Last updated April 24, 2024

 

We at TechSME, recognize that the privacy of your personal data is very important; and thus, will not sell your personal information to anyone.

 

Note: Our web site software collects logs that may include your IP address, your web browser identification string (known as User Agent), the time you visited this web site, and the page URL you visited.

For more policy details, please read below:

 

This privacy notice for TechSME ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might
collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services
("Services"), such as when you:
• Visit our website at https://www.techsme.net, or any website of ours that links to this

 

privacy notice

• Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy
rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our
Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@techsme.net.

 

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details
about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of
contents below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we
may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the
choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information
you disclose to us.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal
information.
Do we receive any information from third parties? We do not receive any information from
third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and
administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply
with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We
process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more
about how we process your information.
In what situations and with which types of parties do we share personal information? We
may share information in specific situations and with specific categories of third parties. Learn
more about when and with whom we share your personal information.
How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and
procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission
over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we
cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will
not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your
information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable
privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more
about your privacy rights.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting
a data subject access request, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in
accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect? Review the privacy
notice in full.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION?
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
5. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
6. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
8. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
12. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM
YOU?

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest
in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities
on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on
the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products
and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
• names
• phone numbers
• email addresses
• mailing addresses
• job titles
• usernames
• passwords
• contact preferences
• contact or authentication data
• billing addresses
• debit/credit card numbers
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.

Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases,
such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment
instrument. All payment data is stored by Venmo. You may find their privacy notice link(s)
here: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=venmo+privacy+policy&ia=web.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you
must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and
device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This
information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but
may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device
characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country,
location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information.
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and
for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we collect includes:

• Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and
performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our
Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this
log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and
information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated
with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as
which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports
(sometimes called "crash dumps"), and hardware settings).
• Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone,
tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this
device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device
and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet
service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration
information.

• Location Data. We DO NOT collect location data such as information about your device's location.

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services,
communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also
process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you
interact with our Services, including:
• To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your
information to provide you with the requested service.
• To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information
to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the
requested service.
• To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send
you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other
similar information.
• To fulfill and manage your orders. We may process your information to fulfill and
manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Services.
• To enable user-to-user communications. We may process your information if you
choose to use any of our offerings that allow for communication with another user.
• To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request
feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
• To send you marketing and promotional communications. We may process the
personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance
with your marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time.
For more information, see "WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?" below.
• To deliver targeted advertising to you. We may process your information to develop
and display personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and
more.
• To protect our Services. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep
our Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
• To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services
to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.
• To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We
may process your information to better understand how to provide marketing and
promotional campaigns that are most relevant to you.
• To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information
when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we
have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent,
to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual
obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid
legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on
the following legal bases to process your personal information:
• Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission
(i.e., consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw
your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
• Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when we
believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing
our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
• Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is
reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do
not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may
process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
• Send users information about special offers and discounts on our products and services
• Develop and display personalized and relevant advertising content for our users
• Analyze how our Services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users
• Support our marketing activities
• Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
• Understand how our users use our products and services so we can improve user
experience.• Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary
for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement
body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your
information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
• Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to
protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations
involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent)
to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission
can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your
information without your consent, including, for example:
• If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a
timely way
• For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
• For business transactions provided certain conditions are met
• If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess, process,
or settle an insurance claim
• For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin
• If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of
financial abuse
• If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the
availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for
purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws
of Canada or a province
• If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the
court relating to the production of records
• If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or
profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information
was produced
• If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes
• If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with
the following categories of third parties.
Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data
with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents ("third parties") who perform
services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that
work. The categories of third parties we may share personal information with are as follows:
• Ad Networks
• Affiliate Marketing Programs
• Cloud Computing Services
• Communication & Collaboration Tools
• Data Analytics Services
• Data Storage Service Providers
• Finance & Accounting Tools
• Government Entities
• Order Fulfillment Service Providers
• Payment Processors
• Performance Monitoring Tools
• Product Engineering & Design Tools
• Retargeting Platforms
• Sales & Marketing Tools
• Social Networks
• Testing Tools
• User Account Registration & Authentication Services
• Website Hosting Service Providers

We also may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
• Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or
during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of
all or a portion of our business to another company.
• When we use Google Analytics. We may share your information with Google Analytics
to track and analyze the use of the Services. The Google Analytics Advertising Features
that we may use include: Google Display Network Impressions Reporting. To opt out of
being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services,
visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. You can opt out of Google Analytics
Advertising Features through Ads Settings and Ad Settings for mobile apps. Other opt
out means
include http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ and http://www.networkadvertising.org/mo
bile-choice. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit
the Google Privacy & Terms page.
• When we use Google Maps Platform APIs. We may share your information with
certain Google Maps Platform APIs (e.g., Google Maps API, Places API).
• Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will
require those affiliates to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include our parent company
and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are
under common control with us.
• Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer
you certain products, services, or promotions.

5. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third
parties that we may link to or who advertise on our Services, but are not affiliated with, our
Services.
The Services may link to third-party websites, online services, or mobile applications and/or
contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to
other websites, services, or applications. Accordingly, we do not make any guarantee regarding
any such third parties, and we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of such
third-party websites, services, or applications. The inclusion of a link towards a third-party
website, service, or application does not imply an endorsement by us. We cannot guarantee the
safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. Any data collected by third parties is
not covered by this privacy notice. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security
practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services, or applications that
may be linked to or from the Services. You should review the policies of such third parties and
contact them directly to respond to your questions.

6. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your
information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or
store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can
refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.

7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in
this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set
out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such
as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we
will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because
your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your
personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

8. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and
technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures
designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our
safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or
information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or
guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to
defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although
we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to
and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure
environment.

9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the
Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a
minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal
information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the
account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you
become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us
at info@techsme.net.

10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK),
Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your
personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under
applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a
copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the
processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be
subject to automated decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to
object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by
contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal
information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection
authority or UK data protection authority.

If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal
information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you
have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time
by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below.
However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its
withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal
information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us
at info@techsme.net.

11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-
Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to
have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no
uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized.
As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that
automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online
tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a
revised version of this privacy notice.

12. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah or Virginia, you are
granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12)
months:

Category Examples Collected

A. Identifiers
Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number,
unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account
name
NO
B. Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statute
Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial
information
C. Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law
Gender and date of birth
NO
D. Commercial information
Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information
NO
E. Biometric information
Fingerprints and voiceprints
NO
F. Internet or other similar network activity
Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and
other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements
NO
G. Geolocation data
Device location
NO
H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information
Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities
NO
I. Professional or employment-related information
Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a business level or job title, work
history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us
NO
J. Education Information
Student records and directory information
NO
K. Inferences drawn from collected personal information
Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile
or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics
NO
L. Sensitive personal Information
NO
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances
where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
• Receiving help through our customer support channels;
• Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
• Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
How do we use and share your personal information?
Learn about how we use your personal information in the section, "HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?"

We collect and share your personal information through:
• Targeting cookies/Marketing cookies
• Social media cookies
• Beacons/Pixels/Tags
• Click redirects: Amazon com.
• Social media plugins: Facebook, LinkedIn and Google . We use social media
features, such as a "Like" button, and widgets, such as a "Share" button, in our Services.
Such features may process your Internet Protocol (IP) address and track which page you
are visiting on our website. We may place a cookie to enable the feature to work
correctly. If you are logged in on a certain social media platform and you interact with a
widget or button belonging to that social media platform, this information may be
recorded to your profile of such social media platform. To avoid this, you should log out
from that social media platform before accessing or using the Services. Social media
features and widgets may be hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Services.
Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy notices of the
companies that provide them. By clicking on one of these buttons, you agree to the use of
this plugin and consequently the transfer of personal information to the corresponding
social media service. We have no control over the essence and extent of these transmitted
data or their additional processing.
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written
contract between us and each service provider. Learn more about how we disclose personal
information to in the section, "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?"
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking
internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to
be "selling" of your personal information.
We have not sold or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or
commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. We have disclosed the following
categories of personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the
preceding twelve (12) months:
The categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information for a business or
commercial purpose can be found under "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?"

California Residents
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law permits our
users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge,
information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for
direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared
personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident
and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the
contact information provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the
Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the
Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information
provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that
you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services,
but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all
our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).

CCPA Privacy Notice
This section applies only to California residents. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act
(CCPA), you have the rights listed below.
The California Code of Regulations defines a "residents" as:

(1) every individual who is in the State of California for other than a temporary or transitory
purpose and
(2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of
California for a temporary or transitory purpose
All other individuals are defined as "non-residents."
If this definition of "resident" applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations
regarding your personal information.
Your rights with respect to your personal data
Right to request deletion of the data — Request to delete
You can ask for the deletion of your personal information. If you ask us to delete your personal
information, we will respect your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain
exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer of his
or her right to free speech, our compliance requirements resulting from a legal obligation, or any
processing that may be required to protect against illegal activities.
Right to be informed — Request to know

Depending on the circumstances, you have a right to know:
• whether we collect and use your personal information;
• the categories of personal information that we collect;
• the purposes for which the collected personal information is used;
• whether we sell or share personal information to third parties;
• the categories of personal information that we sold, shared, or disclosed for a business
purpose;
• the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold, shared, or
disclosed for a business purpose;
• the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal
information; and
• the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you.
In accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to provide or delete consumer
information that is de-identified in response to a consumer request or to re-identify individual
data to verify a consumer request.
Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights
We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information
We do not process consumer's sensitive personal information.

