Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy
Last Updated: Feb 22, 2024
At billiongems.io, we strive to ensure the privacy and security of our website visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding your personal data and how we will process it. By using our website, you agree to the practices described below.
1. PRIVACY POLICY
a. Scope of the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy, together with our Terms and any additional terms that may be included in the Terms, applies to your use of the Platform, official desktop, and our website and any Services available through the Platform and website.
b. Content of the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy establishes the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.
c. Limitation on Collection of Children's Personal Data
The Platform, website, and services are not intended for children under the age of majority as defined by the applicable law of your country of residence. We do not knowingly collect information, including personal data, from children or other individuals who are legally prohibited from using our platform, website, and services. If we learn that we have collected personal data of a child under the age of majority, we will promptly delete such information unless required by law to retain such data. Please contact us if you believe we have mistakenly or unintentionally collected information about a child under the age of majority.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY IN ITS ENTIRETY OR WITH ANY PART THEREOF, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE SOFTWARE, WEBSITE, AND SERVICES.
2. WHAT DATA WE PROCESS, FOR WHAT PURPOSES, ON WHAT BASIS, AND FOR HOW LONG
a. Registration and Verification
When registering to use our services, creating an account, and undergoing the verification process, we may collect the following personal data:
- Name and surname;
- Blockchain address;
- Username;
- Description (information about you);
- Links to your social media profiles;
- Avatar;
- Email address;
- Phone number.
This is necessary for creating an account and enabling the use of services.
We collect this information for the following purposes:
- Verifying your account and providing access to our services;
- Communicating with you regarding your account, platform, website, and services;
- Managing and protecting the platform, website, services, and you from service abuse and fraud, verifying your identity;
- Responding to your requests, such as addressing inquiries you direct to our customer support service;
- Taking any actions to which we have obtained your consent.
Users only post in their profiles the content and information about themselves that does not harm them or third parties. This information does not violate the rights of third parties and does not breach license agreements with third parties. We are not responsible for the information that users have posted in their profiles.
b. When Using the Platform, Website, and Services
When you use the Platform and services, access the website, we collect the following personal data:
- Transaction-related information, such as the amount sent or requested;
- Electronic wallet number and wallet type.
This information is necessary to fulfill our obligations to you.
We collect this information for the following purposes:
- Fulfilling our contractual obligations;
- Payment of fees.
c. Access to the Platform
When you log into the system on the Platform or website, we collect the following personal data:
- Information about the device you use to access your account, including hardware model, mobile device identifier, operating system and version, as well as unique device identifiers, but this information is anonymized and not linked to a specific individual;
- Technical information about your use of services, such as browser type and version, last access time to your account, and IP address used to access your account;
- Location data, including your current location determined by GPS technology;
- Date/time, clickstream data;
- Page response time information, loading errors, duration of visits to specific pages, information about page interaction (e.g., scrolling, clicks, and mouse hover), web beacons, and navigation methods used on the website;
- Cookies;
- Analytics: Google Analytics;
- Information from the public TON blockchain;
- Data collected from third-party companies providing their products in conjunction with our service.
This information is necessary for our legitimate interests (or the interests of third parties), and your interests and fundamental rights do not override these interests.
We collect this information for the following purposes:
- Improving the Platform, website, and services;
- Providing personalized services (also known as interest-based marketing);
- Tailoring marketing content and specific services, platforms, or websites to better match your interests and the interests of other third-party websites.
d. Sending Marketing Communications
We will only send you direct marketing communications via email or text message with your consent. You have the right to withdraw this consent at any time by contacting us.
e. Processing of Personal Data
We will process your personal data lawfully and fairly, and we will not use it for purposes other than those disclosed to you, including selling them individually or in aggregate for commercial use.
f. Storage of Personal Data
We store personal data in an identifiable format for the shortest period necessary to fulfill our legal or regulatory obligations and for our business purposes. We may retain personal data longer than required by law if it is in our legitimate interests and does not contradict direct prohibitions of applicable law. When personal data is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected, we will delete any details identifying you or securely destroy records where permissible. However, we may need to keep records for an extended period (after discontinuing the use of a specific service), as required by applicable law. We will continue to use and disclose such personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
3. COOKIES
We may use "cookies" and similar tracking technologies to record information and enhance your browsing experience on our website. When visiting the website, we invite you to review and accept our cookie policy. By accepting the banner and continuing to use the website, you agree to the placement of cookies in your browser in accordance with this policy. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer that help us make your visit to our website more user-friendly. Cookies provide us with information about your website usage, which can help us improve the site and your experience using it. We will process personal data collected through cookies in accordance with this privacy policy. If your browser is set to warn you before accepting cookies, each cookie should appear with a warning message. You can opt out of cookies by disabling them in your browser. However, you should understand that, like most other websites, ours may not function properly with cookies disabled.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are cookies necessary for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that allow you to access secure areas of our website.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies:
These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors navigate our website when using it. This helps us improve the performance of our website, such as providing users with an easy search for what they are looking for.
