INTRODUCTION
1.1. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) informs you how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from, or of the media on which that data is stored) and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you. We will from time to time update this Policy as we undertake new personal data practices or adopt new privacy policies.
1.2. This website www.thaurus.com is operated by Thaurus Ltd, incorporated under the laws of Mauritius, under registration number 190871 and having its registered office at Suite 602, 6th Floor, Hennessy Tower, Pope Hennessy Street, Port-Louis, Republic of Mauritius (hereinafter referred to only as the “Thaurus”). Through this website you may learn about the products and services offered by Thaurus, register to become a client, access market news, and interact with tools or applications we provide. You will be able to learn access most parts of the website without registering your personal data with Thaurus. However, we use cookies and similar technologies which provide us with personal data about you. You can read more about our cookies and your choices in our Cookie Policy.
1.3. Our website may include links to our Affiliates websites, plug-ins and
applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow our Affiliates to collect data about you. When you enter our Affiliates’ websites, we encourage you to read such websites’ privacy policies.
PURPOSE
2.1. This Policy aims to give you information on how Thaurus collects and processes your personal data through your use of our website, including any data you may provide through the website when you register with us and/or purchase a product or service. Our website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
2.2. This Policy supplements our Terms of Business and it is important that you read this Policy in conjunction with such terms.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS
3.1. In addition to having links to our Affiliates’ websites, our website may also include links to other third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow such third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. We you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every third-party website you visit.
DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
4.1. We collect adequate and relevant personal data, limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is processed.
4.2. Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified.
4.3. We may collect, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:
- Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name, government identification number, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender
- Contact Data includes billing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers
- Financial Data includes bank account and payment card details, source of funds or wealth
- Transaction Data includes details about payments to and from you, your trading activity and any other details of products and services you have purchased from us
- Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website
- Profile Data includes your username and password, orders made by you and your feedback
- Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products and services
- Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us, our Affiliates and our third parties, your communication preferences and records.
4.4. We may also collect, use and share aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. The aggregated data we may collect is not considered personal data as it will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your usage data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific feature of our website. However, in the event we combine or connect aggregated data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat such combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this Policy.
DATA REQUIRED BY LAW
5.1. Where we are required by regulations to collect personal data, or under our Terms of Business, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the agreement we have or are trying to enter into with you to provide you with our products and services. In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
USES MADE OF THE DATA
6.1. We use different methods to collect data from you and about you which will be used in the following ways:
– Information you give us will be used to:
- carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
- provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
- provide you, or permit our Affiliates and selected third parties to provide you, with information about goods or services we feel may interest you. If you are an existing customer, we only contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale to you. If you are a new customer, and where we permit selected third parties to use your data, we (or they) will contact you by electronic means only if you have consented to this. If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes, please tick the relevant box situated on the form on which we collect your data;
- notify you about changes to our service;
- ensure that content from our website is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer.
– Information we collect about you will be used to
- administer our website and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
- improve our website to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
- allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
- part of our efforts to keep our website safe and secure;
- measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
- make suggestions and recommendation to you and other users of our website about goods or services that may interest you or them
– Information we receive from other sources may be combined with information you give us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above, depending on the types of information we receive.
COOKIES
7.1. Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our website. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie Policy.
DISCLOSURE OF THE DATA
8.1. We may share your information with any of our Affiliates, which means our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries. We may also share your information with selected third parties such as:
- Business partners, service providers and contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with you
- Advertisers and advertising networks that require that data to select and service relevant adverts to you, without disclosing information about identifiable individuals
- Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our website.
8.2. We may also disclose your personal information if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal information in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms of Business, or to protect our rights, property, our clients or others. This includes exchanging information with other organisations for the purposes of fraud protection.
STORAGE OF THE DATA
9.1. The data we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored within and outside the EEA, and may be processed by our staff or our Affiliates’ staff which may be engaged in, among other things, with the approval of your account, fulfillment of your orders, the processing of your payment details and the provision of compliance and support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to the transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy.
9.2. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
DATA SECURITY
10.1. We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from pabeing accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
10.2. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
DATA RETENTION
11.1. We are required by regulation to keep information about our clients, including Identity, Financial, Transaction Data for 5 years after you cease being our clients.
11.2. In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data. See your Legal Rights below for further details.
11.3. In some circumstances we will anonymise your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS
12.1. You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you before collecting your data if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes.
12.2. You have the right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data or by contacting us.
12.3. You have the right to request access, correction, and transfer of your personal data. At any time, you have the right to object to the processing of your data and to withdraw your consent to its processing.
12.4. Your right to access your data will not bare a fee (or to exercise any other rights), however, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we could refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.
12.5. You have the right to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal and/or regulatory reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.
CONTACT DETAILS
13.1. If you have any questions about this Policy or our privacy practices, please contact via contact form on our website or write us to legal@thaurus.com.