AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP privacy statement

What information does AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP collect about you?

AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP collects a limited amount of information about our users so that we can provide sites that are more interesting and useful to you and so that we can for example provide services and advertising that is more relevant to our users.

Information on our sites is gathered in two ways: (1) indirectly for example through the technology we use on our sites, and (2) directly for example when you provide information in response to questions we ask you.

An example of information AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP collects indirectly is through our sites' access logs. When you access a site, your Internet address will be automatically collected and placed in the site's access logs.

An example of information AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP collects directly is through our use of cookies. Cookies are small files of information that save and retrieve information about your visit to the site, such as how you entered the site and what information on the site was of interest to you. Most browsers are set up to accept cookies but you can disable them by changing the settings on your browser, but please note that if you do disable them, you may not be able to use many of the features on our sites. We're just trying to give you a more enjoyable visit! And remember, although we may assign your browser a cookie, it doesn't tell us who you are. Only you can do that.

Sometimes, advertising networks that provide ads onto our site may also use cookies but please note that we have no control over these and do not have access to those cookies.

AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP also collects information that you submit voluntarily on our sites - such as when you complete and submit an application form relating to the use of the services we offer. Some of this information is essential to enable AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP to provide those services, whilst other information is just helpful for us (including so we can improve our sites). AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP will indicate on its application forms the questions where a response is essential.

The information that we may collect about you could include for example your name, e-mail address and other personal information when you register to use our various services. We may also ask for information at other times, like if you want to enter a promotion which is sponsored by AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP or perhaps one of our partners. We also conduct surveys sometimes too although you don't always have to respond to them!

How does AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP use the information it collects?

Remember that AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP collects personal information to provide you with the best and most personalised experience on our sites that is possible and also to provide our advertisers with an efficient means of reaching the right kind of audience. In other words, just by knowing a few things about you, AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP can deliver an experience that is more relevant for you. And we offer this personalised service for nothing!

Primarily, AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP uses your information to provide the services that you have asked AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP to supply to you. Depending on the services we will provide to you, this may mean that your information is disclosed to other persons who use the site. For example, if you want to advertise on the human resources site that you are looking for employment then some of your details (like your e-mail address) are likely to be available to employers and others who are looking for employees via the site.

AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP may also use your information for measuring our sites' performance, to improve our sites' design and functionality, for marketing (including by phone, fax or e-mail) purposes, to do credit checks, and to conduct research on our users' demographics, interests and behaviour based on the information you provide to us at various times (including when you register or from our server log files). This kind of information will sometimes be compiled but will only be analysed on a collective basis, again just so we can improve your overall experience when visiting our sites and using our services. There may be other information we need such as mail and billing addresses, telephone number, credit card number and expiration date and basically anything that we reasonably need to help us deliver any of the services you will be using on our sites. AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP may disclose your information to its agents and service providers for these purposes.

Sometimes, we will also ask for personal information when providing particular special or personalised services. You certainly don't have to give us this kind of information but again you just may not be able to take advantage of some of the services we offer on our sites.

Obviously, there are some sections of our sites which are open to the public, like certain areas of the human resources site, chat rooms, message boards and so on. These sections obviously are visible to the public. So please remember that whenever you disclose personal information publicly that information can be collected and used by others apart from AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP. You may also post personal information on-line sometimes that can be accessed by other people and sometimes you may get unsolicited messages from them. We simply cannot control this. If you do not wish to get unsolicited messages from someone else then don't post your e-mail address on a public section of any site. Also, if you are looking for a job but do not wish people to know that it is you, Peter Smith, that is looking for the job then don't put your e-mail address peter.smith@youraddress.com!

Will AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP share the information it collects with anyone else?

AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP will not disclose any information about individual users, except as is described in this Privacy Statement or where we are complying with applicable laws or some kind of legal requirement, and also where we have to protect the rights of any part of the AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP.

AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP will not give, rent, lend or sell in any way individual information to our advertisers or any third parties but will only ever give aggregated information. So in other words, we might tell advertisers the number of users that we have in a particular region but we won't say that Peter Smith is one of them and we won't tell them what his e-mail address is. As we mentioned above, we also may use this kind of collective information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience that is right for them. Some kinds of information will also be available on various parts of our sites. So for example, if you subscribe to the human resources site, certain details about you including your experience and e-mail address will be available publicly on the site. That obviously is necessary so that we can properly do what we are supposed to be doing on the site i.e. stuff that needs to happen for it all to work!

Sometimes we may run promotions with other people and, in those kind of limited circumstances, we may need to disclose personal information. We will however specifically describe them to you when we collect the information, such as when you are taking part in a particular promotion on one of our sites, and will let you know that we would pass on information to the sponsor of the particular promotion before you sign up for it so you would have an opportunity to decide whether or not to enter.

Also, in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, dissolution, or sale or transfer of the substantial assets of AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, the information AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP has collected via its sites may be given to relevant third parties.

Except as is described in this Privacy Statement, we will not disclose any personal identifiable information about any of our users.

How will AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP keep the information it collects secure?

AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP takes security very seriously and is committed to protecting your personal information. We have therefore put in place appropriate steps to help maintain, whenever reasonably possible, the security of our sites and to prevent the accidental destruction, loss or unauthorised disclosure of the information we collect.

As a global Internet solutions provider, AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP may transfer your information to other countries in the world during the course of providing services to you or otherwise, and including sometimes to countries that have different levels of privacy protection to wherever you live.

Also, whilst obviously we do our best to protect your personal information, AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP can not ensure or warrant the security of any information you send to us and you always do so at your own risk, you must take appropriate steps to protect yourself. In addition to the security measures we put in place here, you are always responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords, your account information and so on. Please be careful and remember it is your responsibility whenever you are dealing in the on-line world.

Does the AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Privacy Statement apply to linked sites?

AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP's privacy policies apply solely to information collected on our sites. Sometimes our sites will contain links to other sites but AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP is not responsible for the privacy policies on those or any other sites. So, whenever you follow links from any of our sites to other sites, remember that these other sites will probably have their own privacy policies. AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP can have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies and you should always check out whatever information regarding a site and its privacy policies which is available on those other sites.

What if you want to revise information that we have about you?

If you have any questions or concerns about the matters set out in this statement, you should contact the AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP site coordinator at info@alghandi.com

AL GHANDI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Statement at any time but we will inform you of any major change by posting it on the relevant sites.