- Functional Cookies: These are used to identify you when you return to our website. This allows us to personalize our content for you, greeting you by name and remembering your preferences (such as your language or region).
- Targeting Cookies:
These cookies track your visits to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Google Analytics:
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users interact with our website. Information collected through these cookies (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. This data is used solely for evaluating website traffic, analyzing trends, and collecting other valuable information that helps us improve our services.
4. DATA COLLECTION
Information may be gathered from:
- Directly from you (through our communication or forms you have filled out);
- From cookies on our website stored in your browser;
- Through GPS technology to determine your current location;
- Some user data is provided to us by Telegram and TON Blockchain because our site operates through Telegram Bot and Webapp;
- From other sources, including third parties and publicly available sources. We may combine this with information we collect through our services.
5. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We disclose your personal data as described below and in other places in this Privacy Policy:
a. Third-party service providers.
We may share your personal data with third-party service providers for:
- Providing technical infrastructure services;
- Conducting quality testing;
- Analyzing the usage of our service;
- Preventing, detecting, and responding to unauthorized actions;
- Providing technical and customer support;
- Providing other support to us and the service.
b. Affiliates.
We may share some or all of your personal data with any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control with us (collectively "Affiliates"), in which case we will require our Affiliates to comply with this Privacy Policy.
c. Corporate restructuring.
We may disclose some or all of your personal data in connection with negotiations related to any merger, financing, acquisition, or dissolution transaction or in the course of, involving the sale, transfer, divestiture, or disclosure of all or a portion of our business or assets. In the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or the acceptance of an inheritance, personal data may also be transferred as a business asset. If another company acquires our company, business, or assets, that company will possess the personal data collected by us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your personal data described in this Privacy Policy.
g. Legal rights.
Regardless of any choices you make regarding your personal data (as described below), billiongems.io may disclose personal data if it believes in good faith that such disclosure is necessary:
- in connection with any legal investigation;
- to comply with applicable laws or respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes provided by billiongems.io;
- to protect the rights or property of billiongems.io or users of the Service;
- to investigate or assist in preventing violations or potential violations of the law, this Privacy Policy, or our Terms of Service.
d. Other disclosures.
We may also disclose your personal data in the following cases:
- to fulfill the purpose for which you provided it;
- for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provided it;
- with your consent.
6. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The platform and website may contain links to other third-party websites or applications. Once you click on such a link and leave the platform/website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, this Policy will no longer apply. Any information you provide on these sites is subject to the privacy policy of that third party. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy policy and security practices of these third-party websites or applications. We recommend that you review the privacy policy of any website you visit from our platform.
7. THIRD-PARTY WALLET
To use our platform, you must use a third-party wallet (TON) that allows you to conduct transactions on public blockchains. Your interactions with any third-party wallet provider are governed by the applicable terms of service and privacy policy of that third party.
8. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
This policy may be changed at any time, so please check for updates. We will update the "Last Updated" date at the beginning of this document to inform you of any changes made. If we make significant changes to how we use or disclose your personal information, you will be notified upon your next access to the software, website, and services. The new policy may be displayed on the screen, and you may be required to read and accept the changes to continue using the software, website, and services. Your continued use of the services signifies your agreement to any changes or amendments to this privacy policy.
9. DATA PROTECTION
The security of your data is important to us, and we employ physical, administrative, and technological measures to maintain the integrity and security of information collected through our Platform. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of our systems. In the event of any compromise of information under our control due to a security breach, we will take steps to investigate and rectify the situation, and we will notify individuals whose information may have been compromised in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
You are responsible for the security of your digital wallet, and we strongly recommend that you take measures to ensure its security and preserve it. If you encounter an issue related to your wallet, please contact your wallet provider.
You are responsible for the security of personal data by creating a strong password, keeping it secure, and inaccessible to third parties. If you suspect a breach of the security of your data, you must notify us immediately.
10. ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF DATA
You can view, access, edit, or delete your personal data for specific aspects of the Service through the settings page. You may also have certain additional rights:
a. If you are a user in the European Economic Area or in the United Kingdom, you have certain rights under the relevant European and UK General Data Protection Regulations ("GDPR").
These include the rights to:
- request access to your personal data and obtain a copy of it;
- request correction or deletion of your personal data;
- object to or restrict the processing of your personal data;
- request the portability of your personal data.
Additionally, if we have collected and processed your personal data with your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
b. If you wish to exercise your rights under the GDPR or any other applicable data protection or privacy laws, please contact us at the address below, specifying your request and referencing the relevant law. We may ask you to confirm your identity or provide additional information about your request. Any such request will be reviewed and fulfilled in accordance with applicable law. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
Notwithstanding the above, we cannot edit or delete any information stored on the blockchain, such as the TON blockchain, as we do not have custody or control over the blockchain. Information stored on the blockchain may include purchases, sales, and transfers associated with your blockchain address and NFTs stored at that address.
11. QUESTIONS, ISSUES, OR COMPLAINTS
If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms or our Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@billiongems.io.
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