ChronoVault Privacy policy

Our promise to you

ChronoVault doesn't use your personal information of watch owners to verify authenticity. Instead we use a combination of timestamping, ownership verification checks, automated image recognition and other counter-fraud measures to check the watch itself. This means that our privacy policy is very simple:

Other than your email address to login, ChronoVault does not request any of your personal information.

We don't collect names, addresses, dates of birth or ask for your ID. ChronoVault doesn't collect metadata such as IP addresses, browsing history or any social metadata from its users, even when they register with us using Facebook, Google or Instagram. We don't serve ads and we don't use cookies to track other websites that users might have visited.

ChronoVault optionally allows users to add a username to increase anonymity. Paid subscription members may add add their company details, address and website in order to identify themselves to other users on <a href="/">ChronoVault.

No user can see any personally identifiable information about another user on ChronoVault.

Information uploaded by users remains completely private unless they explicitly chooses to share it. userU can change sharing access any any time. All data is fully encrypted when in transit and when stored our databases. Unlike other platforms, we use a highly reputable authentication service firm to manage your password rather than store it ourselves.

This completely different approach to privacy makes us truly different. We're always striving to improve, so please get in touch if you have questions or suggestions about how we can improve.

ChronoVault's Privacy policy

Effective date: December 18, 2018

ChronoVault ("us", "we", or "our") operates the https://chronovault.co website (the "Service").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from https://chronovault.co

Data protection principles and your rights

ChronoVault is committed to processing data in accordance with its responsibilities under the GDPR.

Article 5 of the GDPR requires that personal data shall be:

Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals;
Collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes;
Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed
Accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay;
Kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by the GDPR in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of individuals; and
Processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.

General

This policy applies to all personal data processed by ChronoVault and is reviewed at least annually.

ChronoVault shall register with the Information Commissioner’s Office as an organisation that processes personal data.

ChronoVault's obligations

Lawful, fair and transparent processing

To ensure its processing of data is lawful, fair and transparent, ChronoVault shall maintain a Register of Systems.

The Register of Systems shall be reviewed at least annually.

Individuals have the right to access their personal data and any such requests made to ChronoVault shall be dealt with in a timely manner.

Lawful purpose

All data processed by ChronoVault shall be on one of the following lawful bases: consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task or legitimate interests.

ChronoVault shall note the appropriate lawful basis in the Register of Systems.

Where consent is relied upon as a lawful basis for processing data, evidence of opt-in consent shall be kept with the personal data.

Where communications are sent to individuals based on their consent, the option for the individual to revoke their consent should be clearly available and systems should be in place to ensure such revocation is reflected accurately in ChronoVault's systems.

ChronoVault shall ensure that personal data are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.

Accuracy

ChronoVault shall take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is accurate.

Where necessary for the lawful basis on which data is processed, steps shall be put in place to ensure that personal data is kept up to date.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email address
Social media names
Cookies and Usage Data

Usage Data

We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
We use cookies, pixel tags, and/or other similar technologies to collect and analyse visitor information.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics’ 3rd-party audience data such as age, gender and interests to better understanding the behavior of our customers.

Use of Data

ChronoVault uses the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain the Service
To notify you about changes to our Service
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
To provide customer care and support
To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
To monitor the usage of the Service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues

Transfer Of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the European Union and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

ChronoVault will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure Of Data

Legal Requirements

ChronoVault may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

To comply with a legal obligation
To protect and defend the rights or property of ChronoVault
To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
To protect against legal liability

Security Of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

More specifically we use this information for purposes such as (i) customizing our users' visits to our Website and mobile applications; (ii) delivering content tailored to our users' interests and the manner in which our users browse our Website and mobile applications; (iii) measuring and managing the advertising effectiveness of our online and offline advertisements and events; and (iv) managing our business. We also use this information to help diagnose technical and service problems, administer our Website and mobile applications, identify users of our Website and mobile applications, and gather demographic information about our users. We use clickstream data to determine how much time users spend on web pages of our websites, how users navigate through our websites, and how we may tailor our websites to better meet the needs of our users.

Links To Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Archiving and removal

We have a responsibility to ensure that personal data is kept for no longer than necessary, ChronoVault has an archiving policy for each area in which personal data is processed and we review this process annually.

The archiving policy considers what data should/must be retained, for how long, and why.

Security

ChronoVault ensures that personal data is stored securely using modern software that is kept-up-to-date.

Access to personal data is limited to personnel who need access and appropriate security should be in place to avoid unauthorised sharing of information.

When personal data is deleted this is done safely such that the data is irrecoverable.

Appropriate back-up and disaster recovery solutions are in place.

Data breaches

In the event of a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data, we shall promptly assess the risk to people’s rights and freedoms and if appropriate report this breach to the ICO.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

Feel free to get in touch with any questions using the Contact page. Alternatively you can instagram us, connect with ChronoVault on facebook messenger or drop us an email. We would love to hear from you.