Privacy Policy of
Growmodo.com

The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.

The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Website (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.

The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.

Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.

This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Website, possibly based on User interests.

This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.

Some of the services listed below may use Trackers for identifying Users, behavioral retargeting i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User's interests and behavior, or to measure ads performance. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.

Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.

Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. or by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on this Website. The Meta pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Audience Network.

Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out; Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

This processing constitutes: a Sale in California

Meta Lookalike Audience is an advertising and behavioral targeting service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. or by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that uses Data collected through Meta's Custom Audience in order to display ads to Users with similar behavior to Users who are already in a Custom Audience list on the basis of their past use of this Website or engagement with relevant content across Meta's apps and services. On the basis of these Data, personalized ads will be shown to Users suggested by Meta Lookalike Audience.

Users can opt out of Meta's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting this opt-out page.

Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out; Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

This processing constitutes:

• a Sale in California
• a Sharing in California

LinkedIn Ads is an advertising service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company.

Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

This processing constitutes:

• a Sale in California
• a Sharing in California

LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag) is an analytics and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects data from the LinkedIn advertising network with actions performed on this Website. The LinkedIn Insight Tag tracks conversions that can be attributed to LinkedIn ads and enables to target groups of Users on the base of their past use of this Website.

Users may opt out of behavioral targeting features through their device settings, their LinkedIn account settings or by visiting the AdChoices opt-out page.

Personal Data processed: device information; Trackers; Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

This processing constitutes:

• a Sale in California

Google Conversion linker is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited that connects Data from the Google advertising services with actions performed on this Website. Depending on the setup of the service, such Data might also be used for retargeting purposes.

In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.

Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

LinkedIn Audience Expansion is an advertising service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company that allows the Owner to expand the available target audience by finding Users who have interests, demographics or online behaviour similar to an existing audience selected by the Owner. Users can opt out of LinkedIn's use of personalized advertising by visiting LinkedIn's Ads Settings.

Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following legal bases applies:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes.
• Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof.
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR): processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the User.

In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner. In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

• Withdraw consent at any time. Where processing is based on consent, Users have the right to withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
• Object to processing. Users have the right to object to processing carried out on legal bases other than consent. Further details are provided in the EU Users section below.
• Access their Data. Users have the right to learn whether Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing, and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
• Rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
• Restrict processing. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
• Erasure. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain deletion of their Data from the Owner.
• Data portability. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without hindrance.
• Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.

This section applies to California residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA).

California residents have the following rights:

• Right to Know (§1798.110, §1798.115 CCPA): request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected, the sources of collection, the business or commercial purpose for collection, and the categories of third parties to whom personal information is disclosed or sold.
• Right to Delete (§1798.105 CCPA): request deletion of personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Correct (§1798.106 CPRA): request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing (§1798.120 CCPA / CPRA): opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. As described in this policy, certain advertising services may constitute a “Sale” or “Sharing” under California law. To opt out: email hello@growmodo.com with subject “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information”, or use the opt-out links provided for each advertising service above.
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information (CPRA): limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information to that necessary for the service.
• Right to Non-Discrimination (§1798.125 CCPA): the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any CCPA/CPRA privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, California residents may submit a verifiable consumer request to hello@growmodo.com. The Owner will acknowledge receipt within 10 business days and provide a substantive response within 45 calendar days (extendable by a further 45 days where reasonably necessary, with notice).

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: To opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, email hello@growmodo.com with the subject line “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information”.

Residents of states with applicable consumer privacy laws — including Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Texas (TDPSA), Montana (MCDPA), Oregon (OCPA), and other states — have the following rights with respect to their personal data:

• The right to access personal data.
• The right to correct inaccurate personal data.
• The right to delete personal data.
• The right to obtain a portable copy of personal data.
• The right to opt out of the processing of personal data for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

To exercise these rights, residents of applicable states may contact the Owner at hello@growmodo.com. The Owner will respond within the timeframe required by applicable state law. If a request is denied, Users may appeal by emailing hello@growmodo.com with the subject line “Privacy Rights Appeal.” If the appeal is denied, Users may contact their state Attorney General's office.