Privacy Policy
How we collect and use personal data across growsmat.com, blog.growsmat.com and bids.growsmat.com.
Who we are
Grow Smat is a trading name of La Chrystol Ltd, registered in England and Wales, company number 06452944. La Chrystol Ltd is the data controller for personal data collected through our websites.
Contact: [email protected]
What we collect
- When you visit our websites. Our hosting providers record standard technical data, such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited and the time of your visit. This keeps the sites secure and working.
- When you email us. We receive your name, email address and anything you choose to include in your message.
- When you request a bid teardown or a service. We use the details and documents you send only to deliver what you asked for.
We do not sell your data. We do not use it for automated decision-making.
Why we use it
| Purpose | Lawful basis under UK GDPR |
|---|---|
| Running and securing our websites | Legitimate interests |
| Replying to your email | Legitimate interests |
| Delivering a teardown or service you request | Steps taken at your request before a contract |
| Keeping business records | Legal obligation |
Who we share it with
We use trusted providers to run our services. They process data on our behalf and only as we instruct:
- Scale.gg (PageBuilder and BlogBaser), which hosts growsmat.com and our blog
- Cloudflare, which manages our domain and hosts bids.growsmat.com
- Microsoft 365, which provides our email
- Google Fonts, which supplies the fonts on our pages and receives your IP address when a page loads
Cookies
Our websites use only the cookies needed for them to work and stay secure. If we add analytics or other optional cookies, we will update this policy and ask for your consent first.
How long we keep it
Emails are kept for up to two years after our last contact, unless they become part of a client relationship. Client records are kept for six years for tax and legal purposes.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct or delete your data, to restrict or object to how we use it, or to receive a copy of it. Email [email protected]. We will reply within one month.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
Changes
We will post any changes on this page.
Last updated: October 2026