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Mining is open to everyone. There are two types of licenses.
Basic Mining License
This is for anyone who would like to participate in mining Shakti Coin with a computer (PC or Mac) that can access the Shakti Coin website via the internet. (See Shakti Coin mining terms and conditions for exact system requirements)
Power Mining Licenses
For more technically advanced miners, we have four different options for Tier 1, 2, 3, and 4 Data Centers.
Although mining is open to everyone in the network, the number of slots will be limited by region. Pre-Registering as a Shakti Coin Miner now will ensure your mining rights once Shakti Coin launches.
A limited number of mining slots have been allocated per region globally. This is to ensure that global mining of Shakti Coin is not monopolized by any one region, organization, or individual. Each miner's location is protected (please read our privacy policy). If your region is not currently offering mining slots at your level, then we encourage you to check back regularly. Regional mining quotas are frequently being updated as the network expands. Don’t worry, there will be enough to go around.
We want to avoid the situation where one organization, government, or region is able to dominate the mining of Shakti Coin globally. We are focused on working with local miners to build a broad global-mining community while ensuring that there is enough volume to keep each miner financially motivated. Given this, we have placed quotas on the number of miners allowed per region. These limits will be carefully monitored and expanded as the network grows.
The biggest factor in determining the success of this project is awareness. As a grassroots organization with a limited media budget for advertising, we rely on word of mouth. That leaves you. We rely on word of mouth. We need your help to get the word out. Invite friends to join and start earning Shakti Coin bounties right now. Make sure they use your personal invitation link and/or your personal referral code. Please invite responsibly (i.e., do not spam people with invites).
We would like the Shakti Coin network to be built by active participants, not passive investors. Our goal is to organically grow the Shakti Coin Network within our own community of miners. The fee required to register as a miner will offset administrative and recruitment costs required to grow the network in a manner that is compliant with existing national regulations as well as KYC, AML and CTF best practices.
During the pre-launch phase, we are offering rewards to early adopters who help us get the project moving. The Genesis Bounty is a sum of Shakti Coins that are pre-loaded into each wallet the moment it is created. For a basic wallet registered today, the sum is SXE 1,000 (equivalent of USD $5,000). Miners and Merchants receive larger Genesis Bounties. The coins are included in the wallet holders account but cannot be used until one of two conditions are met.
Maturity
After 84 months (seven years) the Genesis Bounty will automatically be unlocked and available for the wallet holder to use as they wish, provided that they are still actively participating in the network.
Referrals
The wallet holder can unlock their Genesis Bounty sooner by successfully referring other people into the network. Each person the wallet holder successfully refers will reduce the waiting period by one month (see referral terms and conditions).
Today, the Shakti Coin network software is capable of processing 10,000 transactions per second and we expect to grow that by a factor of ten as the network expands. Each of these transactions will need to be verified by a Shakti Coin Miner who will receive a payment for the verification. Only registered Shakti Coin Miners will be able to validate Shakti transactions and collect mining fees.
Blockchain-based, digital currencies have the potential to do great good for society. But to do that, we feel they must first work in compliance with the laws that govern society. Other digital currencies have sought to circumvent local regulations or just ignore them altogether. We take a different route. While we many not agree with each country’s regulations regarding digital currency, we feel nonetheless obligated to comply with them. Particularly laws designed to protect society from organized crime, terrorism, and fraud. That is why we support anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism funding (CTF), and know your customer (KYC) best practices. We hope you do too. Achieving compliance on a global scale is an enormous undertaking, but one that we feel we must embrace. With our success, blockchain-based, digital currencies like Shakti Coin will have earned the right to exist and flourish as a mainstream means of exchange.
All mining fees collected will be used to launch Shakti Coin with full compliance to each nation’s regulations. The more miners that join the Shakti Coin ecosystem the faster that will happen. Five main areas of focus will be: (1) regulatory compliance on a nation-by-nation basis, (2) ongoing technical development of the platform, (3) recruitment of participants, (4) outreach to partners, and (5) increased global awareness for the project.
Yes, we have specifically designed Shakti Coin as a non-security to comply with SEC regulations. And then we took it one step further. August 30, 2018 we filed a no-action letter with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). By doing so we are requesting that the SEC review Shakti Coin and confirm its compliance with Federal Law. Although not required, we see this voluntary submission as a symbol of our desire for transparency and legal compliance in every market Shakti serves. You can view the letter here.
The Shakti Coin project is the result of a global grassroots movement. There was no one person who invented the concept. The idea for Shakti evolved over a few years and many discussions. No one individual can lay claim to the idea. The first members of the group referred to themselves as “Two Guys from the Milky Way”. They framed the problem and attracted more and more people who contributed to the solution with ideas and finances. It’s worth noting that none of these people were professional investors. They represent a cross section of individuals from all walks of life who were mostly drawn to the project for ideological reasons.
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Mining Software License 1.04
SXE M101 Mining End User License Agreement
This Mining License Agreement, including the Order Form which by this reference is incorporated herein (this “Agreement”), is a binding agreement between SXE Network Operations LLC, a Wyoming Limited Liability Corporation with offices located at 1621 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001 (”Licensor”) and the person or entity identified on the Order Form as the licensee of the Software (”Licensee”).
