Privacy Protocols

We use collected information for the following purposes:

• Service Delivery: To provide, maintain, and improve our Services, process transactions, and fulfill your requests.
• Communications: To send administrative notices, respond to inquiries, and provide customer support.
• Personalization: To customize your experience and deliver relevant content and recommendations.
• Analytics: To analyze usage patterns, monitor performance, and improve our Services.
• Security: To detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, and security incidents.
• Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, including anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) requirements.
• Marketing: To send promotional communications (with your consent where required).
• Research: To conduct research and development for new products and services.

For users in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom, we process personal data based on:

• Contract Performance: Processing necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
• Legitimate Interests: Processing for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud prevention, security, and service improvement.
• Legal Compliance: Processing required to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Consent: Processing based on your explicit consent, which you may withdraw at any time.

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to:

• Provide our Services and fulfill the purposes described in this Policy.
• Comply with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.
• Resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.
• Maintain security and prevent fraud.

Blockchain-based transaction data is immutable and cannot be deleted from public ledgers. However, we will delete or anonymize any personal information we control upon request, subject to legal retention requirements.

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:

• Authenticate users and maintain session security.
• Remember user preferences and settings.
• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns.
• Deliver targeted advertising (where permitted).

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect Service functionality.

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information, including:

• Encryption of data in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256).
• Multi-factor authentication for administrative access.
• Regular security audits and penetration testing.
• Access controls and employee training programs.
• Incident response and breach notification procedures.

While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your wallet private keys and account credentials.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal exceptions).
• Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw previously given consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@theutilityfoundation.org.

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:

• Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
• Adequacy decisions for approved jurisdictions.
• Binding Corporate Rules where applicable.

Our Services are not directed to individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected information from a child, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:

• The right to know what personal information is collected, used, and shared.
• The right to delete personal information.
• The right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights.
• The right to correct inaccurate personal information.
• The right to limit use of sensitive personal information.

We do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA/CPRA.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated Policy on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our Services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:

For EEA/UK residents, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.