Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 1 May 2025
Welcome to Grow Smarter! Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website http://growsmarter.net or interact with our services.
1. Who We Are
Grow Smarter ("we", "us", or "our") is an educational and advisory platform offering digital content, books, and consulting services to help businesses grow sustainably and strategically.
2. What Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
We collect personal information you voluntarily provide through forms, email, or direct interaction with our site. This may include:
Name
Email address
Company name
Country or region
Billing information (when applicable)
Any message or query you send us
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain technical data, including:
IP address
Browser type and version
Pages viewed and time spent
Device type
Referring website
We collect this data using cookies, pixels, and similar technologies.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your data to:
Provide and improve our services and website
Respond to your inquiries or requests
Send newsletters, offers, or educational content (with consent)
Analyze website usage and trends
Comply with legal obligations
4. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)
If you are in the European Economic Area, we process your data under one or more of the following legal bases:
Your consent
Contractual necessity
Compliance with legal obligations
Legitimate interests (e.g., improving our services, responding to queries)
5. Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with:
Trusted third-party service providers (e.g., email platforms, analytics tools)
Payment processors (when applicable)
Legal authorities when required by law
All third-party providers are required to maintain appropriate data protection standards.
6. International Data Transfers
Our services may be operated outside your country of residence. When we transfer your data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms).
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
Access to the personal data we hold about you
Correction of inaccurate data
Deletion of your data ("Right to be forgotten")
Objection to or restriction of processing
Data portability
Withdrawal of consent at any time
Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
To exercise your rights, contact us at: grant.jennings@growsmarter.net
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, or to comply with legal and contractual obligations.
9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance user experience, understand website usage, and for marketing purposes. You can manage cookie preferences via your browser or opt-out of tracking (e.g., via http://optout.networkadvertising.org).
10. Children's Privacy
Our site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover such information has been collected, we will delete it promptly.
11. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy periodically. The “Effective Date” at the top will indicate the latest revision. Significant changes will be posted clearly on our site or communicated directly.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us:
Email: grant.jennings@growsmarter.xyz
Website: https://growsmarter.net
Attn: Data Privacy Officer