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This Agreement may only be amended, modified, or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power, or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege.
If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the word “or” is not exclusive; and (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto,” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Sections, Annexes, Schedules, and Exhibits refer to the Sections of, and Annexes, Schedules, and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument, or other document means such agreement, instrument, or other document as amended, supplemented, and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Order Form and all Annexes referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein.
The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
ANNEX 1
AUTHORIZED USER TERMS OF USE
These Software Terms of Use (”Terms of Use”) govern your use of the SXE Mining software (the “Software”), including all user manuals, technical manuals, and any other materials provided by Licensor, in printed, electronic, or other form, that describe the Software or its use or specifications (the “Documentation”) provided to you (”you” or “your”) for use pursuant to and subject to a software license agreement (the “Software License Agreement”) between SXE Network Operations, LLC (”Licensor”) and your employer or other person or entity who owns or otherwise lawfully controls the computer on which the Software is installed (”Licensee”).
BY CLICKING THE “ACCEPT” BUTTON YOU: (i) REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE DULY AUTHORIZED BY LICENSEE TO ACCESS AND USE THE SOFTWARE; AND (ii) ACCEPT THESE AUTHORIZED USER TERMS AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT CLICK THE “ACCEPT” BUTTON AND YOU WILL HAVE NO LICENSE TO, AND MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE, THE SOFTWARE.
1. License Grant. Subject to your strict compliance with these Terms of Use, Licensor hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, limited license to use the Software solely in accordance with the Documentation, as installed on the equipment provided by Licensee and for Licensee’s internal business purposes. The foregoing license will terminate immediately on the earlier to occur of:
(a) the expiration or earlier termination of the Software License Agreement between Licensor and Licensee; or
(b) your ceasing to be authorized by Licensee to use the Software for any or no reason.
2. Use Restrictions. You shall not, directly or indirectly:
(a) use the Software or Documentation except as set forth in Section 1;
(b) copy the Software or Documentation, in whole or in part;
(c) modify, translate, adapt, or otherwise create derivative works or improvements, whether or not patentable, of the Software or any part thereof;
(d) combine the Software or any part thereof with, or incorporate the Software or any part thereof in, any other programs;
(e) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of the Software or any part thereof;
(f) remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices included on or in the Software or Documentation, including any copy thereof;
(g) rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, assign, distribute, publish, transfer, or otherwise provide any access to or use of the Software or any features or functionality of the Software, for any reason, to any other person or entity, including any subcontractor, independent contractor, affiliate, or service provider of Licensee, whether or not over a network and whether or not on a hosted basis, including in connection with the internet, web hosting, wide area network (WAN), virtual private network (VPN), virtualization, time-sharing, service bureau, software as a service, cloud, or other technology or service;
(h) use the Software or Documentation in, or in association with, the design, construction, maintenance, or operation of any hazardous environments or systems, including:
(i) power generation systems;
(ii) aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control systems, or any other transport management systems;
(iii) safety-critical applications, including medical or life-support systems, vehicle operation applications, or any police, fire, or other safety response systems; and
(iv) military or aerospace applications, weapons systems, or environments.
(i) use the Software or Documentation in violation of any law, regulation, or rule; or
(j) use the Software or Documentation for purposes of competitive analysis of the Software, the development of a competing software product or service, or any other purpose that is to the Licensor’s commercial disadvantage.
3. Collection and Use of Information.
(a) Licensor may, directly or indirectly through the services of others, collect and store information regarding use of the Software and about equipment on which the Software is installed or through which it otherwise is accessed and used, by means of (i) providing maintenance and support services and (ii) security measures included in the Software as described in Section 3.
(b) You agree that the Licensor may use such information for any purpose related to any use of the Software by you, including but not limited to: (i) improving the performance of the Software or developing updates; and verifying compliance with the terms of this Agreement and enforcing Licensor’s rights, including all intellectual property rights in and to the Software.
5. Intellectual Property Rights. You acknowledge that the Software is provided under license, and not sold, to you. You do not acquire any ownership interest in the Software under this Agreement, or any other rights to the Software other than to use the Software in accordance with the license granted under this Agreement, subject to all terms, conditions, and restrictions. Licensor reserves and shall retain its entire right, title, and interest in and to the Software and all intellectual property rights arising out of or relating to the Software, subject to the license expressly granted to the Licensee in this Agreement. You shall use commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard all Software (including all copies thereof) from infringement, misappropriation, theft, misuse, or unauthorized access.
6. Disclaimer of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL LICENSOR OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY USE, INTERRUPTION, DELAY, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE. YOU ARE PROVIDED THE SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LICENSOR AND LICENSEE, SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF LICENSEE AND AT LICENSEE’S DISCRETION. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THAT AGREEMENT INCLUDING ANY RIGHTS TO ENFORCE ANY OF ITS TERMS. ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY LICENSOR OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR LICENSORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, MAY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE SHALL BE SOLELY TO LICENSEE PURSUANT TO THAT AGREEMENT AND SUBJECT TO ALL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH THEREIN.
