Crypto-Ads is a bitcoin advertising network that respects your privacy.
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how Crypto-ads.com ("Crypto-Ads" or "we" or "our" or "us") collects, stores, shares, and uses information and your choices about privacy when you use our website, products and services (collectively, "Services"). If you see an undefined term in this Privacy Policy, it has the exact definition as in our Terms and Conditions. Your privacy is important to us, and we ask that you read this Policy carefully to be informed about our practices.
This Policy is part of our T&Cs. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Policy have the same meaning in our Terms and Conditions ("T&Cs"). By accessing or using our Services in any way, you agree that your information may be collected, stored, shared, and used as described in this Policy and our Terms and Conditions. By submitting any Personal Information through our site or by using our Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and expressly consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information in accordance with this Policy. The use and disclosure of your Personal Information by this Policy is essential to the proper functioning of Crypto-Ads and our provision of Services to you.
When This Privacy Policy Applies
This Policy applies to all of our Services, regardless of how you use them and whether or not you register for a Crypto-Ads account. This Policy applies to how we collect, store, share, and use information. This Policy does not apply to any entity we do not own or control or to any person we do not employ or manage. If you are directed to a third-party site at any time while using our Services, you understand and agree that the third-party site's policies govern.
Types of Information We Process
Information You Provide: We may collect the information that you provide (such as your username, e-mail address, public cryptocurrency wallet address, and your social media profile, if any) or otherwise make it available to us when you access or use our Services, including when we need:
To identify you as a User in our system;
To provide our Services to you, including new Services we may develop later (reason: legitimate business purpose and/or performance of a contract);
To provide you with customer support (reason: legitimate business purpose);
To facilitate your communications or transactions with us (reason: to receive consent and for legitimate business purposes);
To operate, improve, and customize our Services, Content, and marketing, to develop new Services, and to understand how you use and interact with our Services and Content and the products, services, and Content of others (reason: legitimate business purpose);
To develop and display more customized Content and ads to you on or off our Services (reason: to receive consent and for legitimate business purposes);
To promote and maintain a trusted, safer, and more reliable environment on our Services, for example, to help detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, conduct investigations or risk assessments, or verify actions taken by you or associated with your account (reason: to protect our platform and its users and for legitimate business purpose);
To contact you (by e-mail or as otherwise authorized by you) to address issues with your account or use of our Services, collect fees, process payments, send payments, settle account balances, send you updates about your account, send you updates about our Services or policies, or for other purposes permitted by law (reason: performance of a contract and for legitimate business purpose);
To contact you (by e-mail or as otherwise authorized by you) to send you marketing communications, promotional messages, and offers about our Services and Content and the products, services, and Content of others (see below for information on how to opt-out of receiving certain communications from us) (reason: to obtain consent and for legitimate business purpose);
To facilitate your participation in contests, sweepstakes, or other promotional events sponsored or conducted by us or by others in conjunction with us (reason: performance of a contract);
To comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our T&Cs or any other Crypto-Ads policies or agreements with Users (reason: compliance with a legal obligation); and to perform different functions as described when the information is collected or requested, or for other purposes with your prior consent (reason: legitimate business purpose).
Communication Preferences
We provide registered Users with settings on our Services to control whether they receive certain communications from us. If you do not want to receive a marketing e-mail from us, you can unsubscribe by following the unsubscribe link in the e-mail you received, changing your preferences in your profile and account settings (if you have registered for a Crypto-Ads account), or contacting us via our contact page. You may not be able to opt out of receiving communications from us, such as e-mails about your account, your relationship with us, or your transactions with us or other Users. For further information, please don't hesitate to contact us via our contact page. Please note that unsubscribing from receiving marketing e-mails from us may result in a less robust experience of our Services.
Accounts and User Profiles
Registration, Access, and Records: To register for a Crypto-Ads account, you may be asked to provide your username, valid e-mail address, social network profile, cryptocurrency wallet address, and/or other data. If you have received our permission to use our Services as a business, you may need to complete an additional registration process and provide further information. If you have a Crypto-Ads account, you may access, add, remove, or update certain information about you in your profile and account settings, as indicated on our Services. You are responsible for updating all such information as necessary to keep it accurate and current. When you update your account or profile information, we may keep a record of the unrevised information for purposes consistent with this Policy. If you wish to cancel your account, you may use the tools provided in your profile and account settings, subject to any other agreements between you and us and any transactions which have not yet been completed. If you terminate your account, we may keep a record of any or all information associated with you or your account, as required or permitted by law, for purposes consistent with this Policy. Any such data shall be attached to a unique identifier that cannot be used to identify you; specific account data that includes Personal Information, including your name, e-mail, contact information, and certain other records such as settings and collector profiles will be removed at such termination. For further information, please get in touch with us via our contact page.
