Privacy Policy

1.1This Privacy Policy explains how ARMchain Foundation collects, uses, discloses, stores, protects, retains and handles personal information in connection with Armchain.org and Armchain-Controlled Services.

1.2This Privacy Policy applies to Armchain.org, hosted pages, documentation, whitepapers, technical papers, developer materials, protocol information, network information, software links, API information, RPC information, contact forms, support features, security-reporting features, developer enquiries, compliance enquiries, legal notice channels, cookie tools and related website functions.

1.3This Privacy Policy applies only to Armchain.org and Armchain-Controlled Services. It does not apply to Armwallet, Armscan, third-party wallets, decentralised applications, exchanges, bridges, validators, node operators, staking providers, RPC providers, on-ramp providers, off-ramp providers, smart contracts, third-party websites, third-party repositories, social platforms, external community channels or other Third-Party Services.

1.4The Armchain.org Terms of Use govern website use, protocol information, software references, network materials, third-party services, risk warnings, intellectual property, disclaimers, liability and governing law. This Privacy Policy governs personal information handling only.

1.5ARMchain Foundation handles personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and, to the extent applicable, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles and other applicable Australian privacy laws.

1.6ARMchain Foundation provides feature-specific privacy notices, cookie notices, developer notices, API notices, security-reporting notices and support-form notices at or before collection where required or appropriate. Those notices supplement this Privacy Policy for the relevant feature or interaction.

1.7Collection notices, form notices, cookie notices, API notices, developer notices and security-reporting notices identify relevant collection matters at or before collection, or as soon as practicable after collection, where required by Australian privacy law.

2.1Armchain.org is operated by ARMchain Foundation.

2.2Privacy enquiries, access requests, correction requests and privacy complaints should be sent to the privacy contact stated at the beginning of this Privacy Policy or to the privacy contact channel published on Armchain.org.

2.3Legal notices and support requests should be sent to the legal notices and support contact stated at the beginning of this Privacy Policy or to the relevant contact channel published on Armchain.org.

2.4Security reports and vulnerability reports should be sent to the security contact stated at the beginning of this Privacy Policy or to the security channel published on Armchain.org.

2.5Use of a contact channel does not create a custody duty, wallet-recovery duty, transaction-reversal duty, network-intervention duty, private-key recovery duty or duty to monitor blockchain activity.

3.1Armchain.org is a project, protocol, documentation and developer-information website. It is not a wallet, exchange, custodian, payment service, remittance service or financial adviser.

3.2ARMchain Foundation collects personal information mainly through website access, contact forms, support requests, developer and API enquiries, security reports, technical logs, cookies, analytics tools, compliance communications, business enquiries and user-submitted materials.

3.3ARMchain Foundation does not require Users to submit private keys, seed phrases, recovery phrases, wallet passwords, biometric information, identity documents or unnecessary sensitive information for ordinary Armchain.org browsing.

3.4Wallet addresses, transaction hashes, validator data, node data, block data, public network records and other Blockchain Data are often public, searchable, permanent and outside ARMchain Foundation’s control.

3.5Third-party wallets, explorers, RPC providers, repositories, decentralised applications, validators, infrastructure providers, social platforms and community channels apply their own privacy policies and data practices.

3.6ARMchain Foundation collects personal information only where reasonably necessary for Armchain.org functions and activities, or where otherwise permitted by law.

4.1ARMchain Foundation means the operator of Armchain.org.

4.2Armchain.org means the main website and hosted online materials made available under the Armchain.org domain.

4.3Armchain-Controlled Services means the website, hosted pages, documentation, support channels, software-update channels, developer materials, security-reporting channels, API information, RPC information, contact channels and infrastructure operated or controlled by ARMchain Foundation.

4.4Personal information has the meaning given under Australian privacy law and means information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether the information or opinion is true or not and whether recorded in a material form or not.

4.5Sensitive information has the meaning given under Australian privacy law and includes information or an opinion about an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, membership of a professional or trade association, membership of a trade union, sexual orientation or practices, or criminal record. It also includes health information, genetic information, biometric information used for automated biometric verification or identification, and biometric templates.

4.6Digital Assets means crypto-assets, tokens, digital representations of value or other blockchain-based assets associated with, displayed by, referenced by or capable of interacting with relevant networks, protocols or services.

