1. Introduction

Welcome to BARK Protocol. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you use our blockchain-based services and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. Data We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, including:

• Identity Data: includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier, and blockchain wallet addresses.
• Contact Data: includes email address and telephone numbers.
• Technical Data: includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
• Transaction Data: includes details about payments to and from you, and other details of products and services you have purchased or traded using our platform.
• Usage Data: includes information about how you use our website, products and services.

3. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• To register you as a new user of our platform.
• To process and facilitate blockchain transactions.
• To manage our relationship with you, including notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy.
• To administer and protect our business and this website.
• To deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you.
• To use data analytics to improve our website, products/services, marketing, customer relationships and experiences.

4. Blockchain Data

Please note that due to the nature of blockchain technology, transactions you submit through our services will be publicly visible on the blockchain. This includes:

• Transaction amounts
• Wallet addresses involved in the transaction
• Time and date of the transaction

While this data is pseudonymous, it may be possible for third parties to associate your blockchain activity with your identity.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal data with:

• Service providers who provide IT and system administration services.
• Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers.
• Regulators and other authorities who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.
• Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

6. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. These include:

• Encryption of sensitive data at rest and in transit.
• Regular security assessments and penetration testing.
• Access controls and authentication mechanisms.
• Continuous monitoring for potential security threats.

We have procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

7. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@barkprotocol.net

Address: 123 Solana Street, Barkers City, CC 12345