Updated: October 31, 2024
At SmartDev, accessible from www.smartdev.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Notice document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by SmartDevand how we use it.
This website is operated by SmartDev LLC (Vietnam), SmartDev SA (Switzerland), and SmartDev Holding (Singapore) as joint controller so your personal data can be processed by any of these companies for internal organizational reasons. In case your personal data is being transferred outside your jurisdiction, the data controllers have taken contractual, technical an organizational measures to regulate such transfer.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Notice, do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].
This Privacy Notice applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in SmartDev. This Notice is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Information we collect
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
When you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.
How we use your information and legal basis to process it
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
| Purpose | Legal basis |
| Provide, operate, and maintain our website
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Legitimate interest |
| Improve, personalize, and expand our website
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Legitimate interest |
| Understand and analyze how you use our website
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Legitimate interest |
| Develop new products, services, features, and functionality | Legitimate interest |
| Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes | Consent |
| Send you emails
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Consent or performance of a contract |
| Find and prevent fraud
|
Legitimate interest |
When we use your data based on our legitimate interest, we will do so by weighing up your data protection rights, applying appropriate data security measures (anonymizing it where possible) and always giving you the option to object to the treatment announced in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
Data retention policy
We will process your personal data as long as the purpose for which it was collected remains valid and their processing is justified. In the case of data processed according to your consent, your personal data will be processed until you revoke it. If your data is processed for the fulfillment or execution of a contract, your data will be processed until the end of the contractual relationship, keeping them only to comply with the legal responsibility arising from the contract. Finally, if your data is processed based on legitimate interest, it will be processed until you exercise your right to object to its processing or if the requirements for data processing on the basis of legitimate interest are no longer met.
Log Files
SmartDev follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and are a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
SmartDev does not use cookies or web beacons on this website to track, store, or collect visitor information.
Google DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.website.com and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Notice at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Our Advertising Partners
Some of advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Notice for their policies on user data. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Notice for each of the advertising partners of SmartDev.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on SmartDev, which are sent directly to users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that SmarDev has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Third Party Privacy Policies
SmartDev’s Privacy Notice does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to withdraw your consent.
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
The right to lodge a complaint in front of the Data Protection Authorities.
The right to be informed of any data breach data might had put your data at risk.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
SmartDev does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best to promptly remove such information from our records.
