Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2022. This policy governs use of this archived website.

This Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") sets out the terms and conditions under which NonFungible Corporation ("Company", "NonFungible", "we", "our", or "us") collects information via our website www.NonFungible.com ("Website"). Through our Website, NonFungible provides information on NFTs, blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and related digital asset information, as well as educational content, news articles, market research reports, and a glossary of terminology (individually and collectively, our "Site Services"). As such, this Privacy Policy applies to any person ("you" or "user") who accesses, reads, or uses our Website and any of its Content or Site Services.

Please note that your access to and use of our Site is subject to our Website Terms of Use, the terms and conditions set out herein this Privacy Policy, and any other terms of service that may be applicable (all such terms and conditions shall collectively be referred to as the "Agreement"). By accessing our Website or any of our Content, you agree to our collection of information pursuant to this Privacy Policy. Should you disagree with any clause in the Agreement, please immediately cease your access to and use of our Website.

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy in our sole discretion at any time without prior notice to you. Your continued access to and use of our Website constitutes your unconditional acceptance of our amended Privacy Policy. It is your sole responsibility to keep yourself updated of any amendments by reviewing this Privacy Policy regularly.

1. Types of Data Collected

1.1 When you visit, access or use our Website and its Content, we collect Anonymised Data. As this is a static informational website with no user account registration or form submissions, we do not routinely collect Personal Data from visitors. If you contact us directly via email, any information you provide will be used solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.

1.2 "Personal Data" refers to information, whether true or otherwise, with personal identifiers that can be used separately or collectively with other available information to identify an individual, such as name, address, mobile number, or email address.

1.3 "Anonymised Data" refers to information that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Data and cannot be used to identify individual persons.

2. Collection of Anonymised Data

2.1 When you access our Website, Site Services, Content, and/or any of our online advertisements and banners, we collect Anonymised Data about you via the application of generally acceptable web technologies including but not limited to "web beacons", "cookies", "clear GIFs", "widgets", "HTML5", "dynamic device identifiers", and third-party web analytics such as "Google Analytics" (collectively, "Acceptable Technologies"). This automatic collection of non-personal information includes (without limitation) collection of your IP Address, the web browser software that you use, the type of device you may be using, the operating software/platform of your device, the specific pages of our Website viewed by you, the specific categories or features in our Website accessed by you, and third party websites that you may have visited prior to our Website. Our purpose for collecting this information is to understand the preferences of our visitors so as to enhance and facilitate the ease with which you are able to access or use our Website.

2.2 As part of the Anonymised Data that we collect, when you access our Website via your mobile device or tablet, we will also collect information regarding the type of mobile device or tablet that you are utilising so that our Website can provide you with the version best suited for your device.

2.3 If you do not consent to our collection of Anonymised Data, please adjust the settings on your computer, tablet and mobile device to block or disable our use of the Acceptable Technologies. In the event that you choose to access our Website without blocking or disabling the Acceptable Technologies, such access will constitute your consent to our use of those technologies.

2.4 The Acceptable Technologies used in our collection of Anonymised Data include:

  • IP Address: a number automatically assigned to your computer when you access the Internet. We track IP Addresses in conjunction with session cookies to analyse the flow of web pages on our Website.
  • Cookies: small pieces of data that a website sends to your computer's hard drive while you are viewing the site. Our Website utilises session cookies (which expire when your browser is closed) and persistent cookies to provide you with a more personalised browsing experience. You can control cookie acceptance via your browser settings.
  • Clear GIFs: clear electronic images used to track your opening of web pages and your browsing pattern. Clear GIFs work in conjunction with cookies and collect limited data such as a cookie number, the time and date of webpage access, and a description of the webpage.
  • Third-party web analytics (Google Analytics): services provided by third party providers for the assessment, analysis, measurement and reporting of visitor behaviour in order to improve the effectiveness of the Website.
  • Dynamic device identifiers: random, anonymous numbers assigned to end-user devices for advertising targeting purposes, which do not personally identify the user.

3.1 In order for our Company to provide you with our Site Services as well as information via our Website regarding our Site Services, Content, and other products and services, you agree and consent to our Company collecting, using and retaining your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

3.2 If you contact us via email with any queries, you will be required to provide us with your email address and any information you choose to include in your message. We will retain such information only for as long as necessary to respond to your query and for legitimate business and legal purposes thereafter.

3.3 In addition, we will retain any data where necessary and for such duration as may be required for our Company to comply with applicable laws and regulations, assist in any legal investigations, meet the demands from any regulatory or law enforcement bodies, or for use in legal proceedings.

