How
we gather information from users:
How
we collect and store information depends on the page
you are visiting, the activities in which you elect
to participate and the services provided. For example,
you may be asked to provide information when you register
for access to certain portions of our site or request
certain features, such as newsletters or when you
make a purchase. You may provide information when
you participate in sweepstakes and contests, message
boards and chat rooms, and other interactive areas
of our site. Like most Web sites, Smilepk also collects
information automatically and through the use of electronic
tools that may be transparent to our visitors. For
example, we may log the name of your Internet Service
Provider or use cookie technology to recognize you
and hold information from your visit. Among other
things, the cookie may store your user name and password,
sparing you from having to re-enter that information
each time you visit, or may control the number of
times you encounter a particular advertisement while
visiting our site. As we adopt additional technology,
we may also gather information through other means.
In certain cases, you can choose not to provide us
with information, for example by setting your browser
to refuse to accept cookies, but if you do you may
be unable to access certain portions of the site or
may be asked to re-enter your user name and password,
and we may not be able to customize the site's features
according to your preferences.
What
we do with the information we collect:
Like
other Web publishers, we collect information to enhance
your visit and deliver more individualized content
and advertising. We respect your privacy and do not
share your information with anyone.
Aggregated
Information (information that does not personally
identify you) may be used in many ways. For example,
we may combine information about your usage patterns
with similar information obtained from other users
to help enhance our site and services (e.g., to learn
which pages are visited most or what features are
most attractive). Aggregated Information may occasionally
be shared with our advertisers and business partners.
Again, this information does not include any Personally
Identifiable Information about you or allow anyone
to identify you individually.
We
may use Personally Identifiable Information collected
on Smilepk to communicate with you about your registration
and customization preferences; our Terms of Service
and privacy policy; services and products offered
by Smilepk and other topics we think you might find
of interest.
Personally
Identifiable Information collected by Smilepk may
also be used for other purposes, including but not
limited to site administration, troubleshooting, processing
of e-commerce transactions, administration of sweepstakes
and contests, and other communications with you. Certain
third parties who provide technical support for the
operation of our site (our Web hosting service for
example) may access such information. We will use
your information only as permitted by law. In addition,
from time to time as we continue to develop our business,
we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies
or businesses. In such transactions, user information
may be among the transferred assets. We may also disclose
your information in response to a court order, at
other times when we believe we are reasonably required
to do so by law, in connection with the collection
of amounts you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement
authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or necessary.
Please note we may not provide you with notice prior
to disclosure in such cases.
Affiliated
sites, linked sites and advertisements:
Smilepk
expects its partners, advertisers and affiliates to
respect the privacy of our users. Be aware, however,
that third parties, including our partners, advertisers,
affiliates and other content providers accessible
through our site, may have their own privacy and data
collection policies and practices. For example, during
your visit to our site you may link to, or view as
part of a frame on a Smilepk page, certain content
that is actually created or hosted by a third party.
Also, through Smilepk you may be introduced to, or
be able to access, information, Web sites, features,
contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties.
Smilepk is not responsible for the actions or policies
of such third parties. You should check the applicable
privacy policies of those third parties when providing
information on a feature or page operated by a third
party.
While
on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners
or other third parties may use cookies or other technology
to attempt to identify some of your preferences or
retrieve information about you. For example, some
of our advertising is served by third parties and
may include cookies that enable the advertiser to
determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement
before. Other features available on our site may offer
services operated by third parties and may use cookies
or other technology to gather information. Smilepk
does not control the use of this technology by third
parties or the resulting information, and is not responsible
for any actions or policies of such third parties.
You
should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose
Personally Identifiable Information on message boards
or in chat areas, that information can be viewed publicly
and can be collected and used by third parties without
our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages
from other individuals or third parties. Such activities
are beyond the control of Smilepk and this policy.
Children:
Smilepk
does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally Identifiable
Information from or about children under 13 except
as permitted by law. If we discover we have received
any information from a child under 13 in violation
of this policy, we will delete that information immediately.
If you believe Smilepk has any information from or
about anyone under 13, please contact us at the address
listed below.
Changes
to this Policy
Smilepk
reserves the right to change this policy at any time
without any prior notification. Please check this
page periodically for changes. Your continued use
of our site following the posting of changes to these
terms will mean you accept those changes. Information
collected prior to the time any change is posted will
be used according to the rules and laws that applied
at the time the information was collected.