Effective Date: April 1, 2026 Company: Digital Business Cards Direct (A IT WebSmith Inc Company) Website: www.dbcdirect.com
This Cookie Policy explains how Digital Business Cards Direct (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website (www.dbcdirect.com), use our Client Portal, or interact with the digital business cards we host. This policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website or interact with a digital platform. They are widely used by website owners to make their websites work (or work more efficiently), as well as to provide reporting information and enhanced user experiences.
2. How and why we use cookies
We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website and digital business cards to operate seamlessly. We refer to these as “Strictly Necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our platforms (such as the advanced analytics provided in our Custom enterprise plans).
We use the following types of cookies:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for you to browse our website and use its features. This includes cookies that allow you to securely log into our Client Portal to update your card, securely process your payments during checkout, and ensure the basic functionality of your hosted digital business card.
- Performance & Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you and your network interact with our website and digital business cards (e.g., which buttons are clicked, how many times a card is scanned). We use this information to improve our services and to provide “Advanced Analytics” to our Custom-tier users.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your login details for the update portal) and provide enhanced, more personal features to make your visits smoother.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: We or our third-party advertising partners may use these cookies to deliver advertisements that are relevant to your interests, or to limit the number of times you see a particular ad.
3. Third-Party Cookies
In some cases, we use third-party services that may also place cookies on your device. These include:
- Payment Processors: To securely process your orders for Basic, Standard, Video Pro, or Custom cards.
- Analytics Providers: To generate anonymous statistics about website traffic and digital card interactions.
- Media Features: For cards utilizing our Video Pro tier (8-second cinematic intros), the media player utilized may use cookies to remember playback preferences or collect analytics.
4. How can you control your cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
- Browser Controls: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject strictly necessary cookies, you may still use our website, but your access to some functionality and areas (like the secure Client Portal) may be restricted or fail to work properly.
- Disabling on Mobile Devices: If you are scanning a digital business card via a smartphone camera, your mobile browser settings will dictate cookie preferences. You can adjust privacy settings directly within Safari (iOS) or Chrome/other browsers (Android).
5. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Digital Business Cards Direct Email: [email protected] Phone: 707.412.8314