Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to TARZ. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. Data We Collect About You

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier.
• 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.
• Profile Data includes your username and password, purchases or orders made by you, portfolios, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.

3. How We Store Your Data & Blockchain Interaction

TARZ operates a hybrid infrastructure incorporating centralized and decentralized technologies. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as real names, email addresses, underlying private messages, and timestamps of consent are securely stored in our centralized database infrastructure.

Crucially, we do not store PII on the decentralized network or blockchain. Data synchronized to the decentralized structure is strictly anonymous and stripped of identifying factors (e.g., anonymized user hashes and artwork data). This structure ensures that we operate fully within the bounds of GDPR guidelines while still utilizing cutting-edge decentralized infrastructure.

4. Your Legal Rights (Right To Be Forgotten)

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. This includes the right to request erasure of your personal data ("Right to be Forgotten").

If you invoke your right to be forgotten via the "Delete Account" mechanic on TARZ, all your associated PII will be permanently wiped from our centralized database. Due to the immutable nature of the decentralized ledgers we use for artwork hashes, orphaned data uploaded to the decentralized network will instantly fall back to rendering an anonymous "Deleted User" state, breaking any association with your former identity.

5. Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer implicitly through the platform helpdesk.