Privacy Policy
General
Crypto Composite Ltd. (“Crypto Composite“), has created this website (the “Website” or the “Site“) under the name “BYTETREE.COM” and “BYTETREEAM.COM” to provide an online resource for users to obtain information and data related to crypto assets (i.e. cryptocurrencies).
We take data privacy seriously. This privacy policy explains who we are, how we collect, share and use Personal Information, and how you can exercise your privacy rights.
We recommend that you read this privacy policy in full to ensure you are fully informed. However, to make it easier for you to review the parts of this privacy policy that apply to you, we have divided up the document into sections that are specifically applicable to Visitors (Section 2), Mailing list (Section 3), and Members (Section 4). All other sections are applicable to everyone.
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of your Personal Information, then please contact us at info@bytetree.com
To the extent we provide you with notice of different or additional privacy policies, those policies will govern such interactions.
1. Cookies and LocalStorage
The site makes use of your browser storage abilities to remember your view settings and any one-time options. No personally identifiable information is stored. We mainly have to set a cookie to allow us to remember that you have consented to enable cookies, ironically.
2. 3rd Party Cookies
Visitor tracking
We use GoSquared to track visitors to our websites. Tracking enables us to find out the traffic levels, issues and the different type of technology used to access the site to allow us to improve and optimise the user experience.
On ByteTree.com we record your IP address so that we can spot and track abuse of our systems. On our blog and parent Cryptocomposite site, IP addresses are anonymised and never stored.
3. Mailing List
To keep our users up-to-date, ByteTree sends out newsletters regularly using MailChimp as a third party data processor. You can read the MailChimp Privacy Policy here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
What Information we Collect
We collect contact information for your first name, your last name, and email address.
How we Collect Information
We use a sign-up form, that has been built using the tools provided by MailChimp. The information collected is provided by you manually typing in your details in each field of the sign-up form. The sign-up form is advertised in the footer section of ByteTree.com, on CryptoComposite.com, in the footer section of each published blog article, as well as on the ByteTree Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages.
What we Use the Data for
The data collected is used to send out monthly newsletters to the email address you have provided. The emails outline the content that has been published by ByteTree.com during the previous four weeks. At times we may send out additional correspondence in response to events that happen outside the window of the last newsletter. The monthly newsletter will be sent out on the second Wednesday of each month. ByteTree reserves the right to change the schedule at any time.
Implemented Security for Storing the Data Safely
The data provided by you is stored in MailChimp, using their audience list function. Only selected members of the ByteTree team have access to the user account for MailChimp, which requires a two-factor verification code to access in addition to the login details. No other third party has or will ever have access to this data.
Opt-out/Unsubscribe Options
After providing your details through the Mailchimp sign-up form, you may at any time opt-out/unsubscribe from the ByteTree mailing list. The option to unsubscribe is in any correspondence sent by ByteTree, including in the subscription confirmation email you would have received after signing up. To unsubscribe, please follow the link listed in the footer, in any emails sent by ByteTree. Upon choosing and confirming the unsubscription process, Mailchimp’s automation system will immediately delete any data you provided to ByteTree.com. We will have no further access to your data, and you will not receive any additional correspondence from us.
4. Members
“Member” means any person or entity that is registered with us to use the Service. This includes paying and non-paying “Members” and “ByteTree Premium” users.
This section applies to the Personal Information we collect and process from a Member or potential Member through the provision of the Service. If you are not a Member, the Visitors or Mailing List section of this policy may be more applicable to you and your data. In this section, “you” and “your” refer to Members and potential Members.
A. Information We Collect
The Personal Information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with ByteTree, your ByteTree account settings, the products and features you use, your location, and applicable law. However, the Personal Information we collect broadly falls into the following categories:
(i) Information you provide to us: You (or your organization) may provide certain Personal Information to us when you sign up for a ByteTree account and use the Service, consult with our team, send us an email, integrate the Service with another website or service (for example, when you choose to our API), or communicate with us in any other way.
