Privacy Policy, Cookie Usage & GDPR Compliance

How we ensure your right to privacy on our website

Revision: October 2024


Our Statement on Protecting Your Privacy

We at Fintech Compass (“Company”) respect your privacy. We collect information by automated means when you visit, access, or use the website, mobile site, application, electronic newsletter or widget that links to this Cookie Policy (collectively “Site”). We collect information through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies (collectively “Cookies”).

This Cookie Policy explains how we use Cookies and how you can control them. We may update this Cookie Policy regularly. Our use of Cookies may involve the processing of Personal Data (i.e. any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual). For more information on our data protection practices, see our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website sends to a visitor’s computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information in the browser. A “web beacon” links web pages to servers and may be used to transmit information collected through Cookies back to a web server.

What information do we obtain from cookies?

The information we Multipass obtain through Cookies may include IP address, mobile device advertising ID, browser characteristics, device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs Raisin, logs on actions taken on our Site such as content on which you may click while browsing the Site, and dates and times you access or use the Site.

For what purposes do we use cookies?

Our primary way of utilizing cookie data is as follows. We use cookies to analyze our website's performance by tracking which website topics interest our visitors the most in order to ensure we always deliver relevant content that helps our audience.

What cookies do we use?

We and our service providers may use analytics to collect information about your use of the Site to help create reports and statistics on the performance of the Site and to present you with content tailored to your interests. Analytics collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, referring URLs, country information, date and time of page visits, and which pages you visit the most. The information allows us to count our audience size, see the overall patterns of usage on the Site, help us record any difficulties you have with the Site and show us whether our advertising is effective or not. Information collected via the use of analytics will be deleted every two years. Analytics on this Site are represented by the Google Analytics tracker (you can read opt out by visiting this link) and Heap Analytics, configured to avoid collecting any PII (personally identifiable information, i.e. data that can be used to identify you as an internet user). Our products may have social plug-in capabilities which may include Cookies used to allow you to register to our Site with your social network account.

How do third parties use cookies on this website?

In some circumstances, we may work with third parties to provide services on our Site. For example, we use analytics services supported by third party companies who generate analytics Cookies on our behalf. We may not have access to these Cookies, although we may use statistical information arising from the Cookies provided by these third parties to customize content and for the other purposes described above. These companies may also transfer this information to other parties where required to do so by law, or where such other parties process the information on their behalf.

Third-party advertisers and other organizations may also use their own Cookies to collect information about your activities on our Site and/or the advertisements you have clicked on. This information, which may be combined with other information acquired from third parties, may be used by them to serve advertisements on our Site and third party sites that they believe are most likely to be of interest to you based on content you have viewed.

Third-party advertisers may also use this information to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to track aggregate usage statistics. We may not control these third-party Cookies and their use may be governed by the privacy policies of the third parties employing these Cookies. To learn about these Cookies and to disable or reject third-party Cookies, please refer to the relevant privacy or Cookie policy on the website of the third parties we list above.

How can you manage cookies?

There is a variety of ways you can opt out of being tracked by websites setting cookies in your browser. Firstly, you can stop Cookies from being downloaded on to your device by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new Cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new Cookie, and how to disable existing Cookies. On Microsoft Internet Explorer, this can be done by selecting “Tools/Internet Options” and reviewing your privacy settings or selecting “Delete Cookies”. You can find out how to do this for your particular browser by clicking "Help" on your browser’s menu or by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org.

You should also download uBlock Origin browser extension and look into privacy-first browsers like Mozilla Firefox or Brave. On our website, just click a link in the footer to take back your consent or change settings.

Please note that by disabling or blocking any or all Cookies, some features of the Site may not operate as intended, or you may not have access to features or personalization available through the Site. Furthermore, analytics can also be managed by following this link.

Contact Us

The entity responsible for the processing of Personal Data through the use of Cookies is the Company. You can always contact us with any questions you might have.

Further legal information

If you are in need of further legal information, please head to our "About us" section, then click "Legal Information".

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