We have prepared this Privacy Policy “Privacy Policy” to explain how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit www.gulfelitemag.com.
At Gulfelitemag.com, we are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your personal information.
This Privacy Notice applies to your use of any and all websites, apps, and digital platforms provided by gulfelitemag.com (collectively known as the “Websites”) and describes how gulfelitemag.com collects, uses, and shares your information when you visit the Websites.
It does not apply to information collected by gulfelitemag.com offline or to third-party websites, applications, or services (including our affiliates).
Applicability
Before accessing, using, or interacting with the Websites, you should carefully review the terms and conditions of this Privacy Notice. Your use of the Websites is further governed by our https://www.gulfelitemag.com/terms-and-conditions/, which is also incorporated into your agreement with gulfelitemag.com by this reference.
In addition, your use of the Websites is governed by the terms of their respective Institutional License Agreements, which are included in your agreement with gulfelitemag.com by this reference and which must be entered into with gulfelitemag.com before using those Websites and their associated services.
Information Collection and Use
When you visit Gulfelitemag.com, we may collect certain information to enhance your experience on our website. Gultelitemag.com collects information about you and your interactions with the Websites through different channels.
This includes instances where you provide information to us and cases where we automatically collect data about your usage when you access, use, or engage with the Websites.
By agreeing to our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our policies, including how and why we use your information.
The types of information gultelitemag.com may collect about you include:
i) Personal Information You Provide to Us:
We handle the information you provide to us based on the legitimate interests of gulfelitemag.com, specifically for the purpose of performing the service or function you requested via the Websites. In some cases, we may also rely on alternative legal bases, such as obtaining your consent for specific types of information processing.
ii) Account Information:
On some websites, users can choose to register for an account, referred to as a “Websites Account.” While the use of our websites does not require registration, creating a website account provides access to specific areas and features that require registration.
However, during the registration process for a website account, Gulfelitemag.com will collect some information about you. This may include personal data along with details such as an email ID and password.
Please note that Gulfelitemag.com does not collect any payment or banking-related information from users. If you encounter any payment requests on the site suggesting otherwise, please report such cases to [email protected]
iii) Correspondence Information
When you sign up, email, or subscribe to our blog, newsletters, or mailing lists, we may retain your message, email address, and contact information. This allows us to respond to your requests, deliver the requested products or services, and send notifications or other correspondences to you.
If you prefer not to receive communications from us in the future, please inform us by sending an email to info @ gulfelitemag.com or by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in any email we send.
iv) Location Information
We may also collect information about your approximate location based on your IP address. This data helps us offer region-specific content and enhance the relevance of our services.
v) Information we collect automatically.
In addition to personal information, we automatically collect certain data related to your use of www.gulfelitemag.com.
We use automatic data collection and analytics technologies to collect both aggregate and user-specific information related to your equipment, domain name, usage patterns, communication data, and the resources you access on the Websites.
This includes, but is not limited to, your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and the duration of your visit. This usage data is instrumental in understanding how visitors interact with our website.
The purpose of collecting this information is to improve the functionality of our Websites. The processing of automatically collected information is based on gulfelitemag.com’s legitimate interests in assessing the usage of its Websites.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
At gulfelitemag.com, we use various tracking technologies, including cookies, web beacons, links, and other tools, to monitor and analyze how users interact with our Websites. We do this to enhance the user experience and continually improve the functionality of our digital platforms.
We use tracking technologies to automatically collect information about your interactions with the Websites. These technologies help us analyze website usage, track online activities (including email correspondences, third-party services, and client applications), and assess user engagement even after leaving our Websites. It’s important to note that link information is typically analyzed in an aggregated manner.
Managing Cookies: You have the right to manage cookies through your browser settings. You can choose to accept or reject cookies, delete existing cookies, or set preferences for certain Websites. Please note that disabling cookies may impact the functionality and performance of Gulfelitemag.com, and some features may not work as intended.
By utilizing these technologies, we may collect analytics information, such as sites visited prior to accessing our Websites, browser type, operating system, and details of your interactions with our content and email communications.
