Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to:

• visitors of the Axente website;

• you have full legal capacity toindividuals contacting Axente via email or web forms; accept these Terms;

• prospective business partners and clients prior to onboarding.

Axente processes personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• compliance with Swiss and international legal obligations (including AMLA);

• performance of pre-contractual or contractual measures;

• legitimate interests (security, fraud prevention, business operations);

• consent, where explicitly obtained;

• compliance with EU GDPR where applicable.

Axente may process the following categories of personal data:

a) Identification and Contact Data

• name, surname;

• company name, position;

• email address, phone number;

• country of residence or incorporation.

b) Business and Compliance Data

• business activity descriptions;

• ownership and control information;

• KYC / KYB data where required;

• risk and compliance assessments.

c) Technical and Usage Data

• IP address;

• browser type and device information;

• access times and website interaction data.

Personal data is processed for the following purposes:

• responding to inquiries and communications;

• evaluating potential business relationships;

• complying with legal, regulatory, and SRO obligations;

• preventing fraud, abuse, and misuse;

• improving website functionality and security;

• record-keeping and internal administration.

Axente may share personal data only where legally permissible and necessary, including with:

• Swiss Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs);

• supervisory authorities and regulators;

• banks, auditors, legal and compliance advisors;

• IT, hosting, and security service providers;

• courts or authorities where legally required.

All recipients are subject to confidentiality or legal obligations.

Personal data may be transferred outside Switzerland or the EU only where:

• the destination country ensures an adequate level of protection; or

• appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g. contractual clauses); or

• the transfer is required by law or for legal claims.

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to:

• fulfill the stated purposes;

• comply with Swiss AMLA, tax, and regulatory retention requirements;

• resolve disputes or enforce legal rights.

Retention periods may extend beyond the end of a business relationship where required by law.

Axente implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against:

• unauthorised access;

• loss or destruction;

• alteration or misuse.

Access to personal data is restricted to authorised personnel only.

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• access your personal data;

• request correction or update;

• request deletion (where legally permissible);

• restrict or object to processing;

• withdraw consent (where processing is consent-based);

• lodge a complaint with a competent authority.