Privacy Policy

We at Appxtree, a company specializing in smart business cards, are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy or our practices regarding your personal information, please feel free to contact us at hello@Appxtree.com.

Please take the time to read this privacy policy carefully as it contains important information about who we are, how and why we collect, store, use, and share your personal information, your rights regarding your personal information, and how to contact us or relevant authorities in the event of a complaint.

We ensure that the use and transfer of information received from Google APIs will comply with Google's API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Appxtree. We collect, use, and are responsible for certain personal information about you. When we do so, we are regulated under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which applies across the European Union and the United Kingdom. We are responsible as the 'controller' of your personal information for the purposes of these laws.

We also provide services to customers based in the USA. While this Privacy Policy is applicable to all users of our website and Appxtree customers, the majority of it applies to data subjects residing in the UK and EU. However, there are additional terms within this Privacy Policy that are specifically relevant to US data subjects.

2. Our Website

This privacy policy applies to your use of our website, www.qr-smart.com (the “Site”).

3. Our Collection and Use of Your Personal Information

We collect personal information from you when you voluntarily engage with us through our website, such as when you place an order or make an enquiry.

The personal information we collect may include:

• Profile Data: Your name, address, phone number(s), email addresses, company details, etc.
• Payment Data: Bank account and payment details (Note: we do not store payment data directly; it is processed via our payment gateway providers).
• Contributions: Any feedback you provide via phone, email, or social media.

We use this personal information to:

• Create and manage your account with us.
• Verify your identity.
• Provide goods and services to you.
• Customize our website and its content to your preferences.
• Notify you of any changes to our website or services.

4. Our Legal Basis for Processing Your Personal Information

When we use your personal information, we are required to have a legal basis for doing so. The legal bases we may rely on include:

• Consent: Where you have given us clear consent to process your personal information for a specific purpose.
• Contract: Where our use of your personal information is necessary for a contract we have with you.
• Legal Obligation: Where our use of your personal information is necessary for us to comply with the law.
• Legitimate Interests: Where our use of your personal information is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party.

5. Who We Share Your Personal Information With

We share your personal data with delivery partners to ensure goods are dispatched to you. We may also share or transfer your data in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of company assets.

We may use third-party advertising companies, such as Google and Meta, to display ads on other websites. These companies may use cookies to track your browsing activity.

We will not share your personal information with any other third parties unless required by law.

6. Transfer of Your Information Outside the UK and EEA

If you are a resident of the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA), your personal data may be transferred and stored outside the UK and EEA, including in countries like the United States, where data protection laws may not be as stringent. We ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your information when transferred outside these regions.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, update, or delete your personal information. You can also object to the processing of your data, ask us to restrict processing, or request portability of your data.

8. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at hello@qr-smart.com.

Thank you for choosing Appxtree. We are dedicated to protecting your privacy and ensuring your experience with us is secure.

COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (such as a computer, smartphone, or other electronic device) when you visit our website. We use cookies on our website to help us recognize you and your device, as well as to store certain information about your preferences or past activities.

This section (“Cookie Policy”) applies to all information collected via our website, including technologies used by us and third-party partners for automatic data collection. We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store your data. This Cookie Policy explains the various types of cookies used on our website and how you can manage them. We reserve the right to change this Cookie Policy at any time.

A browser cookie is a small data file stored on your device that helps websites and mobile apps remember things about you. Other technologies, including Web storage and identifiers associated with your device, may also be used for similar purposes. We use cookies, including third-party cookies, for a number of reasons such as protecting your data and account, identifying popular features, counting visitors to a page, improving our user experience, ensuring the security of our website and services, providing targeted advertising, and providing you with a better overall experience.

CATEGORIES OF COOKIES

Category	Purpose
Necessary	Running our website and identifying and preventing security risks.
Preferences	Remembering your settings and preferences to improve your experience on our website.
Performance	Collecting information about how you use our website and improving its performance.
Marketing	Delivering relevant advertisements and tracking the efficiency of advertising campaigns on other sites.

Where applicable, we provide you with the opportunity to opt out of the use of cookies.

MARKETING

We may send you information about our products that may be of interest to you. With your consent, or when it is in our legitimate interest, we may contact you via post, email, phone, text message (SMS), or automated call. We will only ask for your permission to send you marketing messages when you check the relevant boxes when placing an order on our website.

If you have previously agreed to be contacted in this way, you can unsubscribe at any time by:

• Contacting us via our website
• Using the 'unsubscribe' link in emails or the 'STOP' number in SMS messages

It may take up to five days for this to take effect.

YOUR RIGHTS

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have several important rights, including the right to:

• Fair processing and transparency over how we use your personal information
• Access to your personal data and other supplementary information
• Request corrections of any mistakes in your information
• Request erasure of personal data in certain situations
• Request a copy of your personal data in a machine-readable format
• Object to processing of your data for direct marketing
• Object to automated decision-making with legal effects
• Restrict processing of your personal data in specific circumstances
• Claim compensation for damages caused by data protection law violations

KEEPING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURE

We implement appropriate security measures to prevent your personal information from being accidentally lost or used in an unauthorized way. Access to your personal information is restricted to those who need it for business purposes, and those who process your information do so in an authorized manner.

In case of a suspected data security breach, we will notify you and the relevant regulatory authorities as required by law.

US-SPECIFIC TERMS

California

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have certain rights concerning their personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to "Consumers" as defined by the CCPA.

You have the following rights under the CCPA:

• Right to Know: Request information about the personal data we collect, use, or disclose.
• Right to Obtain a Copy: Request a copy of your personal data collected in the last 12 months.
• Right to Request Deletion: Request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

Nevada

Nevada law allows residents to opt out of the sale of their personal information. V1CE does not sell your personal information and will not do so in the future.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at hello@v1ce.co.uk or visit our contact page.