Privacy Policy

Effective Date
January 25, 2026
Last Updated
September 25, 2026

Smart Business Card (“Smart Business Card,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a digital business card and networking platform developed and operated by Boost Local Business.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when you:

  • visit SmartBusinessCard.ca or other Smart Business Card websites;
  • create, access, or manage a Smart Business Card;
  • use the Smart Business Card dashboard;
  • scan or interact with a Smart Business Card or QR code;
  • use a Smart Business Card mobile application;
  • use lead-capture, analytics, contact-sharing, or related functionality;
  • communicate with us; or
  • otherwise access or use Smart Business Card products, applications, websites, software, or services.

Together, these are referred to as the “Services.”

References in this Privacy Policy to our “mobile application” or “App” include any Smart Business Card mobile application that we may make available now or in the future for iOS, Android, or other platforms.

Some features described in this Privacy Policy may not yet be available and may be introduced, changed, or discontinued over time.

By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Smart Business Card is a product of and is operated by:

Veena Rita Vivian Dmello
Carrying on business as Social Master and Boost Local Business
32 Peacock Trail
Alliston, Ontario L9R 0T8
Canada

Smart Business Card: SmartBusinessCard.ca
Boost Local Business: BoostLocalBusiness.ca

Privacy questions, concerns, access requests, correction requests, deletion requests, or other privacy-related inquiries may be directed to:

Privacy Contact: Veena Rita Vivian Dmello
Email: [email protected]

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the Services and which features you choose to use.

When a Smart Business Card is created or managed, we may collect information such as:

  • name;
  • business or organization name;
  • job title or professional role;
  • profile photograph or logo;
  • email address;
  • telephone number;
  • business address;
  • website;
  • social media profiles;
  • messaging links;
  • booking or scheduling links;
  • portfolio links;
  • business descriptions;
  • products and services;
  • account identifiers;
  • authentication and login information; and
  • other information you choose to include in your Smart Business Card.

A core purpose of Smart Business Card is to allow Card Owners to share professional and business information with other people.

Information that a Card Owner chooses to publish on a Smart Business Card may therefore be publicly accessible to anyone who accesses the profile, follows its link, or scans its QR code.

Depending on the information selected by the Card Owner, this may include:

  • name;
  • profile photograph;
  • business or organization;
  • job title;
  • telephone number;
  • email address;
  • website;
  • social media accounts;
  • business address;
  • products or services;
  • portfolio information;
  • booking links; and
  • other information intentionally published by the Card Owner.

Card Owners are responsible for determining what information they make publicly available and for ensuring they have the authority and appropriate consent to publish information relating to other individuals or organizations.

Information made publicly available may be copied, saved, shared, indexed, photographed, screenshotted, downloaded, or otherwise used by third parties. We cannot control how third parties use information after it has been made publicly available.

When someone accesses or scans a Smart Business Card or otherwise interacts with the Services, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically.

This may include:

  • date and time of a visit or scan;
  • IP address;
  • browser type;
  • device type;
  • operating system;
  • referring page or source;
  • approximate geographic location derived from an IP address;
  • Smart Business Card profile views;
  • QR code scans;
  • links or buttons selected;
  • contact-save interactions;
  • engagement activity;
  • application activity; and
  • technical, diagnostic, security, and error information.

We may use this information to operate the Services, provide analytics to Card Owners, understand how the Services are used, maintain security, detect misuse, troubleshoot technical problems, and improve functionality.

Where location analytics are provided, location may be estimated from technical information such as an IP address. Such information is approximate and may not accurately identify a visitor’s actual physical location.

We do not represent IP-based location information as precise GPS location.

If Smart Business Card makes a mobile application available, the App may collect or access information depending on the functionality you use and permissions you grant through your device.

This may include:

  • account and profile information;
  • device type and operating-system information;
  • device or application identifiers;
  • IP address;
  • application usage and diagnostic information;
  • crash and performance information;
  • camera access for scanning QR codes or other supported functionality;
  • photo or media access where you choose to upload a profile image, logo, or other content;
  • contact-related functionality where you specifically choose to save, import, share, or otherwise interact with contact information; and
  • notifications where you choose to enable push notifications.

Where your mobile operating system requires permission before the App can access a device feature, we will rely on the applicable operating-system permission mechanism.

You may be able to change or revoke App permissions through your device settings. Disabling a permission may prevent certain App features from functioning correctly.

The specific information and permissions used by the App may change as features are introduced or modified. This Privacy Policy will be updated where appropriate to reflect material changes in our practices.

Some Smart Business Cards may allow visitors to voluntarily provide contact information or submit an inquiry.

Depending on the functionality being used, visitors may provide information such as:

  • name;
  • email address;
  • telephone number;
  • company or organization;
  • message or inquiry; and
  • other information voluntarily entered into a form.

Information submitted through a Card Owner’s lead-capture functionality may be made available to that Card Owner.

Once information has been provided to a Card Owner, the Card Owner may independently use that information for its own business purposes. The Card Owner is responsible for complying with applicable privacy, anti-spam, marketing, and other laws relating to its subsequent use of that information.

Smart Business Card and Boost Local Business are not responsible for a Card Owner’s independent handling or use of information after that information has been provided to the Card Owner.

Depending on the subscription or features enabled, Card Owners may receive analytics concerning interactions with their Smart Business Card.

Analytics may include:

  • QR code scans;
  • profile views;
  • approximate visitor locations;
  • device information;
  • link clicks;
  • engagement statistics;
  • contact-save activity; and
  • trends over time.

Analytics are intended to help Card Owners understand general engagement with their digital business card.

Analytics may be affected by VPNs, proxies, privacy tools, browser settings, bots, network configurations, blocked scripts, device configurations, and other technical factors. We therefore do not represent that analytics will always be complete or perfectly accurate.

