Privacy Policy

We are PCX Singapore Pte. Ltd. (referred to as the “Platform”, “PCX”, “PCX Markets”, “PCX Marketplace”, “we”, “us” or “our”) and we are committed to protecting our stakeholders’ and customers’ personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 of Singapore (“PDPA”) and other applicable data protection laws.

“Personal data” means any data about an individual who can be identified (a) from that data, or (b) from that data and other information to which we have or are likely to have access to, as more specifically defined under the PDPA and other applicable data protection laws.

Our privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how we collect, use, store and protect personal data. The Privacy Policy also describes how you can control the personal data that we hold on you, and your rights on your personal data, where applicable.

We may from time to time update the Privacy Policy to ensure that it is consistent with future developments, industry trends and/or any changes in legal or regulatory requirements, or as we deem appropriate. Such changes will be published here and effective upon publication. Please check the Privacy Policy regularly for updated information/version. Your continued access and/or use of our website, our products and/or our services will constitute your agreement to the Privacy Policy in effect and your consent to our use and processing of your information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

Information that we collect from you

We collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about or relating to you, including but not limited to the following:

Identity and contact data, which includes your name, and other identification number, telephone number, mailing address & email address
Financial data, which includes information about your financial position, status and history, and payment account details (such as bank, credit, payment or other payment details);
Transaction data, which includes details about payments to and from your accounts with us;
Technical data, which includes details about the devices and technology you use including internet protocol address, your login data, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website, products and/or services;0
Usage data, which includes information about how you use our website, products and/or services, including cookies, IP address, and account details; and/or
Blockchain data, which includes blockchain addresses and public keys.

How we collect information from you

We collect personal data from or relating to you in various ways, including but not limited to the following:

when you access and/or use our website, products and/or services (or part thereof);
when you submit forms relating to our website and/or any of our products or services;
when you register for or use any of our services on websites owned or operated by us or when you register as a member of websites owned and/or operated by us, or use services on such websites;
when you interact with our personnel such as customer service officers, marketing representatives and agents;
when you request that we contact you;
when you ask to be included in an email or other mailing list;
when you respond to our promotions and other initiatives;
when you enter into agreements with us (including our subsidiaries);
when we receive references from business partners and third parties, for example, where you have been referred by them;
when you submit personal data to us for any other reason; and/or
if you are a PCX Markets user, PCX, or our analytics partner(s), collect and process information on your use of the website.

The information collected and processed includes pages visited, links clicked, non-sensitive text entered, and mouse movements, as well as information more commonly collected such as the referring URL, browser, operating system, and Internet Protocol (“IP”) address. We use publicly available sources to approximate your geographic region and Internet Service Provider based on your IP address. We use the term “Usage Data” to refer to this information about your use of the website that we collect. We collect information that may be personally identifiable, such as IP addresses. Also, you may choose to interact with the website or PCX Marketplace in a way that results in your providing Personal Information to PCX Markets, such as giving us your name, email address, and username when signing up for a free trial of the PCX Marketplace.

Purposes for the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Data

Generally, PCX collects, uses and/or discloses personal data and Usage Data, and you consent to such collection, use and/or disclosure by PCX, for the following purposes:

to provide products and services to you;
to communicate with you on matters relevant to your relationship with or interest in us;
to assess and improve the products and services that you use or may use;
to selectively send you information about our products, services, activities and/or events that may be relevant to you;
to fulfill the contractual/legal obligations under the contracts or other legal arrangements entered between us and you, or entered into between the PCX Markets related corporations, affiliates, partners and/or representatives and you;
to protect and enforce our contractual and legal rights and obligations;
to verify your identity;
to conduct audits, reviews, and analysis of our internal processes for action planning and managing commercial risks;
to comply with any applicable rules, laws and regulations, codes of practice or guidelines or to assist in law enforcement and investigations by relevant law enforcement agencies, regulatory authorities and other governmental agencies, anywhere in the world; and/or
any other purpose relating to any of the above.

We may share personal data with our related corporations, services providers, agents and other third parties, with your consent for the purposes set out above and any other reasonable ancillary purposes, for legal reasons, or where permitted under the PDPA and other applicable laws, such as in response to law enforcement agencies.

Cross Border Transfers of Personal Data

If we transfer personal data to countries outside Singapore, it will be done in accordance with the relevant provisions under Singapore laws and regulations. We will also comply with applicable laws and regulations in relation to transfers of personal data outside countries where the personal data is collected.

