Privacy Policy
Dubai World Trade Center L.L.C. respects your privacy and is 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 GLOBAL website and its sub-domains are owned by Dubai World
Trade Center L.L.C., trading as Dubai World Trade Center, 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 Center L.L.C.,
"this website" collectively refers to the dwtc.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.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 data@dwtc.com, 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.
Rights for EEA Residents
If you are a resident of the EEA, the new European Union law, called the
General Data Protection Regulation or “GDPR” gives certain rights to
individuals in relation to their personal data. Accordingly, we have
implemented additional transparency to help users take advantage of those
rights. As available and except as limited under applicable law, the rights
afforded to individuals are:
Right of Access – the right to be informed of and request access to the personal data we process about you;
Right to Rectification – the right to request that we amend or update your personal data where it is inaccurate
or incomplete;
Right to Erasure – the right to request that we delete your personal data;
Right to Restrict – the right to request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your
personal data;
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;
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
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.
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 data@dwtc.com 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 data@dwtc.com 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 GLOBAL, 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
Website
My World of Expo provide and host this website for Dubai World Trade Centre. My World of Expo are registered with
the UK Data Commissioner as Data Controllers and hold all the data within the UK.
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 22 January 2013.
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.