Privacy Policy
Last update: 09.03.2026
We (also known as "We", "Us" or "Our") are committed to protecting your personal data and privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and store the information you provide through the website Hawk Equiwick (the "Website").
We uphold the following principles:
To be transparent about how we process and collect your personal information:
We want you to have the information you need to make informed decisions about how your Personal Data is used and processed. That's why we've created this website. We use various methods to keep you informed about Personal Data handling.
If we think you need specific details, we'll provide that information at the right time.
We're happy to answer your questions and clarify anything about how the law affects your data. Get in touch with us via email at: info@hawk-equiwick.com
Your personal data will only be used for the purposes outlined in the Policy.
We process your Personal Data for various purposes, including providing the website and Services (which may connect you with third-party trading platforms), improving the site, protecting our rights and interests, maintaining and delivering the Services, meeting regulatory and legal obligations, and conducting administrative and business activities. We also process your Personal Data to better understand your preferences and needs.
This helps us deliver a more personalised experience tailored to you.
To access important tools that help protect your Personal Data rights:
To help you exercise your rights, we have dedicated resources available. Contact us at any time to request access to your personal data. We can modify or delete your information, cease using it for specific or general purposes, or transfer it to you or a third party. We're committed to accommodating your requests.
Protect Your Personal Data:
While we cannot guarantee absolute security of your Personal Data, we commit to using a range of methods and techniques to help protect it.
Our Privacy and Security Policy is comprehensive.
1. The Scope?
This policy outlines the types of personal data we collect from individuals and how we handle it, including processing, sharing with third parties, and security measures. This policy applies to information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable person is someone who can be directly identified or recognised through a combination of information we hold or can access. We define "processing" as any activity involving the use or collection of personal data, including management, structuring, and storage. Our services are intended for general audiences and are not designed for anyone under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from minors or permit them to use our services. Should we become aware of any data relating to children, we will delete it promptly.
2. What Personal Data Do We Hold About You?
When you access our services and channels or visit our website, we collect your Personal Data. We may request your Personal Data directly in certain instances, or we may gather it by analysing your use of our services and channels, or by receiving information from our third-party partners.
3. There is no requirement to disclose personal information to the company, and there are no consequences for not doing so.
However, you're not required to provide us with any personal data. In certain circumstances, you may choose not to supply personal data to us. This could prevent us from delivering the Services or prevent users from accessing the website.
4. What Personal Data do We collect? When you visit our website, we gather the following personal information:
This includes information about your online activity log, traffic data (including IP address, date of access, time of access, and browser type), the language you used, software crash logs, device information, and browser type. This information is not personally identifiable and cannot be used to identify you.
Personal Data We Receive From You: any personal data you voluntarily provide to us when you connect with a third-party online trading platform through us.
Personal Information You Provide to Third-Party Platforms: this information includes your full name, address, phone number, and email address, which you provide to facilitate trading activity.
5. Legal Basis and Reasons for Processing Personal Data
Your Personal Data is processed by the company for the purposes outlined in this section, in accordance with applicable legal bases.
The company cannot process your Personal Data without a legal basis. The legal grounds on which the company can process your Personal Data are:
- You've consented to your Personal Data being processed for one or more purposes. This applies when you submit personal information through our Website so we can transfer it to a third-party trading platform.
- The Company or a third party may need to process your information to pursue their legitimate interests. For example, this might include improving our services or defending legal claims.
- Processing must comply with legal requirements.
Contact us via email for further information about the processing required to protect our legitimate interests.
Below is a list of reasons and legal grounds we may use your personal data for.
Scope
Legal Basis
We may request your personal information to share with third-party companies if you ask us to, in order to help you access digital trading services
You've consented to the processing of your personal data for one or more of the reasons outlined above.
2. To address your requests, questions or concerns
We need your Personal Data to help us respond to any questions you may have about the Services.
We need to process personal information to support the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party.
3. To meet legal obligations or administrative, judicial, or regulatory requirements, we may process your Personal Data as required by law.
To meet our legal obligations, processing is required.
4. To enhance Our Services Personal
Data may be used by us to improve Our Services. This includes crash reports and malfunction data we collect in relation to the Services.
We may need to process your personal information to protect the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party.
5. To prevent fraud and misuse of our services
We need to process personal data to protect the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party.
6. To perform and manage actions that align with the requirements of Our Services
Such activities include back-office functions, business development activities, strategic decision-making, oversight mechanisms, and related activities.
We need to process your data to protect the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party.
