Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This website located at https://cade.market (the "Site") is owned and operated by us (the "Company," "we," or "our"), acts as the Data Controller. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our services.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and part of our Terms of Use.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information to operate our platform effectively and legally:

• Contact and Account Data: Your email address, authentication identifiers (such as your Privy user ID and Cade Cup participant ID), registration timestamps, registration sources, and your opt-in status for marketing.
• Wallet and Payout Data: Your connected wallet address, designated prize destination wallet, and public payout transaction signatures.
• Social Media Data: If you participate in social-based Promotion entries, we collect your X (Twitter) handle, submitted social post URLs, social action status, and related verification metadata.
• Device, Location, and Security Data: We collect your geographic location (region code and country code) to enforce legal jurisdictional limits. For security, authentication, and anti-fraud purposes, we collect session tokens, hash of your IP address, a hash of your user agent and UTM tracking parameters
• Winner Verification and Compliance Data: If you win a Promotion, you will be subject to a mandatory verification process before claiming your prize, as detailed in the applicable Official Rules. To comply with legal, tax and requisite obligations, we or our authorized third-party compliance vendors may collect additional information. This includes government-issued identity verification, proof of residence, cryptographic proof of wallet ownership, information necessary for global sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) screening, any tax documentation, or any other documents required by applicable law.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Promotions: To administer our promotions, including selecting winners, delivering prizes, and verifying your eligibility and compliance in accordance with the applicable Official Rules.
• Geo-Fencing: To enforce geographic restrictions and verify that you are not accessing the Site from a prohibited jurisdiction.
• Core Services: To provide, maintain, improve, and optimize our Site and Services.
• Marketing Communications (Opt-In First): We operate on a strict "opt-in first" basis regarding marketing. We will not send you marketing materials, newsletters, or promotional communications unless you have actively and explicitly provided your prior consent to receive them (such as by checking an opt-in box during registration). If you do choose to opt in, you retain the right to withdraw your consent and opt out at any time.
• Security and Compliance: To authenticate your identity, secure your account, prevent fraud, and comply with related laws and regulations, including Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements. As explicitly detailed in our Official Rules, we will require you to undergo specific identity verification, sanctions/PEP screening, and tax reporting procedures, or provide other documents required by applicable laws before you are permitted to claim or receive any prize.

4. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely on our servers. Authentication tokens are stored locally in your browser. We implement appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction of your information.

5. Personal Information Retention

In general, we keep personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. We will typically retain your personal information for as long as your account is active, and for a reasonable period of time afterward.

We will retain and use personal information as permitted by law, as necessary for any reasonably compatible purposes, and to the extent strictly necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations (such as tax, and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) laws), resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and protect our legal rights and those of our users. Where your personal information is used for more than one purpose, we will retain it until the longest applicable retention period is met.

In determining our retention periods, we consider factors such as our legal and contractual obligations, the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the purposes for which we process the data, and the potential risk of harm that may result from unauthorized access or processing. Once the retention period expires, your personal data will be securely destroyed or permanently deleted.

6. Third-Party Services

We rely on trusted third-party service providers to operate our platform effectively and legally. We may share your data with the following categories of service providers:

• Hosting: Cloud infrastructure and data storage providers used to securely run and maintain our Site.
• Authentication / Wallet: Wallet infrastructure and identity providers used to securely authenticate your account and manage wallet connections.
• Blockchain Infrastructure: Public blockchain networks and related infrastructure providers required to process, verify, and record Web3 transactions.
• Analytics: Software and tools used to monitor Site traffic, evaluate user engagement, and optimize platform performance.
• Support: Customer service and ticketing platforms used to manage user inquiries, troubleshoot issues, and provide technical assistance.
• Compliance: Third-party identity verification, KYC/AML (Know Your Customer / Anti-Money Laundering), and geo-fencing services used to ensure regulatory compliance, enforce eligibility requirements, and prevent fraud.
• Payout / Tax: Financial services and tax compliance vendors utilized to process prize payouts and fulfill legally required tax reporting.
• Legal: Outside legal counsel, auditors, and regulatory authorities when necessary to enforce our agreements, protect our legal rights, or comply with statutory obligations.

These third parties are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us, the Privacy Policy and other disclosures for that website or service will govern their processing of your personal information.

Therefore, your personal data may be transferred to, stored, and outside our jurisdiction. By accessing our Site and Services, you explicitly consent to the transfer of your data outside our jurisdiction. We ensure that any such international transfers are made to jurisdictions that offer an adequate level of data protection or are governed by contracts that enforce strict data security standards.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information for monetary value. However, to operate our Site, administer promotions, and provide our services, we may share or disclose your personal information to the following categories of third parties:

• Service Providers and Contractors: We share information with trusted third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf. This includes cloud hosting providers, customer support software, and data analytics providers.
• Web3 and Blockchain Networks: When you interact with crypto-features on our Site, your public wallet address and transaction details are broadcasted to public blockchain networks.
• Corporate Affiliates: We may share your information with our parent company, subsidiaries, or other companies under common control with us, for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
• Legal and Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose your information to law enforcement, government agencies, courts, or regulators if we believe it is reasonably necessary to comply with a legal obligation, enforce our Terms of Use, or protect the rights, property, and safety of our Company, our users, or the public.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, reorganization, or sale of assets, your personal information may be transferred or disclosed as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control of your personal data.

8. Children’s Personal Information

Our Site and Services are strictly intended for individuals who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age, or the age of majority in their jurisdiction. We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or solicit personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13). If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under thirteen (13), we will immediately delete such information.

9. Your Rights

Where required by applicable law, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data by contacting us. If you have opted in to marketing communications, you may opt out at any time. You may also disconnect your wallet to stop using the Site and Services.

We may retain certain information where required or permitted by law, including for tax, compliance, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or other legal obligations.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or believe that your personal information has been used in violation of this Privacy Policy, you may report your concerns to us by emailing, please contact us at [email protected].