7. Export Regulation. The Software may be subject to US export control laws, including the US Export Administration Act and its associated regulations. You shall not, directly or indirectly, export, re-export, or release the Software to, or make the Software or Documentation accessible from, any jurisdiction or country to which export, re-export, or release is prohibited by law, rule, or regulation. You shall comply with all applicable federal laws, regulations, and rules, and complete all required undertakings (including obtaining any necessary export license or other governmental approval), prior to exporting, re-exporting, releasing, or otherwise making the Software available outside the US.
8. Governing Law. These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Wyoming without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Wyoming or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Wyoming.
ANNEX 2
DATA PROCESSOR AGREEMENT
DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of this Agreement:
“Applicable Data Protection law” means any EU and Irish law which may apply to the terms of this Agreement and which may vary from time to time;
“Data Controller” and “Data Processor” shall have the meanings as set out in Article 4(7) and (8) respectively of EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (the “GDPR”);
“Data Protection Commissioner” (DPC) is the supervisory authority for the purposes of Article 51 of the GDPR;
“Data Subject” means an individual who is the subject of Personal Data;
“Personal Data” shall have the meaning set out in Article 4(1) of the GDPR;
“Prompt Notice” shall mean 24 hours unless otherwise expressly stated in this agreement;
“Special Category Data” shall have the meaning set out in Article 9(1) of the GDPR;
“Third Country” shall mean a location outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), the EEA being: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
This Agreement, including these definitions and its recitals and schedules, only relates to the Agreement and does not incorporate commercial business terms established by the parties under separate commercial arrangements.
WHEREAS:
The Data Controller and the Data Processor acknowledge that for the purposes of the Applicable Data Protection Law (as amended) Licensor is the Data Controller and Licensee is the Data Processor in respect of any Personal Data.
The Data Controller and the Data Processor are parties to the Agreement for the provision described on the Order Form. In connection with the Service Agreement, certain Personal Data concerning Data Subjects (both as defined below) may be transferred from the Data Controller to the Data Processor. This Data Processor Agreement is intended to govern such transfers.
TERMS:
The parties agree that:
1.1 The Data Processor shall process Personal Data only for the purposes of carrying out their obligations arising under the Agreement.
1.2 The Data Controller shall instruct the Data Processor to process the Personal Data in any manner that may reasonably be required in order for the Data Processor to carry out the processing in compliance with this Agreement and in compliance with Applicable Data Protection law.
1.3 The details of the transfer and of the Personal Data are specified in the Documentation. The parties agree that the Documentation may contain confidential business information which they will not disclose to third parties, except as required by law or in response to a competent regulatory or government agency, or as required by law.
1.4 This Data Processor Agreement shall continue for no less a term than the term of the Agreement.
1.5 The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to each other under this Data Processor Agreement shall survive any termination of the Agreement.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE:
To the extent required by law or regulation:
2.1.1 The Data Processor shall co-operate with the DPC in connection with any
activities performed by the Data Processor;
2.1.2 The Data Processor shall give prompt notice to the Data Controller of any development that may have a material impact on the Data Processor’s ability to perform services effectively under this Agreement and in compliance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER:
The Data Controller warrants and undertakes that:
3.1 The Personal Data has been collected, processed and transferred in accordance with the GDPR and all Applicable Data Protection law.
3.2 It has used reasonable efforts to determine that the Data Processor is able to satisfy its legal obligations under this Agreement.
3.3 It will respond to enquiries from Data Subjects and the DPC concerning processing of the Personal Data by the Data Controller, unless the parties have agreed that the Data Processor will so respond, in which case the Data Controller will still respond to the extent reasonably possible and with the information reasonably available to it if the Data Processor is unwilling or unable to respond. Responses will be made within a reasonable time and in accordance with the Applicable Data Protection law.
3.4 The Data Controller will not require the Data Processor to process data in a manner governed by Article 37(1) of the GDPR without first giving express notice.
3.5 It will make available, upon request, a copy of this Data Processor Agreement to Data Subjects who are relevant to the processing, the subject matter of this Data Processor Agreement, unless this Data Processor Agreement contains confidential information, in which case it may redact such information. The Data Controller shall abide by a decision of the DPC regarding access to the full text of this Data Processor Agreement by Data Subjects, as long as Data Subjects have agreed to respect the confidentiality of the confidential information removed. The Data Controller shall also provide a copy of this Data Processor Agreement to the DPC where required.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE DATA PROCESSOR:
The Data Processor warrants and undertakes that:
4.1 It will comply with all applicable law including Applicable Data Protection law in its performance of this Agreement.
4.2 It will only process the Personal Data on the instructions of the Data Controller.
4.3 It will not appoint sub-processors to process the Personal Data on its behalf without the prior written approval of the Data Controller.
4.4 Once approved by the Data Controllers, sub-processors will only process the Personal Data on the instructions of the Data Processor and the Data Processor will put in place a legal agreement in writing to govern the sub-processing.
4.5 It will have in place appropriate technical and organizational measures, and all measures pursuant to Article 32 of the GDPR, to protect the confidentiality of the Personal Data and to protect the Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, and which provide a level of security appropriate to the risk represented by the processing and the nature of the data to be protected.
4.6 It will obtain guarantees from any sub-processors processing the Personal Data, that they will have in place appropriate technical and organizational measures, and all measures pursuant to Article 32 of the GDPR, to protect the confidentiality of the Personal Data and to protect the Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, and which provide a level of security appropriate to the risk represented by the processing and the nature of the data to be protected.