We may use personal information to:

  • create and administer Smart Business Cards;
  • authenticate users and manage accounts;
  • operate our websites, dashboard, and mobile applications;
  • display Card Owner information;
  • generate and maintain QR codes;
  • administer subscriptions;
  • provide analytics and reporting;
  • enable lead-capture functionality;
  • provide customer support;
  • respond to inquiries and privacy requests;
  • send service-related communications;
  • maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the Services;
  • develop new functionality;
  • monitor reliability and performance;
  • prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access;
  • investigate security incidents;
  • enforce our Terms of Service;
  • comply with applicable legal requirements; and
  • protect Smart Business Card, Boost Local Business, our users, and others.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain appropriate consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information.

Our websites and Services may use cookies, local storage, pixels, analytics technologies, software development kits (“SDKs”), and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used for:

  • authentication;
  • security;
  • session management;
  • remembering preferences;
  • analytics;
  • performance monitoring;
  • fraud prevention;
  • application functionality; and
  • understanding how the Services are used.

Third-party services integrated into the Services may use their own technologies subject to their respective terms and privacy policies.

Smart Business Card uses Stripe, a third-party payment service provider, to process payments.

Payment information

Smart Business Card and Boost Local Business do not store customers’ payment card information, including complete credit or debit card numbers, card security codes (CVV/CVC), or other sensitive payment-card credentials.

When you make a payment, your payment information is provided to and processed by Stripe. Stripe processes payment information in accordance with its own terms, privacy policy, security practices, and other applicable agreements.

By using Stripe to make a payment for Smart Business Card, you acknowledge that your payment transaction and payment information are also subject to Stripe’s applicable terms and privacy practices.

We may receive and retain limited transaction-related information from Stripe that is necessary to administer your Smart Business Card subscription or purchase, such as:

  • transaction or payment identifiers;
  • payment status;
  • amount paid;
  • currency;
  • subscription status;
  • renewal status;
  • billing contact information where provided;
  • payment method type or limited identifying information supplied by Stripe, where applicable; and
  • records necessary for accounting, taxation, dispute management, and customer support.

This information does not include the complete payment-card information entered into Stripe.

Smart Business Card may contain or facilitate links to third-party websites and services, including social media platforms, messaging applications, booking services, websites, payment services, maps, review platforms, video platforms, app stores, and other external services selected by Card Owners.

Third-party services operate independently and are subject to their own terms, privacy policies, security practices, and data-handling practices.

Smart Business Card and Boost Local Business do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, availability, or actions of third-party services.

We may use third-party service providers to operate the Services, including providers of:

  • hosting and cloud infrastructure;
  • databases and storage;
  • email delivery;
  • payment processing;
  • application distribution;
  • security and fraud prevention;
  • analytics;
  • monitoring;
  • customer support; and
  • other technical services.

These providers may process information as reasonably necessary to provide their services to us.

Information may be processed or stored outside your province or outside Canada and may therefore be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is processed.

We may disclose information:

  • to service providers supporting our operations;
  • to a Card Owner when a visitor intentionally submits information through that Card Owner’s Smart Business Card;
  • where a user directs or authorizes us to do so;
  • where required by applicable law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or other lawful process;
  • to investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, or violations of our Terms;
  • where reasonably necessary to protect our rights, users, systems, or property;
  • in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, transfer, or sale of all or part of the business; or
  • where otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.

We do not sell personal information as a standalone commercial product.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing the Services, maintaining business and transaction records, resolving disputes, preventing fraud, enforcing agreements, maintaining security, and satisfying legal obligations.

When an account is terminated, certain information may remain temporarily in backups, security logs, transaction records, or other systems where retention is reasonably necessary or legally required.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.

However, no internet service, mobile application, transmission method, software platform, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for protecting their account credentials and should notify us promptly if they suspect unauthorized access.

Subject to applicable law, you may request access to or correction of personal information we maintain about you.

You may also request deletion of certain information, withdraw consent where applicable, or raise questions or concerns regarding our privacy practices.

Certain information may need to be retained for legal, accounting, security, fraud-prevention, contractual, or legitimate business purposes.

Privacy requests may be directed to:

Veena Rita Vivian Dmello
Email: [email protected]

We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before processing certain privacy requests.

Where permitted by applicable law, we may send information regarding Smart Business Card products, features, renewals, promotions, applications, or related services.

Marketing communications will include an unsubscribe mechanism where required.

Transactional and service-related communications, including security alerts, authentication communications, billing notices, subscription notices, privacy notices, and important changes to the Services, may still be sent where reasonably necessary.

Smart Business Card is designed primarily for businesses, professionals, entrepreneurs, organizations, and other commercial users and is not directed toward children.

We do not knowingly design the Services for the collection of personal information from children.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the Services inappropriately, please contact [email protected].

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our Services, mobile applications, technologies, legal requirements, third-party providers, or business practices.

The current version will display its most recent revision date.

Where appropriate or required by law, material changes may be communicated through our website, mobile application, email, or other reasonable means.

Smart Business Card is a product developed and operated by Boost Local Business.

This Privacy Policy specifically applies to the Smart Business Card Services, including our websites, dashboard, digital business cards, QR code functionality, and mobile applications.

Other products and services provided by Boost Local Business may be governed by separate privacy policies, terms, service agreements, proposals, or contracts.

For questions, concerns, complaints, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information, please contact:

Veena Rita Vivian Dmello
Smart Business Card / Boost Local Business
32 Peacock Trail
Alliston, Ontario L9R 0T8
Canada

Email: [email protected]
Smart Business Card: SmartBusinessCard.ca
Boost Local Business: BoostLocalBusiness.ca