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Solutions, Inc. believes strongly that every person
has the right to privacy. When using our website,
services and/or products, you may give us information.
Smarter Solutions, Inc. asks for and maintains information
on its visitors and customers to provide a better,
more personal experience. Privacy is very important
to Smarter Solutions, Inc. This privacy statement
describes the conduct and practices of Smarter Solutions,
Inc. as it applies to our clients and visitors.
Information Collection
Personal information means any information that
may be used to identify an individual, including,
but not limited to, a first and last name, email
address, a home, postal or other physical address,
other contact information, title, birth date,
gender, occupation, industry, personal interests,
other information when needed to provide a service
you requested.
When
you browse our website, you do so anonymously,
unless you have previously indicated that you
wish Smarter Solutions, Inc. to remember your
login and password. We don't automatically collect
personal information, including your email address.
We do log your IP address (the Internet address
of your computer) to give us an idea of which
part of our website you visit and how long you
spend there. But we do not link your IP address
to any personal information unless you have logged
in to our website. Like many other commercial
websites, the Smarter Solutions, Inc. website
may use a standard technology called a "cookie"
to collect information about how you use the site.
Please go to "Cookies and Tracking Technology"
below for more information.
Smarter
Solutions, Inc. collects personal information
when you register with Smarter Solutions, Inc.
for an Smarter Solutions, Inc. account, when you
use certain Smarter Solutions, Inc. products or
services, when you register to attend a seminar
or participate in an online survey, when you ask
to be included in an email or other mailing list,
or you submit an entry for a sweepstakes or other
promotions, or when you submit your personal information
to Smarter Solutions, Inc. for any other reason.
From time to time, Smarter Solutions, Inc. receives
personal information from business partners and
vendors. Smarter Solutions, Inc. only uses such
information if it has been collected in accordance
with acceptable privacy practices consistent with
this Policy and applicable laws.
Access
to certain Smarter Solutions, Inc. web pages require
a login and a password. The use of those web pages,
and the information or programs downloadable from
those sites, may be governed by a written agreement
between your employer and Smarter Solutions, Inc.
Unless you request deletion of your personal information
as specified below, your personal information
may be retained by Smarter Solutions, Inc. to
verify compliance with the agreement, log software
licenses granted, to track software downloaded
from those pages, or track usage of other applications
available on those pages.
Notice
When personal information is collected, we will
inform you at the point of collection the purpose
for the collection. Smarter Solutions, Inc. will
not transfer your personal information to third
parties without your consent, except under the
limited conditions described under the discussion
entitled "Information Sharing and Disclosure"
below.
If
you choose to provide us with your personal information,
we may only transfer that information, within
Smarter Solutions, Inc. or to Smarter Solutions,
Inc.'s third party service providers with your
permission. Upon receiving your permission, we
may transfer your information across borders and
from your country or jurisdiction to other countries
or jurisdictions around the world.
We
will always give you the opportunity to "opt
out" of receiving direct marketing or market
research information. This means we assume you
have given us your consent to collect and use
your information in accordance with this Policy
unless you take affirmative action to indicate
that you do not consent, for instance by clicking
or checking the appropriate option or box at the
point of collection. In some cases, when applicable,
we will provide you with the opportunity to "opt
in." This means we will require your affirmative
action to indicate your consent before we use
your information for purposes other than the purpose
for which it was submitted.
Cookies
and Tracking Technology
Smarter Solutions, Inc. employs cookies in order
for its server to recognize a return visitor as
a unique user. Cookies are small text files placed
in the 'Cookies' folder on a visitor's hard disk
and allow for Smarter Solutions, Inc. to remember
the visitor. The cookies placed by the Smarter
Solutions, Inc. server are readable only by Smarter
Solutions, Inc., and cookies cannot access, read
or modify any other data on a computer. All web-browsers
offer the option to refuse any cookie, and if
a visitor refuses the Smarter Solutions, Inc.
cookie then Smarter Solutions, Inc. does not gather
any information on that visitor.
Information
Collected
The Smarter Solutions, Inc. system will gather
information such as what kind of browser a visitor
is on, what operating system they are using, their
IP address, and their clickstream information
(for example, which pages they have viewed and
how long they have been there). Note that information
is only gathered while the visitor is on the website
in question -- in this case www.Smarter Solutions,
Inc..com. Smarter Solutions, Inc. monitors how
a visitor arrives at the website, but cannot and
will not gather information about other sites
the visitor has been on.
