Flat Space NFTs Privacy Notice

Our Platform was built with your privacy in mind. This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes how we at Flat Space NFTs collect, use, share, and secure your Personal Information when you visit the Flat Space NFTs Platform (www.Flatspacenfts.com) (the “Platform”) or create, buy, transfer, or trade unique Flat Space NFTs Items in our Marketplace (the “Marketplace”).

By accessing the Site or trading Flat Space NFTs Items through the Marketplace, you agree to this Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use.

💡 If your account has been hacked and you want to reset your account without having all of your data permanently removed please email Office@flatspacenfts.com

I. Personally Identifiable Information We Collect

We may collect information reasonably capable of identifying you as an individual (“Personally Identifiable Information” or PII). PII does not include anonymous or de-identified aggregated information that does not identify you as an individual.

A. Creating a User Account.

If you sign up to use our Platform, we collect your

  • Ethereum wallet address through a supported wallet provider
  • Username, and
  • Email address.

The User may elect to provide their:

  • Full name,
  • Location,
  • Biographical information,
  • Social media handles
  • Other websites
  • User profile picture or avatar, which may contain your likeness

B. Requesting an Invite as an Artist.

If you want to join the world’s most collectible digital artist network we will require:

  • Your first and last name,
  • A link to your artwork portfolio
  • A valid email address,
  • A short application video that may contain aspects of your likeness,
  • Links to a selection of your artwork,
  • Information about you and your art

The Application Process may also collect:

  • Links to your social media handles
  • Other personal information
  • Other websites that you are associated with

C. Visiting and Using the Site.

  • We also collect analytics data when you access or use the Platform.
  • We log and record User activities such as likes, follows, views, and other user session behavior.
  • See our Cookies Policy below for more information about the cookies we use and what data they may collect.

II. What We Do with Personally Identifiable Information We Collect

We use the PII we collect from users to:

  • Maintain Platform functionality;
  • Enable you to list, buy, transfer, or trade unique digital art;
  • Provide you with critical updates, confirmations, or security alerts;
  • Provide support or respond to your comments or questions;
  • Personalize and improve your experience and art activity feed;
  • Inform you about products, services, news, surveys, or promotional opportunities we think might interest you;
  • Provide editorial and newsletter content;
  • Analyze and improve our Platform.

Data collected from Users may be put through algorithms to make decisions about User experiences, create and assign User profiles, and provide other services. No algorithms shall be used to make adverse decisions about Users unless it is to fulfill an affirmative duty to prevent criminal activity.

We use the information from artist applications to:

  • Determine if the applicant meets curation criteria
  • Track application trends
  • Contact artists

III. When We May Share Personal Information

We rely on service providers to make some of the Platform’s features work, including our website providers or the companies that support the chat, intercom, or customer service features. These providers may have access to the PII we collect so they can do this work on our behalf. We work hard to ensure these providers only access and use your information as necessary to perform their functions. We do not guarantee that other platforms follow best privacy practices.

IV. Cookies

We also collect basic analytics data through Cookies when you access or use the Platform. A “Cookie” is a small piece of data or text file stored on the local hard disk of your computer or mobile device. These include our own first-party Cookies and third-party Cookies. Some Cookies are only stored temporarily and destroyed each time you close your web browser. Others may remain on your browser and may collect and store data for a period of time after you have left the Platform.

A. How we use Cookies

  • Functionality: Our Platform uses Cookies to ensure the Platform functions properly, including page loads or our chat feature.
  • Performance and Analytics: Our Platform uses Cookies to gather usage and performance data. This enables us to monitor and improve the Platform’s performance, our services, and your experience.
  • Marketing: We use cookies to better provide more relevant offers and ads to our users. We also keep track of user data to refine our marketing strategies and tactics. Most marketing data is automated and anonymous.
  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with the Platform and serve you information about products or services we think you may like. You can find out more about Google Analytics and how to opt-out here

B. How you can control Cookies

If you wish to prevent cookies from tracking your activity on our Platform or visits across multiple websites, you can set your browser to block certain cookies or notify you when a cookie is set. For more information on how you can customize your browser’s Cookie setting please visit the link to your web browser below:

You may opt out of interest-based advertising in general by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s or Network Advertising Initiative’s websites. We are not responsible for the completeness, effectiveness, or accuracy of any third-party opt-out options or programs.

If you block cookies, some features that make the Platform function property may not work and your experience may be affected.

