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We, Kristal Advisors (SG) Pte Ltd or Kristal.AI Middle East Limited and other members of the Kristal Group (as defined below) (collectively referred to as "Kristal.AI", โweโ, โusโ, โourโ hereinafter) recognize the importance of safeguarding your personal data and are committed to protecting your personal data under the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Data Protection Regulations 2021(ADGM DPR) or the Personal Data Protection Act, 2012 (Singapore). Where applicable, we may also comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data and on the Free Movement of Such Data, and Repealing Directive 95/46/EC (the โGDPRโ).
The Services, Platform and Applications (all, as defined hereinbelow) are owned and operated by Kristal.AI, where such expression shall, unless repugnant to the context thereof, be deemed to include its respective representatives, administrators, employees, directors, officers, agents and their successors and assigns.
By accessing, using and/or registering for the Platform, Services and/or Applications, whether directly through a mobile device, mobile application or computer, or indirectly through third parties, the User (as defined below) agrees to be bound by the terms of service (the โTerms of Serviceโ), the client agreement signed between Kristal.AI and the User for availing the Services (the โClient Agreementโ) and this Privacy Policy (the โPolicyโ) and is deemed to have provided consent to Kristal.AIโs collection, use, disclosure and processing of Personal Data (as defined below), regardless of whether the User creates an account/login credentials to avail of the Services.
This Policy (together with the Terms of Service, Client Agreement and any other document(s) referred to in the Terms of Service and the Client Agreement) sets out the basis on which any Personal Data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be collected, used, disclosed and processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your Personal Data and how we will treat it.
Kristal.AI is a controller of the Personal Data collected from you through the Platform, Services and/or the Application.
The headings of each section in the Policy are only for the purpose of organizing the various provisions under the Policy in an orderly manner and shall not be used by either Party (as defined below) to interpret the provisions contained herein in any manner. Further, it is specifically agreed to by the Parties (as defined below) that the headings shall have no legal or contractual value.
Please notify us and stop using our Services immediately if you do not consent to this Policy.
Definitions
โApplicationโ, singular or plural, refers to any of our html-based / internet-based computer programs, smart phone, tablet or personal computer applications and all other software programs made available to Users by us.
โContentโ means (1) any information, data, text, software, code, scripts, music, sound, photos, graphics, videos, messages, tags, interactive features, or other materials that you post, upload, share, submit, or otherwise provide in any manner to the Platform; and (2) any other materials, content, or
data you provide through any channel to Kristal.AI.
โCore Dataโ means statistical collective data amongst users produced by the Kristal Group as part of the Service.
โCustomersโ means registered Users of the Platform who have completed the onboarding procedure comprising but not limited to Know Your Customer (โKYCโ) checks and risk profiling. For the avoidance of doubt, Users who are simply accessing information on the Platform or Users who have completed the โsign-upโ process but not the KYC checks and risk profiling process are not Customers.
โIntellectual Propertyโ means the technology and Content of the Services, including, but not limited to, the โlook and feelโ (such as text, graphics, images, illustrations, logos, button icons) of our Platform, Applications and all other material, Core Data, photographs, videos, tutorials, editorial content, notices, software and other content, that are the property of the Kristal Group (and/or its licensors), which is protected by copyright, trademark, patent and other intellectual property laws in all applicable jurisdictions.
โKristal Groupโ includes Kristal.AI (using whatever trading names as it considers appropriate for its business and marketing purposes) and any company which may from time to time be established and which may fall under the majority ownership and control of the officers of Kristal.AI including the parent or holding company and any subsidiary and any company which has a strategic or operational partnership agreement with the Company. Kristal Group shall include without limitation to the following: O2O Technologies Pte Limited, O2O Software Services Private Limited, Kristal.AI Technologies Ltd, Kristal.AI Capital Private Limited, Kristal Advisors Private Limited, Kristal Advisors (HK) Ltd, Kristal.AI Holdings Pte. Ltd, Kristal.AI Middle East Limited.
โKristalsโ are the strategies or products the Customer may invest in. The singular form is referred to as โKristalโ.
โOpt-Outโ means (as the case may be) a tick on our login page indicating your refusal to our use of your Personal Data and the mechanism explained in Clause 9.
โPartyโ refers individually to each of you and the Kristal Group.
โPartiesโ refer to both you and the Kristal Groupcollectively.
"Personal Data" means any information related to a natural person, or โData Subjectโ, that can be used to directly or indirectly identify the person and includes your name, address, identification number, phone number, payment details and/or other information by which you may be personally identified., your IP address, cookies, third partyโs cookies and web pages that have been viewed by you.
"Personal Financial Data" means financial account statements and other financial data that you provide to us or authorize us to have access in order to deliver the Services to which you have subscribed.
