The policy states that OpenSea makes blockchain activity data, including purchases, sales, and transfers, available to external websites and applications via API as part of service delivery.
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This provision authorizes disclosure of blockchain transaction data to third-party websites and applications beyond the OpenSea platform. The legal basis asserted is contract performance, which may require evaluation under GDPR purpose limitation and data minimization principles depending on the scope and nature of data exposed.
Interpretive note: The scope of data categories exposed via API and the identity or categories of API recipients are not specified in the policy, creating uncertainty about the full extent of disclosure.
Under this clause, blockchain activity data associated with a user's wallet address and OpenSea activity may be accessed by third-party developers and applications through OpenSea's API. The agreement does not specify the categories of third parties that may access this data or the controls applied to their use of it.
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Compare across platforms →"In order to provide our Services in accordance with our contract with you, we may display or share information relating to your public activity on blockchains, OpenSea, and/or OpenSea Pro. For example, we use technology like APIs to make certain information like your blockchain activity available to websites, apps, and others for their use.Excerpt from OpenSea's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may require evaluation under GDPR purpose limitation (Article 5) and data minimization principles, as API-based disclosure to unspecified third parties on the basis of contract performance may be a broader …
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This provision authorizes disclosure of blockchain transaction data to third-party websites and applications beyond the OpenSea platform. The legal basis asserted is contract performance, which may require evaluation under GDPR purpose limitation and data minimization principles depending on the scope and nature of data exposed.
Under this clause, blockchain activity data associated with a user's wallet address and OpenSea activity may be accessed by third-party developers and applications through OpenSea's API. The agreement does not specify the categories of third parties that may access this data or the controls applied to their use of it.
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