Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how The Skills Coalition Ltd trading as Global Coalition collects, uses, stores and protects personal information.
Global Coalition is a commercial origination and mandate execution business. We use personal information to operate our website, respond to enquiries, manage commercial relationships, assess potential mandates, communicate with relevant business contacts, and support introductions or commercial processes where separately agreed in writing.
This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms of Website Use and Cookie Policy.
1. Who we are
This website is operated by The Skills Coalition Ltd trading as Global Coalition.
Registered in England and Wales.
Company number: 15695419
Registered office: 20 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU
Email: enquiry@global-coalition.com
For privacy-related requests, please contact: privacy@global-coalition.com
For the purposes of UK data protection law, The Skills Coalition Ltd is the data controller for personal information processed through this website and in connection with Global Coalition’s business activities, unless stated otherwise in a separate written agreement.
2. Scope of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information we process in connection with:
use of this website
website enquiries
mandate discovery enquiries
business development communications
commercial introductions
counterparty discussions
SME adviser or partner network enquiries
supplier, adviser, funder, buyer, seller, lender, borrower, investor, tenant, offtaker or project-related communications
general business administration
legal, compliance, accounting and record-keeping obligations
This policy does not create a client relationship, advisory relationship, fiduciary duty or mandate. Any commercial engagement is subject to separate written agreement.
3. Personal information we may collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal information:
Identity information
Name, job title, company name, employer, professional role, seniority, business profile and public professional information.
Contact information
Business email address, phone number, business address, country, region, LinkedIn profile or other professional contact details.
Business and professional information
Information about your company, project, asset, mandate, commercial requirement, funding requirement, transaction interest, sector, role, professional background, areas of expertise, business needs or commercial objectives.
Communication information
Emails, website forms, call notes, meeting notes, messages, correspondence, documents you send to us, and records of discussions.
Website and technical information
IP address, browser type, device information, time zone, pages viewed, website interactions, cookie preferences and similar usage data.
Marketing and preference information
Your communication preferences, opt-in or opt-out records, areas of interest and engagement with our communications.
Compliance and legal information
Information needed for legal checks, sanctions screening, anti-bribery controls, conflict checks, contractual records, invoicing, accounting, dispute handling, regulatory review or legal protection.
Information you voluntarily provide
Any other information you choose to send to us through forms, email, calls, meetings or documents.
4. Information we ask you not to send without agreement
You must not send us confidential, sensitive, inside, privileged, regulated, personal, special category or legally restricted information through this website unless we have expressly agreed in writing to receive it.
This includes information about health, criminal convictions, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, biometric data, financial account details, inside information, legally privileged documents, confidential transaction documents or non-public commercially sensitive information.
If you send this type of information without prior agreement, we may delete it, restrict its use, or retain only what is necessary for legal, compliance, security or dispute-protection purposes.
5. How we collect personal information
We may collect personal information:
directly from you when you contact us
through website forms
through emails, calls, meetings and messages
through documents or materials you send to us
through LinkedIn or other professional platforms
from public company websites, professional directories, Companies House, regulatory registers, news sources or other public sources
from referrals, introducers, advisers, counterparties or business partners
from CRM, email, analytics and website tools
from events, networking, calls or commercial discussions
Where we collect information from public sources or third parties, we use it only where we have a lawful basis and where it is relevant to our commercial activities.
6. How we use personal information and our lawful basis
We process personal information only where we have a lawful basis under applicable data protection law.
PurposeTypes of dataLawful basis
Responding to enquiriesIdentity, contact, communication and business informationLegitimate interests, contract steps
Assessing whether a mandate, introduction or commercial discussion is relevantIdentity, contact, business, professional and communication informationLegitimate interests, contract steps
Managing business relationshipsIdentity, contact, communication and business informationLegitimate interests, contract
Introducing relevant commercial counterparties where appropriateIdentity, contact, business and professional informationLegitimate interests, contract, consent where appropriate
Operating the websiteTechnical, usage and cookie informationLegitimate interests, consent where required
Sending relevant B2B communicationsIdentity, contact, marketing preference and business informationLegitimate interests or consent where required
Managing SME adviser, supplier or partner enquiriesIdentity, contact, professional, business and communication informationLegitimate interests, contract steps
Record keeping, accounting and administrationIdentity, contact, communication, transaction and compliance informationLegal obligation, legitimate interests
Protecting our legal positionCommunication, business, compliance and legal informationLegitimate interests, legal obligation
Compliance, sanctions, fraud prevention and risk checksIdentity, contact, company, compliance and public-source informationLegal obligation, legitimate interests
Where we rely on legitimate interests, our interests include operating and developing our business, responding to commercial enquiries, assessing relevant counterparties, protecting our legal position, preventing misuse of our services, maintaining accurate records, managing commercial relationships and communicating with relevant business contacts.
