Effective Date: October 2, 2025
This Cookies & GDPR Policy explains how [Company Legal Name] ("Company", "we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on the Continental Card platform ("Service"), and describes your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website or use an online service. They allow us to recognize your browser, store preferences, improve security, and personalize your experience.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the operation of the Service (e.g., login, account security).
- Performance Cookies: Collect anonymous data on how visitors use our Service to improve usability.
- Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., language, region, settings).
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand traffic and user interactions through analytics providers.
- Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant ads and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
3. How We Use Cookies
- To authenticate users and maintain sessions.
- To prevent fraud, enhance security, and detect suspicious activity.
- To analyze traffic and usage trends to improve the Service.
- To remember user preferences and settings for convenience.
- To deliver personalized content and advertising where applicable.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third parties (e.g., payment processors, analytics providers, advertising networks). These third parties may collect information about your online activities across different websites and services, subject to their own privacy policies.
5. Managing Cookies
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings. Please note:
- Blocking essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features of the Service.
- You may opt-out of analytics and advertising cookies using consent banners or cookie settings provided on our site.
- For EU/EEA users, we use a cookie consent tool to collect and manage your preferences as required by GDPR.
6. GDPR – Your Rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar data protection laws, you have the following rights:
- Right of Access: Request access to personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal requirements.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of how we process your data.
- Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service provider in a structured format.
- Right to Object: Object to processing, including direct marketing activities.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your data based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
7. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data under the following legal bases as required by GDPR:
- Performance of a contract (e.g., providing payment services).
- Compliance with legal obligations (e.g., AML/CTF regulations).
- Legitimate interests (e.g., fraud prevention, improving the Service).
- Consent (e.g., for analytics, marketing, cookies requiring opt-in).
8. Data Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to and stored in countries outside the EEA or your home jurisdiction. Where this occurs, we implement appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) to ensure data protection.
9. Data Retention
We keep cookie data and analytics information only as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. Legal or regulatory obligations may require longer retention periods for certain records.
10. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Cookies & GDPR Policy from time to time. Material updates will be communicated via our website or by email before they become effective.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, requests, or complaints about this Cookies & GDPR Policy, please contact us:
📧 Email: [Support Email]
📍 Address: [Company Legal Name], [Registered Address], [Jurisdiction]