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