You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including an absolute right to object to direct marketing. The ICO explains that individuals have an absolute right to stop their data being used for direct marketing.
7. Marketing and business communications
We may contact business contacts with relevant information about our services, sectors, mandate activity, commercial opportunities or relationship updates where lawful to do so.
You can opt out of marketing or non-essential communications at any time by replying to the message or contacting us at privacy@global-coalition.com.
We do not sell personal information to third parties for marketing.
8. Who we share personal information with
We may share personal information with:
our directors, employees, contractors, consultants and authorised team members
professional advisers, including legal, accounting, tax, compliance and insurance advisers
website, hosting, CRM, email, cloud storage, analytics, security and IT service providers
commercial counterparties where relevant to a mandate, enquiry, introduction or transaction discussion
funders, buyers, sellers, lenders, borrowers, investors, tenants, offtakers, project owners, suppliers or advisers where relevant and appropriate
regulators, courts, authorities or law enforcement where required by law
prospective buyers, investors or successors to our business, subject to appropriate confidentiality protections
We only share personal information where we have a lawful basis and where sharing is necessary, proportionate and relevant.
An introduction or sharing of business contact information does not mean we verify, endorse, recommend, guarantee or underwrite any person, company, project, asset, transaction or opportunity.
9. International transfers
Because we operate internationally, and because some of our service providers or counterparties may be based outside the UK, personal information may be transferred outside the UK.
Where this happens, we will use appropriate safeguards where required, such as:
UK adequacy regulations
the UK International Data Transfer Agreement
the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses
contractual confidentiality and security controls
technical and organisational safeguards
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that international transfers are lawful and appropriately protected.
10. How long we keep personal information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
As a guide:
Website enquiry records may be kept for up to 3 years after the last meaningful contact.
Business relationship and mandate-related records may be kept for up to 7 years after the end of the relationship, enquiry, mandate or relevant transaction process.
Accounting, tax, legal and contractual records may be kept for up to 7 years, or longer if required by law or needed for legal protection.
Marketing suppression records may be kept for as long as needed to ensure we respect opt-out requests.
Website analytics data is kept according to the settings of the relevant analytics provider and our cookie controls.
Information that is no longer needed may be deleted, anonymised or securely archived.
We may retain limited information where necessary to protect our legal position, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, comply with law, enforce agreements or maintain suppression lists.
11. Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information.
These may include access controls, password protection, secure cloud systems, restricted permissions, staff confidentiality obligations, device security, data minimisation, secure deletion and appropriate supplier controls.
No website, email system or online transmission is completely secure. You should not send highly sensitive, confidential, privileged or regulated information through the website unless we have agreed a secure method with you.
12. Cookies and analytics
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, understand website usage and improve user experience.
Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. Others, such as analytics, marketing or tracking cookies, may require your consent.
You can manage cookie preferences through our cookie banner or cookie settings where available.
More information is available in our Cookie Policy.
13. Your rights
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have the right to:
access your personal information
correct inaccurate information
request deletion
restrict processing
object to processing
object to direct marketing
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
request data portability
complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office or another relevant supervisory authority
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal limits, exemptions or our need to retain information for legitimate legal or compliance reasons.
To exercise your rights, contact privacy@global-coalition.com.
We may need to verify your identity before responding.
14. Complaints
If you have a concern about how we use your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve it.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK data protection regulator.
15. Automated decision-making
We do not use personal information collected through this website to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.
16. Children
This website is intended for business and professional users. It is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect children’s personal information.
17. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The updated version will be published on this website with a new “Last updated” date.
18. Contact us
The Skills Coalition Ltd trading as Global Coalition
Company number: 15695419
Registered office: 20 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU
Email: enquiry@global-coalition.com
Privacy contact: privacy@global-coalition.com