4.7Blockchain Data means data recorded on, broadcast to, displayed from, indexed from or derived from a blockchain network, including wallet addresses, transaction hashes, blocks, validator data, node data, smart-contract data, event logs, timestamps, network metadata and protocol data.

4.8Device data means information about a User’s browser, device, operating system, IP address, diagnostics, performance, crash events, network connection and related technical environment.

4.9API data means API keys, account identifiers, endpoint requests, authentication logs, usage logs, rate-limit data, request metadata, error logs and developer-account information.

4.10Third-Party Services means third-party websites, wallets, explorers, repositories, software providers, RPC providers, decentralised applications, exchanges, bridges, validators, node operators, social platforms, community channels, hosting providers, analytics providers, support tools, security tools and other external services not operated or controlled by ARMchain Foundation.

4.11User means any person or entity that accesses Armchain.org, submits information through Armchain.org, contacts ARMchain Foundation about Armchain.org or uses Armchain-Controlled Services.

5.1ARMchain Foundation does not collect, request, store, access, control or recover private keys through Armchain.org.

5.2ARMchain Foundation does not collect, request, store, access, control or recover seed phrases, recovery phrases or wallet recovery credentials through Armchain.org.

5.3ARMchain Foundation does not hold, custody, receive, transfer, recover, freeze or control User Digital Assets through Armchain.org.

5.4Armchain.org does not ordinarily require identity documents, KYC documents, biometric information or payment-card details for ordinary website browsing or documentation access.

5.5Users must not submit sensitive information, private keys, seed phrases, recovery phrases, wallet passwords, passcodes, identity documents or confidential credentials through Armchain.org unless ARMchain Foundation expressly requests the information for a lawful and necessary purpose.

6.1ARMchain Foundation collects contact information provided by Users, including name, email address, organisation, role, job title, country or region, communication details and information submitted through contact forms or email.

6.2ARMchain Foundation collects support information provided by Users, including support tickets, help requests, documentation enquiries, developer questions, API questions, troubleshooting details, screenshots, attachments, logs and technical descriptions.

6.3ARMchain Foundation collects developer and API enquiry information, including developer account details, API access requests, integration enquiries, organisation details, intended use, API key information, endpoint information, usage settings and commercial-access enquiries.

6.4ARMchain Foundation collects security-report information, including vulnerability reports, bug reports, responsible-disclosure submissions, affected systems, technical descriptions, proof-of-concept material, screenshots, logs and contact details of the reporting person.

6.5ARMchain Foundation collects compliance and legal communication information, including legal notices, intellectual-property notices, law-enforcement communications, regulatory enquiries, sanctions or compliance enquiries and formal correspondence.

6.6ARMchain Foundation collects user-submitted materials, including feedback, documentation corrections, technical suggestions, issue reports, repository-related comments, community submissions and other information submitted by Users.

6.7ARMchain Foundation collects business, partnership, grant and ecosystem enquiry information, including name, email address, organisation, role, project information, proposal details, developer profile, public project links, eligibility information, communication history and information submitted in connection with ecosystem, partnership, grant, incentive or integration enquiries.

6.8ARMchain Foundation collects commercial, enterprise and billing information where relevant, including billing contact details, organisation details, invoice details, payment status, payment-provider references, commercial-access history, enterprise enquiry details and developer/API commercial-service records. Full payment-card numbers are processed by payment providers and are not stored by ARMchain Foundation unless a separate payment notice expressly states otherwise.

7.1ARMchain Foundation collects Device data, including device type, browser type, operating system, language setting, time zone, device identifiers, screen or display settings, referrer URL, access times, app or browser version and related technical data.

7.2ARMchain Foundation collects server logs, including IP address, request time, page requested, status code, browser user agent, referring page, error logs, access logs, security logs and diagnostic logs.

7.3ARMchain Foundation collects website usage data, including pages viewed, documentation accessed, links clicked, downloads requested, search queries submitted on the website, forms opened, forms submitted, developer pages viewed and support pages accessed.

7.4ARMchain Foundation collects API and RPC information, including API keys, request logs, endpoint requests, rate-limit data, authentication logs, error logs, usage volume, response status, developer-account activity and abuse-monitoring data.

