Privacy Policy

1 Our Privacy Commitment

Apex-shield Limited (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) recognizes that clients seeking asset recovery assistance frequently do so under distress resulting from complex cyber fraud or deceptive investment schemes. We adhere to the highest international data protection benchmarks, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

2 Information We Collect

To execute forensic tracing, construct evidentiary briefs, and coordinate with financial institutions, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Contact & Identity Information: Full legal name, email address, telephone contact, and country of residence.
• Verification Data (KYC): Government-issued identification, proof of address, and verification selfies required to comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards.
• Forensic Case Evidence: Transaction hashes (TXIDs), digital wallet addresses, bank wire transfer receipts, MT103 confirmations, emails, chat transcripts with fraudulent parties, and platform screenshots.
• Technical Site Data: IP address, device type, browser telemetry, and access timestamps captured via encrypted security logs to prevent site misuse.

3 How We Utilize Your Data

Information provided is processed exclusively for lawful investigative and restitution purposes:

• Conducting on-chain blockchain forensics, node transaction mapping, and forensic financial tracing.
• Compiling formal case dossiers and legal hold submissions for receiving digital exchanges or correspondent banks.
• Coordinating with designated international legal counsel, regulatory authorities, and law enforcement agencies.
• Communicating case milestones, verification requests, and final fund repatriation confirmations.

4 Data Security & Encryption Architecture

We deploy defense-grade security controls to protect client information from unauthorized access, interception, or alteration:

All data in transit is encrypted utilizing TLS 1.3 with 256-bit AES encryption. Forensic case archives and uploaded evidence files are stored in air-gapped, encrypted cold volumes with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and strict role-based access restrictions limited to assigned case investigators.

5 Authorized Disclosures & Third Parties

Apex-shield will only disclose case information under strict, legitimate operational criteria:

• Receiving Financial Entities: To exchanges, banks, or payment gateways where stolen assets have been located, strictly to request preservation or restitution.
• Judicial & Regulatory Authorities: When formally subpoenaed, mandated by statutory compliance, or submitted directly on your behalf to financial oversight bodies (e.g., SEC, FCA, ASIC).
• Client-Authorized Legal Counsel: To attorneys representing your formal recovery matter in judicial proceedings.

6 Retention Period & Secure Shredding

Case records are maintained only for the duration necessary to conclude forensic tracing, satisfy statutory legal retention guidelines, and verify complete settlement. Following closure of your file and expiration of regulatory audit obligations, all proprietary client documents undergo cryptographic shredding and permanent purging from our active systems upon written request.

7 Your Legal Rights (GDPR / CCPA)

Depending on your location, you hold statutory rights regarding your personal records, including:

• Right of Access: Requesting a copy of the personal and forensic records we hold in your file.
• Right to Rectification: Requesting correction of inaccurate or incomplete documentation.
• Right to Erasure (“Right to Be Forgotten”): Requesting permanent deletion of your data once recovery proceedings and statutory obligations conclude.
• Right to Restrict Processing: Requesting limits on specific categories of data handling.

8 Contact Our Data Protection Officer (DPO)

To exercise any data rights or submit inquiries concerning our privacy safeguards, please reach out to our dedicated compliance team: