How we handle personal information.

Who we are

Who is responsible for your information.

This website is operated by Cascade Asia Advisors, LLC, a company based in Washington State, USA ("Cascade Asia", "we", "us"). Cascade Asia is responsible for the personal information described in this policy.

For any question about this policy or your information, write to inquiries@cascadeasia.com.

Information from this website

What we collect when you contact us.

We collect personal information only when you choose to send it to us:

• Contact form (Discuss an assignment): your name, organization, email address, role, the jurisdictions and type of matter you select, your message and your agreement to this policy.
• Report requests: your name, email address, organization, any message you add, and which report you requested.
• Email: whatever you include when you write to us directly.

We use this information to respond to you, to send you a report you requested where appropriate, and to keep a record of our correspondence. We do not use it for advertising, and requesting a report does not sign you up for any mailing list.

This website does not use analytics or advertising cookies, and it does not store information in your browser. The pages load fonts from Google Fonts, and the two form pages load a small software library from unpkg.com. Those services receive your IP address when your browser requests their files.

Information in our work

People named in our research.

Our corporate intelligence work for clients can involve information about companies and the people connected to them, such as directors, shareholders and other individuals relevant to a client's question. We use this information for the purpose of the assignment, drawing on public records, documents and inquiries, and we handle it confidentially.

Information that clients share with us for an assignment is used for that assignment and handled under our agreement with the client.

Sharing

Who else handles the information.

We do not sell personal information. We share it only with service providers that help us run the website and our business, under their own security and privacy terms, including:

We may also disclose information where the law requires it, or to protect our rights or the safety of others.

Retention

How long we keep it.

We keep enquiries, requests and correspondence for as long as we need them to respond, to maintain our business records and to meet our legal obligations. When we no longer need information, we delete it or keep it only in a form that no longer identifies you.

Your choices

Accessing, correcting or deleting your information.

You can ask us what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Depending on where you live, you may have further rights under local law, including the right to complain to a data protection authority.

To make a request, write to inquiries@cascadeasia.com. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on it. Some information may need to be kept to meet legal obligations or protect confidential work.

If you are named in our research and have a concern about information we hold about you, write to rights@cascadeasia.com.

International transfers

Where your information is processed.

We work across Asia, and our service providers operate in several countries. Your information may therefore be stored and processed in the United States and in other countries where we or our providers operate, which may have different data protection laws from your own.

Security

How we protect it.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, including encrypted connections and access limited to people who need it. No system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. See our Trust & Security page for more.

Children

This website is not for children.

This website is intended for businesses and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through it.

Changes

Updates to this policy.

We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of the page shows when it last changed.