🔐 Privacy Policy – Dean Exchange
Effective Date: April 22, 2025
Dean Exchange, Inc., including any affiliates and subsidiaries (“Dean Exchange,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), values the trust you place in us when you access our websites, platform, or services (collectively, the “Websites”). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, share, and safeguard information we collect from or about you. It applies to all Websites and services where this policy is linked or posted, including access through mobile devices.
BY USING OUR WEBSITES, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, PLEASE DISCONTINUE USE.
🔍 Information We Collect
Information You Provide
Name, contact details, wallet address, payment information, demographic and biographic info.
Content you post or share on our platform, and correspondence you send to our support team.
Job application information (if applicable), including resume, work history, and optional identifiers.
Automatically Collected Information
Cookies, device identifiers, IP address, browser and OS details, access times, page views, session data.
Blockchain wallet activity when connected or linked (e.g., transfers, balances, tokens).
Location Information
IP-based geolocation.
QR scan locations at events or in-person activations.
Social Media Data
If you log in or interact with us via platforms like Discord, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, or Facebook, we may receive account ID, handle, or posts.
Third-Party Sources
We may enrich or cross-reference your data using reputable data providers or partners for fraud prevention, analytics, and personalization.
💡 How We Use Your Information
We use the information to:
Provide, improve, and personalize our products, services, and community interactions.
Manage token distribution programs (e.g., rewards like DEAN tokens).
Communicate updates, newsletters, or promotional offers (you can opt-out at any time).
Enforce our Terms of Use, detect fraud, and comply with legal obligations.
🔄 Sharing of Information
Third-Party Service Providers
We share data with partners that assist in hosting, analytics, identity verification (e.g., KYC/AML), marketing, payments, and customer support.
Program Partners
If participating in blockchain programs, your wallet address may be shared with trusted sponsors and benefit providers for reward redemption purposes.
Business Transfers
Your data may be transferred during mergers, financing, or acquisition deals.
Legal and Safety Obligations
To comply with subpoenas, enforce terms, or prevent harm, we may disclose personal data.
Public Forums
Information you disclose in public chats, comment threads, or Discord/Telegram will be publicly viewable.
🍪 Cookies & Tracking
Dean Exchange uses cookies and other tech like:
Essential Cookies: Authentication and session management.
Preference Cookies: Store region, language, or UI settings.
Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics, Hotjar, and other trackers.
Marketing Cookies: Ad personalization via partners like Meta and Google.
You can manage cookie preferences via our Cookie Consent Manager.
🌐 Global Compliance
California Residents
You may:
Request access or deletion of your personal information.
Opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal data.
Submit requests via: privacy@deanexchange.com.
We do not knowingly sell personal data of users under 16.
EEA, UK, Switzerland Residents
Dean Exchange, Inc. is the data controller.
Data may be processed in the U.S. and elsewhere.
You have rights to access, correct, restrict, delete, or object to processing, and lodge complaints with a DPA.
Basis for processing includes performance of contract, legal compliance, consent, and legitimate interest.
⚙️ Your Choices
Marketing Emails: Unsubscribe via footer links.
Do Not Track Signals: Currently not honored, but preferences can be set via browser or cookie manager.
Data Access: Contact us to request a copy, correction, or deletion of your data.
🧒 Children’s Privacy
Dean Exchange is not intended for children under 13 (or 16 in certain regions). We do not knowingly collect data from minors.
✈️ Cross-Border Transfers
Your data may be transferred to countries with different privacy laws. We implement safeguards such as standard contractual clauses when required.
📬 Contact Us
For any privacy concerns or data-related requests:
📧 privacy@deanexchange.com
🌐 www.deanexchange.com/legal