Privacy statement
Introduction
One of our top objectives at SS&Co, is the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy document describes the sorts of information collected and recorded by https://sscoglobal.com/ as well as how we utilize it.
Please contact us if you have any more concerns or need more information about our Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy only applies to our online operations and is applicable to visitors to our website in relation to information shared and/or collected on https://sscoglobal.com/. This privacy statement does not apply to any information acquired offline or through sources other than this website.
The terms “SS&Co”, “us”, and “we” in this privacy statement relating to the SS&Co network and/or one or more of its Member Firms that may process your personal information. Each SS&Co network Member Firm is a separate legal entity.
Our legal basis for processing your personal data
Your local laws may necessitate us to outline in this privacy statement the legal foundations upon which we rely to process your personal information. In such instances, we rely on one or more of the following processing justifications:
- Fulfilling our contractual obligations under any arrangement we have with you.
- Our legitimate interests in effectively delivering information and services to you, as well as ensuring the lawful and efficient operation of our businesses, while also considering the legitimate interests of our clients who receive professional services from us as part of their organizational operations (provided these interests do not infringe upon your rights).
- Compliance with legal requirements, regulations, or professional standards of which we are a member. For example, some of our services may be subject to legal obligations dictating a specific mode of service provision.
- Our legitimate interests in the ongoing development and enhancement of our businesses, services, and offerings, including the creation of new SS&Co technologies and offerings (provided these interests do not infringe upon your rights).
In cases where no other applicable processing justification is available, we will process your personal information if you have given your consent for us to do so for the relevant purpose.
Transferring Personal Data Across Borders
If we handle your personal information, it may be moved and stored in a country other than the one where you are situated. This includes countries beyond the European Economic Area (EEA) and countries that lack specific legal provisions for safeguarding personal data.
When we collect your personal data within the EEA, any transfer of such data outside the EEA will only occur under the following circumstances:
When we collect your personal data within the EEA, any transfer of such data outside the EEA will only occur under the following circumstances:
- To a recipient located in a country that offers an adequate level of protection for your personal information.
- Pursuant to an agreement that complies with EU standards for the transfer of personal data to data processors or data controllers located outside the EEA. This may include using standard contractual clauses endorsed by the European Commission."
SS&Co Member Firms in Different Locations
To access information about the locations of SS&Co Member Firms, please visit https://sscoglobal.com/locations
In the pursuit of the objectives outlined in this privacy statement, we may need to collaborate with other SS&Co member firms. For instance, when delivering professional services to a client, we may need to share personal data with SS&Co Member Firms situated in various regions that are contributing to the provision of advice to that client.”
Third Party Privacy Policies
https://sscoglobal.com/ Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
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Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to and agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
Other Disclosures
We may also disclose personal information under the following circumstances.
- To professional advisers, such as law firms, when necessary to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights and seek legal advice concerning the operation of our business. Personal data may be shared with these advisers as necessary for the services they are engaged to provide.
- When explicitly requested by you.
- To fulfill the delivery of publications or reference materials requested by you.
- To law enforcement, regulatory authorities, government agencies, professional bodies, as required by applicable law or regulation, or as deemed necessary. We may also review and utilize your personal information to determine whether disclosure is mandatory or permissible.
Our processing activities
To find out more please go to the sections of this statement that are relevant to you.
Business contacts
Corporate clients (and individuals associated with our corporate clients)
Personal Clients
Individuals who use our applications
Individuals whose personal data we obtain in connection with providing professional services to our clients
Websites
Marketing activities
Others who get in touch with us
Recruitment applicants
Suppliers (including subcontractors and individuals associated with our suppliers and subcontractors)
PwC Personnel (partners, staff and Contractors)
Insolvencies and restructuring
Visitors to our offices
Security
We have implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personal information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. Only authorised persons are provided access to personal information; such individuals have agreed to maintain the confidentiality of this information.
Although we use appropriate security measures once we have received your personal data, the transmission of data over the internet (including by e-mail) is never completely secure. We endeavor to protect personal data, but we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to or by us.
Although we use appropriate security measures once we have received your personal data, the transmission of data over the internet (including by e-mail) is never completely secure. We endeavor to protect personal data, but we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to or by us.
Your legal rights in relation to personal data
You may have certain rights under your local law in relation to the personal information we hold about you. In particular, you may have a legal right to:
- obtain confirmation as to whether we process personal data about you, receive a copy of your personal data and obtain certain other information about how and why we process your personal data
- the right to request for your personal data to be amended or rectified where it is inaccurate (for example, if you change your address) and to have incomplete personal data completed
- The right to delete your personal data in the following cases:
- the personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected and processed;
- our legal ground for processing is consent, you withdraw consent and we have no other lawful basis for the processing;
- our legal ground for processing is that the processing is necessary for legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party, you object to the processing and we do not have overriding legitimate grounds;
- you object to processing for direct marketing purposes;
- your personal data has been unlawfully processed; or
- your personal data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
- The right to restrict personal data processing in the following cases:
- for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of personal data where you contested the accuracy of the personal data;
- your personal data have been unlawfully processed and you request restriction of processing instead of deletion;
- your personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected and processed but the personal data is required by you to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or
- for a period enabling us to verify whether the legitimate grounds relied on by us override your interests where you have objected to processing based on it being necessary for the pursuit of a legitimate interest identified by us.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal data in the following cases:
- our legal ground for processing is that the processing is necessary for a legitimate interest pursued by us or a third party; or
- our processing is for direct marketing purposes.
- The right to data portability
- The right to receive your personal data provided by you to us and the right to send the data to another organisation (or ask us to do so if technically feasible) where our lawful basis for processing the personal data is consent or necessity for the performance of our contract with you and the processing is carried out by automated means.
- The right to withdraw consent
- Where we process personal data based on consent, individuals have a right to withdraw consent at any time. We do not generally process personal data based on consent (as we can usually rely on another legal basis).
- If you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the law, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection regulatory authority responsible for enforcement of data protection law in the country where you normally reside or work, or in the place where the alleged infringement occurred.
Changes to this privacy statement
This privacy statement was last updated on 6th November 2020
We may update this privacy statement at any time by publishing an updated version here. So you know when we make changes to this privacy statement, we will amend the revision date at the top of this page. The new modified or amended privacy statement will apply from that revision date. Therefore, we encourage you to review this privacy statement periodically to be informed about how we are protecting your information.
We may update this privacy statement at any time by publishing an updated version here. So you know when we make changes to this privacy statement, we will amend the revision date at the top of this page. The new modified or amended privacy statement will apply from that revision date. Therefore, we encourage you to review this privacy statement periodically to be informed about how we are protecting your information.
Contact us
- Please submit a request to exercise a legal right in relation to your personal data, or an enquiry if you have a question or complaint about the handling of your personal data.
- Request to delete your pwc.com or 365 app account. This process may take up to 30 days.
- For anything else, please use our general contact form.
- You may also contact us at the following postal address:
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- One Embankment Place
- London
- WC2N 6RH
- UK
