Privacy Policy
Your privacy is a top priority for us. This Privacy Policy explains our practices for collecting, using, and safeguarding your information when you use our platform to search for SWIFT/BIC codes. We are dedicated to offering a secure, transparent, and dependable tool for your international financial data needs.
What Information We Collect
To operate our platform effectively and improve your experience, we gather two types of information: data you choose to provide and data collected automatically as you use the service.
Information You Provide Directly
The primary function of our SWIFT/BIC code finder is designed for anonymous access. You are not required to submit any personally identifiable information (PII) to search for bank codes or other financial data.
The only time you might voluntarily provide personal data is when you contact us directly.
- Contact Inquiries: If you get in touch with our support team via our contact form or email, we will collect the information you provide, such as your name and email address. This data is used exclusively to respond to your questions and provide assistance.
Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information. This is crucial for analyzing how our service performs, maintaining security, and enhancing the user experience.
- Log and Usage Data: Our servers automatically log standard data your browser sends. This may include your IP address (used to determine your general geographic location), browser type, the pages of our service you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the search terms you use (e.g., bank or country names). This helps us understand usage patterns and optimize our tool.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, which are small files stored on your device, to improve functionality. For example, they may remember your recent searches to make your next visit more efficient. We also use analytics cookies to gather aggregated data about how our service is used. You can configure your browser to refuse cookies, but some parts of our service may not function as intended without them.
How We Use Your Information
The data we collect is used solely to deliver, maintain, and enhance a reliable and user-friendly SWIFT/BIC search service.
- To Provide and Maintain Our Service: We use the data to operate the website and execute your search queries, ensuring you receive accurate and current bank identifier information.
- To Improve and Personalize Our Service: Analyzing usage trends allows us to identify popular features, understand what our users are searching for, and find opportunities to make our platform more intuitive.
- To Ensure Security: We monitor log data to detect and prevent unauthorized activity, protect the integrity of our systems, and respond to potential security incidents.
- To Communicate With You: When you contact us, we use your information to provide a relevant and helpful response to your inquiry or feedback.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may be required to process or retain your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or valid legal requests from public authorities.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
Protecting your information is fundamental to our mission. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties. Your data is only shared in the following limited situations:
- With Trusted Service Providers: We may work with third-party companies for services like website hosting and data analytics. These partners are given access only to the data necessary to perform their tasks and are contractually obligated to protect it.
- For Legal Requirements: We will disclose information if we believe in good faith it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, prevent fraud, or ensure the safety of our users.
- In a Business Transfer: If our platform is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, user information may be transferred. We will provide a prominent notice on our site before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Data Security
We implement strong technical and organizational security measures to protect your information against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. Our website uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption to secure data transmitted between your browser and our servers. However, no method of online transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, correct, or request the deletion of your information. Since our service primarily collects anonymous data, these rights are most relevant to information you have provided voluntarily (e.g., through our contact form). To exercise any applicable rights, please contact us directly.
Links to Other Websites
Our service may contain links to third-party websites not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit, as we have no control over their content or practices.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review it periodically to stay informed.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].