Privacy

Introduction

About this Notice and how to read it

The purpose of this Privacy Notice (“the Notice”) is to provide information to you about the use of your personal data by Claims Funding International Limited (“Claims Funding International” or “us”, “we”, “our”). At Claims Funding International, we respect your right to privacy, and we handle your personal data in accordance with our data protection obligations under relevant laws (“Data Protection Legislation”) that apply to our use of your personal data.

This document outlines what personal data we, as a data controller, collect and process in our dealings with you, how and why we process those personal data and what your rights are in respect of your personal data.

The Notice has been written to provide you with clear and transparent information in an easy-to-understand format. To help with this, the Notice is split into three sections:

PART A “SPECIFIC INFORMATION”: This contains different sections for each type of individual whose personal data we process, with each section providing information on how we process personal data specifically belonging to that type of individual. So to understand how we process your personal data, go to the section(s) that relates to you.
PART B “GENERAL INFORMATION”: This contains information about processing that is relevant to ALL individuals.
PART C “YOUR RIGHTS”: This contains information about your rights under Data Protection Legislation.

Changes to this Notice

We will update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any changes will be made available on our website and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail or otherwise.

Part A: Specific processing information

1. Job applicants

Where you have applied for a job with Claims Funding International, this section relates to you.

1.1. How we collect your personal data

Information about you, including your personal data, is gathered when you apply for a job with us either directly or indirectly via employment agencies or online job websites such as LinkedIn. We also may obtain personal data indirectly from referees you nominate to us or from your professional social media profile link you provide to us as part of the job application.

1.2 The personal data we use

Claims Funding International will process and use all personal data included in your CV, job application correspondence and collected as part of the application process, including:

IDENTITY DATA, including your
- first name, surname, salutation;
- date of birth (if included on your CV);
- photographic identification, where your photograph is included on your CV;

CONTACT DATA, including your email address, home address, and telephone number(s);

PREFERENCES, in respect of the job you are applying for with us;

OCCUPATIONAL, including
- the name of your employer, your job title and department;
- your employment and education history and any other information contained in a CV provided to us as part of a job application;

NOTICES ABOUT YOU, including
- references we obtain from your nominated referees as part of a job application;
- notes we make in relation to your suitability;
- Notices made as part of the interview and evaluation process when you apply for a job with us;

1.3 The purpose and legal basis for processing your personal data

We process your personal data for the purpose of recruiting staff. This includes the following, which we deem necessary for the purposes of entering into an employment contract with you (i.e. assess your suitability to enter into the contract):

Identifying you and processing your job application;
Verifying the information you provided and assessing your suitability for the role;
Making a decision on whether to offer you a job and the provision of feedback to you in relation to your application;

We may also need to use your personal data for the purpose of satisfying our employment law obligations, in particular in relation to equality.

1.4. Who we share your personal data with

Your personal data will be shared with the relevant staff within Claims Funding International but also with a limited number of third parties where it is necessary to do so, including:

To your nominated referees;
To third-party companies or individuals who are providing recruitment services to us, if any;

Where we enter into agreements with third parties to process your personal data on our behalf, we will ensure that appropriate contractual protections are in place to protect the security of the data.

1.5. Consequences of not giving your data to us

You are not under any obligation to provide your personal data to us. However, we do need some personal data in order to consider a job application from you and failure to provide this information may result in us not being able to consider you for the position or role.

1.6. How long do we keep your personal data for

Personal data is kept in a form, which permits data subject identification only for as long as is permitted while following fair and lawful processing. No personal data will be kept for a period longer than necessary.

2. Website visitors

Cookies

We also use third parties to analyze traffic at that website, which may involve the use of cookies and we use that information and feedback to improve our services and web content.

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3. Claims funding International clients

Where you seek assistance or when Claims Funding International provides services to you, this section relates to you.

3.1. How we collect your personal data

Information about you, including your personal data, is gathered when you contact us directly or indirectly.

