Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At SmartStuffReview, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.

We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By using our website or services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you:

2.1. Personal Data

While using our services, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This may include, but is not limited to:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Address
Payment information (for paid services)
Gaming accounts and identifiers

2.2. Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the website is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This may include:

IP address
Browser type and version
Time and date of your visit
Pages you viewed
Time spent on those pages
Device information
Referring website addresses

2.3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

3. How We Use Your Information

SmartStuffReview uses the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our services
To notify you about changes to our services
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our services
To provide customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our services
To monitor the usage of our services
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
To process payments and fulfill orders
To send you newsletters, marketing, or promotional materials (with your consent)
To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We will only process your personal data when we have a legal basis to do so. Legal bases include:

Consent: You have given us permission to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
Performance of a Contract: Processing is necessary for a contract we have with you or because you have asked us to take specific steps before entering into a contract.
Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, provided those interests are not outweighed by your rights and interests.
Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary for us to comply with the law.

5. Data Retention

SmartStuffReview will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our services, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

6. Data Disclosure

Your information, including Personal Data, may be disclosed to:

6.1. Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our services ("Service Providers"), provide services on our behalf, perform service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our services are used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

6.2. Business Transfers

If SmartStuffReview is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

6.3. Legal Requirements

We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

6.4. Other Cases

We may also disclose your information:

To protect the rights, property, or safety of SmartStuffReview, our customers, or others
To comply with a legal obligation
To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the services
To protect against legal liability

7. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal data, including:

Using secure socket layer technology (SSL)
Encrypting sensitive information
Maintaining physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards
Regularly reviewing and updating our security practices

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for use by children under the age of 16 without parental consent. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Canada and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Canada and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

11. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: [email protected]

Last updated: Feb 10, 2025