This policy explains what SpareCoin collects, why, and what we do with it. We keep it short and specific.
1. What we collect
- Account data: email address, password (stored as a hash), optional display name, referral code and who referred you.
- Device data: a per-install device identifier, device name and platform, app version, your public IP address and the country we derive from it, connection status, heartbeat timestamps, uptime, and (in Phase 2) the amount of traffic routed through the device.
- Usage data: when you open the app or dashboard (this drives the 7-day activity rule), notifications we sent you, and your points ledger.
- Payout data: cryptocurrency wallet addresses and networks you save, and payout requests.
- Social bonus submissions: post links and screenshots you upload.
We do not collect your browsing history, contacts, messages, location beyond IP-based country, or the content of traffic that passes through your device.
2. Why we collect it
- To run the network: knowing which devices are online, where, and how stable they are.
- To calculate and credit points, referrals, bonuses and redistributions.
- To apply the 7-day activity rule and warn you before a wipe.
- To pay you in Phase 2.
- To detect fraud (duplicate accounts, self-referrals, spoofed devices).
- To send account and program notifications.
3. Traffic through your device
Scraping traffic routed through your connection is controlled by SpareCoin and limited to public web data for our customers. We log which device carried how much traffic for how long, so we can credit you. We do not associate your identity with the content of pages fetched, and our customers never receive your personal information.
4. Sharing
We share data with service providers who host our infrastructure, send email and process payouts, under contracts that limit their use of it. We share aggregate statistics (for example “812 devices online in the US”) publicly. We do not sell personal data. We disclose data when legally required.
5. Retention
Raw heartbeat samples are deleted after 30 days. Aggregated uptime, ledger and referral records are retained for the life of your account plus 2 years for accounting. You can request deletion of your account at any time.
6. Your rights
You can view and edit your email, display name and payout methods in the dashboard. You can request a copy of your data or deletion of your account by emailing [email protected]. Deleting your account forfeits any points.
7. Security
Passwords are hashed with Argon2, connections are encrypted in transit, device tokens are stored hashed, and admin actions are logged.
8. Children
SpareCoin is not for anyone under 18.
9. Changes
We will notify you in the app before material changes to this policy take effect.