Last Updated: June 1, 2024
At Egyptian Treasures ("we," "us," or "our"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website egyptiantreasures.com (the "Website"), including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
1.1 Personal Data
Personal Data is information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable individual. We may collect the following types of Personal Data when you interact with our Website:
- Name and Contact Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, contact us through our forms, or leave comments on our blog posts, we collect your name, email address, and sometimes your phone number or physical address.
- Account Information: If you create an account on our Website, we collect your username, password, and preferences.
- Payment Information: If you make a purchase through our Website (such as booking a tour or purchasing a guide), we collect payment details, billing address, and other information necessary to process your transaction. Note that actual credit card information is processed by our secure third-party payment processors.
- Communications: When you communicate with us via email, contact forms, or other channels, we retain those communications to process your inquiries, respond to your requests, and improve our services.
1.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our Website, certain information may be automatically collected, including:
- Technical Information: This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and internet service provider.
- Usage Information: This includes pages visited, links clicked, time spent on pages, and other actions taken on our Website.
- Location Information: We may collect approximate location data based on your IP address.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior and preferences. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy section below.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To provide, maintain, and improve our Website and services
- To process your transactions and send related information, including confirmations and invoices
- To send administrative information, such as updates to our terms, conditions, and policies
- To respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- To personalize your experience on our Website and deliver content relevant to your interests
- To send you marketing and promotional communications (you can opt out of these at any time)
- To monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with our Website
- To protect against, identify, and prevent fraud and other unlawful activity
- To comply with our legal obligations
- To fulfill any other purpose disclosed to you at the time we collect your information
3. How We Share Your Information
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 for us or on our behalf, such as email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
- Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
- 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.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your information for any other purpose with your consent.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
4. Cookie Policy
4.1 What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
4.2 Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Website.
- Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our Website by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites.
4.3 Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable cookies, some parts of our Website may not function properly.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
6. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal data. However, please note that 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 data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
8. Children's Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such information.
9. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
10. International 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 Egypt and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information to Egypt and process it there.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Egyptian Treasures
45 Nassar Abd El-Razek St, Apartment 12
Ezbet El-Nakhl, Cairo
Egypt
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +17867008015
