Privacy Policy

Introduction

SmartMenu and its affiliates ("SmartMenu," "we," "us," "our") take your privacy seriously and have developed this Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain what we collect from our users ("users" or "you") and how we use and share this information.

This Privacy Policy applies to our websites, mobile sites, applications, and related services (collectively, the "Services") as detailed in our Terms and Conditions. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and will notify you of changes by revising the effective date at the top of this page.

What Information Do We Collect

When You Register for Our Services:

We receive and store any information you provide to us when registering with our Services, such as your name, username, password, country of location, zip code, postal mail address, and email address. Our Services may also collect photos, profile information, and links to your social media accounts.

When You Download Our Application, Visit Our Websites, or Use Our Services:

Even without registration, we may collect information such as your IP address, language setting, operating system type, the page you requested, an advertising identifier for your device, user agent, and time stamp. We also collect search and click activity, including favorited products and shared lists.

When You Provide Third-Party Account Information:

Connecting a third-party account (such as Facebook) to your account transmits information into your account, including your name, age, gender, status, email address, and profile photo.

When You Enter a Sweepstake, Contest, or Giveaway:

Information you provide for a promotional event may be shared with the event sponsors or our service providers.

When Provided by Other Users:

Email addresses and other information about you may be provided to us by other users of our Services.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Personalize and improve our Services
• Customize the Services and provide advertisements matching your interests
• Allow you to set up an account and profile
• Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events
• Send notices, updates, and administrative messages
• Process transactions and send related information
• Operate sweepstakes, contests, or giveaways
• Link or combine information to provide you with better service
• Analyze user behavior in the aggregate
• Detect, investigate, and/or prevent fraudulent, unauthorized, or illegal activity
• Analyze how users utilize our applications, websites, and Services
• Carry out other purposes described to you at the time the information was collected

How We Share Your Information

Advertisers:

We allow advertisers, advertising agencies, ad networks, brand owners, and/or merchant partners and their affiliates and partners to collect information on our Services for the purposes of serving you advertising tailored to your interests or demographics and analyzing the performance of advertising and marketing campaigns. We may also compile and license or sell analytical reports to retailers, agencies, and other parties.

Affiliated Businesses and Third-Party Websites/Applications:

Information may be shared with affiliated businesses related to transactions or services provided jointly or through the Services.

Agents:

We employ third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to your information to perform work on our behalf.

Business Transfers:

We may share your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition, or in any other situation where personal information may be disclosed or transferred as one of our business assets.

Enforcement of Terms and Policies:

Information may be shared to enforce our Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, or other policies.

Protection of Us and Others:

We may access, read, preserve, and disclose any information that we reasonably believe is necessary to comply with law or court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our employees, our users, or others.

User Profiles and Submissions:

Certain user profile information, such as your name or any video or image content you have uploaded to the Services, may be displayed to other users to facilitate user interaction within the Services or to address your request for Services.

With Your Consent:

We may share information in other circumstances with your consent, such as linking your account to a social media network.

How We Communicate With You

We may contact or communicate with you by email, postal mail, notices on our websites, newsletters, or other means available through the Services, including mobile text messages and push notifications. Communications may relate to service provision, responses to inquiries, marketing, promotions, and administrative purposes.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Cookies are small data file identifiers that are transferred to your computer or mobile web browser and allow us to recognize your browser or mobile device and information about your use of our Services. Cookies help us track visits, search preferences, and advertisement clicks. We use persistent cookies for login information and session cookies for service features and usage monitoring.

Web beacons are small, invisible graphic images that may be used on our Services or in emails relating to the Services to collect certain information and monitor user activity, such as to count visits, understand usage effectiveness, and determine whether an email has been opened and acted upon. Web beacons may also enable targeted advertising across websites.

Social Plugins

We may use social plugins on our Services, for instance plugins of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, which may feature icons or text like "Recommend," "Like," or "Comment." Your browser may create a direct connection to the servers of these social networks and transmit data when you view pages containing such plugins. This Privacy Policy does not cover the data practices of these third parties.

Third-Party Advertising and Analytics

Advertisements shown on our Services and in our emails may be delivered by third-party advertising and analytics partners that collect information through cookies and web beacons. These third parties' practices are subject to their own privacy policies, and you may find opt-out options through the Network Advertising Initiative and Digital Advertising Alliance consumer pages.

Your Choices

Change Your Account Settings:

You may add, update, or correct information available to you through your account settings.

Cookies:

You can usually instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from our websites. Declining cookies may limit the functionality of our Services.

Email or Postal Mail:

You can opt out of receiving communications through your account settings, by contacting us, or by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

Deactivating Your Account:

You may request account deactivation by contacting us. Some information may be retained where required for registration, legal, or service purposes.

Security

We use commercially reasonable safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of information collected and maintained through our Services. However, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us, and we do not guarantee that information on the Services may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by unauthorized persons or hardware or software failure.

Do Not Track

We currently do not participate in any "Do Not Track" frameworks that would allow us to respond to signals or other mechanisms from you regarding the collection of your information. Third parties may still collect information about your online activities across different websites over time.

Services Not Directed to Children

The Services are not directed to children under 12 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 12. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that their child has provided us with information without their consent, they should contact us.

International Transfer

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction. By submitting such information, you consent to that transfer.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at legal@smartmenu.com.