5. HOW LONG
DO WE KEEP
YOUR
INFORMATION?
In
Short: We keep your
information
for as long as
necessary
to fulfill the
purposes
outlined in
this privacy
notice unless
otherwise
required by
law.
We will only
keep your
personal
information for
as long as it is
necessary for
the purposes set
out in this
privacy notice,
unless a longer
retention period
is required or
permitted by law
(such as tax,
accounting, or
other legal
requirements).
No purpose in
this notice will
require us
keeping your
personal
information for
longer than 90
days.
When we have no
ongoing
legitimate
business need to
process your
personal
information, we
will either
delete
or anonymize such
information, or,
if this is not
possible (for
example, because
your personal
information has
been stored in
backup
archives), then
we will securely
store your
personal
information and
isolate it from
any further
processing until
deletion is
possible.
6. HOW DO
WE KEEP YOUR
INFORMATION
SAFE?
In
Short: We aim to
protect your
personal
information
through a
system
of organizational and
technical
security
measures.
We have
implemented
appropriate and
reasonable
technical
and organizational security
measures
designed to
protect the
security of any
personal
information we
process.
However, despite
our safeguards
and efforts to
secure your
information, no
electronic
transmission
over the
Internet or
information
storage
technology can
be guaranteed to
be 100% secure,
so we cannot
promise or
guarantee that
hackers,
cybercriminals,
or
other unauthorized third
parties will not
be able to
defeat our
security and
improperly
collect, access,
steal, or modify
your
information.
Although we will
do our best to
protect your
personal
information,
transmission of
personal
information to
and from our
Services is at
your own risk.
You should only
access the
Services within
a secure
environment.
7. DO WE
COLLECT
INFORMATION
FROM
MINORS?
In
Short: We do not
knowingly
collect data
from or market
to children
under 18 years
of age.
We do not
knowingly
solicit data
from or market
to children
under 18 years
of age. By using
the Services,
you represent
that you are at
least 18 or that
you are the
parent or
guardian of such
a minor and
consent to such
minor
dependent’s use
of the Services.
If we learn that
personal
information from
users less than
18 years of age
has been
collected, we
will deactivate
the account and
take reasonable
measures to
promptly delete
such data from
our records. If
you become aware
of any data we
may have
collected from
children under
age 18, please
contact us
at hello@smartlinks.ca.
8. WHAT ARE
YOUR PRIVACY
RIGHTS?
In
Short: In some
regions, such
as Canada, you
have rights
that allow you
greater access
to and control
over your
personal
information. You
may review,
change, or
terminate your
account at any
time.
In some regions
(like Canada),
you have certain
rights under
applicable data
protection laws.
These may
include the
right (i) to
request access
and obtain a
copy of your
personal
information,
(ii) to request
rectification or
erasure; (iii)
to restrict the
processing of
your personal
information; and
(iv) if
applicable, to
data
portability. In
certain
circumstances,
you may also
have the right
to object to the
processing of
your personal
information. You
can make such a
request by
contacting us by
using the
contact details
provided in the
section "HOW CAN YOU
CONTACT US
ABOUT THIS
NOTICE?" below.
We will
consider and act
upon any request
in accordance
with applicable
data protection
laws.
Withdrawing
your
consent: If we are
relying on your
consent to
process your
personal
information, which
may be express
and/or implied
consent
depending on the
applicable
law, you have
the right to
withdraw your
consent at any
time. You can
withdraw your
consent at any
time by
contacting us by
using the
contact details
provided in the
section "HOW CAN YOU
CONTACT US
ABOUT THIS
NOTICE?" below.
However, please
note that this
will not affect
the lawfulness
of the
processing
before its
withdrawal,
nor when
applicable law
allows, will it
affect the
processing of
your personal
information
conducted in
reliance on
lawful
processing
grounds other
than
consent.
If you have
questions or
comments about
your privacy
rights, you may
email us
at hello@smartlinks.ca.
9. CONTROLS
FOR
DO-NOT-TRACK
FEATURES
Most web
browsers and
some mobile
operating
systems and
mobile
applications
include a
Do-Not-Track
("DNT") feature
or setting you
can activate to
signal your
privacy
preference not
to have data
about your
online browsing
activities
monitored and
collected. At
this stage no
uniform
technology
standard
for recognizing and
implementing DNT
signals has
been finalized.
