Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7/1/21

We are committed to securing your Personal Data and your privacy.

This Privacy Policy has been created to inform you about how We manage, collect, stores and uses the information you provide in connection with Our website bitlq.app (the “Website”).

We will uphold the following principles:

Our Complete Privacy Policy

1. The Scope?

This Policy describes what kind of Personal Data the Company collects about natural persons, and how it collects it, uses it, shares it with third parties, secures it, processes it, etc.

In this Policy, “Personal Data” refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or in combination with additional information that We have or that We have access to.

In this Policy, the “processing” of Personal Data refers to any operation or set of operations performed on Personal Data, including the collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction of Personal Data.

Our Services are intended for general audience and are not directed at children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly allow such persons to access our Services. If We learn that information about a child was collected, We will take reasonable steps to delete such information as soon as possible.

2. When Do We Collect Personal Data About You?

We collect Personal Data about you whenever you use Our Services, use Our service channels, use the Website and/or contact Us. In some instances, you will actively provide Us with the Personal Data, and in other instances, We will collect the Personal Data about you by examining and analyzing your use of Our Services and/or Our service channels.

3. No Obligation To Provide Personal Data To The Company And Its Implications

You are not obligated to provide Us with any Personal Data about you. However, in some instances, not providing such Personal Data will prevent Us from providing you with the Services, will prevent your use of the Website, and/or will cause the malfunctioning of Our Services and the Website.

4. What Personal Data About You Do We Collect?

Personal Data We collect upon each browsing onto the Website: this information includes online activity log, traffic information (including, without limitation, IP address, time of access, date of access, web and mobile page(s) visited, language used, software crash reports and type of browser used, information regarding the device you used. Some of this information may not identify you personally, and therefore not constitute Personal Data.

Personal Data We receive from you: any Personal Data you provide to Us of your own free will when contacting Us.

Personal Data You specifically provide to Us for submission to third-parties: this information includes your name and email address.

5. The Purposes Of The Processing Of Personal Data And Their Legal Basis

The Company processes your Personal Data for one or more of the purposes outlined in this section and according to the appropriate legal basis.

The Company will not process Personal Data about you unless there is a legal basis for such processing. The legal bases according to which the Company may process Personal Data about you are as follows:

The following list outlines the purposes for which We may process Personal Data about you and the legal basis for any such processing:

# Purpose Legal Basis
1 In order to submit your details to third parties at your request
We may collect Personal Data about you in order to submit it to third parties, if you specifically request that.
You have given consent to the processing of your Personal Data for one or more specific purposes.
2 In order to respond to your queries, requests, and/or complaints
Processing of Personal Data about you is required in order to respond to queries you have concerning your use of the Services.
Processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party.
3 In order to comply with any legal obligations or judicial or administrative orders
We process Personal Data about you in order to comply with Our various legal obligations.
Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject.
4 In order to improve Our Services
We may use Personal Data about you in order to improve Our Services. Such processing will include, inter alia, any crash logs or other malfunction reports obtained in respect of Services.
Processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party.
5 In order to prevent fraud, abusive use of Our Services Processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party.
6 In order to perform and maintain various activities supporting the provisions of Our Services
Such activities include back-office functions, business development activities, strategic decision-making, oversight mechanisms, etc.
Processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party.
7 In order to perform analysis, including statistical analysis
We use various analytical measures (including statistical ones) to make decisions on various issues.
Processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party.
8 In order to protect Our and third parties’ interests, rights, and assets, including initiation, exercise, or defense of legal claims
We may process Personal Data about you in order to protect Our interests, rights, and assets, or those of third parties, according to any law, regulation, or agreement, including any of Our terms and conditions and policies.
Processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party.
6. Transfer Of Personal Data To Third Parties

The Company may also share Personal Data about you with third parties that provide Us services, such as storage and hosting providers, IP address information, analysis of user experience and research, analytical, technical, and diagnostic services.

In addition, you may specifically request that We submit certain Personal Data about you to third-party Bitcoin trading platforms. In such cases, We will share the Personal Data that you will provide to Us for such purpose, to such third parties, and their use of your Personal Data will be subject to their own privacy policies.

The Company may also share Personal Data about you with its related entities and business partners, which provide it with resources that enable the Company to enrich and improve the level of services and products it provides to its users.

The Company may share Personal Data about you with governmental, local, official, and regulatory authorities, as well as if such disclosure is required to protect Our and third parties’ interests, rights, and assets, including initiation, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

In addition, We may disclose Personal Data about you to potential purchasers or investors of, or lenders to, the Company and/or any company within the group of companies of which the Company is a part, or in the event of any similar transaction (including the sale of assets of the Company and/or of any company within the group of companies of which the Company is a part), and/or in connection with any merger, reorganization, consolidation, or bankruptcy of the Company and/or any company within the group of companies of which the Company is a part.

