Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2026 · Allez

1. Who We Are

Allez ("we", "us", "our") is a company registered in England and Wales, headquartered in London. We trade agricultural commodities — sugar, grains, and edible oils — across Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data collected through this website and our business communications, in line with UK GDPR. It applies to visitors, trade enquirers, business contacts, and job applicants.

2. Data We Collect

Information you provide directly

• Name, job title, and company name
• Email address and telephone number
• Trade enquiry details — commodity, volume, delivery requirements
• CV and professional history (job applicants)
• Any other information you include in messages sent to us

Information collected automatically

• IP address and approximate location (country/city level)
• Browser type, device type, and operating system
• Pages visited, time on site, and referral source
• Cookie identifiers (see Section 5)

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to trade enquiries and provide commodity pricing information
• Communicate with business counterparties and prospective buyers
• Process job applications and manage recruitment
• Improve and maintain this website
• Comply with legal obligations including AML, KYC, and sanctions screening requirements applicable to commodity trading
• Analyse website usage to understand how visitors interact with our content

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable data protection law requires us to identify a legal basis for processing, we rely on:

• Legitimate interests — for responding to business enquiries, maintaining trading relationships, and website analytics
• Contract performance — for processing information necessary to fulfil trade agreements or employment contracts
• Legal obligation — for AML/KYC compliance, sanctions screening, and regulatory reporting
• Consent — where you have explicitly opted in to marketing communications

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and analyse site traffic. For full details of the cookies we use and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.

6. Third Parties

We may share your data with the following categories of third parties where necessary:

• IT and hosting providers — who process data on our behalf under data processing agreements
• Professional advisers — lawyers, accountants, and auditors under duties of confidentiality
• Regulatory authorities — where we are legally required to disclose information (e.g., UK regulatory authorities, relevant sanctions authorities)
• Trade finance counterparties — banks and financial institutions involved in letters of credit and trade finance where disclosure is required to complete a transaction

We do not transfer personal data outside the United Kingdom and EEA without appropriate safeguards in place.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above:

• Trade enquiry data: up to 24 months from last contact
• Executed contract data: 7 years to meet accounting and regulatory requirements
• Job applicant data: 6 months if unsuccessful; duration of employment if hired
• Website analytics data: 26 months on a rolling basis

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention obligations)
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include encrypted communications, access controls, and regular security reviews. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.