Amer Bitar ("We") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this online privacy policy (this "Policy"). This Policy describes the information we collect from you through our website located at www.amerbitar.com (our "Website").

It outlines our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information. Additionally, this Policy provides options for you to access, update, or otherwise take control of your personal data that we process.

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"Personal Information" refers to any information that, on its own or in combination with other information, could reasonably identify you.

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Scope of this Policy

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This Policy applies only to information we collect:

• On our Website

• In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and our Website

• Through mobile and desktop applications you download from this Website, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and this Website

 

This Policy does not apply to:

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• Any third-party site or service linked to our Website or recommended or referred by our Website, through our products or services, or by our staff

• Any other website, product, or service operated by us or to any of our offline activities

 

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website and not to submit your information if you do not want it collected, used, and disclosed as described in this Policy. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Policy.

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Personal Information We Collect

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We collect information from you when you:

• Create an account

• Make a booking request

• Purchase any of our products or services

• Register or sign up for an email subscription

• Make search queries on our Website

• Correspond with us or request assistance from our customer support team

• Submit a form from our Website (including surveys) or register for an event
   

We collect the following Personal Information from such users: name and email address. For booking requests, we also collect address, phone, company, title, function, industry, number of attendees, date, location, and purpose of the event. Additionally, we collect data on how our Website is used: number of page visits and duration, name and type of browser, and information about your computer, phone, or other device and internet connection (collectively, "Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include Personal Information, such as your Internet Protocol address.

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We use cookies to collect information as you navigate our sites or use information transmitted from your browser. A cookie is a string of data our system sends to your computer then uses to identify your computer when you return to our Website. Data collected through cookies may include Usage Data. We leverage this technology to customize your experience, analyze trends, and understand how our sites and services are used. You may opt out of the use of cookies by configuring your web browser to delete and/or control the use of cookies. Please note that some parts of this Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

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We may also use technologies, such as web beacons and cookies, to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking).

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You may provide information to be published or displayed on public areas of the Website or transmitted to other users of the Website or third parties (collectively, "User Contributions"). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot control the actions of other users of the Website with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.

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How We Use Your Personal Information

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We use your Personal Information in the following ways:

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• To present our Website and its contents to you

• To create your account and connect you with other users with accounts

• To communicate with you about products and services that you have purchased or inquired about

• To offer you additional products and services by us or our affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, or licensees

• To notify you of changes to our Website or products or services we provide through it

• To carry out obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including billing

• To process transactions

• To personalize your experience

• To improve our Website and customer service

• To compile statistical information about the use of our Website

• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it

 

How We Protect Your Personal Information

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We follow industry-standard security measures, such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and encryption, to protect your Personal Information when you purchase a product or request a service from us. The safety and security of your information also depend on you. Where we have given you or you have chosen a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

We partner with providers for services such as billing, securing payments, and fulfilling orders. These providers will only have access to your Personal Information as is necessary to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are contractually obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes. Users of the Website are not third-party beneficiaries of such contracts.

Unfortunately, even with these measures, we cannot guarantee the security of Personal Information. By using our Website, you acknowledge and agree that we make no such guarantee and that you use our Website at your own risk.

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Disclosure of Personal Information

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By using this Website, you agree and consent to our disclosure of your information aggregated with information from our other users, but this information does not identify any individual. Except as set forth in this Policy, we do not share Personal Information with third parties.

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We do not sell Personal Information.

 

We may also disclose your Personal Information to comply with a court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request; to enforce or apply our terms and conditions and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes; and if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, the Website’s users, or others.

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Storage and Retention of Personal Information

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We may store or process your data outside your city, state, or country. Data storage venues include, without limitation, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and the European Union. These and other data storage jurisdictions may operate under privacy and data protection laws different from those of your home jurisdiction. Your submission of data to our Website and your consent to this Policy include consent to such storage and processing outside of your jurisdiction.

We retain your Personal Information as long as it serves the purposes listed in this Policy, including to operate our services, to send you notices or other general messages (unless you have unsubscribed), to collect and monitor traffic and other usage statistics at our Website, to resolve disputes, to enforce terms of this Website’s contracts, and to comply with our legal obligations.

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Compliance

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Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect any information from children under 16 years of age. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete such information. If you believe we have any information from or about a child under the age of 16, please contact us at info@amerbitar.com.

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You may, at any time, unsubscribe from receiving emails from our website. Unsubscribe links are provided at the bottom of all emails, or you may contact us at info@amerbitar.com.

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Special Terms Related to the European Economic Area

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If you are in the European Economic Area ("EEA"), the provisions of this section apply to you.

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We may process your Personal Information because you have given us permission to do so (e.g., by registering as a user or sending data through our contact or order forms), because the processing is in our legitimate interests and is not overridden by your rights, or because we need to process your Personal Information to comply with the law.

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Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"), if you wish to know what Personal Information we hold about you, have us remove it, or otherwise exercise your rights, please contact us at info@amerbitar.com. In some cases, you also have the following rights related to your Personal Information:

• The right to access, update, or delete your Personal Information

• The right of rectification – to have your information altered if it is inaccurate or incomplete

• The right to object to our processing of your Personal Information

• The right of restriction – to request that we restrict how we process your Personal Information