Profile and Account Information: To make our Services more interactive, certain information about Users' profiles or accounts, including non-financial data relating to the performance of the advertisements you create or publish, may be made accessible to other Users on or through our Services, as indicated in Users' profile and account settings on our Services, or as otherwise indicated by us when you use certain Services. This information may include settings to control how particular profile or account information is shared with other Users on or through our Services. You should regularly check your profile and account settings to be informed of your current choices.
Data Retention: We will keep and use your data as described in this Policy for (i) as long as your account is in use, is open, or is active; (ii) as long as it is necessary to comply with any tax, legal, and/or other regulatory requirements; and (iii) to protect and defend against potential legal claims. If you would like to request the deletion of your personally identifiable information or request that it be returned to you, please get in touch with us via our contact page.
By deleting your data from our site, you understand that you will no longer be able to use our Services. We will retain your anonymized, aggregated, depersonalized data after it has been deleted from our site.
Cookie Policy
Cookies, Web Beacons, Google ReCAPTCHA, and Similar Technologies: We may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons, and similar technologies, such as tracking URLs, to collect information about how you or others access or engage with our Services, Content, e-mails, and ads displayed on or off our Services, and to operate, develop, improve, and customize our Services, Content, and marketing, including ads displayed on or off our Services. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but your browser may have settings that enable you to decline or delete cookies on your device. Please note that if you refuse cookies, you may not be able to sign in, customize, or use some of the interactive features of our Services, as some of our Services require cookies to operate.
What these Technologies Are: "Cookies" are small data files placed on your computer or other devices which record information. For example, a cookie could enable our Services to recognize your browser, while another cookie could store your account preferences and other information to help make our Services more customized. We may use two kinds of cookies, "session cookies" and "persistent cookies." Session cookies typically expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or are deleted. "Web beacons" (also known as "pixel tags" or "clear GIFS") are pieces of code or pixels embedded in a web page or e-mail to track engagement with and responses to e-mails, web pages, or ads or to access or communicate with cookies. "Tracking URLs" are special URLs that can be used to track engagement with and responses to e-mails or web pages.
Third-Party Analytics, Service, and Ad Providers: We may use third-party analytics and services providers who help us better understand how our Services and Content are accessed and used, including for web analytics, audience measurement, personalization, segmentation, and relationship management purposes. In turn, this information helps us to develop and improve our Services and Content. Our third-party analytics and service providers include but are not limited to Google Analytics. These providers may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about how Users access or engage with our Services, Content, e-mails, and ads on or off our Services. For more information about how Google may collect and process information in connection with Google Analytics and Google, click here.
We may also use third-party advertising providers, including ad networks or exchanges, to help display ads on our Services or other websites, including customized ads based on past online activity. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to help provide services to us and collect information about your and others' online activity across different websites. These providers may also collect your IP address, device identifier, or identifier for advertising (IDFA). The third-party advertising providers we use include but are not limited to Google Analytics. We use its Remarketing and Demographics and Interest Reporting features, which enable Google Analytics to collect data about the traffic on our Services through Google advertising cookies and anonymous identifiers. We and third-party providers, including Google reCAPTCHA and Google Analytics, may use first-party cookies (i.e., cookies set by the website you are visiting) and third-party cookies (i.e., cookies placed by a third-party website other than the website you are visiting) to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on past visits to our Services. We do not control the practices of any third-party providers. This Cookie Policy (and our Privacy Policy in general) does not cover using cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies by any third parties.
Opting-Out: Third-party providers may offer a way to opt-out of receiving cookies from them by visiting their websites or the websites of industry groups such as the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance. For example, you may opt out of receiving ad-related cookies from Google through its Ad Settings. If you opt out of receiving cookies from one of these providers, it may place a cookie on your device to remember your preference. Accordingly, if you delete cookies, install a new browser, or start using a new device, you may need to repeat the opt-out process. For more information about AdChoice, please visit their website. To opt out of receiving any marketing materials, please get in touch with us via our contact page.
Changes to this Cookie Policy: As part of our Privacy Policy, we may update it at any time as described in our Privacy Policy. Please review this Cookie Policy regularly to be informed of any updates.
If you have questions or comments about our Cookie Policy or our privacy practices, or you would like to know what Personal Information we hold about you or would like to update, delete, or request access to such Personal Information, you may contact us via our contact page.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Our business changes with time, and our Privacy Policy will change also. We reserve the right to change this Policy, without prior notice, at any time at our sole discretion. For example, without limitation, we may change this Policy to reflect changes to the law or our Services. All changes to this Policy will be effective when posted on our Services or at a later date as may be specified in the updated Policy. We will notify you of any changes to this Policy by posting the updated Policy on our Services. You agree to review this Policy regularly and inform yourself of all applicable changes. By continuing to use our Services after any changes to this Policy become effective, you agree to such changes and the updated Policy. Unless we notify you otherwise, the current version of this Policy will apply to all information we have about you or your account.