Effective Date: 01/01/2024
1. Introduction
Welcome to VSR. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our platform and services. By accessing or using VSR, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
- Personal Information: When you register on our platform, we collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, and other contact details. This information is necessary to create and maintain your account and to provide you with our services.
- Digital Asset Information: We collect data from your digital asset holdings, transaction history, and interactions with major cryptocurrency exchanges and blockchain networks. This data is used to generate your VSR credit score.
- Usage Data: We collect information about your interactions with our platform, including IP addresses, browser type, access times, and pages viewed. This data helps us understand how you use our services and allows us to improve our platform.
- Behavioral Data: We collect behavioral data related to your financial activities, such as transaction frequency, peer-to-peer lending activity, and participation in DeFi ecosystems. This information helps us enhance our credit scoring models.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To Provide Services: We use your information to generate accurate credit scores, facilitate transactions, and provide you with access to various financial services, including loans, leases, and credit cards.
- To Improve Our Platform: We analyze usage and behavioral data to enhance the functionality, security, and user experience of our platform. This includes refining our AI and machine learning models to ensure accurate credit assessments.
- To Communicate: We use your contact information to send you updates, newsletters, and support messages. We may also inform you about new features, services, and promotional offers.
- Compliance and Legal Obligations: We use your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes. This includes responding to lawful requests from public authorities and enforcing our terms and conditions.
4. Data Security
We implement advanced encryption protocols and privacy-preserving technologies, such as Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) and Secure Multi-Party Computation (SMPC), to protect your data. Our platform complies with international data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
- Encryption: All data is encrypted both in transit and at rest to ensure it remains secure.
- Access Controls: We use strict access controls to ensure that only authorized personnel can access your personal information.
- Regular Audits: We conduct regular security audits and assessments to identify and mitigate potential risks.
5. Data Sharing
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our platform, conducting our business, or providing services to you. These service providers are required to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify.
- Financial Institutions and Partners: We may share your data with financial institutions and partners to facilitate the services you request, such as loan applications or credit evaluations. This sharing is done only to the extent necessary to provide our services.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, or legal process, or if we believe that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, investigate fraud, or ensure the safety of our users.
6. Your Rights
- Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and request a copy of it.
- Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
- Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal restrictions.
- Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Opt-Out: You can manage your communication preferences and opt-out of certain communications through your account settings.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information about your interactions with our platform. Cookies help us understand your preferences and improve your user experience.
- Types of Cookies: We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
- Managing Cookies: You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our platform.
8. Data Retention
- Retention Period: We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
- Deletion: When your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention policies.
9. International Data Transfers
- Global Operations: As part of our global operations, your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the one in which you reside. These countries may have different data protection laws.
- Safeguards: We implement appropriate safeguards to ensure that your data remains protected during international transfers, such as using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
10. Minors’ Privacy
- Age Restriction: Our platform is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected data from a minor, we will take steps to delete it as soon as possible.
- Parental Consent: If you believe that a minor has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately so we can take appropriate action.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the effective date at the top of this document. Your continued use of our platform after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at [email protected] or call us at +1 (800) 123-4567. We are here to help you and ensure that your privacy is protected.