SmokeFade, Inc. ("Smokefade") operates the website SmokeFade.com. It is Smokefade's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Smokefade collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Smokefade's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Smokefade's visitors use its website, and how well the program is working to help smokers quit or cut down. From time to time, Smokefade may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website, and scientific results of it effectiveness.

Smokefade also collects potentially personally identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Smokefade does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Smokefade's website choose to interact with Smokefade.com in ways that require Smokefade to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Smokefade gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who log on to or sign up for Smokefade to provide basic information on their smoking history as well as information regarding their knowledge about tobacco and smoking. Those who engage in transactions with Smokefade.com - by taking quizzes or filling out the readiness questionnaire, and signing up for Internet-based smoking treatment, for example - are asked to provide additional information, which may include as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Smokefade collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Smokefade.com. Smokefade does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

Smokefade.com may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, Smokefade, Inc. may monitor the most popular parts of the Smokefade.com site. Smokefade.com may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Smokefade.com does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Smokefade.com discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Smokefade's behalf or to provide services available at Smokefade's website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Smokefade's website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Smokefade will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Smokefade discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when Smokefade believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Smokefade's third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of a Smokefade, Inc. website and have supplied your email address, Smokefade.com may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Smokefade.com and our programs. We primarily use other methods such as web blogs, ezine or website and search engine ads to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Smokefade takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Smokefade uses cookies to help Smokefade.com identify and track visitors, their usage of Smokefade's website, and their website access preferences. Smokefade.com visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Smokefade.com websites, with the drawback that certain features of Smokefade websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Smokefade may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Smokefade's sole discretion. Smokefade encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.