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Effective Date: April 17, 2023

Thank you for choosing to use the services provided by Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund (“Fund”, “we”, “us”, “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you visit our website located at http://bldf.xyz or any website that links to this Privacy Policy (“Site”). If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at privacy@bldf.xyz.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect the personal information you provide to us voluntarily when you use our Site, participate in activities on our Site, or contact us. If you make a donation through our Site, this information may include, but is not limited to: 

  • Personal information you disclose to us. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Site, the choices you make, and the features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following: names, email addresses, billing addresses, debit/credit card numbers, or bitcoin addresses. 
  • Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information. 
  • Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by Stripe and BTCPay Server. You may find their privacy notices on their websites.
  • All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
  • Information automatically collected. We automatically collect certain information including log and usage data when you visit, use, or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Site, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site through our hosting provider, WordPress, and for our analytics and reporting purposes, through Google Analytics. 

USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We use your personal information to provide, improve, and administer our Site, communicate with you, and comply with the law. We may also use your personal information for other purposes with your consent. We only process your personal information when we have a valid legal reason to do so.

SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with third parties in specific situations, such as with our service providers, with your consent, to comply with legal obligations or to protect our rights. We do not sell or rent your personal information to any third parties for marketing purposes.

RETENTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We have implemented organizational and technical measures to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please do not use our Site or provide us with any personal information.

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you are located, you may have certain privacy rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict our use of your personal information. To exercise your privacy rights or if you have any questions or concerns about our data practices, please contact us at privacy@bldf.xyz.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to our Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting a notice on our website or by other means, as required by law. Your continued use of our website or services after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.

Last Updated: April 17, 2023.