Brave Publishers and Creators Privacy Notice

DATED 2022-02-18 · VERSION 20220815_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20220315_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT

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3333| To communicate with publishers and creators that have signed up as Brave business partners. | Name, e-mail address, frequency of access to these emails, links clicked, and phone number (if provided). | Necessary for the performance of [the contract agreed between both the creator and Brave](https://basicattentiontoken.org/publisher-terms-of-service/) (and necessary for us to provide the requested service). | The duration of the creator's account with Brave. |
3434| To maintain accounts, statistics, and billing with publishers and creators that have signed up as Brave business partners. | Name, e-mail address, Uphold wallet ID, phone number, names and URIs[1]() of websites, Youtube, Twitch etc., including their favicons or avatars, an internal publisher ID, and transaction details. | Necessary for the performance of [the contract agreed between both the creator and Brave](https://basicattentiontoken.org/publisher-terms-of-service/) (and necessary for us to provide the requested service). | The duration of the creator's account with Brave. |
3535| To enable all publishers and creators to accumulate contributions of BAT from Brave, and from Brave users. | Names and URIs[1]() of websites, Youtube, Twitch etc., and publicly available contacts, and transaction details. | Our interest in providing publishers and content creators with BAT as soon as they start to work with Brave. The data are used in a way that does not negatively affect your rights or interests. | Indefinite. |
3636| To comply with tax obligations. | Uphold wallet ID (plus Brave revenue from transactions, which are not personal data), and transaction details. | Necessary for compliance with a [legal obligation](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/how-long-should-i-keep-records). | 4 years after end of creator's account. |
3737| Internal communications. | Name, e-mail address, and internal publisher ID at the time of communication. | Necessary for the performance of [the contract agreed between both the creator and Brave](https://basicattentiontoken.org/publisher-terms-of-service/) (and necessary for us to provide the requested service). | Indefinite. |
38| To detect fraudulent claims of "referral rewards" and "user growth pool" BAT grants. | Name, e-mail, phone number, names and addresses of channels (websites, Youtube, Twitch URI[1]() etc.) including their favicons or avatars, an internal publisher ID, internal identifiers. Where PayPal is used, the PayPal user's country, verification status, and PayPal account ID. | Necessary for the performance of [the contract agreed between both the creator and Brave](https://basicattentiontoken.org/publisher-terms-of-service/) (and necessary for us to provide the requested service). | Necessary for the performance of the contract agreed between both the creator and Brave (and necessary for us to provide the requested service). The duration of the creator's account with Brave. (Data may be stored indefinitely in the case of detected fraudsters). |
38| To detect fraudulent claims of "referral rewards", ads and "user growth pool" BAT grants. | Name, e-mail, phone number, IP address, names and addresses of channels (websites, Youtube, Twitch URI[1]() etc.) including their favicons or avatars, an internal publisher ID, internal identifiers. Where PayPal is used, the PayPal user's country, verification status, and PayPal account ID. | Necessary for the performance of [the contract agreed between both the creator and Brave](https://basicattentiontoken.org/publisher-terms-of-service/) (and necessary for us to provide the requested service). | Necessary for the performance of the contract agreed between both the creator and Brave (and necessary for us to provide the requested service). The duration of the creator's account with Brave. (Data may be stored indefinitely in the case of detected fraudsters). |
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4040We are always interested in hearing and responding to questions and concerns at [twitter.com/brave](https://twitter.com/brave) and at [github.com/brave](https://github.com/brave). More in-depth conversations can be had at [community.brave.com](https://community.brave.com/).
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4242We are represented in Europe by Brave Software Europe Ltd (based in the UK). You can contact our data protection officer and the rest of our privacy team at [privacy@brave.com](mailto:privacy@brave.com). However, from the 1st January 2021, given the UK's exit from the EU, Brave has appointed an EU nominated representative and which you may contact if you would prefer not to contact Brave directly:
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4444Brave EU Nominated Representative