Last updated on August 20, 2026.
Introduction
My Smart Advances and our affiliated companies deliver content to you via our Website and email. Beyond content delivery, we operate a marketing and data business. In this role, we gather information about individual consumers, which we collect, share with partners, and sell. This information helps advertisers reach their intended audiences through online advertising, mobile apps, email campaigns, telephone marketing, and other promotional channels. We also provide cross-context behavioral advertising services that track activity across different sites and apps.
This privacy policy tells you about the personal information we gather when you use My Smart Advances—both what we collect directly and what you give us—and how we collect, use, keep, and share it. For more about our website itself, check out our terms of service.
We ask that you carefully read through this policy to gain a clear understanding of our policies and practices related to your personal information. If you’re uncomfortable with our policies and practices, please avoid using our website or subscribing to our email list. Your access to or use of this website, or your interaction with our other services, signifies agreement with this privacy policy.
Coverage Of This Policy And Other Websites And Services:
This Privacy Policy only governs the collection, processing and storing of personal information supplied to this website; it does not govern the collection, processing or storing of personal information by any third party. This Privacy Policy does not govern and is not applicable to any third party or any website that may be linked from My Smart Advances, or from our newsletters. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any websites you access through links from My Smart Advances.
Sources And Methods Of Personal Information Collection:
This website gathers information you submit directly, including your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any information provided via an inquiry form. The information collected may be supplemented with data obtained from affiliates, data brokers, and marketing or advertising partners. Some of these third parties are organizations that have obtained your personal information from their own services. Information is also automatically collected using cookies and other tracking technologies to support analytics and advertising activities. See below for more information.
Categories of Data We Collect:
“Personal information” refers to any information, in any format or system, that is created, collected, maintained, or transmitted as part of the Company’s business and that can reasonably be linked to an individual or household.
When you subscribe to the My Smart Advances, you provide personal information such as your name, date of birth, street address, e-mail address, and phone number. We also automatically collect other information using cookies and similar technologies, including IP address, imprecise geolocation (inferred from your IP address), device ID, timestamps, browsing behavior, and click-through activity. We may also obtain advertising-related information from data brokers or publicly available databases, including demographic characteristics, interests, past locations, or purchase history. See “Your Privacy Rights” below to learn more about how to exercise your rights.
During the preceding twelve (12) months, we have collected personal information as defined under California law, including identifiers; personal information categories described in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e); protected classification characteristics under California or federal law; internet or other similar network activity; commercial information; professional or employment-related information; imprecise geolocation data; and inferences drawn from other personal information. We may sell or share information collected through this site with third parties and affiliated companies for marketing and advertising purposes. To opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information at any time please visit here or call 844-588-0965.
Use of Sensitive Personal Data
We do not directly collect Sensitive Personal Information, which includes data relating to race or ethnicity, religion, precise geolocation, LGBTQ+ identity, health conditions, financial account information, or citizenship status. However, we may indirectly receive information through automated technologies such as cookies that track visits to certain web pages, potentially indicating interest in sensitive subject areas. For instance, engagement with content related to specific ethnic groups or medical topics may suggest such interests. These inferences are not made by us but may be drawn by affiliated companies or third parties with whom information is shared. If state or local law requires consent to process Sensitive Personal Information, our affiliates will not make sensitive inferences. We do not collect or use personal information concerning children under 18.
Uses of Personal Information
The personal information about you that we collect is used to send you requested newsletters, to respond to your inquiries, and to provide content or marketing messages by email or by other means. We also share your personal information with our partner companies, who may send you marketing messages as well. You can opt out by clicking here. Our use of personal information is considered “cross context behavioral advertising” in some cases.
When We Share Personal Information
We may sell or share the personal information we collect with our affiliated companies and partners for marketing uses including cross context behavioral advertising. We also share this information with service providers, including companies that provide services related to cross context behavioral advertising, analytics, advertising fraud detection, web hosting, information security, and other similar services. We have contracts in place with any third parties who have access to the personal information we share to ensure appropriate information security measures and compliance with applicable laws. We may also share personal information as required by law, or to protect the health or safety of us, or employees, or any other person.
We may also share your information with the police or other law enforcement or government entities, as required by law or a judicial order, or if required to protect ourselves or others, or enforce our terms of use. If our business is sold, transferred, or liquidated, we may sell or share your personal information to our successor entities buyers, or other interested parties.
If you give us additional permission to share your data, such as by agreeing to terms on the page where you disclose it or as detailed elsewhere in this policy, we will share the data for the purposes that you agree to.
