Privacy Policy
Last updated: 8 September 2026
1. Who we are
Berkeley Research is a trading name of Boshkini Investments Limited, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 16091277, with its registered office at 35 Ballards Lane, London, United Kingdom, N3 1XW.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018, Boshkini Investments Limited is the data controller responsible for personal information processed in connection with Berkeley Research.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we use your personal information, please contact:
2. Information we collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal information:
Information you provide to us directly. This may include your name, email address, firm or organisation, professional role and contact details, together with information contained in enquiries, correspondence or messages submitted through the Website or by email.
Information arising from professional relationships. If you interact professionally with Berkeley Research or engage us to provide services, we may retain records of meetings, correspondence, instructions, services provided and other information relating to our business relationship.
Technical and usage information. When you use the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website platform, Wix, including information about your device, browser, IP address and use of the Website.
Publicly available professional information. We may obtain business contact information from publicly available professional sources, professional directories, industry databases, professional networks or introductions from third parties.
Berkeley Research does not intentionally collect special category personal data through the Website.
3. How and why we use personal information
We may process personal information for the following purposes:
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responding to enquiries and communicating with prospective clients or other professional contacts;
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assessing potential client engagements;
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providing research, consultancy and other services;
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administering client relationships, contracts, invoicing and financial records;
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maintaining and developing professional and business relationships;
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communicating with professional contacts about Berkeley Research, its services, research capabilities and activities;
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operating, maintaining, securing and improving the Website;
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understanding how the Website is used;
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complying with applicable legal, tax, accounting or regulatory obligations; and
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establishing, exercising or defending legal rights.
Depending on the circumstances, we rely on one or more of the following lawful bases under the UK GDPR:
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performance of a contract or taking steps before entering into a contract;
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compliance with a legal obligation;
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our legitimate interests in operating, developing, protecting and promoting our business and maintaining professional relationships; and
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consent, where consent is required by law.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we consider whether those interests are overridden by the interests, rights or freedoms of the individuals concerned.
4. Professional and marketing communications
Berkeley Research is principally a business-to-business service directed at professional and institutional market participants.
We may contact existing and prospective professional contacts about Berkeley Research, its services, research capabilities and business activities where permitted by applicable law.
We process personal information used for these purposes on the basis of our legitimate interests in developing our business and maintaining professional relationships. Where the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (“PECR”) or other applicable law requires consent for a particular electronic communication, we will comply with those requirements.
You may ask us to stop sending marketing communications at any time by contacting contact@berkeley-research.com or by using any unsubscribe mechanism included in the relevant communication.
5. Sharing personal information
We may share personal information where reasonably necessary with third parties that support the operation of Berkeley Research, including:
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website hosting and technology providers;
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cloud computing, email, productivity and communications providers;
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accounting, invoicing and payment providers;
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professional advisers, including legal, tax, accounting and insurance advisers;
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financial, research and data providers;
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artificial intelligence and other technology providers used in our research, analytical or business workflows; and
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regulators, government bodies, law-enforcement authorities or courts where disclosure is required or permitted by law.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we seek to use appropriate contractual and data-protection arrangements.
We do not sell personal information.
If Berkeley Research or the business through which it operates is reorganised, sold or transferred, relevant personal information may be disclosed as part of that process, subject to appropriate protections.
6. Cookies and similar technologies
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for its operation, security and functionality. Wix, our website platform, may also use technologies to provide website analytics and performance information.
Where applicable law requires consent for a particular cookie or similar technology, it will not be used unless the required consent has been obtained.
Berkeley Research does not currently install or use third-party advertising or marketing trackers for its own marketing purposes.
Cookie and technology preferences can be managed through the privacy controls provided on the Website by Usercentrics. You can change or withdraw your preferences using those controls.
You may also be able to control cookies through your browser settings, although restricting certain technologies may affect Website functionality.
7. International transfers
Some of the technology and service providers used by Berkeley Research may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we take reasonable steps to ensure that the transfer is made in accordance with applicable UK data protection law, including through an applicable adequacy arrangement or appropriate contractual safeguards where required.
8. How long we retain personal information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, taking into account applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and professional requirements.
As a general guide:
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enquiries and professional correspondence that do not result in a client engagement may normally be retained for up to 24 months following the last substantive communication; and
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records relating to client engagements, contracts and financial transactions may normally be retained for up to 7 years following the end of the relevant engagement.
Technical and website usage information is retained in accordance with the settings and retention practices of the relevant technology providers and for no longer than reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
We may retain information for longer where reasonably necessary to comply with a legal obligation or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
9. Information security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against accidental or unlawful loss, destruction, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.
However, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights to:
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access personal information held about you;
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request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
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request erasure of personal information in certain circumstances;
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request restriction of processing;
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object to certain processing, including processing for direct marketing;
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receive certain personal information in a portable format;
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withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
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object to certain decisions based solely on automated processing.
Berkeley Research does not currently make decisions about individuals based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exemptions.
To exercise your rights, contact contact@berkeley-research.com. We will normally respond within 1 month, subject to any extension permitted by applicable law.
11. Complaints
If you have concerns about how Berkeley Research handles your personal information, please contact us in the first instance at contact@berkeley-research.com.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”).
Information about the ICO and how to make a complaint is available from the ICO website.
12. Third-party websites
The Website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. Berkeley Research does not control those websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices or content.
You should review the privacy information provided by the relevant third party before providing personal information.
13. Children
The Website and Berkeley Research’s services are directed at professional and institutional users and are not intended for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the Website.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business, technology, service providers, regulatory status or applicable law.
The current version will be published on the Website with the date of the latest update shown above.