Introduction

MineTrade, operated by MineTrade International Limited ("we", "us", or "our"), is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others, and how we keep it secure.

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1. Information We Collect

 

Personal Information: When you register for an account, make a purchase, or engage with our services, we collect information such as your name, email address, contact details, and payment information.

 

Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you use our services, including IP addresses, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited.

 

Cookies: We use 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 site.

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2. How We Use Your Information

 

Service Provision: To manage your account, provide you with our services, process transactions, and respond to inquiries.

Marketing: With your consent, we may use your information to send you updates about our products or services. You can opt out of these communications at any time.

Improvement of Services: To analyse usage patterns to improve our site and services.

Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, protect the rights and safety of our users, and detect fraud or security threats.

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3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR & UK Data Protection Act 2018)

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Consent: Where you have given consent for processing your personal data for one or more specific purposes.

Contract: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.

Legal Obligation: When we need to comply with a legal obligation.

Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

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4. Sharing Your Information

 

Third Parties: We may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services (e.g., payment processing, data analysis, email delivery). These providers are bound by confidentiality obligations.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., court orders).

Sale or Merger: In the event of a business restructuring, merger, or sale, your data may be transferred as part of such a transaction.

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5. Data Security

1. We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed.

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6. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

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7. Your Rights Under GDPR and UK Data Protection Act 2018

1. Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

2. Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal data.

3. Right to Erasure: You can ask for your data to be deleted in certain circumstances.

4. Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict processing of your data.

5. Right to Data Portability: You have the right to have your data transferred to another controller.

6. Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground.

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8. International Transfers

Data may be processed outside the UK, but we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or the UK Information Commissioner's Office.

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9. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

MineTrade International Limited 5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5PF

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10. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

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11. Cookies

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

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By using MineTrade, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

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Last Updated: 14 April 2025