How Hedged Edge Handles Personal Information

This Privacy Policy explains how Hedged Edge collects, uses, stores, shares and protects personal information when you visit our website, submit an application, contact us, interact with our content, communicate with our onboarding team or engage with partner-related materials.

For this Privacy Policy, Hedged Edge, we, us or our refers to the owner and operator of this website and related online materials. You or your refers to any visitor, user, applicant, partner, affiliate, introducer or other person who accesses the website or provides information to us.

By using this website or submitting information through our forms or communication channels, you acknowledge that your personal information may be processed as described in this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the Hedged Edge website, application forms, partner enquiry forms, contact forms, communications, referral links, analytics tools, advertising technologies and other online interactions connected with Hedged Edge.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, platforms, brokers, payment providers, messaging apps, social media platforms or external services that may have their own privacy policies.

We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us, information collected automatically through the website and information received through partners, referral links or communication channels.

We only collect information that is relevant to website use, applications, communications, onboarding, partner enquiries, analytics, marketing, compliance or business operations.

When you apply for access to Hedged Edge, we may ask for details such as your full name, contact information, country of residence, approximate starting amount, applicant type, preferred contact method, referral code and any message you choose to provide.

Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance. The information you provide may be used to review your enquiry, assess whether further onboarding may be appropriate, contact you, request additional information and manage the application process.

You should not provide false, misleading or incomplete information.

When you visit the website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, log files or similar technologies.

This may include IP address, device type, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, referral source, approximate location, form interactions, CTA clicks, WhatsApp click events, application events and website performance data.

This information helps us understand website performance, improve user experience, measure marketing effectiveness and protect the website against misuse.

We may use cookies, pixels, tags and similar technologies to operate the website, improve functionality, understand visitor behaviour and measure marketing performance.

These technologies may support essential functionality, security, analytics, performance monitoring, form tracking, conversion tracking, advertising measurement, remarketing, retargeting, referral tracking and partner attribution.

Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before using non-essential cookies or tracking technologies. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality or tracking accuracy.

We may use personal information to operate and maintain the website, respond to enquiries, review access applications, contact applicants, manage onboarding communications, assess suitability for further discussion and process partner, affiliate or introducer enquiries.

We may also use information to manage referral or partner codes, improve website content, analyse campaign performance, track conversions, prevent fraud or misuse, comply with legal or regulatory obligations, maintain records, protect our business and enforce our policies.

We do not use your personal information to guarantee acceptance, participation or any specific outcome.

Where applicable data protection laws require a legal basis for processing personal information, we may rely on consent, contractual necessity, legitimate interests or legal obligation.

Consent may be withdrawn where processing is based on consent, but withdrawal will not affect processing carried out before the withdrawal.

If you submit a form, apply for access, contact us or request information, we may use your contact details to respond to you by email, phone, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, online forms or other messaging channels you provide or request.

Where permitted, we may send marketing or informational communications related to Hedged Edge, educational content, application updates, partner opportunities or related services.

You may unsubscribe or opt out of marketing communications at any time. We may still send non-marketing communications related to your application, enquiry, legal notices, compliance matters or other necessary operational issues.

If you access the website through a partner, affiliate, introducer, referral code or campaign link, we may collect and process information relating to that referral.

This may include referral source, partner code, campaign link, landing page visited, application submission, conversion event, country or region, applicant type, approximate starting amount and communication status.

This information may be used to attribute referrals, manage partner relationships, monitor lead quality, prevent abuse and maintain internal reporting.

We may share personal information where necessary with trusted third parties, service providers, professional advisers or related parties, including hosting providers, form and CRM providers, email tools, analytics providers, communication tools, legal advisers, security providers and authorised representatives.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. Your personal information may be processed or stored in countries outside your country of residence where service providers operate internationally.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including legal, compliance, accounting, dispute resolution, fraud prevention, security and legitimate business purposes.

We take reasonable technical, organisational and administrative measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

No website, online communication system or electronic storage method is completely secure. You submit information at your own risk and should avoid sending highly sensitive information through unsecured channels.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to certain processing of your personal information, and to withdraw consent where applicable.