Privacy policy

Preamble

Welcome to the page of the privacy policy applicable at Aktham, a people analytics company based in Saudi Arabia.

Aktham respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy outlines how we take care of your personal data when you visit our application or website (regardless of where you visit it from). We will inform you of your privacy rights and how we provide legal protection to you. Whenever you access or use our products, services, features, and technologies, you accept this privacy policy.

At Aktham, we care deeply about your privacy, and we take pride in being a good steward of any data you choose to share with us. If you have any questions about how we use or handle user data, just ask and we’ll get back to you quickly.

Your privacy is important to us. If you have questions about any of the provisions described below, please contact us.

General information

We believe it is important for you to understand what types of information we are collecting and what may happen to that information when using our website and related applications and resources (collectively, the “Service”). This Privacy Policy is designed to explain Aktham’s policies and procedures with respect to collection, use, and disclosure of information about you in connection with the Service. This Privacy Policy has a limited scope and applies only to the Service.

By accessing the Service, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as explained in this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Terms of Service. Your use of the Service and any information you provide through the Service is subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.

What you will find in this privacy policy

• How we collect information about you.
• How we use or share information about you.
• How we safeguard information about you.
• Other matters related to the information we collect about you.

Collection of information

We collect information about you in a variety of ways in connection with the Service. Aktham will be the controller of your personal data processed in connection with the Service, and can be contacted using the details set out in this policy.

Registration

To use some features and resources available through the Service, a user must complete our registration process. During registration, a user is required to provide certain categories of information, which may include personally identifiable information and other information about you such as your name, address, e-mail address, social network account information, password, user type, birthdate, gender, phone number, and how you heard about Aktham.

Optional information

At various other points during your use of the Service, you may have the option to provide additional information related to you. For example, you may wish to create a profile, post, comment on another user’s post or share a post with another person, or you may wish to utilize social network integrations or location-based features of the Service. For voluntary activities like these, you have the choice about whether to disclose the information necessary to use these features of the Service.

Passive collection of information

In addition to the information which you actively provide to us by methods such as completing our registration process, commenting on, or sharing a post, we collect information about how you interact with the Service. We collect passive information for purposes such as testing and improving user experience with the Service and the compilation of demographic data and related usage information for internal purposes and for disclosure to third parties such as advertisers and business partners. The types of passive information we collect include, without limitation, certain standard information sent by your browser, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your device ID, your browser type and capabilities and language, your operating system, the date and time you access the Service, and the referring website from which you linked to the Service. We also collect information related to your behavior within the Service (such as pages viewed, links clicked, and other actions taken within the Service). We also may utilize special links, electronic images or other objects embedded within the Site — sometimes referred to as web beacons or tracking pixels — to collect information that helps determine and analyze how you and other visitors use the Site. If you have provided us with personal information through registration or other voluntary means, we may connect your personal information with passive information collected through our Site and use the combined information to help determine your potential interests in certain products, services or information and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Cookies

Information related to your interactions with the Service may be collected and stored by us in small data files — commonly referred to as cookies — that are placed onto your device by our servers. We may use temporary session cookies, which are terminated when you close your current session, to store certain personal information you provide for purposes of administering that session and facilitating transactions requested by you during that session. We also may use persistent cookies, which remain saved on your device after your current session is closed, to store information related to your interactions with the Service to facilitate future sessions. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being placed on your device. Each browser is different, but generally, users can remove cookies by following directions provided in the browser’s “help” file. Please note that, if you reject cookies or disable cookies, some features of the Service may not function properly.

Use and sharing of information

The Service enables users to post, access, and share user-generated content and other information across the Aktham community, other social networks, and other websites and online services, and may include various features and functionality such as comments, message boards, or chat areas, where users can post information and communicate with one another. Please be aware that these posts and communications are being made publicly available online and you do so at your own risk.

We will not knowingly use, share, or otherwise transfer information about you other than in accordance with the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy. Additionally, we may use, share, or otherwise transfer information about you for other purposes for which we have obtained your consent. Your consent may be implied, deemed (using an opt-out mechanism), or express. Express consent can be given orally, electronically, or in writing. Implied consent is consent that can reasonably be inferred from your action or inaction. Regardless of your decision regarding the sharing of your personal information, we may share demographic data and related usage information with our business partners in an aggregated or anonymized manner intended to remove or obscure any personal information that can identify any individual user.

We may use information about you in order to deliver products and services to you and to customize the Service to your interests and enhance your overall experience with the Service. We try to recognize you using various methods, including having you log in with your username and your password. Once we recognize you, your experience may be customized for you so that you can see what interests you the most. In addition, as described above, we utilize passive information to learn more about how you interact with the Service. This passive information may be combined with other information and used for purposes such as enhancing your experience using the Service, improving the Service, testing and enhancing security, and compiling demographic data and related usage information for our internal purposes and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

While we strive to protect the personal information of our users, we may use, share, or otherwise transfer your personal information without your knowledge or consent if required by applicable law or regulatory requirements or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary or appropriate.