"Platform" means www.kristal.ai or such website or any other mobile application powered by O2O Technologies Pte Ltd to provide Services, but does not include any website or mobile application owned or operated by a third party that may be accessed from any page on www.kristal.ai or mobile application powered by O2O Technologies Pte Ltd.
"Services" means the account aggregation, portfolio visualization, advisory, transaction execution, order management, analytics and reporting services and other services made available by the Kristal Group in relation to the investments made by the Customer in one or more Kristals. Apart from investments made by the Customer in Kristal(s), Services also includes Kristal Group acting as a referrer to identify and refer prospective clients to other third-party services and/or platforms and the conducting of events or the provision of information via third party service providers. Services offered may vary across jurisdictions. It is clarified that the use of the Platform and Services shall be subject to the fees payable by you in accordance with the Client Agreement ("Fees").
"User" capitalized or otherwise, means the person who accesses and/or uses, the Services, and, if authorized and applicable, the entity on whose behalf any person accesses or uses the Services and includes users who accesses the internal/BackOffice, RM App/enterprise solution and client portal / iOS and android App powered by us. It is clarified that the term User shall include all Customers, our employees, any intermediatory and their representatives.
"You" capitalized or otherwise means the User or Customer. "Your", capitalized or otherwise, has a corresponding meaning.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 In order to provide Services to you, we may collect, use, process, or disclose the following data about you:
ย ย ย ย ย (h) details of bank/ broker accounts which you link to our Platform.
(Clauses 1.1 (a) to (g) shall together be referred to as "Additional Information")
1.2 ย You agree that if you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities or postings on the Platform, we may collect and/or store such information.
1.3 ย The regulations applicable to you, will be based on the booking center i.e. Kristal.AI Middle East Limited (โKristal UAEโ) or Kristal Advisors (SG) Pte. Ltd. (โKristal SGPโ), as applicable, you are onboarded (the โBooking Centreโ). The Customers shall be able to view the Booking Center in the welcome letter generated once the Customer completes the process of onboarding.
2. Uses Made of the Data
3. Cookies Policy
3.1 ย We may automatically track certain information about you based upon your behavior on our Platform or while accessing our Services. You agree that we may use such information to do internal research on our Users' demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand, protect and serve our Users. This information is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis.
3.2 ย The Platform uses cookies to distinguish you from other Users of the Platform. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Platform and also allows us to improve the Platform. By continuing to browse the Platform, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our Platform.
3.3 ย A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer and of your other device if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
3.4 ย You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of the Platform. If you do not consent to our use of cookies, you should adjust your browser settings accordingly or not use any of the Services. You further agree that if you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities or postings on the Platform, we may collect and/or store such information.
3.5 We use the following cookies:
3.6 Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. For the avoidance of doubt, this Privacy Policy does not cover the use of cookies by any third parties, and we are not responsible for their privacy policies and practices. Please be aware that cookies placed by third parties may continue to track your activities online even after you have left our Platform, and those third parties may not honour โDo Not Trackโ requests that you have set using your browser or device.
4. Analytics
4.1 ย We may use the following third-party web analytics services on the Platform. The service providers that administer these services use technologies such as cookies, web server logs and web beacons to help us analyze how visitors use the Platform. The information collected through these means (including IP address) is disclosed to these service providers, who use the information to evaluate use of the Platform. These analytic services may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the marketing materials of their own advertising network.
4.2 ย Google Analytics
5. Security
5.1 What we do
(a) ย We are committed to the safety and security of your Personal Data. We use a world class cloud infrastructure provider for storing all information and for hosting the Platform. We place your Personal Data in an encrypted database and file system and deploy firewalls, SSL and encryption technology for data transmission.
(b) ย We may hold your Personal Data on servers in Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, India and/or any other territories in order to comply with the applicable law and/or as we see fit from time to time. We may also transfer your Personal Data to our overseas offices or to any of the persons listed in clause 2.5 above, who may be located in any part of the world. Such transfers are undertaken in accordance with applicable laws and regulatory obligations. Please refer to Clause 8 for the details.
(c) We subject ourselves to regular checks by third party security evaluation specialists and restrict access to your ย Personal Data by our staff on a need-to-know basis only. Once we have received your Personal Data, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent, as far as is reasonably possible, unauthorized access to your Personal Data.
(d) You shall accordingly agree that we shall not be held liable for any accidental dissemination of Personal Data that has occurred in spite of our best efforts and procedures to maintain confidentiality.
