Beranames

Last Updated: 4 February 2025

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    Privacy policy

    We recognise our responsibilities in relation to the collection, holding, processing, use and/or transfer of personal data. Your privacy is of utmost importance to us.

    This policy (this Policy) outlines how we collect, use, store and disclose your personal data. Please take a moment to read about how we collect, use and/or disclose your personal data so that you know and understand the purposes for which we may collect, use and/or disclose your personal data. By accessing the website at https://www.beranames.com/ and any sub-domains (the Website), you agree and consent to Berakin Inc, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the Company), its related corporations, business units and affiliates, as well as their respective representatives and/or agents (collectively referred to herein as we,us or our), collecting, using, disclosing and sharing amongst themselves the personal data, and to disclosing such personal data to relevant third party providers. This Policy supplements but does not supersede nor replace any other consent which you may have previously provided to us nor does it affect any rights that we may have at law in connection with the collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal data. We may from time to time update this Policy to ensure that this Policy is consistent with our future developments, industry trends and/or any changes in legal or regulatory requirements. Subject to your rights at law, the prevailing terms of this Policy shall apply. For the avoidance of doubt, this Policy forms part of the terms and conditions governing your relationship with us and should be read in conjunction with such terms and conditions.

    The security of your personal data is important to us. At each stage of data collection, use and disclosure, we have in place physical, electronic, administrative and procedural safeguards to protect the personal data stored with us. However, do note that no transmission of personal data over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure – accordingly and despite our efforts, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, or to or from our online services. We shall not have any responsibility or liability for the security of information transmitted via the internet. This Policy describes how we may collect, use, disclose, process and manage your personal data, and applies to any individual’s personal data which is in our possession or under our control.

  1. What personal data is collected by us

    Personal data" means data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified (i) from that data, or (ii) from that data and other information to which the organisation has or is likely to have access. Some examples of personal data that we may collect are:

    1. information or details regarding digital assets held;
    2. particulars of digital wallet addresses (including transactions performed by said digital wallet addresses), public cryptographic key relating to digital wallet addresses on distributed ledger networks and/or similar information;
    3. information about your use of our services and Website, and specific user interactions with the Website such as pages (and sub-page) visited, time and date of your visit, time spent on each page, and other diagnostic data, features utilised, areas visited or clicked on, and time spent;
    4. usernames and password, third party account credentials (such as your Facebook login credentials, Google login credentials), Internet Protocol (IP) address, and geographical location;
    5. detailed information about user interactions on the Website / application, including: session replays (visual recordings of user actions like clicks, scrolls, and keystrokes), network requests and responses, console logs, DOM changes, performance metrics (page load times, CPU usage), error logs, and user events; and/or
    6. personal opinions made known to us (e.g. feedback or responses to surveys, or posts on the community forum or social media).

    Personal data will be automatically collected when you interact with our services, access the Website, post on the community forum or social media or interact with other users of our services, sign up for any beta/testing services, open an email from us or fill in any form or survey, register a user account or update a user account that you registered with us, engage with us (whether through live chat, message, phone call, email, social media accounts, messaging platforms, attendance at in-person events, opting-in to receive our marketing messages, or subscribing to our mailing lists), or make a purchase from us.

    To the extent permitted by law, we may also obtain other information about you such as contact information, change of address or demographic information from commercially available sources.

  2. Personal data and the Blockchain

    Blockchain technology, also known as distributed ledger technology (DLT), is at the core of our business. Blockchains are decentralised and made up of digitally recorded data in a chain of packages called "blocks". The manner in which these blocks are linked is chronological, meaning that the data is very difficult to alter once recorded. Since the ledger may be distributed all over the world (across several "nodes" which usually replicate the ledger) this means there is no single person making decisions or otherwise administering the system (such as an operator of a cloud computing system), and that there is no centralised place where it is located either.

    Accordingly, by design, a blockchain’s data cannot be changed or deleted and is said to be "immutable". This may affect your ability to exercise your rights such as your right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"), or your rights to object or restrict processing of your personal data. Data on the blockchain cannot be erased and cannot be changed. Although smart contracts may be used to revoke certain access rights, and some content may be made invisible to others, it is not deleted.

    In certain circumstances, in order to comply with our contractual obligations to you (such as delivery of tokens or provision of other services) it will be necessary to collect certain personal data, such as your wallet address, onto the blockchain; this is done through a smart contract and requires you to execute such transactions using your wallet’s private key.

