Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 17, 2025

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Data

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Site, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, participate in activities on the Site, or otherwise contact us. The personal information we collect may include:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Username or similar identifier
• Preferences and interests related to blockchain and cryptocurrency
• Any other information you choose to provide

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Time zone setting and location
• Pages you view
• How you interact with the Site
• Device information (such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer)

This information is collected using cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you for various purposes, including to:

• Create and manage your account
• Deliver personalized content and recommendations related to blockchain and cryptocurrency
• Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Provide news and information about blockchain developments, market sentiment analysis, and staking rewards that may be of interest to you
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site to improve user experience
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or illegal activity
• Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was collected

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

3.1 Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our Site. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the Site.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Site. This helps us improve the way our Site works.
• Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our Site. This enables us to personalize our content for you and remember your preferences.
• Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our Site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our Site and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

3.2 Your Cookie Choices

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.

4. Third-Party Data Processors

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission. These third-party service providers include:

• Analytics providers (such as Google Analytics)
• Advertising networks
• Email marketing services
• Customer relationship management systems
• Hosting and content delivery networks

Each of these service providers has their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.

5. Advertising

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information about your visits to our Site and other websites that are contained in web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

7. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

8. International Data Transfers

Our servers are located in various jurisdictions around the world. If you access our Site from outside these locations, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom we may share your personal information, in various countries. If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, we ensure that adequate safeguards are in place before transferring your data outside these regions.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at help@blockchainshock.com.

10. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• The right to know about the personal information we collect about you and how it is used and shared
• The right to delete personal information collected from you (with certain exceptions)
• The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

To exercise your rights under the CCPA, please contact us at help@blockchainshock.com.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at help@blockchainshock.com. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

12. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at help@blockchainshock.com.

15. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals, but we do provide you the option to opt out of interest-based advertising. To learn more about interest-based advertising and how you may be able to opt-out of some of this advertising, you may wish to visit the Digital Advertising Alliance's (DAA) Opt-Out Page and/or the Network Advertising Initiative's (NAI) Opt-Out Page.

16. GDPR Compliance

For users in the European Union, we process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legal bases for processing your information include:

• Your consent
• Performance of a contract with you
• Compliance with a legal obligation
• Protection of vital interests
• Public interest
• Legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party

If you have questions about our GDPR compliance, please contact us at help@blockchainshock.com.