tetherapi, Inc. Privacy Notice
tetherapi, Inc. (also referred to as “tetherapi,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) takes steps to protect your privacy. In this Privacy Notice ("Notice"), we describe the types of personal information we may collect from you in connection with your use of our websites including, but not limited to, https://tethertransfer.online/, the tetherapi Wallet, our online Tether trading platform, mobile application, social media pages, or other online properties (collectively, the “Website”), or when you use any of the products, services, content, features, technologies, or functions we offer (collectively, the “Services”).
This Notice is designed to help you obtain information about our privacy practices and to help you understand your privacy choices when you use our Website and Services. Please note that our Service offerings may vary by region.
For all purposes, the English language version of this privacy notice shall be the original, governing instrument. In the event of any conflict between the English language version of this privacy notice and any subsequent translation into any other language, the English language version shall govern and control.
Personal information we collect
We collect information that relates to you (“Personal Data”) in connection with your use of the Website, our Services. or otherwise in the context of our relationship with you. The types of Personal Data that we may obtain from you may include:
Biographical Data, including:
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Name
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Email Address
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Phone Number
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Country
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Full Address
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Date of Birth
tetherapi Account Details, including:
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Username
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User Profile Information in the “Bio” section
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Profile Picture
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Joined Date
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Default Currency
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Time Zone
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Default Language
tetherapi Account Activity, including:
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Trade Chat Messages (which may contain financial information if you provide it to sellers)
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Trade Activity
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Transaction History
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Affiliate Name
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Affiliate ID
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Affiliate Link
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Affiliate Transactions
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Offers Created
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Offer Terms
Data relating to your Digital asset wallet, including:
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Private Keys
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Public Keys
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Wallet Balance
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Transactions received
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Transactions sent
Mobile application usage data, including:
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Session data: IP address, version of the operating system, brand and model of the device, unique identifiers of the device, browser used, information about the time the Application was accessed, name and parameters of the network connection.
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Information about applications installed on the User’s device (metadata from applications): application name, application identifier and version, device identifier and checksum. Detecting malicious apps and protecting users from fraud are the main reasons for collecting information about installed apps.
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Information on actions taken while using the mobile application
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Crash and application errors diagnostics data
Mobile application usage data, including:
The business purposes for which we collect, use, retain, and share your Personal Data may include:
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To provide Services through operating the Website, including to:
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Register, create, and maintain your account;
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Authenticate your identity and/or your access to an account, or help sellers verify your identity;
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Initiate, facilitate, process, and/or execute transactions;
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Communicate with you regarding your account or any Services you use;
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Perform creditworthiness, KYC, or other similar reviews;
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Evaluate applications; or
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Compare information for accuracy and verification purposes.
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To manage risk and protect you, other persons, and the Website and Services.
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To provide a personalized experience and implement your preferences.
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To better understand customers and how they use and interact with the Website and Services.
International transfers of data
Please note that we may transfer Personal Data we collect about you to countries other than the country in which the information was originally collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information. When we transfer your Personal Data to other countries, we take steps designed to ensure that the transfer is in accordance with applicable law.
Data security
tetherapi has implemented safeguards designed to protect your Personal Data, including measures designed to prevent Personal Data against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access and disclosure. Still, tetherapi cannot ensure or warrant the security or confidentiality of information you transmit to us or receive from us by Internet or wireless connection. Transferring data through the Internet always carries some risk, even if tetherapi makes efforts to protect data once it has received it.
Children under 18 years of age
tetherapi’s Website is not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect data from children under the age of 18 without verified parental consent. If we learn that we have collected information, including Personal Data, from an individual under 18 years of age without parental consent, we will delete that information immediately.
Modifications to the privacy notice
tetherapi reserves the right to change this Notice from time to time. We will notify you of modifications to this Notice by posting a revised version of this Notice here, by email, or by means of a prominent notice on the tetherapi Website home page. We recommend that you periodically check the Website for any changes.
International Transfers
We may transfer Personal Data relating to EEA residents to countries that have not been found by the European Commission to provide adequate protection, including the United States. For any such transfers, tetherapi implements safeguards designed to ensure that your Personal Data receives an adequate level of protection. If you are located in the EEA, tetherapi will only transfer your Personal Data if: the country to which the Personal Data will be transferred has been granted a European Commission adequacy decision; the recipient of the Personal Data is located in the United States and has certified to the US-EU Privacy Shield Framework; tetherapi has put in place appropriate safeguards in respect of the transfer, for example by entering into EU Standard Contractual Clauses with the recipient, or; an applicable statutory exception to the GDPR general transfer prohibition applies. To obtain a copy of the mechanisms that tetherapi has executed to support its transfers of personal data outside the EEA, contact us as set forth in the above “Contact Us” section.
Do Not Track Disclosure
Our Website is not designed to respond to “Do Not Track” signals or requests.