PRIVACY POLICY-Trade Network Inc.

Last Updated: April 8, 2025

This Privacy Policy is intended to help you understand how we collect, use, protect, and manage your personal information online. By using our website, services, or submitting information to us, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. What Information Do We Collect?

We may collect personal information when you:

Register for an account
Submit a form or communicate with us
Make a transaction or barter exchange
Respond to a survey or marketing communication

This may include:

Name, email, phone, mailing address
Billing or payment details (processed securely by a third-party PCI-compliant payment gateway)
Social Security or Tax ID (for business identity verification)

We may also automatically collect non-personal data such as IP address, browser type, location data, and usage activity through cookies and analytics.

2. When and How Is It Collected?

Information is collected:

Directly from you via forms, emails, or transactions
Automatically when you browse our website or app (via cookies or analytics tools)

3. How Do We Use Your Information?

We use your information to:

Respond to inquiries and provide customer service
Process transactions and maintain account records
Send administrative or promotional messages (with opt-out option)
Personalize content and improve our services

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. How Do We Protect Your Information?

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards including:

SSL encryption
Secure account login credentials
Controlled internal access
Use of PCI-compliant third-party payment gateways

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tools to:

Recognize return visits
Remember user preferences
Improve navigation and experience

You may disable cookies via your browser settings, but doing so may limit functionality.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to:

Fulfill service-related purposes
Comply with legal or regulatory obligations
Resolve disputes and enforce agreements

After this, data is securely deleted or anonymized.

7. Your Rights

We respect your right to:

Access or correct your personal data
Request deletion of data, when legally allowable
Opt out of marketing communications

To exercise any rights, please contact: office@tradenetwork.org

8. Third-Party Services

We may link to third-party websites or use tools (like analytics or email platforms) that operate under their own privacy terms. Trade Network is not responsible for external content or practices.

9. Children’s Privacy (COPPA)

Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone in this age group. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent or beyond what is permitted by law, please contact us at office@tradenetwork.org. Once we become aware, we will promptly delete the information as required by applicable laws.

10. Cross-Border Use and Data Hosting

Our services are hosted in the United States. If you access our website from another country, you consent to data processing in the U.S.

11. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Our systems do not currently respond to browser-based Do Not Track (DNT) signals. We are monitoring developments related to Global Privacy Control (GPC) compliance.

12. Legal Basis and U.S. Compliance

Although not required to comply with GDPR, CCPA, or CPRA based on our size and customer base, we voluntarily align with key principles like:

Transparency in data use
Reasonable data access and correction rights
Basic consumer privacy protections

We comply with applicable U.S. privacy laws.

13. Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of such changes where required.

14. Policy Updates

We may update this policy periodically. A revised version will be posted with a new "Last Updated" date. Continued use of our Services constitutes acceptance of changes.

15. Contact Us

For questions or privacy-related requests:

Trade Network International Inc.
office@tradenetwork.org
www.tradenetwork.org