Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
Global Health Ecosystems (GHE) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This notice explains what information we collect, why we use it and your rights.
Who we are
Global Health Ecosystems Ltd is a UK-registered not-for-profit company working to strengthen health research, innovation and investment ecosystems.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Global Health Ecosystems Ltd is the data controller for the personal information covered by this notice.
If you have any questions about this notice or how we use your information, please contact us at partnership@ghecosystems.org
What information we collect
We may collect and process personal information including:
- your name, job title, organisation and contact details
- information you provide when you contact us, work with us or participate in a GHE project, event, workshop, interview or consultation
- information relating to our clients, partners, consultants, suppliers and other professional contacts
- communications between you and GHE and
- limited technical information about how you use our website, where this is collected through cookies or analytics.
We may receive this information directly from you, from your organisation, from project partners or from publicly available professional sources.
We do not seek to collect sensitive or special category personal information through our website. Where a particular project requires us to collect this type of information, we will explain why it is needed and how it will be used.
How and why we use your information
We use personal information where necessary to:
- respond to enquiries and communicate with you
- develop and manage relationships with clients, partners, consultants and suppliers
- deliver our projects, research, events, workshops and other activities
- manage contracts, payments and our organisational operations
- share relevant information about GHE's work and activities where appropriate
- improve our website and understand how it is used and
- meet our legal, regulatory and contractual obligations.
Depending on the circumstances, our lawful basis for processing your information will usually be that it is necessary to perform or prepare for a contract, to comply with a legal obligation, or for our legitimate interests in operating GHE and delivering our work.
Where we rely on consent, for example, where consent is required for particular communications or uses of information, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
Sharing your information
We do not sell personal information.
We may share information where necessary with organisations and individuals that help us operate GHE and deliver our work, including professional advisers, consultants, project partners and providers of IT, cloud storage, website, communications and other business services.
We may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to protect our legal rights.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we require appropriate data protection and confidentiality safeguards.
International working
GHE works internationally and some of our projects, partners and service providers are located outside the UK.
Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place as required by UK data protection law.
How long we keep information
We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to meet legal, contractual, accounting and reporting requirements.
Retention periods vary according to the nature of the information and our relationship with you. We periodically review the information we hold and securely delete or anonymise information that is no longer required.
Keeping your information secure
We take appropriate organisational and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.
Access to information is limited to GHE staff, contractors and service providers who need it for legitimate business purposes.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
- access the personal information we hold about you
- ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- ask us to delete your information
- ask us to restrict how we use your information
- object to certain uses of your information
- receive certain information in a portable format and
- withdraw your consent where we rely on consent to process your information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact partnership@ghecosystems.org
You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate effectively and understand how visitors use the site. Where required, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies.
Changes to this notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, services or legal obligations. The latest version will always be available on our website.