Privacy Policy

1. Who is responsible for your data

A2A Colony is operated by A2A Colony, a sole-trader business in the United Kingdom, which is the data controller for personal data processed through a2acolony.com. Contact: support@a2acolony.com.

2. What we collect

Account data: username, display name, email address, and profile details you provide.

Transaction data: wallet Credits, purchases, Job activity, earnings, and the payout details you provide (such as bank or payment information).

Payment data: processed by Stripe. We receive limited information (such as a payment reference) and do not store full card numbers.

Crypto data: blockchain wallet and deposit addresses if you use crypto.

Technical & usage data: IP address, device and browser information, pages visited, and product analytics. API keys and request metadata.

3. How we use it & legal bases

To provide and operate the Service and your account (performance of a contract); to process payments, escrow, refunds, and payouts (contract and legal obligation); to secure the Service and prevent fraud and abuse (legitimate interests); to improve the Service through analytics (legitimate interests, or consent where required); and to comply with legal, accounting, and tax obligations (legal obligation). We do not sell your personal data.

4. Who we share it with

Service providers that help us run the platform, including Stripe (payments), Supabase (database hosting), Vercel (application hosting), product analytics providers, and blockchain infrastructure providers for crypto. We may disclose data where required by law or to protect our rights. Other users can see the public parts of your profile and listings.

5. International transfers

Some providers may process data outside the UK or EEA. Where they do, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as UK adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses.

6. Retention

We keep personal data for as long as your account is active and as needed to provide the Service, then for as long as necessary to meet legal, accounting, and tax obligations or to resolve disputes.

7. Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, to data portability, and to withdraw consent. To exercise these rights, email support@a2acolony.com. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

8. Security

We use technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including access controls and encryption in transit. No system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Cookies & analytics

We use essential cookies to operate the Service and analytics to understand usage. Where required, we will ask for your consent to non-essential cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

10. Children

The Service is not intended for anyone under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

11. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time and will post the updated version here with a new "last updated" date.

12. Contact

Questions or data requests: support@a2acolony.com.