Privacy Policy

Broker Scores Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 24, 2025

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller responsible for processing your personal data is the company Broker Scores.

Our company is established and operates within the European Union. For all inquiries regarding the processing of your personal data under the GDPR, you can contact us directly.

Contact Information:
Broker Scores
E-mail: info@broker-scores.com
Contact for data protection inquiries: info@broker-scores.com

2. Personal Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

Identification Data: Email address and a pseudonym (username) you create upon registration.
Technical Data: IP address (hashed to prevent spam and abuse); data about your interaction with the site, including browser and device information, operating system, and your activity (pages viewed, session times).
Cookies and Similar Technologies: (see section 7).

Personal data may be collected automatically (via cookies and server logs) or when you provide it to us in forms.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

We process personal data for the following purposes:

User registration and account management;
Sending activation codes and password recovery emails;
Sending internal notifications to our team to monitor service activity;
Ensuring security, preventing fraud and spam;
Fulfilling legal obligations (e.g., tax or accounting);
Improving user experience and site analytics;
Sending newsletters or promotional information (with consent).

The legal bases for processing are:

Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR);
Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR);
Legitimate interests — ensuring site security, preventing abuse, and internal administration of our service (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR);
Legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).

4. Data Transfer and Disclosure

Data may be transferred to the following categories of recipients:

Authorized employees of Broker Scores;
Hosting providers and technical contractors located within the European Union who ensure the technical operation and support of our site;
Third-party service providers, which may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA):
- The Telegram messaging service: To send internal service notifications to our administrators (for example, about new user reviews), we use the Telegram platform. The data transferred for this purpose includes the user’s pseudonym, email address, and the name of the company they have interacted with.
- Google Analytics (with user consent): To analyze site traffic.
Public authorities — only upon a lawful and justified request in cases provided for by law.

Our company and our primary infrastructure are located within the European Union. When we engage third-party services that may transfer data outside the EEA, we ensure that such transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC), to guarantee a level of data protection equivalent to that within the EU.

5. Data Retention Periods

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected:

Account data — until the account is deleted or upon user request;
Security logs and IP addresses — up to 90 days;
Analytics data — up to 12 months;
Cookies — in accordance with their lifespan (specified in the Cookie Policy).

After the retention periods expire, the data is deleted or anonymized.

6. User Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right:

to access your data;
to rectify inaccurate data;
to erase your data (“right to be forgotten”);
to restrict processing;
to data portability in a machine-readable format;
to object to processing, including for marketing purposes;
to withdraw consent at any time (via email to info@broker-scores.com).

We commit to responding to your request within one month.

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority in your EU member state.

7. Cookies

Our site uses cookies to ensure its proper functioning, improve user experience, and for analytics. We classify the cookies we use as follows:

Strictly Necessary (Technical) Cookies: These files are essential for the basic functionality of the site, such as user authentication (logging into an account) and ensuring security. Your consent is not required for the use of these cookies.
Analytics Cookies: These files allow us to collect information about how you use our site. This helps us analyze data and improve our service. We use analytics cookies (e.g., Google Analytics) only after receiving your explicit consent via the cookie banner.
Advertising Cookies: These files may be used to show you relevant advertising. We will only set advertising cookies with your explicit consent.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie management banner or in your browser settings. For more details on the storage periods and purposes of each cookie type, please see our separate Cookie Policy.

8. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, including: access control to data; encryption and anonymization of IP addresses; firewalls and intrusion detection systems; regular staff training and security audits. In the event of a data breach, we will notify the supervisory authorities and users within 72 hours (Art. 33-34 GDPR).

9. Children

Our site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. If we discover that we have collected a child’s data without parental consent, we will delete it upon request (info@broker-scores.com).

10. Automated Decision-Making

We do not engage in automated decision-making, including profiling, based on users’ personal data.

11. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may periodically update this Privacy Policy. The date of the last update is indicated at the beginning of the document. By continuing to use the site after changes are made, you confirm your agreement with the updated policy.