‘Smart Photos’ Privacy Policy
Last Update: 23.04.2015
It is important for you to review this Privacy Policy as it applies to all ‘Smart Photos’ services.
For notes and comments, please contact us: info@smartphotos.ge
1. Definitions
Website www.smartphotos.ge (smartprojects.ge, smartprojects.com.ge, smartstore.ge) (“website” afterwards) belongs to LTD ‘Smart Projects’ (Identification Code: 405100992, “we”, “us”, “our” afterwards);
“You” are the customer of “us”;
“Agreement” is the following Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” afterwards) that you are reading right now.
2. Overview
In order to operate our services and to reduce the risk of fraud, ‘Smart Photos’, the data controller, must ask you to provide us with information about yourself. By consenting to this Privacy Policy, you expressly consent and agree to us processing your data in the manner set out herein. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect and how we use that information. ‘Smart Photos’ takes the processing of your personal information very seriously and will use your information only in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy;
We will not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent;
‘Smart Photos’ and all other trade marks, brands and names appearing on the website are the property of their respective owners (which may be us). Nothing contained on the website is intended to grant any express or implied right for you to use or exploit any patent, copyright, trade mark or trade secret information;
Copyright of the photos published on the website belongs only to us and no one is allowed to copy, share, print, process or use for any other purposes;
Notification of Changes
This Privacy Policy may be revised over time as new features are added to the ‘Smart Photos’ services or as we incorporate suggestions from our customers. We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a revised version on our website. The highlights of the changes will be shown at the beginning of the text. The revised version will be effective at the time we post it. If you disagree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, you may close your account at any time.
3. Information We Collect
When you visit the website or use ‘Smart Photos’ services, we collect information sent to us by your computer, mobile phone or other access device. The information sent to us includes data on the pages you access, your computer IP address, device identifiers, the type of operating system you are using, your location, mobile network information, standard web log data and other information. Web log data includes the browser type you are using and traffic to and from our site. When you visit the website or use ‘Smart Photos’ services, we also collect information about your transactions and your activities;
In addition, if you open a ‘Smart Photos’ account or use our services, we may collect the following types of information:
Contact information, such as your name, address, phone, email and other similar information;
Detailed personal information such as your date of birth or national ID number.
In order to help protect you from fraud and misuse of your personal information, we may collect information about your use and interaction with the website or ‘Smart Photos’ services. For example, we may evaluate your computer, mobile phone or other access device to identify any malicious software or activity;
We may also collect additional information from or about you in other ways, such as through contact with our customer support team, results when you respond to a survey, etc.
Information we collect from other sources
We may also obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect through our services. For example, if you create or log into your account through a social media site, we will have access to certain information from that site, such as your name, account information and friends lists, in accordance with the authorization procedures determined by such social media site.
Website Traffic Information
Because of the way Internet communication standards work, when you arrive at or leave the ‘Smart Photos’ website, we automatically receive the web address of the site that you came from or are going to. We also collect information on which pages of our website you visit, IP addresses, the type of browser you use and the times you access website. We use this information to try to understand our customers’ preferences better and to manage the load on our servers, so as to improve our services and your experience with ‘Smart Photos’;
We use various technologies to collect information, and this may include sending cookies to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to improve our services and your experience, see which areas and features of our services are popular and count visits. We use cookies to keep you logged in to the services, to count the number of unique computers using the services and to record your user preferences;
We are not responsible for the content of the links to other sites placed on the website.
4. Our Use and Disclosure of Information
We collect, store and process your personal information on servers located in Georgia. Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with a safe, efficient and customized experience. You agree that we may use your personal information to:
Provide ‘Smart Photos’ services and customer support;
Process transactions and send notices about your transactions;
Provide and deliver the products you order, process your subscription to the services and send you related information, including confirmations and invoices;
Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts;
Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems;
Prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities and enforce our agreement;
Customize, measure and improve ‘Smart Photos’ services and the content, layout and operation of our website;
Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, rewards and events offered by ‘Smart Photos’, and provide news and information we think will be of interest to you;
Respond to your comments, questions and requests;
Contact you at any telephone number or through text (SMS) or email messaging;
Monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with our services;
Compare information for accuracy and verify it with third parties.
We also use your personal information to help identify you if you lose your password and to help you quickly find information on the Website.
Our Contact with ‘Smart Photos’ Customers
We communicate with our users on a regular basis via email to provide requested services;
‘Smart Photos’ does not tolerate spam. We strictly enforce our Anti-Spam Policy. To report ‘Smart Photos’-related spam to us, please contact us.
5. Information Security
The security of your ‘Smart Photos’ account also relies on your protection of your password. You may not share your password with anyone. ‘Smart Photos’ representatives will never ask you for your password, so any email or other communication requesting your password should be treated suspicious.
6. Copyright of the Photos
Photos taken in our photo booths are our property but still, we will not use them for our marketing purposes, unlike the photos you have dropped into the “Photo Bank”;
By dropping your photo into the “Photo Bank”, you give us a right to use it according to our needs;
Please consider, by giving the unique code of your photo to others, someone else can share it without your permission and/or drop it in the “Photo Bank”;
If you decide to remove your photo from our “Photo Bank” or closed database, let us know about it via Email: info@smartphotos.ge; We will remove your photo during 2 (two) working days. To do this you have to send us the unique code of the photo (placed on the photo after the text: “DOWNLOAD FROM SITE”). Otherwise, the image will not be deleted;
If we have used your photo for marketing purposes before your cancelation, ‘Smart Photos’ reserves the right not to remove it from the materials that have already been published;
We are not responsible for the content of the photos you take.
7. Social Sharing Features
‘Smart Photos’ services may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools which let you share actions you take on our services with other media. The use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features.
8. Other
Agreement has been developed in accordance with the law of Georgia; Conditions that are not given in the agreement are not part of the agreement; In case of conflict, priority will be given to this agreement and not the other conditions;
We are obliged to respond to your questions and claims, if they are sent to the following email address: info@smartphotos.ge;
If any condition of the agreement seems unclear, please, contact us! We will be happy to share with you all the specifics of our work and thus improve the quality of our products and services.
