Privacy Policy

We Value Your Privacy

At Katsu Network Limited, we value your privacy and treat your personal information as private and confidential. We are dedicated to protecting your data and ensuring the highest level of security in all your interaction with us. This Privacy Policy outlines the personal information we collect, how we use it, and the measures we take to protect it.

This policy, together with our Terms and Conditions, provides the framework for how we process any personal data you share with us or that we collect from you. We encourage you to read it carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data. By continuing to visit our website (www.katsupay.com) or engage with other Katsu Network Limited customer touchpoints, you accept and consent to the practices described in this policy.

Information we collect and use

· We collect information about you from a variety of sources, such as website visits, applications, identification documents, curriculum vitae personal financial statements, interactions with relationship managers, and other third parties such as credit bureaus, payment gateways, and other financial institutions etc. This information may include your name, address, passport details, identification numbers, biometric information, telephone number, contact list, images, location, occupation, assets, income and any other information we deem necessary.

· We collect information through various Sales and Marketing interactions, including when you share your contact details with a member of our sales team, sign up for our newsletters, provide your information at an event, or begin our onboarding process without completing it. We may also collect additional information such as video footage recorded when you visit our branches or telephone conversations when you contact our call center lines.

· We also collect data from “Prospective Employees” for recruitment purposes, including for medical screening, (if you have participated in our recruitment process, whether successfully or not)

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile devices whenever you visit a website. Cookies have many uses, such as memorizing your preferences to tailor your experiences while on our site– or to help us analyze our website traffic.

Katsu Network Limited uses cookies to improve your experience while on this site. We would like to let you know a few things about our cookies:

· Some cookies are essential to access certain areas of this site;

· We use analytics cookies to help us understand how you use our site to discover what content is most useful to you.

Kindly refer to our cookie policy below for more information on cookies.

HOW WE USE COOKIES

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you. However, personal information we store about you may be linked, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. The cookies used on this website include strictly necessary cookies (for access and navigation), performance cookies(to track usage), and functionality cookies (to remember your choices). We may use the information obtained from your use of these cookies for the following purposes:

· to recognize your device when you visit our website,

· to track you as you navigation across our website,

· to improve the website’s usability, such as using our Live Chat application to answer your questions in real-time,

· to analyze the usage of our website, such as tracking the number of visitors each day,

MORE INFORMATION

Please do not hesitate to contact us using the contact details on our website if you have any questions or queries regarding how we use cookies or anything else on our website.

The objective of this policy is to communicate what cookies are, how the Company uses cookies and the options available to customers for managing cookies when using the Bank’s website.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The collection and use of personal data by Katsu Network Limited is guided by certain principles. These principles state that personal data should:

· Be processed fairly, lawfully and in a transparent manner.

· Be obtained for a specified and lawful purpose and shall not be processed in any manner incompatible with such purposes.

· Be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary to fulfil the purpose of processing.

· Be accurate and where necessary, up-to-date. In the event data is inaccurate, steps should be taken to rectify or erase such data.

· Not be kept for longer than necessary for the purpose of processing.

· Be processed in accordance with the data subject’s rights.

· Be kept safe from unauthorized processing, and accidental loss, damage or destruction using adequate technical and organizational measures.

Any personal information provided by you to Katsu Network Limited will be used with your consent, or when we have another lawful reason. These include

· Cases where processing of personal data is required for the fulfilment of a contractual obligation.

· Cases where processing of personal data is required for compliance with legal and/or regulatory requirements.

· Cases where processing is required to protect your vital interest or that of any other natural person.

· Cases where processing is required for an activity to be carried in significant public interest.

· Cases where processing is required for the legitimate interests of Katsu Network or a third party, if this does not conflict with the requirements for protecting your personal data

Your personal information is used in:

· Updating and enhancing Katsu Network Limited’s records

· Executing your instructions

· Establishing your identity and assessing applications for our products and services

· Pricing and designing our products and services

· Administering our products and services

· Managing our relationship with you

· Managing our risks

· Identifying and investigating illegal activity (i.e.), such as fraud

· Contacting you, for example in instances where we suspect any fraud on your account or when the need arises to tell you about recent occurrences in the banking sector or some event(s) of significance.

· Conducting and improving our businesses and improving your experience with us

· Reviewing credit or loan eligibility.

· Preventing money laundering or terrorism financing activities.

· Complying with our legal obligations and assisting government and law enforcement agencies or regulators/supervisors

· Identifying and informing you about other products or services that we think may be of interest to you.

· Processing your job application if you apply for a job with us, including processing your sensitive data for medical screening.

We may also collect, use and exchange your information in other ways permitted by law.

Automated Processing

We sometimes use automated systems and software to help us reach decisions about you, for example, to make credit decisions, to carry out security, fraud and money laundering checks, or to process your data when you apply for some of our products and services.

This type of processing is carried out on a lawful basis and you can contact us to request that automated processing be reviewed by a human being if you detect any inaccuracies in your personal data.

Information we share

We may share the information about you and your intercations with us, as collected and used above, to the extent permitted by law or with your consent, with the following:

· Katsu Network Limited’s Branches.

· Regulators/Supervisors, Government Agencies/courts – It may be necessary by law, legal process, litigation, and/or requests from public and governmental authorities within or outside your country of residence for Katsu Network Limited to disclose your personal information. We may also disclose information about you if we determine that for purposes of national security, law enforcement, or other issues of public importance, disclosure is necessary or appropriate.

· External Auditors.

· Katsu Network Limited’s staff.

· Credit Agencies.

· Correspondent banks.