4. Disclosure of Data

4.1 We may need to disclose your data to:

  • third party service providers who assist in the operation of our Website, such as web hosting companies, website maintenance companies, database storage companies, cloud solutions providers, and analytics providers (including Google Analytics), who are bound by obligations of data protection;
  • our book-keepers, accounting firms, audit firms, corporate secretarial firms, law firms and/or other professional advisory firms who are maintaining our records in accordance with legal requirements;
  • governmental, regulatory or law enforcement bodies who have a legal right to demand your data; and
  • our affiliated or related companies and/or third parties in the course of a corporate divestiture, merger, acquisition, or similar transaction.

Except as provided above, we do not sell, rent, licence or otherwise disclose your data to third parties. Only our authorised personnel who have signed written obligations of confidentiality are permitted to access your data.

5. Transferring Data out of Canada

5.1 Pursuant to the purposes and activities as set out in sections 3 and 4 above, it may be necessary for us to transfer your data out of Canada. You hereby agree and consent to such transfer, on the understanding that the recipients of such data are subject to applicable laws or contractual obligations similar to the obligations as set out in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (S.C. 2000, c. 5).

6. Accurate Data

6.1 In the event you contact us by email, you warrant that any data you provide is accurate. In the event of any changes to your contact information, you undertake to promptly inform us, failing which we shall not be responsible for any consequences thereto.

7.1 You may at any time withdraw your consent to our use, retention, disclosure or transfer of your data pursuant to this Privacy Policy by emailing our Data Protection Officer at privacy@nonfungible.com. To opt out of analytics tracking, adjust your browser's cookie and privacy settings, or use a browser extension that blocks Google Analytics.

8. Access and Correction of Data

8.1 Should you wish to access, update or make corrections to any data held with us, or if you wish to receive further clarifications, please email our Data Protection Officer at privacy@nonfungible.com.

8.2 Should you have any queries or complaints pertaining to this Privacy Policy, our Website Terms of Use, or our Company's use, retention, disclosure or transfer of your data, please email our Data Protection Officer at privacy@nonfungible.com.

9. Minors

9.1 Our Website, our Site Services, our Content, and our Updates are not meant for persons who may be defined as minors under applicable law. If you are below 18, please terminate all access to our Website immediately. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from minors. It is the responsibility of parents or guardians to ensure that their children do not access our Website or provide us with Personal Data without their consent. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@nonfungible.com promptly.

10. Security Measures for Protection of Data

10.1 We ensure that our Website is protected by reasonable security measures afforded by current technology, and that all our data hosts and servers are similarly protected, including but not limited to firewalls.

10.2 Any Personal Data collected (for example, via email contact) is kept securely and protected against unauthorised access and disclosure. We have strict policies restricting access to data to only our authorised personnel on a need-to-know basis.

10.3 We will take practical steps to ensure that any Personal Data will not be kept longer than necessary for fulfilling the purposes for which you entrusted us with your data, or as may be required for legitimate business or legal purposes, whichever is the latest.

11. Third Party Sites and Social Network Sites

11.1 Our Website, our Updates, and our Content may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties. Such third party websites are not governed by our Privacy Policy or Website Terms of Use. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or data security of such third party websites. We urge you to learn about the privacy policies of these third party websites before accessing or using them, and to be careful about providing any Personal Data to them.

11.2 Our Company may utilise social media/network sites such as Twitter/X, Instagram, and LinkedIn to connect to your social networks and generate interest in our Website and Site Services. The association with such Social Media Sites does not constitute any endorsement or recommendation by our Company. Please review the terms of use and privacy policies of such Social Media Sites before using them in conjunction with our Website.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

12.1 The terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy are governed by the laws of Canada. In the event of any disputes arising from this Privacy Policy and your use of our Website, you must first contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@nonfungible.com regarding your concern and use your best endeavours to amicably settle any dispute in good faith. However, if no amicable resolution is reached within 30 days, you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

13. Citizens of and Residents in Members of the European Union

13.1 This Section 13 is applicable only if you are a citizen of, or resident in, any members of the European Union. The clauses hereunder supplement the above provisions of this Privacy Policy which will still apply to you.

13.2 Our collection, use, processing and retention of data is as described above. Our legal basis for processing is dependent on the context in which the data was collected. Collection and processing is usually only performed where necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements or where you have consented.

13.3 As a citizen of, or resident in, any members of the European Union, you can exercise your data protection rights at any time by contacting us at privacy@nonfungible.com: you have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your data held with us; you have the right to object to processing; you have the right to request restriction of processing; you are entitled at any time to opt-out of marketing communications; and you may at any time submit a complaint to a data protection regulatory authority about our collection and use of your data.

13.4 Should you have any queries, concerns or requests, please contact our Data Protection Officer at: privacy@nonfungible.com.