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I. Who we are
This data privacy, use and retention notice (the “Privacy notice”) applies to all personal information collection and processing activities carried out by Caspay Services S.R.O. or its subsidiaries (referred to as “Cashaa”). Cashaa is a data controller in respect of personal information that we process in connection with our business (including the products and services that we provide through the Cashaa app). In this notice, references to “we”, “us” or “our” are references to Cashaa. Cimburkova 916/8, 130 00, Prague 3- Zizkov. (registration number 19694571) and our privacy email address is [email protected]. We respect individuals’ rights to privacy and to the protection of personal information. The purpose of this Privacy Notice is to explain how we collect and use personal information in connection with our business. “Personal information” means information about a living individual who can be identified from that information (either by itself or when it is combined with other information). We may update our Privacy Notice from time to time. When we do we will communicate any changes to you and publish the updated Privacy Notice on our website. We would encourage you to visit our website regularly to stay informed of the purposes for which we process your information and your rights to control how we process it.
II - The Information we process
We collect and process various categories of personal information at the start of, and for the duration of, your relationship with us. We will limit the collection and processing of information to information necessary to achieve one or more legitimate purposes as identified in this notice. Personal information may include:
- Basic personal information, including name and address, date of birth and contact details
- Financial information, including account and transactional information and history.
- Goods and services we provide to you.
- Visual images and personal appearance (such as copies of passports or real-time biometric facial scans).
- Online profile and social media information and activity, based on your interaction with us and our websites and applications, including for example your login information, Internet Protocol (IP) address, smart device information, location coordinates, online and mobile app security authentication, mobile phone network information, searches, site visits and spending patterns.
III - How we obtain information
Your information is made up of all the financial and personal information we collect and hold about you/your business and the proprietors, officers and beneficial owners of that business and your transactions. It may include: information you give to us; information that we receive from third parties – including other Cashaa group companies, third parties who provide services to you or us, credit reference, fraud prevention or government agencies, and other financial institutions (where permitted by law); information that we learn about you through our relationship with you and the way you operate your accounts and/or services, such as the payments made to and from your accounts; information that we gather from the technology which you use to access our services (for example location data from your mobile phone, or an IP address or telephone number) and how you use it (for example pattern recognition); and information that we gather from publicly available sources, such as the press, the electoral register, company registers and online search engines.
IV - Your rights
We want to make sure you are aware of your rights in relation to the personal information we process about you. We have described those rights and the circumstances in which they apply in the table at Schedule A. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, if you have any queries about how we use your personal information that are not answered here, or if you wish to complain to our Data Protection team, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note that in some cases, if you do not agree to the way we process your information, it may not be possible for us to continue to operate your account and/or provide certain products and services to you through the Cashaa app or website. In the event our relationship with you terminated (for example, you choose to close your Cashaa Account), you may request the erasure of your personal data by contacting [email protected]. Please note that Cashaa will only comply with such requests to the extent it is legally obligated to and depending on your account activity until that date, certain personal data may be maintained in accordance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing legislation to which Cashaa is subject.
V - Changes to the way we use your information
From time to time we may change the way we use your information. Where we believe you may not reasonably expect such a change we will notify you and will allow a period of at least 30 days for you to raise any objections before the change is made. However, please note that in some cases, if you do not agree to such changes it may not be possible for us to continue to operate your account and/or provide certain products and services to you through the Cashaa app.
VI - How we may use and share your information with other Cashaa group companies
We will only use and share your information where it is necessary for us to lawfully carry out our business activities. Your information may be shared with and processed by other Cashaa group companies. We want to ensure that you fully understand how your information may be used. We have described the purposes for which your information may be used in detail in a table in Schedule B – Purposes of Processing.
VII - Sharing with third parties
We will not share your information with anyone outside of the Cashaa group except:
- Where we have your permission.
- Where required to provide your product(s) or service(s).
- where we are required by law and by law enforcement agencies, judicial bodies, government entities, tax authorities or regulatory bodies around the world.
- With other financial institutions and third parties where required by law to help recover funds that have entered your account as a result of a misdirected payment by such a third party; with third parties providing services to us, such as market analysis and benchmarking, correspondent banking, and agents and sub-contractors acting on our behalf, such as the companies which print our packing labels and provide your currency accounts.
- With other financial institutions to help trace funds where you are a victim of suspected financial crime and you have agreed for us to do so, or where we suspect funds have entered your account as a result of a financial crime.
- With debt collection agencies.
- With credit reference and fraud prevention agencies.
- With third-party guarantors or other companies that provide you with benefits or services (such as insurance cover) associated with your product or service.
