Smart Bean Inc operates several websites (collectively, the “Websites”), as well as a number of mobile applications on behalf of our customers (collectively, the “Applications”). It is Smart Bean Inc policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our Websites and Applications.
Smart Bean Inc collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request.
The purpose of Smart Bean Inc in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how visitors of Smart Bean Inc use its Websites and Applications. From time to time, Smart Bean Inc may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its Websites or Applications.
Smart Bean Inc also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Such information can include location data and information of end users. Smart Bean Inc does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.
Certain visitors to Smart Bean Inc Websites and users of Smart Bean Inc Applications choose to interact with Smart Bean Inc in ways that require Smart Bean Inc to gather personally-identifying information.
The amount and type of information that Smart Bean Inc gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for a social network at Smart Bean Inc to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Smart Bean Inc are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions.
In each case, Smart Bean Inc collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor interaction with Smart Bean Inc. Smart Bean Inc does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. Visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Website-related and Application-related activities.
Smart Bean Inc may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its Websites and users of its Applications. For instance, Smart Bean Inc may monitor the most popular social networks on the Smart Bean Inc site. Smart Bean Inc may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Smart Bean Inc does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Smart Bean Inc discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information to process it on behalf of Smart Bean Inc or to provide services available at Smart Bean Inc Websites and Applications, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others.
For instance, Smart Bean Inc uses third party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary hardware, software, networking, data storage, and related technology required to run the services available at Smart Bean Inc Websites, and Applications. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Smart Bean Inc Websites and Applications, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Smart Bean Inc will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone.
Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Smart Bean Inc discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when Smart Bean Inc believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Smart Bean Inc third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of Smart Bean Inc Websites or Applications and have supplied your email address, Smart Bean Inc may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what is going on with Smart Bean Inc and our products.
We primarily use our various product blogs to communicate this type of information. We keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request, we reserve the right to publish it. This in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Smart Bean Inc takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor computer, and that the visitor browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Smart Bean Inc uses cookies to help Smart Bean Inc identify and track visitors, their usage of the Smart Bean Inc Websites, and their website access preferences. Smart Bean Inc visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Smart Bean Inc Websites, with the drawback that certain features of Smart Bean Inc Websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Ads appearing on any of our Websites or Applications may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Smart Bean Inc and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Our Websites and all Applications promulgated through it, are not directed to or should be available to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect any kind of personal data from children under 13 years of age. If we become aware of such data collection, we will immediately delete such data. If any parent or guardian learns or otherwise becomes aware of a child under 13 years of age using the Platform or otherwise providing personal information, please contact us.
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Smart Bean Inc may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in the sole discretion of Smart Bean Inc. Smart Bean Inc encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a Smart Bean Inc account, you should also check your social network dashboard for alerts to these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
