Who we are
Annan Capital Partners (“ACP”, “we”, “us”) is a pan-African investment holding and investment banking advisory house. We are headquartered in Mauritius and operate primarily from Ghana.
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) (the “Act”), ACP is the data controller for personal information collected through this website.
Our offices:
- Accra: One Airport Square, 7th Floor, Airport City, Accra, Ghana
- Mauritius: The Junction Business Hub, Arsenal Branch Road, Calebasses, Pamplemousses 20201, Mauritius
ACP’s Data Protection Supervisor is Kingsley Osei Amponsah, CTO and Group Operations Manager. You can reach him through info@annancapitalpartners.com or on +233 (0) 302 935 194. Please put “Data protection” in the subject line so that your message is routed correctly.
How we approach your information
We follow the privacy principles in the Act: accountability, lawfulness of processing, specification of purpose, compatibility of further processing with the purpose of collection, quality of information, openness, data security safeguards and data subject participation.
In practice that means we collect only what we need and tell you why, we use it only for those purposes or compatible ones, we keep it accurate and secure, we keep it no longer than necessary, and we respect your rights over it.
Information we collect
Information you give us. If you use the enquiry form, that is your first name, last name, email address, job title or role, company, and the message you write, together with your confirmation of consent. If you email or phone us, or send us a document or an expression of interest for a role, we hold what you send.
Information collected automatically. When you visit, our hosting provider receives the technical information that accompanies any web request: your IP address, browser type and version, device and operating system, the pages requested, the date and time, the page you came from, and security-related events. When you submit the enquiry form we also record the web address and title of the page you submitted it from.
Information stored in your browser. See the section on cookies and similar technologies below. Before you make a choice, we store nothing.
Information about clients and counterparties. If you move from an enquiry to an engagement with us, we will collect further information, such as identity and due diligence information needed for know-your-client, anti-money-laundering, sanctions and anti-bribery checks. That is collected through the engagement process, not this website, and we will tell you what is needed and why.
What we do not ask for. We do not ask for special personal data through this website, such as information about health, religious or political beliefs, ethnic origin, sexual life or criminal records. Please do not include it in the enquiry form.
Why we use your information
We use personal information only where the Act allows it. The table sets out each purpose and the basis we rely on.
| Purpose | Information | Basis under the Act |
|---|---|---|
| Replying to your enquiry and discussing possible services | Enquiry form details and our correspondence with you | Your consent, given when you submit the form, and steps taken at your request before entering a contract |
| Providing services and managing the relationship, if you become a client | Contact details, engagement and billing information | Performance of a contract with you |
| Meeting legal and regulatory duties, including client identification, anti-money-laundering, sanctions and anti-bribery checks and record keeping | Identity and due diligence information | Compliance with a legal obligation |
| Running, securing and improving the website and preventing fraud or misuse | Technical information | Our legitimate interests in operating a secure website, balanced against your rights |
| Playing embedded video from YouTube | Your cookie choice; data collected by the video provider once you accept | Your consent |
| Considering an expression of interest in working with us | The details and documents you send | Your consent, and steps taken at your request |
| Establishing, exercising or defending legal claims | Relevant records | Our legitimate interests, or compliance with a legal obligation |
We do not make decisions about you using solely automated processing that has legal or similarly significant effects. We do not use your information for direct marketing unless you have given your consent, and you can withdraw it at any time.
If we ever need to use your information for a purpose that is not compatible with the one we collected it for, we will tell you first and, where the Act requires it, ask for your consent.
Transfers outside Ghana
Our team works from Ghana and Mauritius, and our service providers process information in other countries, including in the European Union and the United States. When your information leaves Ghana, we take reasonable steps, such as written data protection commitments with providers and limiting what we send, so that it stays protected to a standard consistent with the Act. If you want more detail about the safeguards for a particular transfer, ask us.
How long we keep it
We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected, unless a law requires or allows us to keep it longer.
- Enquiries: while we are in discussion with you, and for a reasonable period afterwards so that we can follow up and answer questions. We then delete or anonymise them.
- Client and engagement records: for as long as needed to meet our contractual, tax, accounting and anti-money-laundering record-keeping duties.
- Technical logs: held by our hosting provider for short, rolling periods for security and operational purposes.
- Browser storage: until you change your choice or clear your browser data.
When information is no longer needed, we delete it or remove anything that identifies you.
How we protect it
We take appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the integrity and confidentiality of personal information. They include encrypted connections (HTTPS) between your browser and this website, access limited to people who need it, written confidentiality and security commitments from our providers, and the restrictions on third-party content described above.
No method of sending information over the internet is completely secure. Please avoid sending sensitive or confidential material through the enquiry form. Contact us first and we will agree a safer channel, and a confidentiality agreement where appropriate.
If we have reasonable grounds to believe that personal information has been accessed or acquired by an unauthorised person, we will notify the Data Protection Commission and the people affected as soon as reasonably practicable, as the Act requires.
Your rights
Under the Act you have rights over your personal information. You can:
- Be informed about what we hold and why. This policy is part of that.
- Access your information: ask us to confirm whether we hold it and to give you a copy.
- Correct information that is inaccurate, incomplete or misleading.
- Ask us to delete or destroy information that we are no longer authorised to keep, or that we collected unlawfully.
- Object to processing that is likely to cause you unwarranted damage or distress.
- Object to direct marketing and withdraw any consent to it.
- Not be subject to a decision that significantly affects you and is based solely on automated processing.
- Withdraw your consent at any time. This does not affect processing that took place before you withdrew.
- Complain to the Data Protection Commission.
To use a right, email info@annancapitalpartners.com with “Data protection request” in the subject line, or write to either office above. We may ask you to confirm your identity first. We will respond within the time the Act requires and in any event as soon as reasonably practicable. We do not charge a fee unless the Act permits one, and we will tell you before we do. If we cannot act on a request, we will explain why.
Children
This website is for businesses, investors and professionals. It is not directed at anyone under 18. If you are under 18, please do not use the enquiry form. If we learn that we hold a child’s information without the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete it.
Links to other websites
This website links to other websites, such as partner organisations, news sources and social media, and can embed content from third parties such as YouTube. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. Please read their policies before you give them any information.
If you are outside Ghana
If you are in Mauritius, the European Economic Area, Switzerland or the United Kingdom, the data protection law of that place may give you additional rights. We will honour them where they apply, and you may also contact the supervisory authority there.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy, for example if we add a new provider or change what we collect. The date at the top shows when it last changed. If a change affects how we use information you have already given us, we will tell you directly where we can.
Contact and complaints
Please raise any question or concern with us first, at info@annancapitalpartners.com or on +233 (0) 302 935 194, and we will do our best to put it right.
You also have the right to complain to the regulator. In Ghana that is the Data Protection Commission, which oversees compliance with the Act.