OpenBlock's Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Vera Foundation, a Cayman Islands foundation company (the "Company," "we," "our," or "us") takes protecting your privacy very seriously. This policy (this "Privacy Policy" or this "Policy") describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our website located at https://openblocklabs.com/ and of its sub-pages, including the website-hosted user interface accessible via https://devnet.openblocklabs.com (the "Interface," or collectively with other https://openblocklabs.com/ subpages, the "Website"), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, and disclosing that information. This document supplements our Terms of Use, which is hereby incorporated for reference.
2. Children Under the Age of 18
Our Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to us, including on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Website or through any of its features, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any blockchain identity or records related to you. If we learn we have collected or received personal information (as defined below) from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at legal@openblocklabs.com.
3. The Kinds of Personal Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us: The information we collect on or through our Website may include: Information by which you may be personally identified, such as name and email address, telephone number, online usernames or account identifiers, or other identifiers by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information"); Your public key address or other public identifier related to your blockchain account or activity; Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website or by supplying certain information through our services or the OpenBlock decentralized protocol. We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with our Website; and Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses or other personal information contained in such correspondence) if you contact us, including via social media or any other communication channels.
4. How We Use Your Information & Why We Collect It
We may use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information: To present our Website and its contents to you; To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us; To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it; To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection; To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it; To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website; To help facilitate the ongoing development of our services; In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; or For any other purpose with your consent.
5. Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information, and information that does not directly identify any individual about our users without restriction. We may disclose personal information that you provide to us as described in this Privacy Policy: To our subsidiaries and affiliates; To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our Website and services; To a buyer or successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company's assets, whether as a going concern or as a part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding.; To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it; For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; or With your consent.
6. Privacy & Blockchain
A key feature of many blockchain technologies, including any blockchain on which the Company's services rely, is the transparency and public accessibility of on-chain transactions. This includes but is in no way limited to your public sending address ("public address") and any other information that you choose to include. Additionally, information stored on-chain may be public, immutable, and not easily removed or deleted and, in many cases, cannot be deleted. Your public address(es) may reveal information about you and this information can potentially be correlated now or in the future by any party who chooses to do so, including law enforcement. If you are unfamiliar with blockchain technology and its transparent and public nature, we strongly encourage you to conduct your own research into blockchain before electing to use our services.
7. Your Choices
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information: Tracking Technologies. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe's website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly; or Promotional Offers from the Company. If you do not wish to have your email address used by the Company to promote our own and/or third parties products or services, you can opt out by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of such an email that we send you.
8. Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. This applies to any private keys you may use in relation to our Website or our services. We strongly encourage you not to share your password or private keys with anyone.
9. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
10. What if I Have Questions About This Privacy Policy?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please send us a detailed message to team@openblocklabs.com and we will try to resolve your concerns and provide further information.