    The ultimate decisions to (a) transact on the blockchain using your wallet address, as well as (b) share the public key relating to your wallet address with anyone (including us) rests with you. IF YOU WANT TO ENSURE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED IN ANY WAY, YOU SHOULD NOT TRANSACT ON BLOCKCHAINS AS CERTAIN RIGHTS MAY NOT BE FULLY AVAILABLE OR EXERCISABLE BY YOU OR US DUE TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE BLOCKCHAIN. IN PARTICULAR THE BLOCKCHAIN IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND ANY PERSONAL DATA SHARED ON THE BLOCKCHAIN WILL BECOME PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.

    Specifically, information regarding your digital wallet addresses (including transactions performed by said digital wallet addresses), public cryptographic key relating to digital wallet addresses on distributed ledger networks and/or similar information which you utilise to access the Website will be linked to your user account. By accessing our services, you provide your consent to our services reading and/or accessing information from such digital wallet addresses in order to verify ownership of any digital assets or tokens associated with such address (whether fungible or non-fungible). Users will have the ability to "add" their digital wallet address to access our services, as well as the ability to "remove" such stored wallets. All data obtained by us in connection with your digital wallet addresses shall be treated as personal data and dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this Policy.

  3. Purposes for collection, use and disclosure of your personal data

    We may collect, use and/or disclose your personal data for its legitimate interests or business purposes, including operations for these purposes. These may include, without limitation, the following:

    1. developing, providing and improving our products and services (whether made available by us or through us) or your participation in interactive features of our services, including without limitation:
      1. services for creation of human-readable domain names;  
      2. community support and user support, as well as to facilitate interactions between users (whether on our platform or outside our platform);  
      3. acting as intermediaries through any blockchain, network or platform;
      4. various products and/or services (whether digital or not, and whether provided through an external service provider or otherwise); and/or  
      5. research, planning, analytics, trouble-shooting, technical maintenance and bug fixes;
    2. communicating with you, including providing you with updates on changes to services or products (whether made available by us or through us) including any additions, expansions, suspensions and replacements of or to such services or products and their terms and conditions;
    3. addressing, investigating or responding to any feedback, queries, complaints, claims or disputes in connection with the services or the Website;
    4. complying with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, directives, orders, instructions, requests, demands, investigations or queries from any local or foreign authorities (including regulatory, governmental, tax and law enforcement authorities or other authorities) as well as law firms or other professionals;
    5. enforcing obligations owed to us, protecting our rights or property, and protecting against legal liability; and/or
    6. seeking professional advice, including legal or tax advice.

    We may also use personal data for purposes set out in the terms and conditions that govern our relationship with you or our customer.

  4. Use of personal data for marketing purposes

    We may use your personal data to offer you products or services, including special offers, promotions, contests or entitlements that may be of interest to you or for which you may be eligible. Such marketing messages may be sent to you in various modes including but not limited to electronic mail.

    You may at any time request that we stop contacting you for marketing purposes via selected or all modes.

    To find out more about how you can change the way we use your personal data for marketing purposes, please contact us.

    Nothing in this Policy shall vary or supersede the terms and conditions that govern our relationship with you.

  5. Disclosure and sharing of personal data

    We may from time to time and in compliance with all applicable laws on data privacy, disclose your personal data to any of our personnel, staff, employees, officers, group entities, or to third parties (including without limitation banks, financial institutions, credit card companies, credit bureaus and their respective service providers, companies providing services relating to insurance and/or reinsurance to us, and associations of insurance companies, agents, contractors or third party service providers who provide services to us such as telecommunications, information technology, payment, data processing, storage and archival, and our professional advisers such as our auditors and lawyers, and regulators and authorities), located in any jurisdiction, in order to carry out the purposes set out above (including without limitation the provision of our services, or as required by any law). Please be assured that when we disclose your personal data to such parties, we will disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service required, and will also require them to ensure that any personal data disclosed to them are kept confidential and secure. For more information about the third parties with whom we share your personal data, you may, where appropriate, wish to refer to the agreement(s) and/or terms and conditions that govern our relationship with you or our customer. You may also contact us for more information (please see section Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata trovata. below).

    We wish to emphasise that we do not sell personal data to any third parties without your explicit consent, and we shall remain fully compliant with any duty or obligation of confidentiality imposed on us under the applicable agreement(s) and/or terms and conditions that govern our relationship with you or our customer or any applicable law.

