Privacy Policy

Last Updated 11/25/2018

This website www.Hometownsavvy.com is provided and operated by Dean’s Landing, Inc. dba Savvy Media Co. and its affiliated company Metro411, LLC dba Hometown Savvy (herein referred to as, “Us”, “We”, “Our”, “HTS”, “Hometown Savvy”, “Savvy Media Co.”). This Privacy Policy Statement (“Privacy Policy”) describes the information We gather from End Users (herein know as, “End User(s)”, “You”, “Your”, “Consumer”) visiting, searching and using the website (hometownsavvy.com), its mobile applications and related services (together, the “Services” or “Site”) and how We use, process, and disclose that information. This Privacy Policy applies to You, anyone and any entity who use the Site or other electronic media that link or refers to the Site or reference this Privacy Policy as well as when You receive electronic communications from Us in connection with the Site. We may add to this Privacy Policy with other notices. We may also post additional Privacy Policy statements for some portions of the Services. By submitting personal information through our Site, You expressly consent to the transfer of Your personal data to Our servers in the U.S. for our collection, use, and disclosure in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By using this site you are bound to this Privacy Policy as well as Our Terms of Use and Merchant Terms of Use.

BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY THEN YOU SHOULD NOT PROVIDE US WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR INTERACT WITH THE SITE.

We will routinely update this Privacy Policy to clarify our practices and to reflect new or different privacy practices, such as when we add new services, functionality or features to the Site. To help You stay current of any changes, we note the date of the Privacy Policy was last updated above, at the top of this statement. You can determine when this Privacy Statement was last revised by referring to the date it was “Last Updated” above. You will not guaranteed to be notified of any updates or changes to this Privacy Policy. It is solely up to You to periodically check for updates. If you are a Merchant using the Merchant Services section of our site to post Calendar Events or Other and we have your email on file, we will attempt to send you notices of updated terms as they are posted.

1. Types of Information We Collect

We will collect information, including Personal Information and Non-Identifying Information when You interact with Us and the Site, for example when You:

access or Use the Site;
register, subscribe, or create an account with the Site;
open, send or respond to our e-mails;
provide information to enroll or participate in programs provided on behalf of, or together with, any of our Business Partners
visit any page online that displays our ads or content;
act to look at the site or its content for purchase any products or services offered on or through the Site;
connect or link to any Site via social networking Sites;
post comments or reviews;
refer friends;
Signup for mailing lists or contests and promotions we offer; and
provide information to merchants advertising with Us.

Information collected may include, but not be limited to, Name, email, phone number, demographics (such as gender and location) and any other information You provide to Us such as reviews, content and bio You provide to the Site.

If You create an End User account (“Account”) and then connect Your Account to or otherwise connect a social networking services account (e.g. Twitter or Facebook), we may also collect information provided to Us by such social networking service including for example Your: name; email address; birthday; geographic location; interests; profile picture; gender; networks; User ID; list of friends; and any information You have made public on such social networking account.

We automatically collect information about how You Use our services, for example, pages You have viewed. We also collect certain technical information about Your device including Your Internet protocol address, geo-location information, Your browser type, language and identifying information, Your operating system and application version, device types, device model and manufacturer, device identifiers, and Your device operating system type and version.

We also Use cookies, Web beacons, and URL information to gather information regarding the date and time of Your visit and the information for which You searched and which You viewed. Cookies are small pieces of information that a website sends to Your computer’s hard drive or mobile device while You are viewing a website. We may Use both session cookies (which expire once You close Your web browser) and persistent cookies (which Usually stay on Your computer or mobile device until You delete them) to provide You with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site. Web beacons are digital images that are Used to log information on Services provided. We Use Web beacons to manage cookies, count visits, and to learn what marketing works and what does not. We may also Use Web beacons to tell if You open or act on our emails.

Others, including third party analytics service providers and advertising partners may also collect personally identifiable information about Your online activities over time and across different Web Sites when You use our Services, including as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to and We are not responsible for those other parties. Third party analytics services may Use cookies and web beacons through our Site and platform device identifiers and software agents on and through our mobile Services to provide Us with information about how You Use and interact with the Site.

2. Your Choices

We think that You benefit from a more personalized experience when We know more about You and what You like. However, You can limit the information You provide to Us, and You can limit the communications that We send to You.

If a personal account is made available to You, then You can manage Your email and notice preferences by logging into Your account through the Site. You may update Your subscription preferences at any time as allowed. Please note that even if You unsubscribe from promotional email messages, we may still need to contact You with important information related to Your account. For example, even if You have unsubscribed from our promotional email messages, we may still send You confirmations when You make purchases on the Site or acquire certain promotional items provided on the Site.

You may manage how Your browser handles Cookies by adjusting its privacy and security settings. Browsers are different, so refer to instructions related to Your browser to learn about cookie-related and other privacy and security settings that may be available.

You may manage how Your mobile device and mobile browser share certain device data with Us, as well as how Your mobile browser handles Cookies by adjusting the privacy and security settings on Your mobile device.