V. On-Chain Data and Metadata

By using Flat Space NFTs you acknowledge that your PII, including your Ethereum wallet address, is stored on the publicly searchable Ethereum blockchain and that neither Flat Space NFTs nor any third party, has any power to delete such data published by its User’s to the Ethereum blockchain. You hereby release and indemnify Flat Space NFTs of any data privacy liability associated with data that you published to the Ethereum blockchain by using Flat Space NFTs.

  1. Your Ethereum Wallet and Transaction History

No entity, including Flat Space NFTs is capable of modifying or deleting data that is stored on the Ethereum blockchain. The details of your NFT-related transactions are public information and stored on the Ethereum blockchain in association with your Ethereum wallet addresses. Your username is publicly identified with your Ethereum wallet address on the Marketplace. If your account is ever deleted, then any transaction history on the Marketplace will display “anonymous” instead of your username.

  1. Artist Works Minted on Flat Space NFTs

By using the Flat Space NFTs Platform as an Artist, you may voluntarily embed PII in the Metadata of any minted NFT(s) or in the media content referenced by the NFT. All information embedded in the Metadata will not be available for deletion and there is no reasonable expectation of privacy for any PII put in the Metadata or the media content referenced by the NFT. The Users and Parties associated with the minting, sale, transfer, and use of NFT(s) are solely responsible for ensuring their PII or other sensitive data are properly protected.

 

 

VI. Your Rights

A. GDPR

Excluding the limitations discussed in Section V and Section Xof this notice, all users of Flat Space NFTs have the right at any time to the following:

  • Opt-Out. Unsubscribe from all marketing communications.
  • Access. Gain access to the PII we have collected and how we use it.
  • Rectify. You may update or correct any inaccuracies in your PII.
  • Erase. You may have your data controlled by us deleted at any time.
  • Export. You may have a machine-readable copy of your PII to you or a third party of your choice.
  • Restrict. You may request to restrict the processing of your PII.
  • Object. You may object to our reliance on our legitimate interests to justify the processing of your PII in a manner that impacts your rights.

You can unsubscribe from commercial or marketing communications from us by following the instructions at the bottom of any email you receive from us.

VII. Minors and Children

The Platform is not intended for use by children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 18. If we learn we collected Personal Information from a child under 18 we will delete that information from our files.

VIII. Third-Party Links and Services

Our Privacy Notice only applies to our Platform and does not apply to third-party websites or services because we do not control those third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third-party sites to learn about their practices or what rights you may have.

IX. Complaints, Disputes, and Actions

If Flat Space NFTs receives any notice of a complaint, dispute, or legal action against an artist, collector, Space, or Flat Space NFTs user then we may relay the necessary contact information of that user to the relevant parties. Necessary contact information includes, but is not limited to email addresses, phone numbers, social media handles, real names, usernames, and registered Ethereum addresses. Disputes include, but are not limited to contract, tort, right of publicity, privacy, trademark, copyright, or any other legal, regulatory, or administrative claim. By using the Flat Space NFTs platform you waive any privacy expectations for your contact information if Flat Space NFTs receives any notices of legal, administrative, or other types of complaint, dispute, or action related to your use of the platform.

In particular, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) sets forth a Notification and Counter-Notification process initiated by a party complaining of alleged copyright infringement on the Flat Space NFTs Platform. In addition to DMCA, for trademark disputes, or other intellectual property claims Flat Space NFTs reserves the right to share information of the notifying, counter-notifying party, and any involved third parties, such as a Collector, of an allegedly infringing artwork to facilitate communication between the relevant parties for the purposes of complying with or resolving a DMCA dispute or allegation of intellectual property infringement. As stated in our Terms of Service, the Flat Space NFTs policy is to allow parties to resolve intellectual property, contract, or any other dispute between those parties without any involvement of Flat Space NFTs.

X. Important Limitations

Nothing in this Privacy Notice restricts our ability to:

  • Comply with applicable law, rules, or regulations, including the DMCA, trademark or other IP regulations;
  • Comply with a civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry, investigation, subpoena, or lawful court order;
  • Cooperate with law enforcement agencies about conduct we reasonably and in good faith believe may violate the law;
  • Protect our rights or our property;
  • Enforce our Terms of Service; or,
  • Prevent behavior that is (or that we have reason to believe may be) illegal or unethical.

XI. Changes to this Notice

Our commitment to preserving your privacy will not change, but our Platform may evolve. The effective date of each version is identified above. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we will use reasonable means to inform you and, where necessary, obtain your consent. This Privacy Notice and the accompanying internal policies are updated annually.

XII. Questions

If you have questions about this Notice or how we treat your Personal Information, please contact us Office@flatspacenfts.com