5.2 What you should and should not do
You should keep your user ID/username and password strictly confidential at all times and should not share these details with anyone. In public areas, you should exercise caution and not leave your computer/device unattended especially whilst logged into your account. The use of established malware and virus protection software and apps for your device is recommended. You should also avoid using public computer terminals to access your account, unless you can adequately verify that the terminal is free from spyware and that you can erase all of your information upon exiting the terminal. We will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from unauthorized access to your account due to any failure to comply with these precautions.
6. Changes to this Policy
By using the Platform, you agree to the terms of this Policy. We may revise the terms of this Policy from time to time and will always present the most up-to-date version on our Platform. It is your responsibility to periodically review and keep yourself appraised of the latest terms but, if any revision meaningfully affects your rights, we will take reasonable steps to notify you of such changes.
7. Third Party Links
Our Services and Platform may contain links to third party applications/websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another application/website over which we have no control and will bear no responsibility. Often these applications/websites require you to enter your Personal Data and further, use and collect your Personal Data. We encourage you to read the privacy statements/policies on all such applications/websites as their policies may differ from our Policy and Terms of Service. You agree that we shall not be liable for any breach of your privacy of Personal Data or loss incurred by your use of these applications/websites.
8. Data Retention - International Transfers
8.1 We retain Personal Data for as long as it is necessary. It may be archived as long as we believe that the purpose for which it was used still exists. We will retain your Personal Data until the purpose for which that Personal Data was collected is no longer being served by the retention of the Personal Data, and the Personal Data does not need to be retained any longer for any legal or business purpose. If any part of the Personal Data has been collected as part of our AML/CFT measures, we may retain such Personal Data for at least six (6) years after the termination of the business relationship with you.
8.2 ย If you decide to stop using our Services, we will delete all your Personal Data within a reasonable time after the termination of the Services or after cessation of the subject matter to which such Personal Data relates, subject to retention for purposes of complying with applicable laws, resolving disputes, enforcing the terms of our agreement with you and protecting our legitimate interests.
8.3 ย Sometimes, the Personal Data we collect in accordance with this Policy may be retained, transferred, or processed outside the territory you are situated in. We will take measures that are reasonably within our means to ensure that the recipient(s) of your Personal Data located outside the territory where you are situated will provide to your Personal Data an adequate level of protection. However, if data needs to be retained, transferred to, or processed in countries that have less stringent personal data protection laws than those applicable in your territory we will transfer your Personal Data as below., in order to provide you with the Services, you are deemed to consent to such transfer, storage, or processing in providing your Personal Data to us during your use of the Platform.
8.4 ย We will only transfer your Personal Data outside of the ADGM or EEA where applicable, for clients whose booking is Kristal.AI Middle East Limited :
You can request further detail about the safeguards that we have in place in respect of transfers of Personal Data ย ย ย outside of the ADGM or EEA where applicable and where applicable a copy of the standard data protection clauses that we have in place, by contacting us at: kamel- compliance@kristal.ai.
8.5 ย Where your Personal Data must be shared with third parties in circumstances that are not reasonably contemplated within the normal course of our dealings with you, we would usually first seek your consent unless the disclosure:
8.6 If you are a resident of the EU, and if we do store any of your data in the EEA, when we transfer the data outside the EEA under Clause 5 and 7, this is done either on the basis that it is necessary for the performance of the agreement with you, or that the transfer is subject to the applicable laws in the EU or under the GDPR.
9. Direct Marketing Policy
10. Rights in relation to your Personal Data
You may have the following rights in relation to your Personal Data (under the ADGM DPR or if you are a resident of EU then under the GDPR):
ย ย ย ย ย ย 10.1 Right to information. You are entitled to request confirmation from us at any time as whether we are ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย processing your Personal Data. If this is the case, you are also entitled to receive information about such ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Personal Data and other specific information including contact details of the controller and the purposes and ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย legal bases for processing your Personal Data.
ย ย ย ย ย ย 10.2 Right to erase the information ("Right to be forgotten") - You may request that we delete the data we ย ย ย ย ย ย ย hold about you in the following circumstances:
11. Complaints Process. Data Protection Officer
In the event you have any grievances or questions about the Policy or if you wish to make a complaint regarding any violation of the provisions of the Policy and the way your Personal Data is processed, you may contact us at the details as set out below:
For Users whose bookings Center is Kristal Advisors (SG) Pte. Ltd.
Name: Vishi Rajvanshi
Email ID: vishi.rajvanshi@kristal.ai
For Users whose bookings Center is Kristal.AI Middle East Limited
Name: Prateek Gupta
Email ID: prateek@kristal.ai
For Users who are residents of the European Union: Name of Controller: Srinivas Handadi
Email:srinivas.handadi@kristal.ai
Name of EU Representative: Srinivas Handadi
Email: srinivas.handadi@kristal.ai
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