Privacy Policy

Introduction

SMART HOME EL INC. ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, process, store, and share information when you visit our website or use our services. Our registered address is 56 Lionel Heights Crescent, Toronto, ON M3A 1M1, Canada. You can reach us at [email protected] for any privacy-related inquiries.

This policy applies to all visitors of our website, customers who request consultations, and anyone who interacts with our digital platforms. By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. Changes to this policy will be communicated via a homepage banner at least 14 days before taking effect.

1. Cookie Categories

We use cookies organized into three distinct categories. Each category serves a different purpose and has different consent requirements.

2. Marketing Cookies: Detailed Disclosures

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to this website and other sites on the internet.

We may work with advertising partners such as Google and Meta to deliver advertisements tailored to your interests across various websites and platforms.

We may use remarketing services to advertise to previous visitors of our website. After visiting our site, you may see our ads on other websites, apps, or platforms you visit.

Advertisements may appear across Google services including YouTube, Gmail, and the Google Display Network.

We use the following tracking technologies on this website:

• Cookies (first-party and third-party)
• Tracking pixels (Google Ads tag / gtag.js, Meta Pixel)
• Device identifiers (browser fingerprint, IP address)
• Conversion event tags

We use conversion tracking to understand which advertisements lead to actions on our website, such as form submissions, calls, or consultation requests. This allows us to measure campaign effectiveness and allocate budget appropriately. Conversion data may be shared with Google Ads and Meta.

Advertising and analytics technologies active on this site:

• Google Ads (gtag.js / Google Tag Manager)
• Google Analytics 4
• Google Remarketing Tag
• Meta Pixel (Facebook / Instagram)

You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time:

• Google Ads Settings: https://adssettings.google.com
• Your Online Choices (EU): https://www.youronlinechoices.eu
• Network Advertising Initiative: https://optout.networkadvertising.org
• Digital Advertising Alliance: https://optout.aboutads.info

Opting out does not remove ads entirely. You will continue to see non-personalized advertisements.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Manage cookie preferences" link in the website footer, which triggers the cookie consent panel where you can accept or reject each category independently.

3. Consent Requirements

Our cookie consent banner offers three options: "Accept All", "Reject Non-Essential", and "Manage Preferences". Analytics and marketing cookies are not activated until you explicitly accept them. Your choice is stored in your browser's localStorage for 12 months. The banner can be dismissed without accepting, in which case only essential cookies remain active. The banner links directly to this Privacy Policy page.

By clicking "Accept All Cookies", you consent to the storing of cookies on your device for analytics and advertising purposes, including personalized advertising delivered by Google and Meta. You may withdraw consent at any time through the cookie preferences panel without affecting the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.

You may withdraw consent at any time by clicking "Manage cookie preferences" in the website footer, or by clearing cookies via your browser settings. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred while consent was valid.

4. Data Sharing with Advertising Partners

We share certain data with advertising partners for campaign delivery and measurement. Recipients and the data categories shared include:

• Google LLC: cookie identifiers, conversion events, anonymized behavioral data, remarketing lists. Governed by Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Meta Platforms, Inc.: pixel events, conversion data, custom audiences. Governed by Meta's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy

We do not sell personal data. All transfers to Google and Meta operate under Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable. Data is processed for ad targeting and campaign measurement only and is not resold to unaffiliated third parties.

Google and Meta may use this data across their own platforms in accordance with their respective policies. We encourage users to review those policies directly.

5. Lead Forms and Contact Requests

When you submit a contact form, request a consultation, or register interest in our smart home services, we collect the information you provide. This typically includes: full name, email address, phone number, selected service preference, and your message.

Legal basis: Consent (GDPR Art. 6.1.a) and, where a service relationship exists, performance of a contract (GDPR Art. 6.1.b).

Retention: Form submission data is retained for up to 2 years from the date of submission, unless a longer period is required by applicable law.

You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at [email protected].