7.5ARMchain Foundation collects download and software-access data, including software download events, repository link clicks, release-page access, checksum-page access, documentation downloads, version references and related technical metadata.

7.6ARMchain Foundation collects security and abuse-prevention logs, including fraud-prevention logs, abuse-detection logs, suspicious activity indicators, IP reputation checks, blocked requests, denial-of-service indicators, malware indicators, vulnerability reports, access logs and incident-response logs.

7.7ARMchain Foundation collects approximate location indicators, including IP-based approximate country or region, network connection indicators and security-related location indicators.

8.1ARMchain Foundation receives personal information from hosting providers, analytics providers, security providers, support tools, email providers, monitoring providers and infrastructure providers.

8.2ARMchain Foundation receives developer, API and RPC information from API infrastructure providers, RPC infrastructure providers, authentication tools, rate-limit systems, monitoring tools and abuse-prevention systems.

8.3ARMchain Foundation receives repository activity, issue-reporting information, download activity, documentation-platform activity and technical metadata through third-party software or documentation services.

8.4ARMchain Foundation receives wallet addresses, transaction hashes, validator information, node information, block data, smart-contract data and public network information from public blockchain networks, nodes, explorers, indexers, RPC providers and blockchain tools.

8.5ARMchain Foundation receives business, grant, partnership and ecosystem information from business contacts, ecosystem participants, grant or incentive partners, project teams, developers, community participants and integration contacts.

8.6ARMchain Foundation receives information from regulators, law-enforcement bodies, sanctions authorities, courts, tribunals, lawyers, auditors, insurers, consultants and compliance advisers.

8.7ARMchain Foundation receives third-party reports about phishing, impersonation, fraud, malware, fake websites, suspicious activity, vulnerability reports, misuse or security threats.

9.1Armchain.org uses essential cookies, security cookies, preference cookies, analytics and performance cookies, API/session cookies, support/help-centre cookies, download/documentation analytics, local storage, session storage, tracking pixels, tags, beacons and third-party integration cookies or similar technologies.

9.2Essential cookies support website operation, security, session management, page loading, traffic routing and basic website functions.

9.3Security cookies and similar tools support fraud prevention, abuse prevention, rate limits, blocked-request indicators, security tokens and incident response.

9.4Preference cookies remember language choices, display settings, documentation preferences, consent preferences and other user settings.

9.5Analytics and performance tools help ARMchain Foundation understand website use, documentation performance, download activity, errors, compatibility, speed and feature performance.

9.6API and session cookies support API sessions, developer-account access, authentication, rate limits and abuse-prevention controls.

9.7Support and help-centre cookies operate support tools, remember support sessions and manage support requests.

9.8Local storage and session storage support preferences, sessions, consent choices, documentation tools and website functionality.

9.9Tracking pixels, tags and beacons are used only for disclosed operational, analytics, security, support or communications purposes.

9.10Users manage cookies through browser settings, device settings, cookie banners or preference tools available for Armchain.org.

9.11Essential cookies operate Armchain.org and security functions. Optional analytics, performance, support, preference and similar tools are used according to available cookie banners, preference tools, browser settings or other consent mechanisms required by law.

9.12Armchain.org does not use wallet addresses, public blockchain activity or public network activity for unnecessary marketing tracking without consent or other lawful basis.

9.13Armchain.org responds to recognised legal requirements and available preference tools. Technical support for privacy signals varies by browser, device and service provider.

10.1Blockchain Data is public, searchable, permanent and visible to anyone using a relevant network, node, explorer, indexer, RPC provider or blockchain tool.

10.2A wallet address, transaction hash, validator identity, node identifier or network activity becomes personal information where linked directly or indirectly to an identified or reasonably identifiable person.

10.3ARMchain Foundation cannot erase, amend, hide, reverse, de-index or remove information recorded on an underlying blockchain network.

10.4Users can contact ARMchain Foundation about information displayed or hosted through Armchain-Controlled Services, but ARMchain Foundation cannot remove or change underlying blockchain data.

10.5Users who publish wallet addresses, transaction details, validator information, node information, screenshots or support information make network activity more identifiable.

11.1Developer features, API access and commercial-access enquiries involve account information, organisation information, API keys, authentication logs and usage settings.

