# Privacy and Data Handling

Kaizen AI enforces strict data handling and privacy protocols to ensure compliance and user protection.

#### Data Collection Policies

* Only collects essential operational data (e.g. wallet addresses, risk interactions)
* No personal identifiers collected unless explicitly required for enterprise accounts

#### User Privacy Protection

* Full pseudonymity on-chain
* Optional zero-knowledge proof integrations for private risk querying

#### GDPR Compliance

* Full support for data access, export, and deletion requests
* Clearly stated consent and data control interfaces

#### Data Retention Policies

* Time-bound retention windows for ephemeral and analytical data
* Periodic purging of stale user data in accordance with privacy agreements

#### Anonymization Techniques

* Use of hashing, masking, and data segmentation to prevent identity inference
* De-identification at both storage and API levels