At
times, Smarter Solutions, Inc. may ask for more
specific contact information to be entered as
a means of registration before accessing a certain
part of the site. Smarter Solutions, Inc. uses
this information to understand its visitors and,
with permission, to provide visitors with updates
on the company and its products. A visitor may
always option to not enter any information about
themselves.
Information Usage
Smarter Solutions, Inc. collects identifying information
when you use certain Smarter Solutions, Inc. products
or services, when you visit Smarter Solutions,
Inc..com web pages or microsite web pages, or
when you enter promotions or contests.
Smarter
Solutions, Inc. also automatically receives and
records information on our server logs from your
browser including your IP address, cookie information,
time stamp (time page accessed as well as time
spent per web page), as well as the specific pages
you requested.
The
only time Smarter Solutions, Inc., its partners,
subsidiaries, agents, officers or employees would
provide specific information to anyone is if required
to do so by law, and even then only to the proper
authorities.
Information
Sharing and Disclosure
Because Smarter Solutions, Inc. is a global company,
your personal information may be shared with other
Smarter Solutions, Inc. offices or subsidiaries
around the world. All such entities are governed
by this Privacy Policy or are bound by the appropriate
confidentiality and data transfer agreements.
Your
personal information is never shared outside Smarter
Solutions, Inc. without your permission, except
under conditions explained below. Inside Smarter
Solutions, Inc., data is stored in controlled
servers with limited access. Your information
may be stored and processed in the United States
or any other country where Smarter Solutions,
Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates or agents are
located.
Smarter
Solutions, Inc. may send your personal information
to other companies or people under any of the
following circumstances: when we have your consent
to share the information; we need to share your
information to provide the product or service
you have requested; we need to send the information
to companies who work on behalf of Smarter Solutions,
Inc. to provide a product or service to you (we
will only provide those companies the information
they need to deliver the service, and they are
prohibited from using that information for any
other purpose); or we want to keep you up to date
on the latest product announcements, software
updates, special offers or other information we
think you'd like to hear about either from us
or from our business partners (unless you have
opted out of these types of communications). We
will also disclose your personal information if
required to do so by law, to enforce our Terms
of Use, or in urgent circumstances, to protect
personal safety, the public or our websites.
Data
Security
Your Smarter Solutions, Inc. account information
is password-protected for your privacy and security.
Smarter Solutions, Inc. safeguards the security
of the data you send us with physical, electronic,
and managerial procedures. In certain areas of
our websites, Smarter Solutions, Inc. uses industry-standard
SSL-encryption to enhance the security of data
transmissions. While we strive to protect your
personal information, we cannot ensure the security
of the information you transmit to us, and so
we urge you to take every precaution to protect
your personal data when you are on the Internet.
Change your passwords often, use a combination
of letters and numbers, and make sure you use
a secure browser.
Children
and Privacy
Our websites do not target and are not intended
to attract children under the age of 13. Smarter
Solutions, Inc. does not knowingly solicit personal
information from children under the age of 13
or send them requests for personal information.
Third
Party Sites
Smarter Solutions, Inc.'s website contains links
to other sites. Smarter Solutions, Inc. does not
share your personal information with those websites
and is not responsible for their privacy practices.
We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies
of those companies.
Our
website may contain links to websites operated
by other companies. Some of these third-party
sites may be co-branded with a Smarter Solutions,
Inc. logo, even though they are not operated or
maintained by Smarter Solutions, Inc.. Although
we choose our business partners carefully, Smarter
Solutions, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy
practices of web sites operated by third parties
that are linked to our site. Once you have left
our website, you should check the applicable privacy
policy of the third party website to determine
how they will handle any information they collect
from you.
Changes
to this Privacy Policy
Smarter Solutions, Inc. will amend this policy
from time to time. If we make any substantial
changes in the way we use your personal information
we will make that information available by posting
a notice on this site.
Questions
or Suggestions
If you have questions or concerns about our collection,
use, or disclosure of your personal information,
please email us at info@smartersolutions.com.
This
document was last updated January 23, 2007.
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