SHLD — Protected Payments

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Privacy Policy

This policy explains what we collect, why, and how we handle it. We collect the minimum needed to run protected holds safely and to meet our legal obligations.

Last updated 2026-06-19

1. What we collect

Account details (name, email, organization), identity verification data needed to fund a hold, transaction details (amounts, parties, agreement terms), and standard technical data such as device and log information. We do not sell your personal data.

2. Why we collect it

To operate holds, verify identity, prevent fraud and money laundering, meet legal and custody-partner requirements, provide support, and improve the service. Identity and source-of-funds checks apply to funded holds.

3. How we share it

We share data with our licensed custody partner and payment providers as needed to settle funds, with service providers acting on our behalf under contract, with the other party to your deal only as the agreement requires, and with authorities where the law compels it.

4. How we protect it

Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is restricted on a need-to-know basis, and funds-related records are kept in segregated, auditable systems. No system is perfectly secure, but we hold security to a bank-grade standard.

5. Retention

We keep records for as long as needed to provide the service and to meet legal, tax, and anti-money-laundering retention requirements, then delete or anonymize them.

6. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, export, or delete your personal data, subject to the records we must retain by law. To make a request, contact us.

7. Contact

Privacy questions and requests can be sent to desk@shld.us.