3.1 Introduction
PropelPips respects user privacy and is committed to handling personal data responsibly, lawfully, and transparently. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, how we may share it, how long we may retain it, and the choices available to users.
By using the PropelPips website, client dashboard, trading evaluation services, support channels, forms, payment flows, verification services, or related systems, users acknowledge this Privacy Policy.
3.2 Personal Data We May Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal data:
A. Identity and Account Data
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number where provided
- Country or region
- Date of birth where required for eligibility or verification
- Username, account ID, challenge details, dashboard profile
B. Verification and Compliance Data
- KYC/identity verification status
- Government ID details processed through approved verification providers where applicable
- Proof-of-address status where required
- Liveness/selfie verification results where required
- Sanctions, fraud, duplicate-account, and compliance screening indicators where lawful and applicable
C. Payment and Transaction Data
- Purchase records
- Invoice and billing details
- Payment status and transaction references
- Wallet or crypto transaction references where crypto payments are supported
- Chargeback, dispute, and refund history
We do not intentionally store full card details or sensitive payment credentials where payment is handled by external payment processors.
D. Trading and Programme Data
- Account size and programme type
- Trading history and simulated performance data
- Orders, positions, gains, losses, equity, drawdown, and rule-compliance metrics
- Reward requests and payout-related records
- Compliance review notes related to account use
E. Technical and Device Data
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Operating system
- Login timestamps
- Session logs
- Security, anti-fraud, and access-control signals
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies, where enabled
F. Communications
- Support tickets
- Emails and chat messages sent to PropelPips
- Feedback, complaints, requests, and dispute communications
3.3 Purposes of Data Processing
We may use personal data to:
- Create and manage user accounts
- Provide access to evaluation services, dashboards, and platform tools
- Process purchases, invoices, refunds, and payment confirmations
- Assess evaluation performance and rule compliance
- Review and process reward eligibility and reward requests
- Conduct KYC, fraud prevention, abuse detection, and risk reviews
- Prevent duplicate accounts, payment abuse, copy trading abuse, or other prohibited activities
- Provide customer support and respond to requests
- Send service-related notifications and account updates
- Improve website security, service reliability, and user experience
- Comply with applicable legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, or dispute-resolution obligations
3.4 Legal Basis and Consent
Where applicable law requires it, PropelPips will rely on a valid legal basis for processing personal data, such as:
- User consent
- Performance of a service or contract requested by the user
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Prevention of fraud, misuse, or security threats
- Legitimate business interests where permitted by applicable law
Where consent is used, users may withdraw consent through the available support or account channels, subject to legal or operational limits where data must be retained for compliance, dispute handling, fraud prevention, or service records.
3.5 How We Share Personal Data
We may share personal data only where reasonably necessary with:
- Payment processors and transaction service providers
- Identity verification and KYC vendors
- Cloud hosting, database, email, analytics, security, and infrastructure providers
- Trading platform, dashboard, and account administration service providers
- Professional advisers such as legal, accounting, or compliance consultants
- Authorities, regulators, law enforcement, or dispute-resolution bodies where required by law or valid request
- Acquirers or successors in connection with a merger, restructuring, or sale of business assets, subject to appropriate safeguards
We do not sell personal data to advertisers.
3.6 International Processing
Depending on the tools and service providers used, personal data may be processed in countries other than the user’s country of residence. PropelPips will take reasonable steps to use service providers and safeguards appropriate to the nature of the data and applicable law.
3.7 Data Retention
PropelPips may retain personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide services and maintain user accounts
- Review trading activity and reward eligibility
- Process refunds, disputes, and chargebacks
- Meet legal, accounting, tax, fraud prevention, and compliance obligations
- Resolve complaints and enforce agreements
Retention periods may vary by data type and legal requirement. Data that is no longer required may be deleted, anonymised, or securely archived where appropriate.
3.8 User Rights
Subject to applicable law, users may request:
- Access to personal data held by PropelPips
- Correction or updating of inaccurate information
- Erasure of personal data where applicable
- Withdrawal of consent where processing relies on consent
- Information about how personal data is used
- Grievance redressal through the designated support channel
Requests may be submitted through the official support email or ticketing channel published on the website. PropelPips may request identity verification before acting on data-rights requests.
3.9 Security Measures
PropelPips aims to use reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational safeguards to protect personal data against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
These measures may include:
- Access controls
- Password protections
- Role-based permissions
- Secure hosting providers
- Logging and monitoring
- Restricted internal access where appropriate
No system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but PropelPips will work to reduce risks and respond appropriately to incidents.
3.10 Cookies and Analytics
PropelPips may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- Maintain login sessions
- Remember user preferences
- Analyse website performance
- Improve platform functionality
- Prevent fraud and abuse
Users may be able to control cookies through browser settings or a cookie notice where implemented.
3.11 Children
PropelPips services are intended only for users who meet the minimum legal age required to enter into the service agreement in their jurisdiction. PropelPips does not knowingly provide evaluation services to minors where prohibited by law.
3.12 Privacy Contact and Grievances
Questions, requests, or complaints relating to privacy may be submitted through the official PropelPips support channel or designated privacy contact published on the website (see Support).
3.13 Changes to This Privacy Policy
PropelPips may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be published on the website with a revised effective date. Continued use of the services after publication may be treated as acknowledgement of the updated policy, subject to applicable law.
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