Privacy Policy

1Who We Are

Equity IB is an Introducing Broker marketing platform that facilitates introductions between professional traders and referrers, and regulated broker partners. We operate this website to provide information about our IB partner programme, distribute educational marketing resources and accept enquiries and applications from prospective and existing IB partners.

For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, Equity IB acts as the data controller in respect of personal information collected through this website and our communications. Where we share your information with broker partners as part of the IB application process, those partners act as independent data controllers in relation to their own processing.

2Information We Collect

We collect personal information you provide directly, including when you complete our IB enquiry or application form, contact us by email or through our website, subscribe to programme updates, or otherwise communicate with us.

We also collect technical and usage data automatically when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, referring URLs and session duration. This data is collected using cookies and analytics technologies described below.

• Name, email address and telephone number from contact or application forms
• Country of residence and company name where provided
• Details of current IB activity, trading volumes and experience
• Technical data collected automatically (IP address, browser, device type)
• Usage data including pages visited and navigation behaviour
• Communications sent to or received from us
• Cookie preference records and consent history

3How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to process your IB enquiries and applications, communicate with you about our partner programme, provide access to marketing resources, and manage our ongoing relationship with approved IB partners.

We may also use your information to maintain and improve our website, send relevant programme updates where you have consented, comply with legal obligations, and detect or prevent fraud or misuse of our services.

4Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish returning visitors, improve the browsing experience and understand how our website is used. We use third-party analytics services that collect anonymised or pseudonymised data about page views, navigation and session behaviour. Analytics data helps us improve our content and user experience.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings at any time. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality. For full details of the cookies we use and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.

5Marketing Communications

Where you have given consent, we may contact you with updates about our IB partner programme, changes to rebate structures, new marketing resources, educational content and other information relevant to your IB activity.

You may withdraw consent for marketing communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us directly. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

6Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your data with trusted service providers who support our operations, including website hosting providers, email platforms, analytics services and CRM systems. All such providers are contractually required to process your data only on our instructions and in line with applicable data protection law.

Where your IB application is progressed, we will share relevant details with our broker partners for onboarding purposes. We will inform you before doing so. We may also disclose your information where required by law, to protect legal rights or in connection with a business transfer.

7International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers may process your data in countries outside your own that have different data protection standards. Where personal data is transferred internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses or transfers to countries with adequate protection levels.

8Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. Enquiries that do not result in a partnership are retained for a reasonable follow-up period and then deleted or anonymised. Partner relationship records are retained for the duration of the partnership and for any legally required period afterwards.

You may request deletion of your personal information at any time, subject to our legal obligations and legitimate interests in retaining certain records.

9Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, erase or restrict the processing of your personal data; to object to processing based on legitimate interests; to receive your data in a portable format; and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

If you believe we have not handled your data in accordance with this policy or applicable law, you have the right to make a complaint to the relevant data protection supervisory authority in your country.

• Right of access — obtain a copy of your personal data
• Right to rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Right to erasure — have your data deleted in certain circumstances
• Right to restrict processing — limit how we use your data
• Right to object — where processing is based on legitimate interests
• Right to portability — receive your data in a portable format
• Right to withdraw consent — without affecting prior processing
• Right to complain — to the relevant supervisory authority

10Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, loss or disclosure. These include secure server infrastructure, encrypted transmissions, access controls and periodic security reviews. No internet transmission is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Any transmission of data to us is at your own risk.

11Children's Privacy

Our website is intended for adults only. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 years of age. If we become aware that we hold data about a child, we will take prompt steps to delete it.

12Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Material changes will be indicated by an updated date on this page. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.

13Contact Us

For questions about this policy or requests relating to your personal information, please use the contact form on our Contact page and select 'Privacy / Data Request' as the enquiry type.