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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 20, 2025

At CertiChain, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our blockchain-based academic record-keeping service.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us when you:

  • Create an account or profile
  • Connect your blockchain wallet
  • Submit academic records for verification
  • Communicate with us directly

This information may include your name, email address, wallet address, and academic credentials. Additionally, we automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our platform.

Blockchain Data

Please be aware that information stored on the blockchain is immutable and public. While we implement access controls for sensitive data, the transaction history related to your records will be permanently stored on the blockchain and visible to anyone with access to the blockchain network.

How We Use Your Information

  • To provide, maintain, and improve our services
  • To verify and authenticate academic records
  • To communicate with you about our services
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • To prevent fraud and protect the security of our platform

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information with:

  • Educational institutions that need to verify your credentials
  • Service providers who perform services on our behalf
  • Third parties when required by law or to protect our rights
  • Other users with whom you choose to share your records

Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete your data (where possible, considering the immutable nature of blockchain). You can also choose which records to share and with whom. IMPORTANT: This project is just a test project as of now and is not intended for production uses as of now, you are at your own risk if you are using this in current release version.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at anish@blockchain.com.