Al Sharqia Privacy Policy
1. Who We Are
Al Sharqia Holding (“Al Sharqia”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a private investment and holding company established in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, with its office at 24th Floor, Nation Towers Offices, Corniche, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We are responsible for the personal data we process as described in this Policy.
We process personal data in accordance with the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates, including Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data.
2. Scope
This Policy applies to visitors to our website, individuals who contact us by email, telephone or other means, and representatives of our advisers, service providers, business partners and counterparties.
3. Personal Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal data:
- Information you provide to us, such as your name, job title, organisation, email address, telephone number and the content of your correspondence;
- Technical information collected automatically when you visit our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and the pages you view; and
- Information from third parties, such as publicly available business directories or professional networking platforms, where relevant to our business relationship.
4. How We Use Your Personal Data
We use personal data to:
- respond to your enquiries and correspondence;
- manage our relationships with business partners, advisers, service providers and counterparties;
- operate, maintain and secure our website;
- comply with our legal, regulatory and compliance obligations, including anti-money laundering requirements; and
- protect our legal rights and prevent fraud.
We process personal data only where we have a lawful basis to do so, such as your consent, the performance of a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, or our legitimate business interests.
5. Sharing Your Personal Data
We do not sell personal data. We may share it with our affiliated companies; our professional advisers, auditors and service providers (including our website hosting provider); and courts, regulators or government authorities where required by law. We require recipients to protect personal data appropriately.
6. International Transfers
Some of our service providers may process personal data outside the United Arab Emirates. Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure the data receives an adequate level of protection in accordance with applicable law.
7. Retention
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to meet legal, accounting and reporting requirements, after which it is securely deleted or anonymised.
8. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data; to restrict or object to its processing; to receive a copy of it in a portable format; and to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on consent. To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@alsharqia.com. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority in the United Arab Emirates.
9. Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration. However, no transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Cookies
Our website does not use advertising or tracking cookies. Our website hosting provider may automatically process limited technical information, such as your IP address, in order to deliver the website to your device. If we introduce analytics or other cookies in future, we will update this Policy accordingly.
11. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page.
13. Contact
For any questions about this Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at contact@alsharqia.com or write to us at 24th Floor, Nation Towers Offices, Corniche, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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