This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data, including but not limited to payment details and other information we collect from you or other sources or that you provide to us ("Information") will be handled by us in connection with your access and use of www.khaleejibazaar.com, and/or the Khaleeji Bazaar mobile application (collectively, the "Platform"), services and applications (collectively, the "Services"). We understand the importance you place on the Information, and we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your Information. By using our Services, you agree to the handling of your Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
References in this Privacy Policy to "we", "our" or "us" (or similar) are references to Khaleeji Bazaar UAE. References to "user" or "you" (or similar) are references to you as an individual or legal entity as the case may be.
THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND STORE:
We may collect and process the following information about you:
Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Platform, including information provided at the time of registering to use our Platform and other co-registrations (e.g. social media logins), subscribing to our Services, posting material, or requesting further services; the Information you provide when you enter a competition or promotion via our Platform, provide reviews, testimonials, or feedback on our Platform; Information you provide us, or that we may collect from you, when you report a problem with our Platform; a record of correspondence if you contact us; general, aggregated, demographic and non-personal Information; if you download or use our mobile application, we may have access to details about your location and your mobile device, including a unique identifier for your device; details of transactions you carry out through our Platform and of the fulfillment of your orders; details about your computer, including but not limited to your IP address, operating system, and browser type, as well as information about your general internet usage (e.g. by using technology that stores information on or gains access to your device, such as cookies, tracking pixels, web beacons, etc., (together, "Cookies")); your email address from a third party if you indicate that you have consented to that third party sharing your Information with us; and any other Information we consider necessary to enhance your experience on the Platform.
COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION:
We may use information held about you in the following ways:
to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes; to provide you with location-based services, such as advertising, search results, and other personalized content; to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and another entity using our Platform or between you and us; to improve our Services and to deliver a better and more personalized service to you; to ensure that content from our Platform is presented in the most effective manner for you and the device you use to access our Platform; to notify you about changes to our Services; for any other reason which we deem necessary to enhance your experience of the Platform; to administer and manage our incentives programs and fulfill your requests for incentives, and/or to allow you to participate in sweepstakes and to notify you if you are a sweepstakes winner.
DISCLOSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Information about our customers is an important part of our business. We share your Information only as described below and with businesses that follow practices at least as protective as those described in this Privacy Policy:
Other Businesses. To offer you our Services, we may engage with businesses who are affiliates of us and/or non-affiliated service providers (e.g. logistics businesses used to deliver products to you, marketing companies, payments processors to process online transactions, etc.). We may involve other businesses in your transactions, who may store your information in a digital wallet to make your use of our Services more efficient. You understand that it is important that such businesses have access to the relevant information to perform their functions. We will ensure that these businesses do not use your information for other purposes. We may also receive information from this business (e.g. updated delivery and address information), which we may use (e.g. to correct our records and deliver your next purchase). By using our Platform, you hereby freely and specifically consent to the transfer, storage, use, and disclosure of your Information among businesses who are affiliates of us and/or non-affiliated service providers, wherever located. These businesses shall be contractually bound to respect the confidentiality of your Information.
Marketing and Promotional Offers. We may also use your information to provide you with information about goods and services which may be of interest to you and enhance your Platform experience, service messages, new features, enhancements, special offers, and events of interest. We may contact you via various channels, including without limitation emails, push notifications, web notifications, post, telephone, in-app messages, and news feed cards. We may permit third parties to use your Information. For example, we may provide advertisers Information to help them reach the kind of audience they want to target and to enable us to comply with our commitments to our advertisers (e.g. by displaying their advertisements to a target audience).
STORING AND SECURING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Additionally, you may be asked to provide additional information to participate in some of our market research activities, including competitions and promotions. For example, if you win a competition, you may be asked to provide further personal data to establish your eligibility and provide you with the prize. This information may be collected by us or our co-sponsors or vendors for the promotion. Note that you should review such third parties’ privacy policies to see how they may use any information that they collect.
Business Transfers. In the event that we or substantially all of our assets are acquired, customer information will be one of the transferred assets. Protection of Our Platform and Others. We release account and other information when we believe such a release is appropriate to comply with the law and law enforcement investigations and to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for various reasons, such as fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Note that our Platform may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers, and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data or other information to these website
STORING AND SECURING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION:
The Information that we collect from you may be transferred to and stored at, a destination outside of the UAE. It may also be processed by staff operating outside the UAE who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfillment of your order, the processing of your payment details, and the provision of support services. We will store your Information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes indicated in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise permitted or required by law. Your Information may be transferred, stored, processed, and used by our affiliated companies and/or non-affiliated service providers in one or more countries outside your originating country. Your payment details may be transferred to and stored with our affiliated companies in order to, among other things, process your payment details and provide support services to you.
