DealEngine AG ("DealEngine", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal data when you visit www.dealengine.ch (the "Website") or use our services. We process personal data in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Data Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:
DealEngine AG
Hinterbergstrasse 53, 6312 Steinhausen, Switzerland
CHE-155.598.501
Email: admin@dealengine.ch
2. Personal Data We Collect
Depending on your interaction with us, we may collect the following categories of data:
- Contact and inquiry data — name, entity name, email address, and the content of messages you submit through the Website.
- Onboarding and KYC data — identification details, ownership and control structure, beneficial ownership information, business activity, source of funds, and supporting documents required for corporate onboarding.
- Transaction data — details of trade requests, settlement, and payment instructions where you become a client.
- Technical data — IP address, browser type, device information, and usage data collected automatically when you access the Website.
3. Purposes and Legal Bases
We process personal data for the following purposes:
- to respond to inquiries and communicate with you;
- to carry out client onboarding, identification, and verification;
- to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, in particular under the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) and applicable AML/CFT rules;
- to provide, administer, and improve our services;
- to operate, secure, and maintain the Website; and
- to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Our processing is based, as applicable, on the performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps, compliance with legal obligations, our legitimate interests, and — where required — your consent.
4. Disclosure of Data
We may disclose personal data to:
- service providers and processors acting on our behalf (e.g. IT, hosting, and identity-verification providers);
- banks, payment providers, and settlement counterparties involved in a transaction;
- SO-FIT, FINMA, and other competent authorities, where required by law or regulation; and
- professional advisers, auditors, and legal counsel.
We require that all third parties respect the security of your data and treat it in accordance with applicable law.
5. International Transfers
Where personal data is transferred to a country that does not provide an adequate level of data protection, we implement appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, to protect your data in accordance with applicable law.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. In particular, documents and records collected for AML/CFT purposes are retained for at least ten years, as required by Swiss law.
7. Cookies
The Website may use strictly necessary cookies and similar technologies to ensure the Website functions correctly. Where we use non-essential cookies, we will request your consent. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to receive certain data in a portable format. To exercise your rights, please contact us at admin@dealengine.ch. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority (in Switzerland, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, FDPIC). Please note that certain rights may be limited where we are required to retain data for legal or regulatory reasons.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The version published on the Website is the version in force. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
11. Contact
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our processing of your personal data, please contact us at admin@dealengine.ch.