As such, we do
not currently
respond to DNT
browser signals
or any other
mechanism that
automatically
communicates
your choice not
to be tracked
online. If a
standard for
online tracking
is adopted that
we must follow
in the future,
we will inform
you about that
practice in a
revised version
of this privacy
notice.
10. DO
CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS
HAVE
SPECIFIC
PRIVACY
RIGHTS?
In
Short: Yes, if you
are a resident
of California,
you are
granted
specific
rights
regarding
access to your
personal
information.
California
Civil Code
Section 1798.83,
also known as
the "Shine The
Light" law,
permits our
users who are
California
residents to
request and
obtain from us,
once a year and
free of charge,
information
about categories
of personal
information (if
any) we
disclosed to
third parties
for direct
marketing
purposes and the
names and
addresses of all
third parties
with which we
shared personal
information in
the immediately
preceding
calendar year.
If you are a
California
resident and
would like to
make such a
request, please
submit your
request in
writing to us
using the
contact
information
provided
below.
If you are
under 18 years
of age, reside
in California,
and have a
registered
account with
Services, you
have the right
to request
removal of
unwanted data
that you
publicly post on
the Services. To
request removal
of such data,
please contact
us using the
contact
information
provided below
and include the
email address
associated with
your account and
a statement that
you reside in
California. We
will make sure
the data is not
publicly
displayed on the
Services, but
please be aware
that the data
may not be
completely or
comprehensively
removed from all
our systems
(e.g., backups,
etc.).
CCPA Privacy
Notice
The
California
Code of
Regulations
defines
a "resident" as:
(1) every
individual who
is in the State
of California
for other than a
temporary or
transitory
purpose
and
(2) every
individual who
is domiciled in
the State of
California who
is outside the
State of
California for a
temporary or
transitory
purpose
All other
individuals are
defined
as "non-residents."
If this
definition
of "resident" applies
to you, we must
adhere to
certain rights
and obligations
regarding your
personal
information.
What
categories of
personal
information do
we
collect?
We have
collected the
following
categories of
personal
information in
the past twelve
(12)
months:
| Category | Examples | Collected |
A. Identifiers | Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name |
YES
|
B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute | Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial information |
YES
|
C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law | Gender and date of birth |
NO
|
D. Commercial information | Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information |
NO
|
E. Biometric information | Fingerprints and voiceprints |
NO
|
F. Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements |
NO
|
G. Geolocation data | Device location |
NO
|
H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information | Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities |
NO
|
I. Professional or employment-related information | Business contact details in order to provide you our services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us |
NO
|
J. Education Information | Student records and directory information |
NO
|
K. Inferences drawn from other personal information | Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics |
NO
|
We may also
collect other
personal
information
outside of these
categories
instances where
you interact
with us in
person, online,
or by phone or
mail in the
context
of:
-
Receiving
help through
our customer
support
channels;
-
Participation
in customer
surveys or
contests;
and
-
Facilitation
in the
delivery of
our Services
and to respond
to your
inquiries.
How do we use
and share your
personal
information?
More
information
about our data
collection and
sharing
practices can be
found in this
privacy
notice.
You may contact
us by email
at hello@smartlinks.ca, or by referring
to the contact
details at the
bottom of this
document.
If you are
using
an authorized agent
to exercise your
right to opt out
we may deny a
request if
the authorized agent
does not submit
proof that they
have been
validly authorized to
act on your
behalf.
Will your
information be
shared with
anyone
else?
We may disclose
your personal
information with
our service
providers
pursuant to a
written contract
between us and
each service
provider. Each
service provider
is a for-profit
entity that
processes the
information on
our
behalf.
We may use your
personal
information for
our own business
purposes, such
as for
undertaking
internal
research for
technological
development and
demonstration.
This is not
considered to
be "selling" of
your personal
information.
Smartlinks SEO
Company has not
disclosed or
sold any
personal
information to
third parties
for a business
or commercial
purpose in the
preceding twelve
(12)
months. Smartlinks
SEO Company will
not sell
personal
information in
the future
belonging to
website
visitors, users,
and other
consumers.
Your rights
with respect
to your
personal
data
Right to
request
deletion of
the data —
Request to
delete
You can ask for
the deletion of
your personal
information. If
you ask us to
delete your
personal
information, we
will respect
your request and
delete your
personal
information,
subject to
certain
exceptions
provided by law,
such as (but not
limited to) the
exercise by
another consumer
of his or her
right to free
speech, our
compliance
requirements
resulting from a
legal
obligation, or
any processing
that may be
required to
protect against
illegal
activities.
