Privacy Policy & Data Protection Policy
Last updated 24 August 2026
United Global Alliance Ltd ("United Global Alliance", "UGA", "we", "us" or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal data entrusted to us.
This Privacy & Data Protection Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect personal data when you visit unitedglobalalliance.org, contact us, engage with our services, participate in our professional network, or otherwise interact with United Global Alliance.
1. Who We Are
United Global Alliance Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales.
Company name: United Global Alliance Ltd
Company number: 16431479
Registered office: 128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom
Website: unitedglobalalliance.org
Contact: globalchair@unitedglobalalliance.org
For personal data for which we determine the purposes and means of processing, United Global Alliance Ltd acts as the data controller.
2. Who This Policy Applies To
This Policy may apply to personal data relating to:
visitors to our website;
prospective and existing clients;
representatives of governments, institutions, NGOs, businesses and other organisations;
consultants, independent professionals and members or prospective members of our professional network;
individuals submitting CVs or expressions of interest;
business partners, suppliers and service providers;
participants in our events, initiatives or professional activities; and
individuals who otherwise communicate or engage with United Global Alliance.
3. Personal Data We May Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with us and may include:
Identity and contact information, such as your name, professional title, organisation, email address, telephone number and other contact information you choose to provide.
Professional information, such as your CV, employment history, qualifications, professional certifications, skills, areas of expertise, sector experience, geographic experience and professional profile.
Business and engagement information, including enquiries, correspondence, organisational or project requirements, proposals, contractual information and information required to assess, establish or manage a professional engagement.
Website and technical information, which may include your IP address, browser and device information, website interactions and information collected through cookies or similar technologies, where applicable.
Other information you voluntarily provide when communicating or engaging with United Global Alliance.
We seek to collect only information reasonably necessary and proportionate to the relevant purpose.
4. Information Submitted Through Our Website
When you contact us through our website, we may collect your name, email address, organisation, professional role, telephone number and any information you choose to include in your enquiry.
We may use this information to understand and respond to your request, communicate with you and, where appropriate, explore a potential professional or commercial engagement.
Please avoid submitting highly confidential, classified, legally privileged or unnecessarily sensitive personal information through general website forms.
5. How We Collect Personal Data
We may collect personal data:
directly from you through our website, forms, email, meetings or correspondence;
when you submit a CV, professional profile or expression of interest;
during a prospective or existing client engagement;
through an organisation you represent;
through legitimate professional referrals or business relationships;
from publicly available professional or institutional sources where lawful and appropriate; and
through website technologies and service providers, subject to applicable privacy and cookie requirements.
6. Why We Use Personal Data
Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal data to:
respond to enquiries and requests;
communicate with clients, prospective clients, professionals and partners;
understand organisational, programme and project requirements;
provide and administer our professional services;
assess potential engagements and opportunities;
identify and assess professionals who may be appropriate for particular assignments;
facilitate appropriate professional introductions;
coordinate and manage projects and engagements;
maintain and develop our professional network;
manage contractual and commercial relationships;
maintain the security and functionality of our website and systems;
administer our business operations;
comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting and corporate obligations;
establish, exercise or defend legal rights; and
improve our services and organisational processes.
United Global Alliance does not sell personal data.
7. Our Lawful Bases for Processing
Under applicable data protection law, we process personal data only where we have an appropriate lawful basis.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
Contract - where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to perform an existing contract.
Legitimate interests - where processing is reasonably necessary for our legitimate business or organisational interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
Legal obligation - where processing is necessary for us to comply with applicable law or regulatory requirements.
Consent - where you have provided consent and consent is the appropriate lawful basis for the relevant processing.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
8. Professional Network, CVs and Assignment Matching
Individuals may provide United Global Alliance with CVs, professional profiles or other information for consideration in connection with potential assignments or participation in our professional network.
Submitting information does not create an employment relationship, guarantee an assignment or constitute an offer of engagement.
Where appropriate and lawful, relevant professional information may be shared with a prospective or existing client for the purpose of evaluating suitability for a specific engagement.
We seek to limit any such disclosure to information reasonably necessary for that purpose and handle professional information in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
9. Sharing Personal Data
Where necessary and lawful, we may share relevant personal data with:
clients or prospective clients in connection with potential or existing assignments;
consultants, independent professionals or other participants involved in an engagement;
professional advisers, including legal, accounting and compliance advisers;
technology, hosting, communications and other service providers supporting our operations;
governmental, regulatory, judicial or law-enforcement authorities where required or permitted by law; and
other parties where disclosure is reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
We do not provide personal data to independent third parties for their own direct marketing purposes unless there is an appropriate lawful basis for doing so.
10. International Data Transfers
United Global Alliance operates internationally and may engage with clients, professionals, partners and service providers located in different jurisdictions.
As a result, personal data may, where necessary, be processed outside the United Kingdom.
Where applicable data protection law requires safeguards for an international transfer, we will take appropriate measures designed to ensure that personal data receives an appropriate level of protection. These may include applicable adequacy arrangements, recognised contractual safeguards or other legally permitted transfer mechanisms.
11. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and for legitimate contractual, legal, accounting, regulatory or business requirements.
Different categories of personal data may therefore be retained for different periods.
Where information is no longer reasonably required, we will take appropriate steps to delete, anonymise or otherwise securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal obligations.
12. Data Security
United Global Alliance takes reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorised access, disclosure or destruction.
Access to personal information is limited according to legitimate business requirements and appropriate safeguards.
However, no internet transmission, electronic communication or information-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on applicable law and the circumstances of processing, you may have rights including:
the right to be informed about how your personal data is used;
the right to request access to your personal data;
the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
the right to request erasure in certain circumstances;
the right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
the right to object to certain processing;
the right to data portability where applicable;
rights relating to certain forms of automated decision-making; and
the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
These rights may be subject to conditions, limitations or exemptions under applicable law.
To exercise a data protection right or ask a question about your personal data, please contact:
globalchair@unitedglobalalliance.org
You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe that your personal data has not been handled appropriately. The ICO provides information about individual data protection rights and complaints.
UK Information Commissioner's Office
14. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as essential website operation, security, functionality and, where implemented, analytics or other optional functionality.
Where applicable law requires consent for non-essential cookies or similar technologies, we will seek the appropriate choice or consent before using them.
Further information about cookies and technologies actually used by our website will be provided through our Cookie Policy and available cookie preference controls, where applicable.
15. Automated Decision-Making
United Global Alliance does not currently make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on individuals solely through automated processing.
If our practices change, we will provide appropriate information and safeguards where required by applicable law.
16. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to websites, platforms or services operated independently by third parties.
United Global Alliance does not control the privacy or security practices of independent third parties. We encourage users to review the relevant privacy information before providing personal data through external websites or services.
17. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy & Data Protection Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business activities, website functionality, technology, regulatory requirements or data-processing practices.
The current version will be published on unitedglobalalliance.org together with the date of its latest revision.
18. Contact Us
For questions, requests or concerns relating to this Policy or the way United Global Alliance handles personal data, please contact:
United Global Alliance Ltd
128 City Road
London, EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
Company Number: 16431479
Email: globalchair@unitedglobalalliance.org
Website: unitedglobalalliance.org