This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) governs data collection, maintenance and disclosure as well as use of the Baaqah Commercial Brokers Website, located at [https://baaqah.com] and its associated services, software and platform (collectively the “Website”) provided by Baaqah Commercial Brokers, a sole establishment company (hereinafter “us”, “we”, “our” or the “Company”). Individuals who access and use the Website can choose to consent to the data practices described in this Policy as well as our Terms of Use.
If we make changes to this Policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you via an update or email to the email address associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the Website after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Policy.
1. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
1.1 You may browse our Website without providing any Personal Information (the “Personal Information”) that could be used to identify you personally.
1.2 In order to use all Services on the Website, you may be required to complete an application; information that you submit through the application processes will not be displayed publicly and will only be used internally by the Company, unless otherwise specified. Such information that may include your phone number, physical postal address, billing and payment information including credit information are necessary for payment purposes and/or delivery purposes.
1.3 You can choose to allow us to save your credit card information to facilitate the checkout process for future purchases.
1.4 We may use your contact information such as email address and/or phone number to notify you with information about our Website and its services.
2. CONSENT & THIRD PARTIES
2.1 You control the Personal Information you share with us. You can access or rectify this data at any time. The Website provides tools to object, restrict and/or withdraw consent where applicable for the use of data you have provided on the Website.
2.2 In the event you wish to delete and/or deactivate your account, you have the right to be forgotten and demand that all your Personal Information is permanently deleted from any and all of our records.
2.3 We rely on your consent which can be withdrawn at any time to send marketing messages, for third party data sharing related to advertising, and, to the extent applicable, for the use of location data for advertising purposes.
2.4 We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include marketing assistance, information technology support, and customer service. You must grant consent to share your Personal Information with these companies for billing information and other information only as necessary to perform their functions.
2.5 To display advertisements that may interest you, we use third-party advertising companies who may use some of your Personal Information with the exception of your name, address, email address, and/or telephone number.
2.6 We may use third-party data processors to process personal data on our behalf. Such service providers support to hosting and operating the websites, marketing, analytics, improving the websites, and sending email newsletters. These processors may be located outside the European Union.
2.7 Our websites may also include social media features (e.g., share or like buttons). Such features are provided by third-party social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Where data is collected this way, its processing is governed by the privacy policy of the respective social media platforms.
2.8 Our content may link to third party websites to provide relevant references. We are not responsible for such external content, which may contain separate privacy policies and data processing disclosures.
2.9 Periodically, we may contact you about new services, special offers, promotions and third-party/affiliate offers, and will include in any such emails an opt-out link by which you can opt out of receiving such emails.
3. LOG DATA
3.1 The information we collect and hold about you must be given with explicit consent. Such information may include (without limitation) your:
i. Name, email address, telephone and mobile phone number(s), home address, payment card details, location, and any search terms that you enter on our Website, and any other content you might share with us when using the Website;
ii. Technical information, including (without limitation) the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer or mobile phone to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform; and
iii. Non-personal identification information about you, including (without limitation), the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about your means of connection to our Website, such as the operating system and the internet service providers utilized and other similar information.
3.2 Our Website keeps track of the pages you visit within the Website in order to determine what services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content within the Website to detect your interests in a particular subject area. The Website uses tracking pixels to collect information that helps the Company provide services to you. Please note that any “do not track” signals sent by your web browser or other mechanism will affect the collection of personally identifiable information by the Website. In addition, other parties who perform data analytics for the Website may collect personally identifiable information on your online activities when using the Website. Third party affiliates of the Company may have different policies with respect to “do not track” signals and we make no representations with respect to such policies.
3.3 We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully and we will treat all your personal details as confidential. You may, however, visit our Website anonymously and may refuse to provide personal identification information.
4. COOKIES
4.1 Cookies include an anonymous unique identifier that are sent to your browser from the Website and are stored on your computer hard drive. We use Cookies to collect information regarding your use of the Website, and to retrieve your username and password to save login credentials for your next Website visit. Cookies are not used to store other Personal Information and allow us to better assess the effectiveness of our content marketing and advertising efforts. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. You will be notified by the Website regarding the use of Cookies.
4.2 Such external data processing is governed by the privacy policies of these third-party providers.
4.3 See below for descriptions about the cookies used on our websites and how you can opt out from them.
• Google Analytics (Functional Cookies)
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google, Inc. (“Google”). Learn more from their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Opt-out: Download the browser plugin “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on” here.
• Google AdWords (Advertising Cookies)
Our website uses Google AdWords Conversion Tracking cookie to measure and optimize the performance and user experience related to our ads in Google Search or selected Google Display Network sites. Learn more about Google’s privacy policy here.
Opt-out: Visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
5. SECURITY
5.1 We adopt standard data collection, storage, processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your Personal Information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Website.
5.2 You can ensure protection against unauthorised access to your account and information by choosing your password carefully and keeping your password and computer secure, such as by signing out after using the Services.
5.3 We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may however share generic aggregated demographic information, not linked to any personal identification information, with our business partners and trusted affiliates for the purposes outlined above.
5.4 We endeavour to exercise our best efforts to keep your information secure.
5.5 All credit/debit cards’ details and personally identifiable information will NOT be stored, sold, shared, rented or leased to any third parties.
6. ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
6.1 The platform and the Website are operated in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). If you are not located in the UAE, any information you provide to us will be transferred to the UAE. By using the Website and/or providing us with any information, you must first grant consent to this transfer.
6.2 You shall be notified of any alternations, modifications and/or amendments to any one of the provisions stated herein. Continued use of the Website following any alterations, modifications and/or amendments will be deemed as your acceptance of those changes.
7. CONTACTING US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Website, or their dealings with this Website, you can contact us at:
Baaqah Commericial Brokers
P.O.BOX 7898
Abu Dhabi Youth Hub – Corniche Street – Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
This document was last updated on September 6th, 2020