Privacy Policy

Smart Women Society (“Company”, “we”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy governs your access to and use of smartwomensociety.com, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through smartwomensociety.com (the “Website”).

When accessing the Website, the Company will learn certain information about you, both automatically and through voluntary actions you may take, during your visit. This policy applies to information we collect on the Website and in email, text, or other electronic messages between you and the Website.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.

This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We only collect the personal information you voluntarily provide to us which includes: Your name and email address, in order to subscribe to our mailing list; or your name, email address and message in order to contact us via our contact form.

Website Activity: We may record information relating to your use of the Website, such as the searches you undertake, the pages you view, your browser type, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp information. We use this type of information to administer the Website and provide the highest possible level of service to you. We also use this information in the aggregate to perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the Website.

Cookies: We may send cookies to your computer in order to uniquely identify your browser and improve the quality of our service. The term “cookies” refers to small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing the Website. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). You have the ability to accept or decline cookies using your web browser settings. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the Website may not work properly or at all.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED

Personal Information: Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business or providing services to you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. These vendors use your Personal Information only at our direction and in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

In general, the Personal Information you provide may be used in one of the following ways:

• To personalise your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)
• To improve our website (we continually strive to improve our website based on the information and feedback we receive from you)
• To improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)
• To send periodic emails (The email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to enquiries and/or other requests or questions)

We also may release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies or protect ours or others rights, property or safety. 

Non-Personal Information: In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Website and customise the user experience. We also may aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyse use patterns on the Website. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our discretion.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We maintain security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, misuse or disclosure. We offer the use of a secure server. However, no exchange of data over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. While we make every effort to protect your personal information shared with us through our Website, you acknowledge that the personal information you voluntarily share with us through this Website could be accessed or tampered with by a third party. You agree that we are not responsible for any intercepted information shared through our Website without our knowledge or permission. Additionally, you release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of such intercepted information in any unauthorised manner.

YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send marketing communication to a user, the user can opt out of further marketing communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the email.

You have the right to know what Personal Data we hold about you, and to make sure it’s correct and up to date.

You have the right to “be forgotten” and request we erase your Personal Data.

You can exercise these rights at any time by sending an email to us at hello@smartwomensociety.com which we will respond to within 30 days.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

The Company reserves the right to change this Policy at any time. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Website and this Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Updates to this Policy will be posted on this page and take effect immediately.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please don’t hesitate to contact us by sending an email to hello@smartwomensociety.com.

Updated December 2023.