· Katsu Network Limited’s strategic partners/service providers – for the purpose of improving and providing our products and services to you. Your Personal information will not be shared with third parties for their marketing purposes.

We may also disclose information about you if we determine that disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce our terms and conditions or protect our operations or users. Additionally, in the event of a reorganization, merger, or sale we may transfer all personal information we collect to the relevant third party.

Information about our customers and their usage of our website is not shared with third parties for their marketing purposes. We do not disclose any information about any user’s usage of our web site except in specific cases, and we do not share information with any unaffiliated third parties for marketing purposes unless you expressly give us permission to do so.

How we protect your information

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to prevent loss, unauthorized access, misuse, modification or disclosure of information under our control. This may include the use of encryption, access controls and other forms of security to ensure that your data is protected. We require all parties, including our staff and third-parties processing data on our behalf to comply with relevant policies and guidelines to ensure that information is protected in use, when stored and during transmission.

Your personal information with us remains secure because:

· We use strict security measures and technologies to prevent fraud and intrusion.

· Our Security controls and processes are regularly updated to meet and exceed industry standards.

· Our employees are trained to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us

Where we have provided you (or where you have chosen) a password which grants you access to specific areas on our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We request that you do not share your password or other authentication details (e.g. token generated codes) with anyone.

Where we store your information

All Personal Information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers as well as secure physical locations and cloud infrastructure (where applicable) for the purposes of providing seamless services to you, including but not limited to ensuring business continuity, the data that we collect from you may be transferred to or stored in cloud locations at globally accepted vendors’ data center. Whenever your information is transferred to other locations, we will take all necessary steps to ensure that your data is handled securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

How long we store your information

We will retain your data for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s) that it was collected. Storage of your data is also determined by legal, regulatory, administrative or operational requirements. We only retain information that allows us to comply with legal and regulatory requests for certain data, meet business and audit requirements, respond to complaints and queries, or address disputes or claims that may arise.

Data which is not retained is securely destroyed when it is identified that is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected.

Your Rights

You have certain rights available to you, these include:

· The right to access your personal information held by us. Your right of access can be exercised by sending an email to: [email protected]

· The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete information.

· Withdraw consent for processing in cases where consent has previously been given.

· Restrict or object to processing of your personal data. We might continue to process your data if there are valid legal or operational reasons

You also have the right to:

· Request that your personal data be made available to you in a common electronic format and/or request that such data be sent to a third party.

· Request that your information be erased. We might continue to retain such data if there are valid legal, regulatory or operational reasons.

Applicability of this privacy policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all users of Katsu Networks limited website, products, services, and any other interactions with us where personal data may be collected or processed. It governs the collection, use, and sharing of personal data in relation to our website, applications, and services, as well as any data collected through cookies or other tracking technologies.

By using our website or engaging with our services, you acknowledge and consent to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. This policy applies to all individuals, including customers, website visitors, and other users who interact with Katsu Network Limited or use its services.

This Privacy Policy is applicable only to personal data collected by Katsu Network Limited and does not cover any third-party services or websites that may be linked to from our website

Third party sites and service

Katsu Network Limited’s websites, products, applications, and services may contain links to third-party websites, products and services. Our products and services may also be used or offer products or services from third parties. Information collected by third parties, which may include such things as location data or contact details is governed by their privacy practices and Katsu Network Limited will not be liable for any breach of confidentiality or privacy of your information on such sites. We encourage you to learn about the privacy practices of those third parties.

Social medium platforms

Katsu Network Limited may interact with registered users of various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn and Instagram. Please note that any content you post to such social media platforms (e.g. pictures, information or opinions), as well as any personal information that you otherwise make available to users (e.g. your profile) is subject to the applicable social media platform’s terms of use and privacy policies. We recommend that you review this information carefully to better understand your rights and obligations with regard to such content.

Social Events

Katsu Network Limited hosts several social events. Please note that there may be photos and videos taken while attending or participating in these events and by attending this event you agree to be photographed or filmed as this forms part of these events. These pictures and videos may also be posted to our social media platforms and is subject to the applicable social media platforms terms of use and privacy policy.

Maintaining accurate information

We are committed to ensuring that the personal information we hold about you is accurate, complete, and up-to-date. To help us maintain the accuracy of your personal data, we encourage you to inform us of any changes to your details, such as your address, contact information, or other relevant data.

You have the right to review, update, or correct any personal information we hold about you. If you notice any inaccuracies or discrepancies in the data we have, please contact us promptly so we can make the necessary corrections.

We take reasonable steps to verify the accuracy of the information we collect and will take appropriate action if we identify any issues with the data provided. However, it is your responsibility to ensure that the information you provide to us is accurate and up-to-date.

Privacy of children

Katsu Network Limited’s Policy contains the following disclosure statement for children: “Katsu Network Limited respects the privacy of children. Our Services are not directed to children under 18. We do not knowingly collect names, email addresses or any other personally identifiable information from children. If you, as a parent or guardian, discover that your child or ward has shared any information with us without your consent, please reach out to us using the contact details provided in this Privacy Notice.

Promotional messages

Katsu Network Limited may sometimes contact you with products or services that we think may be of interest to you. If you don’t want to receive such promotional materials from us, you can opt out at any time by sending an email to: [email protected]

Privacy Policy Changes

This policy may be revised periodically to reflect changes in the legal, regulatory and operating environment. And revised versions will automatically apply to you. We will post any updates to our Privacy Policy on this page, and such revised policy will becomes effective as of the date it is posted. We will notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Policy. We also encourage you to check this page periodically for updates.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to: [email protected]