Introduction
TCG Tokenization (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our visitors and users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at tcgtokenization.com (the “Site”). Please read this policy carefully. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
The data controller for the purposes of this Privacy Policy is TCG Tokenization, registered in Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. For any data protection inquiries, please contact us at [email protected].
Information We Collect
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity, including:
Device and Browser Information: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type (desktop, mobile, tablet), screen resolution, and language preferences.
Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, click patterns, scroll depth, and navigation paths through the Site.
Location Data: Approximate geographic location derived from your IP address (country, region, city level — not precise GPS coordinates).
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activity. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help us provide and improve our services. The types of cookies we use include:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for the Site to function properly, including session management and cookie consent preferences. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics (provided by Google LLC) to understand how visitors interact with our Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymized data about page views, session duration, bounce rates, and user demographics. You can learn more about how Google uses data at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Advertising Cookies: We use Google AdSense (provided by Google LLC) to display advertisements on our Site. Google and its advertising partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites. These cookies enable personalized advertising. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings or the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
When you use our contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or communicate with us via email, you may provide personal information including your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is collected only when you voluntarily provide it.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
To Provide and Maintain the Site: Ensuring the Site functions correctly, loads properly, and displays content appropriate to your device and preferences.
To Analyze and Improve: Understanding how visitors use the Site through aggregated analytics data, identifying popular content, optimizing user experience, and improving our editorial offerings.
To Display Advertisements: Serving relevant advertisements through Google AdSense to support the free operation of the Site.
To Communicate: Responding to inquiries submitted through our contact form or email, sending newsletter communications to subscribers who have opted in, and providing editorial updates.
To Comply with Legal Obligations: Meeting our legal and regulatory obligations, including data protection laws and tax requirements.
Third-Party Services
We engage the following third-party services, each of which may collect and process data as described in their respective privacy policies:
Google Analytics (Google LLC, USA) — website analytics and visitor behavior analysis. Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy
Google AdSense (Google LLC, USA) — programmatic display advertising. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your browsing history. Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy
For more information about how Google uses data when you use our Site, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and Switzerland, we process personal data under the following legal bases as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Consent: For the use of analytics and advertising cookies, which you may accept or decline through our cookie consent mechanism.
Legitimate Interest: For basic site functionality, security monitoring, fraud prevention, and aggregated analytics that help us improve the Site.
Contractual Necessity: For processing newsletter subscription requests and responding to inquiries submitted through our contact form.
Legal Obligation: For compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including tax and accounting requirements.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have the following rights under the GDPR regarding your personal data:
Right of Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
Right to Data Portability: You may request that we transfer your personal data to another service provider in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You may request that we limit the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing conducted prior to withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.
Your Rights Under CCPA
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
Right to Know: You may request that we disclose what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories and sources of information, the business purposes for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share information.
Right to Delete: You may request that we delete personal information we have collected about you, subject to certain legal exceptions.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale: We do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA. However, the use of advertising cookies by our partners may constitute a “sale” or “sharing” under California law. You may opt out of this by declining advertising cookies through our cookie consent mechanism or by using the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out tool.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
To exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us at [email protected].
Cookie Consent Mechanism
When you first visit our Site, a cookie consent banner is displayed that provides you with the option to accept or decline non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising). If you accept, your preference is stored in your browser’s local storage and the banner will not reappear on subsequent visits. If you decline, only strictly necessary cookies will be used. You may change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the Site.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal, regulatory, or internal policy requirements. Specifically:
Analytics Data: Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months, after which it is automatically deleted. Aggregated, anonymized analytics data may be retained indefinitely.
Contact Form Submissions: Inquiries and correspondence are retained for up to 24 months following the resolution of the inquiry, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Newsletter Subscriptions: Subscriber data is retained for as long as the subscription is active. Upon unsubscription, data is deleted within 30 days.
Cookie Consent Preferences: Consent records are retained for 12 months in accordance with GDPR documentation requirements.
International Data Transfers
As we use third-party services provided by Google LLC (headquartered in the United States), your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. Google participates in and complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. We ensure that any international data transfers comply with applicable data protection laws, including the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) where required.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include the use of HTTPS encryption for all data in transit, secure hosting infrastructure, access controls, and regular security reviews. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information promptly. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 16, please contact us at [email protected].
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised policy on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. For material changes that significantly affect how we use your personal data, we will provide notice through the Site or via email to subscribers.
Contact Information
For questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Data Controller: TCG Tokenization
Address: Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Email: [email protected]
Editorial Contact: [email protected]