Last updated: August 29, 2026
1. Introduction
Nakamoto.be ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use our website, our services, and our tools, including the CryptoLegacy Scanner.
As an association de fait based in Uccle, Belgium, we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Belgian data protection laws.
2. Data Controller
Data Controller: Nakamoto.be Association de fait Based in Uccle, Belgium Email: [email protected]
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Contact information (name, email address)
- Information provided during meetup registrations
- Comments or messages you send to us
- Newsletter subscription data
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
What we collect automatically depends on whether you accepted optional analytics in the cookie banner.
Without your consent, we collect only aggregate, non-identifying page view counts through a cookieless measurement tool. This does not build a profile of you and cannot recognise you on a later visit.
If you accept optional analytics, we additionally collect:
- Pages visited, referring page, and time spent on the site
- Clicks and other on-page interactions, including session recordings
- Browser type and version, operating system, and device information
- Approximate location derived from your IP address
Section 11 lists the specific tools involved and how to change your choice at any time.
3.3 Information from Third Parties
- Information from meetup platforms (if you register through external services)
- Social media information (if you interact with us on social platforms)
3.4 Information Processed via CryptoLegacy Scanner (Google User Data)
When you use our CryptoLegacy Scanner tool, we process specific data accessed via the Google Gmail API:
- Scope: We access your Gmail data in "Read-Only" mode (
gmail.readonly). - Data Accessed: We analyze email headers, sender addresses, subject lines, and metadata to identify interactions with cryptocurrency platforms.
- Volatile Processing: This data is processed in volatile memory or locally on your device to generate the audit report. We do not store, save, or retain the content of your emails on our servers.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on:
- Consent: When you voluntarily provide information, subscribe to services, accept optional analytics in the cookie banner, or authorize the CryptoLegacy Scanner via OAuth. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legitimate Interest: For cookieless, aggregate measurement of how our website is used, and for keeping the site secure.
- Contract Performance: When providing requested services or information.
5. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal data to:
- Provide information about Bitcoin inheritance
- Organize and communicate about meetups
- Send newsletters (with your consent)
- Improve our website and services
- Respond to your inquiries
- Comply with legal obligations
- Generate Audit Reports: Specifically for CryptoLegacy Scanner users, to list identified digital asset platforms.
6. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with:
6.1 Service Providers
Third-party services that help us operate our website and services:
| Provider | Purpose | Location |
|---|---|---|
| OVH | Website hosting | European Union |
| Ahrefs | Cookieless audience measurement | European Union |
| Amplitude | Product analytics and session replay (only with your consent) | United States |
| HubSpot | Contact and newsletter forms, visitor analytics (only with your consent) | European Union (EU1 region) |
| Fillout | Booking form | United States |
We do not use Google Analytics.
6.2 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required by law or to:
- Comply with legal process
- Protect our rights or property
- Ensure user safety
- Prevent fraud or illegal activities
6.3 No Sharing of Google User Data
Notwithstanding the above, data obtained via the Google Gmail API (for CryptoLegacy Scanner) is never shared with third parties, advertising platforms, or data brokers. It is used solely for the user-facing feature of generating the report.
7. International Data Transfers
Two of our service providers are located outside the European Economic Area (EEA): Amplitude and Fillout, both in the United States. These transfers rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses together with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
The Amplitude transfer happens only if you accept optional analytics. If you reject, no analytics data leaves the EEA. The Fillout transfer happens only if you open and submit the booking form.
Our hosting, cookieless measurement, and form processing (HubSpot EU1) all take place inside the European Union.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy:
- Contact information: Until you request deletion or unsubscribe
- Website analytics: 14 months maximum, and only where you accepted optional analytics
- Your cookie choice: 12 months, after which we ask again
- Meetup information: 2 years after the last meetup attendance
- Legal compliance: As required by applicable laws
- CryptoLegacy Scanner Data: Zero Retention. Data accessed via the Gmail API is discarded immediately after the audit session is closed or the report is generated. We do not store this data on our servers.
9. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
9.1 Access
Right to know what personal data we have about you
9.2 Rectification
Right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
9.3 Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten")
Right to request deletion of your personal data
9.4 Restriction of Processing
Right to limit how we use your data
9.5 Data Portability
Right to receive your data in a portable format
9.6 Objection
Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests
9.7 Withdrawal of Consent
Right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
10. How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at:
- Email: [email protected], or [email protected]
- Subject line: "Data Protection Request"
We will respond within one month of receiving your request, as required by Article 12(3) GDPR. If your request is complex, we may extend this by up to two further months and will tell you why within that first month.
To withdraw consent for cookies specifically, you do not need to contact us: use the button on our Cookies Policy page.
11. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We set no non-essential cookie before you agree to it. On your first visit, a banner asks whether you accept optional analytics, with Accept and Reject offered equally.
11.1 Without your consent
nak_cookie_consent, which records your own choice so we do not have to ask again for 12 months- Ahrefs Web Analytics, which is cookieless and stores nothing on your device
11.2 Only with your consent
- Amplitude (
AMP_*): product analytics and session replay - HubSpot (
hubspotutk,__hstc,__hssc,__hssrc): form handling and visitor analytics - Our own audience measurement (
pa_sid): a session identifier kept for 30 days
11.3 Changing your choice
You can withdraw or grant consent at any time from our Cookies Policy, which carries a button that reopens the banner. Withdrawing consent also deletes the cookies listed in 11.2 from your device.
Our Cookies Policy sets out each cookie's purpose and duration in full.
12. Security Measures
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data:
- Encryption of data in transit and at rest
- Regular security assessments
- Access controls and authentication
- Staff training on data protection
13. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.
14. Data Breach Notification
In case of a personal data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will:
- Notify the Belgian Data Protection Authority within 72 hours
- Inform affected individuals without undue delay
- Take immediate measures to contain the breach
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on our website with an updated "Last updated" date. Significant changes will be communicated via email to registered users.
16. Contact Information
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices:
Data Protection Contact: Nakamoto.be Email: [email protected] Subject: Privacy Policy Inquiry
Belgian Data Protection Authority: Website: www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be Email: [email protected]
17. Google API Services Compliance (CryptoLegacy Scanner)
CryptoLegacy Scanner's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Specifically regarding your Google User Data:
- Limited Use: We only use the
gmail.readonlyscope to scan for specific sender signatures related to digital assets. We do not use this data for any other purpose. - No Transfer: We do not transfer your data to others unless necessary to provide or improve these user-facing features, to comply with applicable law, or as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
- No Advertising: We do not use or transfer your Google User Data for serving advertisements, including retargeting, personalized, or interest-based advertising.
- No Human Interaction: We do not allow humans to read this data unless we have your affirmative agreement for specific messages, doing so is necessary for security purposes such as investigating abuse, to comply with applicable law, or for the app's internal operations and even then only when the data have been aggregated and anonymized.
This Privacy Policy is available in English. In case of conflicts between translations, the English version shall prevail.