The Terminal 3 (T3) Platform is a comprehensive solution that enriches, secures, and provides privacy-preserving access to user data. Our platform operates through a three-step process designed to ensure data integrity, user privacy, and regulatory compliance.

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1. Enrich, Standardize, and Encrypt User Data

Before user data is sent to the Terminal 3 platform:

• Client-Side Encryption: Private data and access control conditions are signed and encrypted client-side using symmetric key encryption. This ensures data remains secure and under self-sovereign user control.
• Decentralized Key Storage: Encryption keys are stored in a decentralized key management network.

Once received by Terminal 3:

• Decryption for Processing: Data is decrypted as necessary using the Terminal 3 signature for processing.
• Data Enrichment: With user consent, data is enriched with both on-chain and off-chain data.
• Standardization: Data is transformed to a standardized schema, enabling interoperability across Web3 platforms.
• Optimization for Segmentation: Prepared data allows for advanced user segmentation.
• Cryptographic Data Commitment: Before storage, a cryptographic commitment is made on-chain.
• Verifiable Credentials Generation: Verifiable credentials holding metadata of underlying identity claims are generated as needed.

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2. Atomize, Catalog, and Decentrally Store User Data

After processing:

• Re-Encryption and Atomization: User data is re-encrypted and broken into smaller chunks.
• Decentralized Storage Network: Data chunks are saved across a decentralized storage network.
• Secure Reference Storage: The content ID (CID) of each data object is stored on Terminal 3 in a secure reference data store.
• Tamper-Proof and Immutable: This approach ensures data integrity and immutability.
• Privacy Assurance: User data and personally identifiable information (PII) are never stored on-chain.
• Self-Sovereign Ownership: Decentralized storage grants users self-sovereign control over their data.
• Regulatory Compliance: Our methods adhere to data protection and privacy regulations.

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3. Privacy-Preserving Data Access via Zero-Knowledge Cryptography

When enterprises wish to learn about their users:

• Zero-Knowledge Proofs: Use our enterprise applications secured by zero-knowledge proofs.
• Audience Segmentation: Create user segments based on specific criteria (e.g., “users older than 25 living in Hong Kong”).
• Email Campaigns: Send targeted communications to audience segments.
• Secure Query Engine: Securely processes requests and returns a count of matching users.
• Data Privacy: No underlying identity information (e.g., birth dates, email addresses) is ever revealed.
• Verified Data Integrity: Enterprises can trust the data is verified and untampered, thanks to zero-knowledge proofs.