Collecting Smiles Inc. respects the privacy of all visitors to our site. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.
We may periodically update our Privacy Policy, so please check back here for the latest version. If we make major fundamental changes to our policy, we'll put a notice on our home page.
the information we collect
In various places on the Collecting Smiles site, we collect "Personally Identifiable Information" such as your email address, real name, or other information that can be used to identify you as an individual. We use this information to create your login account, to send you password reset information, and to periodically send announcements.
Please be aware that anything you post to the Gallery (such as your personal website) is viewable by the public. So please exercise judgment when considering what information you wish to share!
We also collect anonymous information about how our collective users interact with our site, such as posting images, "Liking" and commenting on other paintings, and visiting pages. In addition, we collect basic information about how you connect to our site, such as your IP address and browser.
how we use that information
Your Personally Identifiable Information will never be shared with any third parties without your permission, unless required to do so by law, or when necessary to complete a 3rd party transaction initiated by you. In the event that we do find opportunities to share your Personally Identifiable Information, we will send you a notification via email, with instructions for how to opt in.
All other "anonymous" information collected is used solely to improve, optimize, and/or customize our users' experience.
Like many websites, we also use cookies. Cookies are small files websites place on your hard drive that allow them to identify you. For example, if you allow a website to remember your login and/or password, the site will place a cookie on your hard drive. We also use cookies to measure website traffic from new and repeat users. Cookies can't read, access, or modify anything else on your computer - but if you ever wish to delete cookies from your hard drive, you can do that through your browser.
Collecting Smiles Inc. claims no ownership over the paintings you create and post to our website. However, we reserve the right to display your paintings on our websites and within the Colors! application. In the event that we want to use your paintings for promotional or other purposes, we might contact you by e-mail to offer you to participate.
information accuracy
You can access your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by logging in, clicking on the "My Account!" link.
data security
In the event that personal information is compromised as a result of an unforeseen security breach, Collecting Smiles Inc. will promptly notify those persons whose personal information has been compromised, in accordance with the notification procedures set forth in this Privacy Policy, or as otherwise required by U.S. law.
If you have any reason to suspect that security on this site has been breached, please email us at support@collectingsmiles.com.
notifications
We occasionally provide notifications, whether required by law or for other reasons, to our users via e-mail notice, or through prominent posting on the Collecting Smiles website and community pages, as determined by us in our sole discretion. Please be aware that Collecting Smiles Inc. may change the means by which we communicate to our users if and when appropriate.
users must be 13 years of age or older
This site is intended for use by people age 13 and older. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, if we learn that we have collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will purge that information and close the existing account as soon as possible.
how to contact us
If you have questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Via email: support@collectingsmiles.com
Via snail mail:
Collecting Smiles Inc.
Attn: Privacy Department
155 Montgomery St., Suite 810
San Francisco, CA 94104