The PikcioChain is a secure and distributed permission-based platform specialized in the collection, certification and exchange of personal data. PikcioChain lets businesses trade and exchange personal data in complete security and with confidence whilst simultaneously empowering individuals by giving them control of their personal data and enabling them to realize its financial value. There are two gateways onto the PikcioChain: PikcioPro lets companies offer or use services (commercial offers, adverts, data portability) based on their customer’s data permissions and certification. It also acts as the portal to the Pikcio marketplace where certified data can be exchanged, bought or sold. PikcioMe is the gateway for individual end users, enabling them to communicate and share data safely with third parties. Using PikcioMe, individuals can also retrieve their data from different sources or web services and earn Pikcio Tokens (PKC) by selling or certifying their data