PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: SEP 28, 2022
Effective: SEP 28, 2022

Checkology Inc. (“KNOWHERE”, “we”, “us”, “our”) provides this Privacy Policy to keep you being informed about our collection, use and disclosure of information.

If you choose to use our Services, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this Privacy Policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Services. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

The capitalized terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which is accessible at KNOWHERE unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy. “NFT” in this Privacy Policy means a non-fungible token or similar digital item implemented on a blockchain (such as the Ethereum blockchain), which uses smart contracts to link to or otherwise be associated with certain content or data.

1. Information Collection

In the course of using the Services, we collect personal information in connection with your registration, such as your name, email address that you provide to us at the time of registration. We also collect your blockchain address and wallet type, which may become associated with Personal Data when you use our Service. If we use your personal information for purposes not described in this policy, we will inform you in a reasonable way and obtain your consent before using it.

We may combine the information we receive from you with information we obtain from third parties. For example, third-party wallet providers provide us with your blockchain address and certain other information you choose to share with those wallets providers. And we may combine this information with other personal information we obtain about you. If we do so, this policy also governs the combined information.

2. Information Use

KNOWHERE is keen to provide better Services. Personal information that we collect is to provide and improve our Services, please see the following section to check how we use personal information:

2.1 To provide Services and help to complete your transactions and delivery, but not limited to, helping you view, explore, and create NFTs using our tools and, at your own discretion, connect directly with others to purchase, sell, or transfer NFTs on public blockchains.

2.2 To inform you of KNOWHERE newsletters, marketing materials, promotional activities and other information may be in your interest.

2.3 To send you notifications related to actions on the Service, including notifications of offers on your NFTs;

2.4 To display your username next to the NFTs currently or previously accessible in your third-party wallet, and next to NFTs on which you have interacted;

2.5 To comply with law enforcement and keep you safe and satisfying on KNOWHERE.

2.6 To improve our Services, to develop new products and Services, to tailor your user experience.

We may use your email address to deliver product information and marketing messages. If you do not want to hear from us about the marketing communications, you may opt out of receiving these messages by following the instructions provided in the email.

3. Information Sharing

We may provide personal information to our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company, and its subsidiaries, who support our processing of Personal Data in order to provide Services to you under this policy, where necessary for our legitimate interests if we have considered these are not overridden by your rights. If any of these parties are using your information for direct marketing purposes, we will only transfer the information to them for that purpose with your prior consent.

Our selected third parties may include:

3.1 Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimization of our site and subject to your consent and the cookie section of this policy (this will not identify you as an individual).

3.2 Where necessary for a contract, business partners who jointly with us provide Services to you and with whom we have entered into agreements in relation to the processing of your Personal Data (as detailed under the business partners' privacy policy).

3.3 Payment processing providers who provide secure payment processing Services. Note your payment card details are not shared with us by the provider.

3.4 Other parties at your direction.

3.4.1 Other users (where you post information publicly or as otherwise necessary to affect a transaction initiated or authorized by you through the Services).

3.4.2 Social media Services (if you intentionally interact with them through your use of the Services).

3.4.3 Third-party business partners who you access through the Services.

3.4.4 Other parties authorized by you

4. Non-Personal Information We Collect, and How We Use It
We may use the non-personal information we collect, such as public information observed from Blockchains. We collect data from activity that is publicly visible and/or accessible on blockchains. This may include blockchain addresses and information regarding purchases, sales, or transfers of NFTs, which may then be associated with other data you have provided to us. And we use this information to provide, improve, and develop our Services, to make sure you are safe on KNOWHERE, to prevent inappropriate usage, and for other purposes described in this policy. Please be aware that we may share it with third parties in order to carry out a user’s request. Please see examples of how we use non-personal information:

4.1 Usage tracking.

We may collect non-personal information from your use of our Services. For example, we may collect information about user traffic and usage patterns throughout our site, and similar information regarding the use of our Services. We may also track click-through information, such as IP addresses, from the messages we send to our users.

4.2 Methods of collection.

We collect non-personal information passively using technologies such as standard server logs, cookies, and clear GIFs (also known as “Web beacons”). When you visit our site or use our Services, we may send one or more cookies – a small file containing a string of characters – to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser or recognizes a cookie that is already on your machine. We use cookies to improve the quality of our Services by storing user preferences and tracking user trends and customizing your experience. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some Services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled. Also, please be aware that third parties may set cookies on your hard drive or use other means of passively collecting information about your use of their services or content. We do not have access to, or control over, these third-party means of passive data collection.
If we directly combine any non-personal information gathered through passive means with personal information, we treat the combined information as personal information under this policy. Otherwise, we use information collected by passive means in aggregated or other non-personally identifiable forms.
5. Our Commitment to Data Security
In an effort to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Please be aware, however, that no data transmissions over the Internet or other networks can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security or integrity of any information you transmit to us. You transmit information to us at your own risk. Once we receive personal information, we make reasonable efforts to protect it from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. But we cannot represent or guarantee that personal information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.
5.1 You are responsible for the security of your crypto wallet, and we urge you to take steps to ensure it is and remains secure. If you discover an issue related to your wallet, please contact your wallet provider.
6. Third-Party Sites and Services
Our Services may contain links to and interoperate with third-party sites and Services. Any links to or interoperability with third-party sites or Services are provided for your convenience only, and we do not have control over the content or privacy and security practices and policies of such third parties. Any personal information that you provide to any other third party is subject to that third party’s privacy practices and policies, not this policy. We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security practices and policies before providing them with personal information.
7. Third-Party Wallets
To use our Service, you must use a third-party wallet which allows you to engage in 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. Business Transfers
Information about our users, including personal information, may be disclosed as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing, sale of company assets, or similar transaction, as well as in the unlikely event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which personal information would be transferred as one of our business assets.
9. International Visitors
The Services are hosted in and provided from the United States. If you use our Services from other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from laws of the United States, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States. By providing your personal information, you consent to the transfer of your personal data to the United States and the use of your personal information, in accordance with this policy.
10. Information Retention and Disposal
We may retain personal information for as long as we have a business need for it or as applicable laws or regulations or government orders require us to retain it. Additionally, the Services may enable you (or other users) to save information including information that you have made public or allowed certain users to access or see.
11. Data Access and Control
You can view, access, edit, or delete your Personal Data for certain aspects of the Service via your Settings page. You may also have certain additional rights:
11.1 NEVADA PRIVACY RIGHTS: If you are a Nevada resident, you have the right to request that we do not make certain sales of personal information that we have collected, or may collect, from you. You can exercise this right by contacting us at cs@knowhere.io. Please note that we do not currently sell your Personal Data as sales are defined in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A.
11.2 EU-U.S. AND SWISS-U.S. PRIVACY SHIELD: We comply with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, as applicable (collectively, the “Privacy Shield Framework”) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from European Economic Area (“EEA”) member countries and/or Switzerland, as applicable, to the United States. We have certified to the Department of Commerce that we adhere to the Privacy Shield Principles of notice, choice, accountability for onward transfer, security, data integrity and purpose limitation, access, recourse, enforcement, and liability. If there is any conflict between the policies in this Privacy Policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles will govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program and to view our certification page, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over our compliance with the Privacy Shield Framework. We are accountable for information that we receive under the Privacy Shield Framework and subsequently transfer to a third party. We may transfer information provided by KNOWHERE Users to third parties described above in this Privacy Policy. We are responsible under the Privacy Shield Principles if third parties to whom we transfer information to process this information on our behalf do so in a manner inconsistent with the Privacy Shield Principles. In cases of onward transfer to third parties of personal data of EEA or Swiss individuals received pursuant to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield, respectively, we are potentially responsible. We may also be required to disclose information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
EEA and Swiss individuals have the right to access the personal data (as that term is defined in the Privacy Shield Framework) that we maintain about you, and you may be able to correct or amend that information if it is inaccurate or has been processed in violation of the Privacy Shield Principles, to the extent allowed by law. To exercise this right, please email cs@knowhere.io.
In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, we commit to resolving complaints about our collection or use of your personal information. EEA and Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding our Privacy Shield policy should first contact us at cs@knowhere.io.
For any complaints that cannot be resolved with us directly, we commit to cooperate with EEA data protection authorities and the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, as applicable and comply with the advice given by EEA data protection authorities and/or the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner with regard to data transferred from the EEA and Switzerland, as applicable. A binding arbitration option may also be made available to you in order to address Privacy Shield complaints not resolved by any other means.
Retention of the personal information of EEA individuals will be handled in accordance with our data retention policy. Where we process personal data of EEA individuals as a data controller, such individuals: (i) may have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of personal information by emailing cs@knowhere.io; (ii) may restrict the processing of personal information, object to processing, and/or exercise the right of data portability; and (iii) may have certain rights to withdraw consent without affecting the lawfulness of processing and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For any requests or information regarding the rights set out above, please contact us by emailing us at cs@knowhere.io.
11.3 CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS: This section contains disclosures required by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and applies only to “personal information” that is subject to the CCPA. Consumers with disabilities may access this notice by contacting cs@knowhere.io for an alternative format of this notice. Personal Information We Collect and Disclose for a Business Purpose. We collect the categories of personal information about California consumers identified below. A. Personal and online identifiers (such as first and last name, email address, or unique online identifiers); B. Categories of information described in Section 1798.80(e) of the California Civil Code (such as phone number, bank account number, credit card number, or debit card number); C. Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law (such as age); D. Commercial or transactions information (such as records of personal property or products or Services purchased, obtained, or considered); E. Internet or other electronic network activity information (such as browsing history, search history, interactions with a website, email, application, or advertisement); F. Geolocation information. G. Inferences are drawn from the above information about your predicted characteristics and preferences. In the past 12 months, we have disclosed all of the categories of California consumers’ personal information described above to third parties for business or commercial purposes, as described in more detail below under “Recipients of California Personal Information”.
11.4 Notwithstanding the above, we cannot edit or delete any information that is stored on a blockchain, for example the Ethereum blockchain, as we do not have custody or control over any blockchains. The information stored on the blockchain may include purchases, sales, and transfers related to your blockchain address and NFTs held at that address.
12. Our Policy towards Children
We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13. The Services is not directed to children under the age of 18 and all behaviors under web3 service require the account holder to be at least 18 years old. Minors who are at least 13 years old but are under 18 years old may use a parent or guardian’s account, but only with the involvement of the account holder. If you believe that we might have any Personal Data from a child under 13, please contact us. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information from our files.
13. Changes and Updates
Please notice that we may update this policy from time to time. We will revise the “latest updated” date at the top of this policy when we do so. Still, we highly encourage you to review this policy to stay informed.
14. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the following contact information:
Checkology Inc.16192 Coastal Hwy Lewes,DE 19958,USA
Email address: cs@knowhere.io