Privacy Policy for SmartDiveWatches
Effective Date: June 5, 2025
Thank you for visiting SmartDiveWatches ("the Website"), operated by SmartDiveWatches. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your information.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide and improve our services to you. The types of information we collect include:
- Usage Analytics: We use Simple Analytics, a privacy-first analytics service, to collect anonymized information about how you interact with the Website. This may include information such as the pages you visit, the time spent on those pages, the links you click, and general browser/device information (like browser type, operating system, and country). This data is aggregated and anonymized, and it helps us understand usage patterns to improve the user experience. Simple Analytics does not use cookies to track you across different websites and does not collect your IP address.
- Information You Provide Voluntarily: If you contact us via email or any future contact forms, we will collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- To Improve the Website: Usage analytics help us understand how the Website is used, identify popular content, improve navigation, and make informed decisions about future development.
- To Respond to Inquiries: If you contact us, we use the information you provide to respond to your questions or feedback.
- To Maintain and Troubleshoot the Website: Anonymized analytics data may help in identifying technical issues.
3. Data Storage and Security
- Analytics Data: Usage data collected by Simple Analytics is stored on their servers according to their privacy policy. We encourage you to review Simple Analytics' privacy policy for more details.
- Voluntarily Provided Data: Information you provide via email or contact forms is stored securely and accessed only for the purposes stated in this policy.
- Security: We take reasonable measures to protect the information we handle. However, please be aware that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We only share data in the following limited circumstances:
- With Service Providers: We share anonymized usage analytics data with Simple Analytics for the purpose of website improvement as described above. Simple Analytics has its own privacy policy governing its use of data.
- For Legal Reasons: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights or property, or ensure the safety of our users or the public.
5. Your Choices and Controls
- Analytics: Simple Analytics is designed to be privacy-friendly and does not use tracking cookies that require consent banners in many jurisdictions. For more information on their practices, please refer to the Simple Analytics website.
- Contacting Us: You can choose not to contact us or provide personal information. If you have previously contacted us and wish for your information to be deleted, please reach out to us.
- Browser Settings: While Simple Analytics avoids invasive tracking, you can generally control cookies and other tracking technologies through your browser settings.
5.1. Data Retention
- Analytics Data: Anonymized analytics data is subject to Simple Analytics' data retention policies.
- Voluntarily Provided Data: We retain information you provide via contact methods for as long as necessary to address your inquiry or as required by applicable law.
6. Children's Privacy
The Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or the relevant age of consent in your region). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly delete it.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: support@smartdivewatches.com