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

INDEMNITY

By using our Website, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Chalkwood Capital from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal and accounting fees) that Chalkwood Capital may become obliged to pay, arising or resulting from your use of our Website, the Content, or your breach of these Terms of Use. Chalkwood Capital reserves the right to assume or participate, at your expense, in the investigation, settlement and defence of any such action or claim.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Our Website may contain links to websites and resources maintained by third parties. These links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those websites and resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. We are not responsible for the content, availability or privacy policies of those sites, and the existence of such links should not be considered an endorsement or recommendation of those sites or of any product or service offered on those sites or of any party that is associated with those sites. Please note that other websites and resources linked to on our Website may be governed by separate terms and conditions, including privacy policies. You should refer to the applicable terms and conditions of those websites and resources before using them and you should direct any questions or comments about the linked website or resource to the appropriate website provider.

LINKING TO OUR WEBSITE

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. Our Website must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to make any use of material on our Website other than that set out above, please email your request to info@chalkwoodcapital.com

REVISION OF TERMS

We may revise these Terms of Use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our Website.

JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW

The English courts will have non-exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our Website. We retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country. These terms of use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

MISCELLANEOUS

Any failure by Chalkwood Capital to exercise any rights or enforce any of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or terms. If any provision of these Terms of Use or their application in a particular circumstance is held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of these Terms of Use, or the application of such provision in other circumstances, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of these Terms of Use shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. These Terms of Use (together with any documents referred to in them) constitute the entire agreement between you and Chalkwood Capital with regard to your use of our Website, and any and all other written or oral agreements or understandings previously existing between you and Chalkwood Capital with respect to such use are superseded and cancelled.

YOUR CONCERNS

If you have any concerns about any material which appears on our Website, please contact info@chalkwoodcapital.com

Privacy Policy & Cookies

PRIVACY

Our Privacy Policy applies to use of our Website, and its terms are made a part of these Terms of Use by this reference.

Additionally, by using our Website, you acknowledge and agree that internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any message or information you send to our Website may be read or intercepted by others, notwithstanding our efforts to protect such transmissions. We are not responsible for any messages which are lost, altered by third parties or intercepted and we will not be liable to you or anyone else for any damages or otherwise in connection with any message sent by you to us or by us to you via the internet.

Our Website makes use of cookies. Cookies are files which our server uses to identify your computer. Cookies cannot identify which person is using the computer. The cookies we use record which parts of our Site are being visited and for how long.

The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 requires that cookies can only be placed on a computer where the user has given their express consent. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can also usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you decline to accept our use of cookies or set your web browser to decline their use, you will have only limited functionality in the use of our Site. Our Privacy Policy contains further guidance on our use of cookies.

EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity;
any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our Website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our Website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including:
loss of income or revenue;
loss of business;
loss of profits or contracts;
loss of anticipated savings;
loss of data;
loss of goodwill;
wasted management or office time; and
any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this condition shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of the categories set out above.

In jurisdictions which do not allow the exclusion or limitations of certain types of liability, Chalkwood Capital LLP’s liability will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

INDEMNITY

By using our Website, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Chalkwood Capital LLP from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal and accounting fees) that Chalkwood Capital LLP may become obliged to pay, arising or resulting from your use of our Website, the Content, or your breach of these Terms of Use. Chalkwood Capital LLP reserves the right to assume or participate, at your expense, in the investigation, settlement and defence of any such action or claim.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Please note that other websites and resources linked to on our Website may be governed by separate terms and conditions, including privacy policies. You should refer to the applicable terms and conditions of those websites and resources before using them and you should direct any questions or comments about the linked website or resource to the appropriate website provider.

LINKING TO OUR WEBSITE

You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.

Our Website must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to make any use of material on our Website other than that set out above, please email info@chalkwoodcapital.com

REVISION OF TERMS

JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW

These terms of use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

MISCELLANEOUS

Any failure by Chalkwood Capital LLP to exercise any rights or enforce any of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or terms.

If any provision of these Terms of Use or their application in a particular circumstance is held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of these Terms of Use, or the application of such provision in other circumstances, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of these Terms of Use shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

These Terms of Use (together with any documents referred to in them) constitute the entire agreement between you and Chalkwood Capital LLP with regard to your use of our Website, and any and all other written or oral agreements or understandings previously existing between you and Chalkwood Capital LLP with respect to such use are superseded and cancelled.

YOUR CONCERNS

If you have any concerns about any material which appears on our Website, please contact info@chalkwoodcapital.com

COOKIES AND PRIVACY POLICY

This Cookies and Privacy Policy (Cookies and Privacy Policy), together with our website terms of use (Terms of Use Policy) and any other documents referred to in it, sets out the basis on which any personal data Chalkwood Capital LLP (Chalkwood Capital LLP, us, we or the Firm) collects from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Chalkwood Capital LLP is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected, so please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act) and GDPR, the data controller is Chalkwood Capital LLP.

The Firm has determined that it is not required to designate a data protection officer for the purposes of Article 37 of the GDPR on the basis that the Firm’s core activities do not consist of processing operations which require regular and systematic monitoring of data subjects on a large scale or processing on a large scale of special categories of data or personal data relating to criminal convictions or offences. However, in recognition of the key GDPR principle of “accountability”, the Firm has appointed a Data Privacy Manager with responsibility for, inter alia, co-operating with the ICO in respect of the Firm’s compliance with relevant legislation; reviewing the Firm’s data protection policies; monitoring compliance with the key legislation; and acting as a point of contact for individuals whose data is being processed by the Firm. Contact details are as follows info@chalkwoodcapital.com

WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

In the context of GDPR, Personal Data means “Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, including by means of an identification number or one or more factors specific to an individual’s physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity (including IP addresses and cookie strings).

We may collect and process the following information from you:

information that you provide by filling in forms on our website www.chalkwoodcapital.com (our Website);
if you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence; and
details of your visits to our Website and the resources that you access.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

Our legitimate interest in collecting and processing your information is in order to provide, understand and improve our services

Our lawful basis for processing data is that the processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests

We use information held about you in the following ways:

to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us;
to provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes;
to ensure that content from our Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer; and
to notify you about changes to our service.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the United Kingdom Companies Act 2006.

We may disclose your personal information to:

our affiliates or professional advisers;
persons or organisations who work on our behalf to provide a product or a service to you;

We may also disclose your personal information to third parties if:

we sell or buy any business assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
Chalkwood Capital LLPP or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by us about our customers will be one of the transferred assets;
we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Chalkwood Capital LLP, our customers or others, including exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA

We understand our obligation to ensure that appropriate technical and organisational measures are taken to prevent unauthorised or unlawful processing, loss, damage or destruction of personal data. Therefore, we will ensure that personal data is in a secure location, only accessed by authorised individuals and only processed by authorised individuals.

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to and stored at a destination outside the European Economic Area (EEA) such as the United States where our data hosting servers may be located. It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of contracts, the processing of details or the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Cookies and Privacy Policy.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Website. Any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

We take all reasonable care to ensure the security of the website and of your personal information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will not share your information other than as provided for in this Cookies and Privacy Policy or as required by law, court order or other government or law enforcement authorities.

Following a discovery of any data breach (when personal data allowing an individual to be identified is processed without authorisation, and which may result in it security being compromised), consideration will be made regarding whether the matter needs to be reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and whether individuals who are potentially affected need to be informed.

IP ADDRESSES AND COOKIES

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration purposes.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. Cookies allow a web application to tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

This statistical data does not identify an individual. We only use this information:

to gather information on IP addresses and pages visited;
to analyse trends;
to administer the website;
to track users’ movements on the website; and
for purposes of statistical analysis.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our Website.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Cookies and Privacy Policy extends only to our Website and does not cover your use of, provision of data to and collection of data on any other website.

Our Website may from time to time contain links to and from other websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. You should always check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Our Cookies and Privacy Policy may be reviewed and enhanced from time to time. The up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy is always available by applying in writing to Chalkwood Capital LLP or emailing info@chalkwoodcapital.com. It may be necessary to contact you and obtain your consent regarding any significant changes to our Privacy Policy.

YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT TO PROCESSING AND ACCESS YOUR INFORMATON

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes of if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data.

You have the right to obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you. We can provide you with that information further to a request in writing to Chalkwood Capital LLP providing us with sufficient information to identify you (we may need to request proof of identity in some instances). You have the right to request an amendment to any information that we hold and which you believe to be incorrect.

You also have the right to:

Access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised by raising a “Subject Access Request”
At any time, withdraw your consent to us holding data about you or to having information sent to you
Request for your data to be rectified. Where you identify that your personal data is incorrect, or incomplete, you can request correction, deletion, or modification of your personal data
Request that your data is erased in certain circumstances

If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please send an email to info@chalkwoodcapital.com

DATA PORTABILITY

If you have shared any information through our services, you may wish to allow your data to be transferred to another organisation either by you receiving the data and transferring it, or by the data being transferred directly. This right to data portability only applies to data you have provided to us, where the data processing is based either on your consent or on the basis of ours, or others legitimate business interests and where the processing is carried out by automated means, and it will only be transferred where it is technically feasible to do so. If you wish to do this, please send an email to info@chalkwoodcapital.com requesting this and we will advise you accordingly.

RIGHT TO COMPLAIN TO SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

If you wish to raise a concern about our use of your information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have the right to do so with your local supervisory authority. The Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights and you can find out further information about them by going to https://ico.org.uk

CONTACT

Questions, comments and requests regarding this Cookies and Privacy Policy are welcomed and should be addressed to info@chalkwoodcapital.com