Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of Alpend ("we," "our," or "us") pertaining to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information on https://alpend.com/ and related applications and products we offer (the "Services" or "Alpend").

Overview

Your right to privacy and the protection of your personal data is important to us. The following sections provide further details as to how we process your personal information through Alpend. We don't share your information with third parties except to deliver you our Services and products, comply with the law, make Alpend better, protect our rights, or effectuate a business transfer. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Unless indicated otherwise, this Privacy Policy does not apply to third party products or services or the practices of companies that we do not own or control, including other companies you might interact with on or through our services. Alpend operates as a non-custodial platform that enables users to participate in decentralized financial products, including money market supply and borrow services on the Canton Network. Alpend does not store, manage, or control private keys, wallet balances, or user funds. Any transactions conducted using Alpend are recorded on Canton Network, which operates independently of us. Your privacy and security while interacting with these networks are determined by their protocols, and Alpend has no control over how blockchain data is processed or stored.

How do you accept this policy

By using Alpend, including downloading one of our applications or visiting our website, you agree to the use, disclosure, and procedures outlined in this Privacy Policy.

What information is covered under this policy

This Privacy Policy covers your personal information. Personal information is information or an opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. All personal information received in connection with our business is subject to strict rules of confidentiality.

Common examples may include your name, username, password, IP address, unique device identifiers, gender, signature, address, telephone number, email, date of birth, bank account and digital wallet details, billing and credit or debit card details, photos and videos of you, other identification credentials and biographical details, and commentary or opinions about you.

Personal information that we may collect from you

We may collect some or all of the following types of personal information:

  • information that you give us through your dealings with us;
  • information that we may collect from you; and
  • information that we may receive from you or from other third party sources.

By agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you consent to the fact that you are aware that we are collecting your personal information and disclosing it as required by us and in accordance with applicable privacy laws and principles.

How we use the information we gather

You consent to the disclosure of your personal information to any of our related entities. This may include:

  • contact you when necessary;
  • respond to your comments, questions, or issues related to bugs or errors with Alpend;
  • provide you with additional information;
  • send you information and marketing materials about services and products available through Alpend;
  • train our team members;
  • providing our Services;
  • investigating and/or preventing suspected fraud or other criminal activities or misuse of our services;
  • notifying you about any changes to our products, website, and/or other software and/or mobile applications, brand or services offered; and
  • managing our relationships with you and our other customers.

Your rights with respect to the processing of personal data

We recognise the below rights which you enjoy under the applicable data protection law with respect to your personal data:

  • Right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data.
  • Right of access to whether we have stored your personal data.
  • Right to rectification if your personal data stored by us is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to erasure if the data is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected.
  • Right to restriction of processing.
  • Right to data portability.
  • Right to object to processing.
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

Data retention

We will only keep your information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which your personal information was originally collected. We will delete your information after a reasonable time.

Data security

We are committed to ensuring that your personal information is protected in accordance with applicable laws and our data privacy policies. We use a combination of physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your information during transmission and storage.

Children's Privacy

Our Services are not targeted towards children, and our users must be at least eighteen (18) years old to use our services. We don't knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. If you have questions, please email us at [email protected].

Questions

We'd be happy to answer any questions. Contact us at [email protected]