Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy:

Business Pulse understands the importance of privacy and personal data protection in the digital age.

Therefore, we are committed to transparency regarding the collection and use of users’ personal data when browsing or using our website and services.

Key Privacy Policy Definitions:

“We”, “us” or “our” refers to Business Pulse.

The terms “You” or “User” refer to the person (or persons) using the website.

The term “electronic sites” refers to any digital site or online service that we operate, such as https://businesspulse.news/.

Under data protection laws, we are required to provide you with the information contained in this privacy policy. It is important that you read this policy, as well as any separate policies we provide to you, when collecting and processing your personal data in any case.

All information set forth in this policy applies to you unless otherwise stated based on your state of residence.

Users residing in the European Union:

If you are a resident of the European Union, the processing of your personal data may be subject to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Any reference to users residing in the European Union will also apply to you.

California Users:

If you reside in California, your personal information may be subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”), as well as the California Eraser Law. Any references to California residents will also apply to you.

Changes to your personal data:

It is important that the personal data we hold is accurate and up to date. Please keep us informed of any changes to your personal data during your transactions with us.

Who are we?

When you use its electronic websites and/or digital services through your smartphone, Business Pulse processes your personal data. Business Pulse owns and operates Arabic websites and applications.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, you may contact us using the information provided in the “How to contact us” section below.

What personal information do we collect about you?

Personal data refers to any information related to natural persons that can identify them directly or indirectly. We are authorized to collect, use, store and transfer the following types of personal data:

Contact information: email address.

Site data refers to geographic information related to the location of the user’s device that is linked to the timestamp identifier.

Marketing and information data: User preferences for receiving information about our websites.

Digital data refers to sets of descriptive information that provide details about other data and information about internet identifiers, such as internet protocol addresses, cookies and other data that is collected when you visit our websites. For more information about cookies, please read our Cookies Policy on our electronic platforms.

How do we collect your personal data?

We collect your personal data when you register at https://businesspulse.news/. We may use JavaScript and files such as cookies, web beacons, Local and Shared Objects, and other similar information to collect your personal data while you browse. These technologies are used to measure, analyze and improve our services while providing you with content tailored to your interests.

Please note that we may allow third parties to place their own cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies to collect information through our services.

Why do we collect and process your personal data?

We collect and process your personal data for the following purposes:

When it is necessary to reach an agreement with you or take action in accordance with your request before entering into that contract, especially in the following cases:

To provide you with the services you have requested from us, we allow you to use online forms and surveys, including Business Pulse services, which do not require any registration. Additionally, we allow you to register for specific services, such as newsletters, information summaries, SMS updates or to create an account. In these cases, we may ask you for personal details such as your name, email address or telephone number.

To allow you to share information and upload documents, so that you can download waivers, releases and legal consents from users or their legal representatives.

When necessary for the legitimate interests of our business purposes, in particular for the following:

In order to maintain and improve our services, we aim to understand how you use Business Pulse services and other features, as well as create new services and offers.

In order to keep in touch with you, allow you to contact Business Pulse, keep a record of our conversations, assist you in resolving any issues you may face, send you information about changes to our digital assets, offer you our opinion on your requests, invite you to participate in performance tests and direct selection offers, as well as invite you to training.

In order to establish and maintain a reliable and secure environment, we may investigate, detect, prevent or report fraud, counterfeits, breaches, security incidents or other prohibited or illegal activities. This is done to protect our sellers and their rights or property, as well as to ensure the security of our services. We also seek to enforce our specific terms of service or other applicable agreements or policies, and to verify your identity.

In order to detect and prevent online fraud and interference, we may provide surveillance or tracking devices that require the processing of personal data.

When it is necessary to protect vital interests that concern you or another natural person.

In cases where it is necessary to comply with applicable laws or regulations, or to respond to legitimate government requests for information or legal process, and to achieve any other disclosed purpose related to our services, we may disclose information. We may also contact you to resolve disputes and provide assistance with our services.

When it is necessary to carry out a task that serves the public interest and there is a clear legal basis for that task.

