Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Partners in Bloom (Potential Leads)

1. Introduction

Partners in Bloom (hereafter referred to as "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose personal data from potential leads in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).   

2. Who We Are (Data Controller)

Partners in Bloom

Beco das Rosas 4a
2705-047, Colares
Portugal

data@inbloom.partners

3. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data from potential leads:

Contact Information: Name, email address, telephone number, company name (if applicable).

Professional Information: Job title, industry, company size (if applicable).

Marketing Preferences: Information about your interests in our services and your preferences for receiving marketing communications.

Website and Communication Data: Information about your interactions with our website (e.g., pages visited, forms submitted) and our communications (e.g., emails opened, links clicked).

Other Information: Any other information you voluntarily provide to us.

4. How We Collect Your Personal Data

We may collect your personal data through various means, including:

Direct Interactions: When you fill out forms on our website, contact us via email or telephone, or provide your details at events or through other direct interactions.

Website Tracking Technologies: We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your Browse activity on our website (please see our separate Cookie Policy for more details).

Third-Party Sources: We may receive your personal data from publicly available sources (e.g., professional networking sites) or third-party lead generation services, provided they have a lawful basis to share your data with us.

5. Purposes of Processing Your Personal Data and Legal Basis

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

To Respond to Your Enquiries: To communicate with you and respond to your requests for information about our services. (Legal basis: Legitimate interests - our interest in providing information about our services).

To Provide You with Information About Our Services: To send you relevant information about our services, industry insights, and promotional offers. (Legal basis: Consent - where you have provided your explicit consent, or Legitimate interests - where we believe you have a legitimate interest in receiving such information, and this does not override your rights).

To Improve Our Services and Website: To analyse your interactions with our website and communications to understand your needs and improve our services and online presence. (Legal basis: Legitimate interests - our interest in improving our services and user experience).

For Business Development and Sales Outreach: To identify potential clients and reach out to them with relevant information about our services. (Legal basis: Legitimate interests - our interest in growing our business, provided this is done in a way that respects your privacy rights).

6. Who We Share Your Personal Data With

We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:

Our Employees and Contractors: Who need access to the information to perform their tasks related to the purposes described in this policy.

Third-Party Service Providers: Who assist us with our business operations, such as CRM providers, marketing automation platforms, email marketing services, and website analytics providers. These providers are contractually obliged to protect your personal data.

Potential Business Partners: In the context of potential collaborations or partnerships, subject to appropriate confidentiality agreements.

Legal Authorities: If required by law or legal process.

7. International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where we transfer your personal data outside the EEA, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data in accordance with the GDPR, such as:   

Transferring to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection by the European Commission.

Implementing Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.   

Specifically, we will typically retain the personal data of potential leads for two years from the date of last contact, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. If you become a client, your data will be subject to our client privacy policy.

9. Your Rights Under the GDPR

Under the GDPR, you have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

The Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.

The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.   

The Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances.   

The Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.   

The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.   

The Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for certain purposes, including direct marketing.   

The Right Not to Be Subject to Automated Decision-Making: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.   

The Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

10. How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in Section 2. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

11. Your Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement if you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.   

12. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.   

13. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. This Privacy Policy only applies to our processing of your personal data. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

14. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website or by other appropriate means. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates.   

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please contact us at:   

Partners in Bloom

data@inbloom.partners