Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

CoinArticle ("we," "our," or "us") is operated by Cryptohopper BV. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this privacy policy carefully.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes:

• Usage Data: Information about your device and how you interact with our website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
• Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website.
• Analytics Data: Aggregated data about website traffic and usage patterns.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f)): We process usage data and analytics to improve our website, ensure security, and understand how visitors interact with our content. Our legitimate interests include website optimization and fraud prevention.
• Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): Where required, we obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies or tracking technologies. You may withdraw consent at any time.
• Legal Obligation (Article 6(1)(c)): We may process data to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal requests.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To provide and maintain our website
• To improve and personalize your experience
• To analyze website usage and trends
• To protect against unauthorized access and ensure security
• To comply with legal obligations

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected:

• Analytics Data: Retained for up to 26 months, after which it is automatically deleted or anonymized.
• Server Logs: Retained for up to 90 days for security and troubleshooting purposes.
• Cookies: Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies expire according to their individual settings, typically within 12 months.

When data is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention policies.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

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 website.

7. Third-Party Services

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our website, provide the website on our behalf, perform website-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our website is used. These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.

When we transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission
• Transfers to countries with adequacy decisions from the European Commission
• Binding Corporate Rules where applicable

You may request a copy of the safeguards we use for international transfers by contacting us.

9. Data Security

We value your trust in providing us your personal information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

10. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. These include:

• The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
• The right to rectification
• The right to object to processing
• The right to restriction of processing
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: