Privacy Policy.
We are Bitcoiners. We hold privacy as a first principle, not an afterthought, and we built this site to collect as little as possible. This policy explains, in plain language, exactly what we collect, why, where it goes, and the control you keep over it.
1. Who we are
cbi.vu is the Vanuatu citizenship-by-investment surface of 21 CBI, operated by Bitcitizen LLC. For the purposes of data-protection law, Bitcitizen LLC is the data controller for personal information collected through this website. You can reach us at contact@cbi.vu.
2. What we collect
We collect personal information only when you actively give it to us. We do not buy data, we do not track you across other websites, and the site does not require an account.
Information you provide
- The Vanuatu Brief request: when you request the Brief, we collect your name, email address, and optionally your company.
- The booking screener and program-fit read: if you use the booking flow or the fit form, we collect your name, email, preferred contact channel, and the short answers you give to the screening questions (such as family configuration, where you are with the capital, and your timeline).
- Direct contact: if you email us, we receive whatever you choose to put in that message.
Information collected automatically
- Privacy-first analytics: aggregate, anonymous usage statistics (page views, referring source, country, device type). This data is cookieless and is not tied to your identity. See Section 4.
- Server logs: standard web-server logs may briefly record IP addresses for security and abuse prevention.
We do not ask for, store, or process your Bitcoin private keys, wallet seed phrases, or any custody credentials, ever. Source-of-funds documentation, when an engagement begins, is handled separately under the terms of that engagement, not collected through this website.
3. Why we collect it
- To send you the Vanuatu Brief you requested, and nothing else: there is no drip sequence and no marketing list.
- To prepare for and schedule a confidential strategy session if you book one, so the call is spent on your file rather than the basics.
- To respond to your direct enquiries.
- To understand, in aggregate and anonymously, which content is useful, so we can improve the site.
- To maintain the security and integrity of the site.
Our lawful bases, where applicable, are your consent (which you give by submitting a form), the performance of a service you have requested, and our legitimate interest in operating and securing the site.
4. Analytics, cookies, and tracking
This site uses Plausible Analytics, a privacy-first, open-source analytics service. Plausible does not use cookies, does not collect personal data, and does not track you across websites or over time with a persistent identifier. Because no personal data or cookies are involved, this site does not display a cookie-consent banner: there is nothing to consent to. The analytics data is aggregate and anonymous, and we use it only to see which pages are read.
The site loads a small number of functional third-party resources to work as intended: live Bitcoin pricing (CoinGecko), foreign-exchange reference rates (a European Central Bank-aligned feed), and, if you choose to book, the scheduling widget (Calendly). These providers receive only the technical request necessary to serve their function.
5. Who processes your data
We keep the chain of processors short and name them plainly:
- Email delivery (Resend): sends the Vanuatu Brief and our reply to you.
- Scheduling (Calendly): if you book a session, Calendly processes the booking and your contact details for that purpose.
- Analytics (Plausible): aggregate, anonymous, cookieless usage statistics.
- Hosting: the site and its lead records are hosted on a dedicated server we control.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone. We disclose it only to the processors above, for the purposes described, or where we are required to by law.
6. How long we keep it
We retain the contact information you submit for as long as needed to provide the service you asked for and to maintain a record of legitimate enquiries, after which it is deleted. You can ask us to delete your information at any time (see Section 7). Anonymous, aggregate analytics are retained on an ongoing basis because they contain no personal data.
7. Your rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or port the personal information we hold about you, to object to or restrict its processing, and to withdraw consent. To exercise any of these, email contact@cbi.vu and we will respond within a reasonable time. Because we collect so little and run no marketing list, most requests are simple to honour.
8. Security
The site is served over TLS, and we apply security headers and standard hardening. Records you submit are stored on infrastructure we control, with access limited to what is operationally necessary. No system is perfectly secure, but we treat the small amount of data we hold with the same care we would expect for our own.
9. Contact
Questions about this policy, or about the data we hold, go to contact@cbi.vu. If we update this policy, we will change the date at the top of the page; material changes will be noted clearly.
One email, one PDF. No funnel.
The Vanuatu Brief is the only thing we send, and we send it once. If you want to read the math before you give us anything at all, the whole program is published on the open pages of this site.
Read the Vanuatu Brief →