- Where required for a proposed sale, re-organisation, transfer, financial arrangement, asset disposal or other transaction relating to our business and/or assets held by our business.
- In anonymised form as part of statistics or other aggregated data shared with third parties or Where permitted by law, it is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, and it is not inconsistent with the purposes listed above.
VIII - Transferring information overseas
We may transfer your information to or your information may be collected directly by organisations in other countries (including other Cashaa group companies, for example in India, where Cashaa’s Customer Support function is located) on the basis that anyone to whom we pass that information or who collects it directly protects it in the same way we would and in accordance with applicable laws In the event that we transfer information to countries outside of the European Economic Area (which includes countries in the European Union as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), we will only do so where:
- the European Commission has decided that the country or the organisation we are sharing your information with will protect your information adequately.
- the transfer has been authorised by the relevant data protection authority; and/or we have entered into a contract (deed of adherence) with the organisation with which we are sharing your information (based on the model clauses proposed by the European Commission) to ensure your information is adequately protected.
IX - Marketing information
Upon signing up to use Cashaa’s services, you consented to and told us that you want to hear from us regarding marketing updates, as is expressly stated at the Sign-Up stage of opening a Cashaa Account. We will send you relevant marketing information (including details of other products or services provided by us or other Cashaa group companies which we believe may be of interest to you), by email. If you change your mind about how you would like us to contact you or you no longer wish to receive this information, you can simply unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by clicking “Unsubscribe” in any previous communication we have sent or by contacting us at: [email protected]
X - Communications about your account
We will contact you with information relevant to the operation and maintenance of your Cashaa account (including updated information about how we process your personal information), by a variety of means including via, email, text message, and in-app notifications. If at any point in the future you change your contact details you should tell us promptly about those changes. We may monitor or record calls, emails, text messages or other communications in accordance with applicable laws for the purposes outlined in Schedule A – Purposes of Processing.
XI - Fraud prevention
We may access and use information from fraud prevention agencies when you open your account and periodically to:
- Manage and take decisions about your accounts.
- Prevent criminal activity, fraud and money laundering.
- Check your identity and verify the accuracy of the information you provide to us
XII - How long we keep your information
By providing you with products or services, we create records containing your information, such as customer account records and activity and transaction records. Records can be held on a variety of media (physical or electronic) and formats, but they are primarily held electronically. We manage our records to help us to better serve our customers (for example for operational reasons, such as dealing with any queries relating to your account) and to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Records help us demonstrate that we are meeting our responsibilities and to keep as evidence of our business activities. Retention periods for records are determined based on the type of record, the nature of the activity, product or service, the country in which the relevant Cashaa company is located and the applicable local legal or regulatory requirements. We (and other Cashaa group companies) normally keep customer account records for up to six years after your relationship with Cashaa ends. Retention periods may be changed from time to time (or waived where deemed low-risk) based on business or legal and regulatory requirements. Where there has been no activity on your Cashaa account since it was opened, we we will routinely delete your data after a period of 6 months, as you will be deemed an “unactivated user”. If there has been any transactional activity on your account, we will maintain your data until you request that we delete it, unless we are obligated to maintain such data to comply with our legal obligations. We may on exception retain your information for longer periods than those stated above, particularly where we need to withhold destruction or disposal based on an order from the courts or an investigation by law enforcement agencies or our regulators. This is intended to make sure that Cashaa will be able to produce records as evidence, if they’re needed. If you would like more information about how long we keep your information, please contact us at: [email protected]
XIII - Schedule A – your rights
Rights description Access – You have a right to get access to the personal information we hold about you.If you would like a copy of the personal information we hold about you, please write to: [email protected]. For more information on how to get access to your information and the documents we need you to submit, please email [email protected]. You will be required to complete a form outlining your request and will also need to provide proof of your identity (to ensure we are dealing with the account owner). Rectification – You have a right to rectification of inaccurate personal information and to update incomplete personal information. If you believe that any of the information that we hold about you is inaccurate, you have a right to request that we restrict the processing of that information and to rectify the inaccurate personal information. Please note that if you request us to restrict processing your information, we may have to suspend the operation of your account and/or the products and services we provide to you through the Cashaa app. For more information on how to rectify your information and the documents we need you to submit, please email [email protected]. You will be required to complete a form outlining your request and will also need to provide proof of your identity (to ensure we are dealing with the account owner). Erasure – You have a right to request that we delete your personal information.You may request that we delete your personal information if you believe that:
- We no longer need to process your information for the purposes for which it was provided; we have requested your permission to process your personal information and you wish to withdraw your consent; or
- We are not using your information in a lawful manner.
- Any of the information that we hold about you is inaccurate;
- We no longer need to process your information for the purposes for which it was provided, but you require the information to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or
- We are not using your information in a lawful manner.