This information may include:
Business contact information (such as your name, job title, organization, location, phone number, email address, and country);
Marketing information (such as your contact preferences);
Account log-in credentials (such as your email address or username and password when you sign up for an account with us);
Troubleshooting and support data (which is data you provide or we otherwise collect in connection with support queries we receive from you. This may include contact or authentication data, the content of your chats and other communications with us, and the product or service you are using related to your help inquiry); and
Payment information (including your credit card numbers and associated identifiers and billing address).1
(ii) Information we collect automatically: When you use the Service, we and our third-party partners may automatically collect or receive certain information about your device and usage of the Service (collectively “Service Usage Data”). In some (but not all) countries, including countries in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), this information is considered Personal Information under applicable data protection laws. We and our third-party partners use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect some of this information.
Service Usage Data may include:
Device information: We collect information about the device and applications you use to access the Service, such as your IP address, your operating system, your browser ID, viewfinder size, and other information about your system and connection.
Usage data: We collect usage data about you whenever you interact with our Service, which may include the dates and times you access the Service and your browsing activities (such as what portions of the Service you used, session duration, links clicked). We also collect information regarding the performance of the Service, including metrics related to the deliverability of emails and other communications you send through the Service. This information allows us to improve the content and operation of the Service, and facilitate research and analysis of the Service.
(iii) Information we collect from other sources: From time to time, we may obtain information about you from third-party sources, such as public databases, social media platforms, third-party data providers, and our joint marketing partners.
Examples of the information we receive from other sources include demographic information (such as age and gender), device information (such as IP addresses), location (such as city and state), and online behavioral data (such as information about your use of social media websites, page view information and search results and links). We use this information, alone or in combination with other Personal Information we collect, to enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing and content to you and to develop and provide you with more relevant products, features, and service.
B. Use of Personal Information
We may use the Personal Information we collect or receive through the Service (alone or in combination with other data we source) for the purposes and on the legal bases identified below:
To bill and collect money owed to us by you to perform our contract with you for the use of the Service or where we have not entered into a contract with you, in accordance with our legitimate interests to operate and administer our Service. We use third parties for secure credit card transaction processing, and those third parties collect billing information to process your orders and credit card payments.
To send you system alert messages in reliance on our legitimate interests in administering the Service and providing certain features. For example, we may inform you about temporary or permanent changes to our Service, such as planned outages, or send you account, security or compliance notifications, such as new features, version updates, releases, abuse warnings, and changes to this privacy policy.
To communicate with you about your account and provide customer support to perform our contract with you for the use of the Service or where we have not entered into a contract with you, in reliance on our legitimate interests in administering and supporting our Service.
To meet legal requirements, including complying with court orders, valid discovery requests, valid subpoenas, and other appropriate legal mechanisms.
To provide information to representatives and advisors, including attorneys and accountants, to help us comply with legal, accounting, or security requirements in reliance on our legitimate interests.
To prosecute and defend a court, arbitration, or similar legal proceeding.
To respond to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
To provide, support and improve the Service to perform our contract with you for the use of the Service or where we have not entered into a contract with you, in reliance on our legitimate interests in administering and improving the Service and providing certain features. For example, this may include improving the navigation and content of the Service and sharing your information with third parties in order to provide and support our Service or to make certain features of the Service available to you. When we share your Personal Information with third parties, we take steps to protect your information in a manner that is consistent with our obligations under applicable privacy laws.
To provide suggestions to you and to provide tailored features within our Service that optimize and personalize your experience in reliance on our legitimate interests in administering the Service and providing certain features.
To perform data analytics projects in reliance on our legitimate business interests in improving and enhancing our products and services for our Members. As always, we take the privacy of Personal Information seriously, and will continue to implement appropriate safeguards to protect this Personal Information from misuse or unauthorized disclosure.
To personalize the Service, content and advertisements we serve to you in reliance on our legitimate interests in supporting our marketing activities and providing certain features within the Service. We may use your Personal Information to serve you specifically, such as to deliver marketing information, product recommendations and non-transactional communications (e.g., email, telemarketing calls, SMS, or push notifications) about us, in accordance with your marketing preferences and this privacy policy.
GDPR Data Controller
If you have any questions regarding privacy and our GDPR compliance, please contact:
Laura Johansson at info@bytetree.com
