📄 Privacy Policy

DeepPlants respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal data you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

1. Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal data:

• Contact information: such as your name and email address (e.g., when signing up for our newsletter or requesting early access to our app).
• Market research and survey responses: including information about your agricultural practices, challenges, and needs that you voluntarily provide through our Google Forms surveys.
• Technical data: such as IP address, browser type, and usage data, collected automatically for website functionality and analytics.

2. Purpose and Legal Basis

We process your personal data only when we have a lawful basis to do so under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Consent: for newsletters, early access programs, and voluntary questionnaires.
• Legitimate interest: to maintain and improve our website's functionality and security.

3. How We Use Your Data

We may use your data to:

• Send newsletters and updates (with your consent).
• Provide early access to our app.
• Analyze questionnaire responses for research and development purposes.
• Improve our website, content, and services.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data only with:

• Trusted service providers (e.g., email delivery services, hosting providers, Google Forms for survey data collection).
• Authorities, if legally required.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to enhance our website functionality:

• Google Forms: We use Google Forms to collect market research data and survey responses. When you complete our surveys, your responses are processed by Google in accordance with their Privacy Policy. We access this data through Google's secure platform for analysis and research purposes.
• Email Services: For newsletter delivery and communications.
• Analytics Services: To understand website usage and improve our services.

These third-party services have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them. We only share data with these services as necessary for the specified purposes.

6. Data Retention

We keep your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated:

• Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe.
• Questionnaire responses: for a maximum of 3 years.
• Technical logs: for up to 3 years.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
• Withdraw your consent at any time.
• Request data portability.
• File a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us at: [email protected].

8. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

9. Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.