Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 4, 2026
Last Updated: August 4, 2026

Vertrius, Corp., doing business as DPS (“DPS,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when you visit:

Together, these websites are referred to as the “Sites.”

1. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the public marketing and informational portions of the Sites.

The Sites currently provide information about COA Chain, COA.1, COAScan, DPS, and related products, services, and planned verification capabilities.

This Privacy Policy does not presently apply to:

  • User accounts or customer dashboards
  • Organization registration
  • Certificate or document submission
  • COA.1 registration or issuance
  • Blockchain transactions or records
  • COAScan verification searches
  • Paid products or services
  • Application programming interfaces
  • The application hosted or planned for scan.coachain.net
  • Other DPS applications or services that display a separate privacy notice

Separate or supplemental privacy notices may apply when these features and services are introduced.

2. Who Operates the Sites

The Sites are operated by:

Vertrius, Corp.
Doing business as DPS

DPS provides the underlying technology and infrastructure associated with the COA Chain and COAScan brands.

For privacy questions or requests, contact us using the information in the Contact Us section below.

3. Personal Information We Collect

We collect a limited amount of personal information through the marketing Sites.

Information You Provide

When you contact us, request information, submit a website form, or communicate with us, we may collect:

  • Your name
  • Business email address
  • Telephone number
  • Company or organization name
  • Job title or professional role
  • Country or general location
  • The subject of your inquiry
  • Information contained in your message
  • Your communication preferences
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide

Please do not submit sensitive personal information, confidential laboratory information, protected health information, government identification numbers, financial account information, passwords, private cryptographic keys, or blockchain wallet recovery phrases through a general contact form.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Sites, our hosting, security, and website-service providers may automatically collect limited technical information, including:

  • Internet Protocol address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of access
  • General geographic area derived from an IP address
  • Website-performance and error information
  • Security and access logs

We use this information to operate, secure, maintain, and improve the Sites.

4. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Respond to questions and inquiries
  • Provide requested information
  • Communicate about COA Chain, COAScan, COA.1, DPS, and related services
  • Evaluate potential customer, partner, laboratory, vendor, sponsor, or investor relationships
  • Schedule meetings or demonstrations
  • Maintain records of business communications
  • Operate and maintain the Sites
  • Protect the Sites against fraud, misuse, malicious activity, and security threats
  • Troubleshoot technical issues
  • Improve website content and visitor experience
  • Comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, or governmental obligations
  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
  • Enforce our Terms of Service and other policies

We will not use personal information for a materially different purpose without providing any notice or obtaining any consent required by applicable law.

5. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the laws of the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, Switzerland, or another jurisdiction require us to identify a legal basis, we may process personal information based on:

Legitimate Interests

We may process information when reasonably necessary for legitimate business interests, including:

  • Responding to business inquiries
  • Operating and securing the Sites
  • Developing business relationships
  • Preventing fraud and misuse
  • Maintaining appropriate business records
  • Improving our services

We consider the nature of the information and the potential effect on your privacy before relying on legitimate interests.

Consent

We may rely on your consent when:

  • You request optional marketing communications
  • You agree to non-essential cookies
  • Applicable law otherwise requires consent

You may withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.

Steps Requested Before Entering a Contract

We may process your information to respond to a request concerning a potential service, partnership, registration, or other business relationship.

Legal Obligations

We may process or retain information when necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, subpoenas, or other lawful requirements.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Sites may use cookies, local storage, pixels, or similar technologies.

Essential Technologies

Essential technologies may be used to:

  • Deliver website content
  • Maintain website security
  • Prevent malicious activity
  • Balance website traffic
  • Remember privacy or cookie preferences
  • Support accessibility and basic website functionality

These technologies are used when reasonably necessary for the Sites to function.

Analytics and Other Non-Essential Technologies

We will not intentionally activate non-essential analytics, advertising, or behavioral-tracking technologies in jurisdictions requiring prior consent unless an appropriate notice and consent mechanism is provided.

If analytics or other non-essential tools are added, the cookie notice and this Privacy Policy should identify:

  • The tool or service provider
  • The type of information collected
  • The purpose of collection
  • How long the technology remains active
  • How visitors can accept, reject, or withdraw consent

You may also control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling essential technologies may affect website functionality.

7. Marketing Communications

We may send business or marketing communications when:

  • You request information
  • You ask to receive updates
  • You have an existing business relationship with us
  • Applicable law otherwise permits the communication

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the message or by contacting us.

We may continue sending non-promotional communications concerning an inquiry, existing relationship, legal notice, security matter, or requested service.

