Last updated: 11 November 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how GrowthSeeds (“Watcheers”, “we”, “us”) collects and uses personal data when you visit watcheers.io. We process personal data in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable data protection laws.
1. Who is responsible for your data
GrowthSeeds, 244 Route de Seysses, 31100 Toulouse, France, registration number FR3102.832333447. Contact for privacy matters: dpo@watcheers.io.
2. What data we collect
| Data | When | Why (legal basis) |
|---|---|---|
| Name, email, message, optional website | You contact us or use the contact form | To answer your request (legitimate interest / steps at your request) |
| Technical data: IP address, browser, device, pages visited, date and time | Every visit | To deliver, secure and protect the site against attacks and abuse (legitimate interest) |
| Analytics data: pages viewed, approximate location, device, referral source | Only if you accept analytics cookies | To understand how the site is used and improve it (consent) |
| Likes on watches and brands | You click “like” | To show community rankings (legitimate interest). We store a cookie and/or IP-based identifier to prevent duplicate votes. |
| Chat messages | You use the on-site chat assistant | To answer your question (legitimate interest / consent) |
We don’t sell your personal data, and we don’t knowingly collect data from children under 16.
3. Services that process data for us
We use trusted providers who process data on our behalf, under data processing agreements where required:
- Hosting: WP Engine
- Content delivery & security: Cloudflare, Wordfence
- Analytics (only with your consent): Google Analytics / Google Site Kit
- Cookie consent management: Complianz
- Embedded videos: YouTube (Google). Videos load only according to your cookie choices.
- Chat assistant: MxChat, which sends your chat messages to Mistral AI to generate answers. Don’t share sensitive personal information in the chat.
Some of these providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. In that case, transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
4. Links to brands and resellers
Watcheers links to brand websites and to independent resellers. When you follow those links, the other website’s own privacy policy applies. We aren’t responsible for how those sites handle your data.
5. Cookies
We use strictly necessary cookies to run the site. Analytics, embedded-media and similar cookies are used only with your consent, which you can change at any time through the cookie banner.
6. How long we keep data
- Contact messages: up to 24 months after our last exchange
- Security logs: up to 90 days
- Analytics data: up to 14 months
- Likes: as long as the ranking is displayed
7. Your rights
Under the GDPR you can:
- Access, correct or delete your data
- Restrict or object to processing
- Ask for data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise these rights, email dpo@watcheers.io. You can also complain to the French data protection authority, the CNIL (www.cnil.fr), or the authority in your country of residence.
8. Security
We use encryption in transit (HTTPS), firewalls, malware scanning and access controls to protect your data. No online service can be 100% secure, but we work to protect your information.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy. The “Last updated” date shows the latest version; significant changes will be highlighted on the site.
10. Contact
Questions about this policy: dpo@watcheers.io.