This Privacy Policy describes how IndieFunded ("we", "us") collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you visit our website or use our services. By using our services, you consent to the practices described here.
1. Information we collect
Information you provide
- Account details such as your name, email address, and phone number.
- Identity and verification information (e.g. KYC documents) where required for payouts or compliance.
- Payment information processed by our payment partners. We do not store full card numbers on our servers.
- Communications you send to our support team.
Information collected automatically
- Device and browser data, IP address, and approximate location.
- Usage data such as pages viewed, features used, and trading activity on the platform.
- Cookies and similar technologies (see Section 5).
2. How we use your information
- To create and manage your account and provide the evaluation and funded-account services.
- To process payments and, where applicable, payouts.
- To verify identity, prevent fraud, and enforce our Terms.
- To provide customer support and respond to your requests.
- To improve and secure our platform and analyse usage.
- To send service updates and, with your consent, marketing communications.
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
3. Legal bases for processing
We process personal data where it is necessary to perform our contract with you, to comply with legal obligations, for our legitimate business interests (such as security and service improvement), and/or based on your consent where required by applicable law, including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
4. How we share information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with:
- Service providers who process payments, host infrastructure, provide analytics, or support customer service, under appropriate confidentiality obligations.
- Professional advisers, regulators, or authorities where required by law or to protect our rights.
- A successor entity in connection with a merger, acquisition, or reorganisation.
5. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember preferences, measure performance, and understand how the site is used. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling some cookies may affect functionality.
6. Data retention
We retain personal information for as long as your account is active and for as long thereafter as needed to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When data is no longer required, we delete or anonymise it.
7. Data security
We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect your information, including encryption in transit and access controls. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to access, correct, update, or delete your personal information, to withdraw consent, and to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.
9. International transfers
Your information may be processed on servers located outside your country of residence. Where we transfer data internationally, we take steps to ensure an appropriate level of protection.
10. Children
Our services are not directed to individuals under 18, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page and revise the "last updated" date above.
12. Contact us
For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, email support@indiefunded.in.
Note: This document is provided for general informational purposes and should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel to ensure compliance with the laws applicable to your business and users.