We collaborate with third-party partners to advertise on external sites. These partners may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver targeted advertisements based on your browsing activities and interests.
Unique Identifiers: When you access Gulfelitemag Websites, we may access, collect, and store one or more “Unique Identifiers,” such as a universally unique identifier (UUID). These identifiers may persistently remain on your device to help you log in faster and improve navigation on our Websites. Some features of our Websites may not function optimally if the use or availability of Unique Identifiers is disabled.
Information Use
Gulfelitemag.com uses the information we collect about you for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice. The processing of personal data received through our Websites is based on Guleltemag.com’s legitimate interest in offering you the websites and their functionality.
This processing is deemed necessary to fulfill the legitimate interests pursued by Gulfelitemag.com or our service providers in connection with the Websites. In certain cases, we may also rely on alternative legal bases, such as obtaining your consent for specific types of processing.
Gulfelitemag.com may use the collected information for various purposes, including:
- Providing and improving our content and services
- Personalizing your experience on our website
- Sending newsletters and promotional materials if you have subscribed
- Analyzing site usage and trends to improve user experience
Information Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties without your explicit consent. However, there are limited circumstances described in this Privacy Notice where such disclosure may occur, including the following:
- Aggregated Non-personal Data: We may share aggregated non-personal information without restrictions for analytical purposes and to improve our services. Gulfelitemag.com may share demographic information with business partners; however, such information will be aggregated and de-personalized to ensure that individual personal details are not disclosed.
- Within Gulfelitemag.com: We may share and process information internally within gulfelitemag.com and with our subsidiaries and affiliates. Personnel from gulfelitemag.com may access your information as necessary to provide and operate the websites as part of our regular business operations. This includes details related to your usage and interaction with the websites.
- Third-Party Service Providers: Gulfelitemag.com collaborates with different organizations and individuals, referred to as “Service Providers,” to facilitate the delivery of the websites to you. To facilitate the operation of www.gulfelitemag.com, we may share your information with trusted third-party service providers. These providers help us in areas such as website and data hosting, communication analytics (Google Analytics), and other essential functions.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information when required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests. This includes situations where disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and safety or address security issues.
- Business Transactions: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or other business transaction involving www.gulfelitemag.com, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction. However, we will notify you and seek your consent if such a situation arises.
- User Consent: With your explicit consent, we may share your information for specific purposes not covered by this Privacy Policy.
Your Rights and Choices Regarding Your Information
Gulfelitemag.com is committed to ensuring that people who register on the website are granted the rights mandated by their governing jurisdiction. It’s important to note that not all the rights discussed here may be applicable to each person, and their applicability depends on the governing jurisdiction of the respective country.
Various rights may apply to the information we process, and their availability may vary depending on your location. If you wish to manage, modify, restrict, or delete your personal information, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
Upon request, gulfelitemag.com will provide you with information about the existence of your personal data in our records. In certain cases where we process your information, you may also have the right to limit or restrict how we use your personal data.
Under specific circumstances, you also possess the right to request the deletion of your personal data and obtain a copy of it in an easily accessible format.
If we process your information based on our legitimate interests, as outlined in this “Privacy Notice,” or in the public interest, you have the right to object to such processing under certain conditions.
In such cases, we will halt processing your information unless we have compelling, legitimate reasons to continue or where it is necessary for legal purposes.
If your data is utilized for direct marketing purposes, you can always express your objection by using the unsubscribe link in such communications or modifying your account settings.
If you have granted consent for specific data processing activities, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. To do so, please get in touch with us at [email protected].
Withdrawing consent will not impact the legality of our use of your personal data up to the point at which you formally withdraw your consent.
Access to the Information Gulfelitemag.com Has Collected About You
Gulfelitemag.com provides exclusive tools and features to help you access, correct, delete, or modify your personal information linked to the websites.
Feel free to reach out to us if you have inquiries about the information we have collected concerning you. This includes queries about the nature and accuracy of the collected data, requests for updates, modifications, or deletions of your information, opting out of particular website uses of your information, or withdrawing any consent previously granted to gulfelitemag.com.
