This Privacy Policy provides our policies and procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing your information. Users can access Barqasha through our website www.barqasha.com.
This Privacy Policy governs your access to the Barqasha store, regardless of how you access it. By using our services, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and other uses described in this Privacy Policy. All forms of data, content, and information described below are collectively referred to as “Information.”
General Information
We may collect and store the following information when operating Barqasha:
Information You Provide
When you register an account, we collect certain personal information, such as your name, phone number, Facebook account information you provide, and email address. You can also request that we import your contacts by granting us access to third-party services (for example, your email or Facebook account), access your location using GPS technology, and use your social media information if you grant us access to your social media and contact information.
Cookies
Like many websites and applications, we use cookies to enhance your experience and collect information about visitors and visits to our site. Cookies are small files that the website or service provider transfers to your mobile device or computer hard drive through your web browser or application. These cookies enable the website or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For example, we use cookies to help us remember and process items you may request or people you may communicate with. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on your previous or current website and application activity, allowing us to provide you with enhanced services. We may contract with third-party service providers to help us better understand our website visitors. These service providers are only permitted to use the information collected on our behalf to help us run and improve our business. You may be able to choose to have your device warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or choose to turn off all cookies. You can do this through your browser settings (such as Safari or Internet Explorer), and you may also be able to do it on your computer or mobile device by following your device’s instructions. Each browser and device is slightly different, so check the Help menu to learn how to properly adjust your cookie settings. If you turn off cookies, you will not be able to access many features that make your website experience more efficient, and some of our services will not function correctly. We may use persistent cookies to save your registration ID and login password for future login to the service.
How We Use Personal Information
Personal Information
During your use of the service, we may collect personal information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Information”). Personal information is used or may be used: (a) to provide and improve our service, (b) to administer your use of the service, (c) to better understand your needs and interests, and (d) to personalize and improve your experience.
Analytics
We also collect certain information (from ourselves or using third-party services) using registration and cookies, which can sometimes be linked to personal information. We use this information for the purposes mentioned above, to monitor and analyze service usage, to technically administer the service, to enhance the functionality and usability of our service, and to verify that users have the necessary authorization for the service to process their requests.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
Service Providers, Business Partners, and Others
We may engage certain trusted third-party companies and individuals to help us provide, analyze, and improve the service (including, but not limited to, web analytics, application usage, and service feature enhancements). These third parties may have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and under obligations similar to those outlined in this Privacy Policy. Other users of the application may also see some non-private information about you, including photos, personal information, location, mutual friends, and ratings, as the nature of the service is to connect users with other users based on shared preferences, mutual friends, shared experiences, personal or physical attractiveness, and other similar personal attributes shared by the application to help generate connections.
Third-Party Applications
We may share your information with a third-party application with your consent, for example, when you choose to access our services through such an application. We are not responsible for what these parties do with your information, so you should ensure that you trust the application and that it has a privacy policy acceptable to you.
Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. However, we will notify you (for example, via email and/or a prominent notice on our website) of any change in the control or use of your personal information or files, or if either becomes subject to a different privacy policy. We will also inform you of the choices available to you regarding your information.
Non-Private or Non-Personal Information
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