Last Updated: 1 January 2025

At Smart Bean, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

Information You Provide Directly: Name, email address, phone number, job title, company name, and any other details you provide when filling out forms, subscribing to our newsletter, or contacting us. Automatically Collected Information: Data such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the website. Cookies and Similar Technologies: Information collected through cookies to enhance your user experience. For more details, see our Cookie Policy. 3. How We Use Your Information Your personal data will be used for the following purposes:

To provide and improve our services. To respond to your inquiries or requests. To send newsletters and marketing communications, where consent has been provided. To analyze website traffic and user behavior for optimization purposes. To comply with legal obligations. 4. Legal Basis for Processing We process your data based on the following legal grounds:

Contractual Necessity: To fulfill requests or provide services you have requested. Consent: For marketing communications or non-essential cookies (where required). Legitimate Interests: To improve our services and protect against fraud. 5. Data Sharing and Third Parties We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, we may share your information with trusted third parties such as:

Service providers (e.g., hosting platforms, email marketing tools). Analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) for understanding user behavior. Legal or regulatory authorities when required by law. All third parties are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and data protection regulations.

Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data. Right to Rectification: Request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete data. Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal constraints. Right to Restriction: Request limited use of your personal data. Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format. Right to Object: Object to the processing of your data for specific purposes, such as direct marketing. Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke any previously given consent at any time. To exercise these rights, contact us at [Insert Email Address].