3.2. The personal data we use

Claims Funding International will process and use all personal data included in your contact data, including:

IDENTITY DATA, including your first name, last name, username, title, date of birth and gender;
CONTACT DATA, including your email address, telephone number(s) and postal code;
PREFERENCES, in respect of the job you are applying for with us;
FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIP DATA, information about your marital status, next of kin, dependents, and emergency contacts;
FINANCIAL DATA, including the details of your bank account, and tax records;

and other information which assists us in conducting our business, providing and marketing our services and meeting our legal and compliance obligations. When collecting your personal data for marketing purposes, we will process your contact data including your full name, email address, telephone number and postal code.

3.3. The purpose and legal basis for processing your personal data

We process your personal data for the purpose of providing litigation funding and related services including funding the establishment, exercise or defence of a legal or equitable claim including the utilization of a confidential alternative dispute resolution process. We will also process your data to assess and process inquiries and requests for the provision of our services.

We may also need to use your personal data for the purpose of complying with our legal, statutory, and regulatory obligations (e.g. audits of our financial statements; complying with legally binding requests or orders from regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies, the courts, or otherwise).

When we process your personal data for marketing purposes, the processing is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by us, taking into account your fundamental rights and freedoms.

3.4. Who do we share your personal data with

Claims Funding International will only share your Personal data with third parties where it is necessary in relation to the processing purposes stated above.

Internal third parties
Claims Funding International is jointly owned by Australian law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers (“MBL”) and Singapore-based funding company International Litigation Funding Partners.

Your data may be shared with either MBL or International Litigation Funding Partners acting as data processors and who are based in Ireland, Canada, or Australia.
External third parties
We may share your personal data with:
- Service providers acting as processors
- Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this Privacy Notice.
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions. We enter into data processing agreements with third parties who process personal data on behalf of CFE as a data processor.

3.5. Consequences of not giving your data to us

You are not under any obligation to provide your personal data to us. However, we do need some personal data in order to provide you with our services.

3.6. How long do we keep your personal data for

4. Suppliers

4.1. How we collect your personal data

As a supplier or service provider to Claims Funding International, we collect your personal data directly when you interact with us via telephone, email, post, fax and/or person (e.g. meetings, events, conferences, etc.). We may also collect personal data from third-party sources, examples of which include:

From publicly available information. For example, from company registers, press publications, trade directories online search engines and related results;
Introducers or common business associates who may pass on your details to us;
Third parties who provide services to you (e.g. your representatives, advisors, delivery drivers, etc.);
Our banking providers, in relation to transactions with you;

4.2. The personal data we use

Our relationship with you as a supplier is a business-to-business relationship and the personal data processed is limited to those necessary to establish a relationship with you and obtain your services, including:

IDENTITY DATA, including your first name, surname, salutation, and business name;
CONTACT DATA, including your email address, business address, billing address, telephone number(s), and fax number;
OCCUPATIONAL, including;
- information about your past/current clients, past/current projects and any other information that may be considered by us when assessing your suitability to provide a service; and
- relevant insurance and/or health and safety details where required.
FINANCIAL, including bank account details and VAT or other relevant tax details to facilitate transactions with you, as well as your transactional and account history with Claims Funding International;

4.3. The purpose and legal basis for processing your personal data

We will only process your personal data where it is lawful and necessary to do so.

Typically, your personal data are processed for the purpose of entering into and performing a contract with you as a supplier to Claims Funding International, including when we:

Make an inquiry to purchase a product or service from you;
Avail of the products and/or services from you as a supplier;
Transact with you and make payments to you pursuant to the contract;
Establish, exercise or defend legal claims in relation to the contract;
Correspond with you throughout the relationship.

Your personal data may also be used:

To enable us to comply with our legal, statutory and regulatory obligations. For example, your personal data may be included in our returns to the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with taxation law, as part of the preparation and audit of financial Notices in compliance with company law and for compliance with legally binding requests from regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies, the courts or otherwise;
To manage our everyday business needs in line with our legitimate interests, such as accounting, complaint management, troubleshooting, technical support, protection of our assets and information, and fraud prevention.
To inform potential and/or current Claims Funding International clients that you are a supplier. This will be in limited circumstances and your explicit consent will be sought before it occurs.

