Privacy Policy
1. Purpose
This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) is prepared by KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT and outlines how KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT collects, uses, discloses, and manages personal information through our website and other interactions with individuals. For information on how we process personal information related to individuals applying for positions or board appointments at KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, please refer to the KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Applicant Privacy Policy.
2. Definitions
“Personal Information” refers to information about an identifiable individual, including names, addresses, email addresses, signatures, opinions about the individual, and other related information. Depending on your jurisdiction, certain business contact information may not be considered Personal Information under applicable privacy laws.
3. Collection and Use of Personal Information
We may collect personal information in the following circumstances:
- When you visit our Website;
- When you visit our facilities;
- When you register to receive communications from KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
- During the management of our investments and due diligence processes;
- In relation to forums, conferences, or other events sponsored by KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT;
- During public consultations, surveys, focus groups, or feedback sessions;
- When you contact us with inquiries or comments or otherwise provide us with your personal information.
4. Sharing of Personal Information
We do not disclose, trade, rent, sell, or otherwise transfer personal information without your consent unless specified below:
- Service Providers: We may share personal information with third-party service providers who process data on our behalf, such as website hosting or email distribution.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose personal information if required or permitted by law, such as responding to valid legal requests or to protect KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT’s rights and safety.
5. Safeguards and Retention
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, modification, or disclosure. Personal information is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described or as required by law.
6. Individual Rights
Under applicable privacy laws, you have the right to:
- Access, correct, or delete your personal information;
- Withdraw your consent to certain uses of your personal information;
- Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
7. For Individuals in the U.S. and Other Regions
For residents of the United States, KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT complies with applicable federal and state privacy laws, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other relevant regulations. Personal information is processed based on legitimate business interests, contractual obligations, legal requirements, or with your consent, as applicable.
8. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These websites are not under KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT’s control, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any linked websites.
9. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our privacy practices or applicable laws. The latest version will always be available on our website, and in some cases, we may notify you via email of significant changes.
For any inquiries, please contact us at: Email: info@kenwood.top
10. Contact Us
Please contact us if:
- You have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy,
- You wish to access, update, and/or correct inaccuracies or omissions in your personal information, or otherwise exercise your data protection rights.
- You have concerns or complaints about how we or our service providers handle your personal information.
You can reach us via our website at info@kenwood.top or by mail at the following address:
KENWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Attn: Managing Director, Head of Compliance 225 Liberty Street, 29th Floor New York, NY 10281, U.S.A.
Our collection and use of personal information is required for us to deliver the services and perform the functions described below, and without which we would not be able to undertake certain tasks.
Visiting our Website
Please see the section below titled “Cookies and
Additional Information about our Website” for
details about the Website’s collection, use and
disclosure of personal information.
Visiting our Facilities
In accordance with applicable laws, CCTV cameras are
installed by CPP Investments to ensure the security
and safety of our premises. For more information
about our use of CCTV, please refer to CPP
Investments’ CCTV Standard which is available upon
request from privacy@KENWOODib.com.
When we are required or permitted by law to do so, we may collect sensitive personal information relating to health and coronavirus vaccination status of visitors to our premises, in order to protect the health and safety of CPP Investments personnel and visitors to our premises.
Signing Up for CPP Investments
Communications
We may provide you with an opportunity to sign-up to
receive CPP Investments communications by email or
mail, such as news and updates. If you choose to
sign-up to receive CPP Investments communications,
we may collect contact information such as your
email and postal address. You can opt-out of
receiving these communications at any time by
clicking on the unsubscribe link included in our
email communications or by contacting us as
described in the Contact Us section below. Please
note that if you unsubscribe, you may continue to
receive certain non-marketing electronic
communications from us.
Managing Investment Activities
In the course of CPP Investments’ investment
activities, we may collect personal information
about individuals with whom CPP Investments works or
invests (such as investment advisors or fund
managers), or about members of the Boards of
Directors (or similar) or management, clients or
suppliers of companies or entities in which CPP
Investments is considering an investment. The
information we collect may include information
obtained through background verifications. We
collect and use this information in order to conduct
due diligence regarding potential investments,
investment advisors or fund managers, to manage our
investments, to track attendance at board meetings
and as required by applicable law. For individuals
located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the
United Kingdom (UK), or Brazil we use personal
information for these purposes (i) in reliance on
our legitimate interest under applicable law in
operating and improving our business, or (ii)
because we are required to do so by applicable law.
Forums, Meetings, Conferences and Other
Activities
From time to time, CPP Investments may sponsor
forums for discussion, conferences or other similar
activities. In the course of these activities, we
may collect personal information of registrants such
as name, email address, contact information and
payment information in order to administer
registration for the forum, conference or other
activity. For example, CPP Investments may collect
the name, municipality or township, province/state
and country of residence of individuals who attend
any of the CPP Investments Bi-Annual Public Meetings
in Canada. This information is used for security and
reporting purposes. For individuals located in the
EEA, the UK, or Brazil we use personal information
for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate
interest under applicable law in administering these
events.
Public Consultations, Opinion Surveys, Focus
Groups or Feedback
CPP Investments or its authorized survey, polling or
other service providers may conduct public
consultations, opinion surveys, focus groups or
solicit public feedback in which individuals
participate to support the fulfilment of our
mandate. In the course of these activities, CPP
Investments may obtain consent from participants to
collect and use personal information such as first
and last name, email address, telephone number, and
mailing address for the purpose of conducting
research and/or public engagement. Reports generated
from such public consultation will be provided to
CPP Investments in aggregate form and in a manner
that does not identify any individual participant.
