Tydro operates in a decentralized and permissionless manner. Although we may collect and process information about users of Tydro or the Interface in accordance with this Privacy Policy, we do not have information about all protocol users beyond what is already publicly available and recorded on the blockchain.
This Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy") explains how the Tydro ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, and shares information in connection with our Services as well as your rights and choices regarding such information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the Data Protection Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands (together, "Data Protection Legislation". These terms apply to tydro.com and the Interface and any other online location that links to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the "Services").
By using the Services, you also agree to our collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the Terms of Use, you should not use or access the Interface or the Services.
If you are an individual, this Privacy Policy will be relevant to you directly. If you are an entity or arrangement that provides us with personal data on individuals connected to you for any reason, this Privacy Policy will be relevant for those individuals and you should transmit this Privacy Policy to such individuals or otherwise advise them of its content.
A. Information You Provide.
We may collect the following information about you when you use the Services:
You may choose to voluntarily provide other information to us that we have not solicited from you, and, in such instances, you are solely responsible for such information.
B. Information Collected Automatically.
We collect the following information:
We will not take decisions producing legal effects concerning you, or otherwise significantly affecting you, based solely on automated processing of your personal data, unless we have considered the proposed processing in a particular case and concluded in writing that it meets the applicable requirements under the Data Protection Legislation.
For further information on how we use tracking technologies for analytics and your rights and choices regarding them, please see the "Cookies Policy" and "Analytics" sections below.
We may collect and use information for our legitimate business purposes in accordance with the practices described in this Privacy Policy, including where this is necessary for the performance of a contract, where this is necessary for compliance with applicable legal or regulatory obligations or otherwise in pursuance of our legitimate interests or those of a third party to whom your personal data is disclosed. In particular, our business purposes for collecting and using information includes, but is not limited to:
Notwithstanding the above, we may use information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices with respect to how we use information about you, please see the "Analytics" section below.
We may share or disclose information that we collect in accordance with the practices described in this Privacy Policy and for the purposes set out in the "Use of Information" section above.
The categories of parties with whom we may share information include:
Notwithstanding the above, we may share information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) except as prohibited by applicable law.
We may also integrate technologies operated or controlled by other parties into parts of the Services. For example, the Services may include links that hyperlink to websites, platforms, and other services not operated or controlled by us.
Please note that when you interact with other parties, including when you leave the Interface, those parties may independently collect information about you and solicit information from you. The information collected and stored by those parties remains subject to their own policies and practices, including what information they share with us, your rights and choices on their services and devices, and whether they store information in the U.S. or elsewhere. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with and consult their privacy policies and terms of use.
For example, by using a third-party wallet to engage in transactions on public blockchains, your interactions with any third-party wallet provider are governed by the applicable terms of service and privacy policy of that wallet provider.
We understand that your privacy is important to you and are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use. In the spirit of transparency, this Cookies Policy provides detailed information about how and when we use cookies on our Services.
A. Do we use cookies?
We do not use cookies. If we were, we would use cookies and other technologies to understand how you use our Interface so we can improve its design and functionality (to ensure everyone who uses the Interface has the best possible experience).
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard drive by a web page server. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Some of the cookies will only be used if you use certain features or select certain preferences, and some cookies will always be used. You can find out more about each cookie by viewing our current cookie list below. We update this list periodically, so there may be additional cookies that are not yet listed.
B. Why would we use cookies?
We use cookies and other similar identifiers only to compile aggregate data about Interface traffic and site interaction to offer better user experiences and tools in the future.
C. What types of cookies do we use?
D. How to disable cookies?
Users can generally activate or later deactivate the use of cookies through a functionality built into your web browser. If you want to learn more about cookies, or how to control, disable, or delete them, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org for detailed guidance.
We utilize the Amplitude (on the Tydro Interface) and Fathom Analytics (on tydro.com) as the analytics platforms to track user interactions, preferences, and behavior during browsing sessions for users who have opted in for analytics. This data helps us improve our services and analyze trends in our user base. We respect your right to control the data collected during your browsing session. If you prefer not to participate in our tracking techniques and data collection, you can opt-out through the "Manage Analytics" section on this page or adjust your browser settings or use browser extensions designed for this purpose.
We implement and maintain reasonable administrative, physical, and technical security safeguards to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Nevertheless, transmission via the Internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of information about you.
Please note that we retain information we collect as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, as outlined in this Privacy Policy, and to the extent permitted by applicable legal requirements. Where you request the deletion of your information, we may continue to retain and use your information as permitted or required under applicable laws, for legal, tax, or regulatory reasons, or legitimate and lawful business purposes.
We expect to delete your personal data (at the latest) once there is no longer any legal or regulatory requirement or legitimate business purpose for retaining your personal data.
