PRIVACY POLICY – BSD/BASED PROTOCOL

Last Updated: May 15, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how the BSD Protocol Development Team (the "BSD Dev Team," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information in connection with your use the website bsd.money (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through the Site and not to information collected offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by us or any third party, nor to your interactions with the decentralized BSD/Based Protocol on the Stacks blockchain, the data for which is public and not controlled by us.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, you should not use the Site.

1. OUR PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may collect and process the following types of information:

Purpose

Personal Information Potentially From You

Personal Information Potentially From Your Device

Legal Basis (Examples - Subject to Legal Review)

Operate, maintain, and secure the Site

N/A (unless you report a security issue via contact)

Technical information including the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system and platform, access times.

Our legitimate interests (to administer and protect our Site and network security).

Understand user needs and improve the Site (Analytics)

N/A

IP address (potentially anonymized by analytics tool), browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, and other aggregated usage data via cookies or analytics services.

Our legitimate interests (to study how users use our Site to improve it).

Deliver our Services to you (e.g., display blockchain information)

N/A

N/A (Blockchain data is public; display is a Site feature).

Inform you about developments related to the Protocol (if you opt-in)

Email address (if a newsletter or update subscription is offered and used).

N/A

Your consent (if you subscribe).

Respond to your inquiries or support requests

Contact details you provide (e.g., email address, name, nature of inquiry).

N/A

Our legitimate interests (to respond to you).

Comply with applicable legal obligations

Information as required by law (if any legal obligations become applicable).

Compliance with a legal obligation (if applicable).

Blockchain Data: The Site may display publicly available information from the Stacks blockchain related to the BSD/Based Protocol, such as Stacks addresses, transaction details, Vault status, and other Protocol data. The BSD Dev Team caches this public data for efficient display on the Site. We do not link this public blockchain data with any personally identifiable information of users visiting the Site, nor do we control this public data.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

In addition to the purposes outlined in the table above, we may use the information we collect (if any) to:

Provide, maintain, and improve the Site and its features.

Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site.

Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions, security incidents, and other illegal activities, and protect the rights and property of the BSD Dev Team and others.

Personalize your experience on the Site (e.g., through the use of functional cookies if implemented).

3. SHARING AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

We value your privacy and will not sell your personal information. We may share information collected through the Site as follows:

With Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf (e.g., website hosting, analytics providers). These service providers are typically bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.

In Connection with Business Transfers: Information may be disclosed or transferred as part of, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our operations by another company or entity (this refers to a potential future entity that might formally manage the Protocol or Site).

For Legal Reasons: We may disclose information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; to enforce our applicable Terms of Service; to protect the security or integrity of our Site; or to protect us, our users, or the public from harm or illegal activities.

Aggregated or De-identified Data: We may share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

4. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Our Site bsd.money may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like local storage) to enhance user experience, operate the site, and potentially gather analytics data.

Essential Cookies/Local Storage: Some cookies or local storage items may be essential for the basic functioning of the Site (e.g., remembering user interface preferences for your session).

Analytics Cookies: If analytics services are used, they may set cookies to help us understand how users interact with the Site.

Your Choices: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site. If we implement a cookie consent tool, you will be able to manage your preferences through that tool.

5. DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable measures, including administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. For example, bsd.money uses HTTPS to help protect information transmitted to and from the Site. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. DATA RETENTION

We aim to retain any personal information collected through the Site only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable law (if any becomes applicable to the BSD Dev Team). For example, web server logs containing IP addresses might be kept for a limited period for security and troubleshooting purposes. Analytics data retention will be subject to the policies of any analytics providers used.

7. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Information collected through the Site may be stored and processed in any country where our servers or service providers are located. These jurisdictions may have data protection laws that are different from your jurisdiction. By using the Site, you consent to the transfer of information to countries outside of your country of residence, which may have different data protection rules than in your country.

8. YOUR RIGHTS

Depending on your jurisdiction and the nature of any personal information we may hold about you from your interaction with the Site, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete it.

If you wish to exercise any rights that may be available to you, please contact us at admin@bsd.money. We will respond to your request in accordance with any applicable laws.
Please note that these rights apply to personal information potentially collected and processed by the
bsd.money website. They do not apply to data recorded on the Stacks blockchain, which is public, immutable, and not controlled by the BSD Dev Team. If we do not collect personally identifiable information from you for a particular interaction, rights related to accessing or deleting such information may not be applicable.

9. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at admin@bsd.money.

10. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the "Last Updated" date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification). We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Site to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

11. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: admin@bsd.money.