When you agree to the processing of your personal data, for example, when we ask you to register for our services or create an account, or when we ask you to take any related action to enable you to clearly accept or reject the proposed data processing, if you give your consent. consent, you have the right to withdraw it at any time. However, in some cases where you choose not to disclose your personal data or where your consent is blocked, this may limit your access to some services, benefits or offers. For example, you may not be able to access certain parts of websites or services, or we may not be able to respond to your queries without providing us with relevant information.

Change the reason why personal data is processed.

We will not use your personal data for any purpose other than that for which we collected it, unless we consider it reasonable to use it for another reason that is aligned with the original purpose. If you would like clarification on how the processing of your data for the new purpose is aligned with the original purpose, please contact us.

If we need to use your personal data for a different purpose, we will inform you and explain the legal basis that allows us to do so. Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent where this is necessary or permitted by law.

Who can access your personal data?

For the above purposes, we will grant access to your personal data to employees, members, agents and authorized appointees of Business Pulse who require knowledge of the data in order to process it for us. These individuals are subject to strict confidentiality obligations under contractual agreements and may be disciplined or even terminated from our transactions if they do not comply with these obligations.

Additionally, we may need to transfer or grant authorized third parties access to your personal data.

The suppliers and service providers with whom we work to process personal data or perform services on behalf of Business Pulse (following our instructions and privacy policies and taking appropriate security and confidentiality measures).

The caliphates are involved in our business affairs or in serious discussions about possible new owners of the business or company. In this regard, if there is a change in the ownership of the company or in all or a large portion of our operations, or if the company is reorganized or any other action is taken, you acknowledge and agree that we may have to transfer its personal data to the relevant third party (or its advisors) as part of any process for the purpose of analyzing any proposed sale offer or reorganization of the new owner. We may also need to transfer your personal data to that reorganized party or third party after the sale or reorganization for the same purposes described in this privacy policy.

Representatives of our media agents:

Legal advisors, witnesses, experts, and judicial and quasi-judicial authorities are hired to protect the rights, property, and safety of the entity. This also extends to protecting our users and the public, as required or permitted by law, as well as other third parties in accordance with our terms of service, including investigating potential violations. Administrative or judicial authorities will also be involved to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, legal process or governmental request.

We may also collect data and anonymize it from public sources, third parties and other trusted partners, such as advertisers or affiliated websites. For example, we may share information publicly to show trends in the overall usage of our services.

Where can your personal data be stored or transported?

We process and store your personal information on our computers and servers, and in doing so we take steps to ensure that your personal data is protected to a sufficient level.

If you reside in the European Union and your personal data has been transferred to a service provider for processing in any country outside the European Economic Area that is not recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data, we We ensure that we provide adequate guarantees (such as contractual commitments) under applicable data protection law.

If you would like more information about data transfer operations, please contact us using the details provided in the “How to Contact Us” section below.

How do we protect the security of your personal data?

We implement appropriate physical, electronic, technological and organizational procedures and security measures, including governance models, to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

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Please note that the transfer of any data online or through electronic websites cannot be guaranteed without intervention. In addition, you must take appropriate measures to protect your personal data, especially by maintaining your password and confidentiality. If you know or suspect that your account credentials have been lost, stolen, misused or otherwise exposed to compromise, or if there is any unauthorized use of your account, please contact us by following the instructions provided in the “How to Contact Us” paragraph below.

If we know or have reason to believe that your personal data has been compromised, we will immediately notify affected users of the breach in accordance with applicable laws.

How long is your personal data kept?

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes mentioned in this privacy policy. Retention periods are set based on the needs of our activities, and any information about you that is no longer needed is made anonymous or destroyed.

Your personal data is collected from our websites for as long as your account is active or as necessary for the purpose for which the data was originally collected.

Please note that we may retain your personal data for longer periods if necessary to comply with our legal obligations or to protect our legitimate interests.

Is it feasible for minors to give us their personal information?

To register for Business Pulse services and provide us with your personal information, you must be 18 years of age or older, to comply with the minimum age limits required by the applicable legal jurisdiction.

Minors under 18 years of age can also benefit from our services with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. If we become aware that we are collecting personal information from a minor under 18 years of age or under the legal age prescribed by law without obtaining the consent of a parent or legal guardian, we will delete that information immediately.

What are your rights?

If you reside in the European Union, you are entitled to the following rights regarding your personal data under the general European data protection system.

