PRIVACY POLICY

At CashSmartGuide, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect from visitors to our website, how we use that information, and what choices you have regarding your data.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our website.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience on our website and to understand how visitors use our site.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how you use the site.

Types of Cookies We Use:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation.
• Analytics Cookies: We use tools like Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
• Advertising Cookies: If we partner with advertising networks in the future, cookies may be used to display relevant ads and measure ad performance.

How to Control Cookies:

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. However, some parts of our website may not function properly if you disable cookies.

We use third-party services to help us operate our website and provide a better experience for our visitors. These services may collect information about you as described in their own privacy policies.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used before coming to our site. We use this information to improve our website and content.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising Partners

We may partner with third-party advertising networks in the future to display advertisements on our website. If we do, we will update this Privacy Policy to reflect those partnerships and explain how they handle your data.

Google AdSense

CashSmartGuide uses Google AdSense, a service for displaying advertisements. Google AdSense uses the DoubleClick cookie, which enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this website and other websites on the internet.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

Other Third-Party Services

We may use other third-party services in the future, such as email marketing platforms or analytics tools. We will update this Privacy Policy if we add new services that collect personal information.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• With Service Providers: We share information with third-party service providers who help us operate our website (like Google Analytics and Google AdSense). These companies are required to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or government request, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or the safety of others.
• Business Transfers: If CashSmartGuide is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We retain automatically collected information (like analytics data) for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

If you provide personal information (such as through a contact form or newsletter signup), we will retain that information until you ask us to delete it or until it is no longer needed for the purpose it was collected.

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You can request to know what personal information we have collected about you.
• Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate information.
• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information.
• Opt-Out: You can opt out of receiving marketing emails (if we send them) by clicking the unsubscribe link in those emails.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy.

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will delete that information.

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know what personal information we collect, use, and share
• Right to request deletion of your personal information
• Right to opt out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to access your personal data
• Right to correct inaccurate data
• Right to delete your data
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing
• Right to withdraw consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request.

Some web browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Our website does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals.

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. If we make significant changes, we may notify you by posting a notice on our website or through other means.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible, typically within 30 days.