Dubai World Trade Centre LLC (which expression shall include its subsidiaries, associates and affiliated group
entities) and KAOUN International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai World Trade Centre LLC, respect your
privacy and are committed to protecting it. We provide this Privacy Statement to inform you of our Privacy
Policy and practices, and of the choices you can make about what information is collected, the manner in which
that information is collected and how that information is used.
The GITEX EUROPE website and its sub-domains are owned by Dubai World Trade Centre L.L.C., trading as Dubai
World Trade Centre, a limited liability company incorporated in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and having its
principal office at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sheikh Zayed Road, Convention Gate,
P.O. Box 9292, Dubai, UAE. Telephone: +971-4-3321000, Fax: +971-4-3312173. For the purposes of this Privacy
Statement "we", "our" and "us" refer to Dubai World Trade Centre L.L.C (including its subsidiaries, associates
and affiliated group entities), "this website" collectively refers to the gitex-europe.com website, its
sub-domains and all other websites owned by Dubai World Trade Center and "you" and "your" refer to a specific
individual or program accessing these websites.
GOVERNANCE
This website is governed in accordance with the laws of the Emirate of Dubai and the applicable federal laws of
the United Arab Emirates. The courts of the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates shall have exclusive
jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of your use of this website.
DATA AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED
We collect the domain name and Inter net Protocol address (IP address) of the computer from which or the first
identifiable computer through which you access this website automatically. This information does not identify
you as an individual, but only the computer from which or the first identifiable computer through which you
access this website.
This information is used to help us better understand this website's usage, so that we can improve our service
to you and may also be used to provide content on this website relevant to your geographic region, including,
but not limited to advertisements and promotions. We do not link information automatically collected by such
means with personal information about you.
COOKIES
Cookies are small pieces of information that your browser stores on your computer when requested by a website.
They do not compromise your privacy or security, as each cookie can only be read by the same website that
requested your browser to 1store the cookie.
We request your browser to store a cookie when you access this website and may request your browser to store one
or more cookies when you make purchases, request or personalize information, or register yourself for certain
services. Unless you explicitly opt to store additional information, our cookies only contain one or more
sequential computer-generated identifiers. The cookies this website requests your browser to store are suffixed
with "gitex-europe.com" and expire at the very latest after 365 days from the date on which they were last
updated. This information is used to help us better understand this website's usage, so that we can improve our
service to you and may also be used to provide content on this website based on your previous visits, including,
but not limited to advertisements and promotions. Unless you explicitly opt to store additional information, we
do not link information automatically collected by such means with personal information about you. Accepting to
store the cookies requested by this website does not give us access to your personal information, but we may use
the cookies to identify your computer. Most browsers automatically store cookies by default, but you can choose
to refuse or selectively accept to store certain cookies by adjusting the preferences in your browser. However,
if your browser refuses to store cookies, some features of this website may not be available to you and some
pages on this website may not display properly. You can find information on popular browsers and how to adjust
your cookie preferences at the following websites:
Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/...
Mozilla Firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/...
Google Chrome: www.google.com/chrome
Additionally, browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer feature The Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P)
technology, which gives you the ability to make informed choices about the use of your personal information
online. P3P-enabled browsers can be configured to automatically accept or refuse to store cookies, based on
whether a website's P3P compact policy file meets your privacy preferences. We will make every effort to provide
a P3P compact policy file for each cookie that this website requests your browser to store.
DATA COLLECTION AND USE
When you request information through this website, we may need to know some personal information about you. When
emailing us, or subscribing for information we will need your e-mail address, name and other limited personal
identifiers. If you choose to purchase information, goods, products or services, we will usually require some
additional limited financial details. Where you request employment related services or products we will usually
need limited data about personal identifiers, education, employment, family and financial details. Your personal
data will be processed to provide information, goods, products and services you request in the form that you
require.
