ApeTheNews

INTRODUCTION

ApeTheNews ("ApeTheNews" or "the Service"), operated by ApeTheNews LLC, is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information ApeTheNews LLC collects, how it is used, and the steps taken to ensure your data remains secure while using our cryptocurrency trading and news aggregation service.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Account Information

Email Address: When you sign in using email authentication, we collect your email address for account identification and communication purposes.

How We Use It: Your email address is used for account identification, subscription management, and essential service communications. We do not review, analyze, or access your email for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

Trading Configuration Data

We maintain only the data necessary for service operation and regulatory compliance.

Analytics and Advertising

Usage Data: We use analytics tools to collect anonymous usage data about how visitors interact with our website, such as pages visited and time spent on site.

Purpose: We use this data solely to track our own performance and improve our website. We may potentially use this data to run ads in the future, but we do not currently do so.

Your Trading Data Protection: We never collect, track, or sell your trading strategies, positions, or financial data for marketing purposes. The analytics tools are used only on our marketing website and do not track your activity within the trading platform itself.

Cryptocurrency and Trading Data

Transaction Records: When you use trading features in ApeTheNews, transaction data is stored in our secure database.

Purpose: We collect this data to:

Comply with applicable financial regulations and anti-money laundering (AML) requirements
Optimize our trading services and provide accurate position tracking
Provide you with comprehensive trading history and analytics
Ensure service continuity and account recovery

Data Collected: Transaction hashes, wallet addresses, trade amounts, timestamps, trade types (long/short positions, orders, etc.), and associated metadata.

Data Protection: This data is stored securely with encryption. It is never shared with third parties except when:

Required by law enforcement agencies with proper legal authority (subpoena, warrant, or court order)
Necessary to comply with legal obligations or regulatory requirements
Required for service operation (e.g., exchange API integration)

Data Retention: Trading data is retained in accordance with financial regulatory requirements and to maintain service continuity.

COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

How We Use Cookies

ApeTheNews uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide, improve, and protect our services. Cookies are small data files that we store on your browser or device. They enable us to remember your preferences, understand how you use our application, and analyze our website performance.

Types of Cookies We Use

Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our application. They enable core functionality such as security, authentication, and remembering your trading preferences. You cannot opt out of these cookies.

Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to understand how you interact with our website, which helps us improve it. These cookies collect information about your usage patterns, such as which features you use most frequently and any errors you encounter.

Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner where you can choose which non-essential cookies you wish to allow. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of our website.

Data Processing

We process data collected through cookies in accordance with applicable data protection laws. For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For users outside the EEA, we process data in accordance with local laws and regulations.

Data Retention

We retain cookie data for no longer than necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Data Sharing

We share cookie data only with trusted analytics providers for analytics purposes. We do not sell your data to any third parties.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY

No Data Sales

We do not sell your personal information, trading data, or configuration data to any third parties under any circumstances.

No Internal Data Access

Nobody at ApeTheNews accesses your trading data or personal information without your explicit consent or as required by law. Your trading configurations and data are stored solely to provide you with the service functionality. Our team does not view, analyze, or otherwise access this information for any reason other than technical support when explicitly requested by you.

No Unsolicited Communications

We will never send you marketing emails without your explicit consent to subscribe to such communications.

DATA SECURITY

We take appropriate measures to protect your information from unauthorized access or disclosure. This includes:

Encryption for sensitive data such as API keys
Secure server infrastructure with regular security updates
Access controls and authentication mechanisms
Regular security audits and monitoring
Compliance with industry security standards

DATA RETENTION

We retain your data only as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations:

Account Data: Retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period after closure
Trading Data: Retained in accordance with financial regulatory requirements
News Data: Automatically purged after 90 minutes for optimal performance
Analytics Data: Retained for service improvement purposes

USER RIGHTS

Under applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:

Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of your personal information if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer your personal information to another service provider in certain circumstances.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@apethenews.ai.

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

We process your personal information on the following legal grounds:

Consent: For non-essential cookies and analytics, we process your data based on your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Contractual Necessity: We process your account information and trading data to provide you with our services as agreed when you sign up for ApeTheNews.
Legitimate Interests: We process certain data to improve our services and ensure security, which is in our legitimate interest as a service provider.
Legal Obligation: We process data to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including financial reporting requirements.

INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

ApeTheNews may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own. Our servers are located in secure data centers, and we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information when transferred internationally.

POLICY UPDATES

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at support@apethenews.ai.