    You are responsible for ensuring that the personal data you provide to us is accurate, complete, and not misleading and that such personal data is kept up to date. You acknowledge that failure on your part to do so may result in our inability to provide you with the products and services you have requested. To update your personal data, please contact us (please see section Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata trovata. below for contact details). Where you provide us with personal data concerning individuals other than yourself, you are responsible for obtaining all legally required consents from the concerned individuals and you shall retain proof of such consent(s), such proof to be provided to us upon our request.

    We may transfer, store, process and/or deal with your personal data in any jurisdiction, and accordingly such personal data may be transferred to computers, servers or hardware located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy and no transfer of your personal data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information (including without limitation the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission). Your consent to this Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to the transfer of personal data as described herein.

  6. Other web sites

    Our websites may contain links to other websites which are not maintained by us. This Policy only applies to websites maintained by us. When visiting these third party websites, you should read their privacy policies which will apply to your use of such websites.

  7. Retention of personal data

    Your personal data is retained as long as the purpose for which it was collected remains and until it is no longer necessary for any legal or business purposes. This enables us to comply with legal and regulatory requirements or use it where we need to for our legitimate purposes, such as transfers of digital assets, and dealing with any disputes or concerns that may arise.

    We may need to retain information for a longer period where we need the information to comply with regulatory or legal requirements or where we may need it for our legitimate purposes (e.g. to help us respond to queries or complaints, fighting fraud and financial crime, responding to requests from regulators etc).

    When we no longer need to use personal data, we will remove it from our systems and records and/or take steps to anonymise it so that you can no longer be identified from it.

  8. Contact information

    To contact us on any aspect of this Policy or your personal data or to provide any feedback that you may have, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@berakin.io.

  9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

    This Policy and your use of the Website shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. All disputes arising out of or in connection with this Policy (including without limitation the enforceability of this Section Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata trovata. or any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, your access or use of the services shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC Rules) for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Section Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata trovata.. The seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore. The Tribunal shall consist of 1 arbitrator. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The award of the arbitrator will be final and binding, and any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction and venue of such tribunal. Further, each party will cover its own fees and costs associated with the arbitration proceedings.

  10. Amendments and updates to Beranames Privacy Policy

    We reserve the right to amend this Policy from time to time to ensure that this Policy is consistent with any developments to the way we use your personal data or any changes to the laws and regulations applicable to us. We will make available the updated Policy on the Website. When this Policy is updated, we will post a notice on the Website and also change the "Last Updated" date indicated at the top. You are encouraged to visit the Website from time to time to ensure that you are well informed about our latest policies in relation to personal data protection. All communications, transactions and dealings with us shall be subject to the latest version of this Policy in force at the time.

  11. For European Union or European Economic Area Residents

    This section Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata trovata. applies if you are an individual located in the European Union or European Economic Area. Subject to applicable law, you have the following additional rights in relation to your personal data:

    1. the right to access your personal data (if you ask us, we will confirm whether we are processing your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, if so, provide you with a copy of that personal data (along with certain other details). If you require additional copies, we may need to charge a reasonable fee;
    2. the right to ensure the accuracy of your personal data;
    3. the right to have us delete your personal data (we will do so in some circumstances, such as where we no longer need it, but do note that we may not delete your data when other interests outweigh your right to deletion);
    4.  the right to restrict further processing of your personal data (unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing);
    5. rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling (you have the right to be free from decisions based solely on automated processing of your personal data, including profiling, that affect you, unless such processing is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between you and us or you provide your explicit consent to such processing);
    6. the right to withdraw consent (if we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, but provided always that this shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your prior consent); and
    7. the right to complain to a supervisory authority in your country of residence in the event that data is misused.


    If you believe that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by contacting our Data Protection Officer at: privacy@berakin.io, and we shall respond to you within 30 days of your submission.

  12. Your acceptance of these terms

    This Policy applies in conjunction with any other notices, contractual clauses and consent clauses that apply in relation to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data by us. We may revise this Policy from time to time without any prior notice. You may determine if any such revision has taken place by referring to the date on which this Policy was last updated.

    By using the Website and/or any services provided by us, you signify your acceptance of this Policy and terms of service. If you do not agree to this Policy or terms of service, please do not use the Website or any services provided by us. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to this Policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.