7. To conduct analysis, such as statistical analysis
We use a range of analytical techniques, including statistical methods, to help inform our decision-making on various matters.
We need to process personal information to protect the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party.
8. To protect our assets, rights and interests, as well as those of third parties, we have developed {} to establish and defend legal claims
We may process your Personal Data to safeguard our rights, interests and assets, or those of third parties, in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, agreements, terms, conditions and policies.
We need to process your information to serve the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party.
6. Transferring Your Personal Data to Third Parties
The Company may share your Personal Data with third-party service providers, such as hosting and storage providers, and may collect IP address information and user experience analytics.
At your request, we can disclose specific Personal Data to third-party trading platforms. Your Personal Data will be shared with these platforms in accordance with their respective privacy policies. Please note that your Personal Data may be shared with multiple trading platforms.
The Company may also share Personal Data with affiliated entities or business partners to obtain resources that help us enhance and improve our products and services.
Where necessary to protect the rights or assets of third parties, the Company is authorised to disclose Personal Data to regulatory authorities, local government bodies, or other official agencies.
Additionally, we may share Personal Data about you with prospective investors, buyers, lenders to the Company, or other entities within our group of companies in connection with any proposed transaction (including the transfer or sale of Company assets or assets of any group entity), merger, consolidation, restructure, or insolvency involving the Company or any other business within the group.
7. Third-party cookies and services
Third-party services, such as advertising and analytics providers, may be used on our website. These companies may also use cookies or similar tracking technology.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device each time you visit our website. We use cookies to gather information about your preferences and browsing habits to enhance your user experience, remember your settings, and personalise the products and services we think you'll enjoy. Cookies also help us collect statistics and analytics data.
Some cookies we use are session cookies. These are temporary files downloaded to your device and deleted when you close your browser. Other cookies are persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a period of time after you close your browser. We use persistent cookies to recognise you as a returning visitor and allow you to return to the website more easily.
Types of Cookies:
They may be used by us according to their purpose:
The type of cookie
Cookies are essential
Scope
These cookies are essential for accessing the features you've requested and navigating our website. We use them to deliver the information, products, and services you've asked for.
They're required for your device to download and stream data, allowing you to move around the site, use its features, and return to pages you've previously visited.
Additional Information
Cookies collect personal data, such as your username and last login date, to confirm you're logged in to the site. They're automatically deleted when you close your web browser (session cookies).
The type of cookie
Functionality Cookies
Scope
Cookies help us recognise you when you visit our site and remember your preferences.
Additional Information
Cookies collect personal data, such as your username and last login date, to confirm you're logged into the site. They're automatically deleted when you close your web browser (session cookies).
The type of cookie
Cookies for performance
Scope
We use cookies to collect performance statistics and improve your experience on our site. They also help us analyse how our website is being used.
Additional Information
Cookies store anonymous data that isn't linked to any identifiable person. Some cookies are removed when you close your browser, while others remain active indefinitely.
Cookies are blocked, or removed
To block or remove cookies, adjust your browser's settings. Below are links to help you through the process for some of the most popular browsers.
- Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
However, be aware that certain functions or the entire website may not work as expected if this occurs.
ONLINE TRACKING NOTICE
This service does not currently support do-not-track signals.
8. Retention of your personal data
The Company retains your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose outlined in this Policy, or for longer periods as permitted by law, regulations, and applicable orders.
We'll share your information with third-party trading platforms for an initial 12-month period. With your consent, we'll continue sharing your data for a further 12 months.
We regularly review the Personal Data we hold to ensure it remains necessary and relevant.
9. Transfers of personal information to a third party country or to an international organisation
Your personal information may be transferred to other countries—that is, your personal data may be sent to a third country (a country other than where you currently reside) or to international organisations. The Company takes all necessary steps to protect your Personal Data and ensure that data users can exercise their rights and access effective legal remedies.
These protections and safeguards are available to all those who reside in the EEA (European Economic Area).
- Transfer to a third country or international organisation that the EU Commission has determined provides adequate protection for Personal Data transferred to it under Article 45(3) of Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (the "GDPR").
- The transfer is made pursuant to a legally binding and enforceable agreement between public entities or authorities under Article 46(2)(a).
- The transfer was completed in accordance with the standard contractual clauses approved by the EU Commission under Article 46(2)(c) of the GDPR. You can view the clauses approved by the EU Commission at https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu/model-contracts-transfer-personal-data-third-countries_en.
The Company can provide information about the security measures it uses to protect your Personal Data when transferred to third-party countries or international organisations. Email us at info@wealthwaydigital.uk for further details.