11.2API and RPC interactions involve endpoint requests, IP addresses, request metadata, timestamps, chain IDs, network selections, rate-limit data, error logs and technical responses.

11.3ARMchain Foundation uses API, RPC and developer data to authenticate access, apply rate limits, detect misuse, investigate abuse, protect infrastructure and maintain service reliability.

11.4API, RPC, hosting, monitoring, security and infrastructure providers process technical data under their own terms and privacy practices where they operate outside ARMchain Foundation control.

11.5Users who use third-party RPC endpoints, custom networks, software repositories, developer tools or infrastructure providers are subject to the privacy and security practices of those providers.

11.6RPC providers, custom endpoints, infrastructure providers and User-selected network tools receive IP addresses, wallet addresses, chain IDs, transaction requests, timestamps and request metadata when Users interact with those services.

12.1Armchain.org records software, documentation, release-note, checksum, technical-paper and developer-material access for security, diagnostics, analytics, abuse prevention and service improvement.

12.2External code repositories, package managers, software hosts, documentation platforms and download mirrors are controlled by third parties and apply their own privacy practices.

12.3Use of documentation pages, guides, examples, code samples, diagrams and configuration materials generates website usage data and technical logs.

12.4Users should use official or verified sources. Fake websites, malicious mirrors, cloned documentation and unofficial downloads are outside ARMchain Foundation’s control.

13.1Security reports include reporter contact details, technical descriptions, affected features, logs, screenshots, proof-of-concept material, IP addresses, timestamps and related technical information.

13.2ARMchain Foundation uses security-report information to assess vulnerabilities, reproduce issues, remediate risks, communicate with reporters, protect Users, maintain records and comply with law.

13.3Security report information is disclosed to technical staff, contractors, hosting providers, security providers, legal advisers, auditors, insurers, regulators or lawful authorities where needed.

13.4Users should avoid submitting unnecessary personal information, private keys, seed phrases, credentials, third-party confidential information or exploit material unrelated to the report.

13.5Security reports and incident records are retained for security, investigation, remediation, audit, legal and compliance purposes.

14.1ARMchain Foundation uses support and enquiry information to respond to requests, troubleshoot issues, manage communications, maintain records and improve Armchain.org.

14.2Legal notices, law-enforcement requests, regulatory enquiries, sanctions enquiries, intellectual-property notices and compliance communications are used for legal assessment, response, recordkeeping and compliance.

14.3ARMchain Foundation keeps records of emails, support tickets, complaint records, notices, security reports and formal communications.

14.4ARMchain Foundation sends service notices, security notices, documentation updates, technical alerts, policy updates, support replies and administrative communications.

15.1ARMchain Foundation collects and uses personal information to operate, maintain, secure and improve Armchain.org, hosted pages, documentation, developer materials, support channels and security-reporting channels.

15.2ARMchain Foundation collects and uses personal information to provide documentation access, software links, release notes, technical papers, network information, API information, RPC information and developer materials.

15.3ARMchain Foundation collects and uses personal information to manage developer access, API keys, authentication, usage limits, rate limits, commercial enquiries, support and abuse prevention.

15.4ARMchain Foundation collects and uses personal information to detect phishing, impersonation, malicious requests, unauthorised access, malware, denial-of-service attacks, spam, abuse, suspicious activity and sanctions risk.

15.5ARMchain Foundation collects and uses personal information to respond to enquiries, support tickets, bug reports, complaints, vulnerability reports, legal notices and technical problems.

15.6ARMchain Foundation collects and uses personal information to understand errors, usage patterns, documentation performance, feature performance, compatibility issues, download activity, network-access issues and user-experience problems.

15.7ARMchain Foundation collects and uses personal information to assess business enquiries, developer enquiries, commercial access, partnership proposals, grant enquiries, incentive enquiries, integration requests and ecosystem-support communications.

15.8ARMchain Foundation collects and uses personal information to comply with laws, court orders, regulatory requests, law-enforcement requests, sanctions obligations, dispute handling, audit requirements and recordkeeping obligations.

15.9ARMchain Foundation collects and uses personal information to manage restructuring, change of operator, transfer of operations, professional advice, insurance, audits, governance and legal compliance.

16.1ARMchain Foundation collects personal information only where reasonably necessary for Armchain.org’s functions and activities, or where otherwise permitted by law.

