Apex Events

Privacy Policy

Last updated : December 07, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes ‘Our Policies and Procedures’ on the collection, use, and disclosure of ‘Your Information’ when you make use of the service and informs you about ‘Your Privacy Rights’ and how the law protects you. We have also included specific provisions related to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We use your data in order to provide and improve upon the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information as per this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have certain specific meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning wherever they appear regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural.

Definitions
  • Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Apex Events, Building number 53, Zone 39, Street 840, First Floor, office number H110, Al Mirqab Al Jadeed St, Doha, Qatar.
  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, involving the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
  • Country refers to: Qatar
  • Device means any device that access the Service such as a computer, a mobile phone, or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified individual.
  • Service refers to the Website.
  • Service Provider means any legal person who processes or uses the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the ‘Company’ to expedite the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the ‘Company’, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the ‘Company’ in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Usage Data refers to data that gets collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.
  • Website refers to Apex Events Qatar, accessible from apexqatar.com
  • You means the individual or the user accessing or making use of the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

GDPR Policy

For European Union (EU) Users
For individuals within the European Union (EU), our processing of personal data is in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR
We may process personal data under the following conditions provided in the GDPR:

The applicable legal basis for the processing of Personal Information depends on the circumstances relating to the relevant processing activities, as described below in detail:

  • If the processing of Personal Information is necessary for one or more specific purposes, GDPR art. 6(1)(a) serves as the legal basis for processing operations.

  • Performance of a contract. If the processing of Personal Information is necessary for the performance of a contract, such as for providing certain services, to which the data subject is party, GDPR art. 6(1)(b) serves as the legal basis for processing operations. The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services.

  • Legal obligation. If the processing of Personal Information is necessary for complying with a legal obligation, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, GDPR art. 6(1)(c) serves as the legal basis for processing operations.

  • Vital interests. If the processing of Personal Information is necessary for protecting the vital interests of a natural person, such as if a visitor were injured in our premises and his information would have to be passed on to medical personnel, GDPR art. 6(1)(d) serves as the legal basis for processing operations.

  • Legitimate interests. If the processing of Personal Information is necessary for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, but are deemed permissible for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Us, such as marketing, GDPR art. 6(1)(f) serves as the legal basis for processing operations.
Types of Data Collected

Personal Data
While using Our Service, we may ask You to provide Us with personally identifiable information that can be used to identify or contact You. Personally identifiable data or information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Usage Data


Usage Data
Usage Data gets collected automatically when You use the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as your Device’s IP address, the pages of Our Service that You visit, browser type, browser version, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other related diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by use of a mobile device, We may automatically collect certain information, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your device’s unique ID, the IP address of Your device, Your mobile device’s operating system, the type of Internet browser You use on Your device, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends when You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to effectively track the activity on Our Service and store certain data pertaining to this. Tracking technologies used are scripts, beacons and tags to collect and track information and to analyze and improve Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file that gets placed on the device you use. You may instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is getting sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, it may not be possible for You to use parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting to refuse Cookies, our Service may make use of Cookies.

  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may include small electronic files termed as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who visited those pages or opened an email and for other statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can either be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies get deleted when You close Your web browser.
We make use of both types of Cookies mentioned above for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies
    Type: Session Cookies
    Administered by: Us
    Purpose: These particular Cookies are essential to provide You with made available through the Website and can
    enable You in effectively making use some of its features. These Cookies help prevent fraudulent use of user
    accounts and authenticate users. Without the use of such Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be
    provided, and We only utilize these Cookies to provide You with such services.

  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
    Type: Persistent Cookies
    Administered by: Us
    Purpose: These types of Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website or not.

  • Functionality Cookies
    Type: Persistent Cookies
    Administered by: Us
    Purpose: These types of Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You make use of the Website,
    such as remembering your preference of language or login details. The purpose of such Cookies is to provide You
    with a more personalized service and experience, and to avoid You having to re-enter preferences every single
    time You use the Website.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may utilize Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring the usage of the Service we provide.

  • For the performance of a contract: the development, undertaking and compliance of the purchase contract for the products, or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us using the Service.

  • To contact You: To contact You by email, SMS, telephone calls, or other related forms of electronic communication, such as push notifications through mobile applications regarding updates or communications related to the products, functionalities, or contracted services, including updates, when/if necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

  • To provide You with special offers, news, and other general information about other goods and services that we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have specifically opted out of receiving such information.

  • To manage Your requests: To manage and attend to Your requests made to Us.

  • For business transfers: We may utilize Your information to evaluate or conduct a divestiture, restructuring, merger, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of all or some of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of liquidation, bankruptcy, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about Service users is among the assets that get transferred.

  • For other purposes: We may utilize Your information for other purposes, such as identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, data analysis, and evaluating and improving our Services, Products, and your experience.


We may share Your personal information in the following state of affairs:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers in order to analyze or monitor the use of our Service, to contact You.

  • For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal data or information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any sale of Company assets, financing, merger, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another establishment.

  • With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, wherein we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates may include Our parent company and any other joint venture partners, subsidiaries, or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.

  • With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain promotions, products, or services.

  • With other users: when You share personal data or information or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed.

  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal data or information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal information only for as long as it is required for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will utilize and retain Your Personal information to the extent necessary to comply with legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to resolve disputes, and comply with applicable laws), and to enforce our legal agreements and policies.
 
The Company will also retain Usage Data for analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to fortify the security or to improve upon the functionality of Our Service, or We are obligated legally to retain this data for longer periods of time.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s offices and in any other places where the parties associated with the processing are located. It means that this information may be transmitted to — and maintained on — computers situated outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws could differ from those from Your jurisdiction.

Your agreement to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to such transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and per this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will happen to any organization or any country unless there are adequate controls set in place, including the security of Your data and other information personal to You.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to request to delete or that We assist in deleting the Personal Information/data We have collected on You.

Our Service may provide You with the power to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

Please note, however, that We may be required to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in any sort of acquisition, asset sale or merger, Your Personal Data may be subjected to getting transferred. We may give notice before Your Personal Data gets transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, it may be required by the Company to disclose Your Personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

Other legal requirements
The Company may choose to disclose Your Personal Data in good faith that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the property or rights of the Company
  • Investigate or prevent possible wrongdoing connected with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of Users or Public or the Service.
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Information/data is of importance to Us, but remember that no method of transfer or transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use means that are commercially acceptable to protect Your Personal information/data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under 13 years, and We do not collect personal information from anyone under this age. If, in case, You are a parent or guardian, and are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal information/data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal information/data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of consent from their parents, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your data/information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require consent from your parent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by Us. You will be directed to the third-party’s site if You click on such third-party link. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every and every site You visit thoroughly and with care.

We assume no responsibility or have any control over the content, privacy policies, or practices of any such third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may choose to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes here by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We may let You know via email and/or through a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to such change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. 

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy for any changes that may come about periodically. Changes to this Privacy Policy are deemed effective when they get posted here.

Contact Us

If you have any queries pertaining to this Privacy Policy, You may contact us at:
 
By email: events@apexqatar.com

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