Privacy Policy

Introduction

At Evolution Partners, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled responsibly, securely and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, engage with our services, apply for employment or otherwise interact with us.

Evolution Partners operates through separate legal entities in the United Kingdom and France: Evolution Management Consulting Limited (United Kingdom) and Evolution Partners SAS (France). Each entity is responsible for the personal information it controls. References to Evolution Partners, we, us or our refer to the relevant entity, depending on your relationship with us. Further information about our legal entities is available on our Legal Notice page.

We process personal information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and EU GDPR where applicable.

1. What data do we collect?

We collect personal information from clients, prospective clients, suppliers, recruitment candidates, business contacts and website visitors. This may include personal identification and contact information; professional information such as name, email, telephone number, job title, employer, employment history, qualifications, CVs and professional profiles; business and communication information; website enquiries; technical information such as browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, website interactions, approximate location and online identifiers; and marketing information such as newsletter subscriptions, communication preferences and consent records. We collect only information necessary for legitimate business purposes.

2. How do we collect your data?

We collect personal information directly from you by email, website enquiry, service engagement, service provision or employment application; through publicly available sources such as LinkedIn, company websites and professional directories; through recruitment agencies, business partners, professional advisers and other permitted third parties; and automatically through our website, cookies and Google Analytics, subject to legal requirements and cookie preferences.

3. How do we use your data?

We use personal information to provide services, manage client relationships and contracts, respond to enquiries, conduct recruitment, share permitted company news and insights, meet legal and regulatory obligations, monitor website performance and improve our website. We do not use personal information for incompatible purposes unless permitted or required by law.

4. Legal basis for processing your data

We rely on contractual necessity, legitimate interests, legal obligations and consent, depending on the processing activity. Where consent is required, you may withdraw it at any time. The lawful basis depends on the specific processing activity and the circumstances in which personal information is collected.

5. Marketing communications

We may send business updates, industry insights, newsletters, event invitations and information about our services in accordance with applicable laws. You can unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions in our emails or contacting contact@evolutionpartners.global. We respect requests to stop receiving direct marketing communications.

6. How do we store and protect your data?

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, disclosure or alteration. Information may be stored in our business systems, email, document management platforms, CRM systems, Wix and authorised third-party service providers. Access is restricted to authorised personnel and providers. We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary. Personal information provided directly to Evolution Partners is generally retained for three years following the last engagement unless another period is required by law. We securely delete or anonymise information when no longer required.

7. Sharing your data

We may share personal information with professional advisers, website hosting and technology providers including Wix, analytics providers including Google, email and marketing providers, recruitment agencies, professional service providers, regulators and government bodies where necessary. We require appropriate safeguards from third parties processing information on our behalf. We do not sell personal information.

8. International data transfers

Personal information may be shared between our UK and French entities and processed by technology providers outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards, including adequacy decisions, approved contractual clauses or other legally recognised mechanisms.

9. Your data protection rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to be informed, access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection and withdrawal of consent. You may object to direct marketing at any time. To exercise your rights, contact contact@evolutionpartners.global. Complaints may be made to the UK Information Commissioners Office at www.ico.org.uk or Frances CNIL at www.cnil.fr. These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.

10. Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. It may collect pages visited, time spent, browser and device information, approximate geographical location, navigation patterns, cookies and online identifiers. Analytics cookies are subject to applicable consent requirements. Further information is available at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

11. Cookies

We use essential, analytics and other optional cookies to operate the website, improve performance and support enabled integrations. Analytics cookies are activated only after consent where required. You can manage preferences through our cookie settings or your browser, although disabling cookies may affect functionality.

12. Privacy policies of other websites

This Privacy Policy applies only to Evolution Partners and the processing activities described here. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external websites linked from our site and encourage visitors to review their policies.

13. Changes to our Privacy Policy

We regularly review this Privacy Policy. Changes will be published on this page with the date of the latest revision.

14. How to contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the information we hold about you or your data protection rights, please contact:

Evolution Partners
Email: contact@evolutionpartners.global
Website: www.evolutionpartners.global

For further information about our registered legal entities, please refer to our Legal Notice page.