Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Chainergy Technologies Ltd ("Chainergy", "we", "us") is the data controller for personal data collected through this website, chainergy.io. Our registered office is C/O Addition Financial Limited, 1 Lyric Square, London, United Kingdom, W6 0NB (company registered in England, no. 2973662). To contact us concerning privacy matters, please use the contact form on this website.

2. What this policy covers

This policy explains what personal data we collect through our website, why we collect it, the legal basis for doing so, how long we keep it, who we share it with, and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

3. Personal data we collect

Information you give us directly:

• Contact and enquiry forms: name, email address, company, job title, telephone number, and the content of your message
• Investor enquiries: name, contact details, organisation, and information you choose to provide about your investment interests
• Newsletter or update sign-ups: name and email address
• Recruitment enquiries: name, contact details, CV, and any supporting information you submit

Information collected automatically:

• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system
• Usage data: pages visited, time spent on pages, referral source, navigation paths
• Cookies and similar technologies (see section 9)

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children, and our website is not directed at them.

4. Why we collect it and our legal basis

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we have balanced those interests against your rights and freedoms and are satisfied they are not overridden.

5. Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with:

• Service providers who support our website and operations (web hosting, email, analytics, CRM), acting under our instructions as data processors
• Professional advisers, including lawyers, accountants and corporate finance advisers, where necessary in connection with our business
• Regulators, law enforcement or courts, where we are legally required to do so
• A prospective buyer or investor in connection with a sale, restructuring or investment in our business, under appropriate confidentiality protections

6. International transfers

Some of our service providers may process data outside the UK. Where this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as UK adequacy regulations, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, or the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

7. How long we keep your data

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above:

• Enquiry correspondence: up to 24 months after our last contact
• Investor relations records: for the duration of the relationship and as required for legal and regulatory purposes
• Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe
• Recruitment data: up to 6 months after the recruitment process concludes, unless you consent to longer retention
• Technical and analytics data: in line with the retention periods of our analytics provider

8. Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to processing, request data portability, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise any of these rights, please use the contact form on this website, and we will respond within one month.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk, helpline 0303 123 1113), although we would welcome the opportunity to address your concerns first.

9. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Strictly necessary cookies are used to make the site work. Analytics and any marketing cookies are set only with your consent, which you can give or withdraw through our cookie banner or browser settings.

10. Security

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or misuse, including access controls, encryption in transit, and vetting of our service providers.

11. Third-party links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page with the date of the most recent revision.

13. Contact us

For questions about this policy or our handling of your personal data, please use the contact form on this website. Chainergy Technologies Ltd, C/O Addition Financial Limited, 1 Lyric Square, London, United Kingdom, W6 0NB.