Privacy notice
This notice explains what personal data NorthSouth HQ collects through northsouthhq.com, why, and what your rights are.
Who is responsible for your data
The controller of the personal data collected on northsouthhq.com is Pipeline2asia - Produtos Naturais, Unipessoal Lda, NIF 515384135, Monchique, Portugal.
For any question about this notice or your data, email hello@northsouthhq.com.
What we collect
| Where | Data |
|---|---|
| Newsletter sign-up (NorthSouth HQ Monthly) | Email address; optionally first name and company; your consent; the page you signed up from. |
| “List your company” form | Company name, website, country, sector, contact name, role, work email, a short description, your consent. |
| “Update this profile” form | Company name, your name, role, work email, the changes you send, optionally a website or LinkedIn page, your consent. |
| Email to us | Whatever you choose to include in your message. |
| Company profiles and directories | Business information compiled from public sources such as company registers, annual reports, procurement notices, retailer supplier lists and company websites. Where a profile names a person, it is in a professional role that is already public. |
| Analytics | Usage data collected by Google Analytics 4 (see Analytics below). |
Why we use it, and on what legal basis
- Sending the newsletter — based on your consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)). You can withdraw it at any time by replying “unsubscribe” to any newsletter or by emailing us.
- Handling listing requests and profile updates — based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a)) and our legitimate interest in keeping the directories accurate (Article 6(1)(f)). We use the details to check the information and, if needed, to contact you about it.
- Publishing business profiles and directories — based on our legitimate interest in publishing a business directory and news about the Portugal–Nordics corridor (Article 6(1)(f)). The data concern companies and people acting in a professional capacity.
- Understanding how the site is used — through Google Analytics 4, only if you allow it in the analytics banner (consent, Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and the cookie rules of the ePrivacy Directive).
We do not sell personal data, and we do not use form or newsletter data for any other purpose.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (provided by Google Ireland Limited) only if you click “Allow” in the analytics banner. Until you do, the Google Analytics script is not loaded and no analytics cookies are set. If you allow it, Google Analytics uses cookies to record, for example, the pages you view, how you arrived at the site, your approximate location (country or city level), device and browser type, and events such as form submissions and clicks on links to Fractio. Google signals and advertising personalisation are switched off. We use this data only in aggregate.
You can change your choice at any time: open analytics settings. Your choice is stored in your browser (local storage) so the banner is not shown again; declining also removes Google Analytics cookies set earlier.
Who processes the data for us
We share personal data only with service providers that process it on our behalf: Netlify (website hosting and form submissions), Google (analytics) and the email service used to send the newsletter. Some of these providers may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States; such transfers rely on the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework or on the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses.
How long we keep it
- Newsletter: until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent.
- Form submissions and emails: as long as needed to handle the request, and no longer than 24 months after it is closed.
- Company profiles: for as long as the profile is published. Corrections are applied when confirmed.
- Analytics: for the retention period set in our Google Analytics account, at most 14 months.
Your rights
You can ask us to access, correct or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to its use, or to receive it in a portable format, and you can withdraw consent at any time. To do so, email hello@northsouthhq.com. We reply within one month.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese data protection authority, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), or with the authority in your country.
Last updated: 11 November 2026.