CORRECTING YOUR INFORMATION AND REMOVAL/OPT-OUT:
You are able to access a broad range of information about your account and your interactions with the Platform for the purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating your Information.
Examples of information you can access easily at the Platform include:
up-to-date information regarding recent orders; personally identifiable information (including name, e-mail, password, communications, and personalized advertising preferences); payment settings (including credit card information); and e-mail notification settings. You can opt-out of receiving future marketing communications from us at any time by adjusting your customer communication preferences, through the unsubscribe link within the email communication. For marketing via your mobile application, you will need to adjust your notifications settings in the general section of your mobile.
Also, our system will place cookies when you log on to our Platform and this is to ensure you have an enjoyable user experience and are able to utilize all aspects of the Platform. You may disable Cookies by changing the settings on your browser. If you disable Cookies, it will affect how our Platform works and you may not be able to access or use certain areas of our Platform or full functionality. For example, performance cookies collect information about how you use the Site, for instance, which pages you visit most often, which allows us to provide you with targeted and relevant choices that enhance your Site experience.
We may retain a copy of your Information for compliance reasons. When you update information, we may retain a copy of the prior version for our records.
CHILDREN AND PRIVACY:
We have a strict policy regarding child privacy. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) gives parents control over what information websites can collect from their kids. The COPPA Rule puts additional protections in place and streamlines other procedures that the company covered by the rule needs to follow.
THIRD PARTY ADVERTISERS AND EXTERNAL LINKS:
Our stance on third-party advertisers is strict and concise but we are certainly not responsible once you would leave the khaleejibazaar.com. Our system won’t monitor your traffic and thus any potential harm or cyber-attack wouldnt be our responsibility.
REVISIONS TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY:
Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Policy may therefore also need to change. We will post the current version of this Privacy Policy on the Platform and each such change will be effective upon posting on the Platform or upon the date designated by us as the "effective date".
We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, but you should check our Platform frequently to see recent changes.
It is your obligation to regularly check the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Platform following any such change constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy as so modified.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY:
Nothing in this Privacy Policy shall limit or exclude a party’s liability: for fraud, including fraudulent misrepresentation, perpetrated by that party; for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of that party; or for any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law. Subject to clause 5.1, in no event will we, our parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates, and our, and their directors, officers, agents, employees, suppliers, subcontractors or licensors be liable, whether based on an action or claim in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise arising out of or in relation to these Terms of Use for loss of profits, loss of data or information, business interruption or other pecuniary loss or for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, even if we, our affiliates, directors, officers, agents, employees, licensors, subcontractors or suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we (including our parent company, subsidiaries, and affiliates and our, and their directors, officers, agents, employees, suppliers, subcontractors, or licensors) are not liable, and you agree not to hold us responsible, for any damages or losses resulting directly or indirectly from: the content or other information you provide when using the Services; your use of or your inability to use our Services; pricing, shipping, format, or other guidance provided by us; delays or disruptions in our Services; viruses or other malicious software obtained by accessing or linking to our Services; bugs, errors, or inaccuracies of any kind in our Services; damage to your hardware device from the use of products sold on the Site or our Services; the content, actions, or inactions of third parties using our Services; a suspension or other action was taken by us with respect to your use of the Services; the duration or manner in which your listings appear in search results; or your need to modify practices, content, or behavior or your loss of or inability to do business as a result of changes to these Terms of Use. Subject to clause 5.1, if clauses 5.2 or 5.3 are held to be unenforceable or inapplicable for any reason, then the total liability applicable to us, our parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates and our, and their directors, officers, agents, employee, suppliers, subcontractors or licensors, to you, whether based on an action or claim in contract, negligence or breach of statutory duty or otherwise, arising out of or in relation to these Terms of Use shall be limited to the lower of: the price the item sold for on our Site and its original shipping costs; and the number of fees in dispute not to exceed the total fees that you paid to us in the twelve (12) months prior to the action giving rise to the liability; or AED 300. You agree to indemnify and hold us, our parent company, subsidiaries, and affiliates and our, and their directors, officers, agents, employee, suppliers, subcontractors, or licensors harmless from and against any losses, damages, and expenses (including legal fees and attorney’s fees) (“Claims”) arising out of or relating to: any claims or demands made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Services; your violation of any of the provisions of these Terms of Use, including, without limitation, any of the warranties, representations, and undertakings; your violation of any applicable laws, including, without limitation, data protection or anti-spam laws; or the manner in which you use our Services, including, without limitation, that the content you post, the items you list, or your trademarks infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party or that the content of your listings is slanderous, defamatory, obscene or violates any other rights (including privacy rights) of any third party (including other Site users).