THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the smilesforkids.us Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the smilesforkids.us Web site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address and name.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. From your IP address, we can estimate your local town’s city center which is used only as a proximation and may be as much as 50 miles off in accuracy. This information is used by THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service by locating our web and application servers in regions nearest our customers for improved speed, costs, and efficiency, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the smilesforkids.us Web site used for later promotions, service strategies, and local event planning.
Use of your Personal Information
THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS collects and uses your personal information to operate the smilesforkids.us Web site, fulfill orders, and deliver the products you have requested. THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products available from THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS and it’s affiliates. THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of purchased products or of potential new products that may be offered.
THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail and name) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you emails, and provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS, in order to determine what THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS products are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
smilesforkids.us Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The smilesforkids.us Web site uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you like a product or add it to the cart on THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS Web site, a cookie helps THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information. When you return to the same smilesforkids.us Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS is protecting your information.
Contact Information
THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS has not adhered to this Statement, please contact THE DARBY FOUNDATION/SMILES FOR KIDS at inquiry@smilesforkids.us. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.