Privacy note
How I handle your personal data
In short.
I collect only what I need to answer you, deliver what you buy, and, if you ask for it, send you updates.
I do not sell your data. I do not use advertising trackers.
You can ask me at any time what I have about you, and ask me to change or delete it.
1. Who is responsible for your data
The Life You Choose is a brand of Belgrave Management, Unipessoal Lda, a company registered in Portugal. I, Mwata, run it. The company is responsible for your personal data (in legal terms, the "controller").
Company registration and tax number (NIPC): 518428338.
Email: info@maderealblueprint.com
2. What I collect, and why
| When | What and why |
|---|---|
| You send a message through the contact form | Your name, email address, "where you are now", your message, and whether you asked for updates. I use this only to answer you. The legal basis is your consent, which you give with the tick box, and the steps you ask me to take before a possible purchase. |
| You ask for occasional updates | Your name and email address, so I can tell you when something new is ready. The legal basis is your consent. Every update email has an unsubscribe link, and you can also simply ask me to stop. |
| You buy the Blueprint | Your name, email address, billing country and order details are used to deliver what you bought, give you access to the meetings, and keep the records the law requires. The legal basis is our contract and my legal obligations for tax and accounting. The payment itself is handled by Lemon Squeezy (see section 3); I do not see your card details. |
| Your personal meetings, email and WhatsApp messages | What you choose to share with me about your plans, so that I can guide you. The legal basis is our contract. I keep short notes only if they help our next conversation. I only record a meeting if you agree to it beforehand. You can say no, and the meeting will take place the same way. |
| You give a testimonial (optional) | Your words, and if you agree, your name and photo. I publish them only with your written permission, and I note when a quote comes from a founding member who received a discount. You can withdraw your permission at any time, and I will then remove it. |
| You visit this website | The website does not use cookies or tracking, and the fonts are stored on the website, so your browser does not contact Google. The service that hosts the website technically receives your IP address (see section 3). |
Please do not send me sensitive information, such as health details, unless it is really needed for your question. If you do, I only use it to answer you.
3. Who helps me
I use a few trusted services. They only process your data for the purpose described here.
| Service | What it does with your data |
|---|---|
| Formspree | Receives messages from the contact form and forwards them to my email. Formspree is based in the United States. See Formspree's privacy policy. Formspree states that it only transfers personal data where the law allows it, and takes steps to keep it properly protected. |
| Lemon Squeezy | Handles payments, invoices and VAT as the seller of record. Lemon Squeezy has its own privacy policy for the payment data it processes. |
| GitHub Pages | Hosts this website. When you visit, GitHub receives your IP address and may log it for security. See GitHub's privacy statement. |
| My email provider | Stores the emails we exchange. |
| Only if you choose to contact me through WhatsApp, WhatsApp (Meta) processes those messages under its own terms. | |
| MailerLite | Stores your name and email address to send you occasional updates, only if you asked for them. See MailerLite's privacy policy. |
| Calendly | Schedules the personal meetings. When you book, Calendly stores your name, email address and the time you choose. See Calendly's privacy notice. |
| Zoom | Hosts our online meetings and stores a recording only if you agree to one. See Zoom's privacy statement. |
4. How long I keep your data
- Messages: up to 12 months after our last contact, unless you become a customer.
- Update list: until you unsubscribe or ask me to remove you.
- Purchases: order and invoice records for as long as tax law requires in Portugal; this is generally 10 years.
- Meeting notes: up to 12 months after your last meeting, unless you ask me to delete them sooner.
- Meeting recordings (only with your consent): up to 3 months after the meeting, and only shared with you.
5. Your rights
You can ask me at any time to:
- see the personal data I have about you;
- correct it, or complete it;
- delete it, unless the law requires me to keep it;
- limit how I use it, or object to it;
- receive it in a common file format, to take it elsewhere;
- withdraw your consent, for example for updates. This does not affect what I did before you withdrew it.
Send your request to info@maderealblueprint.com. I will answer within one month.
Not happy with how I handle your data? Please tell me first. You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority. In Portugal, this is the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD, the national data protection commission), www.cnpd.pt. You can also complain in the EU country where you live.
6. Security
I keep your data in accounts protected by strong passwords and two-step login, and I share it only with the services listed above.
7. Changes to this note
If I change how I handle your data, I update this page and the date at the top. If a change affects you directly, I tell you by email.