A link to this Privacy Policy appears adjacent to every submission button on this site. Submitting a form constitutes acknowledgment of this policy.

6. Google Services and Advertising

This website uses the following Google services:

• Google Analytics 4: Collects anonymized usage data, device info, and behavioral signals. IP anonymization is enabled. Data retention is set to 14 months. Users may opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Google Ads Conversion Tracking: Records when a user completes a defined action (form submission, call, consultation request) after clicking one of our ads. This data is used solely for measuring ad campaign performance.
• Google Remarketing: Allows us to show ads to previous visitors across Google's network. Remarketing lists are not created from sensitive data categories (health, finance, religion, sexual orientation).
• Google Tag Manager: Deploys tracking tags on our behalf. No personal data is collected by GTM itself; it acts as a container for the tags listed above.

Google's advertising products are governed by: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

7. Meta Advertising Services

This website uses the Meta Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising on Facebook and Instagram. The pixel may record:

• Page views and time on site
• Specific conversion events (form submissions, consultation requests)
• Custom audience membership for retargeting purposes

We do not use the Meta Pixel to collect sensitive personal data, nor to target users based on health status, financial situation, religion, political views, sexual orientation, or any other special-category attribute prohibited under Meta's advertising policies.

Meta acts as an independent data controller for data collected via its Pixel and processed within its own platform. Refer to Meta's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy

To manage your ad preferences on Meta platforms, visit: https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences/

8. Prohibited Content Self-Declaration

This website does not promote, sell, or facilitate access to prohibited product or service categories including but not limited to: weapons, controlled substances, counterfeit goods, gambling services (unlicensed), adult content, or services that make misleading health or financial claims. All advertising conducted through Google Ads and Meta Ads complies with the respective platform policies in full. SMART HOME EL INC. provides smart home technology solutions for residential properties and does not operate in any regulated or prohibited industry.

9. Landing Page Integrity Statement

The content of this website accurately represents the products and services advertised by SMART HOME EL INC. No bait-and-switch practices are employed. The experience delivered to users arriving from paid advertisements is identical to the experience for all other visitors. Cloaking, automatic redirects, and content variation by traffic source are not used on this website. All pages are accessible to search engine crawlers and human visitors equally.

10. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we discover that data has been collected from a person under 16 without verifiable parental consent, we will delete it promptly. Contact us at [email protected] if you believe we have received data from a minor.

11. International Data Transfers

Personal data collected through this website may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area, including the United States, where Google LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc. are based. Our own data processing occurs primarily in Canada.

These transfers are conducted under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, which provide appropriate safeguards for personal data. A copy of the applicable SCCs can be requested by contacting us directly at [email protected].

12. Your Rights Under GDPR (Articles 15-22)

If you are located in the EEA or UK, you have the following rights:

• Access (Art. 15): Request a copy of data we hold about you.
• Rectification (Art. 16): Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure (Art. 17): Request deletion ("right to be forgotten").
• Restriction (Art. 18): Limit how we process your data.
• Portability (Art. 20): Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection (Art. 21): Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Withdraw consent (Art. 7.3): Revoke consent at any time without penalty.

To exercise any right, email us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority:

• EU users: https://edpb.europa.eu
• UK users: https://ico.org.uk
• Canadian users: https://www.priv.gc.ca

13. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of data depending on your interactions with our website and services:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Cookies and tracking identifiers
• Usage data (pages visited, time on site, click paths)
• Form submission content (messages, service preferences)
• Conversion events (form submits, calls, consultation bookings)

14. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Art. 6)

For each type of data processing, we rely on the following legal bases:

• Contact form data: Consent (Art. 6.1.a) and contract performance (Art. 6.1.b)
• Analytics data: Consent (Art. 6.1.a)
• Marketing / remarketing data: Consent (Art. 6.1.a)
• Security and fraud prevention: Legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f)

15. Data Retention Periods

We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this policy. Specific retention periods are as follows:

16. Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will display a notice on our homepage for a minimum of 14 days before the changes take effect.