1. Who we are
Midnight Range provides subscription-based algorithmic trading software, member resources and support services.
For the purposes of applicable data protection law, Midnight Range is the controller of personal information collected directly through this website and our member services.
2. Information we collect
We may collect the following categories of information:
- Your name and email address.
- Account and membership information.
- Billing status, transaction references and invoice details.
- Support enquiries and communications you send to Midnight Range.
- Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device details and website activity.
- Licence activations, software version and authorised trading account identifiers where required to provide the service.
We do not normally receive or store your full payment-card details. Payments are processed by our third-party payment provider.
3. How we collect information
We may collect information when you:
- Visit or interact with our website.
- Complete checkout and purchase a membership.
- Create or use a member account.
- Download or activate Midnight Range software.
- Contact us for technical, billing or general support.
- Manage or cancel your subscription.
We may also receive limited payment, fraud-prevention and subscription information from Stripe or another service provider used to process your transaction.
4. How we use your information
We may use personal information to:
- Create and manage your member account.
- Process and administer your subscription.
- Provide access to software and member resources.
- Generate and validate software licences.
- Send service, security and billing communications.
- Respond to enquiries and provide customer support.
- Maintain, secure and improve our website and software.
- Prevent fraud, misuse and unauthorised software sharing.
- Comply with legal, tax and regulatory obligations.
5. Lawful bases
Depending on the purpose, we may process personal information under one or more of the following lawful bases:
- Contract: where processing is necessary to provide your membership, software or support.
- Legal obligation: where we must retain or disclose information to comply with applicable law.
- Legitimate interests: where necessary to operate, secure and improve Midnight Range, prevent fraud or protect our intellectual property.
- Consent: where you have actively agreed to a particular use, such as optional marketing communications.
6. Payments and Stripe
Subscription payments may be processed by Stripe. Stripe may collect and process payment information, billing details, device information and fraud-prevention data in accordance with its own privacy documentation.
Midnight Range may receive information such as your customer identifier, payment status, subscription status, billing address, invoice details and limited card information such as card brand and expiry date.
7. Service providers
We may share personal information with trusted providers that help us operate the business, including providers of:
- Payment processing and subscription billing.
- Website hosting and cloud infrastructure.
- Authentication and account security.
- Email delivery and customer communications.
- Analytics, monitoring and error reporting.
- Customer support and software licensing.
These providers may only use information as permitted by their agreements with us and applicable law.
8. Cookies and analytics
Our website may use essential cookies required for security, authentication, checkout and account functionality.
We may also use analytics or preference cookies to understand how visitors use the website and improve its performance. Where legally required, non-essential cookies will only be used after consent has been obtained.
9. Marketing communications
We may send important service messages relating to your membership, payment, security, licence or software updates. These are operational communications and may be necessary to provide the service.
Optional promotional emails will only be sent where permitted by law. You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the link provided in the message.
10. Data retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including providing the service, resolving disputes and meeting legal, accounting and tax obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the status of your membership and any legal requirements that apply.
11. International transfers
Some service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we will use appropriate safeguards required by data protection law, such as adequacy regulations or approved contractual protections.
12. Data security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
No internet-based service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You are responsible for choosing a strong password and keeping your account credentials confidential.
13. Your data-protection rights
Depending on your location and the circumstances, you may have rights to:
- Request access to personal information held about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of certain personal information.
- Request restriction of certain processing.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Receive certain information in a portable format.
- Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
14. Complaints
Please contact Midnight Range first if you have concerns about how your information is handled so that we can investigate the issue.
You may also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office or another data-protection authority responsible for your location.
15. Children
Midnight Range memberships and services are intended only for adults aged 18 or over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
16. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our services, providers, technology or legal obligations.
The updated version will be published on this page. Where a change materially affects how we use existing personal information, we will provide additional notice where required.
17. Contact
Questions, privacy requests or concerns can be submitted through the Midnight Range contact page.