Terms and conditions
This website ("Site") is maintained by Sovereign Capital Partners LLP. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP is regulated and authorised by the Financial Services Authority (the "FSA"). Access to and use of this Site is subject always to the following terms and conditions. By using this Site you accept the terms and conditions. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time by posting the changes on the Site. It is your responsibility to review these terms and conditions regularly to keep up to date with any changes to them.
1. Disclaimers
The information on this Site is intended for owners and managers of companies incorporated in the UK who may be seeking sources of potential financing, as well as financial institutions in the UK seeking a potential partner for investment in UK companies. Any enquiry from a person who may be classified as a "private customer" for the purposes of FSA rules (although such persons will not actually be customers of Sovereign Capital Partners LLP) will be declined. The information on this Site is for informative purposes only. We do not offer investment advice or make recommendations regarding investments to investee companies. Where information has been obtained from outside sources, it is believed to be reliable but is not represented to be accurate or complete. We do not make any representation that the information or materials on this Site are appropriate in all locations, or that any investments or services which are referred to on this Site are available to everyone, or at all. In your use of this Site, you are responsible for ensuring you comply with any relevant laws or regulations and for obtaining your own legal, tax and financial advice before entering into any transaction. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future. The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up and an investor may not get back the amount originally invested. The investments or services referred to on this Site may not be suitable for everyone. If you have any doubts as to suitability, you should seek advice from an investment adviser. This Site is subject to regular update and revision. While we attempt to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all material posted on the Site, we take no responsibility for errors or omissions which are the result of technical causes, or otherwise. We maintain the right to delete or modify in part or in full any information on this Site without prior notice. We do not guarantee that material on this Site will be free from infection, viruses, worms, Trojan horses and/or other codes that have contaminating or destructive properties. It is your responsibility to take protective steps such as virus checking.
2. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permissible by law, Sovereign Capital Partners LLP assumes no responsibility or liability for any information published on this Site and further disclaims all liability in respect of such information. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP shall not be liable for data transmission errors such as data loss or damage or alterations of any kind including but not limited to, any direct, indirect or consequential loss or loss of profit suffered as result of using the services provided on the Site. None of the statements on the Site excludes or restricts any duty or liability that Sovereign Capital Partners LLP has under the FSA rules or the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP reserves the right to grant access to this Site at its absolute discretion. Access may be denied by Sovereign Capital Partners LLP at any time, for any reason, without notice.
3. Links to other websites
This site contains links to other websites and information on the Internet which may be of interest. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP has no control over such outside websites and you acknowledge by your use of this Site that Sovereign Capital Partners LLP can accept no responsibility for the content of these external sites and should you choose to use them then you do so at your own risk. For the avoidance of doubt you expressly agree that you will not create any links from any other website to the whole or any part of the Site, either directly or indirectly, without the express prior written permission of Sovereign Capital Partners LLP.
4. Copyright
The copyright in all material presented on this Site, unless specifically indicated otherwise, is owned by (or licensed to) Sovereign Capital Partners LLP and must not be reproduced in any medium without a licence save as provided in terms of this paragraph. You may view the Site and download any part of it to a personal computer so that you can view it for private purposes. None of the material, nor its content, nor any copy of it, may be altered in any way, transmitted to, or distributed to any other party without the express prior written permission of Sovereign Capital Partners LLP in each case.
5. Data protection
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP is committed to following policies which protect the privacy of individuals and comply with current UK Data Protection laws and regulations in respect of personal data. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP will only obtain personal data relating to individuals from you for specified and lawful purposes and any personal data which Sovereign Capital Partners LLP obtains will be processed fairly and lawfully. In particular:
a) Disclosure to third parties
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP does not disclose personal information to third parties, except where you have given your consent or where Sovereign Capital Partners LLP has a legal obligation to do so.
b) Uses of personal data
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP collects personal data for use in the normal course of its business. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP may use the contact details that you provide to it to inform you of relevant opportunities, developments and events, unless you let Sovereign Capital Partners LLP know in writing that you do not wish it to do so. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP will only process the individual data which you provide to it for the intended purpose [of assessing whether to make an investment]. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the data held is adequate, relevant and not excessive for this purpose.
c) Security
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP will take all reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information.
d) Accuracy
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP will take all reasonable steps to keep your personal information accurate and, where necessary, up to date.
e) Retention of data
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP will take all reasonable steps to retain personal data only for the duration of the purpose for which it was obtained. When requested, Sovereign Capital Partners LLP will delete personal information from current operational systems where it is no longer required. Sovereign Capital Partners LLP may need to continue to hold some details about individuals connected with you after your relationship with it has ended, for example for legal and regulatory purposes.
f) Your rights
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP will take all reasonable steps to keep personal data secure and respect the right of individuals to obtain information on, update or amend any personal data which Sovereign Capital Partners LLP holds.
6. Severability
If any provision of these terms and conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, you agree that the other provisions of these conditions will remain in full force and effect in so far as possible. You may not access this site from outside the UK.
7. Non-waiver
The failure of Sovereign Capital Partners LLP to exercise any right or remedy under these terms and conditions shall not constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver by Sovereign Capital Partners LLP of any breach by you constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.
8. Internet communications
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP recommends that you do not send confidential information to us over the Internet. Internet communications may not be secure. Any information is sent at your own personal risk.
9. Entire Agreement
These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Sovereign Capital Partners LLP governing access to and use of the Site and the information given in it and are governed by the laws of England and Wales. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts in all matters relating to such use.