Privacy Policy
How ClawTrades collects, uses, and protects your personal information.
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1. Introduction
ClawTrades ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website and users of our platform. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the rights available to you regarding your data. By accessing or using our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of information when you interact with ClawTrades:
- Identity Data: name, date of birth, and identification documents provided during account verification.
- Contact Data: email address, phone number, and postal address.
- Financial Data: bank account details, payment information, and transaction history relating to your use of our platform.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, and operating system details.
- Usage Data: information about how you interact with our website and platform, including pages visited and features used.
- Communications Data: records of correspondence between you and ClawTrades, including support requests.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for purposes including, but not limited to:
- Creating and administering your account and verifying your identity.
- Providing, maintaining, and improving our platform and services.
- Processing transactions and communicating with you about your account activity.
- Meeting legal and regulatory obligations, including anti-money laundering checks.
- Detecting, investigating, and preventing fraudulent or unauthorised activity.
- Sending service updates, security notices, and, where you have consented, marketing communications.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Depending on the jurisdiction applicable to you, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases to process your personal data: performance of a contract with you, compliance with a legal obligation, your consent, or our legitimate interests in operating and improving our services, provided such interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.
5. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with:
- Service providers who support our operations, such as hosting, identity verification, and payment processing partners.
- Regulatory authorities, law enforcement, or other bodies where required by applicable law.
- Professional advisors, including auditors and legal counsel, where necessary.
- A successor entity in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to confidentiality safeguards.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Policy, including meeting legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Retention periods vary depending on the type of data and applicable regulatory obligations. When information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to securely delete or anonymise it.
7. Data Security
We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through our platform.
8. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the one in which you reside. Where such transfers occur, we take steps intended to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Policy and applicable law.
9. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention obligations.
- Object to or restrict certain types of processing.
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the footer of this website. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.
10. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve functionality, analyse usage patterns, and personalise content. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings; however, disabling cookies may affect certain features of our platform.
11. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third parties, and we encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
12. Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will take steps to delete it.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of our services after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the address listed in the footer of this website.