Privacy Policy for DigiByte.live

Effective Date: 6 March 2026

DigiByte.live ("DigiByte.live", "we", "us", or "our") is an independent website focused on DigiByte, blockchain, cryptocurrency, mining, markets, guides, education, and related community content.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal data when you visit DigiByte.live, contact us, subscribe to updates, create an account, leave comments, apply to become a contributor, or otherwise interact with the Website.

By using DigiByte.live, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

Website: https://www.digibyte.live
Website Name: DigiByte.live
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
Contact Email: admin@digibyte.live

For the purposes of UK data protection law, DigiByte.live is the controller of the personal data described in this Privacy Policy unless stated otherwise.

2. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected through DigiByte.live, including through:

• general browsing of the Website;
• contact forms or direct email contact;
• newsletter or marketing sign-up forms;
• account registration and login areas;
• comment forms and community features;
• contributor applications, author accounts, and contributor submissions; and
• cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies.

3. The Personal Data We May Collect

3.1 Information You Provide Directly

Depending on how you use DigiByte.live, we may collect personal data you provide to us, including:

• name or display name;
• email address;
• username and login details;
• contact form messages and enquiries;
• newsletter subscription details;
• comments or other content you choose to post;
• contributor application details;
• author biography information;
• profile image or avatar;
• social media links or website links you choose to provide;
• communications with us about support, moderation, rights requests, or complaints; and
• any other information you voluntarily submit.

3.2 Contributor and Author Data

If DigiByte.live opens to community contributors, we may collect additional information from applicants, contributors, and authors, including:

• full name or chosen author name;
• email address and account details;
• author bio and profile information;
• writing samples or submitted drafts;
• submission history and editorial communications;
• disclosure information relating to sponsorships, affiliate links, holdings, or conflicts of interest; and
• moderation, approval, rejection, or account action records.

Some of this information may be publicly displayed on the Website if you are approved as an author, such as your display name, bio, profile image, social links, and published articles.

3.3 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit DigiByte.live, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage data, including:

• IP address;
• browser type and version;
• device type and operating system;
• general location information derived from IP address;
• pages viewed and links clicked;
• referring website or source;
• date and time of access;
• time spent on pages; and
• basic diagnostic, security, and performance information.

3.4 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics tags, and similar technologies to make the Website function, remember preferences, measure performance, understand usage, protect against abuse, and where enabled, support advertising or related measurement.

4. How We Use Personal Data

We may use personal data for the following purposes:

• to operate, maintain, and improve DigiByte.live;
• to provide access to accounts, login areas, and community features;
• to respond to messages, enquiries, and support requests;
• to manage comments, moderation, abuse prevention, and Website security;
• to review contributor applications and manage author accounts;
• to review, edit, publish, schedule, archive, or remove contributor content;
• to display public author information on the Website where relevant;
• to send newsletters, updates, or marketing communications where permitted;
• to measure Website usage and improve content, navigation, and performance;
• to detect fraud, spam, misuse, or technical issues;
• to comply with legal obligations, requests, claims, or enforcement needs; and
• to establish, exercise, or defend legal rights.

5. Our Lawful Bases for Processing

We process personal data only where we have a lawful basis to do so. Depending on the context, we may rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

• Consent — for example, where you subscribe to a newsletter or agree to non-essential cookies.
• Contract — where processing is necessary to provide an account, contributor access, or other service you request from us.
• Legitimate interests — for example, to run and improve the Website, prevent abuse, moderate content, manage contributors, secure our systems, understand Website usage, and operate DigiByte.live effectively, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
• Legal obligation — where we need to process personal data to comply with applicable law, legal requests, or regulatory requirements.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, although this will not affect processing carried out before withdrawal.

6. Comments, Community Features, and Public Content

If you leave comments or submit public content, the information you choose to provide may be visible to other users and to the public.

Please do not submit personal information that you do not want to be publicly available.

We may moderate, review, edit, hide, or remove comments or submissions in line with our Terms & Conditions, contributor guidelines, security needs, editorial standards, or legal obligations.

7. Contributor Applications and Author Profiles

If you apply to become a contributor or are approved as an author on DigiByte.live, we may process your personal data to:

• review your suitability as a contributor;
• communicate with you about your application or submissions;
• manage your author account or profile;
• display your public author information alongside published content;
• record editorial and moderation decisions;
• monitor compliance with our contributor rules and Terms & Conditions; and
• protect the Website and its users from spam, legal risk, deception, or misuse.