Please note that requests to delete or remove your information may not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of posted content, and removed information might persist in backup copies indefinitely.
If you choose to delete your information or opt out of data collection and usage, certain features, including but not limited to access to the Websites, may no longer be available to you.
We retain the information received about gulfelitemag.com’s members and website users for the duration necessary to fulfill contractual and legal obligations or as mandated by law. Personal data may be deleted from our systems in accordance with a data retention plan or as required.
After the termination or deactivation of a Website’s Account, Gulfelitemag.com reserves the right to retain your information and content for a commercially reasonable period, primarily for backup, archival, and audit purposes.
If you wish to inquire about the data we have collected about you or request the deletion of your information, please mail us at [email protected] for more details.
Opting out of communications from Gulfelitemag.com
If a user no longer wishes to receive newsletters or promotional communications from Gulfelitemag.com, they can opt out by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the communication or by contacting us directly.
Please note that even if you opt out, you may still receive transactional emails related to your interactions with our website.
Do not Track (DNT)
Currently, Gultelitemag does not utilize an automated process to respond to “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals sent by web browsers, mobile devices, or other methods.
According to industry norms, third parties may be able to collect information, including personal data, about online activities across multiple websites or online services when using gulfelitemag.com. Users have the option to restrict certain tracking by disabling cookies in their web browser.
Information Security
Gulfelitemag.com uses reasonable efforts to protect and ensure the privacy, accuracy, and reliability of user’s information, protecting it from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
We implement security measures aligned with industry standards; however, as no data security protocol is entirely impenetrable, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of our systems or databases.
Gulfelitemag.com cannot guarantee that the personal information collected about you will not be breached, intercepted, destroyed, accessed, or disclosed without authorization.
It is important to acknowledge that any information you transfer to or from our Websites is done at your discretion and risk.
We urge you to do your part in maintaining the security of your information by keeping your password and website account confidential. You are fully responsible for all activities occurring under your password or website account.
Gulfelitemag.com explicitly reserves the right to terminate your access to the Websites and any associated contracts if it finds or suspects that you have disclosed your website account or password information to an unauthorized third party.
Additional provisions regarding Websites and your information
Please be informed that the information collected by Gulfelitemag.com about you may be transferred, processed, and accessed by us in the United States or another country where we or our service providers operate.
Please be aware that privacy laws and standards in certain countries, including the authorities’ rights to access your personal information, may differ from those applicable in your country of residence.
If you are located outside the US and choose to permit us to collect information about you, please know that Gulfelitemag.com may transfer your personal data to the US for processing and storage.
We will only transfer personal information to countries permitted by law, and we will take measures to ensure that your personal information continues to be appropriately protected.
For those in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or other regions with differing data collection and usage laws from US law, please be aware that we may transfer information to a country or jurisdiction without the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, as disclosed in this Privacy Notice.
Additionally, it may be processed by staff members operating outside the EEA who work for one of the service providers or for us, as previously disclosed.
Children’s Privacy
We care about the privacy of children. Most of our content at gulfelitemag.com is directed to a general audience and not intended for people under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that we may have unintentionally collected personal information from your child, please contact us immediately at [email protected], and we will take the necessary steps to rectify the situation.
Safety using Gulfelitemag.com’s Websites
Despite gultelitemag.com’s safety and privacy controls, we cannot guarantee that the Websites are completely devoid of illegal, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate content.
In addition, we cannot guarantee that readers will not encounter inappropriate or illegal conduct from others while using the Websites. To assist gulfelitemag.com in maintaining a safe platform, we encourage you to report any unwelcome contact by reaching out to us at [email protected]
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Gulfelitemag.com reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy anytime. Any changes will be immediately effective upon posting on gulfelitemag.com. The latest version of this Privacy Notice will govern our use of your information and will be found at https://www.gulfelitemag.com/privacy-policy/.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
By using gulfelitemag.com, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].