Privacy
Our statement below sets out the principles governing our use of data on this website, advising you how we collect and use the personal information you supply us with.
Privacy Notice
All personal information you supply to Sama Investment Group will be treated in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.
What information do we collect about you?
Sama Investment Group collects information about you when you engage us for Shariah-compliant real estate finance services. This information will relate to your personal and financial circumstances. It may also include special categories of personal data, such as data about your health, if this is necessary for the provision of our services.
We may also collect information when you contact us, or voluntarily complete client surveys or provide feedback to us.
Why do we need to collect and use your personal data?
The information that we collect about you is essential for us to be able to carry out the services that you require from us effectively. Without collecting your personal data, we would be unable to fulfil our legal and regulatory obligations.
Where special category data is required, we will obtain your explicit consent in order to collect and process this information.
Cookies
We use cookies to store information that identifies visitors to our Site. A cookie is a small file that can be placed on your computer’s hard disk or on a website server. They cannot retrieve information stored on your hard drive and do not corrupt or damage your computer or computer files.
You are not obliged to allow the use of cookies, but it does help us to understand whether you are a regular or registered visitor, and so provide you with shortcuts to areas of the site you have shown a prior interest in.
For more information about cookies, including how to set your internet browser to reject cookies, please go to www.allaboutcookies.org.
COOKIES: FURTHER INFORMATION
We may use third-party analytics services on our website, such as Google Analytics. The information we obtain through the website may be disclosed to or collected directly by these services. To learn more about Google Analytics, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. To opt-out of Google Analytics, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
How will we use the information about you?
We collect information about you in order to provide you with the services for which you engage us.
Who might we share your information with?
If you agree, we may email you about products or services that we think may be of interest to you.
We won’t share your information for marketing purposes with companies outside of Sama Investment Group.
In order to deliver our services to you effectively, we may send your details to third parties such as those that we use for professional compliance, accountancy or legal services, as well as product and platform providers that we use to arrange financial products for you.
In order to facilitate the transaction to which your business with us relates, we will aim to keep all relevant third parties including, but not limited to, solicitors and estate agents informed of key milestone events, such as valuation dates or the issuing of your finance offer.
As a UK-based firm, we are governed by UK laws and standards. If you are based outside of the EEA, the country in which you are based might not operate in the same way on data protection.
Where third parties are involved in processing your data, we will have a contract in place with them to ensure that the nature and purpose of the processing is clear, that they are subject to a duty of care in processing your data and that they’ll only act in accordance with our written instructions.
Where it’s necessary for your personal data to be forwarded to a third party, we’ll use appropriate security measures to protect your personal data in transit. For example, postal documents will be posted as recorded delivery.
To fulfil our obligations in respect of prevention of money-laundering and other financial crime, we may send your details to third party agencies for identity verification purposes.
How long do we keep hold of your information?
As a guiding rule, we do not hold your personal data for longer than is required under either the terms of our contract for services with you or statutory requirements.
Sama Investment Group is subject to regulatory requirements to retain data for specified minimum periods. We also reserve the right to retain data for longer than this due to the possibility that it may be required to defend a future claim against us.
You have the right to request deletion of your personal data. We’ll comply with this request, subject to the restrictions of our regulatory obligations and legitimate interests as noted above.
How can I access the information you hold about me?
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you’d like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email or write to us:
• Email: info@samainvestmentgroup.co.uk
• In writing: Sama Investment Group, 2nd Floor, Corner Oak, 1 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QG
When your personal data is processed by automated means you have the right to ask us to move your personal data to another organisation for their use.
Changes in your personal information
We have an obligation to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. Please ask us to correct or remove any information that you think is incorrect.
Marketing
We’d like to send you information about our products and services and those of other companies in our group which may be of interest to you. If you’ve agreed to receive marketing information, you may opt out at a later date.
You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact us by:
• Email: info@samainvestmentgroup.co.uk
• In writing: Sama Investment Group, 2nd Floor, Corner Oak, 1 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QG
Other websites
Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website, so when using the links we provide to other external websites, you should read their own privacy policies.
What can you do if you are unhappy with how your personal data is processed?
You also have a right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority for data protection. In the UK this is:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Changes to our privacy policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review and we’ll place any updates on this web page (and/or) inform you of any changes when they occur. This privacy policy was last updated on 13 June 2023.
How to contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information that we hold about you by:
• Email: info@samainvestmentgroup.co.uk
• In writing: Sama Investment Group, 2nd Floor, Corner Oak, 1 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QG