Please be aware that information collected through the Services may be transferred to, processed, stored, and used in the Cayman Islands, European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions. Data protection laws in the Cayman Islands, EU and other jurisdictions may be different from those of your country of residence. Your use of the Services or provision of any information therefore constitutes your consent to the transfer to and from, processing, usage, sharing, and storage of information about you in the Cayman Islands, EU and other jurisdictions as set out in this Privacy Policy.
Your personal data may be transferred to jurisdictions that do not offer equivalent protection of personal data as under the Data Protection Legislation. In such cases, we will process personal data or procure that it be processed in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Legislation, which may include having appropriate contractual undertakings in legal agreements with service providers who process personal data on our behalf.
You have certain data protection rights under the Data Protection Legislation, including the right to:
The Services are intended for general audiences and are not directed at children. To use the Services, you must legally be able to enter into the Agreement. We do not knowingly collect personal information (as defined by the U.S. Children's Privacy Protection Act, or "COPPA") from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected personal information in violation of COPPA, please contact us at [email protected] and we will remove the personal information in accordance with COPPA.
These additional disclosures apply only to California residents. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") provides additional rights to know, delete, and opt-out, and requires businesses collecting or disclosing personal information to provide notices and the means to exercise consumer rights.
A. Notice of Collection
For further details on the information we may collect, including the sources from which we receive information, review the "Information Collection" section above. We may collect and use these categories of personal information for the business purposes described in the "Use of Information" section above, including to manage the Services.
We do not "sell" personal information as defined under the CCPA. Please review the "Sharing and Disclosure of Information" section above for further details about the categories of parties with whom we share information.
B. Right to Know and Delete
You have the right to know certain details about our data practices within the past twelve (12) months. In particular, you may request the following from us:
In addition, you have the right to delete the personal information we have collected from you.
To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request by emailing us at [email protected]. In the request, please specify which right you are seeking to exercise and the scope of the request. We will confirm receipt of your request within ten (10) days. We may require specific information from you to help us verify your identity and process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may deny your requests to know or delete.
C. Authorized Agent
You may designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf; however, we may require written proof of the agent's permission to act on your behalf and verify your identity directly.
D. Right of Non-Discrimination
You have a right of non-discrimination for the exercise of any of your privacy rights guaranteed by law, such as the right to access, delete, or opt-out of the sale of your personal information.
E. Shine the Light
Customers who are residents of California may request (i) a list of the categories of personal information disclosed by us to third parties during the immediately preceding calendar year for those third parties' own direct marketing purposes; and (ii) a list of the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed such information. To exercise a request, please write to us at the email or postal address set out in the "Contact Us" section above and specify that you are making a "California Shine the Light Request." We may require additional information from you to allow us to verify your identity and are only required to respond to requests once per calendar year.
A. Roles
The General Data Protection Regulations in the European Economic Area and General Data Protection Regulations in the United Kingdom ("GDPR") distinguish between organizations that process personal data for their own purposes (known as "controllers") and organizations that process personal data on behalf of other organizations (known as "processors"). We act as a controller with respect to personal data collected as you interact with the Services.
B. Lawful Basis for Processing
The GDPR requires a "lawful basis" for processing personal data. Our lawful bases include where:
Where applicable, we will transfer your personal data to third parties subject to appropriate or suitable safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses.
Purpose
Legal Basis
Operating and managing the Services
Necessary for the performance of our agreement
To communicate with you
Necessary for the performance of our agreement
Improving the Services
Legitimate interests, Consent
To provide our Services
Legitimate interests, Consent
Merger or Acquisition
Legitimate interests, legal obligation (when communicating with EEA, U.K., and Swiss regulatory bodies)
Security and compliance with laws
Legal obligation, legitimate interests, necessary for the performance of our agreement
Other purposes for which we have obtained consent
Consent
C. Your Data Subject Rights
If you are a user in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you maintain certain rights under the GDPR. These rights include the right to:
Additionally, if we have collected and processed your personal data with your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we cannot edit or delete information that is stored on a particular blockchain. This information may include transaction data (i.e., purchases, sales, and transfers) related to your blockchain wallet address and any items held by your wallet address.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our email or postal address listed in the "Contact Us" section above and specify which right you are seeking to exercise. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days. We may require specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and process your request. Please note that we retain information as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected and may continue to retain and use information even after a data subject request in accordance with our legitimate interests, including as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and enforce our agreements.
If you have any issues with our compliance, please contact us as set out in the "Contact Us" section above. You also reserve the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection regulator in your jurisdiction.
We reserve the right to revise and reissue this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon our posting of the revised Privacy Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, your continued use of the Services indicates your consent to the revised Privacy Policy then posted.
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or our compliance with applicable law, please contact us by email: [email protected].