Global Market Insights ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information
We may collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:
- Contact information (such as name, email address, mailing address, and phone number)
- Account information (such as username and password)
- Transaction information (such as payment details, purchase history, and shipping information)
- Profile information (such as preferences, product interests, and demographic information)
- Communications (such as customer service inquiries and survey responses)
1.2 Usage Information
We may automatically collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns when you interact with our website, including:
- Log information (such as IP address, browser type, operating system, referring pages, and access times)
- Device information (such as device identifiers, location information, and mobile network information)
- Usage data (such as traffic data, communication data, and the resources that you access and use on the website)
- Cookies and similar technologies (as described in our Cookie Policy)
2. How We Collect Information
2.1 Direct Collection
We collect information directly from you when you:
- Register for an account
- Place an order
- Subscribe to a newsletter
- Fill out a form
- Participate in a survey or promotion
- Contact customer service
2.2 Automated Collection
We automatically collect information when you:
- Visit our website
- Use our mobile applications
- Open emails from us
- Interact with our advertisements
We use various technologies for this automated collection, including cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar technologies.
2.3 Third-Party Sources
We may receive information about you from other sources, including:
- Business partners (such as analytics providers and advertising networks)
- Social media platforms (when you interact with our content or connect your social media account with our services)
- Public databases
- Market research companies
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our services
- Process transactions and send related information
- Create and manage your account
- Send administrative information, such as updates to our terms, conditions, and policies
- Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent transactions
- Personalize your experience and deliver content and product offerings relevant to your interests
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services on our behalf.
- Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
- Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information to protect the rights, property, or safety of Global Market Insights, our customers, or others.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your consent to do so.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to maintain the security of your personal information and protect it against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as needed to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our services, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.
7. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You may have the right to request copies of your personal information that we hold.
- Rectification: You may have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- Erasure: You may have the right to request that we erase your personal information under certain conditions.
- Restrict Processing: You may have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
- Object to Processing: You may have the right to object to our processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
- Data Portability: You may have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization or directly to you under certain conditions.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.
8. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Bahrain and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to Bahrain and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
9. Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under 18 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.
10. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
This Privacy Policy was last updated on August 15, 2023.