Privacy Policy
Who we are…
- This website is operated by ALMARKAZ Company, "we" or "us". We developed it and made it available to visitors for the purposes of browsing news, advertising and educational content.
- This privacy policy applies when you use our website, please read the privacy policy carefully before you start using the site and view our products and services, you indicate that you accept the privacy policy and agree to be bound by it. If you do not agree to it, please stop browsing the site immediately.
Terms used in the privacy policy:
- "Software" means any software that may be accessed on our Website for use (whether free or paid).
- "User" means any person who uses our Website or the Software and “Users”, “you” and “your” shall be construed accordingly.
Introduction to the privacy policy:
- The ALMARKAZ Company respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your privacy and confidential information. This Privacy Policy (with the Terms of Use and any other documents referred to) sets out the basis on which any data we collect from you or that you provide to us will be processed. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your data, and how we will process it as a processor of the data you provide to us.
What information we may collect from you, why do we need it and how do we use it?
We may collect and process the following data about you:
- When you visit our website: The cookie policy describes what data we collect from you and what we do when you browse our website, for example: your IP address.
- When registering on our site: Some of the services provided through the site require registration and the following data is requested (name, email, date of birth, country, city, mobile number and gender).
- Why do we need this data? We will need your mobile phone number and email address to send your access code and/or activation link to your profile so that you can use the Site Services and if you have forgotten your password or wish to receive emails from us that include news about our services or changes to any of our policies or terms and our terms. Your IP address is recorded by us so that we can prevent any spam, fraud or abuse of our site. We will store this data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes of the Services unless we are required for legal reasons or in exceptional circumstances to keep such data for an extended period.
- How do we use this data? We will not share your login data, user name, email address, password and IP address with anyone except in the circumstances referred to in clause 8 (Disclosure of Your Information).
- From time to time, we may send you an email with news, updates and offers which you can easily opt out by clicking on “unsubscribe” in the relevant email.
- When you contact us or provide feedback on our site:
- If you submit comments on our site or contact us for any reason, we may store such communications for as long as necessary for the purposes of improving our services, unless we are required for legal reasons or in exceptional circumstances to keep such communications information for a long time.
Cookies:
- We may obtain information about your use of our Service by using a cookie that is stored on your browser or your computer's hard drive. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or function more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website owners.
- The cookies we use are necessary for our website to enable us to:
- Estimating the volume of users and the pattern of use.
- Store information about your preferences and thus allow us to personalize our site and deliver your offers.
- We get to know you when you return to our site.
- Allowing you to use our Site in a manner that makes your browsing experience more convenient, for example: by allowing you to store details of licensed materials that you have been using as part of our Services.
If you register with us or use our website:
- You can block cookies by activating the settings on your browser that allow you to refuse to set all or some cookies, however if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access to all or parts of the Website. Unless you have modified your browser settings to refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.
- Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after two years.
When we store your data:
- All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. You have been given the authority to choose your password. As a password that enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of this password. We ask that you do not share your password with anyone.
- We know that the transmission of information over the Internet is not completely secure although we will do our best to protect your data, and we cannot guarantee the security of your data as it travels to our site. Any transfer is at your own risk after we receive your information, and we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.
Update your data:
- We will need you to help us ensure that the data you have provided to us is accurate and up-to-date. If you wish to correct and update any of your data, you may do so by updating the data through the preferences available in your account.
- If you want to delete your account, you can do so by deleting your profile from the Preferences page in your account or by requesting this from the support team. When you delete your account, we will store your data for the period specified in paragraphs (4/2/b and 4/3).
Share information:
- In case that data is shared with third parties, the Company is responsible for ensuring that any further processing of data by third parties acting on our behalf does so in a manner consistent with the principles of this Privacy Policy unless we prove that we are not responsible for the event that led to the damage.
- Service providers. We engage service providers to perform tasks and provide services to us. Where permitted by law, we may share your private information with service providers who are subject to obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures, provided that third parties use your private data only on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions.
- Authorized employees. We may have our employees, agents, consultants, contractors or other authorized personnel access User Information as necessary in the normal course of our business.
- Commercial transfers. In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, user information is usually one of the business assets that are transferred. If ALMARKAZ Company’s website or all of its assets are acquired, liquidated or dissolved, user information will be one of the assets being transferred.
- Governance, law enforcement, or third parties. We may disclose information for example: Information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes or governmental requests. We reserve the right to disclose information to a user if we believe in good faith that the user is violating the Terms of Service even without a subpoena or court order.
- You can correct, update and delete your account information, as described below.
- You can change your choices for newsletter subscriptions.
- You can choose whether or not you wish to receive offers from us.
- You can choose whether you may wish to receive targeted advertising from us or our partners.
- We may also use tracking technologies to collect information about your visits over time and across third-party services or other online services.
Accessing and correcting your information:
- If you have an account on our site you can help ensure that your contact information and preferences are accurate, complete and up-to-date by logging into your account on the site. For other information we hold we will provide you with access for any purpose including to request that data be rectified if it is inaccurate or that data be deleted if we are not required to keep it by law or for legitimate business purposes. We may decline to process requests that are unreasonable/harmful, jeopardize the privacy of others, are extremely impractical, or are not required by local law.
Information Security:
- Security measures. We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures designed to help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and properly use the information we collect online. These measures vary based on the sensitivity of the information we collect and store.
- Security guarantees. Although we take appropriate measures to protect against unauthorized disclosure of information, we cannot assure you that information will not be disclosed, altered or destroyed in a manner inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.
Changes to the Privacy Policy:
- Although most changes are likely to be minor, the Privacy Policy may change from time to time, at our discretion. We encourage visitors to check this page frequently for any changes made to the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Service after any change to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of the changes.
- Users from other countries. By using the Service, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies described in this Privacy Policy and consent to the transfer of your data to computers located outside your country, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you do not accept this Privacy Policy please do not use the Service.
- Acceptance of this Privacy Policy, and your submission of information constitutes your acceptance and consent. We do not represent or warrant that the Service, or any part of it, is appropriate or available for use in another country. Those who choose to access the Service do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with all local laws, rules and regulations.
- Contact information. If you have any questions or comments or to report a violation of our Privacy Policy, you can send us an email or call us.