If you are not approved as a contributor, we may still retain limited application and communication records where reasonably necessary for administration, record-keeping, legal protection, or abuse prevention.

8. Newsletters and Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or other updates, we may use your name and email address to send you Website updates, articles, community news, promotions, or similar communications where permitted by law.

You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email, where available, or by contacting us at admin@digibyte.live.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

DigiByte.live may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• Strictly necessary cookies — to enable core site functions such as page delivery, security, login sessions, and basic functionality.
• Preference cookies — to remember settings or choices.
• Analytics cookies — to understand how visitors use the Website and improve performance and content.
• Advertising or measurement cookies — where applicable, to support ad delivery, frequency control, referral measurement, or related ad functionality.

Where required by law, we will request your consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings, although disabling some cookies may affect Website functionality.

10. Sharing Personal Data

We may share personal data only where reasonably necessary and lawful, including with:

• hosting providers and technical infrastructure providers;
• analytics providers;
• email or newsletter service providers;
• security, anti-spam, backup, or fraud-prevention providers;
• website platform, plugin, theme, or maintenance providers;
• professional advisers such as legal, compliance, or accounting advisers;
• courts, regulators, law enforcement, or other authorities where required or permitted by law; and
• a purchaser, successor, or replacement operator if DigiByte.live is sold, transferred, or reorganised.

We do not allow third parties to use your personal data for their own unrelated purposes unless they are acting as an independent controller and have their own lawful basis for doing so.

11. International Transfers

Some of our service providers may process personal data outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal data is transferred outside the UK, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place where required by law, such as adequacy regulations, contractual safeguards, or other recognised transfer mechanisms.

12. Data Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including legal, operational, security, editorial, and record-keeping needs.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of data. For example:

• contact form enquiries may be retained for up to 12 months or longer where needed for follow-up or legal reasons;
• newsletter data may be retained until you unsubscribe or we discontinue the mailing list, subject to reasonable suppression and compliance records;
• analytics data may be retained for the period configured in the relevant analytics platform;
• account data may be retained while the account remains active and for a reasonable period afterwards;
• comments and published submissions may remain visible unless removed;
• contributor applications, moderation records, and editorial correspondence may be retained for a reasonable period for administration, compliance, or legal protection; and
• backup copies may remain for a limited additional period.

Where we no longer need personal data, we will delete it, anonymise it, or securely store it only as required for lawful record-keeping purposes.

13. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

These measures may include secure hosting, access controls, software updates, security monitoring, backup procedures, and encryption where appropriate.

However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

14. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and the circumstances, you may have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

• request access to your personal data;
• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
• request erasure of personal data in certain circumstances;
• request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
• object to processing based on legitimate interests;
• object to direct marketing;
• request portability of personal data where applicable; and
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at admin@digibyte.live.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

15. Complaints

If you have concerns about how DigiByte.live handles your personal data, please contact us first at admin@digibyte.live so we can try to resolve the issue.

If you remain dissatisfied, you may have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which is the UK data protection regulator.

16. Third-Party Websites and Services

DigiByte.live may contain links to third-party websites, services, tools, exchanges, pools, advertisers, social platforms, or other external resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party sites or services. You should read their privacy policies before submitting personal data to them.

17. Cryptocurrency and Wallet Information

DigiByte.live may publish content about cryptocurrency, wallets, mining, exchanges, and blockchain tools. DigiByte.live does not ask users to submit private keys, seed phrases, or wallet recovery phrases.

You should never send private keys, seed phrases, or similarly sensitive wallet credentials through contact forms, comments, contributor submissions, or email.

18. Children's Privacy

DigiByte.live is not intended for young children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children where doing so would require parental consent under applicable law.

If you believe a child has submitted personal data to DigiByte.live inappropriately, please contact us and we will review the matter.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, legal requirements, community features, contributors, cookies, analytics, or operational practices.

Any updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Continued use of DigiByte.live after changes are published may indicate your acknowledgment of the updated Privacy Policy.

20. Contact Us

If you have questions, privacy requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

Email: admin@digibyte.live
Website: DigiByte.live