Terms of Use

I. Data controller

  1. The operator of the ZenChain website available under https://zenchain.io↗ (hereinafter referred to as the "Website") and offeror of blockchain-related services (such as currently e.g. the Polkadot Network, the Kusama Network and the Thousand Validators programm (hereinafter jointly and individually referred to as the "Services") and, thus, the Data Controller is the Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation, a company registered in the commercial register of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland (registration number CH-322.596.347), with the registered address Baarerstrasse 14, 6300 Zug, Switzerland (hereinafter referred to as "Controller", "we", "us").
  2. We nurture and steward technologies and applications in the fields of decentralized web software protocols, particularly those, which utilize modern cryptographic methods to safeguard decentralization. Data protection is important to us and Controller adheres to the applicable data protection laws and regulations. This includes both the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection ("FADP") and privacy requirements where applicable to individuals in the European Union and the member states of EFTA under the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter "GDPR") and/or other applicable national laws.
  3. This Privacy Policy explains in particular how, for which purposes and to which extent your Personal Data is collected and processed by us through the Website or any type of Service we provide to you (whenever we are referring to you, hereinafter referred to as "User" or "you"). It also describes how your collected Personal Data can be verified, corrected or deleted. Our Services enable the collection of your Personal Data necessary for the establishment and maintenance of our blockchain-offerings.
  4. As outlined in Sections II and X.A below, if you engage with us and use any of our blockchain-offerings, we may collect, by itself or through third parties, your data including, but not limited to: name, e-mail address, usage data and any information captured automatically through cookies. Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this Privacy Policy or by specific explanation displayed to you online prior to the data collection.
  5. This Website contains links to other third party websites. If you follow a link to any of those third party websites, please note that they have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies or their processing of your personal information.
  6. For questions or requests related to data processing by us (such as request for information, deletion, revocation of consent, objection to data processing), you may revert by mail to the address above or write us an e-mail at https://zenchain.io↗

II. Types of Data collected

  1. Controller respects the privacy of the User and will not collect and process any other data (such as name, address, phone number, e-mail address, IP address, device type etc.) unless they are
    • provided voluntarily by the User;
    • gathered as a result of specific verifications performed by third parties included in Section X.C below based on the Personal Data provided by the User;
    • automatically collected by cookies or other tracking technologies. For further information with regard to our use of cookies, please consult Section VII below.
  2. For further information on additional data collected through any of our blockchain-offerings, please consult Section XI below.

III. Mode of Processing

IV. Retention of data

V. Security measures

VI. The rights of Users

VII. Cookies

VIII. Changes to This Privacy Policy

IX. Access to the Privacy Policy

X. Definitions and legal references

XI. Special provisions

A. ZenChain Website

  1. Current Third Party ProcessorsInformation is disclosed to Parity Technologies GmbH for the purposes of assisting and/or following up with you, and coordinating that assistance/follow-up where you have shown interest in the Polkadot network or any of our networks operated.
  2. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Controller at any time.
  3. Cookies on the ZenChain Website: The ZenChain Website uses cookies to help us provide you with a good experience when you browse this Website and allow us to improve our Website. For a detailed list of the cookies in use, please visit our Cookie Notice here https://zenchain.io/privacy-and-cookies.

B. ZenChain Network

  1. The following third party processors are currently assigned with processing activities on our behalf:
    2. Parity Technologies Ltd. UK
    • Information is disclosed to Parity Technologies Ltd. UK for the purposes of assisting and/or following up with you, and coordinating that assistance/follow-up where you have shown interest in the Polkadot network. In particular, Parity Technologies is assigned with forwarding technical updates to the ZenChain network to users.