TradeiNet Data Policy Effective Date: June 30, 2025 This policy explains the types of data TradeiNet ("we", "our", or "us") collects, how we use that data to support the TradeiNet platform, and how we share and manage that data to protect user rights. It applies to all products and features we offer via www.tradeinet.com, our mobile apps, and other associated digital services (collectively, "Products").
I. What Types of Information Do We Collect?
- Information You Provide We collect the content, communications, and other information you provide when you: • Create an account; • Post or share content (including images, comments, ratings); • Send or receive messages; • Fill in forms or complete your profile; • Participate in surveys, polls, contests, or promotions. This includes metadata (e.g., timestamps, geolocation, file dimensions) that is automatically associated with your content.
- Information From Others We receive and process information about you that other users provide when they interact with you, tag you in content, or message you through the platform.
- Connections & Network Data We collect information about your interactions, such as: • Who you follow and who follows you; • Which groups or trades you're involved in; • How often and in what ways you engage with other users or communities.
- Device and Technical Data We collect data from and about the devices you use to access TradeiNet. This includes: • Device attributes (OS, hardware model, app version); • Device operations (e.g., foreground activity, app crashes); • Identifiers (device IDs, advertising IDs); • Network info (IP address, ISP, signal strength); • Cookie and local storage data; • GPS or location data (if enabled via permissions); • Access to features like your camera, microphone, or photos (if granted).
- Information From Partners We may receive data from our marketing, analytics, or payment partners to improve our services, subject to their having lawful rights to collect and share this data. For example, we may receive: • Device and browsing behavior; • Interaction with third-party ads or links; • Information about your engagement with partner services (even if you’re not logged in to TradeiNet).
II. How Do We Use This Information? We use your data to provide, personalise, protect, and improve TradeiNet’s services:
- Service Delivery & Personalisation • Recommend posts, groups, trades, or job leads; • Suggest content and people you might like to follow; • Personalise your feed, notifications, and ads.
- Safety, Integrity & Security • Authenticate accounts and prevent fraud; • Detect and stop spam, abuse, or policy violations; • Investigate suspicious behavior.
- Research & Development • Improve features through aggregated usage insights; • Test and iterate on new functionality.
- Communication • Notify you of updates, offers, or account activity; • Respond to your questions or support requests; • Send system alerts and transactional notices.
- Advertising & Insights • Provide ad targeting (without sharing personally identifiable data with advertisers); • Help advertisers understand how their campaigns perform; • Report aggregated and anonymised usage statistics to partners.
III. How Do We Share This Information?
- On the TradeiNet Platform • Your profile, posts, comments, and interactions may be visible to others, depending on your privacy settings; • Public content may be accessible by users without an account or via third-party tools like search engines or APIs.
- With Third-Party Partners We share your data only when necessary and always under agreements that protect your rights. Examples include: • Service providers: hosting, analytics, email delivery, customer support; • Advertisers and measurement partners: only aggregated or de-identified data; • Legal and regulatory entities: where required by law or for public safety; • New owners: if TradeiNet is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale. We do not sell your personal information.
IV. Your Choices & Controls You can manage your information through your account settings: • Update or delete your profile; • Adjust visibility of your content; • Opt-out of marketing communications; • Revoke access to device permissions; • Request data export or deletion via info@tradeinet.com. When you delete your account: • Your posts and data are permanently removed from your profile; • Data shared by others (e.g. mentions or reposts) is not deleted; • Residual backup data may persist for a limited period for legal or recovery purposes.
V. Legal Obligations & Harm Prevention We may access or disclose your data: • In response to a lawful request (e.g. subpoena, court order); • When required under Australian or international data law; • To detect, investigate, or prevent fraud, abuse, or imminent harm; • To protect TradeiNet, its users, or the general public. In such cases, we aim to notify you unless legally prohibited.
VI. Data Retention We retain your data only for as long as necessary to provide our services or as required by law. Retention periods vary by data type and context. Data associated with deleted accounts is removed from active systems unless otherwise required.
VII. Changes to This Policy We may update this Data Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will: • Post the updated policy on www.tradeinet.com; • Notify you via app or email (where appropriate); • Offer the opportunity to review and accept the revised policy.
VIII. Contact Us For questions, feedback or to make a data request, contact: Email: info@tradeinet.com Postal Mail: TradeiNet, Attn: Data Policy, [Insert address here]