Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2025-03-17

At Shocking Token, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website shockingtoken.com (the "Site").

1. Introduction

Shocking Token ("we," "us," or "our") operates shockingtoken.com, a platform exploring decentralized decision-making, value creation in digital ecosystems, and the evolving architecture of online communities. This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect when you use our website, mobile applications, and other online products and services (collectively, the "Services") or otherwise interact with us.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification). We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Services to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

2. Information We Collect

2.1. Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you:

  • Create an account and profile
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Participate in community discussions or forums
  • Fill out a form or survey
  • Communicate with us via third-party social media sites
  • Request customer support
  • Otherwise communicate with us

The types of information we may collect include your name, email address, username, password, profile information, blockchain wallet addresses, and any other information you choose to provide.

2.2. Information We Collect Automatically

When you access or use our Services, we automatically collect information about you, including:

  • Log Information: We collect log information about your use of the Services, including the type of browser you use, access times, pages viewed, your IP address, and the page you visited before navigating to our Services.
  • Device Information: We collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access our Services, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
  • Location Information: We may collect information about the precise location of your device with your consent, or your approximate location based on your IP address.
  • Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: We and our service providers use various technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our Services and your experience, see which areas and features of our Services are popular, and count visits. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in our Services or emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, and understand usage and campaign effectiveness.
  • Blockchain Information: We may collect publicly available blockchain data related to transactions, wallet addresses, and smart contract interactions that you initiate through our Services.

3. How We Use Information

We may use information about you for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our Services
  • Process transactions and send related information, including confirmations and receipts
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests, and provide customer service
  • Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events offered by Shocking Token and others, and provide news and information we think will be of interest to you
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of Shocking Token and others
  • Personalize and improve the Services and provide content or features that match user profiles or interests
  • Facilitate contests, sweepstakes, and promotions and process and deliver entries and rewards
  • Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was collected

4. Sharing of Information

We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

  • With vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf
  • In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulation, or legal process
  • If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Shocking Token or others
  • In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company
  • Between and among Shocking Token and our current and future parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and other companies under common control and ownership
  • With your consent or at your direction

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

5. Analytics Services Provided by Others

We may allow others to provide analytics services on our behalf. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect information about your use of the Services and other websites, including your IP address, web browser, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and conversion information. We and others may use this information to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand your online activity.

Our Services currently use the following analytics services:

  • Google Analytics
  • Mixpanel
  • Hotjar

6. Data Retention

We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it, or for other legitimate business purposes, including to meet our legal, regulatory, or other compliance obligations.

7. Transfer of Information to Other Countries

Shocking Token is based in the global digital ecosystem, and the information we collect is governed by various regulations. By accessing or using the Services or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to countries around the world where we operate, which may have different data protection rules than those of your country.

8. Your Choices

8.1. Account Information

You may update, correct, or delete information about you at any time by logging into your online account or emailing us at help@shockingtoken.com. If you wish to delete or deactivate your account, please email us, but note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes. We may also retain cached or archived copies of information about you for a certain period of time.

8.2. Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Services.

8.3. Promotional Communications

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from Shocking Token by following the instructions in those emails or by emailing us at help@shockingtoken.com. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • The right to access personal information we hold about you
  • The right to request that we update, correct, or delete your personal information
  • The right to object to our processing of your personal information
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time for processing based on consent
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at help@shockingtoken.com.

10. California Privacy Rights

California law permits residents of California to request certain details about how their information is shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please contact us at help@shockingtoken.com.

California residents are also entitled to the following specific consumer rights information: the categories of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected the personal information, our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information, the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at help@shockingtoken.com.

12. Blockchain Data

Due to the inherent transparency of many blockchains, including the Ethereum blockchain, transactions that you broadcast via our Services may be publicly accessible. This includes, but is not limited to, your public wallet address, the amount of cryptocurrency, the timestamp, and other transaction details. Information stored on a blockchain may not be able to be modified or deleted due to the immutable nature of the blockchain. Transactions and addresses may remain part of the blockchain's public ledger and may be accessible to the public. This may result in third parties being able to identify you.

13. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our Services may contain links to other websites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to your activities on these third-party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information to them.

14. Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of our systems or your information.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: help@shockingtoken.com