AHA Metal Agency Services Ltd. ("we", "us", "our") operates as a G7-compliant, independent international commodity Fiduciary Compliance Gateway. We are strictly committed to protecting the corporate data, operational secrets, and personal identification information of our global trading partners, institutional buyers, and sovereign suppliers. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, process, secure, and store sensitive trade data in compliance with international regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Canadian federal privacy standards (PIPEDA).

INFORMATION WE COLLECT:

Through our website compliance ingestion form, we collect basic corporate contact and transaction parameters: your name, company, business email, and a general structural description of the commodity, target volume, and origin/destination you are inquiring about. We do not collect passport copies, banking credentials, or other highly sensitive documents through our public web form.

Once an inquiry is qualified and a formal compliance mandate is active, we may request additional corporate vetting and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance documentation directly from authorized company representatives through a separate secure channel—never via the public website form. This required data may include: corporate registration certificates and tax IDs; authorized signatory names, titles, and contact details; transactional verification documents such as Letters of Intent (LOI); and corporate banking coordinates required to secure automated bank payorders. All such documentation is provided voluntarily by the corporate entity as part of our rigorous qualification process, and is never solicited via unsolicited email or open web forms.

HOW WE USE AND PROTECT YOUR DATA:

AHA Metal Agency Services Ltd. strictly processes data for the sole purpose of validating trade parameters and securing pathways between qualified buyers and verified commodity producers. We do not sell, rent, lease, or trade your corporate information to third-party marketing networks. Your structural documents are protected using enterprise-grade Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-256) cloud storage systems. Access to your transaction files is restricted strictly to authorized compliance officers operating securely at ahametal.com.

DATA DISCLOSURE DISCIPLINE:

In accordance with standard International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) trade protocols and our strict Non-Circumvention, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NCNDA): No buyer data is revealed to a supplier until the buyer passes our initial structural qualification framework and a formal corporate introduction is authorized. No supplier data or specific allocation numbers are revealed to a buyer until a binding NCNDA is fully executed. Data will only be shared with institutional banking entities (such as the Royal Bank of Canada) or certified third-party inspection agencies (such as SGS or Intertek) explicitly involved in the clearance and settlement of the specific transaction.

DATA RETENTION AND YOUR RIGHTS:

Corporate trade and compliance documents are securely archived for the minimum period required to satisfy international maritime, customs, and tax audits. Corporate entities maintain the right to request a complete review of their stored profile data or request secure deletion upon the legal termination of a trade compliance mandate. For inquiries regarding our compliance or data protection protocols, please contact our legal desk directly at [email protected].

NO CAPITAL RETENTION OR ASSET MANAGEMENT:

AHA Metal Agency Services Ltd. operates strictly as a non-possessory trade compliance gateway. The Company never accepts, holds, routes, manages, or takes custody of any transaction principal, trade funds, client deposits, or transaction escrow monies. All financial trade settlements and Letter of Credit clearances flow strictly and directly bank-to-bank between the transacting commercial principals, or through a mutually appointed, independent third-party legal paymaster.

SCOPE OF SERVICE & INDEPENDENT INTEGRITY:

AHA Metal Agency Services Ltd. operates under a strict fiduciary mandate of document verification, regulatory mapping, and compliance gatekeeping. Unless expressly executed in a separate bilateral written agreement, the Company does not act as a licensed broker-dealer, investment advisor, customs broker, freight forwarder, legal advisor, or financial institution. Engaging our services establishes an independent corporate relationship focused strictly on supply chain validation under international trade protocols.

GOVERNING LAW & SOVEREIGN JURISDICTION:

Any access to or use of this website, and any preliminary compliance frameworks entered into with the Company, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada. Users and transacting entities explicitly submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of King’s Bench in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

NO PRODUCT OWNERSHIP, CUSTODY, OR LIQUIDITY HANDLING:

The Company does not buy, sell, trade, refine, transport, warehouse, or hold legal title to any physical metals, precious minerals, or bulk commodities at any point in time. The Company maintains zero physical inventory and never accepts, routes, or manages transaction capital, trade financing, or escrow funds. All operational logistics and financial structures remain strictly bank-to-bank between the contracting commercial principals.

ABSOLUTE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

AHA Metal Agency Services Ltd. operates purely as an administrative and compliance validation filter. The Company shall not be legally or financially liable for any losses, financial damages, logistics delays, contractual non-performance, product quality/grade deficiencies, financial payment disputes, ocean/air transport failures, sovereign government actions, international sanctions updates, force majeure events, or the independent acts or omissions of any third parties. All participating commercial entities remain solely and independently liable for their own legal and financial obligations.

INDEPENDENT DUE DILIGENCE MANDATE:

While AHA Metal enforces rigorous screening frameworks, the Company does not guarantee, warrant, or insure the long-term accuracy, complete legality, real-time availability, clear title ownership, precise grade/quality, exact volume weight, sovereign origin, or ultimate operational performance of any products, counterparties, corporate mandates, or transaction pipelines. All transacting commercial principals are strictly responsible for conducting their own independent due diligence, independent legal counsel reviews, and mandatory origin inspection assays (such as SGS or Intertek) prior to transaction settlement.