10. Security of Personal Data
We have implemented appropriate organisational and technical safeguards to protect your Personal Data, including measures to prevent accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, or alteration. We cannot guarantee that Personal Data will remain secure without any risk. We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential losses arising from the use or disclosure of Personal Data — including cases where Personal Data is disclosed due to transmission errors, unauthorised access by third parties, or circumstances beyond our control. In some cases, we may be legally required to disclose Personal Data about you to third parties, such as government authorities. In these situations, we cannot control how third parties handle the security of your Personal Data. No method of internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of Personal Data you send to us over the internet.
11. Hyperlinks to third-party websites
The website contains links to third-party websites and applications that are not operated by the Company. We are not responsible for how these third-party sites or apps collect or process your Personal Data. This Privacy Policy does not apply to their activities.
Before accessing or using any third-party website or app, we recommend you review their privacy policies. We also suggest you exercise caution when providing Personal Data to them.
12. Changes to this Policy
When visiting any third-party websites or apps we recommend, we encourage you to read their privacy policies before deciding to access or use them. We also suggest you review what Personal Data you share with them.
13. Your rights regarding your personal information
You are entitled to request that we verify the accuracy of Personal Data being collected about you, to rectify any inaccuracies, and to delete all Personal Data that we no longer require. You may also restrict the scope and types of Personal Data processing.
If you are a resident of the EEA, please refer to this page:
These rights are accessible to you in relation to the Personal Data you provide. You may request to exercise these rights by sending an email to the address below.
Access rights
The Company can verify the accuracy of Personal Data being processed about you. If accurate, you are able to access your Personal Data.
The Company will supply an electronic copy of the Personal Data currently being processed at no cost. A reasonable fee may be charged for any additional copies. The data will be made available electronically upon request.
The right to access Personal Data must not conflict with the rights and freedoms of others. If a request would be detrimental to another person's rights and freedoms, the Company may refuse to comply with the request or limit its ability to fulfil it.
Right to rectification
The Company is entitled to rectify inaccurate Personal Data. You are entitled to request that any incomplete or inaccurate Personal Data concerning you be corrected, taking into account the reason for processing.
Right to erasure
The following reasons apply: (a) Personal Data are no longer required for the purpose for which they were collected or processed; (b) You withdraw consent and there is no legal basis to process; (c) You object at any time, based on a reason specific to your situation, to the processing of Personal Data about yourself that is based on legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party; (d) Personal Data are processed unlawfully; or (e) Personal Data must be deleted to comply with a lawful obligation.
This right does not apply if processing is necessary (a) to fulfil an obligation imposed by law under European Union or Member State law; or (b) to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
Processing restrictions
If you have concerns about the accuracy of your Personal Data, you can request that the Company restrict the processing of your Personal Data.
If you request that Personal Data be restricted, it may only be retained if you give consent, or to establish, exercise or defend legal rights, or to protect the rights of another individual, or for a reason of significant public interest within the European Union or a Member State.
Right to data portability
If processing is carried out by an automated system and is based on consent or a contract to which you are a party, you have the legal right to receive your Personal Data that you have provided to the Company.
You are entitled to request that your Personal Data be transferred directly from the Company to another controller, if technically feasible. The rights you have under the right to erasure do not change through exercising your right to data portability. The right to transfer data does not interfere with the rights or freedoms of anyone else.
Right to object
You have the right to object at any time to any use of Personal Data concerning you that is based on legitimate interests pursued by the Company or a third party. This includes profiling based solely on these legitimate interests. If we can establish compelling legitimate grounds for processing Personal Data, we will not be able to continue processing unless you can demonstrate that they are outweighed by your rights, freedoms, or interests, or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal rights.
Regarding direct marketing, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of Personal Data concerning you.
Right to withdraw consent
You may withdraw your consent for us processing Personal Data about you at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that was carried out based on your consent prior to withdrawal.
You are entitled to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for you.
You may lodge an appeal with a supervisory authority established by a Member State to safeguard the fundamental rights of individuals in relation to the processing of Personal Data within the European Union.
The laws of the European Union and Member States may limit your rights in relation to Personal Data concerning you, as detailed in this section 13.
We will provide you with the information requested in accordance with the rights you have under section 13 of this agreement within one month of receiving your request. This timeframe may be extended by up to two months if necessary, depending on the nature and volume of requests. We will notify you of any extension within one month of receiving your request, along with the reasons.
Unless contrary to section 13 of the law, the information you request pursuant to your rights under section 13 will be