Privacy

At Blooming.fund, we process personal data. It is important to us that you know how we handle your personal data, so that you can be confident that your data is in good hands with us.


What do we use your data for?


To enter into an agreement when you become a customer with us.

In order to welcome you as a customer, we need personal data. For example, we must receive a copy of an identity document to establish your identity. Without the requested personal data, we cannot fulfill our contractual, as well as certain legal obligations.

To fulfill our contractual obligations with you as a customer.

If you are a customer with us, we want to serve you well. To do this, we process personal data. For example, to fulfill orders, we use your name and details of your deposits. The same applies to the parties we work with to fulfill our contractual obligations. Please refer to the Circle Fund memorandum for this purpose. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent, unless necessary for the performance of work in accordance with the contract entered into.

To maintain the relationship with you.

In addition to using your personal data to fulfill our contractual obligations, we also use the data to provide you with additional information, for example through our newsletters, or to approach you for customer surveys. Should you not appreciate this, you can indicate this.

To process them based on a legitimate interest that outweighs your interest as a customer.

For example, to prevent fraud. For this purpose, we may compare data from public records and warning systems with personal data on file.

To fulfill legal obligations.

Legislation and regulations may require us to share personal data with, for example, regulators or a government agency. We are always careful in this respect. In addition, within the framework of retention obligations, we are obliged to retain certain data for a period of seven years after an agreement has been terminated.

For the development of our services.

In order to serve you well, we are constantly working to develop our services. In doing so, we may use data about our website visits. In some cases, we also process personal data to perform analyses in order to improve our services.

We do not collect more personal data than necessary for the above purposes, except with your express consent. If you consent to the use of your personal data, you may withdraw it at any time.

What are your rights?

As a data subject, you have a number of rights including the right to access your personal data and the right to correct personal data if it is inaccurate. You can also ask us to restrict the processing of your data or transfer your data. In some cases, there is the right to erasure of data. This request may not conflict with legal obligations and the retention obligation.

A request for inspection, correction or deletion etc. should be made known by sending an email to:compliance@circle.fund.

If you disagree with the processing of your data based on a government task, or on a balancing of interests, you have the right to object.

Finally, you have the right to file a complaint with Circle Fund Management B.V. or with the regulator, being the Authority for Personal Data, if you disagree with the way we process your personal data.

Cookies

We would like a visit to our website to be as pleasant and smooth as possible for you. To this end, we use different types of cookies. These are small files that are automatically placed on your computer, mobile or tablet when you visit our website.

These cookies make the use of the website more enjoyable. In addition, these cookies allow us to analyze how the website is used in order to improve it, as well as to further develop our services. We cannot identify you personally from the cookies we use.

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when a cookie is sent. However, some functions of the website may not function correctly if cookies are disabled. You can also subsequently delete cookies at any time.

Security level

We protect the data entrusted to us through various technical and administrative security measures. In this way, we make every effort to reduce the risk of loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or alteration. These include data encryption, physical and procedural access controls and firewalls. If you believe that data has been misused, please let us know as soon as possible.

Privacy policy changes

Our privacy policy is consistent with current laws and regulations and with the use of and opportunities within our current services. We reserve the right to modify our privacy policy. Any changes in laws and regulations or our services may lead to changes in this privacy policy. You can view our current privacy policy on our website at any time. It is advisable to do this regularly.