Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

1.1. Applicability

The privacy policy describes how SMA collects and uses personal data and applies to all worldwide users of the SMA Store.

1.2. Data Controller

SMA, Inc., (“SMA”) is the data controller for the personal data collected in connection with use of our services worldwide. We process personal data inside and outside of the United States.

1.3. Definitions

  • User: Any user of the SMA Store.
  • SMA Store: This website.

1.4. Effective Date

This policy is effective May 24, 2024. SMA reserves the right to update this policy when necessary. Users should periodically review this notice for the latest information on our privacy practices. Use of the SMA Store constitutes consent to this policy to the extent allowed by law.

2. What Data We Collect and How We Use It

We collect three categories of data:

  • User data, i.e., personal information provided by you
  • SMA Store usage data, e.g., cookies

The following sections provide more detail on these three categories of data and how we use that data.

2.1. User Data

User data include:

  • SMA Store Data: When a User purchases an item from the SMA Store, we collect personal data the we use solely for sales fulfillment purposes, i.e. name, address, phone number and email address. We use PayPal as a payment gateway and hence do not collect any banking data.

2.2. SMA Store Usage Data

  • Usage Data Not Collected: Currently, the SMA Store does not collect the following usage data: device data (e.g. hardware model, device IP address, operating system and version, software, preferred languages, unique device identifiers, serial numbers, device motion data, and mobile network). However, we reserve the right to collect this data in the future for analytics and reporting and will modify this policy at that time.

    3. Other Uses of Personal Data

    3.1. Marketing

    SMA does NOT sell or share any user’s per­sonal data with third parties for their direct marketing. SMA may use the collected data to market our services to our users. This includes sending Users communications via email or text message regarding SMA service offerings, and news and events, e.g., our weekly Town Halls. Users may opt out of re­ceiving promotional emails and/or text mes­sages from SMA by following the unsubscribe instructions in those emails an/or text mes­sages.

    3.2. Cookies and Third-Party Technologies

    Cookies are small text files that are stored on browsers or devices by websites, apps, online media, and advertisements. We may use cookies and similar technologies to authenticate users, remember user preferences and settings, determine content popularity, deliver and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, analyze site traffic and trends, and generally understand the online behaviors and interests of people who interact with our public website.

    We may also allow approved third-parties to provide audience measurement and analytics services, to serve advertisements on our behalf across the internet, and to track and report on the performance of those advertisements. These entities may use cookies and other technologies to identify the devices used by visitors to our websites, as well as when they visit other websites.

    For more information about these technologies, please read our Cookie Policy, which you can display by clicking Learn More on the cookie popup when you first visit this website.

    4. Data Retention, Deletion, and Requests

    Any user may request the deletion of their account and/or request a copy of the data that we have col­lected from them at any time by emailing that request to: privacy@smawins.com. On receipt of this request, we delete the data that we do not need to retain for purposes of normal business operational history, or other legal requirements.