Privacy Policy

Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum ("we", "us" or "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect and share personal information when you visit our website, apply for membership, register for an event, participate in our programmes, contact us or otherwise interact with the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum.

We are committed to handling personal data responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

By using our website or services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum is an independent international entrepreneurial and business networking organisation based in London, United Kingdom.

For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, the data controller is:

• Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum
• Registered Address: 134 Westbourne, London W2 6QB, United Kingdom
• Email: info@cwef.uk

We may collect and process the following categories of information.

3.1 Personal Information

This may include:

• Full name
• Job title
• Organisation or company name
• Postal address
• Country of residence
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Professional information

3.2 Business Information

Where relevant, we may collect:

• Company name
• Company website
• Industry sector
• Business description
• Products and services
• Business interests
• Company size

3.3 Membership Information

When you apply for or maintain membership, we may collect information relating to:

• Membership category
• Membership application
• Membership status
• Membership renewal
• Participation in Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum activities

3.4 Event Information

When registering for an event, we may collect:

• Registration information
• Attendance preferences
• Dietary requirements where voluntarily provided
• Accessibility requirements where voluntarily provided
• Event participation information

3.5 Payment Information

Where membership fees, event fees or other charges apply, payments may be processed through third-party payment providers.

The Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum may receive transaction information necessary to confirm payment. Payment card information may be processed directly by the relevant payment service provider and may not be stored by the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum.

3.6 Website and Technical Information

We may automatically collect information including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device information
• Operating system
• Website usage
• Pages visited
• Date and time of access

3.7 Communications

We may collect information you provide when you:

• Contact us
• Submit an enquiry
• Complete a form
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Apply for membership
• Register for an event

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

• To administer our website
• To process membership applications
• To manage memberships
• To organise events
• To communicate with members and participants
• To respond to enquiries
• To provide requested services
• To facilitate business networking
• To administer programmes
• To improve our website and services
• To maintain records
• To comply with legal obligations
• To protect the security and integrity of our systems

Where appropriate and permitted by law, we may also send information regarding:

• Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum events
• Business opportunities
• Membership
• Programmes
• News
• Partnerships
• Other relevant activities

Where applicable under UK data protection law, we process personal information based on one or more lawful grounds, including:

• Your consent
• Performance of a contract
• Compliance with a legal obligation
• Legitimate interests
• Other lawful grounds permitted by applicable law

Where you have consented, or where otherwise permitted by law, we may send you marketing and promotional communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by:

• Clicking the unsubscribe link in an email; or
• Contacting the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications may not prevent us from sending essential administrative or service-related communications.

We may share information where necessary with:

• Service providers
• Website hosting providers
• Payment providers
• Event management providers
• Technology providers
• Professional advisers
• Government or regulatory authorities where legally required

We require service providers to handle information appropriately and, where applicable, in accordance with data protection requirements.

We do not sell personal information to third parties.

The Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum operates as an international organisation and may work with members, partners, service providers and organisations located outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that such transfers are carried out in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Where the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum operates a member directory, networking platform or business directory, certain information may be made available to other members or users in accordance with the relevant membership or platform settings.

This may include:

• Name
• Organisation
• Job title
• Country
• Business description
• Industry
• Website

Members should not provide confidential information for publication unless they are authorised to do so.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against:

• Unauthorised access
• Loss
• Misuse
• Alteration
• Disclosure
• Destruction

However, no system or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:

• Membership administration
• Event administration
• Legal compliance
• Financial and accounting requirements
• Resolving disputes

The period for which information is retained may vary depending on the nature of the information and applicable legal requirements.

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights including:

• The right to access your personal information
• The right to request correction of inaccurate information
• The right to request deletion of information
• The right to restrict processing
• The right to object to certain processing
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

To exercise applicable rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Further information is provided in our Cookie Policy.

Our website may contain links to external websites.

The Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum is not responsible for the privacy practices, content or policies of third-party websites. Users should review the privacy policies of those websites.

The Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum does not knowingly collect personal information from children where such collection is not permitted by applicable law.

If you believe that personal information relating to a child has been provided to us improperly, please contact us.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will be published on our website together with the relevant effective date.

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we process personal information, please contact:

• Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum
• Registered Address: 134 Westbourne, London W2 6QB, United Kingdom
• Email: info@cwef.uk

If you are located in the United Kingdom and are dissatisfied with how we handle your personal information, you may have the right to raise concerns with the relevant data protection supervisory authority.

We encourage you to contact the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Forum first so that we have an opportunity to address your concerns.