7. Cookies and Third Party Services

We may use certain third party services, such as analytics companies or companies delivering advertisements in our Website, which may also use cookies or other technologies, and those practices and providers are subject to their own policies.

Cookie (which is a small text file) is installed on the device via which you visit or access the Website. The cookies shall allow Us to collect information about you and your behavior, in order to improve your user experience, to remember your preferences and settings, and to customize and offer you products and services that may interest you. Cookies may also be used to collect statistics and perform analytics.

Some of the cookies We may use are session cookies, which are downloaded temporarily to your device and last until you close your web browser, while others are persistent cookies, which last on your device after you cease browsing the Website and can be used to help the Website remember you as a returning visitor when you return to the Website.

Types of cookies:

The cookies We may use are classified according to their functionality, as follows:

Type of Cookie Purpose Additional Information
Strictly Necessary Cookies These cookies are strictly necessary to enable you to navigate the Website and use features you have requested. They are used to provide you with Our content, products, and services that you have requested.
Such cookies are essential to help your device download or stream information so that you can navigate around the Website, use its features, and return to pages you have previously visited.
These cookies collect Personal Data about you, such as user name and last login date, and identify you as being logged in to the Website.
These cookies are deleted when you close your web browser (session cookies).
Functionality Cookies These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to the Website and allow Us to remember your choices and preferences. These cookies survive the closing of your web browser, and last until their applicable expiry time.
Performance Cookies These cookies are used to provide aggregated statistics in respect of the performance of the Website and to test and improve such performance, in order to provide better user experience. In addition, they allow Us to carry out analytical functions on the Website. These cookies collect anonymized data that is not related to an identified or identifiable natural person.
These cookies are valid for varying periods; some are deleted once you close your browser, while others have an indefinite validity period.

Blocking and removal of cookies

You can change your browser settings to block and delete some or all cookies. Please see below links to instructions on how to do this in respect of some of the most popular web browsers:

Please note, however, that if you do so, some or all of the Website’s features and functionalities might not perform as intended.

ONLINE TRACKING NOTICE

AT THIS TIME, THIS SERVICE DOES NOT SUPPORT DO-NOT-TRACK SIGNALS.

8. Retention Of Personal Data About You

The Company shall retain Personal Data about you for as long as is required to fulfill the purposes of the processing of the Personal Data as outlined in this Policy, or for a longer period as required according to the legislation, regulation, policies, and orders that apply to Us.

In order to ensure that Personal Data about you is not retained for longer than is required, We periodically review Personal Data retained by Us to examine whether any Personal Data can be erased.

9. Transfers Of Personal Data To A Third Country Or An International Organization

Personal Data about you may be transferred to a third country (i.e. jurisdictions other than the one you reside in) or to international organizations. In such circumstances, the Company shall take appropriate safeguards to ensure the protection of Personal Data about you and to provide that enforceable data subject rights and effective legal remedies for data subjects are available.

If you are an EEA (European Economic Area) resident, please note that these safeguards and protection will be available if any of the following are met:

10. Protection Of Personal Data About You

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security to Personal Data, taking into account the risks that are presented by processing, in particular from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to Personal Data transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed.

We may be required, due to legal or other obligations outside Our control, to transfer Personal Data about you to third parties, such as public authorities. In such circumstances, We have limited control over the level of protection provided to the Personal Data about you by such third parties.

Any transfer of Personal Data via the internet cannot be fully secured. Therefore, the Company cannot ensure the protection of Personal Data about you when transferred via the internet to Us.

11. Links To Websites of Third Parties

The Website may provide links to websites and/or applications of third parties. The Company does not control such websites and applications, nor the collection and/or processing of Personal Data about you by such websites and applications, and We are not responsible for such websites and applications, nor for their privacy and data protection policies and activities. This Policy does not apply to any actions taken via such websites and/or applications.

Whenever you access such third parties' websites and/or applications, We recommend that you carefully review their privacy policies prior to using such websites and/or applications and prior to disclosing any Personal Data about you.

12. Changes To This Policy

We may amend, from time to time, the terms of this Policy. Whenever We amend this Policy, We will notify you of such amendments by publishing the updated Policy on the Website. In addition, when We make significant amendments to this Policy, We will strive to inform you about such amendments via means of communication We believe are reasonably appropriate to inform you of such amendments and by publishing a notice about such amendments on the Website. Unless stated otherwise, all amendments will enter into force upon publication of the updated Policy on our Website.

