Privacy Notice

Who We Are

This Privacy Notice is issued by Anchor Capital (Mauritius) Ltd (Company Registration No. 133934), a Global Business Licence holder (No. C115014788) regulated by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius, of Office 1B, Ground Floor, Block 3, The Strand, Beau Plan Business Park, Pamplemousses, 21001, Mauritius (“Anchor”, “we”, “us”). Anchor is the data controller for the personal data described in this notice.

This notice applies to visitors of this website and to clients, prospective clients, and other individuals who interact with Anchor in Mauritius. It is issued in accordance with the Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017. You can read the Act and related guidance published by the Data Protection Office of Mauritius at dataprotection.govmu.org.

What Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect: identification and contact details (name, email, phone number, postal address); financial and investment information needed to provide our services (source of funds, investment objectives, risk profile, account and portfolio information); information you submit through website forms (contact, newsletter subscription, job applications); and technical information collected automatically when you visit this website (IP address, browser type, pages viewed). We collect no more than is necessary for the purposes described below.

Why We Process Your Personal Data

We process personal data to: provide and administer our wealth management, asset management, and advisory services; meet our regulatory, anti-money-laundering, and know-your-client obligations as a licensed financial services provider; respond to enquiries and requests submitted through this website; send newsletters and market commentary to those who have subscribed; process job applications; and improve this website. Our legal basis for processing is, depending on context, your consent, the performance of a contract with you, or compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation.

Sharing Your Data

We may share personal data with other companies within the Anchor Group, and with third parties who provide services on our behalf (such as IT hosting, fund administration, and communications platforms), strictly for the purposes described above. We may also disclose personal data where required by law or by a regulator, including the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius. We do not sell personal data to third parties.

Cross-Border Transfers

As part of a globally connected investment group, personal data may be transferred to and processed by Anchor Group entities or service providers located outside Mauritius, including in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we take steps to ensure the transfer is made in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2017, including that the recipient is subject to a comparable level of protection or that appropriate safeguards are in place.

Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services and to meet our legal, regulatory, and record-keeping obligations as a licensed financial services provider, after which it is securely deleted or anonymised.

Security

We maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

Cookies

This website uses essential cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the site to function. With your consent, we also use analytics cookies provided by HubSpot (such as __hstc, hubspotutk and __hssc) to understand how the site is used. Analytics cookies are only set if you accept them in our cookie banner, and you can change your choice at any time via “Cookie Settings” in the website footer. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.

Your Rights Under the Data Protection Act 2017

Subject to the conditions set out in the Data Protection Act 2017, you have the right to be informed about how your personal data is processed, to access the personal data we hold about you, to request correction of inaccurate data, to request erasure or restriction of processing in certain circumstances, to object to processing, and to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent (for example, by unsubscribing from our newsletter). To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

Complaints

If you have a concern about how we handle your personal data, please contact our Compliance Department first using the details below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Office of Mauritius, the independent regulator responsible for enforcing the Data Protection Act 2017, at dataprotection.govmu.org.

Changes to This Notice

We may update this notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. The version published on this page is the current version.

Contact Us

For any questions about this notice or how we handle your personal data, contact our Group Compliance Officer, Janie Marx, at Compliance@anchorcapital.co.za or mauops@anchorcapital.mu.