Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at A Smile at a Time (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).  We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.

This privacy notice describes how we might use your information if you visit our website at https://www.asmileatatime.com (“Website”), engage with us in other related ways – including any sales, marketing, or events.  The purpose of this privacy notice is to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. 

By visiting and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by this privacy policy. Your continued use of the website after we post any changes to our Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. You must not access or use the website if you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on this site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us, use the search feature on the Website, provide comments or any other feedback, fill out a form or use the live chat, or enter any other information on the Website to communicate with us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include names, email addresses, debit/credit card numbers when you make a purchase, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and other similar information.

We automatically collect certain information through Log Data and Google Analytics when you visit, use, or navigate the Website. The information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preference, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Website, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

How It Is Used

We use personal information to personalize your experience, improve the Website to better serve you, provide customer service support, efficiently process your requests or transactions, tailor advertisements to you, elicit reviews of services or products, provide you offers, promotions and to follow up with you through correspondence (email, live chat, or phone).

The information obtained is used to analyze website statistics related to user behavior and interests, improve our performance and your use of the Website and to further enhance our products and services offered to you.

Comments and Social Media

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. When you leave a comment, your name, email address, and website/organization name is not shared with a third party.  However, it may be used to communicate with you.

Social media accounts and sharing options are available on this Website. Social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and so forth) can track your personal information. Should you choose to interact with us on social media, please note that you will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information. This information is no longer private.  It becomes public information and can be collected and used by others. We have no control over and take no responsibility for the use, storage, or dissemination of such publicly disclosed personal information by you.

Any such interactions via comments and social media with us do not subject us to any kind of liability related to misuse of your information by others.

Cookies

When you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If 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.

This information is only collected to better serve and understand your user experience on the Website. You have the option of turning off cookies on your computer should you wish to do so. If you choose to do that, you may not be able to view all the features and content of this Website.

Embedded content from other websites

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, embedded additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

We may include, offer or advertise third-party links, products, or services on the Website. Once you click on a third-party link and leave this Website, you are no longer bound by our Privacy Policy.

We have no control over third parties and they have their own privacy policies. Neither are we responsible for the activities and practices of the third parties. You should contact them directly and read their privacy policies for any questions.

Who we share your data with

As a general rule, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent, unless it is to comply with state or federal regulations related to copyright infringement lawsuits or any other legal claims related to the Website.

Do We Collect Information from Minors

We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Website, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you re the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor department’s use of the Website. 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 asmileatatime.info@gmail.com.

Email Marketing and Opt-Out

You have the option of opting in or unsubscribing from our email list. By subscribing and opting in, you agree to receive newsletters, updates, messages, promotional materials and any other content related to this website. When you send an email, your email message along with your email address and responses are saved for communication purposes with you. This information is kept confidential and we do not share, sell or trade your email information with third parties except otherwise stated in this privacy policy.

We do not spam or send misleading information.  Should you wish to no longer receive communication from us, you have the option of unsubscribing by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email we send to you or by contacting us.

As for third-party websites, please contact them directly to unsubscribe and/or opt-out from their communications.

How We Keep Your Information Safe

We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures. We have implemented appropriate 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 the absolute security of your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Website is at your own risk. You should only access the Website within a secure environment.

When you make a credit card purchase or purchase through any means on the Website, you will be directed to a third-party vendor to complete the transaction. Any information your provide during the checkout process is not stored on our Website but instead provided to the third-party vendor that completes the purchase transaction.

By using this Website, you agree to hold us harmless for any security breach and for any unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. You also agree that we cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through our Website without our knowledge and consent.

Privacy Policy Updates

This privacy policy is effective as of October 17, 2021, and will be updated and modified as need. You are responsible for visiting this page periodically to check for future updates to this policy. Any modifications to this privacy policy will be effective upon our publishing of the new terms, and your continued use of our Website after the posting of any updates constitutes your acceptance of our modified privacy policy.

Contact

If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy, please contact us at asmileatatime.info@gmail.com.