Right to be
informed —
Request to
know
Depending on
the
circumstances,
you have a right
to know:
-
whether we
collect and
use your
personal
information;
-
the
categories of
personal
information
that we
collect;
-
the purposes
for which the
collected
personal
information is
used;
-
whether we
sell your
personal
information to
third
parties;
-
the
categories of
personal
information
that we sold
or disclosed
for a business
purpose;
-
the
categories of
third parties
to whom the
personal
information
was sold or
disclosed for
a business
purpose;
and
-
the business
or commercial
purpose for
collecting or
selling
personal
information.
In accordance
with applicable
law, we are not
obligated to
provide or
delete consumer
information that
is de-identified
in response to a
consumer request
or to
re-identify
individual data
to verify a
consumer
request.
Right to
Non-Discrimination
for the
Exercise of a
Consumer’s
Privacy
Rights
We will not
discriminate
against you if
you exercise
your privacy
rights.
Verification
process
Upon receiving
your request, we
will need to
verify your
identity to
determine you
are the same
person about
whom we have the
information in
our system.
These
verification
efforts require
us to ask you to
provide
information so
that we can
match it with
information you
have previously
provided us. For
instance,
depending on the
type of request
you submit, we
may ask you to
provide certain
information so
that we can
match the
information you
provide with the
information we
already have on
file, or we may
contact you
through a
communication
method
(e.g., phone or
email) that you
have previously
provided to us.
We may also use
other
verification
methods as the
circumstances
dictate.
We will only
use personal
information
provided in your
request to
verify your
identity or
authority to
make the
request. To the
extent possible,
we will avoid
requesting
additional
information from
you for the
purposes of
verification.
However, if we
cannot verify
your identity
from the
information
already
maintained by
us, we may
request that you
provide
additional
information for
the purposes of
verifying your
identity and for
security or
fraud-prevention
purposes. We
will delete such
additionally
provided
information as
soon as we
finish verifying
you.
Other privacy
rights
-
You may
object to the
processing of
your personal
information.
-
You may
request
correction of
your personal
data if it is
incorrect or
no longer
relevant, or
ask to
restrict the
processing of
the
information.
-
You can
designate
an authorized agent
to make a
request under
the CCPA on
your behalf.
We may deny a
request from
an authorized agent
that does not
submit proof
that they have
been
validly authorized to
act on your
behalf in
accordance
with the
CCPA.
-
You may
request to opt
out from
future selling
of your
personal
information to
third parties.
Upon receiving
an opt-out
request, we
will act upon
the request as
soon as
feasibly
possible, but
no later than
fifteen (15)
days from the
date of the
request
submission.
To exercise
these rights,
you can contact
us by email
at hello@smartlinks.ca, or by referring
to the contact
details at the
bottom of this
document. If you
have a complaint
about how we
handle your
data, we would
like to hear
from you.
11. DO WE
MAKE UPDATES
TO THIS
NOTICE?
In
Short: Yes, we will
update this
notice as
necessary to
stay compliant
with relevant
laws.
We may update
this privacy
notice from time
to time. The
updated version
will be
indicated by an
updated "Revised" date
and the updated
version will be
effective as
soon as it is
accessible. If
we make material
changes to this
privacy notice,
we may notify
you either by
prominently
posting a notice
of such changes
or by directly
sending you a
notification. We
encourage you to
review this
privacy notice
frequently to be
informed of how
we are
protecting your
information.
12. HOW CAN
YOU CONTACT
US ABOUT
THIS
NOTICE?
If you have
questions or
comments about
this notice, you
may email us
at hello@smartlinks.ca or
by post
to:
Smartlinks SEO
Company
34 Arbour Glen
Dr
St.
Catharines, Ontario L2W
1B3
Canada
13. HOW CAN
YOU REVIEW,
UPDATE, OR
DELETE THE
DATA WE
COLLECT FROM
YOU?
Based on the
applicable laws
of your country,
you may have the
right to request
access to the
personal
information we
collect from
you, change that
information, or
delete it in
some
circumstances.
To request to
review, update,
or delete your
personal
information,
please submit a
request form by
clicking here.