You may also manage the sharing of certain Personal Information with Us when You connect with Us through social networking platforms or applications. Please refer to the privacy policy and settings of the social networking Site or application to determine how You may adjust our permissions and manage the interactivity with Us and Your social networking account or Your mobile device.

3. How Hometown Savvy Uses Information

We use information collected as described in this Privacy Policy to:

Facilitate the creation of and secure Your Account on the Site as well as identify You as a user in our system.
Protect our rights and the rights of others.
For business operations described in Section 1 above.
Operate, maintain and improve the Site and our services;
Provide You with personalized ads and offers for products and services from Us and participating Business Partners;
Facilitate and fulfill orders placed on the Site – for example, for Site generated coupons, vouchers or other discounts offered, including tracking their redemption;
Evaluate Your eligibility for certain types of offers, products or services that may be of interest to You, and analyze advertising effectiveness;
Answer Your questions and respond to Your requests;
Perform analytics and conduct customer research;
Communicate and provide additional information that may be of interest to You about the Site and our Business Partners.
Send You reminders, technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages, service bulletins, marketing messages, and requested information, including those on behalf of Business Partners;
Administer rewards, surveys, sweepstakes, contests, or other promotional activities or events sponsored by Us or Our Business Partners;
Manage Our everyday business needs, such as administration of the Site, forum management, fulfillment, analytics, fraud prevention, and other items to comply with the law, and to
Allow You to sign up for special offers from merchants, Business Partners, or third parties through the Site, and to
Protect You and other users from potentially fraudulent, unauthorized or illegal activities.

The Site may allow you to connect and share Your actions, comments, content, profile, and information publicly or with other people. You may control some of the categories of personal information shared via Your profile from the account settings menu on the Site. Please be mindful of Your own privacy needs as you choose who to connect with and what to share and make public. We cannot control the privacy or security of information You choose to make public or share with others.

The Site may also provide you with the option to share certain information from Your Account with social networking services like Facebook, Google, or Twitter. We are not responsible for the use or re-sharing by others of any of Your information once it is made public. If You do not want your information to be made public, you should not use the Site in this manner and/or You should adjust Your privacy settings on the applicable social networking service accordingly. We are not responsible for and we do not control these social networking services privacy practices. Please review the applicable privacy policy for information about how they use your information.

We also may Use information collected as described in this Privacy Policy with Your consent or as otherwise required or permitted by law.

When and Why Hometown Savvy Discloses Information

We generally do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for promotional or marketing purposes the Personal Information we collect from You with third parties however, we (or Our Vendors on Our behalf) may share Your Personal Information as required or permitted by law:

with any of Our Affiliates who may only Use the Personal Information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy;
with Our Vendors to provide services for Us and who are required to protect the Personal Information;
to report or collect on debts owed to Us or Our Business Partners;
with a purchaser of Hometown Savvy or any of the Hometown Savvy Affiliates (or their assets);
to comply with legal orders and government requests, or as needed to support auditing, compliance, and corporate governance functions;
to combat fraud or criminal activity, and to protect Our rights or those of Our Affiliates, Users, and Business Partners, or as part of legal proceedings affecting Hometown Savvy;
in response to a subpoena, or similar legal process, including to law enforcement agencies, regulators, and courts in the United States and other countries where we operate; or
with Your consent.

We encourage Our Business Partners to adopt and post privacy policies. However, their Use of Personal Information obtained through Hometown Savvy is governed by their privacy policies and is not subject to Our control.

We may also disclose Non-Identifiable Information:

for the same reason, we might share Personal Information;
with Business Partners for their own analysis and research;
to facilitate targeted content and ads; or
with Third-Party Ad-Servers to place Our ads and/or ads of Our merchants or Business Partners on the Site and on third-party Sites, and to analyze the effectiveness of those ads.

We do not share Personal Information with Third-Party Ad-Servers; however, Third-Party Ad-Servers may automatically collect Non-Identifying Information about Your visit to the Site and other websites, Your device address, Your Internet Service Provider and the browser You use to visit the Site. They do this by using Cookies, and other technologies. Information collected may be used, among other things, to deliver advertising targeted to Your interests and to better understand the usage and visits to the Site and the other websites tracked by these third parties. This Privacy Statement does not cover the collection methods or use of the information collected by Third-Party Ad-Servers, and Hometown Savvy is not responsible for Cookies or technology Used in third party ads.

4. Security of Personal Information

We take commercially reasonable steps to help protect your Information against loss, misuse and unauthorized access, or disclosure. No company can fully prevent security risks, however. While We strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. To help protect Your information, choose a unique password for use of the Site and do not use a password on our Site that you would use on any other website or online service. Hometown Savvy has administrative, technical and physical controls that are designed to reasonably safeguard Your Personal Information. For example, we use industry-standard encryption and other technologies as appropriate for security of the account data.

