Privacy Policy for Smart Realty Waitlist and Website
Last Updated: May 17, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Smart Realty ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information of users who sign up for our waitlist (the "Waitlist") and visitors to our website (the "Website").
1. Information We Collect
1.1. Waitlist Information:
- Email Address: We collect your email address when you sign up for our Waitlist to notify you when the Smart Realty application ("the App") is released.
1.2. Website Usage Data:
When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with the Website. This may include:
- Log Data: Information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the dates and times of your visits.
- Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our Website, including device model, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
1.3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies:
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities on our Website. These technologies may include:
- Cookies: Small data files stored on your browser or device. We may use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a longer period).
- Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Small electronic files that allow us to count users who have visited certain pages or opened an email.
- Similar Technologies: We may use other tracking technologies as they evolve.
We may use these technologies to:
- Enhance your browsing experience.
- Personalize content and features.
- Analyze Website traffic and usage patterns.
- Understand the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.
2. How We Use Your Information
2.1. Waitlist Information:
- To Notify You of the App Launch: We will use your email address to send you a notification when the Smart Realty App becomes available.
- Optional Future Communications (with consent): With your explicit consent, we may also use your email address to send you updates, news, and promotional materials related to Smart Realty. You will have the option to opt-out of these future communications at any time.
2.2. Website Usage Data, Cookies, and Tracking Technologies:
We may use the information collected through cookies and tracking technologies for the following purposes:
- Website Functionality: To ensure the proper functioning of our Website.
- Analytics and Performance: To analyze how users interact with our Website, identify trends, and improve its performance and content.
- Personalization: To personalize your experience on our Website, such as remembering your preferences.
- Marketing: To understand the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and potentially deliver targeted advertising (with your consent where required by law).
3. Sharing Your Information
We will not share your email address (collected via the Waitlist) with third parties for their marketing purposes.
We may share the information collected through the Website (including usage data and data collected through cookies and tracking technologies) with the following categories of third parties:
- Service Providers: We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our Website, conduct analytics, and manage our marketing efforts. These providers will be contractually obligated to protect your personal information and only use it for the specific purposes we instruct.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction, subject to applicable law.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a court order or government investigation.
4. Data Retention
- Waitlist Information: We will retain your email address until the Smart Realty App is launched and you have been notified, or until you request to be removed from the Waitlist. If you have consented to receive future communications, we will retain your email address until you unsubscribe.
- Website Usage Data and Cookies: The retention periods for data collected through cookies and tracking technologies vary depending on the type of cookie and the purposes for which it is used. Some cookies are session-based and expire when you close your browser, while others may persist for longer periods. We will retain usage data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, or for a longer period if required by law.
5. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your information. You may also have the right to object to or restrict certain processing of your personal information.
Cookie Choices:
You can typically control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View the cookies that are stored on your device.
- Delete cookies.
- Prevent websites from setting cookies.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Adjust cookie settings for specific websites.
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality and your experience on our Website.
6. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the personal information collected through the Waitlist and our Website from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. International Data Transfers
As we are located in San Isidro de Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, the information you provide may be transferred to and processed in Costa Rica. By using our Waitlist and Website, you consent to this transfer, processing, and storage of your personal information in Costa Rica. We will ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.
8. Children's Privacy
Our Waitlist and Website are not intended for children under the age of 18 (or the applicable age of consent in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to delete it.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our Website or by sending you an email (if you are on the Waitlist and we have your email address). Your continued use of the Waitlist or Website after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
info@kennethchevez.com