Quant Alpha LLC – Privacy Policy

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Quant Alpha is not currently registered as an investment adviser and is not currently offering advisory services or soliciting clients. This Privacy Policy describes how Quant Alpha LLC ("Quant Alpha," "we," "us," or "our") would collect, use, share, and protect personal information in connection with its website and any related online services (collectively, the "Services"). If and when the Firm becomes a registered investment adviser, it would be subject to SEC Regulation S-P (Privacy of Consumer Financial Information), which governs how a registered adviser handles non-public personal information. The Firm is committed to safeguarding data in accordance with applicable regulations and industry best practices.

By using Quant Alpha's website, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these practices, please do not use the website or submit personal information.

Information We Collect
We collect only information necessary to provide the intended Services and to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. This falls into a few categories:

Information You Provide Directly: When you inquire about the Firm's strategies or (in the future) register for Services, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and strategy selection or risk-profile inputs. For example, you may fill out an online form with your name and email to receive more information. We may also collect other contact information (such as a phone number or mailing address) if you communicate with us by email and provide such details.

Account and Financial Information: If and when the Firm operates and you were to become a client, account setup would involve collecting certain information either directly or via the intended custodian, Interactive Brokers ("IB"). This could include data needed to open a brokerage account (such as date of birth, government identifiers, and financial status), which IB's onboarding system would securely process. Quant Alpha itself would primarily collect strategy preferences and risk-tolerance information through its website questionnaire. The Firm does not collect or store full sensitive identifiers such as Social Security or driver's license numbers on its site; those would be handled by IB's secure systems. The Firm would maintain records of an IB account number and information about holdings and transactions in order to manage a portfolio.

Usage Data: Like many websites, we automatically collect certain information about use of the website to help improve the Services and ensure security, including technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type, access times, pages viewed, and referring website. We may use cookies or similar technologies (described below) to collect usage statistics and remember preferences. This usage data is generally aggregated and not intended to personally identify you, though it may be associated with an account when logged in.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Quant Alpha uses cookies to enable site functionality (for example, maintaining a login session) and to understand how users interact with the site. We may use session cookies and persistent cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings, though disabling them may affect certain features. We do not use cookies to track you across third-party websites, and we do not currently respond to Do Not Track signals, as there is no consistent industry standard. Our use of cookies is primarily limited to site functioning and our own analytics.

Communications: If you contact us with questions, feedback, or for support, we receive whatever information you choose to include, which may include your email address, message content, and any attachments. We use this to respond to you and improve support.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information beyond what is needed to provide the Services (we do not ask for racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, health, or biometric data). Please refrain from submitting sensitive data we do not request. We do not seek to collect information from children. The Services are not intended for individuals under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we learn we have inadvertently received information from a child under 18, we will delete it. (See Children's Privacy below.)

How We Would Use Your Information
Quant Alpha would use collected information for the following purposes, all aimed at delivering and improving the intended Services in a legally compliant manner:

To Provide Investment Advisory Services: The primary use of personal information would be to operate the advisory platform, using information you provide (such as risk profile and strategy choice) to generate advice and manage an account. Email and contact information would be used to set up a user account, verify identity at login, and maintain a profile. Account and financial information would facilitate linking a Quant Alpha account with an IB brokerage account and managing trades.

To Communicate with You: We would use contact information to send important updates and reports, including:

• Service and Account Communications: onboarding emails, confirmations, periodic portfolio updates or performance reports, notice of changes to services or policies, and other account-related announcements.

• Regulatory and Disclosure Communications: as required by law, an annual privacy notice, updates to Form ADV or this Privacy Policy, and any notices about security incidents.

• Client Education and Insights: with your permission, occasional educational content or newsletters, kept infrequent and relevant. You could opt out of non-essential communications (see Your Choices below).

For Customer Support: If you reach out, we would use the information provided to assist and resolve issues.

To Improve and Personalize the Services: We would analyze usage data to understand how the platform is used, identify bugs, improve the interface, and prioritize features, and to personalize the experience. We may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics or internal tools), with any third-party providers bound to use data only for our purposes.

To Ensure Security and Prevent Misuse: We would monitor login activity and site use to protect against fraudulent or unauthorized access, using information such as IP addresses and device data to detect and prevent security incidents and to enforce our Terms of Use.

Compliance with Legal Obligations: If and when operating as a registered adviser, the Firm would use personal information to meet regulatory obligations, including:

• KYC and Anti-Money Laundering checks: identity information may be used to verify identity, sometimes with IB's systems, to ensure services are not provided to prohibited persons.

• Recordkeeping: the Firm would maintain records of communications and advice as required by the SEC.

• Regulatory Reporting: aggregated data may be used for required reports; if examined or audited, the Firm would provide access to client records, which include personal information.

• Other Legal Use: we may use or disclose information to exercise or defend legal claims, comply with subpoenas or court orders, or cooperate with law enforcement (see Information Sharing below).

We would not use personal information for unrelated purposes without your consent, and would not use your data for unrelated automated decisions (such as credit scoring or marketing profiling beyond the advisory context).

Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Essential Cookies: necessary for the website to function, such as authentication cookies that keep you logged in.
Analytics Cookies: collect information about how visitors use the site; a third-party analytics service may set its own cookies, used only for our analysis.
Preference Cookies: remember choices to personalize your experience.
No Third-Party Marketing Cookies: we do not use advertising cookies or tracking pixels, do not serve ads, and do not share behavior data with advertisers.

Managing Cookies: Most browsers let you control and delete cookies. Disabling them may impair login and interactive features. By continuing to use the site without changing your settings, you consent to our use of cookies as described.

Information Sharing and Disclosure
Quant Alpha does not sell or rent personal information to third parties for their own marketing. We would share information only as necessary to run the business or as required by law:

With Service Providers: trusted providers bound by contract to keep information confidential and use it only to provide services to us, including:

• Interactive Brokers LLC: as the intended custodian and broker, IB would receive personal information when an account is opened. IB's use of data would be governed by its own privacy policy and regulatory obligations.

• Email and Communication Tools: an email or CRM provider may handle name and email to send communications on our behalf.

• Data Hosting and IT Infrastructure: cloud hosting for the website and databases, under Quant Alpha's control and encrypted where appropriate.

• Analytics/Software Tools: third-party analytics or error monitoring may process usage data, configured to avoid capturing unnecessary personal details.

Professional Advisors: we may share information with attorneys, accountants, or auditors on a need-to-know basis, subject to confidentiality.

For Legal and Regulatory Compliance:

• Regulators and Government Agencies: if and when registered, the Firm may be required to share information with the SEC during examinations or inquiries.

• Law Enforcement: we may be compelled to provide data via subpoena, court order, or similar process, and would ensure any request is valid and limited in scope.

• To Protect Rights and Safety: we may share information to protect the rights, property, or safety of Quant Alpha, its clients, or others, including to investigate or prevent fraud or security incidents.

• As Required by Applicable Law: in addition to federal law, we would comply with applicable state privacy laws (see Your Privacy Rights below).

Business Transfers: if Quant Alpha is ever involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or transition of service, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, and we would require the recipient to honor this Policy's commitments and notify affected individuals.

With Your Consent: in all other cases, we would seek your consent before sharing personal information, for example before providing portfolio data to a third-party app or publishing a testimonial.

Data Security
We have implemented safeguards to protect personal information, including:

• Encryption: SSL/TLS (HTTPS) for data in transit; sensitive stored data such as passwords is hashed at rest, never stored in plain text.

• Access Controls: access restricted to authorized personnel on a least-privilege basis, with strong authentication and logging for administrative access.

• Cloud Security: use of cloud provider security features, secure data centers, and regular patching.

• Testing and Monitoring: routine monitoring for suspicious activity, vulnerability testing (which may include third-party penetration testing), and an incident response plan.

• Employee Training and Policies: confidentiality and security training, with internal policies and disciplinary consequences for violations.

• Data Backups: encrypted backups stored separately with restricted access.

• Vendor Due Diligence: evaluation of providers' security practices and contractual security requirements.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we would notify you and the appropriate authorities as required by law and take reasonable steps to mitigate and prevent recurrence. You also play a role by using a strong password, safeguarding credentials, and alerting us to any suspected unauthorized activity.

Data Retention
We would retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law:

• For Clients: if and when operating, the Firm would retain client information for the duration of the relationship and thereafter as required by recordkeeping rules, generally a minimum of five years (longer for some records).

• For Website Visitors/Prospects: contact information provided by non-clients may be retained for a reasonable period; on request, we would delete it (retaining, if needed, a record of a do-not-contact request). Non-account usage data may be retained in aggregate form.

• Deletion of Data: when information is no longer required, we would delete or anonymize it, subject to residual data persisting briefly in backups until cycled out.

• Legal Holds: we would preserve relevant information during a dispute or investigation regardless of standard retention periods.

Certain financial regulations may prevent immediate deletion on request. Your rights are described next.

Your Privacy Rights and Choices

• Access and Update: you would be able to access and update much of your profile by logging into your account, and may contact us to correct information you cannot change directly. On request, we would provide a summary of the personal information on file, to the extent required by law.

• Opt-Out of Communications: non-transactional emails would include an unsubscribe link; you may also contact support@quantalpha.net. Essential account and service messages would continue unless you terminate the relationship.

• Do Not Call or Mail: if we were ever to use phone or mail, you could request placement on an internal do-not-contact list.

• California Privacy Rights: as a financial institution the Firm would be largely governed by federal law (GLBA) rather than the CCPA for client data, but would honor certain requests in the spirit of transparency. Because of record-retention requirements, some data may not be deletable on request.

• European/International Users: the Services are primarily for U.S. persons; the Firm is not marketing or offering services in the EU, but aims to uphold strong privacy standards and will respond to inquiries in accordance with applicable law.

• Withdrawal of Consent: where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time, without affecting prior lawful processing.

To exercise any rights, contact support@quantalpha.net. We may need to verify your identity first. We aim to respond within a reasonable timeframe and as required by law.

Children's Privacy
The Services are not directed to children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe a child under 18 has provided personal information, please contact us and we will delete it (except where retention is legally required).

Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Policy periodically and will update the "Last Updated" date. For significant changes, we will provide more prominent notice or seek consent where required.

Contact Us
Quant Alpha LLC — Privacy Team
Email: support@quantalpha.net