Privacy Policy
IQ.wiki ("IQ.wiki," "we" or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy.
Last Revised: September 29, 2025
Distributed Machines Inc. ("IQ.wiki," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information about you or associated with you ("personal information") is collected, used, and disclosed by IQ.wiki in connection with our website, software, and related services (the "Service"). This Policy should be read together with our Terms of Service.
Registration & Account Information: When you create an account, we may collect your email address, username, password, date of birth, and other profile information you choose to provide.
Profile & User Content: You may provide additional information in your public profile (username, profile picture, bio). We collect and may publicly display your contributions to articles, edits, comments, and other content you submit to the Service.
Social Media Integration: If you connect your social media accounts (e.g., Facebook, Twitter), we may receive information from those platforms (profile information, profile picture, gender, user ID, age range, language, country, friends list) subject to your privacy settings on those platforms.
Communications: We collect information when you contact us, participate in surveys, contests, promotions, or other interactive features.
Usage Data & Log Files: When you use the Service, we automatically collect information about your device and usage, including IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, referring/exit pages and URLs, pages viewed, links clicked, timestamps, and interaction data.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities and preferences. See Section 8 (Cookies) for more details.
Location Information: We may infer your approximate location from your IP address.
On-Chain Data: We may read publicly available blockchain data associated with wallet addresses you connect to the Service to power features.
We may receive information about you from third-party services, social media platforms, analytics providers, advertising networks, and other partners.
We use the information we collect to:
We may use your contributions, public Service data, and usage information to develop, train, evaluate, and improve AI/ML models and features of the Service. AI-generated outputs may be inaccurate, non-unique, or similar to outputs generated for other users. You should verify any facts before relying on AI-generated content.
Your profile information (username, profile picture, bio) and contributions to articles are publicly visible by default and may be indexed by search engines. Your name and contributions may appear in article histories, leaderboards, and other public areas of the Service.
We share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and service providers who perform services on our behalf (hosting, analytics, email delivery, customer support, content moderation) under reasonable confidentiality obligations.
We may share information with companies owned by or under common ownership with Distributed Machines Inc.
We may share information with business partners who offer services jointly with us (co-sponsored contests or promotions).
We may disclose information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or government requests; to enforce our Terms; to protect the rights, property, or safety of IQ.wiki, our users, or the public; and to detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues.
We may share or transfer information in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, financing, bankruptcy, or similar transaction.
We may share information for other purposes with your consent or at your direction.
We may share aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify you.
You may update, correct, or delete your account information by logging into your account or contacting us at [email protected]. Due to the collaborative nature of the Service, we may not be able to delete content you have posted to public areas, but we may be able to anonymize it.
You may opt out of promotional emails by clicking "unsubscribe" in those emails. You cannot opt out of service-related messages (account verification, security notices, changes to the Service).
You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. See Section 8 for details.
We do not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with applicable data protection laws, you may have additional rights, including the right to access, correct, delete, restrict processing, object to processing, and data portability. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].
California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). See Section 10 for details.
We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Even after account deletion, some information may remain in backups, logs, or as part of the public article history.
We use commercially reasonable physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect your information. However, we do not currently encrypt all transmissions to or from the Service. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you are uncomfortable with unencrypted transmission, please do not submit personal information to us.
In the event of a data breach, we will take reasonable steps to investigate and, where required by law, notify affected individuals and take other appropriate action.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
| Category | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Necessary | Essential for the Service to function (e.g., authentication, security). |
| Preferences | Remember your settings and preferences. |
| Performance | Analyze usage, monitor performance, and improve the Service. |
| Marketing | Deliver and measure advertising, build interest profiles, and show relevant ads. |
We may allow third-party companies (including our affiliates) to use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of the Service and other sites/apps. These companies may use this information to measure ad performance, deliver more relevant ads, and prevent fraud.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings or opt out of interest-based advertising by visiting http://aboutads.info or http://www.youronlinechoices.eu.
The Service is not intended for children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA/UK or other jurisdictions with higher age requirements). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the applicable age. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will delete it. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us at [email protected].
California residents have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
To exercise these rights, email us at [email protected] with "California Privacy Request" in the subject line. We will verify your identity before processing your request.
Personal Information We Collect (Categories):
Sources: Directly from you, automatically from your use of the Service, from third parties (social media, analytics providers).
Purposes: See Section 2 (How We Use Your Information).
Disclosure: We may disclose information to service providers, affiliates, business partners, and as required by law (see Section 4).
Sale/Sharing: We do not "sell" personal information in the traditional sense. We may "share" information with advertising partners for cross-context behavioral advertising (California law may consider this a "sale"). You may opt out by emailing [email protected].
Retention: See Section 6 (Data Retention).
For more information, see the California Attorney General's CCPA information: https://www.oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa
If you access the Service from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from your jurisdiction. By using the Service, you consent to such transfers.
For users in the EEA/UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international data transfers (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses) where required.
The Service may contain links to third-party websites, apps, and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. Please review their privacy policies before providing them with information.
EU users may report privacy concerns or allegedly illegal content via in-product DSA tools or by emailing [email protected]. We will review reports, take appropriate action, and provide a statement of reasons with appeal rights where required. If we lack an EU establishment, we will appoint an EU representative and publish details as required.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will provide notice (e.g., by posting a notice on the Service or sending you an email). Your continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Distributed Machines Inc. (IQ.wiki)
2300 West Sahara Ave, Suite 800, PMB 214
Las Vegas, NV 89102
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