This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which SMK Resources LLC, DBA DollarDesignator.com collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”) of the http://www.dollardesignator.com website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by us. The use of information processed through our services shall be limited to the purpose of providing the services for which our customers have engaged us.

Overview

• Your Personal Information is never sold or rented to anyone, for any reason, at any time.
• You must be 18 years or older to use DollarDesignator.com
• You can always access or remove your information, and opt out of hearing from us.
• Your Non-Personal Information may be used to improve our service.
• Your data is stored in the United States.
• Our money comes from you, not ads in our service. As a consumer-focused subscription business, we rely on your subscriptions to offer our Services.

Personal information

We may collect personal information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our Site, register on the Site, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for personal data, as appropriate, which will include Users’ name, email address, phone number and organization information. We will collect personal information from Users only if they consent voluntarily to submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personal information or withdraw their consent for us to process that information at any time, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.

Passive Collection

As is true of most websites, and general usage tracking, we gather certain information automatically. This information may include Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, the files viewed on our Site (e.g., HTML pages, graphics, etc.), operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data to analyze trends in the aggregate and administer the Site. If combined with other information we know about Users from previous visits to our Site, the data possibly could be used to identify them personally, even if such Users are not signed in to our Site.

Tracking Technologies

We and our partners use cookies or similar technologies to analyze trends, administer the Site, track Users’ movements around the Site, and to gather demographic information about our User base as a whole. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level, but if they choose to disable cookies, it may limit their use of certain features or functions on our Site or service.

We use cookies in the following ways:

• to track how our Site is used by Users;
• to record whether Users have seen specific messages we display on our Site;
• to keep Users signed into our Site;
• to record User’s answers to surveys and questionnaires on our Site while they complete them; and
• to record the conversation thread during a live chat with our support team

How we use collected information

• To improve customer service
• To personalize user experience
• To improve our Site
• To process payments
  We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
• To send periodic emails

How we protect User information

The security of both our customers’ data and any 3rd party data we process on their behalf is very important to us. All personal data will be processed and stored by us safely and securely for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason for which it was first collected by us. We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of Users personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site. We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once it is received.

Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Sharing User personal information

We will share Users’ personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy policy. We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal information to others. We may provide Users’ personal information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities such as offering customer service and payment processing. These companies are authorized by us to use Users’ personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us and we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that User personal data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with their rights, our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under relevant data protection law. Transfers to subsequent third parties are covered by the provisions in this privacy policy regarding notice and choice and the service agreements with our Users. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal information regarding visitors and Users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

In certain situations, we may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. We may also disclose personal information as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect Users’ safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request, to any other third party with the relevant User’s prior consent to do so.

Third party websites

Users may find content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies. We encourage Users to carefully read the privacy policy of any Web site they visit.

Our Site also includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook button, Twitter, and Widgets, such as the Share this button. These Features may collect Users’ IP address, which page Users are visiting on our Site, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. User interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.