Targeted Ads and Analytics Services
This website shares personal information with third parties who show you advertisements on this or other websites and also perform analytics and reporting about the performance of those advertisements. These companies (which may include data brokers) collect information about the websites you visit and the web pages and advertisements you view or interact with, and may combine this with personal information from other sources or share it with other third parties (this is also known as “cross-context behavioral advertising”). We (or our partners) collect your IP address, date and time of interaction, your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and the browser type and version you use to visit this website. This information may be combined with other personal information and used to deliver advertising from us or from other companies through email, on apps or websites, or through social media sites. We also use personal information to analyze interactions with this site and the advertisements we display so we can continue to improve them.
Cookies And Similar Technology
Cookies are small computer files that are stored on your browser for use as identifiers so that we or our partners can recognize your browser on certain websites. We do not track every site you visit on the Internet. At this website, we utilize cookies, pixels, and related automated data collection technologies to operate this site safely and effectively; understand how users engage with our website; display personalized content and advertisements; and track engagement with and response to advertisements or other communications. You can restrict, block, or delete cookies at any time by changing your browser settings. If you use a “do not track” or opt-out setting, we will set an opt-out cookie on your browser to stop additional data collection. If you delete this opt-out cookie, you will need to opt that browser out again because our site will no longer know not to collect data about your visits.
The Website uses a variety of automated data collection technologies, including browser cookies, Flash cookies, and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that support core Website functions. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, though this may limit access to certain Website areas.
Flash cookies may also be used to store information related to your preferences and interactions with the Website. These cookies are managed through Adobe’s Flash Player tools rather than browser settings.
We also use web beacons, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies on our Website, in emails, and on affiliated sites to measure usage patterns, content effectiveness, and system performance.
Do Not Track Signals and Global Privacy Control
We recognize Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) and other universal opt-out signals as valid opt-out requests for the sale and sharing of personal information. When we detect these signals, we will automatically opt you out of the sale and sharing of personal information associated with your browser or device. We do not wish to track your activity across the entire internet. You may disable or remove cookies through your browser’s cookie controls whenever you choose. If you use a “Do Not Track” signal or GPC, we will set an opt-out cookie on your browser to limit further data collection. Deleting that cookie or adjusting your GPC settings may result in the resumption of automated data collection.
Privacy Rights
You have rights with respect to your personal information, including the right to know what data we collect and how we use it (please review this policy), to obtain a copy of data we have collected about you, to ask us not to share your information with third parties, to have data deleted (including any sensitive personal information), to correct incorrect information (please request deletion), to ask us to limit the use of sensitive information (please request deletion), to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your data for cross-context behavioral advertising, or to make other requests. You, or an agent authorized to act on your behalf, may exercise your rights at any time at this page, or by calling 844-588-0965. If you have additional questions or concerns after you have exercised your rights, you can contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below. If we are unable to resolve your issue you may in some cases also be able to contact a local privacy authority in your state.
If you would like to log complaints, please see below for contact information:
For the FTC: ReportFraud.ftc.gov or go to ftc.gov/complaint. You can also go directly to the Better Business Bureau complaint portal at bbb.org/file-a-complaint.
Please note, we cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or your authority to make the request. As such, a verifiable consumer request must:
- Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or are the authorized representative of that person.
- Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.
Making a verifiable consumer request does not require that you to create an account with us. We will not use the personal information you provide in a verifiable consumer request for any purpose beyond verifying your identity, authority to make a request, or to otherwise process your request. We will respond to a verifiable request within 45 days of receipt. If we require additional time, up to 45 additional days, we will notify you in writing of the reason and the extension period within the first 45 days.
If we reject a request in accordance with applicable law and you wish to appeal our decision, or if you have additional concerns or questions about our privacy practices, you can contact us using the information below. Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to contact a local privacy authority in your jurisdiction. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your data subject rights.
Children’s Privacy
This website is for use only by individuals aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. We will remove any personal information relating to an individual 17 or younger if we become aware that it has been submitted to us.
Data Security
We deploy commercially reasonable technical, physical, and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from loss or misuse. We maintain policies and procedures, staff training, technical monitoring, and audit our practices regularly to ensure the information we hold is protected from evolving risks.
How Long We Keep Your Information
The personal information we collect is retained for as long as required to fulfill the purposes set out in this policy, to meet applicable legal requirements, or to protect our legal interests. We do not retain personal information longer than necessary.
Privacy Policy Updates
We may change this policy at any time without prior notice. The updated policy will be in force as of its published effective date. Review this policy occasionally to understand how this site collects, uses, and shares personal information.
This Site is Based in the United States
Our site and service are located in the United States, and is intended for use only by users in the United States. When you visit our website, you acknowledge and agree that your personal information will be processed in the United States, subject to the laws of the United States.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] or 401 Ryland St, Suite 200-A, Reno NV 89502.