{"id":924,"date":"2026-08-03T15:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growbeyond.pt\/privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:56:20","slug":"privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growbeyond.pt\/en\/privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Controller identification<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Grow Beyond brand is operated by Bardo Brand Solutions, Unipessoal Lda., company registration number 517855518, with registered office at Rua das Perdizes, n.\u00ba 11, Lote 52, Azeit\u00e3o (S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o e S\u00e3o Sim\u00e3o), 2925-718 Azeit\u00e3o, Portugal (&#8220;Grow Beyond&#8221;, &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221; or &#8220;the Controller&#8221;). General contact and data protection enquiries: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@growbeyond.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@growbeyond.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Scope and categories of data<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Policy applies to the website grow.wevolved.pt and to interactions with Grow Beyond, including contact requests, webinar and event registrations, newsletters, purchases of digital content, training, workshops, and consulting services.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Data we may process<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the nature of the interaction, we may process: (a) identification and contact data, such as first name, last name and email address; (b) professional data, such as job title, organisation and sector; (c) registration, participation, preferences and form responses; (d) contractual, billing and payment data, with full card details being processed by the payment provider where applicable; (e) communications sent to Grow Beyond; (f) technical and usage data, such as IP address, online identifiers, browser, device, pages visited and consent records; and (g) email interaction metrics, where such features are enabled. Do not provide or send personal data that is not necessary for the purpose in question.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Purposes and legal bases<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We process data only where a legal basis applies, for the following purposes: (a) responding to requests and taking pre-contractual measures or performing contracts, including managing registrations, delivering training\/consulting, granting access to content and processing payments (Art. 6(1)(b), GDPR); (b) complying with tax, accounting and other legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c)); (c) protecting systems, preventing fraud, managing records and improving services, where a legitimate interest prevails and after balancing the rights of data subjects (Art. 6(1)(f)); and (d) sending newsletters or other marketing communications and using non-essential cookies\/technologies where consent is required (Art. 6(1)(a)), without prejudice to the specific rules applicable to electronic communications.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Marketing and electronic communications<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newsletters and promotional communications will be sent with prior consent where legally required. Where the law permits the promotion of similar services to existing customers, Grow Beyond will ensure compliance with the applicable legal conditions, including the possibility of a simple, free and clear opt-out at the time of data collection and in each communication. You may withdraw your consent at any time via the unsubscribe link included in the message or by contacting <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@growbeyond.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@growbeyond.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Cookies, analytics and advertising<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The website uses Google Analytics 4, Microsoft Clarity, Meta Pixel and Google Ads tags for analytics and advertising, as per the technical configuration communicated for this review. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies. Non-essential technologies may only be activated after consent where required by law. The actual configuration should be tested to confirm that prior blocking works correctly. Users must be able to accept, reject or configure non-essential categories with equivalent ease, and to change or withdraw their choices at any time through the cookie preferences option available on the website. The exact list of cookies\/identifiers, vendors, purposes and durations should be consulted in the preferences panel and the updated cookie inventory.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Recipients and processors<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data may be shared with service providers supporting business operations, such as website hosting and maintenance, CRM, email management, webinar\/training platforms, traffic analytics and payment processing, only to the extent necessary. Where they act as processors, they will be bound by contracts in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR. Data may also be disclosed to authorities where a legal obligation exists. Grow Beyond does not sell personal data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>International transfers<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a provider processes data outside the European Economic Area, Grow Beyond will verify the existence of an adequacy decision or, where necessary, appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses, and will assess applicable supplementary measures. Information on providers and specific transfers should be made available on an ongoing basis where relevant.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Retention periods<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose and applicable legal obligations. Accounting and tax documents are retained for the legally required periods. Commercial enquiry data without a contractual relationship will be reviewed periodically and deleted or anonymised when no longer necessary; as an operational reference, Grow Beyond foresees a review after 24 months without relevant interaction. Analytics data will be retained according to the actual settings of each tool. Application data, where applicable, will be retained for the period indicated in the specific notice or, in its absence, only for the time necessary to conclude the process and manage obligations\/complaints. Retention periods should be adjusted to the specific case and actual configurations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Data subject rights<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the GDPR, you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability where applicable, and object to processing based on legitimate interest. You may withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal. You always have the right to object to processing for direct marketing purposes. To exercise your rights, contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@growbeyond.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@growbeyond.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Grow Beyond will respond, as a rule, within one month, extendable under legal provisions where necessary. You may lodge a complaint with the Comiss\u00e3o Nacional de Prote\u00e7\u00e3o de Dados (CNPD) at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnpd.pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.cnpd.pt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Security and incidents<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grow Beyond applies technical and organisational measures appropriate to the risk. Specific measures will be tailored to the systems in use and may include access controls, multi-factor authentication, backups, encrypted connections and staff training. In the event of a personal data breach, notification obligations to the supervisory authority and communication to data subjects will be fulfilled within the timeframes and circumstances set out in the GDPR.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Minors<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial services are, as a rule, intended for adults and professionals. If any event or service is intended for minors, specific information will be provided and the legally required authorisations obtained. If you believe a minor has provided us with data improperly, please contact us so we can assess the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Changes and contact<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Policy may be updated to reflect legal or operational changes. The version in force will be published on the website with the update date. Material changes will be communicated where legally required. Last updated: October 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controller identification The Grow Beyond brand is operated by Bardo Brand Solutions, Unipessoal Lda., company registration number 517855518, with registered office at Rua das Perdizes, n.\u00ba 11, Lote 52, Azeit\u00e3o (S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o e S\u00e3o Sim\u00e3o), 2925-718 Azeit\u00e3o, Portugal (&#8220;Grow Beyond&#8221;, &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221; or &#8220;the Controller&#8221;). General contact and data protection enquiries: info@growbeyond.com. 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