Call Recording
Subject to applicable law, CPP Investments may
monitor and record audio and video conversations
with the CPP Investments securities trading desk or
with other CPP Investments personnel to ensure
accuracy and for record-keeping purposes. For
individuals located in the EEA, the UK, or Brazil we
use personal information obtained from these
conversations in reliance on our legitimate interest
under applicable law in ensuring accuracy and
maintaining records related to our business.
Social Media
We may offer you the opportunity to engage with CPP
Investments or its content on or through third-party
social networking websites, plug-ins and
applications. When you engage with us on or through
third-party social networking websites, plug-ins and
applications, you may allow us to have access to
certain information associated with your social
media account (e.g., name, username, email address,
profile picture) to deliver content or as part of
the operation of the website, plug-in or
application. For individuals located in the EEA, the
UK, or Brazil we use this information in reliance on
our legitimate interest under applicable law to do
so (including to deliver content or as part of the
operation of the website, plug-in or application).
Questions, Comments and
Complaints
If you contact us with a comment, question or
complaint, you may be asked for information that
identifies you (such as your name, email address,
address and phone number) along with additional
information we need to help us promptly answer your
question or respond to your comment, question or
complaint. We may also retain this information to
assist you in the future. For individuals located in
the EEA, the UK, or Brazil we use this information
in reliance on our legitimate interest under
applicable law in communicating with individuals who
contact us.
When you visit our websites, we collect your IP (Internet protocol) address and other related information such as device identifiers and characteristics, page requests, browser characteristics, operating system, referring URLs, clickstream data and average time spent on our websites. We collect these types of personal information using automated means, including cookies and pixels.
Cookies are small files that are downloaded to the device you use to visit a website. They are generally used to help improve visitors’ experiences on the site, by, for instance, remembering preferences, login information, or otherwise recognizing that they have visited the site previously (or are the same user during a single visit). They are also used by website owners to make improvements to the site based on visitor behaviour. In some cases they are used to collect and store information about specific users. A “pixel,” also known as a “web beacon,” links web pages to web servers and cookies and may be used to transmit information collected through cookies back to a web server.
Subject to applicable privacy legislation, we only
use cookies that are not necessary for our websites
to function if you give consent, which is requested
when you first visit the websites.
The non-necessary cookies we may use on our
websites, and the tracking technologies we may use
in our communications and advertisements, are
primarily for analytics purposes: to better
understand how individuals are moving through the
websites, what pages they visit, what CPP
Investments emails they open, how long they remain
on pages, and so on. We use this information to make
improvements to how the websites work and to ensure
we meet the information needs of our visitors,
including with respect to the effectiveness of our
communications.
In accordance with applicable privacy legislation, we also may use third-party advertising cookies, pixels and other tracking technologies to provide you with information about us, or products and services that may be tailored to your interests. Where we use these technologies and services, they:
- Track your online activities over time and across multiple websites and apps by collecting information through automated means.
- Use this information to show you ads that may be tailored to your individual interests.
- May collect information that includes data about your visits to websites that serve our advertisements, such as the pages or ads you view and the actions you take on the websites or apps. This data collection takes place both on our Website and on third-party websites and apps that participate in these ad services.
When we utilize these services, this process helps us track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts. Our websites are not designed to respond to “do not track” signals from browsers. To learn how to opt out of interest-based advertising, please visit the Digital Advertising Alliance and the Network Advertising Initiative. Please also refer to the “Disabling Cookies” section below for information on how to restrict cookies through the settings on your browser.
Some of the cookies we use on our websites are persistent cookies which remain on your computer or other Internet-connected device for a certain period of time after you end your browsing session unless you delete them. Others are session cookies and are deleted when you end your browsing session.
Disabling Cookies
You can choose to prevent cookies from being
downloaded to your device by adjusting your cookie
consent preferences using our Cookie Settings Centre
that can be accessed by using the widget on each
page of the site, or blocking some or all of them.
However please note that if you do this you may not
be able to use the full functionality of the site.
You can also delete cookies that have already been
downloaded.
If you do wish to restrict or block cookies you can
do this through the settings of whatever browser you
are using. To find out how click on the appropriate
link:
Deleting
cookies using Internet Explorer
Deleting
cookies using Firefox
Deleting
cookies using Chrome
Deleting
cookies using Safari and iOS
devices
Summary of Tracking Technologies
Google Analytics (www.google.com/analytics/)
Google Analytics is an analytics solution that
provides information on how visitors interact with
the site. It is used to track things such as how
long you spend on the site, which pages you go to,
how you get to the site, and which geographic areas
you are from.
Google Analytics uses two cookies: The cookie called “_ga” is a persistent cookie that is used to distinguish between visitors to the site. The “_ga_<container-id>” cookie provides information about visitor behaviour on the site and site performance. You can learn more about Google Analytics cookies here.
Meta Conversion Tracking Pixel (www.facebook.com/privacy/policy)
The Meta Pixel is a snippet of JavaScript code that
allows us to track visitor activity on our website,
including whether users who had received CPP
Investments information on one of the Meta services
subsequently visited our website, and with which
features of our website they engaged. We use the
Meta Pixel to collect information that allows us to
assess how effective our advertising activities are.
In some cases, and only in accordance with
applicable privacy legislation, we also may use the
Meta pixel to serve advertisements to users that are
tailored to their interests based on their online
activities and inferred interests, and to develop
customized audiences for targeted advertising
campaigns.
Siteimprove (www.siteimprove.com)
Siteimprove is an application that provides us with
analytics about traffic to our website. It uses a
cookie called “nmstat” that is persistent. The
cookie contains a randomly generated ID used to
recognise the browser when you read a page.
Siteimprove also uses a session cookie (one that is stored in temporary memory and is erased when you close your web browser). This cookie is called “siteimproveses” and is used to track the sequence of pages you view during a visit to the site. For more information about Siteimprove’s cookies practices, please visit their website.