Asia-Pacific Mining & Commodities Finance Privacy Policy

1. Scope of Information We Collect

(1) Personal information you voluntarily submit

• When communicating by email or leaving messages on the site: email address and message content;
• When submitting contributions, business cooperation requests, or rights-protection claims: nickname, contact details, company credentials, and screenshot evidence;
• Supplementary information voluntarily filled in for commodities-news subscriptions (optional and does not affect basic mine price or industry-news browsing).

(2) Technical data collected automatically and not used to identify you

When visiting sgxcata.asia, the system automatically collects data that cannot identify an individual on its own:

• Device information: model, operating system, browser, device identifier;
• Access logs: IP, access time, page path, clicks, dwell time, and referral source;
• Cookie cache: stores browsing preferences and subscription status; it can be turned off manually in the browser. After disabling, personalized commodity pushes will stop working.

(3) Sensitive information is not collected by default

We do not proactively request sensitive data such as ID cards, passports, bank cards, or addresses; only when you voluntarily provide them for business matters or cross-border rights protection will they be retained. There is no mandatory collection.

2. Lawful Use of Information

Without your separate written authorization, we will never expand the scope of use. Information is used only for:

• Basic website services: pushing mine prices, industry supply and demand, Fed macro news, and miner updates for copper, lithium, gold, oil and gas, and more;
• Customer service: replying to emails and messages, handling data corrections, infringement complaints, and content feedback;
• Platform operation optimization: counting site traffic and popular mining-section readership to adjust the pace of news updates;
• Security and risk control: identifying malicious crawlers, spam messages, and illegal traffic-drain accounts;
• Meeting legal obligations: cooperating with regulators and judicial authorities in China and Singapore as required by law;
• Additional services with your consent: daily commodities market email updates, which you may unsubscribe from and revoke at any time.

3. Information Storage and Security Protection

Data storage region
User data in Mainland China is stored on compliant servers in Mainland China; data from Singapore and overseas visitors is stored separately in accordance with PDPA. No cross-border transfer will occur without dual authorization. If cross-border transfer is needed in the future, we will announce it in advance and obtain separate written consent.

Retention period

• Cookies and browsing logs: automatically cleared after 180 days;
• Messages, submissions, business, subscriptions, and inquiry records: retained for 3 years after business completion, then anonymized and deleted;
• Data deletion requests: all associated information will be fully deleted within 15 business days.

Security measures
Sitewide SSL-encrypted transmission and tiered access privileges; regular vulnerability checks and an emergency response plan for information leaks. The internet carries inherent risks, so please safeguard your personal communication accounts.

4. Rules for Information Sharing and Disclosure

• We never sell any user information for commercial purposes;
• Information may be shared only in three compliant scenarios: ① with your separate written authorization, submitted content may be synced to partner commodities finance platforms; ② disclosure may be made in accordance with formal judicial or regulatory documents under the laws and regulations of China and Singapore; ③ in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset transfer, data will transfer with the assets, and the successor must still comply with this policy; any change in use requires your renewed consent;
• Externally, we publish only de-identified and anonymous site traffic statistics that cannot identify individuals.

5. Users' Statutory Privacy Rights

• Right of access: email privacy@sgxcata.asia to obtain a copy of all retained information about you;
• Right to correction: if your contact details or message information are incorrect, you may submit materials to request corrections;
• Right to deletion: you may request deletion of all personal data at any time; the request will be completed within 15 business days;
• Right to withdraw consent: turn off cookies or unsubscribe from emails to stop information collection authorization;
• Right to complain: we will respond with the handling result within 7 business days; Mainland China users may file a complaint with the cyberspace authority, and Singapore users may seek relief through the local data protection authority under PDPA.

6. Minors Protection

This website is intended for adult mining professionals and commodities cyclical investors, and does not provide mining, futures, or stock investment information to anyone under 18. Minors should not submit personal information; if a guardian finds retained records, contact us and we will delete them immediately.

7. Policy Update Notice

We may revise this Privacy Policy in accordance with the laws and regulations of China and Singapore. After updates, the new version will be pinned to the homepage and marked with its effective date. Continued use of the website means acceptance of the new terms; major changes to collection or cross-border sharing rules will be notified to users separately by email.