16.2ARMchain Foundation uses and discloses personal information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and related collection notices.

16.3ARMchain Foundation relies on consent for optional cookies, optional communications, optional integrations, sensitive information, optional user-submitted information and other matters requiring consent.

16.4ARMchain Foundation collects, uses or discloses personal information where required or authorised by law, court order, regulator, enforcement body, sanctions requirement or other lawful authority.

16.5ARMchain Foundation collects sensitive information only with consent and where reasonably necessary, or where the law otherwise permits collection.

17.1ARMchain Foundation discloses personal information to hosting providers, cloud infrastructure providers, support tools, email providers, security providers, analytics providers, API infrastructure providers, monitoring tools, technical contractors and professional service providers.

17.2ARMchain Foundation discloses API and developer data to API infrastructure providers, authentication providers, rate-limit systems, monitoring tools, billing providers and commercial-service tools.

17.3ARMchain Foundation discloses personal information to security vendors, fraud-prevention providers, infrastructure providers, threat-intelligence providers, abuse-prevention providers and incident-response partners.

17.4ARMchain Foundation discloses personal information to third-party external resources selected or used by Users, including repositories, documentation platforms, software hosts, community platforms, social platforms, RPC providers, explorers, decentralised applications, wallets, bridge providers, exchange providers and other User-selected Third-Party Services.

17.5ARMchain Foundation discloses personal information to lawyers, accountants, auditors, insurers, consultants and compliance advisers.

17.6ARMchain Foundation discloses personal information to courts, tribunals, regulators, law-enforcement bodies, sanctions authorities, government agencies and other lawful authorities where required or authorised by law.

17.7ARMchain Foundation discloses personal information in connection with restructuring, merger, transfer of operations, change of operator, sale of assets, transfer of assets, legal reorganisation and business continuity.

18.1Armchain.org links to or references third-party websites, wallets, explorers, decentralised applications, exchanges, bridges, RPC providers, validators, repositories, documentation platforms, software hosts, analytics tools, social platforms, community channels, infrastructure providers, search engines, cached copies, archive services, browser tools, AI-generated summaries and indexing services.

18.2Third-Party Services are controlled by their own providers and apply their own terms, privacy policies, data-retention rules, security practices and compliance processes.

18.3Third parties receive information such as IP address, browser information, referral information, wallet address, network information, transaction information, repository activity, download activity or communication details depending on the User-selected interaction.

18.4External search engines, archive services, cached copies, browser tools, AI-generated summaries, indexing services and automated web tools collect, summarise, display, store or reproduce information about Armchain.org pages under their own privacy practices. ARMchain Foundation does not control those external services.

18.5Browser tools, wallet tools, injected wallet interfaces, extensions or third-party scripts used by a User collect or expose technical information according to their own settings and privacy practices. ARMchain Foundation does not control User-installed browser tools or third-party wallet tools.

18.6Users should review third-party privacy policies before using external links, repositories, wallets, decentralised applications, bridges, RPC endpoints, community channels or software hosts.

19.1Personal information is disclosed overseas through hosting, cloud services, analytics tools, security tools, support tools, email services, API infrastructure, software repositories, documentation platforms, community platforms and third-party integrations.

19.2Likely recipient locations include Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, European Union member states, Singapore and any other country where ARMchain Foundation’s service providers or User-selected Third-Party Services are located.

19.3Third-party services process information in other countries depending on the provider selected by the User.

19.4ARMchain Foundation takes reasonable steps to protect personal information disclosed overseas, consistent with Australian privacy law.

20.1Personal information is stored in cloud infrastructure, support systems, email systems, security tools, analytics systems, API systems, developer systems, backup systems and business records.

20.2ARMchain Foundation uses administrative, technical and organisational safeguards designed to protect personal information, including access controls, encryption where appropriate, authentication controls, logging, monitoring, least-privilege access, staff and contractor controls, incident response, secure development practices and provider due diligence.

20.3No internet, blockchain, website, API, RPC, cloud, support, repository, developer or security-reporting system is completely secure.

20.4Users must secure their devices, browsers, accounts, API keys, passwords, wallet credentials, private keys, seed phrases, local storage and backups.

