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Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your information.

Privacy Policy for Quant Basket

Last updated: August 26, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Quant Basket ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website and our software-as-a-service platform for quantitative analytics (the "Service").

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide:

  • Account Information: Your name, email address, and password (hashed). When you sign in with Google OAuth, we collect your name and email address as provided by Google.
  • User Profile Information (Optional): You may choose to provide additional information, such as your experience level (e.g., trader, quant, business user) to help us customize your experience.
  • Payment Information: When you subscribe to a paid plan, our third-party payment processor collects your payment card information. We do not store this information on our servers.
  • Communication Information: Any information you provide when you contact our support team or communicate through the platform.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information:

  • Usage Data: We collect information about your interactions with our Service, such as models you view, backtests you run, strategies you build, and features you use.
  • Device Information: We collect your IP address, browser type, and operating system to help diagnose problems, secure the Service, and comply with regional regulations.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, operate, maintain, and improve our Service.
  • Process your subscription payments and manage your account.
  • Deliver model outputs, signals, and analytics to you.
  • Communicate with you, including sending service-related notifications and responding to support requests.
  • Monitor platform usage to enhance user experience and inform product development.
  • Protect the security and integrity of our Service, including preventing fraud and misuse.

3. How We Share Your Information

  • With Service Providers: We share information with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing (e.g., PayU, Coinbase), cloud hosting (e.g., AWS), and analytics.
  • With Quant Providers: We may share anonymized and aggregated usage data with the quants who provide models on our marketplace. This helps them understand model performance and improve their strategies. We never share your personal identity or account details with quants.
  • For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required by law or if we believe in good faith that it is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
  • With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights regarding your personal information:

  • You can access and update your account information at any time through your profile settings.
  • You can opt-out of marketing communications by following the unsubscribe link in our emails.
  • You can request the deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us, subject to our legal and contractual obligations.

5. Data Security

We implement robust security measures, including encryption and access controls, to protect your personal information and the intellectual property of our quant providers. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

6. Cookie Policy

We use cookies to improve your experience on our platform. Here are the types of cookies we use:

6.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for core website functions and cannot be disabled:

  • sidebar:state (QuantBasket, 1 year) - Remembers your sidebar preferences
  • auth_token (Supabase, Session) - Authentication and session management
  • __Host-authjs.csrf-token (QuantBasket, Session) - CSRF protection

6.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website (only with your consent):

  • _ga, _ga_* (Google Analytics, 2 years) - Distinguishes unique users and tracks usage
  • _gid (Google Analytics, 24 hours) - Distinguishes users for short-term analytics

6.3 Marketing/Tracking Cookies

These cookies track your activity for advertising purposes (only with your consent):

  • _fbp (Facebook, 3 months) - Facebook Pixel for advertising
  • MUID (Microsoft, 1 year) - Microsoft Advertising tracking
  • _gcl_au (Google, 3 months) - Google Ads conversion tracking

6.4 Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences for a personalized experience (only with your consent):

  • theme (QuantBasket, 1 year) - Remembers dark/light mode preference
  • language (QuantBasket, 1 year) - Remembers language preference
  • dashboard_layout (QuantBasket, 6 months) - Remembers dashboard layout preferences

Managing Cookies: You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer, which will reopen the cookie consent modal. You can also disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect website functionality.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions, please email us at: support@quantbasket.com