Codot WLL (“we” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of all visitors to our site www.codot.me whether through a web browser or via mobile and all visitors who access our site or Services through any mobile application (collectively “site”). Please read the following privacy policy which explains how we use and protect your information.
By visiting and/or purchasing Services on our site, you agree and consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information as set out in this privacy policy.
Changes to the privacy policy and your duty to inform us of changes.
We keep our privacy policy under regular review.
It may change and if it does, these changes will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified when you next log onto the site. The new policy may be displayed onscreen and you may be required to read and accept the changes to continue your use of the Services and/or site.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during our relationship with you.
Third party links
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. Please note that these websites and any services that may be accessible through them have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies or for any personal data that may be collected through these websites or services, such as contact and location data. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites or use these services
Information that we collect from you
When you visit the site or make a purchase through the site, you may be asked to provide information about yourself including your name, contact details and payment information (credit or debit card information). We may also collect information about your usage of the site and information about you from the messages you post to the site and the e-mails or letters you send to us.
By accessing the site’s information and/or Services using mobile digital routes such as, but not limited to, mobile, tablet or other devices/technology including mobile applications, then you should expect that the site’s data collection and usage as set out in this policy will apply in that context too. We may collect technical information from your mobile device or your use of our services through a mobile device, for example, location data and certain characteristics of, and performance data about your device, carrier/operating system including device and connection type, IP address, mobile payment methods, interaction with other retail technology. Unless you have elected to remain anonymous through your device and/or platform settings, this information may be collected and used by us automatically if you use the service through your mobile device(s) via the site, through your mobile’s browser or otherwise.
Cookies
We use cookies and/or tracking technologies to distinguish you from users of the site, the distribution platform, or services sites and to remember your preferences. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you use or browse our site and also allows us to improve the site.
Use of your information
Your information will enable us to provide you with access to the relevant parts of the site and to supply the Services you have requested. It will also enable us to bill you and to contact you were necessary concerning our Services. We will also use and analyse the information we collect so that we can administer, support, improve and develop our business, for any other
purpose whether statistical or analytical and to help us prevent fraud. Where appropriate, now and in the future, you may have the ability to express your preferences around the use of your data as set out in this privacy policy and this may be exercised though your chosen method of using our Services, for example mobile, mobile applications or any representation of our site.
We may use your information to contact you for your views on our Services and to notify you occasionally about important changes or developments to the site or our Services
Where you have indicated accordingly, you agree that we may use your information to let you know about our other products and services that may be of interest to you including services that may be the subject of direct marketing and we may contact you to do so by post, telephone, mobile messaging (e.g. SMS, MMS etc.) as well as by e-mail.
Where you have indicated accordingly, you agree that we may also share information with third parties to use your information in order to let you know about goods and services which may be of interest to you (by telephone, mobile messaging (e.g. SMS, MMS etc.) and/or e-mail, and to help us analyse the information we collect so that we can administer, support, improve and develop our business and Services to you.
If you do not want us to use your data in this way or change your mind about being contacted in the future, please let us know by using the contact details set out below and/or amending your profile accordingly.
Please note that by submitting comments and feedback regarding the site and the Services, you consent to us to use such comments and feedback on the site and in any marketing or advertising materials. We will only identify you for this purpose by your first name and the city in which you reside.
Disclosure of your information
The information you provide to us will be transferred to and stored on our servers.
Third parties process information such as credit card payments and provide support services related to payments for us. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. To the best of its ability and knowledge, we will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
If you have consented, we may allow carefully selected third parties, including marketing and advertising companies, our affiliates and associates, to contact you occasionally about services that may be of interest to you. They may contact you by telephone, SMS as well as by e-mail. If you change your mind about being contacted by these companies in the future, please let us know by using the contact details set out below and/or by amending your profile accordingly.
If our business enters into a joint venture with, purchases or is sold to or merged with another business entity, your information may be disclosed or transferred to the target company, our new business partners or owners or their advisors
We may use the information that you provide to us if we are under a duty to disclose or share your information in order to comply with (and/or where we believe we are under a duty to comply with) any legal obligation; or in order to enforce our site terms and any other agreement; or to protect our rights, the services or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and other organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and prevention.
Data security
All information you provide to us is stored with us. Any payment transactions (carried out by us or our chosen third-party provider of payment processing services) will be encrypted using encryption technology. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password that enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone
Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way.
We will collect and store personal data on your device using application data caches and browser web storage (including HTML5) and other technology.
The Services or the site may include social networking, chat room or forum features. Ensure when using these features that you do not submit any personal data that you do not want to be seen, collected or used by other users.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator when we are legally required to do so.
Data retention
Details of retention periods for different aspects of your personal date are available in our retention policy which you can request by contacting us.
In some circumstances we will anonymize your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
In the event you do not use the site for a period of five years then we will treat the account as expired and your personal data may be deleted.
Your legal rights
You have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
- Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.
- Request erasure of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with applicable law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons.
- Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide the services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent
Jurisdiction and applicable law
This privacy policy and any dispute or claim arising out of, or in connection, with, it, its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The courts of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of, or in connection with, this privacy policy, its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).
All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your information are welcomed and you can email us at hello@codot.me.
