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Privacy Policy

Last Updated NOVEMBER 8th 2023

Welcome to our Privacy Policy

We are happy you want to know more about the information we collect about you. We have tried to keep this Policy as simple and self-explanatory as possible to help you understand what information we collect, how we use it, to tell you about your rights and how the law protects you. 

We recommend you read this Policy in full. However, here is a summary of the main ideas we want you to remember from it:

● We don’t sell information that is related to you to third parties;

● We collect certain information about you such as: 
     - Information you provide us (ex.: name, age, e-mail address)
   - we may collect Information related to the type of device used and your IP address; 
● You may choose to receive our communications (ex. Newsletters) or not and change your account information at any moment;

Throughout this Policy, references to the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our” refer to BlockBook . When we refer to “you” or “your”, we mean you, the person visiting our website/platform and holding personal data.

We are truly committed to protecting your personal data and we are determined to respect your privacy.

Introduction

BlockBook seeks to develop a creative environment that launches and negotiates multimedia through our marketplace, created by artists and enabling people to add their inspirations to those creations. 

In pursuit of our mission, we collect and use (“process”) certain personal information from you. Being transparent about the processing of your information and respecting your privacy is incredibly important to us!

This Privacy Policy applies when you use our services. Please read it before using Quest of Evolution’s services (“Services”) because it will tell you how we collect, store, use, disclose and otherwise process, your personal information when providing these services to you. If you have questions, comments, or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy or practices, please Contact Us through the channels indicated in this Policy.

Definitions

Anonymisation” means the processing of Personal Data in such a way as to ensure that the Data Subject is no longer identified or identifiable. To determine whether a Data Subject is identifiable, account should be taken of all the means reasonably likely to be used either by the Controller or by any other person to identify the said person.

Pseudonymisation” means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Controller” means the legal entity which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data.

European Data Protection Law” means the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”), and its national implementing legislations and data protection privacy laws applicable in the countries of the European Economic Area (“EEA”).

Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable (“Personally Identifiable Information” or “PII”) natural person ("Data Subject") (“You"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person. 

Processor” means the legal entity which processes Personal Data on behalf of and under the instructions of the Controller.“Retention Period” means the period of time for which Personal Data has to be or can be stored, considering legal requirements including privacy aspects as well as Company’s economic and business needs. “Sensitive Personal Data” or “Sensitive Data” means personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs; trade-union membership; genetic data, biometric data processed solely to identify a human being; health-related data; data concerning a person's sex life or sexual orientation.

Legal framework

Your personal data is processed in a way to ensure compliance with the applicable legislation, including the GDPR and other applicable privacy laws, as referred herein. 

Who is responsible for this website?

TQOE Lda. (“BlockBook”) Edifício Diogo Cão, Doca de Alcântara Norte,1350-352 Lisboa, Portugal, is responsible for this website/platform BlockBook.app (the “Website”) and this Privacy Policy applies to your use of the website and its sub-domains and related contents (“Products” or “Services”).

Who is responsible for the processing of your personal data?

TQOE Lda.  (“BlockBook ”) is the Controller of the Personal Data we collect and further process about you on the Website. 

What personal data do we collect?

Under the applicable data protection laws, we will ensure that your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently, without adversely affecting your rights. We will only process your Personal Data if at least one of the following legal basis applies:

● when necessary to perform the Terms and Conditions or to provide you with the services;
● where you have consented to the processing, which you may revoke at any time;
● when necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation, a court order, or to exercise and defend legal claims;
● where you have made the information manifestly public;
● where necessary in the public interest; and
● where necessary for the purposes of our, your, or a third party’s legitimate interest.

When collecting Personal Data for sending promotional messages, including but not limited to information about new and additional products, services, and opportunities available to you, we will need your consent.

We only collect the personal data that we consider essential for you to access and enjoy our Website/Platform and related services and products. 

Thus, the data we collect about you on our Platform includes:

Identifiable data: first name, last name, username or similar identifier, date of birth and gender; 

Contact details: billing address; delivery address, e-mail address and phone number;

Financial data: bank account and credit card information if you purchase a product and in order to manage your wallet and IP Credits on our Platform;

Connection and location data: Internet Protocol (IP) address; browser type and version, location, operating system and platform;

Data related to your interaction with us: feedback given by you; your interests, preferences; surveys;

Usage data: information about how you use our Website, products, and services.

Opting out of promotional communications from BLOCKBOOK

You can unsubscribe from promotional emails by clicking the “unsubscribe” link or visiting your account. You can opt out of mobile push notifications in your device’s settings page. You can opt out of SMS text communications by texting STOP.

Your unsubscribe request or e-mail preferences change will be processed promptly, and in no event longer than ten business days. During that processing period, you may receive additional promotional emails from us.

If you want to stop receiving push notifications, which are messages an app sends you on your mobile device even when the app is not on, you can turn off push notifications by visiting your mobile device’s “settings” page.

Please note that if you opt out of receiving promotional communications from us, we may still communicate with you from time to time if we need to provide you with information about the services you are using from us, if we need to request information from you with respect to a transaction initiated by you, or for other legitimate non-marketing reasons, for example, if we are required under applicable laws to notify you of updates to this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use.

How do we collect your personal data?

We collect your Personal Data directly from you when:

● you visit and/or register on our Website; 
● you interact with us electronically;
● you insert inputs, works, comments or any content on our platform.
● you respond to our surveys and/or promotions, or
● you write us a message. 

We may also collect your publicly available data and any information you decide to share with us in your messages and e-mails.

Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure that whenever you submit another person’s personal information on the Website, that person has given their consent for the disclosure and processing of their information in accordance with this policy.

For which purposes do we process your data?

We will process your Personal Data for the following purposes: 

● Provision of our services/products and related content;
● Manage the functioning of the platform;
● Payment processing;
● Investigate any complaints;Improving our services;
● Sending promotional messages, including but not limited to information about new and additional products, services, and opportunities available to you;

Please bear in mind that we will only collect this information when necessary for the purposes hereabove and upon the legal bases referred herein, or if you decide to provide the information. 

We will collect information related to any purchases and payments related to our services. Our third-party payment processor will collect the billing and financial information it needs to process your charges. 

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your rights to access, update or correct any personal information, please contact us through the following contacts:TQOE Lda.  (“BlockBook ”) E-mail: support@blockbook.app