Cookie Policy
Effective Date: September 16, 2025
CTMarkets – Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registered in Poland
1. Purpose of This Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how CTMarkets uses cookies and similar technologies on its website. We follow the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU ePrivacy Directive, and Polish data protection laws. By using our website, you agree to the placement of cookies unless you adjust your preferences via our cookie banner or browser settings.
2. Why We Use Cookies
Cookies help us provide a safer and more tailored service. Specifically, we use them to:
- Keep the website secure and functional.
- Remember login sessions and user preferences.
- Improve user experience through personalization.
- Monitor site performance and fix errors.
- Support compliance, fraud prevention, and risk management activities.
3. Types of Cookies
- Strictly Necessary – Enable secure login, payment processing, and system stability.
- Functional – Save settings such as language or display preferences.
- Analytics – Collect anonymized statistics (e.g., usage patterns, popular pages) through tools like Google Analytics with IP anonymization.
- Compliance & Security – Assist with fraud detection, AML measures, and regulatory monitoring.
4. Legal Basis
We rely on legitimate interest for strictly necessary cookies. For all other categories, we ask for your explicit consent through a cookie banner. You may change or withdraw your consent at any time.
5. Retention
Cookies remain for varying periods:
- Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies may last from 30 to 365 days.
- Compliance-related cookies are kept only as long as required for regulatory or operational reasons.
6. Third-Party Use
We sometimes use third-party providers for analytics or infrastructure monitoring. When we do, we sign Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and, if needed, apply Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to safeguard transfers outside the EU/EEA. Data shared is minimized and secured.
7. Your Choices
You can manage cookie preferences in several ways:
- Through the cookie settings banner on our website.
- By adjusting your browser options.
- Using third-party opt-out tools (e.g., Google Analytics Opt-Out).
Please note that disabling certain cookies may limit functionality of some website features.
8. Updates
We may revise this Cookie Policy to reflect legal or technical changes. Significant updates will be communicated via the website or by email where applicable.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about how we use cookies or about your privacy rights, please contact us: