Last updated: June 15, 2024
This Privacy Policy governs how Crowdstake Inc (“Crowdstake”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”, “you” or “your”) of our website https://crowdstake.io/, as well as any affiliated websites, widgets, tools, software, or mobile applications, related, linked, owned, operated or otherwise controlled by Crowdstake (collectively, the “Services”).
Crowdstake is committed to protecting your privacy. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we collect, use, protect, or otherwise handle your personal information.
This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information when you use our Services and the choices you have associated with that data.
Both personal and non-personal data and information collected are safeguarded according to the highest privacy and data protection standards adopted worldwide. Specifically, for US residents, this Privacy Policy is intended to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act 2018 (CCPA). We also intend to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation of 2018 (GDPR), (EU) 2016/679 for European users.
By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of your personal information under this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of Service.
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy. We will notify you when material updates are made to give you an opportunity to withdraw previously given consent or to deny further use of your data. We may have to update the Privacy Policy in case of new developments, activities, or services or when applicable legislation changes.
We collect personal information you voluntarily provide us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our Services, when you use our Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and our Services, the choices you make, and the Service features you use.
2.1 Definition of Personal Information. “Personal information” means information that can be used to identify you as an individual, such as:
2.1 Transactions. Our Services use third-party services for cryptocurrency transaction processing (e.g., payment processors).
We will not store or collect your cryptocurrency wallet details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors, whose use of your Personal Information is governed by their own privacy policy. These payment processors adhere to security standards for cryptocurrency transactions to ensure the secure handling of your payment information.
2.3 Information We Receive from Other Sources. Sometimes, we receive your information from third parties (other individuals, marketing services, our transaction processors, and other third-party integrations), which may include:
2.4 Location Information. We may also collect certain location information if you have instructed your device to send such information via its privacy settings or, for example, if you have made or received Cryptocurrency Donations tagged with location information.
2.4 Information About Others. We may also collect, where you have provided it, information about other users, including their email addresses and other Service-related information.
2.5 Passively Collected Information. We automatically collect standard Google Analytics data when you visit, use, or navigate our Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information). Still, it may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services and other technical information. This information is primarily used to maintain the security and operation of our Services and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
2.6 Cookies and Other Electronic Technologies. When you visit our website or use our Services, our web server sends a cookie to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small pieces of information that are issued to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or access or use a mobile application that stores and sometimes tracks, information about your use of the website or Services. Some cookies we use last only for the duration of your web or application session and expire when you close your browser or exit the application. Other cookies are used to remember you when you return to the website and will last longer.
Some of the cookies used by our website and Services are set by us, and some are set by third parties who deliver services on our behalf.
We may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your access and use of our Services. For example, we may use cookies or other technologies that: (1) allow you to navigate and use all the features provided by our Services; (2) customize elements of the layout and/or content within the Services and remember that you have visited us before; (3) identify the number of unique visitors we receive; (4) allow us to provide you with a customized experience; and (5) inform us how you use the Services so that we can improve the Services and learn which functions of the Services are most popular with users. As we adopt additional technologies, we may also gather additional information through other methods.
Most web and mobile device browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that or to notify you each time a cookie is set. You may also learn more about cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org, which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browsers or mobile devices.
You may also consult the “Help” section of your browser (e.g., Google Chrome or Apple Safari) for more information. Please note that blocking any or all cookies may prevent you from accessing certain features or offerings of the Site.
If you are accessing our Services through a mobile device, you can also update your privacy settings on your device by setting the “Limit Ad Tracking” and Diagnostics and Usage setting property located in the settings screen of your Apple iPhone or iPad, or by resetting your Android ID through apps that are available in the Play Store.
We use and collect your Personal Information for the following purposes:
3.1 For the Provision of Our Services. Crowdstake uses your Personal Information to (i) provide, operate, and improve our Services; (ii) provide information about our Services; (iii) establish and maintain your user account on our Services; (iv) process Donations and transactions initiated by you, (v) enable security features of the Services, such as sending you security codes, and remembering devices from which you have previously logged in; and (vi) to understand your needs and interests, and personalize your experience with the Services.
3.2 For Relationship Management and Marketing. Crowdstake may use your Personal Information to send you newsletters and Crowdstake-related marketing communications as permitted by law and to update you on developments within Crowdstake or our affiliated entities. We also use your Personal Information for the development, execution, and analysis of market research and marketing strategies. We may also analyze your use of our Services to improve the Services and develop new features, including studying user demographics and the Service’s use.
3.3 To Display Advertisements. We may work with advertising partners to display advertisements on the Services. These advertisements are delivered by our advertising partners and may be targeted based on your use of the Services or your activity elsewhere online.
3.4 To Provide Customer Support. We want to offer you the best experience possible when using our Services. When you contact us, we will use your personal information to reply to your question or handle your complaint.
3.5 Improve our Services. We may use your information for analytical purposes and to enable us to improve our Services and Services, including providing you with a tailored/optimized experience by grouping users based on, for example, usage, interests, and demographics.
3.6 Individualization and Customization. We may notify you about special offers and services available from us, our affiliates, or our partners that may interest you. We may also use your information to tailor your experience by making inferences about your interests and preferences based on your activity and customizing the ads shown to you both on and off our Services.
3.7 Communication. Crowdstake uses your Personal information to (i) communicate with you or facilitate communication between you, other users, our partners, and affiliates; (ii) conduct, monitor, and record your interactions with us; for example, your communications with our customer service team, or through our use of pixels and similar technologies to monitor how you interact with our emails to you, such as whether you open or click on content in our emails; (iii) host your reviews, ratings, and other content, and (iv) respond to your questions and comments.
3.8 To Post User Testimonials and Feedback. We may receive testimonials and comments from users who have had positive experiences with our Services. We occasionally publish such content. When we publish this content, we may identify our users by their first and last name, first name and last initial only, or username and may indicate their affiliated organization. We obtain your consent before posting your name along with the testimonial.
3.9 To Create Anonymous Data. We may create anonymous data from your Personal Information and other individuals whose Personal Information we collect. We turn Personal Information into anonymous data by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We may use this anonymous data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including analyzing and improving the Services and promoting our business.
3.10 To Comply with Applicable Law. We may use your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal processes, such as responding to subpoenas or requests from government authorities. We may use your Personal Information and disclose it to law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties as we believe necessary or appropriate to (a) protect our, your or others’ rights, privacy, safety, or property (including by making and defending legal claims); (b) enforce the terms that govern the Services; and (c) protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity. Sometimes, we may specifically ask for your consent to collect, use, or share your Personal Information when required by law.
3.11 Additional Purposes. We may also use the Personal Information you provide us for other purposes as disclosed when you provide your Personal Information or otherwise with your consent.
We may use artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver our Services. We may use your Personal Information for the following purposes:
Automated decisions may be made by processing your Personal Information through our systems, with decisions calculated using automatic processes.
We will rely on our legitimate interest to keep our Services safe and to enhance your user experience. We will not engage in automated decision-making that involves a decision with legal or similarly significant effects solely based on the automated processing of Personal Information unless:
You may have rights concerning automated decision-making, including:
The legal basis for collecting and using your Personal Information will depend on the type of data collected and the specific context in which we collect it. In any case, it will be either of the following:
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to serve the legitimate business purposes set out above (for example, to provide you with a requested service). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your Personal Information, we will either delete or anonymize it or, if this is not possible, we will securely store your Personal Information and isolate it from further processing until deletion is possible. We may need to retain Personal Information longer to comply with applicable laws, such as those relating to taxes and accounting.
We may share your Personal Information with the following third parties and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection.
7.1 Our Employees and Service Providers. Within Crowdstake, our employees, contractors, agents, and directors have access to your Personal Information, but only to the extent necessary to properly perform their individual tasks. Other companies and individuals that provide services on our behalf or help us operate our Services or our business (such as transaction processing, customer support, hosting, analytics, software development and maintenance, email delivery, marketing, database management services, and risk and fraud mitigation).
7.2 Transaction Processors. We use third-party payment services to process Donations and other transactions. In such cases, we will provide the processor with your information to enable them to process your Donations or other transactions through the Services.
7.3 Advertising Partners. When we use third-party cookies and other tracking tools, we may disclose your Personal Information to those third-party companies to help us analyze the use of the Services, display advertisements, and advertise the Services elsewhere online.
7.4 Professionals. We may disclose your Personal Information to professional advisors, such as lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
7.5 Compliance. We may share your Personal Information for compliance, fraud prevention, and safety purposes.
7.6 Business Transfers. We may sell, transfer, or otherwise share some or all our business or assets, including your Personal Information, in connection with a business transaction (or potential business transaction) such as a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy or dissolution. In such a case, we will make reasonable efforts to require the recipient to honor this Privacy Policy.
7.7 Affiliates. We may share your Personal Information with our subsidiaries and affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
7.8 Other Users of our Services. We may provide functionality that enables you to disclose Personal Information to other users of the Services or the public. For instance, you may maintain a user account with information about yourself that you can provide to other users or your organization. You may also submit content to the Services (such as submitting comments, reviews, surveys, etc.), and we may display your name and username along with the content you submit. We do not control how other users or third parties use any Personal Information you make available to other users or the public. Once you have posted information publicly, while you may be able to edit and delete it on our Services, you cannot edit or delete such information once it is cached, collected, and stored elsewhere by others (e.g., search engines).
In all other cases, your Personal Information will not be provided to third parties unless required by law. Crowdstake will never sell your Personal Information unless it is part of a business transfer and only in accordance with applicable laws.
Users may opt out of receiving targeted advertising on websites through members of the Network Advertising Initiative by clicking here or the Digital Advertising Alliance by clicking here. European users may opt out of receiving targeted advertising on websites through members of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance by clicking here, selecting the user’s country, and then clicking “Choices” (or a similarly titled link). We also may work with companies that offer their own opt-out mechanisms and may not participate in the opt-out mechanisms linked above.
In addition, your mobile device settings may provide functionality to limit our, or our partners’, ability to engage in ad tracking or targeted advertising using the ‘advertising ID’ associated with your mobile device.
If you choose to opt out of targeted advertisements, you will still see advertisements online, but they may not be relevant to you. Even if you decide to opt-out, not all companies participate in these opt-out programs, so you may still receive some cookies and tailored advertisements from companies that are not listed.
You have options regarding the processing and use of your information by us. You can access, update, and even deactivate your Crowdstake Account by visiting your Crowdstake Account’s “account settings” section. In addition, you can:
While Crowdstake operates globally, we are headquartered in the United States. Therefore, your Personal Information may be transferred to the United States or other locations outside your state, province, or country where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your state, province, or country. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By using our Services, you understand and consent to your information being transferred and processed as described in this Privacy Policy.
We value the protection of your privacy. We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties cannot defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.
Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. Only access our Services within an environment that you feel is appropriate or secure.
While the rights described in this section are based on the California Consumer Privacy Act, our policy is to provide all US residents with the rights described below. Therefore, as the owner of your Personal Information, you have these rights:
12.1 Right of Access & Disclosure. You have the right to receive a copy of the Personal Information we hold about you to verify that we are lawfully processing the data. Specifically, you have the right to know:
Further, under California’s Shine the Light law, Crowdstake users who are California residents may request a notice identifying the categories of Personal Information we share with third parties for our direct marketing purposes.
12.2 Right to Correction. You may request any incomplete or incorrect information we may have about you to be corrected or supplemented.
12.3 Right to Delete. You have the right to ask us to delete your Personal Information. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete your Personal Information from our records unless certain exceptions apply.
12.4 Right to Out-Out of Processing or Sharing. You can submit a request not to process your Personal Information, either temporarily or permanently. You may also request that we stop selling or sharing your Personal Information.
12.5 Right to Withdraw Consent. You also have the right to withdraw your previously granted permission to process your personal data or to object to the processing of your personal data by Crowdstake.
12.6 Right to Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
12.7 Opt-Out of Sale. You can request to opt out of the sale of your Personal Information to a third party.
12.8 Opt-Out of Targeted Advertising. To the extent permitted by law, you can request that we stop using your Personal Information for targeted advertising by clicking on the “Cookie consent” link that may be in the footer of our website. Additionally, you can opt out of certain uses of cookies for advertising purposes by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices. Your opt-out of cookie-based tracking for advertising purposes is specific to the device, website, and browser you use; it is deleted whenever you clear your cookies or your browser’s cache.
12.9 Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals. Some internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services you visit. We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” or similar signals. To learn more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights concerning your Personal Information. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. You also have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
You will not usually have to pay a fee to access your Personal Information (or to exercise the other rights described in this Privacy Policy). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is unfounded, repetitive, or excessive.
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your Personal Information (or to exercise any of your other rights). To the extent you use a third party to submit a data request on your behalf, we may need to take reasonable steps to verify the authenticity of the request. These security measures ensure that Personal Information is not disclosed to anyone with no right to receive it. To speed up our response, we may also contact you to ask you for further information concerning your request.
13.1 The Right to Access, Update, or Delete. You can access, update, or request the deletion of your Personal Information directly within your Crowdstake Account settings section whenever possible. If you cannot perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
13.2 The Right of Rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
13.3 The Right to Object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Information.
13.4 The Right of Restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Information.
13.5 The Right to Data Portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have about you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.
13.6 The Right to Withdraw Consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent when we rely on your consent to process your Personal Information.
If you want to exercise any of your rights as set out above in Sections 12 or 13, you can do so here at any time by sending a request to:
Crowdstake Inc.
Attn: Crowdstake Compliance
Address: [Insert Address]
Email: [Insert Email]
The Services provided by us are not intended for anyone under the age of 18, and you should not access such Services if you are under the age of 18. No information is knowingly collected or retained from children under the age of 18, nor is any such information knowingly used for any marketing or promotional purposes, either inside or outside the Services. No part of the Services is designed to attract anyone under the age of 18. Children are not eligible to use any Services provided by us, and we ask that children under the age of 18 not submit any Personal Information to us or visit the Services.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has uploaded Personal Information to our site without your consent, you may contact us at [Insert Email]. If we learn a child has provided us with Personal Information in violation of applicable law, we will delete any Personal Information we have collected unless we have a legal obligation to keep it.
If you have questions after reading this Privacy Policy or have suggestions or comments about its content, please contact us at [Insert Email].
Please let us know if you believe we have not adhered to the principles in this Privacy Policy. We will do our best to make corrections promptly.
