Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY

This Cookie Policy explains how we use “cookies” and similar technologies on the Castrum Capital Website.

Castrum operates the following sites:

i. Castrum Capital – castrum.capital

A venture capital firm focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, providing investment and strategic support to innovative startups in the Web3 space.

ii. Castrum Legions – castrumlegions.com

A game guild that organizes and supports gaming communities, fostering collaboration and growth within the blockchain gaming ecosystem.

iii. Castrum Work – castrum.work

A crypto growth agency dedicated to scaling blockchain projects through targeted marketing strategies and community engagement.

iv. Castrum Social – castrum.social

An influencer agency that connects brands with influencers in the crypto and blockchain space to amplify their reach and engagement.

vi. Castrum Academy – castrum.academy

An educational platform offering courses and training programs on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, aimed at fostering knowledge and skill development in the industry.

The aforementioned sites, applications, and any other products shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as the “Website.”

It is designed to assist you in making informed decisions when using our service. Please take a moment to read and understand this Cookie Policy. This Cookie Policy should also be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and our Website Terms of Use. 

  1. WHAT ARE COOKIES OR SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES?

Cookies are very small text files or pieces of code, which often include an unique identifier. When you visit a Website, the Website will request to store this text file on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information.  

You should be aware that applications you use to access our Website, such as your Website browser, may also place cookies on your device when visiting our Website, or other Websites. An example of this would be when you sign in to Google Chrome using a Google Account (see Section 7 below). We do not have control over these third-party cookies, so you will need to manage these cookies in the settings of the relevant applications. 

For more details on cookies and similar technologies, please visit Cookie Policy. 

  1. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FIRST-PARTY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES?

First-party cookies are cookies placed to collect information about the user. Third-party cookies are cookies placed by third-party Website operators. Information about you collected by those third-party cookies will be shared with the relevant third party. Please refer to the relevant third-party Website operator’s privacy Policy for more details about the information they collect and how they use it.

  1. HOW LONG DO COOKIES LAST?

All cookies have expiration dates that determine how long they stay in your browser:

  • Session Cookies – these are temporary cookies that are placed on your device during your browsing session and then expire (and are automatically erased) whenever you close your browser.
  • Persistent Cookies – these are designed to last for a pre-defined period of time which varies depending on the nature of the cookie.  Persistent cookies stay in your browser until they reach their individual expiry date or until you manually delete them (see Section 6 below).
  1. COOKIE-LIST

A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a Website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information.

  1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Website will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

  1. Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. 

  1. Performance Cookies

These cookies are used to count visits and traffic sources, allowing the performance of the Website to be measured and improved. They help identify which pages are the most and least popular and show how visitors navigate around the Website. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and remains anonymous. This information is generally utilized to enhance the Website and improve visitor navigation.

As Castrum, we would like to explicitly state that we do not use three of the cookie types mentioned above. In this regard, we wish to clarify that these types of cookies are not present in our system and to affirm our commitment to a transparent approach in managing user data.

  1. CONSENT 
  1. Strictly Necessary 

Please note that consent is not required to store and access strictly necessary cookies on your device; however, they can still be blocked or deleted (see Section 6 below).

  1. Non-essential  

Please note that these are all cookies that do not fall into the Strictly Necessary category (see Section 4 for all categories). Non-essential cookies may only be stored and accessed on your device with your permission. You are not obliged to consent to the use of non-essential cookies. If you do give your consent and later change your mind, they can be blocked or deleted (see Section 6 below).

  1. HOW TO REFUSE, BLOCK OR DELETE COOKIES?

You can block the use of cookies generally by activating the relevant settings in your browser.  For more information on cookie management and blocking or deleting cookies for a wide variety of browsers. 

Further, if you do not want to be tracked by Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on (but this will only work on certain browsers).  For further information on Google Analytics and its use of cookies, please consult the Google Analytics cookie policy. 

Please be aware that certain functional third-party cookies must be allowed to use some parts of the Website. If those cookies are blocked or subsequently deleted, some aspects of the website may not function properly, and access to all or parts of the Website may be restricted.

  1. BROWSER COOKIES

Separately to our use of Google Analytics cookies, when you access the Website via Google applications such as Google Chrome, Google may collect user information for the purpose of Google serving personalized advertising across your devices.  Google is able to place these advertising cookies on the devices used by visitors to the Website because we use Google services to run the Website.  However, these cookies are dropped for Google’s own purposes and as such we do not have any control over how or when they are dropped. You will need to opt out of receiving these cookies via your Google settings.  For further information about these cookies please see Google Settings.  Please note that other browsers may use similar tools.

  1. LINKING TO THIRD PARTY WEBSİTES

Please note that our Website links to third-party Websites that are not operated by us.  Where you follow links from our Website to the Website of a third party, that Website may place different cookies on your device. You should check the relevant privacy Policy and/or cookie Policy for more information about how that third party uses cookies.

  1. CHANGES

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time.  We recommend that you check here periodically for any changes to our Cookie Policy.

  1. FEEDBACKS

If you have any questions or feedback on our Cookie Policy, please contact us at cc@castrum.istanbul

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