Privacy Policy

Palekana Ltd (“we”, “our” or “us”) recognises the importance of protecting your personal data when you visit our website. Please read this Privacy Policy, which includes our Cookies Policy, and which explains our approach to data protection and how we use any personal data which we hold.

Categories of Information We May Collect

We may collect and process the following information:

• Personally identifiable information such as names and addresses from people who have voluntarily input such information either when registering to use certain sections of the website and/or in order to contact us;

• If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence as well as your e-mail address;

• Our computers automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit our website, such as the type of browser you are using or the domain name of your Internet service provider. We may also collect aggregate information on the site pages our users visit and how long you visited for.

Cookies

Like many websites, we may use “cookies.” A cookie is a piece of data stored on a user’s device containing information about the user’s visit. Cookies make it easier for you to log on to and use our website during future visits.  They also help us to improve our website by enabling us to monitor website traffic, to store information about your preferences, to speed up your searches and to recognise you when you return to this website.

You can manage website cookies in your browser settings, and you always have the choice to change these settings by accepting, rejecting, or deleting cookies. If you choose to change your settings, you may find that certain functions and features will not work as intended. All browser settings are slightly different, so to manage cookies, you should refer to the relevant settings within your browser.

We understand that you may want to know more about cookies. Here are some useful resources that provide detailed information about types of cookies, how they are used, and how you can manage your cookie preferences: www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

How We Use Your Information That We Collect

The personal data we hold is kept securely and is only accessed by authorised personnel. To the extent permitted by law, we will not sell, share, or otherwise disclose any of the information we collect online.

We may use your information to improve our website and the information that we provide or to respond to your requests or questions.  

Security and safe storage of your personal information

We restrict access to personal information about our customers to those employees and agents who need to know that information in order to provide products and services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Therefore, although we have implemented security controls, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site and any transmission is at your own risk.

If we choose to dispose of any personal information that we are not legally bound to maintain, then we will do so in a manner that reasonably protects such information from unauthorised access.

How Long Do We Keep Your Data?

How long we hold your personal information for will vary and will depend principally on:

• the purpose for which we are using your personal information - we will need to keep the information for as long as is necessary for the relevant purpose, and

• legal obligations - laws or regulation may set a minimum period for which we have to keep your personal information.

How can you access your information?

You have the right to access information held about you and may request that we amend, delete or update such information.

You may submit a request to: compliance@palekana.co.uk.

Please note that there may be circumstances where we cannot delete information that we hold about you because of our legal obligations. Additionally, we may charge a reasonable fee in order to meet our costs in actioning your request.

If you have concerns about the way we handle your personal data, you can contact the ICO or raise a complaint.

Comments and questions

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: compliance@palekana.co.uk.

Shareholder Rights Directive Statement 

Palekana Ltd is currently considering whether it will adopt an engagement policy pursuant to Article 3(g) of the amended EU Shareholder Rights Directive (Directive 2007/36/EC). When that decision has been made, this webpage will be updated accordingly. 

Palekana Ltd – Modern Slavery Statement

This statement has been prepared by Palekana Ltd (“Palekana”) on its behalf in accordance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act, 2015 (“the Act”). It sets out the steps Palekana will take to detect and prevent modern slavery within its organisation.

Modern slavery means offences of servitude, slavery, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking. We do not tolerate these activities in any part of our own business or our supply chain.

Palekana is a London-based, FCA-authorised Alternative Investment Fund Manager, founded in 2022 and currently employing approximately 7 staff.

Palekana operates in the financial services sector and employs predominantly highly skilled staff.

All staff hired are subject to comprehensive background checks which are intended to highlight any problematic issues that may require further investigation. Palekana’s clients are all professional institutions, day-to-day business transactions do not, for the most part, include any physical buying or selling of goods. Palekana’s supply chain primarily consists of intangible goods such as financial trading and clearing services, supplied to Palekana by regulated trading counterparties, exchanges, software providers and data vendors.

Given these factors, Palekana considers its business, employees and supply chain to be at low risk

from modern slavery. However, it acknowledges the risk of modern slavery within certain elements of its supply chain, such as providers of routine cleaning, catering and security services, where work is outsourced to third parties and whom might deploy lower skilled workers to provide Palekana with the required services.

Palekana is committed to tackling modern slavery and will therefore endeavour to avoid doing any business with any entity that participates in modern slavery or forced servitude; it will monitor its suppliers and take action where appropriate if it appears there has been a breach of the Act.

Palekana has made relevant staff aware of its position on modern slavery and the requirements of the Act. Palekana will periodically review its policy.

Palekana’s Executive Committee has approved this statement 16 th December 2022.