Client information which the Company holds is to be treated by the Company as confidential and will not be used for any purpose other than in connection with the provision, administration and improvement of the Services, for research and statistical purposes and for marketing purposes (if the Client’s consent is obtained where he is a natural person) and as provided for under the paragraph below. Information already in the public domain, or already possessed by the Company without a duty of confidentiality will not be regarded as confidential.
The Client agrees that the Company has the right to disclose Client information (including recordings and documents of a condential nature, card details, and personal details) in the following circumstances:
a) where requested by any authority having control or jurisdiction over the Company or the Client or their associates or in whose territory the Company has Clients;
b) to relevant authorities to investigate or prevent fraud, money laundering or other illegal activity;
c) to execution venues or any third party as necessary to carry out Client Instructions or Orders and for purposes ancillary to the provision of the Services;
d) to credit reference and fraud prevention agencies, third authentication service providers and other nancial institutions for credit checking, fraud prevention, anti-money laundering purposes, identification, or due diligence checks of the Client.
To do so they may check the details the Client supplied against any particulars on any database (public or otherwise) to which they have access. They may also use Client details in the future to assist other companies for verication purposes. A record of the search will be retained by the Company;
e) to the Company’s professional advisors provided that in each case the relevant professional is informed about the condential nature of such information and commit to the confidentiality obligations as well;
f ) to other service providers who create, maintain or process databases (whether electronic or not), offer record-keeping services, email transmission services, messaging services or similar services which aim to assist the Company collect, storage, process and use Client information or get in touch with the Client or improve the provision of the Services under the Account Opening Agreement and any other relevant agreements which the Client has accepted through the Company’s website(s);
g) to data reporting service providers;
h) to other service providers for statistical purposes in order to improve the Company’s
i) marketing, in such a case the data will be provided in an aggregate form;
j) to market research call centers that provide telephone or email surveys with the purpose to improve the services of the Company;
k) where necessary in order for the Company to defend or exercise its legal rights.
k) marketing, in such a case the data will be provided in an aggregate form;
l) at the Client’s request or with the Client’s consent;
m) to an affiliate of the Company.