Verification process

Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same
person about whom we have the information in our system. These verification efforts require us
to ask you to provide information so that we can match it with information you have previously
provided us. For instance, depending on the type of request you submit, we may ask you to
provide certain information so that we can match the information you provide with the
information we already have on file, or we may contact you through a communication method
(e.g., phone or email) that you have previously provided to us. We may also use other
verification methods as the circumstances dictate.
We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or
authority to make the request. To the extent possible, we will avoid requesting additional
information from you for the purposes of verification. However, if we cannot verify your identity
from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional
information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention
purposes. We will delete such additionally provided information as soon as we finish verifying
you.

Other privacy rights

• You may object to the processing of your personal information.
• You may request correction of your personal data if it is incorrect or no longer relevant,
or ask to restrict the processing of the information.
• You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf.
We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they
have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with the CCPA.
• You may request to opt out from future selling or sharing of your personal information to
third parties. Upon receiving an opt-out request, we will act upon the request as soon as
feasibly possible, but no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of the request
submission.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us by submitting a data subject access request, by email
at info@techsme.net, by visiting http://www.techsme.net/contact, or by referring to the contact
details at the bottom of this document. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data,
we would like to hear from you.

Colorado Residents

This section applies only to Colorado residents. Under the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), you
have the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may
decline your request as permitted by law.
• Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
• Right to access your personal data
• Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
• Right to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
• Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted
advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce
legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")
To submit a request to exercise these rights described above,
please email info@techsme.net or submit a data subject access request.
If we decline to take action regarding your request and you wish to appeal our decision, please
email us at info@techsme.net. Within forty-five (45) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform
you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written
explanation of the reasons for the decisions.

Connecticut Residents
This section applies only to Connecticut residents. Under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act
(CTDPA), you have the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain
cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.
• Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
• Right to access your personal data
• Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
• Right to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
• Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted
advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce
legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")
To submit a request to exercise these rights described above,
please email info@techsme.net or submit a data subject access request.
If we decline to take action regarding your request and you wish to appeal our decision, please
email us at info@techsme.net. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform you
in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written
explanation of the reasons for the decisions.

Utah Residents
This section applies only to Utah residents. Under the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), you
have the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may
decline your request as permitted by law.
• Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
• Right to access your personal data
• Right to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
• Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted
advertising or the sale of personal data
To submit a request to exercise these rights described above,
please email info@techsme.net or submit a data subject access request.

Virginia Residents
Under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA):
"Consumer" means a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting only in an
individual or household context. It does not include a natural person acting in a commercial or
employment context.
"Personal data" means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or
identifiable natural person. "Personal data" does not include de-identified data or publicly
available information.
"Sale of personal data" means the exchange of personal data for monetary consideration.
If this definition of "consumer" applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations
regarding your personal data.
Your rights with respect to your personal data
• Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
• Right to access your personal data
• Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
• Right to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
• Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted
advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce
legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")
Exercise your rights provided under the Virginia VCDPA
You may contact us by email at info@techsme.net or submit a data subject access request.
If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your rights, we may deny a request if
the authorized agent does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your
behalf.

Verification process
We may request that you provide additional information reasonably necessary to verify you and
your consumer's request. If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to
collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.
Upon receiving your request, we will respond without undue delay, but in all cases, within fortyfive
(45) days of receipt. The response period may be extended once by forty-five (45) additional
days when reasonably necessary. We will inform you of any such extension within the initial 45-
day response period, together with the reason for the extension.

Right to appeal
If we decline to take action regarding your request, we will inform you of our decision and
reasoning behind it. If you wish to appeal our decision, please email us at info@techsme.net.
Within sixty (60) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform you in writing of any action taken
or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the
decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may contact the Attorney General to submit a complaint.

13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by
the date, and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If
we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently
posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to
review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at info@techsme.net

15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the
personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to
review, update, or delete your personal information, please fill out our contact us form and submit a data subject
access request or reach out to us via email: info@techsme.net