Checker Network Privacy Policy
This Privacy Notice provides you with information on Space Meridian, creator of the Checker Network (formerly the Filecoin Station Network) ("Space Meridian", "we", "us" or our") collects, uses, processed and shares personal data in accordance with applicable law relating to data protection, including the Cayman Islands Data Protection Act (as amended) (together, the "Data Protection Legislation"). If you are an institution that provides us with personal data on individuals connected to you, this notice will be relevant for those individuals and you should transmit this Privacy Notice to such individuals or otherwise advise them of its content.
This Privacy Notice applies generally to our websites, when you use the Checker Program, formerly known as the Filecoin Station Program, this Checker website, the Checker App formerly known as the Filecoin Station App, the Checker software formerly known as the Filecoin Station software, and the self-hosted user-generated Checker Wallet formerly known as the Filecoin Station Wallet (collectively, the “Services”).
We are the data controller of the personal data we process under this Privacy Notice.
This information may be updated from time to time. If we do, we will let you know by posting the updated Privacy Notice on our website, and/we may also send other communications. [By continuing to use the Services you agree to these updates.]
Personal or Other Data We Collect
"Personal data" is any information the relates to you that identifies you either directly from that information or indirectly, by reference to other information that we have access to. We collect personal data that you provide to us, including automatically, when you use the Services, and through third-party sources, as described below.
Personal data you provide us directly:
- when you join the Checker Network;
- when you communicate with us, e.g. when you provide feedback or interact with our social media platforms.
Personal data collected automatically and automated decision-making:
- when you use our Services, e.g. internet protocol (IP) addresses, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier and other unique identifiers, browser or device information, location information and internet service provider;
- when other people provide information about you when they use our Services.
We may automatically collect information regarding your use of our Services, such as timestamp, block number, timing of specific queries, costing data, during and after using our Services.
We may collect personal information about your device, such as your IP address if you opt in to permit us to do so.
Cookies are small text files, placed on device browsers that store preferences and facilitate and enhance your experience. We, as well as third parties, may use cookies to automatically collect personal data through your use of our website.
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.
Personal data collected from other sources:
We may collect personal information about you from third parties. For example, if you access the Services such as a third party login service, or a social networking site, we may collect information about you from the third-party application that you made available via your privacy settings.
How We May Use Personal Data
We, as the data controller, may collect, store and use your personal data for purposes including the following:
- When processing is necessary for the provision of Services, including:
- managing your user information;
- dealing with requests for customer or technical support; and
- providing access to certain areas, functionalities and features of the Services.
When processing is necessary for compliance with applicable legal or regulatory obligations, including:
- sanctions screening and complying with applicable sanctions and embargo legislation;
- complying with requests from regulatory, governmental, tax and law enforcement authorities;
- surveillance and investigation activities;
- carrying out audit checks, and instructing our auditors; or
- detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity.
In pursuance of our legitimate interests, or those of a third party to whom your personal date are disclosed, including:
- direct marketing, research and development;
- carrying out analytics, including measuring interest and engagement in the Services;
- developing new products or services;
- debugging to identify and repair errors with the Services;
- investigating any complaints or feedback, or pursuing or defending any claims, proceedings or disputes;
- enforcing our agreements and policies;
- protecting us against fraud, breach of confidence or theft of proprietary materials;
- seeking professional advice, including legal advice;
- monitoring communications to/from us (where permitted by law); and
- protecting the security and integrity of our systems.
We will only process your personal data in pursuance of our legitimate interests where we have considered that the processing is necessary and, on balance, our legitimate interests are not overridden by your legitimate interests, rights or freedoms.
We continue to be a data controller even if we have engaged a third party to perform certain activities on our behalf.
Marketing
We may use your personal information to tailor and provide you with marketing and other content promoting our Services. We may provide you with these materials as permitted by Data Protection Legislation.
Some of the ways we market to you include email campaigns, custom audiences advertising, social media, and “interest-based” or "personalized advertising", including through cross-device tracking.