20.5Phishing, private-key exposure, seed-phrase exposure, device compromise, malicious decentralised applications, fake websites, unofficial downloads, repository compromise and third-party service incidents do not necessarily involve a breach of personal information held by ARMchain Foundation.

21.1ARMchain Foundation keeps personal information only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.

21.2Support records, email records, complaint records and formal communications are retained for support, complaint, legal, audit and dispute purposes.

21.3Developer account records, API keys, authentication logs, usage logs, rate-limit data and commercial-service records are retained for service administration, billing, security, abuse prevention, legal and audit purposes.

21.4API and RPC logs, including endpoint requests, IP addresses, request metadata, timestamps, chain IDs, network selections, response status, error logs and rate-limit logs, are retained for service administration, diagnostics, security, abuse prevention and compliance purposes.

21.5Download and documentation logs, including software download logs, release-note access, checksum-page access, documentation access and technical-paper downloads, are retained for diagnostics, security, analytics, abuse prevention and service improvement purposes.

21.6Website usage logs, including page views, documentation usage, search queries, form events, click events and support-page visits, are retained for analytics, diagnostics, security and improvement purposes.

21.7Security logs, abuse-prevention logs, vulnerability reports and incident-response records are retained for security, investigation, remediation, audit, legal and compliance purposes.

21.8Cookie and analytics data are retained according to cookie category, provider settings and published notices.

21.9Complaint, legal and compliance records, including privacy complaints, legal notices, regulatory communications, sanctions enquiries and law-enforcement communications, are retained for legal, regulatory, audit, complaint and dispute purposes.

21.10Billing and commercial records, including billing contact records, invoice records, commercial-access records, enterprise-service records and payment-provider references, are retained for billing, tax, audit, legal and dispute purposes.

21.11Business, partnership, grant, incentive, ecosystem and integration enquiry records are retained for enquiry management, assessment, relationship management, legal, audit, dispute, compliance and recordkeeping purposes.

21.12Backups are retained for backup rotation, restoration, business continuity and legal-hold needs.

21.13Underlying Blockchain Data is retained by blockchain networks and cannot be deleted by ARMchain Foundation.

21.14ARMchain Foundation deletes, de-identifies or archives personal information when it is no longer needed, where lawful and reasonable.

22.1Users can request access to personal information held by ARMchain Foundation by contacting the privacy contact.

22.2Users can request correction of personal information held by ARMchain Foundation that is inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, irrelevant or misleading.

22.3ARMchain Foundation verifies identity before acting on access requests, correction requests or Armchain-controlled display requests.

22.4Access or correction is refused or limited where permitted by law, including for security, legal privilege, enforcement, unreasonable impact on others, vexatious requests or information not held by ARMchain Foundation.

22.5Access and correction rights do not allow ARMchain Foundation to change, remove, hide, reverse or correct underlying blockchain records.

22.6Users can contact ARMchain Foundation about Armchain-controlled displays, hosted data, support records or account information, but ARMchain Foundation cannot remove underlying blockchain data.

23.1Users manage cookies through browser settings, device settings or cookie preference tools available for Armchain.org.

23.2Where Armchain.org provides a cookie banner, preference centre, account setting, developer setting, API setting or communication preference tool, Users can use that tool to manage available privacy choices for the relevant feature.

23.3Users opt out of marketing communications by using the unsubscribe mechanism or contacting the privacy contact. Service, security and administrative communications continue where necessary.

23.4Users manage API keys, account credentials, access settings and integration choices through available tools or by contacting the relevant support channel.

23.5Users manage privacy settings directly with third-party repositories, wallets, RPC providers, decentralised applications, exchanges, bridges, social platforms and community channels.

23.6Users should avoid sending unnecessary personal information, sensitive information, private keys, seed phrases, recovery phrases, wallet passwords or confidential credentials through Armchain.org channels.

24.1Users access many Armchain.org pages without directly identifying themselves.

24.2Wallet addresses, validator identities, node identifiers and transaction records are pseudonymous, but they are not necessarily anonymous.

24.3Public network activity becomes identifiable when linked with support requests, API accounts, IP addresses, developer accounts, public statements, third-party accounts or other information.

24.4Anonymity or pseudonymity is limited for support requests, developer accounts, API accounts, security investigations, legal notices, paid services, regulatory requests, abuse prevention, sanctions screening and third-party integrations requiring identification.