4.4. Whom we share your personal data with

We do not share your personal data with third parties unless it is necessary. Sharing occurs with a limited set of individuals and organisations and in limited circumstances. Examples of when sharing may occur and the third parties to whom we share your personal data are as follows:

To third parties who are providing services to us to enable us to manage the relationship with you. For example, our software providers, and our IT support providers. Where we enter into agreements with third parties to process your personal data on our behalf, we will ensure that appropriate contractual protections are in place to protect the security of the data
To our bank when we are transacting with you;
To statutory, regulatory, government or law enforcement bodies as required by law;
To our clients and prospective clients where you have provided us with consent to do so; and
To our business partners where you have provided us with consent to do (for example, where you have been introduced to us by one of our business partners and we seek your consent to inform the business partner that you made contact with us).

5. Representatives of third-party legal entities

5.1. How we collect your personal data

In our business-to-business relationships with third-party companies and organisations (e.g. clients, suppliers or otherwise), we will process some personal data belonging to individuals who represent those companies and organisations in the capacity of an employee, director or otherwise. If you fall into this category of individual where you are representing a company or organisation (“Your Organisation”), we gather your personal data from both direct and indirect sources:

Directly from you. Examples include when you, on behalf of Your Organisation:
1. Interact directly with us via telephone, email, post, and/or in person;
2. Submit inquiries and information via our website;
3. Provide information as part of an inquiry about a service to or from us;
4. Purchase our services or provide us with services and conduct transactions with us;
From third parties. Examples include collection from:
1. Publicly available information. For example, from press publications, online search engines and related results.
2. Referees you nominate to us as part of Your Organisation tendering for work with us;
3. Introducers or common business associates who may pass on your details to us;
4. Third parties who provide services to Your Organisation (e.g. your representatives, advisors, delivery drivers, etc.).

5.2. The personal data we use

As you are acting on behalf of Your Organisation and not in a personal capacity, the personal data we use for the business-to-business relationship is limited and includes:

IDENTITY DATA, including your
- first name, surname, salutation;
- signature on signed documents;
- photographic identification, where you provide consent for us to feature your photo and/or video imagery for marketing purpose;
CONTACT DATA, including your business email address, and business telephone number(s);
OCCUPATIONAL, including the name of Your Organisation and your job title,
OPINIONS, where you consent to provide testimonials or references.

5.3. The purpose and legal basis for processing your personal data

We will only process your personal data where it is lawful and necessary to do so, including

Our legitimate interests to identify new business opportunities, develop enquiries, generate new business leads and develop a business relationship with you and Your Organisation;
For the purpose of taking steps to enter into and perform a contract to obtain or provide services from or to Your Organisation;
To enable us to comply with our legal, statutory and regulatory obligations. For example, Your Organisation may be a government body with whom we need to interact as part of our legal obligations and your personal data will be used to manage this relationship;
Where you have provided us with consent to use your personal data for marketing or referral purposes;
To manage our everyday business needs in line with our legitimate interests, such as customer service, accounting, complaint management, troubleshooting, technical support, fraud prevention, protection of our assets and information, and fraud prevention.
Establish, exercise or defend legal claims;

5.4. Whom we share your personal data with

To third parties who are providing services to us to enable us to manage the relationship with you. For example, our software providers, and our IT support providers. Where we enter into agreements with third parties to process your personal data on our behalf, we will ensure that appropriate contractual protections are in place to protect the security of the data
To statutory, regulatory, government or law enforcement bodies as required by law;
To our clients and prospective clients where you have provided us with consent to do so; and
To our business partners where you have provided us with consent to do (for example, where you have been introduced to us by one of our business partners and we seek your consent to inform the business partner that you made contact with us).