13. Your Rights In Respect Of The Personal Data About You

Generally, you have the right to request that We provide you with confirm whether Personal Data about you is being collected by us, to ask to review such data, to rectify the content if applicable and to erase the Personal Data no longer required by Us. You may also restrict you consent to certain processing of your Personal Information.

If you are an EEA resident please read this section below:

You are entitled to the following rights in respect of the Personal Data about you. To exercise such rights, you may send a request to exercise your rights to the following email address: [email protected]

Right of access

You have the right to receive from the Company confirmation as to whether or not Personal Data about you is being processed, and, if that is the case, access to the Personal Data and the following information: (1) the purposes of the processing; (2) the categories of Personal Data concerned; (3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the Personal Data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or international organizations; (4) if possible, the envisaged period for which the Personal Data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period; (5) the existence of the right to request from the Company rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing of Personal Data about you or to object to such processing; (6) the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; (7) if the Personal Data is not collected from you, any available information as to its source; (8) the existence of profiling; and (9) if Personal Data is transferred to a third country outside the EEA or to an international organization, the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

The Company shall provide a copy of the Personal Data undergoing processing and may charge a reasonable fee for any further copies requested by you. If you make the request by electronic means, and unless otherwise requested by you, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic form.

The right to obtain a copy of the Personal Data shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. Therefore, if the request harms the rights and freedoms of others, the Company may not fulfill your request or do so in a limited manner.

Right to rectification

You have the right to obtain from the Company the rectification of inaccurate Personal Data about you. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right for incomplete Personal Data about you to be completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

Right to erasure

You have the right to obtain from the Company the erasure of Personal Data about you if one of the following grounds applies: (a) the Personal Data is no longer necessary in relation to the purpose for which it was collected or otherwise processed; (b) you withdraw your consent on which the processing is based and there is no other legal ground for the processing; (c) you object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data about you that is based on the legitimate interests pursued by Us or by a third party, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing; (d) you object to the processing of Personal Data about you for direct marketing purposes; (e) the Personal Data has been unlawfully processed; or (f) the Personal Data about you has to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in European Union or Member State law to which the Company is subject.

This right is not applicable to the extent that the processing is necessary (a) for compliance with a legal obligation that requires processing by European Union or Member State law to which the Company is subject; or (b) for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Right of restriction of processing

You have the right to obtain from the Company the restriction of processing of Personal Data about you if one of the following applies: (a) the accuracy of the Personal Data is contested by you, for a period enabling the Company to verify the accuracy of the Personal Data about you; (b) the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the Personal Data about you and request the restriction of its use instead; (c) the Company no longer needs the Personal Data about you for the purposes of processing, but the Personal Data is required by you for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims; (d) if the processing of Personal Data about you is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party, unless We demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims; or (e) if the Personal Data about you is processed for direct marketing purposes, including profiling, to the extent it is related to such direct marketing.

If the processing of Personal Data about you has been restricted following your request, such Personal Data shall, with the exception of storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the Personal Data about you, which you have provided to the Company, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, as well as the right to transmit such Personal Data to another controller, if (a) the processing is based on your consent or on a contract to which you are a party, and (b) the processing is carried out by automated means.

In exercising your right to data portability, you have the right for the Personal Data about you to be transmitted directly from the Company to another controller, where technically feasible. The exercise of your right to data portability is without prejudice to your and the Company’s rights under your right to erasure. In addition, the right to data portability shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

Right to object

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data about you that is based on the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party, including profiling based on such legitimate interests. In such case, We shall no longer process the Personal Data about you, unless We demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of Personal Data about you for direct marketing purposes, including profiling, to the extent it is related to such direct marketing.

Right to withdraw consent

You may withdraw your consent provided to Us for the purpose of processing Personal Data about you at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before its withdrawal.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority established by a Member State to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons in relation to the processing of Personal Data within the European Union.

Your rights in respect of Personal Data about you as outlined in this section 13 may be restricted by European Union or Member State law to which the Company is subject.

We shall provide you with the information requested according to your rights outlined in this section 13 without undue delay and in any event within one month of receipt of the request. That period may be extended by two further months where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of the requests. We shall inform you of any such extension within one month of receipt of your request, together with the reasons for the delay.

The information requested according to your rights outlined in this section 13 shall be provided free of charge, unless stated otherwise in this section 13. Where requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive, in particular because of their repetitive character, We may either (a) charge a reasonable fee, taking into account the administrative costs of providing the information or communication or taking the action requested; or (b) refuse to act on the request.

The Company may require you to provide additional information necessary to confirm your identity in order to fulfill your request according to your rights outlined in this section 13, if We have reasonable doubts concerning the identity of the natural person making the request.


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