This Privacy Policy describes how Qatar Business Ventures collects, uses, and discloses your personal data when you use our site or this service. Qatar Business Ventures is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data transparently and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Qatari Law No. 13 of 2016 concerning Protecting Privacy of Personal Data.
The data controller responsible for processing your personal data in connection with this service is Qatar Business Ventures.
We collect personal data from you in several ways:
Information you provide to us: We collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us when you use our online platform. This may include, but is not limited to, your name, contact information (such as address, email, phone number), company name, job title, and details you provide when you fill out forms, request information about our services, or communicate with us.
Data collected automatically: When you access and use our site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, dates and times of visits, and other technical data. This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
To provide and manage our services: To deliver the services you have requested, process transactions, manage your account, and provide customer support.
To communicate with you: To respond to your inquiries, provide updates about our services, and send you information you have requested.
To improve our service: To understand how our site is used, analyse trends, and improve the functionality and content of our online platform.
For marketing and promotional purposes: If you have provided consent or if we have a legitimate interest to do so under applicable law, we may use your contact information to send you information about our services, events, or news that may be of interest to you.
For legal and compliance purposes: To comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
To protect our rights and interests: To prevent fraud, protect the security of our systems, and assert our legal rights.
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
Performance of a contract: Where processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided that these interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
Consent: Where you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes.
Legal obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as IT services, hosting, analytics, marketing support, and professional advisors. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
Legal and Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose your data when required by law or regulation, in response to a valid legal process (e.g., a court order or subpoena), or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When your data is no longer required, we will securely dispose of it.
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
The right to access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
The right to erasure (right to be forgotten): You have the right to request that we delete your personal data under certain circumstances.
The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to data portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller, where technically feasible.
The right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
The right to withdraw consent: If we process your data based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Rights related to automated decision-making: You may have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use personal data, including to understand how you use our online platform and for analytics purposes.
Our online platform is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without parental consent. If you believe we have collected personal data from a child, please contact us.
Your personal data may be stored and processed in Qatar or in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers. When transferring data from locations like the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, to protect your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. The updated policy will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review it periodically.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, you may contact us by writing to us at:
Qatar Business Ventures
35 Al Funduq Street, Suite 501, 5th Floor, Doha, Qatar, 27771, Qatar.