Third Party Data

Where you disclose personal data of other individuals to us, you warrant that such individuals have consented to us collecting, using and/or disclosing such personal data for: (i) the relevant purpose for which you made the disclosure or as was notified to you at the relevant time; and (ii) the other purposes as described above in this Privacy Policy.

Other Websites

Our websites may contain links to other websites which are not maintained by PCX. This privacy policy only applies to the PCX website. When visiting these third-party web sites, you should read their privacy policies which will apply to your use of the web sites.

Marketing Communications

It is in our legitimate interests to process personal data to selectively contact you and/or send you information about our products, services, activities and/or events that may be relevant to you (“Marketing Communications”).

You may opt-out of receiving Marketing Communications by using the unsubscribe link contained in the email communications or by contacting us at [email protected]

Cookies

When you browse our websites, we use cookies to store information about how you use these websites in order to improve the quality of service provided to you. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use different types of cookies on our website to make your interaction with our website easy and meaningful. The website may include first-party cookies (i.e. cookies that send data directly to PCX and contractors acting on our behalf, including cookies used to monitor, analyze, and administer the website) and third-party cookies (i.e. cookies that send data to our contractors for their commercial use).

We use cookies that are session-based and persistent-based. Session cookies exist only during one session. They disappear from your computer or device when you close your browser software or turn off your computer. Persistent cookies remain on your computer or device after you close your browser or turn off your computer.

Examples of Cookies we use:

Strictly Necessary / Essential Cookies: Some cookies are essential to the operation of our services on the website. Without these cookies, we may not be able to provide certain services or features, and the website may not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. Because strictly necessary cookies are essential to operate our services on the website, if you choose to use a product on our website, there is no option to opt out of these cookies.
Performance Cookies: We and our service providers may use analytics cookies, which are sometimes called performance cookies, to collect information about your use of the website and enable us to improve the way it works. Analytics cookies collect information about how you use the website, for instance, which pages you go to most. The information allows us to see the overall patterns of usage, help us record any difficulties users may have while using the website. Note that blocking these cookies may impact the functionality you receive when using our website.
Functionality Cookies: In some circumstances, we may use functionality cookies which allow us to provide enhanced and more personalized content and features, such as customizing a certain webpage or application page. In order to permit your connection to the website, our servers receive and record information about your computer and browser, potentially including your IP address, browser type, and other software or hardware information. All of these features help us to improve your visit and assist in navigation of the website features
Third Party Cookies: In some circumstances, we may work with third parties to provide services on our websites. For example, we use analytics services supported by third party companies who generate analytics cookies on our behalf. We may not have access to these cookies, although we may use statistical information arising from the cookies provided by these third parties to customize content and for the other purposes described above. These companies may also transfer this information to other parties where required to do so by law, or where such other parties process the information on their behalf. We may not control these third-party cookies and their use may be governed by the privacy policies of the third parties employing these cookies.

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.

Retention of personal data

We retain personal data about or relating to you for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which such personal data was collected (including the purposes stated in section entitled “Purposes for the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Data” above), and take reasonable measures to destroy any personal data that is no longer necessary to meet those purposes.

Security measures

All personal data is kept confidential and we take all reasonable measures to protect it from unauthorized or accidental access, processing or loss, by implementing appropriate physical, electronic and supervisory controls.

For any concerns regarding your personal data, please reach out to our Data Protection Officer through [email protected]

How you can control your information

If you do not want us to contact you via electronic messaging, you may select the “unsubscribe” option in all our electronic communications with you. We also comply with the Singapore Spam Control Act.

You may email us at [email protected] if:

you want to be removed from our customer database;
you believe we have inaccurate information about you and you want to correct such data;
you wish to know what personal data we have on you in connection with your relationship with us and how your personal data has been used; or
you have any questions on our handling of your personal data.

It is important to note that we use personal data to provide you with the products and services you wish to use. We also comply with various regulatory requirements in doing so, including the requirements for customer due diligence. Withdrawal of consent for PCX to collect, use or disclose personal data means that we may need to stop these activities. The absence of certain key personal data, including but not limited to your name, address, email and/or telephone contacts, personal identification numbers or banking information, may cause us to be unable to continue providing the relevant products and services to you.