Privacy Policy
Last updated: 09-11-2024
This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as "Policy") applies to the products provided by DIN. When you use our services, we collect and use your personal information (hereinafter referred to as “PI”) in accordance with this Policy. We aim to clearly explain how we handle your PI, and we recommend reading this Policy thoroughly to understand how we protect your privacy.
We strive to present this Policy in a concise, clear, and intelligible form. We recognize the importance of PI and will make every effort to safeguard its security and reliability. Our commitment is to maintain your trust by adhering to principles such as balancing rights and responsibilities, clear purpose, consent, minimum necessary use, transparency, security, and participation of PI subjects. We also employ appropriate security measures following industry standards to protect your PI.
Before using our products, please read this Policy carefully. It will help you understand our products, services, and how to make informed choices. We strongly recommend that you provide your authorized consent based on a full understanding of this Policy.
DIN is a company established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. This document provides information on how DIN uses your personal data in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Data Protection Act.
Your Personal Data
When you provide personal information about individuals connected with you (e.g., directors, trustees, employees, shareholders, investors, clients, or agents), this information constitutes personal data under the British Virgin Islands Data Protection Act. We may also collect personal data about you from publicly accessible sources.
This data includes, but is not limited to: name, residential address, email, contact details, corporate contact information, nationality, place and date of birth, tax identification, credit history, passport number, and bank account details.
How DIN Uses Your Personal Data
As the data controller, DIN may collect, store, and use your personal data for various purposes, including:
1. Performance of a Contract
- Administering or managing DIN.
- Facilitating the continuation or termination of contractual relationships.
- Facilitating asset transfers and other transactions between you and DIN.
2. Compliance with Legal or Regulatory Obligations
- Conducting due diligence, including anti-money laundering checks and identity verification.
- Complying with applicable sanctions, tax, and law enforcement authorities.
- Surveillance, audits, and fraud prevention.
3. Legitimate Interests
- Complying with legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory obligations.
- Assessing requests you make and investigating complaints or disputes.
- Managing risk and operations, including ensuring internal compliance.
- Protecting against fraud or theft of proprietary materials.
- Seeking professional advice, including legal counsel.
- Monitoring communications where legally permitted.
DIN will only process your personal data where necessary, and after considering that our legitimate interests are not overridden by your rights or freedoms.
Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share your personal data with affiliates and delegates. In certain cases, we are legally required to share your data with regulatory authorities, who may, in turn, exchange it with foreign authorities. We may also share your data with governmental agencies and litigants when necessary.
DIN’s service providers (e.g., banks, accountants, auditors, lawyers) may process your personal data on our behalf. In cases where a service provider is subject to legal obligations, they may act as data controllers.
International Data Transfers
Due to the international nature of our business, your personal data may be transferred to jurisdictions that do not offer the same level of protection as the Data Protection Legislation. However, we ensure that personal data is processed in compliance with these requirements.
Retention and Deletion of Personal Data
We will retain your personal data as long as it is necessary for business purposes or to comply with legal obligations. Some data may be retained after your relationship with us ends. Once there is no legal or business reason to keep your data, we will delete it.
Automated Decision-Making
DIN will not make decisions that have legal or significant effects on you based solely on automated processing of your personal data, unless specific conditions are met under the Data Protection Legislation.
Your Rights
You have the following data protection rights:
- Be informed about the purposes for which your personal data is processed.
- Access your personal data.
- Stop direct marketing.
- Restrict the processing of your personal data.
- Correct incomplete or inaccurate personal data.
- Request that we stop processing your personal data.
- Be notified of personal data breaches.
- File a complaint with the Data Protection Ombudsman.
- Request the deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Changes to this Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Policy from time to time by updating it on our website.
Contact Us
We are committed to processing your personal data lawfully and respecting your data protection rights. If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy, please contact us at [email protected], marking your communication as a "Data Protection Enquiry."