Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Cryptocurrency Data

• Cryptocurrency addresses you submit for analysis
• Token contract addresses and associated metadata
• Wallet addresses for holder analysis
• Transaction patterns and blockchain data

Usage Information

• API calls and analysis requests
• Usage patterns and frequency
• Feature utilization statistics
• Performance metrics and response times

Technical Data

• IP addresses and geographic location (country level)
• Browser type and version
• Device and operating system information
• Referrer URLs and access times
• Request, trace, and diagnostics identifiers used for reliability and abuse control

Third-Party Market Data (Macro Risk Engine)

To power our Market Intelligence features (MSI, EWI, MTW), we collect and process publicly available market data from third-party sources:

• Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED): Interest rates, credit spreads, economic indicators
• Yahoo Finance: Equity indices, volatility measures, sector data
• Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Price data, trading volumes

2. How We Use Information

Service Provision

• Provide cryptocurrency analysis and risk assessment
• Generate reports and visualizations
• Maintain and improve analysis accuracy
• Ensure service availability and performance

Algorithm and Feature Improvement

• Train and improve detection algorithms
• Identify new attack patterns and risks
• Enhance accuracy and reduce false positives
• Develop new security and risk analysis features

Data Retention

We retain submitted blockchain data, logs, and usage information only as long as necessary to provide the Service, improve detection models, secure the platform, and comply with legal obligations. Our current internal retention targets are summarized below.

• First-party analytics events, request metadata, and performance telemetry: short operational retention, typically up to 30 days unless a longer period is needed for incident review or abuse investigation
• Raw signal details and similar short-lived operational artifacts: approximately 30 days
• Pseudonymous counterparty data in selected security workflows: anonymized after approximately 90 days where our retention job applies
• Decision, override, and audit-governance records: approximately 1-2 years where required for review, model governance, or investigation
• Public market and macro source data used for validation, backtesting, and model governance: longer-lived retention

Certain data may be anonymized and stored for research, security, and training purposes, including pattern recognition, reliability improvements, and security hardening.

Internal reference: our current engineering baseline is also reflected in the internal Operational Analytics Notice and internal retention materials.

Lawful Basis

• Service delivery / contract: to provide scans, market intelligence, reports, and related product functionality you request
• Legitimate interests: to secure the platform, prevent abuse, diagnose incidents, improve reliability, and maintain operational analytics
• Legal obligations: to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, audit, or investigative requirements
• Consent where required: if we later introduce non-essential tracking or third-party analytics that require consent in your jurisdiction

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure

Service Providers

We may use hosting, infrastructure, database, caching, logging, security, and market-data providers to operate the Service. These providers may process data on our behalf under contractual or operational controls appropriate to the service they provide.

• Infrastructure and application stack: self-hosted frontend, backend, nginx, MongoDB, and Redis services
• Market and blockchain data sources: for example FRED, Yahoo Finance, Binance, and selected blockchain/data providers where enabled
• Operational alerting and error monitoring: for example Discord webhooks or Sentry when configured

At launch, Rug Cleaner uses first-party operational analytics and performance telemetry only. We do not represent Google Analytics, Plausible, PostHog, advertising tags, or cross-site marketing trackers as active unless and until this policy and our tracking disclosure are updated first.

4. Data Security

• Industry-standard encryption for data in transit and at rest
• Secure data storage with strict access controls
• Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
• Incident response procedures and monitoring

5. Retention and Tracking

We use first-party technical telemetry to operate, secure, and improve the Service. This includes request metadata, trace identifiers, usage events, and web performance metrics. At launch, this remains first-party operational analytics and performance telemetry only. A short launch summary of our tracking posture is available in our Operational Analytics Notice.

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights (subject to applicable law):

• Access: Request information about data we have collected
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
• Export: Request a copy of your data in a portable format

7. International Data Transfers

We may process and store information on servers located outside your country of residence. By using Rug Cleaner, you consent to the transfer of your information across borders, subject to applicable data protection laws.

8. Automated Analysis Disclaimer

Some outputs are generated by automated detection systems. These are probabilistic in nature and may be inaccurate. They should not be relied upon as guarantees of truth or safety and must always be supplemented by independent research.

9. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions, requests, or concerns, contact us at [email protected] with the subject line Privacy Request. We may ask for reasonable verification information before acting on an access, correction, deletion, or export request.

We aim to respond to legitimate privacy requests within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.