TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All content provided on Smilkos Lens is for informational purposes only. We make no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information and will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. If you discover any of our content is out of date, feel free to email us an update to hello@smilkoslens.com.
Smilkos Lens will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information.
COPYRIGHT
The content of this blog is covered by copyright and all words and photographs are the copyright of Smilkos Lens unless otherwise stated. While we appreciate the use or reference of any of our content, the use without explicit consent from Smilkos Lens is not permitted, so please don’t take anything without permission. If you would like to use any of our content or republish our articles, please email us at hello@smilkoslens.com and we’d be happy to discuss and provide you with our rates.
BLOG COMMENTS POLICY
Comments on any of our posts or articles are always welcome. Your feedback and input help us ensure we continue to provide quality content. However, any inappropriate language or abuse will not be tolerated and as such, Smilkos Lens reserves the right to edit or delete any comments submitted to this blog without notice. Additionally, Smilkos Lens is not responsible or liable for any comments made by others on this blog.
OUR MAILING LIST SUBSCRIBERS
Any information stored on our mailing list is solely kept for the distribution of Smilkos Lens’ email newsletters. We do not share personal information with third-parties and we will not spam you.
SPONSORED LINKS DISCLAIMER
From time to time, posts on this site may include links to other websites for which Smilkos Lens has received a one-off payment, otherwise called a sponsored link. Your trust is of great value to us, so although paid for, it is important you know these posts will always be our true, unbiased opinion. As we noted above, if we do not love it, we will not recommend it.
AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER
Some of the links on this blog/website are affiliate links, and if you purchase products or services through these links, we may get paid a small commission, the amount of which and type varies from product to product. This does not cost you absolutely anything, but does help with the ongoing costs of running this blog so that we can keep continue providing content for you. As an affiliate, Smilkos Lens will only ever recommend products and services that we feel are of high quality and helpful to our readers. If we don’t love it, we will not recommend it.
PRIVACY POLICY
Smilkos Lens (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://www.smilkoslens.com website (the “Service”).
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
This document applies to the website and all products and services offered by Smilkos Lens.
WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED
INFORMATION YOU VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT
PERSONAL DATA
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
We do not seek sensitive personal information such as your race, political beliefs, religion, political associations, sexual preference, or genetic information.
AUTOMATICALLY-COLLECTED INFORMATION
USAGE DATA
We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
TRACKING AND COOKIES DATA
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
- Session cookies. We use session cookies to operate our Service.
HOW YOUR DATA MAY BE USED
Smilkos Lens uses the collected data for various purposes, such as:
- Provide and maintain the Service
- Notify you about changes to our Service
- Allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so, for example, email newsletters, comments and enquires
- Provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service, for example, tracking and measuring statistics and advertising
- Monitor the usage of the Service
- Detect, prevent and address technical issues and unauthorized or illegal activity
THIRD PARTY USE OF PERSONAL DATA
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analysing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information. Additionally, our Service may use third-party service providers to across various aspects of the Service. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
This Service currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – This service tracks Service usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Service. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. We have anonymized our Google Analytics data and never look at non-aggregated data.
MailChimp – This service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications that you have opted-in to receive. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.
Bluehost -This service is responsible for hosting the website platform Smilkos Lens uses.
WordPress – This service is responsible for operating the website platform Smilkos Lens uses.
Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Service, are subject to that website’s own terms and policies. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16 (“Children”).
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. We will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time and will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using this Service, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Service. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please get in touch with us at hello@smilkoslens.com
Privacy Policy last updated June 1, 2020.