Part B: General processing information

1. How long do we keep your personal data for

We will only retain your Personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for Personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the Personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal data, the purposes for which we process your Personal data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements. Details of retention periods for different aspects of your Personal data are available by contacting us.

2. How we keep your personal data safe

The protection of your information is important to us, and we will take reasonable steps to ensure that information about you is not subject to the danger of being lost, destroyed, damaged, or accessed by unauthorized parties.

We hold personal information in secure and confidential files maintained in paper and/or electronic form. Sometimes personal information held by us is securely stored with third-party data storage providers. We take all reasonable steps to protect personal information held by us from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure, for example by use of physical security and restricted access to electronic records.

3. Transfers outside the European Economic Area

Some of the third-party providers we use and companies within the Claims Funding International group are located in countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”).

Countries outside the EEA and UK do not always have strong data protection laws. This means that Wherever your personal data is being transferred to a country outside the EEA and the European Commission does not consider that country to provide an adequate level of protection to data subjects, we use additional protections for those transfers to make sure you are protected to the same level as you are in the EEA. The additional protections are put in place through European Commission-approved standardised contractual clauses and, where needed, additional contractual measures and/or additional technical or organisational measures to keep your data safe.

Part C: Your rights

You have a number of rights with respect to your personal data. These are:

The right to access your personal data, which includes receiving confirmation on whether the personal data are being processed and if so, receiving the personal data and related information about why they are being processed, the categories of personal data involved, to whom the personal data have been or will be shared and how long the data will be kept for. We will accede to any such valid requests within one month of the receipt of a valid request in writing.
The right to request that we rectify inaccurate data or update incomplete data. You may also request that we restrict the processing of the personal data until the rectification or updating has been completed, although please be aware that we may have to suspend the operation of your account or the products or services that we provide.
The right to request that we erase your data under certain circumstances, including where you want to withdraw the consent you previously gave to us, where you object to Claims Funding International’s processing the data for its legitimate interests or where Claims Funding International’s processing of the data is unlawful. In the case of unlawful processing, you can also request that this processing be restricted rather than the personal data being erased.
The right to object to the processing of your personal data, where such processing is being conducted for:
1. Direct marketing.
2. Establishing, exercising or defending ourselves or others from legal claims; or
3. Our legitimate interests, unless we can demonstrate that our interests override your interests and rights. You may request that we restrict the processing of personal data until this analysis of legitimate interests has been concluded, although please be aware that we may have to suspend the operation of your account or the products or services that we provide where data processing is restricted.
The right to receive your data in a portable format or, subject to it being technically feasible, have us transfer it directly to a third party. This applies where you have provided us with consent for the processing or where the processing is necessary for entering a contract with us.
The right, at any time, to withdraw consent you have provided to us to process your personal data.
The right to lodge a complaint to the relevant supervisory authority.
If you wish to raise a complaint in relation to how we processed your personal data, please contact us. We take your privacy and data protection very seriously in Claims Funding International and we endeavour to address your complaint as expediently and as thoroughly as we can in order to find a satisfactory resolution for you.

Contact

If you have any questions or queries about how Claims Funding International gathers, stores, shares or uses your personal data or if you wish to exercise any of your personal data rights, you can do so by contacting us using the contact details below:

Data Protection Officer Email: dataprotection@claimsfundingeurope.eu

Address: The Lennox Building, Richmond St S, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, D02 FK02, Ireland

You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”), the Irish supervisory at info@dataprotection.ie, or to a supervisory authority in your country. Please click here for a list of local data protection authorities in the other EU countries. If you have any concerns regarding how we process your Personal data, please feel free to contact us in the first instance, as we would be happy to assist you.

This Privacy Notice was last updated on the 3^rd of February 2025

Occasionally it may be necessary to make changes to this Notice. When that happens, we will provide an updated version on our website at the earliest opportunity. Any subsequent changes shall be effective from the date indicated with the corresponding amendments.

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