How we collect, use, and protect your personal information
Institute of Funded Trading ("IFT," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services. Last Updated: January 21, 2025
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us:
When you visit our website, we automatically collect:
We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.
We use the information we collect for legitimate business purposes
Provide, maintain, and improve our services
Process applications and verify trader qualifications
Manage capital allocation and trading accounts
Detect, prevent, and address fraud or security issues
Communicate with you about your account and our services
Comply with legal and regulatory requirements
Analyze usage patterns and improve our website
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA)
Processing necessary to fulfill our contract with you, including providing trading services and managing your account.
Compliance with ASIC regulations and anti-money laundering laws requires us to collect and retain certain information.
Fraud prevention, security measures, and essential business operations that benefit both IFT and our traders.
Marketing communications and optional services are only provided with your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Who we may share your information with
Payment processors, email services (EmailJS), trading platforms, cloud hosting, analytics providers, and legal/accounting professionals.
As IFT is backed by Zentra Capital, we share trader performance data and account information for capital allocation and risk management.
We may disclose information to ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) when required by law.
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
Comply with legal processes, court orders, enforce our terms, protect our rights, or investigate fraud and security issues.
IFT does not sell personal information to third parties. Your data is only shared as described in this policy.
We implement robust measures to protect your information
No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information using industry-standard measures, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@instituteoffundedtrading.com
California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act:
Note: IFT does not sell personal information to third parties.
Important details about data handling
We retain your personal information as long as necessary to provide services, comply with legal requirements (typically 7 years for financial records), and resolve disputes.
Your information may be transferred internationally. We ensure safeguards including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and adequacy decisions.
Our services are not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.
You can opt out of marketing emails by clicking "unsubscribe", contacting us at marketing@instituteoffundedtrading.com, or updating your account settings.
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices. We'll notify you via website notice, updated date, and email for material changes.
Questions about our privacy practices?
If you are in the EEA and believe we have not addressed your data protection concerns adequately, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.
Our team is here to help with any privacy-related inquiries