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Privacy Policy

The Witness Chain Watchtower Site, operated by Kaleidoscope Blockchain Inc. (“KB,” “Us,” or “We”), recognizes that your privacy is important, and we want to be clear with you about our privacy policies. The present Privacy Policy describes how KB collects, uses, and shares information collected from you through your use of KB’s websites (collectively referred to as the “Sites”) and the services offered through the Sites (the “Services”).

How KB collects information and the types of information collected

Any time you use KB’s Sites or Services, information is generated. Some of this information is considered “Personal Information,” meaning information that either directly identifies you individually (like email or billing information) or could reasonably be used to identify you in combination with other data. Other information is considered “Anonymous Information,” meaning information that does not directly identify and cannot reasonably be linked with other data to identify you individually.

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KB collects information from you in the following ways:

YOU PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO US

When you visit or use our Sites or use our Services, you may provide us with information about yourself, your business, or your website. For example, if and when you set up a new KB account, you will be prompted by us to provide us with certain personal information. You also understand that some of that non-personal information you provide to us may be aggregated and anonymized with other users for reporting purposes. You consent to the publication of the non-personal information or anonymous information you provide us about your choices and you understand that it may be published online and available to the public in an aggregated and anonymized format. Personal information we request from you may include:

  • Email address

  • Blockchain Address

  • ECDSA Key (public key)

  • IP address of the machine hosting the Witness Chain Services

  • Location Coordinates of the machine hosting the Witness Chain Services

COLLECTED INFORMATION

While visiting the KB Sites or if you are using our Services, we may collect publicly available information from you through the use of cookies, web server logs, and other mechanisms with your consent. For example, when you visit a Site, we collect device identifiers (e.g., device model, operating system, browser version, and other data that may be used to identify a device), IP addresses, device configurations, browser history, information about Site usage, and geographic location data with your consent.

NOTE ON COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY: KB uses cookies to automatically collect information in connection with your use of the Sites and Services.

 

Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our Services and your experience, see which areas and features of our Services are popular and count visits. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in our Services or emails and help deliver cookies, count visits and understand usage and campaign effectiveness.

 

We may use cookies in communications sent through the Services for various purposes, including, for example:

  • Saving user preferences;

  • Authentication;

  • Fraud prevention; and

  • Otherwise facilitating and enhancing interaction with the Site

How KB uses and shares personal information with third parties

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our services. We may also use the information we collect to: Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages and to respond to your comments, questions and customer service requests; Communicate with you about products, services, offers, and events offered by KB and others, and provide news and information we think will be of interest to you; Monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with our Services; and Detect, investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of KB and others. We collect and process identity information and sensitive personal data (as detailed above) to comply with our Know Your Customer (“KYC”) obligations under applicable laws and regulations, and Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations.

Note that KB may share anonymously collected information with third parties. KB may also share Personal Information with companies, organizations, or individuals outside of KB if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:

  • Meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request;

  • Enforce applicable agreements or adherence to terms and conditions, including investigation of potential criminal law violations; and

  • Protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of KB, our users, third parties or the public as required or permitted by law.

  • If KB is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, we will continue to ensure the confidentiality of any Personal Information and give affected users notice before Personal Information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

KB shall not sell nor license your Personal Information to a third party for that third party’s own direct marketing purposes.

YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES

TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer’s hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. You may also be able to refuse certain cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser or email software. Please refer to your browser or email software instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions. Note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of the Sites may be inaccessible or not function properly.

SUBSCRIBING TO COMMUNICATIONS

If you wish to receive periodic newsletters, support Related Emails or other promotional communications from us, you may opt-in to receiving them at registration or by following the instructions included in each newsletter or by emailing support@witnesschain.com. In order to ensure the integrity, security, and operation of our systems and networks, we do not allow you to unsubscribe from Service Notices unless you delete your account altogether.

YOUR RIGHT TO ACCESS AND CONTROL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right to request that your personal information be corrected or deleted upon cancellation of your account. You have the right to request access to your personal information that we have collected at any time. Please contact customer support at support@witnesschain.com to request access to or deletion of your personal information or to request changes to the personal information associated with your account.

DATA RETENTION

We retain all personal information and data relating to your accounts indefinitely unless a data subject requests that their information be deleted.

CalOPPA STATEMENT

The State of California requires us to post specific language related to our privacy policy. By default, KB does not share your personal information with any third parties aside from the disclosures already made in this privacy policy. If you wish to inquire into how KB processes or collects personal information or how it shares personal information with third parties, you may contact support@witnesschain.com

SECURITY

KB has implemented policies that include administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to help protect Personal Information against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. While KB strives to protect your privacy, because of multiple uncontrollable variables, including the inherent security flaws in the internet, KB cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose to us and, as such, you agree that your disclosure of such information is at your own risk.

LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING

rt. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal information is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the information subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal information is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal information may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal information. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

HOW WE TRANSFER INFORMATION COLLECTED INTERNATIONALLY

KB has established a global network presence and may maintain servers in many countries around the world, including the United States. You agree that we may process your personal information on a server located outside the country where you reside. You consent to the storage of personal information collected by KB on a server located in the United States. When transferring personal data internationally, we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure your data is protected in compliance with applicable laws. When transferring personal data internationally, we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure your data is protected in compliance with applicable laws.

COPPA DISCLOSURE – About Children’s Online Privacy

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was passed to give parents increased control over what information is collected from their children online and how such information is used. The law applies to websites and services directed to, and which knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 13. Our online services are not directed to children under the age of 13, nor is information knowingly collected from them. For additional information on COPPA protections, please see the FTC website. Please contact us at support@witnesschain.com if you are aware of any uses of the Service by users under the age of 13.

PUBLIC FORUMS

KB may register and make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please note that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

KB reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time at its own discretion and without any notice. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice, which may include sending notice to you by email, posting notice of such changes on the footer of KB’s website, or by including a pop-up or link at the login page.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, KB may be contacted through the following ways:

By email: support@witnesschain.com

Effective Date: November 19, 2024

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