Last updated Friday, Oct. 13th, 2023
Crypto Architect (collectively “Crypto Architect,” “us,” “our,” or “we”) is committed to protecting the privacy of you, the user (“User,” “you,” or “your”). This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand how Crypto Architect collects, maintains, protects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information (defined below) and your rights in relation to your Personal Information and how to contact us or supervisory authorities in the event you have a complaint.
We collect, use, and are responsible for certain Personal Information about you. When we do so we are subject to various laws in the United States and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which applies across the European Union (including in the UK), and we are responsible as “controller” of that Personal Information for the purposes of those laws.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before accessing any digital properties that link to this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to our website www.crypto-architect.com (“Site”), discord, and social media accounts (collectively “Properties”), and through other activities (“Activities”) described here. By using the Properties or joining in any Activities, you agree to the collection and use of Personal Information according to the Privacy Policy. Do not access the Properties (or join in any Activities) if you do not agree to the Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy is effective as of the date listed below.
The categories of Personal Information we collect depend on whether you are a customer, user, applicant, or visitor, and the requirements of applicable law. We collect most of this Personal Information directly from you – in person, by telephone, text, or email and via our website. However, we may also collect information from publicly accessible sources (e.g. LinkedIn profiles); directly from a third party (with your consent if it is applicable); from cookies on our website. The Properties, Social Media, and Activities may contain links to other websites. Crypto Architect is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other websites.
Crypto Architect may collect and use the following Personal Information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household, including but not limited to (collectively “Personal Information”): (1) contact information (e.g. your real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier (including but not limited to Discord and Twitter usernames), Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, images of you and anyone in images you provide or otherwise make accessible, avatars, or other similar identifiers); (2) any information or preferences provided by you in communications with Crypto Architect or any third party (electronic or otherwise) while accessing the Properties, Social Media, or Activities; (3) information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, a name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information: (4) commercial information (e.g. records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies); (5) internet or other electronic network activity information (e.g. browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement); (6) geolocation data; (7) audio, electronic, visual, or similar information; (8) professional or employment-related information; and (9) inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
If you participate in a chatroom (or window), or discussion forum, or other sort of digital bulletin board hosted by the Properties (collectively “Communication Hubs”), you should be aware that the information disclosed and shared will be broadly available to third parties, both inside of and/or outside such locations, who have access to that Communication Hub (and to other third parties with whom such information is shared by such third parties). Some Communications Hubs have additional rules and conditions regarding participation, and each Communications Hub participant's expressed opinion is his or her own and should not be considered as reflecting the opinion of Crypto Architect.
Like many other website operators, Crypto Architect collects information that your browser sends whenever you visit the Site. This includes and is not limited to: your computer's Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, MAC address, Cookies, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, details about your browser, operating system or device, location information, Internet or mobile service provider, pages that you visit before, during and after accessing the Properties or Social Media, information about the links you click, and other information about how you access the Properties or Social Media (e.g. location, cookies, access times and dates, referring/exit pages, clickstream data, pages of the sites that you visit; the time spent on those pages or interacting with certain portions of the sites, information you search for on the sites) (collectively “Visit Information”). In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor, and analyze this.
In addition, for data collection, Crypto Architect uses files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier (“Cookies”). Cookies are sent to your browser from the Site and stored on your computer's hard drive. Crypto Architect may use Cookies to help it understand your browsing activity and traffic patterns on the Site in order to improve your experience. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
We may also collect information from publicly accessible sources, from a third party with your consent, from cookies on our Properties; and via our IT systems, including automated monitoring of Properties and other technical systems, such as our computer networks and connections, communications systems, email, and instant messaging systems. Information we collect through these services may include your name, your user identification number, your username, location, gender, birth date, email address or other contact information, profile picture, activities such as test completion and results, and your contacts stored in that service. This supplemental information allows us to verify information that you have provided to us and to enhance our ability to provide you with information about our business, products, and services.
To the extent data not provided by you, we do not intentionally collect any sensitive data, such as information about ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, data concerning health or sex life or sexual orientation (or anything of like nature), and we do not perform regular or systematic monitoring of your data on a large scale.
Under data protection law, we can only use your Personal Information if we have a proper reason for doing so, e.g. to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations; for the performance of our contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract; for our legitimate interests or those of a third party; or where you have given consent.
A legitimate interest is when we have a business or commercial reason to use your information, so long as this is not overridden by your own rights and interests.
Crypto Architect uses Personal Information: to improve the Properties and create Activities and related content; to solicit your feedback; to provide you with our products and services (for the performance of any agreements with you or to take steps at your request before entering into an agreement); operational reasons, such as improving efficiency, training and quality control to provide you with information you request (for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, i.e. to be as efficient as we can so we can deliver the best service for you at the best price; marketing our products and services to existing and former customers, third parties who have previously expressed an interest in our products or services, and third parties with whom we have had no previous dealings (for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, i.e. to promote our business to existing and former customers. ); and in any other way we may describe when you provide Personal Information and for any other purpose with your consent.
As part of and when administering our promotional programs, we are entitled to share Personal Information with our third-party promotional and marketing partners including, but not limited to, businesses participating in our various programs, including referrals (“Referrals”).
We may use your Personal Information to send you updates (by email, chat message, direct message, text message, telephone, or post) about our products and services, including exclusive offers, promotions, or new products and services.
We have a legitimate interest in processing your Personal Information for promotional purposes (see above). This means we do not usually need your consent to send you promotional communications. However, where consent is needed, we will ask for this consent separately and clearly.
We will always treat your Personal Information with the utmost respect and according to the CAN-SPAM Act which is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations. You have the right to opt out of receiving promotional communications at any time by:
We may ask you to confirm or update your marketing preferences if you instruct us to provide further products or services in the future, or if there are changes in the law, regulation, or the structure of our business.
Crypto Architect does not use personally identifying information collected from children under the age of 18 years old for marketing or promotional purposes and does not disclose such information to any third parties.
Crypto Architect may disclose Personal Information for the reasons stated above: to our affiliates; to third parties Crypto Architect transacts with; to a buyer or other successor in the event of a merge, acquisition, restructuring, reorganization, or other transfer of Crypto Architect’s assets, in which Personal Information held is among the assets transferred; to comply with any applicable law or request by legal authorities; to protect the rights, property, or safety of Crypto Architect or others; and to third-party companies and individual service providers to perform functions on our behalf (e.g. technical assistance, customer service, marketing, and administration), to the extent necessary to perform their functions, as permitted by law.
We only allow our service providers to handle your Personal Information if we are satisfied that they take appropriate measures to protect your Personal Information. We also impose contractual obligations on service providers to ensure they can only use your Personal Information to provide services to us and to you. We may also share Personal Information with external auditors (e.g. in seeking accreditation and the audit of our accounts).
We may disclose and exchange information with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
In addition, through the Properties and Social Media, we may allow third-party advertising partners to set technologies and other tracking tools to collect information regarding your activities and your device (e.g. your IP address, mobile identifiers, page(s) visited, location, time of day). We may also combine and share such information and other information (such as demographic information and past purchase history) with third-party advertising partners. These advertising partners may use this information (and similar information collected from other websites) for purposes of delivering targeted advertisements to you when you visit the third-party websites within their networks. This practice is commonly referred to as “interest-based advertising” or “online behavioral advertising.” We may allow access to other data collected by the Services to share information that may be useful, relevant, valuable, or otherwise of interest to you. If you prefer not to share your Personal Information with third-party advertising partners, you may follow the instructions in the Promotional Communications section above.
You agree that all information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We have taken appropriate safeguards to require that your Personal Information will remain protected and require our third-party service providers and partners to have appropriate safeguards as well. Further details can be provided upon request.
In the preceding 12 months, we have not sold to one or more third parties any Personal Information.
Information may be held at our offices and those of our third party agencies, service providers, representatives and agents as described above (see above section entitled “Who We Share Your Personal Information with”). Some of these third parties may be based outside the European Economic Area. For more information, including on how we safeguard your Personal Information when this occurs, see below section entitled “Transferring Your Personal Information Out of the EEA”.
We will keep your Personal Information while you have an account with us or while we are providing any products or services to you. Thereafter, we will keep your Personal Information for as long as is necessary to respond to any questions, complaints or claims made by you or on your behalf; to show that we treated you fairly; or to keep records required by law.
We will not retain your Personal Information for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. Different retention periods apply for different types of Personal Information.
To deliver services to you, it is sometimes necessary for us to share your Personal Information outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such as:
These transfers are subject to special rules under European and UK data protection law. If you would like further information, please contact (see “How To Contact Us” section below).
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date listed below and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
Crypto Architect reserves the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our Properties.
For further information on each of those rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, see the guidance from the respective authorities.
You have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and certain other privacy and data protection laws, as applicable, to exercise free of charge:
You have the right to know:
Please note that we are not required to:
In connection with any Personal Information we may sell or disclose to a third party for a business purpose, you have the right to know: the categories of Personal Information about you that we sold and the categories of third parties to whom the Personal Information was sold; and the categories of Personal Information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose.
You have the right under the CCPA and certain other privacy and data protection laws, as applicable, to opt-out of the sale or disclosure of your Personal Information. If you exercise your right to opt-out of the sale or disclosure of your Personal Information, we will refrain from selling your Personal Information, unless you subsequently provide express authorization for the sale of your Personal Information. To opt-out of the sale or disclosure of your Personal Information, visit our homepage and use the contact information provided there to inform us of your request.
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
Please note that we may not delete your Personal Information if it is necessary to:
You have the right to not be discriminated against by us because you exercised any of your rights under the CCPA. This means we cannot, among other things:
Please note that we may charge a different price or rate or provide a different level or quality of products or services to you, if that difference is reasonably related to the value provided to our business by your Personal Information.
We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent Personal Information from being accidentally lost or used or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your Personal Information to those who have a genuine business need to access it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorized manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality. We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.
If you would like to exercise any of your rights as described in this Privacy Policy, please:
Please note that you may only make a CCPA-related data access or data portability disclosure request twice within a 12-month period.
If you choose to contact directly, you will need to provide us with:
We are not obligated to make a data access or data portability disclosure if we cannot verify that the person making the request is the person about whom we collected information, or is someone authorized to act on such person’s behalf.
Any Personal Information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with you request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.
We hope that we can resolve any query or concern you raise about our use of your information. The GDPR also gives you right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in the European Union (or European Economic Area) state where you work, normally live, or where any alleged infringement of data protection laws occurred.
This privacy notice was published on October 13th, 2023 and last updated on October 13th, 2023. We may change this privacy notice from time to time–when we do, we will inform you via our Properties, Social Media, or other means of contact such as email.
Please contact us if you have any questions about this privacy policy or the information we hold about you.
Our contact details are found on our Properties.
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