You have the right to access your personal data. You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. However, there are circumstances in which we may deny your request, such as if granting your request would reveal personal information about another person or if we are legally prevented from disclosing that information.

The right to modify your personal data: It is our obligation to ensure that your personal data is accurate, up-to-date and complete. You have the right to request correction of any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you, but we may need to verify the accuracy of any new information you provide to us.

You have the right to request deletion of your personal information from us where there is no reason for us to continue processing that information.

You have the right to request that we erase your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to the processing of that data, where we have processed your data unlawfully or where we are required by law to delete your personal data.

However, please note that we may not always be able to comply with your deletion request for legal reasons, which we will inform you of as appropriate.

The right to object to the processing of your personal data: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or that of a third party) and there is something about your specific situation that makes you want to object to this processing, since they feel that it affects their fundamental rights and freedoms.

In some cases, it can be proven that we have legitimate reasons that outweigh your rights and freedoms. Additionally, you have the right to object when we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

The right to restrict the processing of your personal data: You have the right to ask us to stop processing your personal data in the following cases: (a) if you want us to verify the accuracy of the data, (b) when our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to delete it, (c) where you want us to keep the data even if we no longer need it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, or (d) if you object to our use of your data personal but we need to verify if we have legitimate and urgent reasons to use them.

The right to receive your personal data for transmission: you have the right to request the transfer of your personal data to yourself or to a third party. We will provide you, or at your choice to a third party, your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

You have the right not to be subject to automated decision-making processes that result in negative legal consequences or have a significant impact on you.ء

Your right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time we rely on it to process your personal data. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before withdrawal of consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you with certain services, and we will inform you of this when you withdraw your consent.

Paraphrase: You are granted the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in any country in the European Union where you usually reside, work or where the alleged breach took place.

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal data under the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Your right to access personal data: You have the right to access your personal data. You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

The Right to Delete Your Personal Data: In certain situations, you have the right to request that we delete your personal data, unless the processing we carry out is permitted by California consumer privacy protection law.

The right to disclose data for sale or use for commercial purposes: In certain circumstances, you may request that you provide us with categories of personal data and third parties to whom we disclose for sales or commercial purposes. Under no circumstances do we sell your personal data. This right may only apply where we disclose your personal data for business purposes.

You have the right to receive your personal data for transfer: In certain situations, you can request that we transfer your personal data to you or a third party in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

The right to withdraw: You have the right to withdraw from selling your personal information to any third party. As we do not sell your personal information under any circumstances, this right does not apply to your personal information.

The right to non-discrimination: There will be no discrimination in any way or under any circumstances in the exercise of your rights with respect to your personal data under the California Consumer Privacy Act.

The right to withdraw your consent: If you have given us consent to process your personal data for a particular purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent to that processing at any time. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you with certain services and we will inform you of this at the time you withdraw your consent.

If you are a California resident and under 18 years of age, you have the right to request removal of any information or content that you have posted on our website. Upon receiving your request, we will delete the requested information or anonymize it. Please note that we will not always be able to comply with your deletion request for legal reasons, which will be informed in due course.

How is this privacy policy implemented when processing data by a third party?

Business Pulse services may be provided through and/or using features (such as audio controls) operated by third-party platforms or that contain links to third-party websites with policies regarding the handling of personal data that may differ from our policies. .

For example:

You can access Business Pulse services through various platforms and other internet-connected devices. Additionally, third-party applications may interact with Business Pulse services. These third parties have separate and independent terms of use, privacy policies and personal data policies.

Our digital features may include links to other websites that are beyond our control and are not covered by this privacy policy. If you access other websites through the links available, the operators of those websites may collect information from you and use it in accordance with their own privacy policies, which may be different from ours.

Therefore, we encourage you to review those policies and terms if you wish to learn more about the processing of your personal data by a third party.

How to contact us?

If you have any other questions, please click the “Contact Us” button.

How can I update this privacy policy?

In response to legal, regulatory or operational requirements we may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes to this policy will be posted on this page. When these changes are material, we may notify you explaining such changes (including the effective date) in accordance with the law.

Where this applies (for example, if the changes require new data processing which is dependent on your prior approval), we will ensure that you have the ability to accept those changes so that you can continue to use our services, or to reject them – in which case You have the right to terminate your use of Business Pulse services.