Privacy Policy

Effective date: June 2025

Thank you for visiting https://vertextrend-capital.com/ (the “Site”), owned and operated by Vertex Trend Management, L.L.C. (“Vertex Trend,” “we,” or “us”), This may include our invite-only trading platform, STEAD, accessible at https://www.stead-exchange.com.

We respect your privacy and believe you are entitled to the protection of your personal information. Please read this Privacy Policy to underst

By accessing or using our Site in any manner, including when interacting with the True Connect platform, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies described below, and you consent to our collection, use, and sharing of your information under this Privacy Policy.

Your use of the Site is governed at all times by our

1. What This Privacy Policy Covers

This Policy covers important information regarding how we treat Personal Data collected when you use our Site. It does not apply to:

  • Companies we do not own or control

  • Persons we do not manage

  • Privacy practices of any entity we invest in or partner with

  • Offline data collected outside of the Site

  • Data shared in connection with investments in our affiliated funds

You may have additional privacy rights depending on your jurisdict

2. Definition of Personal Data

“Personal Data” means any information that identifies or relates to an identifiable individual. This includes information considered “personal information” or “personally identifiable information” under applicable laws.

3. Categories of Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of Personal Data:

Profile or Contact Data

  • Name

  • Mailing address

  • Phone number

  • User/session IDs

  • STEAD account credentials

  • Social media profiles

Device / IP Data

  • IP address

  • Device ID

  • Browser type and settings

  • Operating system

  • Domain server

  • Browser location (city, state, country)

  • URL and device metadata

Web Analytics

  • Page interactions

  • Referring URLs

  • Request identifiers

  • Visitor statistics

Messaging Analytics

  • Group IDs, message IDs, thread subjects

  • Message origins (email, browser, etc.)

  • Message open/click activity

Other Information You Voluntarily Provide

  • Information you include in emails or communications

  • Survey/optional questionnaire responses

  • Resumes, documents, pitch materials or information provided for programs

4. Sources of Personal Data

Information You Provide Directly

  • When completing forms on the Site

  • When participating in surveys

  • When communicating with us

Information Collected Automatically

  • Cookies (see “Tracking Tools and Opt-Out”)

  • Log data and analytics

Information from Third Parties

  • Analytics vendors

  • Service providers

  • Profile-enrichment tools

5. Our Commercial or Business Purposes for Collecting Personal Data

Providing, Customizing, and Improving the Site

  • Delivering content, services, and information

  • Personalization and customization

  • Debugging, security and fraud prevention

  • Internal analytics, testing, and product development (including via AI Tools)

Corresponding With You

  • Responding to inquiries

  • Sending notifications and updates

  • Providing information based on your preferences

Meeting Legal Requirements

  • Compliance with applicable laws

  • Responding to legal inquiries or obligations

  • Protecting the rights and safety of users and Vertex Trend

6. How We Share Your Personal Data

Your data may be shared with:

Service Providers

Including, but not limited to:

  • Hosting and infrastructure providers

  • Fraud/security vendors

  • Analytics and platform providers (including AI-based processors)

Business Partners

  • Portfolio companies or affiliated investment entities

  • Legal Obligations

We may share your data when required by law.

Business Transfers

If Vertex Trend undergoes a merger, acquisition, or restructuring, your Personal Data may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

7. Data That Is Not Personal Data

We may create aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified data. Such data cannot identify you and may be used for lawful business purposes.

8. STEAD Platform Content

Content related to your STEAD account that you share on social media or within the platform may be visible to other users.

Your STEAD profile may include, but is not limited to, the following information:

Username

Display name

Profile photo

Historical transaction records or current transaction details

Account asset information

If you choose to delete your account, your profile may be retained in an “alumni” or inactive account status, and content you previously shared may continue to be retained or visible in accordance with our data retention policies.

10. Security and Retention

We use industry-standard security measures (including SSL encryption).
However, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

We retain Personal Data for as long as necessary to:

  • Provide the Site

  • Comply with laws

  • Resolve disputes

We may retain anonymized data indefinitely.

11. Personal Data of Minors

We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under 16 without parental consent.

To request removal of data involving minors, please contact us via the contact form on our official website.

12. Vertex Trend’s Privacy Rights

If you are a Vertex Trend member, you have the following rights:

  • Access to collected data

  • Deletion (subject to exceptions)

  • Correction

  • Information about data sharing

Vertex Trend does not:

  • Sell Personal Data

  • Share data for cross-context behavioral advertising

  • Sell data of minors

Requests must be submitted via the official contact page on our website.

13. Privacy Rights of EEA & UK Residents (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the EEA or UK, you have GDPR rights, including:

  • Access

  • Rectification

  • Erasure

  • Data portability

  • Objection

  • Restriction of processing

  • Withdrawal of consent

  • Filing complaints with supervisory authorities

By using the Site, you consent to the transfer and processing of your data in the United States.

Requests can be submitted via our website’s official contact channel.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Policy periodically.
If you continue using the Site after updates, you consent to the revised Policy.

15. Contact Information

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your Personal Data rights, please contact us through the official contact form on https://vertextrend-capital.com/.