25.1Users should provide accurate and up-to-date contact, support, developer, API, billing and account information.

25.2Displayed network, software, documentation, validator, node or blockchain data can be delayed, incomplete, inaccurate, mislabelled or affected by Third-Party Services, RPC providers, indexing services or network conditions.

25.3ARMchain Foundation corrects personal information it holds, but cannot correct underlying blockchain records controlled by blockchain networks.

26.1Armchain.org does not seek sensitive information for ordinary website browsing, documentation access, developer-material access or support enquiries.

26.2Users should not submit identity documents, health information, biometric information, private keys, seed phrases, passwords, passcodes or unnecessary sensitive information through Armchain.org or support channels.

26.3Where ARMchain Foundation receives unsolicited personal information, it assesses whether lawful collection would have been permitted and deletes, de-identifies, archives or retains it only as permitted by law.

26.4Third-party providers or lawful authorities process sensitive information or identity information for their own purposes under their own privacy practices or legal processes.

27.1Armchain.org is not directed to children.

27.2Users must meet the age requirement in the Armchain.org Terms of Use.

27.3ARMchain Foundation takes reasonable steps to delete children’s personal information where it becomes aware that it collected it without lawful basis.

28.1ARMchain Foundation sends security notices, support replies, policy updates, technical alerts, API notices, account notices, documentation updates and administrative communications.

28.2ARMchain Foundation does not use wallet addresses, wallet activity, validator activity, node activity or public blockchain activity for direct marketing unless the User has consented or the law permits it.

28.3Users opt out of marketing communications by using the unsubscribe mechanism or contacting the privacy contact.

28.4Users continue to receive service, security, legal or administrative communications after opting out of marketing communications where those communications are necessary.

29.1Armchain.org uses automated or semi-automated tools to detect abuse, spam, suspicious activity, rate-limit evasion, sanctions risk, phishing, malware, fake websites, malicious requests or misuse.

29.2API and developer services use automated tools to monitor request volume, detect misuse, apply rate limits, block abusive activity and protect infrastructure.

29.3ARMchain Foundation does not use personal information to make automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects unless disclosed in an applicable notice or required by law.

29.4ARMchain Foundation provides required information in this Privacy Policy or a feature-specific notice where Australian privacy law requires additional transparency about automated decisions.

30.1ARMchain Foundation maintains processes for assessing and responding to suspected privacy or security incidents affecting personal information held by ARMchain Foundation.

30.2Where required under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, ARMchain Foundation notifies affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

30.3Blockchain losses, phishing, private-key compromise, seed-phrase exposure, fake websites, device compromise, malicious decentralised applications, third-party repository incidents and Third-Party Service incidents caused by User conduct or third-party systems do not necessarily involve a breach of personal information held by ARMchain Foundation.

30.4Users should promptly report suspected privacy or security incidents through the published security or privacy contact.

31.1Users can complain about ARMchain Foundation’s handling of personal information by contacting the privacy contact.

31.2A complaint should include the User’s contact details, the privacy concern, relevant dates, relevant Armchain.org feature and supporting information.

31.3ARMchain Foundation acknowledges, assesses and responds to privacy complaints within a reasonable time.

31.4ARMchain Foundation requests additional information where needed to assess a complaint.

31.5Users can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner through the OAIC website or using the contact details published by the OAIC where they are not satisfied with ARMchain Foundation’s response.

32.1ARMchain Foundation updates this Privacy Policy by publishing the updated version on Armchain.org.

32.2The updated Privacy Policy takes effect from the date stated in the updated version, unless a later date is specified.

32.3ARMchain Foundation takes reasonable steps to give notice of material changes where appropriate.

32.4Continued use of Armchain.org after an updated Privacy Policy takes effect means personal information is handled under the updated Privacy Policy.

32.5Where ARMchain Foundation publishes summaries, translations or explanatory versions of this Privacy Policy, the official English version published on Armchain.org prevails to the extent of any inconsistency.

33.1This Privacy Policy is prepared for Armchain.org on the basis of Australian privacy law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles and other applicable Australian privacy laws.

33.2Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits any privacy right, complaint right or remedy that cannot lawfully be limited under applicable law.