{"id":25827,"date":"2023-12-25T20:02:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T18:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-new.qa.crystalblockchain.local\/?page_id=25827"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:14:31","slug":"privacy-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/privacy-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis privacy statement explains how we, Crystal Blockchain B.V.; located at the Concertgebouwplein 15-H, 1071 LL, Amsterdam and all its subsidiaries as defined in article 24a of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code (\u201cCrystal<\/strong>\u201d \u201cwe<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cus<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cour<\/strong>\u201d) collect, handle, disclose, store and protect information about you in the context of our services Crystal Expert, Crystal Public Explorer and\/or Crystal API (\u201cServices<\/strong>\u201d). We also provide information about your rights\u00a0and about how you can\u00a0contact us\u00a0if you have questions about how we handle your information.\n

What this privacy statement covers<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis privacy statement only covers our Services. Our privacy notice applies to other products, services and websites made available by us.\n

Who <\/strong>we<\/strong> hold information about<\/strong><\/h2>\nWe, through our Services, power cryptocurrency transaction analysis and monitoring on the blockchain (\u201cChecks\u201d), bringing best-in-class anti-money laundering compliance and risk management solutions to exchanges, banks, and financial institutions and others (\u201cCrystal Users<\/strong>\u201d).\n\nOur Services are designed and maintained to improve the speed, accuracy and transparency of Checks which are carried out by Crystal Users on customers, vendors, business partners and other (counter)parties.\n\nThe Services are not aimed at children. In the highly unlikely circumstances where we collect and use personal information about children, we comply with industry guidelines and applicable laws.\n\nYour information is only included on our Services through the Checks performed by Crystal Users or if Public Domain Data (as defined below) suggests that there is information about you that Crystal Users ought to be aware of for the purposes of Checks.\n\nCrystal Users make their own decisions about how to use the results from the Checks received from our Services. If you have any questions about these decisions, please be referred to the relevant Crystal User.\n\nYour information is included in our Services through Public Domain Data and by Crystal Users performing the Checks.\n\nFor the purpose of this privacy statement, “Public Domain Data\u201d means personal information (1) originally available to the public and typically over the internet; (2) that Crystal has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public by or from: (i) the data subject (or consumer or individual to whom the personal information relates), (ii) widely distributed media, or (iii) from a person to whom the data subject has disclosed the personal information (provided that Crystal does not have knowledge that the data subject has restricted the information to a specific audience); or (3) lawfully made available from records, databases, and\/or systems of government agencies, departments, divisions or other operating units, in electronic, paper or any other format. Examples include personal information found on sanction or watch lists or law enforcement, court, regulatory or other government websites.\n

What personal information we process<\/strong><\/h2>\nAs part of our Services, we may collect and process information (i) through Checks; and (ii) that is derived from Public Domain Data, where relevant for Checks.\n\nThe Services may hold the following types of information about you.\n\nInformation that helps identify you (e.g. your name and\/or alias (if any).\n\nYour inclusion (if any) on sanctions lists or on public lists of disqualified directors or other positions of responsibility.\n\nPublic Domain Data about actual or alleged money laundering or terrorist financing crime, or crimes that are a pre-cursor to money laundering or terrorist financing which are also known as predicate offences (e.g. financial crime, illegal trafficking, environmental offences, smuggling, membership of an organised crime group).\n\nIn some cases, the personal information on our Services includes, depending on specific jurisdictions and their applicable data protection laws, so-called \u2018sensitive\u2019 or \u2018special categories\u2019 of personal information such as information relating to any criminal offences actually or allegedly committed by you (for example, if these are money-laundering or terrorist financing offences, or pre-cursor crimes to such offences).\n\nWe have in place robust controls designed to ensure that information about you on our Services is accurate, relevant and not excessive. We comply with detailed research and screening processes for sourcing Services information and we monitor compliance with these processes.\n

How we use information about you<\/strong><\/h2>\nWe use information to facilitate Checks by Crystal Users, to comply with regulatory requests and for other purposes connected with the proper management of our Services and protection of our rights. More information on these purposes is contained below.\n\nIf your information is included on our Services, it is processed (e.g. collected, used, shared and retained) for the purposes of:\n