5. Accessing and Correcting Personal Information

You can access, update and delete Your Personal Information, and the other information You provided to Us in Your profile by logging into Your account. If You want to close Your Account and cannot or have other questions or requests, please contact Us via the Site. Keep in mind that while We are ready to assist You in managing Your subscriptions, closing Your account, and removing Your active profile, we cannot always delete records of past interactions and transactions. For example, we may be required to retain certain records for financial reporting and compliance reasons. We will retain and use Your Personal Information as necessary to comply with Our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce Our agreements.

6. Notice to Residents of Countries outside the United States of America

Hometown Savvy is headquartered in the United States of America. If You live outside the United States, and You Use the Site or provide Us with Personal Information directly via the Site, Your information will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Statement. By Using the Site or giving Us Your Personal Information, You are directly transferring Your Personal Information and Non-Identifiable Information to Us in the United States. The United States may not have the same level of data protection as Your jurisdiction. However, You agree and consent to Our collection, transfer, and processing of Personal Information and Non-Identifiable Information in accordance with this Privacy Statement. You are solely responsible for compliance with any data protection or privacy obligations in Your jurisdiction when You Use the Site or provide Us with Personal Information. Regardless of where we transfer Your information, we still protect Your information in the manner described in this Privacy Statement.

7. Children’s Privacy

Hometown Savvy does not intend that any portion of the Site will be accessed or used by children under the age of thirteen (13) and such Use is prohibited. The Site is designed and intended for adults over thirteen (13) years of age only. By using the Site, You represent that You are at least thirteen (13) years old and understand that We will promptly delete information associated with any account be obtain actual knowledge is associated with a registered End User who is not at least thirteen (13) years old.

8. Contact Us; California Privacy Rights and Other Countries

Please contact Us if You have any questions or comments about Our privacy practices or this Privacy Statement. You can reach Us via the e-mail links posted on this Site or by postal mail at the following address:

Hometown Savvy, 1863 Pioneer Pkwy E #603, Springfield, OR 97477

Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California can obtain certain information about the types of personal information that companies with whom they have an established Business relationship have shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. In particular, the law provides that companies must inform consumers about the categories of personal information that have been shared with third parties, the names and addresses of those third parties, and examples of the types of services or products marketed by those third parties. To request a copy of the information disclosure provided by Hometown Savvy Publishing pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, please contact Us via the email or address stated above. Please allow 60 days for a response.

9, Ability of Others to View Your Information

Protecting Your information is a vital part of Our mission. It is up to You to make sure You are comfortable with the information You choose to provide Us with. You understand and acknowledge that when You use the Site, certain information You post or provide through the Site, such as Your name, profile, posts, comments, reviews and personal collections, may be shared with other users and posted on publicly available areas of the Site, including and without limitation, social media applications and other public forums in which You choose to participate. Please bear in mind that if You should choose to disclose personal Information when You are posting comments or other information or content through the Site, this information may become publicly available and may be collected and used by others that We have no control over. We will not have any obligations with respect to any information that You post to the Site available to others, and recommend that You use caution when giving out personal information to others through social media networks or otherwise.

10. Glossary of Terms

Affiliate means a company owned and/or controlled by Dean’s Landing, Inc. dba Hometown Savvy

Business Partners means, collectively, third parties with whom we conduct Business, such as merchants, co-marketers, distributors, and resellers.

Device Data means information concerning a device You Use to access, Use, or interact with the Site, such as operating system type or mobile device model, browser type, domain, and other system settings, the language Your system uses and the country and time zone of Your device, geo-location, unique device identifier or other device identifier, mobile phone carrier identification, and device software platform and firmware information.

Non-Identifying Information means information that alone cannot identify You, including data from technologies Used by the Site. Non-Identifying Information may be derived from Personal Information.

Other Sources means sources of information that legally provide Hometown Savvy with Your information, and which are outside the scope of this Privacy Policy at the time of collection.

Personal Information means information about You that specifically identifies You or, when combined with other information we have, can be used to identify You. This includes the following types of information:

Contact Information: Your name, postal addresses, email addresses, social networking website user account names, telephone numbers, or other addresses at which You are able to receive communications.
Relationship Information: information You provide that enables Us to determine lifestyle, interests, and activities, including location information related to Your state/province, city, or neighborhood; areas of interest, the types of deals that interest You, information collected through Your interactions with social networks, demographic information (e.g., birth date, age, gender);
Transaction Information: information You provide when You interact with Us and the Site, such as the Site provided discount coupons and vouchers You are interested in, downloaded, purchase and/or redeem; email and other communications; and
Financial Information: information collected from You as maybe needed to process payments for any current or future Site Services that may be provided to You.
Third-Party Ad-Servers means Vendors and other third parties that provide the technology to place ads on website and track ad performance.
Vendors means, collectively, third parties that perform Business operations on behalf of Savvy NW Publishing, such as transaction processing, billing, mailing, communications services (e-mail, direct mail, etc.), marketing, data processing and analytics, servicing, collections, or ad management

11. Contact Information:

Hometown Savvy, 1863 Pioneer Pkwy E #603, Springfield, OR 97477

Toll Free: 844-519-1772 | Telephone: 541-246-3224 | Fax: 866-863-4302
Email: Support@savvymediaco.com