Privacy Policy
Overview
At Boccard, we firmly and steadfastly believe that our clients deserve to conduct their financial affairs with the assurance of confidentiality and discretion. In an age where financial dealings are increasingly coming under scrutiny by the prying eyes of regulators, shareholders, attorneys and the media, the need for privacy has become even clearer. We honour our Swiss roots by operating under the strictest levels of discretion and privacy. However, there are still certain circumstances in which we will need to collect our clients’ data, and potentially disclose this to third parties. Our Privacy Policy outlines each of these circumstances in detail.
Mandatory Disclosures
In certain situations, we may required by law to disclosure your information to national or international governmental or regulatory authorities. In such cases, we typically require the requesting authority to obtain a court order, warrant or subpoena within their respective jurisdiction, and then apply to the BVI courts to enforce the order, warrant or subpoena in the British Virgin Islands. We will not disclose client information simply because a governmental or regulatory authority asks for it.
Generally, when we are required to make a mandatory disclosure, we will disclose only the specific parts of the information that are directly relevant. Where there is any ambiguity, our disclosures will be to the minimum extent possible.
Where practicable, we will also inform you that we have disclosed your information pursuant to a BVI court order.
Disclosures in the Media and/or Internet
We have a strict policy not to disclose any client information in the media or on the internet. This includes our clients’ identities as well as any information that may contain identifiers that could be linked to one or more of our clients, such as details of financial transactions, investments, locations, nationalities, and other such identifiers. While we do receive a large volume of media enquiries, it is generally our policy not to engage with the media under any circumstances whatsoever. This includes ‘citizen journalists’ and bloggers.
Our employees are generally not permitted to maintain social media accounts which are connected to their professional identities. While they are of course permitted to freely express their views on their personal social media accounts, they may not comment on any firm business, including but not limited to details of our clients.
Non-Disclosure Agreements
All our employees are required to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements which remain effective for a period of two years after the end of their employment with us. These Agreements cover a wide range of confidential information, including but not limited to details of our clients and their financial activities.
Using Client Data for Marketing Purposes
All our clients are automatically added to our mailing lists, and will from time to time receive communications from the firm. These include important announcements, policy changes, and the occasional marketing message. We will not send marketing messages more frequently than once a month.
Whenever clients access our private client dashboard and interface, this website will track internet usage information, including IP addresses and other browser information. This is done for the purposes of optimising our offering to our clients.
Under no circumstances will we share our clients’ data with third-party vendors or partners for the purposes of marketing.