From time to time, we may decide that it is more efficient to use third parties to perform specific functions related to the Service. If we use a third party to perform specific functions (such as sending communications to our users on our behalf), then information (such as contact information) may be shared with that third party to the extent necessary for that third party to perform that function. We authorize these third-party service providers to use personally identifiable information only for the purpose of providing the specific services requested by us. Third-party service providers covered by this paragraph do not include third-party sites, applications, or services that are accessed via links within the Service, which are governed by a more specific provision below.

If you opt in to a feature that allows third parties to contact you, personal information about you (such as your contact information and other information collected during your visit to the Service) may be shared with data aggregators, marketers, and other organizations (possibly in the form of list rental).

In the event that we sell, assign, or transfer some or all of our business to a successor or acquirer, we may sell, assign, or transfer all of your information, regardless of your status, to such a successor or acquirer.

How long we store information

Aktham will store your data as long as needed to provide you with our services and to operate our organization. If you ask Aktham to delete specific personal information, we’ll honor your request unless deleting that information prevents us from carrying out necessary functions, like calculating taxes or conducting required audits.

Security

We have security measures in place to help protect against the unauthorized access to personally identifiable information under our control. We utilize both online and offline security methods, including firewalls, passwords, and restricted physical access to the places where your information is stored to help protect personally identifiable information. Our team is trained to comply with our security procedures, and our security procedures are regularly reviewed and revised as we deem necessary.

How you can access and update your information

Our goal is for any personal information in our possession to be as accurate, current, and complete as necessary for the purposes for which we use that information. If you want to review, verify, or correct your personal information, please contact us using the contact information set out below. We reserve the right not to change any personal information and instead append any alternative information the individual concerned believes is appropriate. To some extent, we rely on individuals to update their own personal information. Unless an individual advises us of these important changes, we may have no way of knowing about them.

Rights under the Saudi Arabian Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)

If you are a resident of Saudi Arabia, you have certain rights under the Personal Data Protection Law in relation to your personal data:

• Access: You have the right to request Aktham for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• Rectification: You have the right to request that Aktham correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Aktham to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
• Erasure: You have the right to request that Aktham erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Restriction of processing: You have the right to request that Aktham restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Objection to processing: You have the right to object to Aktham’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Data portability: You have the right to request that Aktham transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make such a request, please be sure to include your contact information. We will reply within 30 days. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Saudi Arabian Data Protection Authority.

Electronic mailing lists and how to unsubscribe

We may use your contact information periodically in order to send you email or other communications regarding updates to the Service and to alert you or remind you of happenings related to the Service. The frequency of these messages will vary depending upon various factors.

If you no longer wish to receive e-mails from us and want to be removed from our electronic mailing list, please contact us and include “Email Unsubscribe” in the body of your message. If you choose to unsubscribe from our mailing lists, we will hold your contact information on file marked so that we do not inadvertently contact you if your details are subsequently provided to us by a third party.

Data protection officer

To communicate with our Data Protection Officer, please email contact@aktham.sa.

Other provisions

Your use of the Service indicates an acceptance of the terms of the Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update or amend this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any revised version of this Privacy Policy on our website, and we encourage you to refer back to it on a regular basis. The changes contained in any such revised version of this Privacy Policy will be effective from the time such revised version is posted unless otherwise specifically stated therein.

This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights, or impose upon Aktham any rights or obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by the privacy laws of such individual’s jurisdiction, as applicable. Privacy legislation or an individual’s right to privacy may differ from one jurisdiction to another. The rights and obligations described in this Privacy Policy may not apply to all individuals or in all jurisdictions. Should there be, in a specific case, any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and the applicable privacy laws of such individual’s jurisdiction, this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to give effect to, and comply with, such privacy laws.

Please be aware that, by accessing our Service, you acknowledge that our servers are currently located in Saudi Arabia and that the various communications necessarily result in the transfer of information across international boundaries. By accessing the Service and communicating electronically with us, you consent to the processing and transfer of your personal information as set out in this Privacy Policy. Personal information collected by us may be stored and processed in Saudi Arabia or any other country in which we maintain facilities. Personal information collected by us may be transferred among our various divisions and affiliated companies around the world. By choosing to access the Service, you consent to any such transfer, storage, or processing of personal data outside of your country.

This Privacy Policy applies solely to the information collected by us online through the Service and does not apply to any website, application, or service other than the Service. The Service contains links to other websites, applications, and services provided by third parties that we do not own or control and we are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of those third parties. Similarly, we are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of any other websites, applications, and services from which you linked to our Service. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Service and to read the privacy policies of each and every third party that may be providing websites, applications, or information linked to the Service.

This Privacy Policy may include examples but is not intended to be restricted in its application to such examples, thus ‘including’ means ‘including without limitation.’

Your privacy is important to us. If you have questions about any of the provisions described above, please contact us.