1. Who we are
Meridian Operating Partners Ltd is a specialised operating and execution partner for founders and investors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use personal information through this website, through enquiries, and through our business relationships.
Controller: Meridian Operating Partners Ltd, registered in England and Wales under company number 17119664.
Contact: contact@meridianpartners.uk.
2. Information we collect
We may collect and process the following information:
- your name, role, company and contact details;
- information you provide when you contact us, subscribe to updates, or discuss a potential engagement;
- basic technical information about your use of the website, such as device, browser, pages viewed and approximate location, where analytics or hosting logs are used;
- business information provided as part of an enquiry, proposal, transaction, diligence process or client relationship.
3. How we use your information
We use personal information to:
- respond to enquiries and communicate with you;
- assess, discuss and deliver potential or actual engagements;
- operate, maintain and improve the website;
- send Meridian updates where you have asked to receive them or where we have a lawful basis to do so;
- manage legal, regulatory, accounting and administrative obligations.
4. Lawful basis
Depending on the circumstances, we process personal information because it is necessary for our legitimate interests, necessary to take steps before entering into or performing a contract, necessary to comply with a legal obligation, or because you have given consent.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, those interests include operating and developing our business, responding to enquiries, maintaining professional relationships, protecting our position, and communicating with relevant business contacts.
5. Newsletter and marketing
If you submit your details for the Meridian newsletter, we will use those details to send relevant updates. You can unsubscribe or ask us to remove you from the list at any time by contacting contact@meridianpartners.uk.
6. Sharing information
We may share information with service providers who support our website, hosting, email, analytics, professional administration or client delivery. We may also share information with professional advisers, counterparties, investors, lenders or other parties where this is necessary for an engagement or legal obligation.
We do not sell personal information.
7. International transfers
Some service providers may process information outside the UK. Where this happens, we expect appropriate safeguards to be in place, such as adequacy regulations or contractual protections.
8. Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected, including to manage enquiries, maintain business records, meet legal and accounting obligations, and protect our position. The precise period will depend on the nature of the information and our relationship with you.
9. Your rights
Under data protection law, you may have rights to access, correct, erase, restrict, object to the use of, or request transfer of your personal information. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. We would welcome the opportunity to address any concern first, so please contact us at contact@meridianpartners.uk.
10. Cookies and analytics
This website may use essential cookies, hosting logs and limited analytics to operate and improve the site. If we add more extensive tracking or marketing cookies, we will update this policy and any cookie controls as required.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be published on this page.