Privacy Policy

Cannon Asset Solutions (Mauritius) Ltd (“Cannon”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of the individuals and organisations we work with. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website, engage our services or otherwise interact with us.

We process personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2017 of Mauritius and, where applicable, other data protection laws relevant to the jurisdictions in which we operate.

1. Who we are

Cannon Asset Solutions (Mauritius) Ltd is a management company regulated by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2017, Cannon acts as the data controller in respect of the personal data described in this policy.

2. Information we collect

Depending on your relationship with us, we may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• Identity and contact details, such as your name, address, email address and telephone number.
• Information required to meet our legal and regulatory obligations, including identity verification, “know your client” (KYC), anti-money laundering and source of funds information.
• Financial, corporate and structuring information relevant to the services you engage us to provide.
• Correspondence and records of your interactions with us.
• Technical information collected automatically when you use our website, such as your IP address, browser type and pages visited.

3. How we use your information

We use personal data to:

• Provide, administer and manage our corporate, fiduciary, fund and advisory services.
• Respond to your enquiries and communicate with you about our services.
• Comply with our legal, regulatory and professional obligations, including those imposed by the FSC and applicable anti-money laundering legislation.
• Establish, administer and maintain the structures and arrangements you ask us to put in place.
• Improve and secure our website and services.

4. Legal bases for processing

We process personal data where you have given consent, where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you, where we are required to do so to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, or where it is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating and administering our business, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.

5. Sharing your information

We may share personal data with your professional advisers where you have asked us to work alongside them, and with third parties such as banks, auditors, regulators and service providers who assist us in delivering our services. We may also disclose personal data where required by law, regulation or a competent authority.

6. International transfers

Where we work with advisers, service providers or authorities located outside Mauritius, we may transfer personal data across borders. Where we transfer data outside Mauritius, we take reasonable steps to ensure it is protected by appropriate safeguards consistent with the Data Protection Act 2017.

7. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy our legal, regulatory, tax and professional record-keeping obligations, after which it is securely deleted or anonymised.

8. Security

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

9. Your rights

Subject to the Data Protection Act 2017, you have the right to:

• Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Request the erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Object to, or request that we restrict, the processing of your personal data.
• Withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent.
• Lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Office of Mauritius.

10. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help it function and to understand how it is used. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling them may affect some features of the site.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “last updated” date.

12. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at info@cannonassetsolutions.com. You may also contact the Data Protection Office of Mauritius, which supervises compliance with the Data Protection Act 2017.