Who we are
For the purpose of applicable data protection laws, the data controller is Al Safwa, Tripoli, Libya.
Information covered by this Policy
This policy covers all personal information collected and used by us. In this policy, "personal data" or
"personal information" means information that (either in isolation or in combination with other information
held by us) enables you to be identified as an individual or recognized directly or indirectly. This may
include your name, date of birth, nationality, gender, postal address, email address, phone number, and
technical information from the devices you use to access our website.
What information do we collect from you?
We may collect information about you from different sources as detailed below.
Information you give us
You may give us information about yourself when you respond to a communication from us or by filling in forms
(both online and offline), over the telephone and through written correspondence with us.
The information you give us may include your name, postal address, email address, date of birth, landline
and/or mobile telephone number, as well as other personal information.
Information we receive and collect from other sources
We may receive information about you from other websites operated by us or from the other services that we
provide. We may also collect information about you from publicly available sources, including publicly
available content on social media
How do we use your personal information?
We may use your personal information to:
Comply with legal requirements and exercise or defend legal claims. We may also process your personal
information where this is necessary to keep our website safe and secure. Besides, It may help us to keep an
up-to-date suppression list where you have asked not to be contacted so we do not inadvertently re-contact
you.
How do we use personal information for this purpose?
We may sometimes need to process personal information to comply with legal requirements to which we are
subject. We may also need to process your personal information in order to keep our website safe and secure
and protect against illegal or fraudulent activity such as cyber-attacks. We understand that you may prefer
for us not to contact you. We keep records of your preferences to ensure that we do not contact you if you
have asked us not to. We may need to process certain of your personal information (such as your name and email
address) in order to do this.
What is the legal basis for us processing your information in this way?
It is in our legitimate interests to process personal information for the purposes of exercising and defending
legal claims. Processing personal information may also be necessary to ensure compliance with our legal
obligations. It is also in our legitimate interests to monitor how our website is used to detect and prevent
fraud, other crimes and the misuse of our website. This helps us to ensure that you can safely use our
website. We may also need to process personal information in order to maintain an up-to-date suppression list
and ensure that we do not contact you where you have asked us not to.
Where we store your personal information?
The personal information that we collect from you will be stored in Libya in the process of our business operations. We will take all steps that are reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this policy and applicable data protection laws.
Security of personal information
All information you provide to us via our website is stored on our secure servers.
We have taken steps to safeguard the integrity of our communications and computing infrastructure, which
includes implementing authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption technology. Security measures have
been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our
continuing commitment to the security of electronic content and the electronic transmission of
information. Despite our best efforts unfortunately the transmission of information via the internet is not
completely secure. Although we have strict procedures and security measures in place, we cannot guarantee the
security of your data transmitted to our site
Your rights
You may have the following rights with respect to the personal information that we hold about you.
Your right to access the information we hold about you
You can request access to the information we hold about you by contacting us using the contact details set out
below. Our file of your information will usually be made available to you within 30 days, although
occasionally we may not be able to give you access to the personal information we hold about you (for example,
we may not be able to give you access if it would unreasonably affect someone else's privacy or if giving you
access poses a serious threat to someone's life, health or safety). Please note that we may apply an
administrative charge for providing access to your information in certain circumstances. Any such charge will
be reasonable and we will advise you of the charge and obtain your consent before providing you with access to
your personal information. Please note that if you request a copy of your data using electronic means (such as
email), then we will provide a copy of your information in electronic form unless you ask us to do otherwise.
Your right to object to us processing your personal information
You have the right to object to us processing your personal information, even where that processing is
necessary for our legitimate interests (for example, where the processing is necessary for the legitimate
commercial objectives we pursue in the course of our business). You also have the right to object to any
results of a processing activity that prejudice your rights and that are conducted exclusively through
automated systems.
You also have the right to ask us to stop processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes,
including any profiling we undertake for the purposes of direct marketing. We will in any case only send you
marketing communications if you have previously agreed to this, but if you change your mind, you can easily
unsubscribe from our marketing communications at any time by following the instructions included in these
marketing communications.
Please note that if you have consented to receive offers from our partners, our partners are responsible for
taking account of your rights, including your right to opt-out of receiving offers from them
Your right to have your personal information transmitted to another
organization
Where we hold personal information about you with your consent or for the performance of a contract with you,
you also have the right to ask us to provide you with the personal information we hold about you in a
structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, where technically feasible, to transmit that
personal information to another organization
Making a complaint
You may have the right to lodge a complaint with a local data protection authority if you believe that we have
not complied with applicable data protection laws.
The local data protection authority will differ depending on the country you are in.
Contacting us
If you have any questions or concerns about how we treat your personal information, you wish to ask us to stop
processing your personal information, or you would like to request a copy of the personal information we hold
about you, please contact us here or by writing to us at:
Al Safwa
[email protected]
Tripoli Libya
Please include your reply address when you write to us.
How long do we keep your personal information?
Your personal information is stored by us and/or our Service Providers, strictly to the extent necessary for
the performance of our obligations and strictly for the time necessary to achieve the purposes for which the
information is collected, in accordance with applicable data protection laws. When we no longer need to use
your information, we will remove it from our systems and records and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so
that you can no longer be identified from it (unless we need to keep your information to comply with legal or
regulatory obligations to which we are subject).
Changes to this Policy
We may update this policy from time to time in response to changing legal, regulatory or operational
requirements. Any changes will be updated on our website. Your continued use of our website and/or services
after any such updates take effect will constitute acceptance of those changes.
Updates
We keep this policy under regular review and may update it at any time. Please take a look at the "Last
Updated" section at the bottom of this Policy to see when it was last changed. Any changes in this Policy will
become effective when we make the revised Policy available on or through the Site. We also encourage you to
check this Policy on a regular basis. We will notify you of any changes (including when they will take effect)
if we are required to do so by data protection or privacy laws
Policy Issuance Date: 4th September, 2022