Most of this information may be used by us to enable us to review, develop and improve the services which we
offer and provide you with information we think you will find valuable. Sensitive information such as your
credit card details will only be used for the purpose of processing payment and will not be used for any other
purposes. We will not share your details with any third party without your explicit permission, unless required
by law enforcement action, or local law. You expressly agree that we can share your details with third party
service providers and sub-contractors retained to perform functions or services on our behalf including but not
limited to marketing and advertising: data processing and other information technology and office services. The
information you submit may be transferred, stored and hosted outside of the country from which you may be
accessing this website, and may be transferred to countries which do not have data protection laws or to
countries where your privacy and other fundamental rights will not be protected as extensively. These and all
other transmissions will remain secure and under our sole control. If we look to use your personal data for a
new purpose, beyond what it was originally provided for, we will ask for your explicit consent.
DATA RETENTION
Your data may be held after the termination of your relationship with us for the purposes of improving our
services offered. We do not collect any additional information about you other than that outlined above.
ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA
You have the right to see personal information we keep about you. To enquire about accessing your personal
information please send an email to [email protected], or send postal mail to the
following address:
Dubai World Trade Center L.L.C.
P.O. Box 9292, Dubai, UAE
We will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data that we keep about you, within 40 days; subject to
the provision of proof of your identity.
DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS
We shall ensure availability to you of all data subject rights as defined under applicable laws. Such data
subject rights include:
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Right of Access – the right to be informed of and request access to the personal data we process about you;
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Right to Rectification – the right to request that we amend or update your personal data where it is inaccurate or incomplete;
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Right to Erasure – the right to request that we delete your personal data;
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Right to Restrict – the right to request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your personal data;
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Right to Object – the right, at any time, to object to us processing your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation or the right to object to your personal data being processed for direct marketing purposes;
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Right to Data Portability – the right to request a copy of your personal data in electronic format and the right to transmit that personal data for use in another party’s service; and
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Right not to be subject to Automated Decision-making – the right to not be subject to a decision based solely on automated decision making, including profiling, where the decision would have a legal effect on you or produce a similarly significant effect.
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Obligation to provide Personal Information - you do not need to provide Personal Information to use our Site. For use of our Platform you name, email and Company name may be required in order to use the software.
Please email us at [email protected] for assistance with any of the above items.
Disclosure and Visitor choice
You may unsubscribe or opt-out of our services at any time. Where we disclose your personal data for those
purposes stated, we provide you with the means to opt-out of disclosure by either indicating in a box at the
point of the website where personal data is collected, by sending an email to [email protected] or by sending postal mail to the following address:
Dubai World Trade Center L.L.C.
P.O. Box 9292, Dubai, UAE
Where we disclose your personal data for purposes, which are different to those, stated we offer you the
opportunity to consent prior to disclosure.
CHILDREN
We are committed to protecting the privacy needs of children and we encourage parents and guardians to take an
active role in their children's online activities and interests. We do not knowingly collect information from
children under the age of 13 and we do not target our websites to children under 13.
SECURITY
We are committed to protecting the information you provide us. We have implemented security policies, rules and
technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control, in accordance with the laws of
the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the applicable federal laws of the United Arab Emirates.
The security measures are designed to prevent unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized
modification and unlawful destruction or accidental loss.
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card
information. SSL encryption is designed to make the information unreadable by anyone but us. This security
measure is working when you see either the symbol of an unbroken key or closed lock (depending on your browser)
on the bottom of your browser window. You should be aware that no data transmission over the Internet can be
guaranteed as totally secure. Although we strive to protect such information, we do not guarantee the security
of any information that you transmit to us over the Internet and you do so at your own risk. If you do not feel
it is appropriate to send information electronically, please contact +971 (4) 3312000 for an alternative way of
conducting business.
PRIVACY COMPLIANCE
We are voluntarily committed to a Self-Assessment procedure. Data privacy legislation is subject to revision and
we suggest that you regularly check our Privacy Policy.
HYPERLINKS
Our websites may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience. If you access those links, you will
leave our website. We do not control those websites or their privacy practices, which may differ from ours. We
do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not cover the
personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy of
any company before submitting your personal information. Some third-party companies may choose to share their
personal data with us; that sharing is governed by that third-party company's privacy policy.
GITEX EUROPE, with its partnership and commitment to Security and Privacy with Microsoft, also provides a link
to their Privacy Statement
privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Your continued access or use
of this website after such changes indicates your acceptance of the Privacy Policy as modified. It is your
responsibility to review the Privacy Policy regularly. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 01 April 2023. If
at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the
time it was collected, we will notify you by way of an email. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use
your information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under
which the information was collected.