Website Address:
Our website address is: http://smashtechnologies.ca.
Introduction
At Smash Technologies, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. By using our site, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
Information We Collect
Comments:
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media:
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) within those images, as visitors can download and extract location data.
Cookies:
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and will last for one year. When you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content:
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Use of Your Information
We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:
- To improve our website and enhance user experience.
- To respond to your comments and questions.
- To send periodic emails regarding our blog updates and content.
Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties without your consent, except as required by law or as outlined in this policy.
Third-Party Services:
We may share your information with third-party service providers to assist us in operating our website or conducting our business. These providers are required to protect your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data.
- Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data.
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Security of Your Information
We implement various security measures to protect your personal information. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.