Privacy Policy

1. Data Collection

the-node collects minimal operational data necessary to maintain your account state. This includes authentication identifiers and your current balance of network credits. We do not request, process, or store sensitive personal information beyond what is strictly required for application functionality.

2. Financial Processing

All financial transactions are processed securely by our Merchant of Record, Paddle.com. the-node does not collect, process, or store your credit card information, billing address, or raw financial data. Paddle's collection and use of this data is governed entirely by their own Privacy Policy.

3. Cookies & Analytics

We utilize strictly necessary session tokens to securely authenticate your terminal connection. We do not deploy third-party advertising cookies or cross-site tracking scripts.