8. How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients.

Service Providers

We may use service providers that support:

  • Website hosting
  • Cloud storage
  • Email delivery
  • Contact-form processing
  • Website security
  • Information technology
  • Customer-relationship management
  • Business communications
  • Professional consulting
  • Legal and regulatory compliance

Service providers are permitted to process information only for the services they provide to us, subject to applicable contractual and legal obligations.

Professional Advisers

We may disclose information to attorneys, accountants, auditors, insurers, consultants, or other professional advisers when reasonably necessary.

Legal and Safety Disclosures

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law
  • Respond to lawful requests or legal process
  • Protect the rights, property, or safety of DPS, our users, or others
  • Investigate fraud, security incidents, or misuse
  • Enforce agreements and policies
  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

Business Transactions

Personal information may be disclosed or transferred in connection with a merger, financing, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, bankruptcy, or similar business transaction.

9. No Sale of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information collected through the marketing Sites.

We also do not share personal information collected through the Sites for cross-context behavioral advertising.

We do not currently offer financial incentives in exchange for personal information.

If these practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any legally required notices and choices before the change takes effect.

10. California and Other U.S. State Privacy Disclosures

Depending on where you reside and whether an applicable privacy law applies to DPS, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

The following summarizes the categories of information that the marketing Sites may collect:

Subject to applicable law and exceptions, eligible residents may request:

  • Access to personal information
  • Confirmation of whether we process their information
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion of personal information
  • A portable copy of certain information
  • Additional information about collection, use, or disclosure
  • An appeal of certain decisions concerning a privacy request
  • Freedom from unlawful discrimination or retaliation for exercising privacy rights

Because we do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, the Sites do not currently require a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” process.

11. International Visitors and Data Transfers

DPS is based in the United States.

If you visit the Sites from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States and other countries where we or our service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those countries may differ from the laws in your location.

Where required by applicable law, we will use an appropriate legal mechanism or safeguard for international transfers of personal information.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal information
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of personal information
  • Request restriction of certain processing
  • Object to certain processing
  • Withdraw consent
  • Request a portable copy of certain information
  • Opt out of certain marketing communications
  • Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request
  • Lodge a complaint with an applicable data-protection authority

These rights are not absolute. Applicable law may allow or require us to retain certain information or decline part of a request.

To submit a request, contact us using the information below. We may request information reasonably necessary to verify your identity and protect your information from unauthorized access or deletion.

An authorized agent may submit a request where permitted by law. We may require evidence that the agent has authority to act on your behalf.

13. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Retention periods may depend on:

  • The nature of the inquiry
  • Whether a business relationship develops
  • The duration of ongoing communications
  • Applicable contractual requirements
  • Security and fraud-prevention needs
  • Recordkeeping requirements
  • Applicable limitation periods
  • Legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting obligations

When personal information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely isolate it, subject to applicable legal and technical requirements.

14. Information Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against:

  • Unauthorized access
  • Unlawful disclosure
  • Accidental loss
  • Misuse
  • Alteration
  • Destruction

No website, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should not send highly confidential or sensitive information through a general website contact form.

15. Children’s Privacy

The Sites are intended for business and general informational audiences. They are not directed to children under 13 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect personal information through the Sites from children under 13. Where another jurisdiction establishes a higher minimum age, we do not knowingly collect information from children below that age without any authorization required by applicable law.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the Sites, contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate action.

16. Third-Party Websites

The Sites may contain links to websites, blockchain explorers, social-media platforms, laboratories, partners, service providers, or other third parties.

We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or data practices of third-party services. You should review the privacy policy of each third-party service before providing personal information.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect:

  • Changes to the Sites
  • New products or services
  • Changes to our data practices
  • Changes to applicable laws
  • Security or operational requirements

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

If a change materially affects how we use previously collected personal information, we will provide any additional notice or obtain any consent required by applicable law.

18. Complaints

You may contact us with questions or concerns about our privacy practices.

Residents of certain jurisdictions may also have the right to complain to a national, regional, or state privacy or data-protection authority.

We encourage you to contact us first so we have an opportunity to address your concern.

19. Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests, or complaints, contact:

Vertrius, Corp.
Doing business as DPS


Privacy email: privacy@vertrius.com

Mailing address: 
VerTrius Corp
16192 Coastal Highway
Lewes, DE 19958

Please use the subject line:

Privacy Request — COA Chain / COAScan

To help us respond, describe the nature of your request and identify the email address or other information associated with your communication.