If you have any questions about our marketing practices or if you would like to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes, you may contact us at any time as set forth below.
We will only use your personal data if we have your consent or where there is another lawful basis to do so. This includes when it is in our legitimate business interest to use your personal data. We can only rely on our legitimate business interest, if it is fair and reasonable to do so.
Sharing Personal Data
We may share your personal data to certain third parties, including the categories described below.
Interacting with the blockchain: Aspects of the Services may be hosted on or interact with the blockchain. Where you use aspects of the Services that are hosted on or interact with the blockchain, information about your interactions and/or transactions will be provided to the applicable blockchain network and may be accessible to third parties due to the nature of the blockchain protocol.
Service Providers: We may share personal data with third-party service providers and affiliates that assist us with the provision of the Services. This may include, but not limited to, service providers that provide us with hosting, customer service, analytics, marketing services, IT support and related services. Service providers are generally processors acting on our instructions. Additionally, a service provider may use your personal data where this is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which it is directly subject (for example, to comply with applicable law or where mandated by a court order or regulatory sanction). A service provider, in respect of this specific use of personal data, may be deemed to be acting as a data controller in its own right.
Third-Party Services You Share or Interact With: The Services may link to or allow you to interface, interact, share information with, direct us to share information with, access and/or use third-party websites, applications, services, products, and technology (each a "Third-Party Service"). Any personal information shared with a Third-Party Service will be subject to the Third-Party Service's privacy policy. We are not responsible for the processing of personal data by Third-Party Services.
Regulatory or government authorities: We will share your personal data with regulatory, prosecuting and other governmental agencies or departments, and parties to litigation (whether pending or threatened) in any country or territory.
Sharing in the event of Merger, Sale or Other Asset Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, transition of service to another provider, or other similar corporate transaction, your personal data may be disclosed, sole, or transferred as part of the transaction, as permitted by law.
International Transfers of Personal Data
All personal data processed by us may be transferred, processed and stored anywhere in the world, including counties which may not offer equivalent protection of personal data under the Data Protection Legislation. 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.
Retention of Personal Data
We store the personal data provided to us for as long as it is required by us. For example, we may require it for our legitimate business purposes, to provide our Services, or where law or regulation obliges us to. We will generally retain your personal data only as long as needed for us to provide our Services, though some personal data will be retained afterwards. 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.
Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Your Privacy Choices: The privacy choices you may have about your personal data are described below.
- Email Communications: If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe functionality found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails. Note that you will continue to receive transaction-related emails. We may also send you certain non-promotional communications regarding us and the Services, and you will not be able to opt out of those communications (e.g., communications regarding the Services or updates to this Privacy Notice).
- “Do Not Track”: Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
- Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising: You may stop or restrict the placement of cookies on your device or remove them by adjusting your preferences as your browser or device permits. However, if you adjust your preferences, the Services may not work properly.
Please note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications. However, you may opt-out of certain tracking on some mobile applications by following the instructions for Android, iOS, and others.
Please note you must separately opt out in each browser and on each device.
Your Privacy Rights: You have certain rights regarding how we use personal data, which include the right to:
- be informed about the purposes for which your personal data are processed;
- access your personal data;
- stop direct marketing;
- restrict the processing of your personal data; and
- have incomplete or inaccurate personal data corrected;
- ask us to stop processing your personal data;
- be informed of a personal data breach (unless the breach is unlikely to be prejudicial to you;
- complain to the relevant supervisory authority (including the Cayman Islands Ombudsman)
- require us to delete your personal data in some limited circumstances.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set forth in the "Contact Us" section below.
Retention of Personal Data
We store the personal data provided to us for as long as it is required by us. For example, we may require it for our legitimate business purposes, to provide our Services, or where law or regulation obliges us to. We will generally retain your personal data only as long as needed for us to provide our Services, though some personal data will be retained afterwards. 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.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, the personal data or the personal data we hold about you, please contact us at checker@meridian.space.