Privacy Policy

Key Terms used in the Privacy Policy

1. Key Terms Used in this Privacy Policy

• “Client” means a customer of ML Property Venture Limited.
• “Client Data” means Personal Data a Client provides to use the Service.
• “Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person or considered personally identifiable information by law. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
• “Public Area” means those portions of the Service that can be accessed both by Users and Visitors, without needing to log in.
• “Restricted Area” means those portions of the Service that can be accessed only by logging in.
• “User” means a person or entity that uses the Service.
• “User Data” means Personal Data that a User provides to use the Service.
• “Visitor” means an individual other than a User, who uses the public area, but has no access to the restricted areas of the Site or Service.
• “Account” means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site.
• “Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site.
• “We/Us/Our” means ML Property Venture Limited, a limited company registered in England under company number 11811131, whose registered address is 19 Wood View, Grays, RM16 2WJ.

Information About Us

Our Site is owned and operated by ML Property Venture Limited, a limited company registered in England under company number 11811131, whose registered address is 19 Wood View, Grays, RM16 2WJ. Our Data Protection Officer and EU representative can be contacted by email at info@mlpropertyventure.co.uk.

2. What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:

• The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
• The right of access to the personal data We hold about you;
• The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us);
• The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you;
• The right to restrict (i.e., prevent) the processing of your personal data;
• The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
• The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes;
• Rights with respect to automated decision-making and profiling.

If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us, and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.

3. What Data Do We Collect?

Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or all of the following personal and non-personal data:

• Name
• Business/company name
• Contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers
• Demographic information such as address, post code, and investment preferences
• Financial information such as credit/debit card numbers, billing address, mailing address, name on card, business or home phone number, and email
• IP address
• Web browser type and version
• Operating system
• A list of URLs including referring site, your activity on Our Site, and the site you exit to
• Content of email messages along with email addresses and responses

We collect information to provide and improve our Service to you. Below are some examples:

• Registration Information: Information such as name, address, phone number, email address, and investment preferences.
• Publishing Information: Information submitted through the Site for publication.
• Usage Data: Includes IP address, browser details, pages visited, and more. For mobile access, this includes device type, unique ID, and diagnostics.
• Payment Information: Billing details such as credit card numbers and other payment-related data.
• Statistical Information: Data like IP addresses, browser software, and usage metrics.
• Marketing Information: Information collected during events for marketing purposes.
• Disclosed Personal Information: Any personal identifiers disclosed by Users during the use of the Site.

3.2 Information Collected by Cookies

We use “cookies” to store specific information about you and track your visits to our Site. Cookies are small amounts of data sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies help us:

• Personalize our Service, such as remembering User or Visitor information
• Provide customized advertisements and content
• Monitor and analyze Service and third-party marketing effectiveness
• Track aggregate site usage metrics
• Track entries, submissions, and status in promotions or activities

You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, be notified of a cookie, or reject all cookies. Note that rejecting cookies may affect certain features of the Site.

Examples of Cookies we may use:

• Session Cookies: To operate our Service.
• Preference Cookies: To remember your preferences and settings.
• Security Cookies: For security purposes.

3.3 Collected Information

Collected Information includes information collected through cookies, Client Data, Registration Information, Publishing Information, Usage Data, Payment Information, Account Activities Information, Statistical Information, Marketing Information, Disclosed Personal Information, and any other means.

4. How Do We Use Your Data?

All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the GDPR at all times.

Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary for Our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to Our use of your personal data (e.g., by subscribing to emails), or because it is in Our legitimate interests. Specifically, We may use your data for the following purposes:

• Providing and managing your Account
• Providing and managing your access to Our Site
• Personalising and tailoring your experience on Our Site
• Supplying Our products and services to you
• Personalising and tailoring Our products and services for you
• Replying to emails from you
• Supplying you with emails that you have opted into (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by contacting info@mlpropertyventure.co.uk)
• Market research
• Analysing your use of Our Site and gathering feedback to improve Our Site and your user experience

With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your data for marketing purposes, including contacting you by email, telephone, text message, or post with information, news, and offers on Our products and services. We will not send unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure full protection of your rights and compliance with GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

Third parties whose content appears on Our Site may use third-party Cookies. We do not control the activities of such third parties or the data they collect, so we advise you to check the privacy policies of these third parties.

You have the right to withdraw your consent to Us using your personal data at any time and to request that We delete it.

We do not keep your personal data longer than necessary. Data retention periods are as follows:

• By law, we must keep basic information about our customers (including contact, identity, financial, and transaction data) for seven years after they cease being customers for tax purposes.
• In some cases, we may anonymize your personal data for research or statistical purposes and use it indefinitely without further notice to you.

We may use the information to notify you about important changes to Our Site, new products and services, and special offers. You may opt out by contacting info@mlpropertyventure.co.uk.

5. How and Where Do We Store Your Data?

We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 4, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.

Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”). By using Our Site, you consent to this. If we store data outside the EEA, we will take reasonable steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with the GDPR. These steps include:

• We will transfer your personal data only to countries that the European Commission deems to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data.
• Where we use certain service providers, we may use specific contracts approved by the European Commission to ensure the same level of protection as in Europe.
• For US-based providers, we may transfer data if they are part of the Privacy Shield, which requires them to provide similar protection to personal data shared between Europe and the US.

Data security is very important to Us, and we have taken appropriate measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.

6. Do We Share Your Data?

We may sometimes contract with third parties to supply products and services to you on Our behalf. These may include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising, and marketing. In some cases, the third parties may require access to some or all of your data. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.

We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying data, or any anonymised data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners, and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.

In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal requirements, a court order, or a governmental authority.

7. How Can You Control Your Data?

When you submit personal data via Our Site, you may be given options to restrict Our use of your data. In particular, We aim to give you strong controls on Our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from Us, which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails and at the point of providing your details).

8. How Can You Access Your Data?

You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Under the GDPR, no fee is payable and We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact Us for more details at info@mlpropertyventure.co.uk.

9. Our Use of Cookies

Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products and services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

By using Our Site you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third party Cookies are used on Our Site for Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel(s). These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of Our Site and your use and experience of Our Site will not be impaired by refusing consent to them.

All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.

Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a prompt requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.

Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products and services offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.

In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.

It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

10. A Special Note About Children

Children are not eligible to use Our products or services unsupervised and We ask that children (under the age of 18) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with permission and guidance from your parents or guardians.

11. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at info@mlpropertyventure.co.uk.

Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it may take Us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, We will notify you and keep you updated.

12. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.