Privacy Policy

Effective date: 2025-11-09

BinaryOptions.net respects your privacy. We collect the minimum information needed to operate our website, run the forum (optional), handle complaints, prevent abuse, and measure performance. We never sell your personal information. When you click outbound links (e.g., to brokers), those sites may set their own cookies and collect data under their policies.

This policy explains what we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and the choices you have.

1) Who We Are

Controller: BinaryOptions.net (“we,” “us,” “our”), an informational website.

Contact: info@binaryoptions.net or our contact form.

2) What We Collect (and What We Do Not)

Reading articles does not require an account. Creating a forum account is optional. If you register for the forum, we process the information you provide and your activity on the forum.

Data We May Process

Forum account data (only if you register): display name, email address, password (hashed), profile details you add, public posts and messages, and moderation/activity logs.
Technical data: IP address (retained short-term in logs for security and abuse prevention), device/browser type, operating system, pages viewed, referrer URLs, timestamps, and approximate location (city/country) inferred from IP.
Cookies & similar technologies:
- Strictly necessary cookies to keep the site and forum working (e.g., session and security).
- Analytics cookies (where used) to measure traffic and article performance.
- Affiliate attribution set by third parties when you click certain broker links; typical duration ~30–60 days.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive categories of personal data. We do not attempt to identify you beyond what is necessary to run the site and forum, respond to you, and protect our services.

3) Why We Use Your Data (Legal Bases)

Operate the site and forum; provide support: performance of a contract (forum Terms) and our legitimate interests.
Security, fraud prevention, troubleshooting: legitimate interests and legal obligations.
Analytics and site improvement: consent where required; otherwise legitimate interests (aggregated reporting).
Affiliate attribution: consent where required; otherwise legitimate interests (to recognize referrals when you choose to visit partners).
Legal and compliance: comply with applicable laws and enforce our terms.

4) Cookies, Analytics, and Affiliate Tracking

Affiliate links: Some outbound links include identifiers so a partner can recognize a visit from our site and compensate us if you sign up. A third party may set a cookie for roughly 30–60 days. These cookies are set by the partner, not by us, and we do not receive personal information from them—only pseudonymous attribution signals.

Analytics: We use analytics to understand traffic (e.g., page views, referrers, device types) and improve content. Reports are typically aggregated. Where required, we ask for your consent before setting analytics cookies.

Your choices:

Use your browser settings to block or delete cookies.
Use our cookie banner or preference center (where shown) to opt in/out of non-essential cookies.
Global Privacy Control (GPC) and similar browser signals are honored where legally required.
Industry tools can help manage third-party cookies in your region (e.g., YourOnlineChoices in the EU and DAA WebChoices in the U.S., where available).

We do not sell personal information. We share limited data with:

Service providers (e.g., hosting, forum software, analytics, email) under data-processing terms. They may only process data on our instructions.
Affiliate networks/brokers receive pseudonymous attribution signals when you click a partner link.
Authorities or third parties when required by law or to protect our rights, users, or the public.

6) Data Retention

Forum accounts: kept while your account is active. On request, we can delete your account or, where feasible, anonymize your display identity while retaining posts that were public.
Security logs (including IP): retained for a short period (e.g., up to 30 days) and longer if needed to investigate incidents.
Analytics: aggregated reports may be kept; raw event data is retained only as long as needed for reporting and troubleshooting.
Cookies: expire per their settings or when you delete them.

7) Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards (HTTPS, access controls, least-privilege administration, and log monitoring). No method is perfectly secure; please share only the information needed for your request.

8) International Transfers

Where data is processed outside your country, we use appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms) as required by law.

9) Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or port your data; to object to or restrict certain processing; and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. You may also have the right to opt out of “selling” or “sharing” personal information for targeted advertising under some U.S. state laws. We do not sell personal information, but we will still process your request as applicable.

How to exercise your rights: email info@binaryoptions.net. We may need to verify your identity. We generally respond within one month (EU/UK) or 45 days (U.S.). If you disagree with our response where an appeals process applies, you may request an appeal.

Note: If you have never given us identifiable information (e.g., you only read articles), we may have little or no data that can reasonably be linked to you.

10) Children

Our site is for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided data, contact us so we can remove it. Binary options are not suitable for anyone under 18 or the legal age in your jurisdiction.

11) Third-Party Sites

When you leave our site (for example, by clicking a broker link), the third party’s privacy policy applies. Review their policies before sharing personal information.

12) Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. We will post the new version with an updated effective date. If we make material changes, we will provide a prominent notice before they take effect.

Questions?

Contact info@binaryoptions.net.

Regional Information (Summary)

EU/UK: Our legal bases appear above. You may contact your local supervisory authority. If we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers, we implement supplementary measures as needed.

U.S. States: Where laws require, we honor opt-out rights for targeted advertising and “sale/share” and recognize browser-based signals such as GPC. You may designate an authorized agent where permitted.