XIV - Schedule B – schedule of purposes of processing
We will only use and share your information where it is necessary for us to carry out our lawful business activities. Your information may be shared with and processed by other Cashaa group companies. We want to ensure that you fully understand how your information may be used. We have described the purposes for which your information may be used in detail in the table below: Schedule Schedule A. contractual necessity We may process your information where it is necessary to enter into a contract with you for the provision of our products or services or to perform our obligations under that contract. Please note that if you do not agree to provide us with the requested information, it may not be possible for us to continue to operate your account and/or provide products and services to you. This may include processing to:
- Assess and process applications for products or services;
- Provide and administer those products and services throughout your relationship with Cashaa, including opening, setting up or closing your accounts or products;
- Collecting and issuing all necessary documentation;
- Executing your instructions;
- Processing transactions, including transferring money between accounts;
- Making payments to third parties;
- Resolving any queries or discrepancies and administering any changes. Calls to our service centre and communications to our mobile and online helplines may be recorded and monitored for these purposes.
- Manage and maintain our relationships with you and for ongoing customer service. This may involve sharing your information with other Cashaa group companies to improve the availability of our services, for example enabling customers to visit branches of other Cashaa group companies;
- Administer any credit facilities or debts, including agreeing repayment options;
- And communicate with you about your account(s) or the products and services you receive from us.
- Confirm your identity, including using biometric information and facial recognition technology and other identification procedures, for example fingerprint verification;
- Perform checks and monitor transactions and location data for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and to comply with laws relating to money laundering, fraud, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, and international sanctions. This may require us to process information about criminal convictions and offences, to investigate and gather intelligence on suspected financial crimes, fraud and threats and to share data with law enforcement and regulatory bodies;
- Share data with other financial institutions and third parties to help recover funds that have entered your account as a result of a misdirected payment by such a third party;
- Share data with police, law enforcement, tax authorities or other government and fraud prevention agencies where we have a legal obligation, including reporting suspicious activity and complying with production and court orders;
- Deliver mandatory communications to customers or communicating updates to product and service terms and conditions;
- investigate and resolve complaints;
- conduct investigations into breaches of conduct and corporate policies by our employees;
- manage contentious regulatory matters, investigations and litigation;
- perform assessments and analyse customer data for the purposes of managing, improving and fixing data quality;
- provide assurance that Cashaa has effective processes to identify, manage, monitor and report the risks it is or might be exposed to;
- investigate and report on incidents or emergencies on Cashaa’s properties and premises;
- coordinate responses to business-disrupting incidents and to ensure facilities, systems and people are available to continue providing services;
- And monitor dealings to prevent market abuse.
- monitor, maintain and improve internal business processes, information and data, technology and communications solutions and services;
- Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery and responding to information technology and business incidents and emergencies;
- ensure network and information security, including monitoring authorised users’ access to our information technology for the purpose of preventing cyber-attacks, unauthorised use of our communications systems and websites, prevention or detection of crime and protection of your personal data;
- provide assurance on Cashaa’s material risks and reporting to internal management and supervisory authorities on whether Cashaa is managing them effectively;
- perform general, financial and regulatory accounting and reporting;
- protect our legal rights and interests; and enable a sale, reorganisation, transfer or other transaction relating to our business.
- Identify new business opportunities and to develop enquiries and leads into applications or proposals for new business and to develop our relationship with you;
- send you relevant marketing information (including details of other products or services provided by us or other Cashaa group companies which we believe may be of interest to you);
- understand our customers’ actions, behaviour, preferences, expectations, feedback and financial history in order to improve our products and services, develop new products and services, and to improve the relevance of offers of products and services by Cashaa group companies;
- monitor the performance and effectiveness of products and services;
- assess the quality of our customer services and to provide staff training. Calls to our Customer Support teams and communications to our mobile and online helplines may be recorded and monitored for these purposes;
- perform analysis on customer complaints for the purposes of preventing errors and process failures and rectifying negative impacts on customers;
- compensate customers for loss, inconvenience or distress as a result of services, process or regulatory failures;
- identify our customers’ use of third-party products and services in order to facilitate the uses of customer information detailed above; and
- combine your information with third-party data, such as economic data in order to understand customers’ needs better and improve our services.
- carry out financial and insurance risk assessments;
- manage and take decisions about your accounts;
- carry out checks (in addition to statutory requirements) on customers and potential customers, business partners and associated persons, including performing adverse media checks, screening against external databases and sanctions lists and establishing connections to politically exposed persons;
- share data with fraud prevention agencies and law enforcement agencies;
- trace debtors and recovering outstanding debt;
- for risk reporting and risk management.