Privacy Policy
Expat Media is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy by promoting the use of fair information practices.
This website and related services (collectively, the “Site”) is operated by Expat Media FZE. This Privacy Policy applies to the personal information we collect from you through our Site and how we may use it. By proceeding with access to the Site, you accept the Privacy Policy as well as the Terms and Conditions https://www.expatmedia.net/terms.
If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions as they apply to the Site, please refrain from accessing or using the Site.
Collection of personal information
Expat Media collects information from your use of our Site, such as how you interact with our content or ads.
We also store information that we generate from our analysis of the data you and other users of our Site have provided and in connection with your use of our Site, such as products you have bought or services you have subscribed for.
We may require you to register to use our Site and its related services. We will then ask for personally identifiable information, such as your email address, full name, home or work address, contact number or credit card details.
We also collect your demographic information such as age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites, as well as technical details like IP address, browser type, access times and referring website address. This information allows us to maintain and improve the quality of our services and provide general statistics regarding the use of the Site.
We may also invite users to provide information via surveys, voting or competitions. We will collect information such as your full name, contact details, mobile number and work details.
Our Site may also have features where users can submit information to us. The Site may contain chat areas, forums and other communication facilities to enable you to communicate with the public (collectively, "Communication Services").
Expat Media has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service.
You agree to be responsible for any personal information or personally sensitive data that you disclose through the Communication Services which may be collected and used by any third party.
Any Personal Data you supply to us via the Site (and by other means) will be treated in accordance with applicable law. Where you provide us with personal information relating to others via the Site, you confirm that you have their consent or are otherwise entitled to provide this information to us and for us to use it in the ways described in this Privacy Policy.
The Site may also contain links to other websites that are subject to their own privacy police. Expat Media encourages you to review the privacy statements of these websites so that you can understand how these websites collect, use and share your information.
Expat Media is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Site.
Use of your personal information
The personal information we gather about you is used to operate the Site and deliver the services you have requested. We will also use your data to inform you of other products or services available from Expat Media, our affiliates, subsidiaries and partners.
We may share data with our affiliates, subsidiaries, service providers and trusted partners that help us in delivering services, customer support or statistical analysis. Expat Media also keeps track of your browsing data of the Site in order to give you customized content and advertising.
For registered users, your personal data will be used to create and maintain your user account, and to handle and fulfill your orders and requests for goods, services or entry into competitions, surveys and votes, including obtaining payment from you if you purchase any of our digital content, goods or services. It will also be used to resolve any returns, refunds or disputes.
We may also process personal data received from you or from third parties, for example, to verify your correct address, as well as allow our suppliers and service providers to carry out certain functions on our behalf, including payment processing, verification, technical, logistical or other functions, as may be required, in order to fulfil your orders.
To ensure the security of your account and our business, we will use your personal data to request verification information in order to reset your account password. If we sell or reorganize our business, we will share your information with the buyer or entity taking over operation of the Site and its services.
We endeavour to maintain the confidentiality of your information, unless you have entered into an agreement with our affiliate, subsidiary or partner that would directly allow them to use and disclose your personally identifiable information.
Where your personal data is requested by a court or regulatory body, we will share such data in accordance with the law.
Use of cookies
The Site and some of our business partners use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience.
A cookie is uniquely assigned text file stored on your hard drive. A cookie helps the Site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits, saving you time by simplifying the process of recording your personal information when returning to a specific page.
You are free to accept or decline cookies by modifying your browser setting to decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the features of the website.
Children's privacy
This Site is not intended for children under the age of 21.
Security
We are committed to protecting your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse or unlawful disclosure and have put up secured computer servers to safeguard and secure your Personal Data.
Although we endeavour to protect your Personal Data, because of the nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Site and any inward transmission of data is carried out at your own risk.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right, with or without notice to you, to change our Privacy Policy at our sole discretion.
Our Privacy Policy is applicable to your access to and use of the Site will be the version that is current and accessible at each date you access the Site.
Your use of the Site after changes are made means that you agree to be bound by such changes. If you do not wish to accept the new Privacy Policy you should not continue to use the Site.
Contact us
Our company is registered in Creative City Fujairah with licence number 8210/2016 and our office is at Level 3, Boulevard Plaza Tower 1, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai, UAE. To get in touch with Expat Media, contact us at editorial@expatmedia.net