4.7 It will have in place procedures so that any individual party it authorizes to have access to the Personal Data, including employees of the Data Processor, will respect and maintain the confidentiality and security of the Personal Data. Any person acting under the authority of the Data Processor shall be obligated to process the Personal Data only on instructions from the Data Processor. This provision does not apply to persons authorized or required by law or regulation to have access to the Personal Data.
4.8 It will not disclose any Personal Data to a third party in any circumstances other than at the specific written request of the Data Controller, unless such disclosure is necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Agreement or is required by applicable law.
4.9 It will notify the Data Controller of any request for information by the DPC and will not disclose any Personal Data without the prior consent of the Data Controller.
4.10 It will notify the Data Controller of any complaint, notice or communication received which relates directly or indirectly to the processing of the Personal Data, or other connected activities, or which relates directly or indirectly to the compliance of the Data Processor and/or the Data Controller with relevant applicable law including Applicable Data Protection law.
4.11 It will give the Data Controller prompt notice of a Personal Data breach or a potential data breach, once becoming aware of same, and the Data Processor will cooperate with the Data Controller in implementing any appropriate action concerning the breach or the potential breach as the case may be, including corrective actions.
4.12 It will delete from its systems all soft copies of any Personal Data and delete all soft and hard copy documentation on the completion of the Agreement or on request from the Data Controller and will do so in a timely manner, giving a written confirmation of same having been done. The only exception to this shall be where the Data Processor shall have a legitimate reason, which is confirmed by the Data Controller, to continue to process particular data or where it is legally required to maintain data records.
4.13 Without prejudice to other legal provisions concerning the Data Subject’s right to compensation and the liability of the parties generally, as well as legal provisions concerning fines and penalties, the Data Processor will carry full liability in the instance where it or its sub-processor is found to have infringed applicable law including Applicable Data Protection law through his processing of the Personal Data.
4.14 The Licensee has no reason to believe, at the time of entering into this Agreement, of the existence of any reason that would have a substantial adverse effect on the guarantees provided for under this Agreement, and it will inform the Data Controller (which will pass such notification on to the DPC where required) if it becomes aware of any such reason.
4.15 The Licensee is authorized to respond to enquiries concerning processing of the Personal Data, and will cooperate in good faith with the Data Controller, the Data Subject and the DPC concerning all such enquiries within a reasonable time.
ANNEX 3
MINING LICENSE RESTRICTIONS
These License Type Restrictions (”Restrictions”) govern your use of the SXE Mining software (the “Software”), including all user manuals, technical manuals, and any other materials provided by Licensor, in printed, electronic, or other form, that describe the Software or its use or specifications (the “Documentation”) provided to you (”you” or “your”) for use pursuant to and subject to a software license agreement (the “Software License Agreement”) between SXE Network Operations, LLC (”Licensor”) and your employer or other person or entity who owns or otherwise lawfully controls the computer on which the Software is installed (”Licensee”).
BY CLICKING THE “ACCEPT” BUTTON YOU: (i) REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE DULY AUTHORIZED BY LICENSEE TO ACCESS AND USE THE SOFTWARE; AND (ii) ACCEPT THESE AUTHORIZED USER TERMS AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT CLICK THE “ACCEPT” BUTTON AND YOU WILL HAVE NO LICENSE TO, AND MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE, THE SOFTWARE. THE FOLLOWING LICENSES WILL BE SELECTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS AND THE LICENSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SELECT THE LICENSEE OF ITS CHOOSING.
T100 POWER MINING LICENSE
(i) The T100 Mining License must run the software from a Tier 1 (or higher) Certified Data Center and
(ii) be a validly registered business
T200 POWER MINING LICENSE
(i) The T200 Mining License must run the software from a Tier 2 (or higher) Certified Data Center and
(ii) be a validly registered business
T300 POWER MINING LICENSE
(i) The T300 Mining License must run the software from a Tier 3 (or higher) Certified Data Center and
(ii) be a validly registered business
T400 POWER MINING LICENSE
(i) The T400 Mining License must run the software from a Tier 4 Certified Data Center and
(ii) be a validly registered business
TERMS & CONDITIONS
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ACCEPTANCE
These Terms and Conditions are entered into by and between You and Swiss Shakti Foundation ("Foundation", "we" or "us"). The following Terms and Conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, these "Terms & Conditions"), govern your access to and use of shakticoin.com, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through shakticoin.com and contributing partner’s site together, the "Website").
Please read the Terms & Conditions carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms & Conditions when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms & Conditions in addition to
our Privacy Policy, found at https://www.shakticoin.com/privacy, incorporated herein by reference;
and
our Cookie Policy, found at https://www.shakticoin.com/cookie, incorporated herein by reference.
If you do not to agree to these Terms & Conditions or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
WEBSITE TERMS
This Website is offered and available to users who are 16 years of age or older for personal use only and not for commercial use. The Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you (i) are 16 years of age or older, (ii) are not barred to use the Website under any applicable law, and (iii) are using the Website only for your own personal use. If you do not meet these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.
CHANGES TO THE TERMS & CONDITIONS
We may revise and update these Terms & Conditions from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately from the moment we post them.
Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms & Conditions means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently, so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
SHAKTICOIN AS A DIGITAL CURRENCY
Swiss Shakti Foundation offers the "Shakticoin", a digital currency (virtual currency), sells this or rights ("tokens") on it and provides services for the Shakticoin. The Shakticoins are scooped on the blockchain programmed by Swiss Shakti Foundation.
The Shakticoin is a pure arithmetic unit, it does not exist physically. The blockchain verifies and seals all transactions made with Shakticoins and thus ensures the correct allocation and recognition of the Shakticoins to the users of the services offered by the Foundation. You have no right to the release or storage of Shakticoins or equivalent as a matter.
The Shakticoin is a medium of exchange, but not money. You have no legal claim against any person or institution for payment of Shakticoins. The Foundation does not give anyone a right to convert Shakticoins into money. The Foundation also makes no representations or warranties regarding the value, the expectation of value and/or the value of the Shakticoins.
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
The source code for the software we develop available for download is an open source software. You agree to be bound by, and comply with, any license agreement that applies to this open source software. You will not indicate that you are associated with us in connection with your use, modifications or distributions of this open source software.
When we host any software and enable you to access and use such software through our websites including this Website, then these terms will apply to such access and use, as well as any license agreements that we may enter into with you.
ACCESSING THE WEBSITE AND ACCOUNT SECURITY
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We do not guarantee that our site or any content on it, will always be available or be interrupted. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users.
You are responsible for:
Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website.
Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms & Conditions and comply with them.
To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register using this Website or otherwise, including, but not limited to, using any features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
You should use particular caution when inputting personal information on to the Website on a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your personal information.
AGGREGATE INFORMATION
We may gather information and statistics collectively about all visitors to this Website which may include the information supplied by you. This information helps us to design and arrange our Web pages in a user-friendly manner and to continually improve our Website to better meet the needs of our Website users. We may share this kind of aggregate data with selected third parties to assist with these purposes. Personal data is processed by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The Website and its entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof), are owned by the Foundation, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms & Conditions permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication or distribution.
If we provide desktop, mobile or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.
You must not:
Modify copies of any materials from this site.
Delete or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.
If you wish to make any use of materials on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to: secretariat@shkaticoin.com.
If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms & Conditions, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms & Conditions is a breach of these Terms & Conditions and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.
TRADEMARKS
The Foundation name, the terms shakticoin, Proof-of-Effort, PoE, the Foundation logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of the Foundation or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Foundation. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
PROHIBITED USES
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms & Conditions. You agree not to use the Website:
In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from Switzerland or other countries).
For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with these Terms & Conditions.
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail", "chain letter" or "spam" or any other similar solicitation.
To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Foundation, Foundation’s employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Foundation or users of the Website or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website.
Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.
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The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
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CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE
We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR VISITS TO THE WEBSITE
All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
LINKING TO THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURES
You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.
LINKS FROM THE WEBSITE
If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS
The owner of the Website is based in Switzerland. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of Switzerland. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside Switzerland, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
WARRANTY, LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
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IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW WHICH MAY INCLUDE FRAUD.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Foundation, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms & Conditions or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, any use of the Website's content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms & Conditions or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms & Conditions and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of Switzerland without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of Switzerland or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms & Conditions or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the Switzerland in the Kanton of Zug although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms & Conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY
No waiver of by the Foundation of any term or condition set forth in these Terms & Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Foundation to assert a right or provision under these Terms & Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms & Conditions will continue in full force and effect.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and the Swiss Shakti Foundation with respect to the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.
COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
This Website is operated by the Foundation. All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to:helpDESk@shkaticoin.com .
Last modified: Jan 13th, 2019
PRIVACY POLICY
WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE DO?
The Site is operated by Swiss Shakti Foundation in Zug, Switzerland.
Swiss Shakti Foundation, in Zug, Switzerland (the "Foundation," "we" or "us") is committed to protecting, respecting your privacy and preventing unauthorized use. The Swiss Shakti Foundation aids families around the world to further their education by way of providing self-propagating incentives with digital currencies through digital wallets payment and services primarily for consumers and commercial enterprises.
The following statements explain the policies we adhere to regarding data collection, information security, and privacy standards. We are committed to maintaining the accuracy, security and privacy of Personal Information in accordance with applicable legislation. Our Privacy Policy is a statement of principles and guidelines concerning the protection of personal data of our patrons, service providers and other individuals ("you").
The data controller responsible for your personal information processed in relation to the Services provided from our Swiss office is the Secretariat of the Foundation (“Swiss Shakti Foundation”, “we”, “us” or “our”). Swiss Shakti Foundation office in the Zug is at: Park Résidence, Industriestrasse 24, CH-6300 Zug, Switzerland.
PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains our approach to any personal information that we might collect from you or which we have obtained about you from a third party and the purposes for which we process your personal information.
This Privacy Policy will inform you of:
the nature of the personal information about you that is processed by us;
your rights in respect of our processing of your personal information; and
how you can request that we delete, update, transfer and/or provide you with access to it.
This Privacy Policy is intended to assist you in making informed decisions when using the Site and our Services and/or to understand how your personal information may be processed by us as a result of providing the Services to others. Please take a moment to read and understand it.
Please also note that this Privacy Policy only applies to the use of your personal information obtained by us, it does not apply to your personal information collected during your communications with third parties.
CONSENT
BY SUBMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION (DATA) TO SWISS SHAKTI FOUNDATION OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND AGENTS, YOU AGREE THAT WE MAY COLLECT, USE AND DISCLOSE SUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND AS PERMITTED OR REQUIRED BY LAW. Subject to legal and contractual requirements, you may refuse or withdraw your consent to certain of the identified purposes at any time by contacting the Swiss Shakti Foundation Chief Privacy Officer. If you refuse or withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you or continue to provide you with certain services or information which may be of value to you. If you provide Swiss Shakti Foundation or our service providers and agents with personal data of another individual, you represent that you have all necessary authority and/or have obtained all necessary consents from such person to enable us to collect, use and disclose such personal data for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
As part of our business operations, we routinely collect and retain information about our clients. This information is necessary for us to be able to provide our services or provide information about our services and company.
Throughout this Policy, we use the term "personal information" to describe information that identifies you or makes you identifiable. We do not consider personal information to include information that has been anonymized so that it does not identify a specific individual.
We will collect and process the following data about you:
Information you give us. This is information about you that you give us by filling in forms on our sites: https://www.shakticoin.com and contributing partner’s site (each a “site” and together, our “sites”) or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. It includes information you provide when you register to use our sites, manage your wallet, participate in discussion boards or other social media functions on our sites, and when you contact us on our sites and when you report a problem with our sites. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, web site Uniform Resource Locator (URL), financial and credit card information, personal description, and free-form text.
Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits to our sites we will automatically collect the following information:
information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL), download errors, length of visits to certain pages.
technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
CHILDREN
Due to the unique nature of Swiss Shakti Foundation’s objective and its activities, we will need to collect and use some children’s personal information. Thus, we are going to require the consent of the parent or guardian of children under 16 in order to process your child’s personal data.
USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION
We use information held about you in the following ways:
Information you give to us. We will use this information:
to ensure that content from our sites is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
to notify you about changes to our service;
to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
Information we collect about you. We will use this information:
as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
to administer our sites and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
Information we receive from other sources. We will combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We will use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
From time to time, Swiss Shakti Foundation may disclose your Personal data to:
service providers, including an organization or individual retained by Swiss Shakti Foundation to perform functions on its behalf, such as marketing, data processing, document management and office services;
an organization or individual retained by Swiss Shakti Foundation to evaluate your creditworthiness or to collect debts outstanding on an account;
a financial institution, on a confidential basis and solely in connection with the assignment of a right to receive payment, the provision of security or other financing arrangements; or
a person who, in the reasonable judgment of Swiss Shakti Foundation, is providing or seeking the information as your agent;
to our insurers and to regulatory agencies such as, Swiss Supervisory Authority of Foundations under Article 88 of the Civil Code, or others in connection with regulatory or other activities relating to the obligations of Swiss Shakti Foundation and its practice of Charitable organizations in Switzerland;
to personnel in Swiss Shakti Foundation, government authorities, insurers, benefits providers, consultants or agents as reasonably required to establish, manage or terminate employment, contractual and partnership relationships; and
any third party or parties, where you consent to such disclosure or where disclosure is required or permitted by law.
PRIVACY RIGHTS
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at helpDESK@shakticoin.com.
Our sites may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, sponsors and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
You have the following rights in relation to the personal information we hold about you. Please note that these rights are subject to certain exemptions which may be applicable to any request you make.
Your right of access
If you ask us, we’ll confirm whether we’re processing your personal information and, subject to any applicable exemptions, provide you with a copy of that personal information (along with certain other details) within the timescales or extended timescales provided for by the GDPR for complex requests, or where applicable, provide you with an explanation as to why we will not be complying with your request. If you require additional copies, we may need to charge a reasonable fee.
Your right to rectification
If the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you’re entitled to have it rectified. If you are entitled to rectification and if we’ve shared your personal information with others, we’ll let them know about the rectification where possible and where this would not involve disproportionate effort. If you ask us, where possible and lawful to do so, we’ll also tell you who we’ve shared your personal information with so that you can contact them directly.
Your right to erasure
You can ask us to delete or remove your personal information in some circumstances such as where we no longer need it or if you withdraw your consent (where applicable because that was the legal basis on which we were processing your personal information). If you are entitled to erasure and if we’ve shared your personal information with others, we’ll take reasonable steps to inform those others where possible and where this would not involve disproportionate effort. If you ask us, where it is possible and lawful for us to do so, we’ll also tell you who we’ve shared your personal information with so that you can contact them directly.
Your right to restrict processing
You can ask us to “block” or suppress the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances such as where you contest the accuracy of that personal information or you object to us. If you are entitled to restriction and if we’ve shared your personal information with others, we’ll let them know about the restriction where it is possible for us to do so. If you ask us, where it is possible and lawful for us to do so, we’ll also tell you who we’ve shared your personal information with so that you can contact them directly.
Your right to data portability
You have the right, in certain circumstances, to obtain personal information you’ve provided us with (in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format) and to reuse it elsewhere or to ask us to transfer this to a third party of your choice.
Your right to object
You can ask us to stop processing your personal information, and we will do so, if we are:
relying on our own or someone else’s legitimate interests to process your personal information, except if we can demonstrate compelling legal grounds for the processing; or
processing your personal information for direct marketing.
Your rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision when it’s based on automatic processing, including profiling, if it produces a legal effect or similarly significantly affects you, unless such profiling is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between you and us.
Your right to withdraw consent
If we rely on your consent (or explicit consent) as our legal basis for processing your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
Your right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
If you have a concern about any aspect of Swiss Shakti Foundation’s privacy practices, including the way we’ve handled your personal information, you can report it to Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA (“FINMA”) . You can find details about how to do this on the FINMA website at https://www.finma.ch/en/finma-public/reporting-information/ or by calling their office on +41 31 327 91 00.
If you want to exercise any of these rights you can do so by contacting us.
WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND HOW LONG DO WE KEEP IT?
The data that we collect from you will be transferred to, and stored at, a destination inside the European Economic Area (”EEA”). It will be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. This includes staff engaged in, among other things, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any web-based payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology.
Regarding personal information we have processed as part of providing the Services to you, we will retain relevant personal information for at least six years from the date of our last interaction with you and in compliance with our obligations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (or similar legislation around the world) or for longer where we are required to do so according to our regulatory obligations or professional indemnity obligations.
HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
The purpose of the Swiss Data Protection Act is to protect the privacy, interests and fundamental rights of data subjects. Furthermore, it has as its central goal the maintenance of good data file practice and the facilitation of international data exchange by providing a comparable level of protection. The SDPA is very wide in its scope and applies to personal data file activities carried out by Federal authorities, private organizations and individual private persons (excluding those for normal private purposes).
The SDPA regulates the cross-border transfer of data in cases requiring protection of privacy. Transfers may be prohibited if, for example, the recipient's country cannot provide an adequate level of data protection. Both private individuals and federal bodies that may be involved in cross-border data disclosure are subject to the duty of due care. The transfer of data files abroad has to be notified in the event of a lack of adequate protection. In the absence of such protection, data may only be disclosed abroad if other safeguards, in particular contractual clauses or rules for the same legal person are in place to guarantee protection. The FDPIC must be informed of such clauses and rules. Furthermore, the consent of the person concerned, the impending conclusion or performance of a contract to which the person concerned is party, or the protection of the data subject or any overriding public interests can justify the disclosure of personal data abroad (cf. Art. 6 DPA).
Following an Opinion of the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (2006) regarding the responsibility of financial service providers, Swiss-based providers have to carry out specific due diligence when processing personal data. “When a payment transaction is effected via a financial institution, the payer and the payee must be known. If a financial service provider in Switzerland participates in a payment transaction, it may be assumed that this will involve the processing of personal data within the meaning of the Swiss Data Protection Act (Article 3, letters a and e of the DPA). Thus, the financial service provider is subject to the same duties the Data Protection Act applies to private individuals“ (DPA and the Ordinance relating to the Data Protection Act –VDSG).
Swiss Shakti Foundation takes reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We maintain physical, technical and procedural safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information. Such safeguards include the use of firewalls and data encryption, enforcing physical access controls to our buildings and files, and limiting access to personal information only to those employees, agents or third parties who need access to that information to process it for us. We contractually require all third-party service providers to maintain appropriate security measures to protect your personal information.
However, you are also responsible for keeping your personal information confidential and secure. Swiss Shakti Foundation cannot guarantee that your personal information will be 100% safe while using its Services. You should choose a password that is complex (e.g., special characters and numbers, sufficient length, etc.) and keep your password confidential. Do not leave your device unlocked so that other individuals may access your device or Shakticoin.com account. Swiss Shakti Foundation is not in control of your wireless connection or the devices you use to log into the Shakticoin.com Services, so you should make sure you trust the devices and connections you use to access the Services.
If you believe that you have experienced unauthorized access or use of your Shakticoin.com account, please contact us immediately at helpDESK@shakticoin.com.
COOKIES
When an individual visitor accesses the Swiss Shakti Foundation website, we may use a browser feature called a ‘cookie' to collect information such as the type of Internet browser and operating system the visitor uses, the domain name of the website from which the visitor came, date and duration of the visit, number of visits, average time spent on our website, pages viewed and number of cookies accumulated. A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that identifies the visitor's browser, but not necessarily the visitor, to our computers each time our website is visited. Unless a visitor specifically informs us (e.g. by registering for an event or sending us correspondence from the website), we will not know who the individual visitors are. In addition to the identified purposes described in our Privacy Policy, we may use this website information and share it with other organizations with whom we have a commercial relationship to measure the use of our website, to improve the functionality and content of the website and to facilitate usage by a visitor. Visitors can reset their browsers either to notify them when they have received a cookie or refuse to accept cookies. However, if a visitor refuses to accept cookies, he or she may not be able to use some of the features available on our website.
We use cookies to:
Ensure your security and privacy when in our secure sites
Store login details for our secure sites
Temporarily store input information in our calculators, tools, illustrations and demonstrations
Provide you with ads that are more relevant to you and your interests, and improve our targeting and enhance your journey through our sites and partner sites
Improve our understanding of how you navigate through our sites so we can identify improvements
Evaluate our sites' advertising and promotional effectiveness (we own the anonymous data collected and don't share it with anyone); and
We use both our own (first-party) and partner companies' (third-party) cookies to support these activities
To learn more about cookies, please, read our Cookie Policy.
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
Swiss Shakti Foundation reserves the right to modify or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make a change to this Privacy Policy, we will post such changes on our website and make such revised policy and changes available upon request to the Swiss Shakti Foundation Chief Privacy Officer. However, Swiss Shakti Foundation will obtain the necessary consents required under applicable privacy laws if it seeks to collect, use or disclose your personal data for purposes other than those to which consent has been obtained unless otherwise required or permitted by law.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Swiss Shakti Foundation has appointed the Secretariat of the Foundation in our Zug office as Chief Privacy Officer to oversee compliance with this Privacy Policy and applicable privacy laws. For information on Swiss Shakti Foundation's privacy practices, please contact the Secretariat at: secretariat@shkaticoin.com.
APPLICABLE LAW
The laws of Switzerland applicable therein shall govern use of this website and the interpretation, validity and effect of this agreement, notwithstanding any conflict of laws, provisions or your domicile, residence or physical location. You hereby consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Zug, Switzerland in any action or proceeding related to this website and agree not to commence any such action or proceeding except in Zug, Switzerland.
Copyright © 2018 Swiss Shakti Foundation LLP. All rights reserved. The Swiss Shakti Foundation website contains information, communication, software (including program code that may execute on the server or that may be embedded in or downloadable from individual pages on this site), images, sounds, music, graphics, photos, videos and other materials and services (collectively, the "Content").
You agree that the Content and the selection, arrangement, architecture and enhancement of the Content and other website features (the "Website Design") are protected by Swiss and international intellectual and industrial property rights, including copyrights, trade-marks and other proprietary rights. These rights are valid and protected in all media existing now or later developed, and all use of the Content or Website Design shall be in accordance with such rights and the terms of this agreement.
Users of this website are granted a limited license to display or print its content for their own personal non-commercial use, provided the Content is not modified. Any other use of the Content or the Website Design is prohibited. The Content and Website Design may not be otherwise reproduced, republished or re-disseminated in any matter or form without the prior written consent of Swiss Shakti Foundation.
Last modified: Jan 14th, 2019.
COOKIE POLICY
The type of cookie used on this website can be put into 1 of 4 categories, based on the International Chamber of Commerce guide to cookie categories: Strictly Necessary, Performance, Functionality & Profile and Targeting.
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential, as they ensure your security and privacy when you use our secure sites, as well as enabling you to move around a website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you've asked for (such as access to secure areas) can't be provided. These cookies don't gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.
This category cannot be disabled.
2. Performance Cookies
In most cases, the information these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve how a website works and to help us to identify issues you may have when using our online services. In limited cases for online banking issues, these cookies enable us to identify specific issues you may have had.
These cookies are not used to target you with online advertising. Without these cookies we can't learn how our website is performing and make relevant improvements that could better your browsing experience.
3. Functionality & Profile Cookies
These cookies allow a website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language or the region you're in) and tailor the website to provide enhanced features and content for you. For instance, they can be used to remember login details, changes you've made to text size, font and other parts of pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you've asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
These cookies may be used to ensure that all our services and communications are relevant to you. The information these cookies collect cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. Without these cookies, a website cannot remember choices you've previously made or personalize your browsing experience.
4. Targeting Cookies
These cookies and similar technologies gather information about your browsing habits. They remember that you've visited a website and share this information with other organizations, such as advertisers and platforms on which we advertise. They do this in order to provide you with ads that are more relevant to you and your interests.
Without these cookies, online advertisements you encounter will be less relevant to you and your interests.
Setting your cookie preferences
You can control how cookies are placed on your device either via Your Cookies Settings on this website or from within your own browser.
What happens to cookies that have been downloaded in the past?
If you've disabled one or more cookie categories, we may still use information collected from existing cookies, but we'll stop using the disabled cookies to gather any further information. You can delete existing cookies from your browser.
A limited number of mining slots have been allocated per location globally.
This is to ensure that global mining of Shakti Coin is not monopolized by any one region, organization or individual. Don't worry there will be enough to go around ;)
Privacy? Yes. Please read our privacy policy.
Our goal is to avoid an ICO and fund the launch of Shakti Coin within our own community of miners.
Mining Shakti Coin is cooperative and inclusive. Individuals can verify Proof of Effort as well as other transactions and receive mining payments using a personal computer. For those with greater computing power, we offer a range of mining options.
The Shakti Network Software is today capable of processing 10,000 transactions per second and we expect to grow that by a factor of ten as the network expands. Each of these transactions will need to be verified by a Shakti Coin Miner who will receive a payment for the verification. Only registered Shakti Coin Miners will be able to validate Shakti transactions and collect mining fees.
Mining is open to anyone with a reasonably up-to-date personal computer (PC or Mac) and internet access (see mining terms and conditions for exact technical requirements). Options are also available for more technically advanced miners. However, the number of slots will be limited by region. Pre-Registering as a Shakti Coin Miner now will ensure your mining rights once Shakti Coin launches.
The fee required to register as a miner is offset by a bounty equal to many times the registration fee. All mining fees collected will be used to launch Shakti Coin. The more we raise the faster that will happen.
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