Privacy and Cookie Policy

Introduction

HUT4 Capital (hereafter referred to as “HUT4”, “we” or “us”), will act as the Data Controller in processing your personal data and/or personal data relating to individuals connected to your business in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, better known as the General Data Protection Regulation (hereafter referred to as the “Regulation” or “GDPR”).
“You” or “your” shall mean you, any user of HUT4 Capital website.
This privacy policy (the “Policy”) explains how we collect, retain, process, share and transfer personal data about you and individuals connected to your business, and your respective rights under the Regulation.

Information we collect

The information collected by HUT4 Capital includes information that you provide to us, information that we generate about you and information collected from other sources.
When you enter into the HUT4 Capital website, we will collect Personal Data on voluntary basis, through a data form (name and surname, email address and contact number) which would be filled in and submitted by you.

Purpose and legal basis for processing your personal data

We use your information for the following purposes:

The provision of our service to you, including the access to the online portal through which we will manage the services being offered to you;
We will process your information which has been submitted by you for the performance and communication in relation to any engagement thereof;
Marketing – For HUT4 to use your information to provide you with information about its products and services, and also products and services from other relevant third parties. The data form submitted will be considered as consent that the information we obtain will be intended for marketing purposes. Furthermore, you will be granted the option to withdraw your consent for the processing of your information for marketing purposes at any time.

Disclosure of your personal data

HUT4 will share your information with others where it is lawful to do so including where HUT4 or any third party:

needs it in order to provide you with any product or service;
has a public or legal obligation to do so for the detection and prevention of fraud, tax evasion and financial crime;
in connection with regulatory reporting, litigation or asserting or defending its legal rights and interests;
under a legitimate interest to manage risk, including financial crime risk, verify your identity; or has obtained your consent to share it.

Retention of information

Your personal data will be retained for the duration for which the engagement is ongoing, but no longer than 2 years after such engagement ceases, or for a longer period when required by a competent authority.

Your rights

You have a number of rights in relation to the personal data that HUT4 holds about you. These rights include:

the right to access information HUT4 holds about you and to obtain information about how we process it;
the right to withdraw at any time your consent without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on such consent before its withdrawal;
where applicable, the right to receive certain information you have provided to HUT4 in an electronic format and/or request HUT4 to transmit it to a third party;
the right to request HUT4 to rectify your information if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
the right to request in certain circumstances HUT4 to erase your personal data, unless this is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which HUT4 is subject to or for the establishment, exercise or defense of a legal claim;
in certain circumstances the right to obtain from us restriction to your personal data; and
the right to object at any time to processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes and to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects or similar significant effects to you, unless such decision is necessary for entering into, or performance of the agreement between you and HUT4.

You can exercise your rights at any time by contacting us directly.
Likewise, if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer at [email protected].

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device, sent from the website you visit, and our website may use them to enable the basic operation of the site, but also to improve your experience while using it. HUT4 respects your privacy and protects your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of the European Union. Cookies are used in accordance with all positive legal regulations, and they are a legal instrument in the processing of information through a filter for privacy security when using websites.

Carefully read this Policy which describes the types of cookies we use on the website to be informed of all the details about the use of cookies, as well as the information and data used for various purposes.

Cookies perform essential functions on the web and some of them are necessary for the functioning of the website, while others refer to the adjustment of the content of the website, such as review of statistics on website, visits or targeted advertising, etc.

Types of cookies that are usually processed:

Basic cookies – these cookies provide improved functionality and personalization capabilities;
Operational cookies – enable proper display of the website and its features. These cookies are mandatory because they are essential for the proper presentation of the contents of the website. They are posted by us (website name) or by third parties whose services are included on our pages;
Analytical cookies – these cookies allow us to understand how people use our site or how well it performs its functions. The information we receive is anonymous and aggregated;
Marketing cookies – allow us to publish our announcements, on our pages or on other web pages and social networks in a way that is tailored to your interests considering your previous visit to our website.

Our website usually uses first-party cookies and persistent cookies that are controlled by us and save the search when the user turns off the browser to maintain the status. These cookies enable the basic operation of the website and are all necessary to continue using our website, as well as additional cookies that you can choose to turn on or off, with a description as previously stated.

The use of indirect cookies or third-party cookies is possible to obtain standard access information and visitor behavior details without identifying the visitors to our website.

The information contained in the cookies is not used for personal identification.

You can delete all cookies that are already on your device, and you can customize most browsers to prevent cookies. If you do this, you may need to manually adjust your preferences each time you visit a website, and some services and functionality may also not work.

Most of the websites provide user control over the placement and approval of the types of cookies, except the essential cookies. If you decide to customize the cookies and disable their functionality it is possible to change the functionality of the website and your user experience. Also depending on the browser settings, if you disable the essential cookies, you may not have access to the website.

Complaints

You have also the right to raise complaints or concerns about HUT4’s use or processing of your personal information with the appropriate body regulating data protection in your country.

How we keep your personal data secure

If any personal information is obtained through cookies, such information will be stored on secure servers that are managed by us and maintained by our service providers. Personal information that we store or transmit is protected by security and access controls, including username and password authentication, two-factor authentication, and data encryption where appropriate.