Privacy Policy
What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you register on our site and gather data when you participate in the platform by reading, writing, and evaluating the content shared here. Additionally, we collect information when you transmit gift card information to us. When registering on our site, you may be asked to enter your name, e-mail address, and other identifying details. You may, however, visit our site without registering.
When conducting Know Your Customer (KYC) verifications, we may collect additional information such as:
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Residential address
- Photo ID (e.g., driver's license, passport)
- Selfie verification
- Payment details or billing address
- Phone number
- IP address and device information
To facilitate KYC verification and securely manage your data, we use Persona Identities Inc, a third-party service provider. Persona gathers, processes, and stores this data on our behalf.
You can review Persona's privacy policy at: https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Your e-mail address will be verified by an email containing a unique link. If that link is visited, we know that you control the e-mail address. When registered and posting, we record the IP address that the post originated from. We also may retain server logs which include the IP address of every request to our server.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
- To verify your identity: KYC information ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, fraud prevention, and account security.
- To personalize your experience: Your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs.
- To improve our site: We continually strive to improve our site offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
- To improve customer service: Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
- To send periodic emails: The email address you provide may be used to send you information, notifications that you request about changes to topics or in response to your user name, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. These measures include:
- Encrypting sensitive data (e.g., photo IDs and billing information) during transmission and storage.
- Storing data on secure servers with restricted access.
- Conducting regular audits of our security systems to prevent unauthorized access.
- Partnering with trusted third parties like Persona Identities, who follow stringent data protection practices.
What is your data retention policy?
We will make a good faith effort to:
- Retain server logs containing the IP address of all requests to this server no more than 90 days.
- Retain the IP addresses associated with registered users and their posts no more than 5 years.
- Retain KYC data for as long as required to comply with legal obligations, typically up to 7 years, unless applicable laws specify otherwise.
KYC information collected through Persona Identities is stored securely on their platform, and retention periods align with our legal and operational needs.
Do we use cookies?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow). These cookies enable the site to recognize your browser and, if you have a registered account, associate it with your registered account. We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, verifying your identity, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Specifically, KYC information is processed and stored by Persona Identities to ensure a secure and compliant verification process. Persona's privacy practices can be reviewed here: https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy.
We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to:
- Comply with the law or regulatory requirements (e.g., anti-money laundering laws).
- Enforce our site policies.
- Protect our rights, property, or safety, or those of others.
Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our site. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. If this server is in the USA, and you are under the age of 13, per the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), do not use this site.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our site and not to information collected offline.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our web site privacy policy.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.
