Privacy Policy

1. PRIVACY POLICY

2. SmartWebsites is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected by:
-delivering reliable information to its subscribers;
-protecting the privacy and confidentiality of their personal information ;
-safeguarding the privacy of information, both on-line and off-line.

3. Accordingly, we take reasonable steps to:

-Give you, as a visitor to our website, clear notice when we are requesting information from you, the types of information we request from you, the general purposes for which that information will be used or disclosed, the categories of users to whom we provide the information, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information and procedures we have in place to safeguard your privacy;
-Maintain accurate records, provide you access to the personally identifiable information that is retrievable online and provide you a fair procedure to update, rectify and correct your data; and
-Use safe and secure systems, whether or not by automatic means, to safeguard the information about you.

Information we collect about you

4. SmartWebsites' on-line privacy policy applies to all personal information we receive on-line from you and about you in connection with an online transaction or otherwise. Other than in the situations described below, we do not collect information from or about you while you are accessing and using our web site.

5. We collect information from you or about you on-line when you:

-Order services or products from SmartWebsites on-line; or
-Request any specific information on-line about any of SmartWebsites's activities or services; or
-Send us an e-mail through our website.

6. In these situations, we collect certain information from and about you in order to process your request and to verify your identity to be sure that we are providing our services to the proper individual. This is for your protection and to help eliminate identity fraud and fraudulent orders.

7. The specific Personal Data we may collect from you online for verification and processing of your request may include:

-First and last name;
-Credit card/payment details;
-Telephone and fax number;
-E-mail address;
-Internet address;
-Mail address.

8. The information we collect may vary and is in any event proportionate to the specific requirements of our Company or Department of the company that is processing your request.

9. You may also order any of our services or products by mail or telephone as described on this web site. The decision to order any of our services or products online or by mail or telephone is completely up to you.

Information we may provide to you for marketing purposes

10. We may provide you with information about the special features of our web site or any other electronic communication service or product we think may be of interest to you.

11. In this respect, when we send you any e-mail, you will be given automatically the opportunity to object, free of charge and in an easy manner, to such use of your electronic contact details when they are collected and on the occasion of each message and you may automatically opt out of further promotional offers.

To whom we may disclose your personal data

12. We will not disclose any of the information we collect from or about you to any third parties such as companies that are not owned or controlled by us, for any business purposes, including marketing and joint business efforts for related and unrelated products and services, unless you have provided your specific consent for this disclosure.

13. If you have at any time agreed for your personal data to be disclosed to any third party as described above, you may choose to cancel any such disclosure by sending us an email via our online contact form directing us not to make any such further disclosure.

For how long do we keep personal information

14. The time period for which we keep information varies according to what the information is used for. In some cases there are legal requirements to keep data for a minimum period. Unless there is a specific requirement for us to keep the information, we will retain the information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or for which is to be further processed.

Updating your details

15. If any of the information you have provided to SmartWebsites changes, for example if you change your e-mail address, name or payment details or if you wish to cancel your subscription with us, please let us know the correct details by sending an e-mail via our online contact form or by sending a letter to SmartWebsitesmunications Limited, 27, Pindarou Street, Alpha Business Center, Block A, 7th floor, CY-1060, Nicosia, Cyprus and we will make the necessary amendments and confirm that these have been made.

SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

16. SmartWebsites recognizes the importance of guarding the security of your personal information and on-line transactions. We use programs that encrypt the information you provide on any form before transmission to SmartWebsites. We restrict access to personal data that is collected about you to only those who have a need to know that information in connection with the purposes for which it is collected and used. The data is processed exclusively by authorized persons who are under our direct supervision and control or act according to our instructions. We employ individuals, who are suitably qualified, possess the necessary technical knowledge and personal integrity for maintaining confidentiality. Additionally, we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your personal data.

17. Further, we have security protocols and technical and organizational security measures in place to protect the personal data we maintain about you against unauthorized disclosure or processing. These measures include internal and external firewalls, physical security and technological security measures, and encryption of certain information.

Your consent

18. If you are visiting our web site or using any of our services, by continuing to do, you consent to the use of your personal information as set out in this policy.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

19. We may need to change our privacy policy from time to time. We will publish the changes on this page, and may place notices to other pages of the website, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. Continued use of the service will signify that you agree to any such changes.