Privacy policy

We are “Rapidite Ltd”, trading as “Velocity Partners” (‘we’ ‘us’ or ‘our’) a company incorporated in England & Wales with registered company number: 14815395 and whose registered office is 15 Portman Square, London, W1H 6LL.

Velocity Partners is registered with the Information Commissioners Office – Ref: ZB645846

This privacy notice describes how and why we might collect, store, use and/or share ‘process’ your information when you use our ‘Services’, such as when you:

• Visit our website at http://www.velocity-partners.co.uk
• Engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or events

By using our website and by otherwise interacting with us, you acknowledge that we collect, use and transfer your personal information as specified in this privacy policy.

If you have any questions about our website or this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@velocity-partners.co.uk. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.

Velocity Partners reserves the right to amend this privacy policy without notice.

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us. We may collect, store and use different categories of personal information about you including your name and contact details (e.g. your address, email address and telephone number).

Personal information refers to data collected:

• Through the Velocity Partners website;
• If you visit our premises;
• If you engage with Velocity Partners via e-mail, over video conference, via telephone or making an enquiry through the Velocity Partners website.

We do not collect or process any Sensitive Information.

We do not receive any information from Third Parties.

We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By accessing the Velocity Partners website, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependents use of the Velocity Partners website.

Velocity Partners gathers and processes your information to communicate with you, to respond to your inquiries, provide and administer our Services, for security and fraud prevention, comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, and process applications for employment. Our legal basis for processing your personal data is the legitimate interest of complying with KYC, AML, and FCA rules. We may also process your personal data for compliance with legal obligations or for the performance of a contract.

You may unsubscribe or opt out of receiving our marketing emails at any time by following the instructions outlined in the email we send, or by contacting us at info@velocity-partners.co.uk. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you – for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests and for other non-marketing related purposes.

We may share your personal data with third parties for the following purposes:

• To perform KYC, AML, and other checks required by law or regulation
• To prevent fraud, money laundering, and other illegal activities
• To provide you with our services

We may share your personal data with the following third parties:

• Regulators and government authorities
• Banks and other financial institutions
• Credit reference agencies

Velocity Partners has implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cyber criminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal or modify your information.

We will do our best to protect your personal information, but transmission of personal information to and from Velocity Partners is at your own risk.

All personal data that we collect from you will be retained for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the information was collected or as required by law.

When we consider that personal information is no longer needed, we will remove any details that will identify you or we will securely destroy the records.

In some regions, (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland and Canada) you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These include the (i) right to request, access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making.

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal information for marketing or research purposes.

You are entitled to know some details about the personal information we hold about you and how that information is processed.

If you have any questions or comments about your privacy rights, or you wish to make any other requests related to anything in our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at info@velocity-partners.co.uk and we will provide you with the information to which you are entitled.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk