Privacy Policy for Personhood Credential
Effective Date: 2025-01-17 (Last Updated: 2025-07-23)
1. Introduction
Welcome to Personhood Credential. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our mobile application (the “App”) to create and manage verifiable credentials linked to your identity, including biometric and passport-based credentials.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
a. Personal Information
- Information from social media login (e.g., name, profile picture, email).
- Information from biometric verification (e.g., confirmation that you passed biometric authentication — we do not store your biometric data).
- Passport-related data (e.g., expiration date) used for generating passport-anchored credentials — raw passport data is processed locally and not stored remotely.
b. Device & Usage Information
- Device model, OS version, and unique device identifiers.
- App interaction logs (e.g., feature usage, crashes) for diagnostics and improvement.
3. How We Use Your Information
- Generate and manage verifiable credentials (e.g., biometric-anchored, passport-anchored, or social-media-linked).
- Provide core app features and maintain account integrity.
- Improve app performance and user experience through analytics.
- Notify you of updates, changes, or relevant credential information.
4. Information Sharing & Disclosure
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We only share information in the following cases:
- With your explicit consent when you choose to present a credential to a third party.
- With trusted service providers who support app infrastructure (e.g., cloud storage), under strict confidentiality agreements.
- If required by law or legal process.
5. Data Security
We follow industry best practices to safeguard your information, including:
- End-to-end encryption for sensitive operations.
- Local processing of biometric and passport data when possible.
- Secure credential storage and transmission.
Despite these efforts, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
6. Your Choices
- Control what credentials you generate and share.
- Revoke credentials at any time within the app.
- Adjust app permissions and limit data access through device settings.
- Request data deletion by contacting us.
Note: Some features may be limited if required data is not provided.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as our services evolve. You will be notified through the app when material changes are made. Continued use of the app after changes implies your acceptance of the updated policy.