SharpCard respects the privacy of our users and  how their information is used. This trust in us is appreciated and it will be used carefully and sensibly.

SharpCard will use reasonable efforts to prevent the disclosure or use of our clients personal information. We will not sell, share, or rent this information in any way different from what is disclosed in this statement. SharpCard may collect information from our clients at several different points on our web site.

We collect information in the following areas:

i. Registration
During registration you are expected to give contact information-such as business name, telephone & Email address plus website (if applicable). We should also be furnished with credit and debit cards accepted including agreed level of Discount. This information will be used to market your goods and services plus to contact you about services which appear on our site that you might have expressed an interest in. We may contact you intermittently with news on marketing and promotional activities. We at SharpCard believe information forwarded could possibly be beneficial to our clients or end-users.

ii. Cookies
Like most web sites, we use "cookie" technology on our web site. A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a web site to the hard drive of your computer so that the site administrator may identify your computer and passively track its activities on the web site. This unique number identifies your web browser to our computer system whenever you visit our site. We may place a "cookie" in the browser file of your computer, however the "cookie" itself does not contain any personally identifying information about you. The "cookie" does not track your personal information or provide us with any way to contact you, and the "cookie" does not extract any information off your computer. We use the "cookie" to provide functional information about your browser, allowing us to provide you with a better experience. We also use "cookies" to gather broad demographic information and general usage patterns about you and other users of our sites.

If your browser rejects cookies, you may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that you may be limited from accessing certain areas of our site.
Some of our business partners may also use cookies on our site.

iii. Web Beacons
Also known as clear GIFs or single-pixel GIFs, web beacons are small image files that SharpCard may place on web pages and within web-based email newsletters that we send. Working in conjunction with cookies, web beacons allow SharpCard to accurately count the number of unique users who have visited a specific page on the SharpCard site and the number of times those pages are displayed. We can also use web beacons to let us know how many people opened a web-based email newsletter. This information is only collected in aggregate form and will not be linked to your personally identifiable information.

iv. Log Files
We use server log data to help administer the site, to better understand the parts of the site and what types of content are most interesting to our site users, and to measure volumes of traffic. Each time a Cell Security page is requested from your browser, we log your computer's IP address into our log files. Your computer has been pre-assigned a 12-digit number. This number is the IP address. We use your IP addresses to analyse trends, administer the site, track your movements on the site and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
 
Information we collect such as name of business plus Email address, website plus telephone number(S)  etc….when provided to us or (from our business partners)may be used for your benefit on www.sharpcard.ie

How information could be used on collection:
- Satisfy your questions on sourcing products and services
- Facilitate use of our website
- Manage your account if requested
- Improve our website
- Update on new retailers / products & services weekly
- Protect against misuse of our website
- Activate our Terms of Use
- Promotional Emails or newsletters are posted regularly
- The information we gather helps us to improve your experience.
 
Our system powers permission - based Internet marketing only. Unsolicited commercial Email is forbidden.
To help us make Emails more interesting and useful, we often receive a confirmation when you open an Email.
We analyze traffic on our website weekly.
Information about our customers and  retailers is an important part of our business and we will not sell it to others.
 
If you have any questions please refer to Contact Us page.