1. Introduction

Welcome to UAE International Dental Conference & Arab Dental Exhibition - AEEDC Dubai AEEDC DUBAI(“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the www.aeedc.com  (hereinafter referred to as “Service”). Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to www.aeedc.com  and explains how we collect, safeguard, and disclose information that results from your use of our Service We strongly committed to respecting the privacy of all individuals using our website and the protection of any personally identifiable information that we may collect on our website and/or use as part of our data collection process and/or which you may choose to share with us via telephone, email or otherwise (the “Other Channels”). Such personal information will be collected and/or used in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. We use your data to provide and improve Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.    

2. Definitions SERVICE means the aeedc.com  website. PERSONAL DATA means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession). USAGE DATA is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit). COOKIES are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device). DATA CONTROLLER means a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data. DATA PROCESSOR (OR SERVICE PROVIDER) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively. DATA SUBJECT is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data. THE USER is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.

1. Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.      

2. Types of Data Collected Personal Data While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, Country, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
• Cookies and Usage Data

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link. Usage Data We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access Service by or through any device (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When you access Service with a device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of device you use, your device unique ID, the IP address of your device, your device operating system, the type of Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. Location Data We may use and store information about your location (upon obtaining your permission) (“Location Data”). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service. You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time by setting your device. Tracking Cookies Data We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Examples of Cookies we use:

• Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
• Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various

settings.

• Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
• Advertising Cookies: Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may

be relevant to you and your interests. Other Data While using our Service, we may also collect the following information: sex, age, date of birth, citizenship, registration at place of residence and actual address, telephone number (work, mobile), job title & industry, company name, office location and other data.

1. Use of Data

AEEDC DUBAI uses the collected data for various purposes, as stated below;

• to provide and maintain our Service;
• to notify you about changes to our Service;
• to allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so;
• to provide customer support;
• to gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service;
• to monitor the usage of our Service;
• to detect, prevent and address technical issues;
• to fulfil any other purpose for which you provide it;
• to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into

between you and us, including for billing and collection;

• to provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and

events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information;

• in any other way we may describe when you provide the information;
• for any other purpose with your consent.

2. Retention of Data

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

3. Transfer of Data Your information, including Personal Data, 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 United Arab Emirates and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United Arab Emirates and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. The company will take all steps reasonably necessary, to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and that, no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.      

4. Disclosure of Data We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:

• Disclosure for Law Enforcement.

Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data (if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities).

• Business Transaction.

If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.

• Other cases.

We may disclose your information also if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.      

5. Security of Data The security of your data is important to us, however, please be reminded 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.

• Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Data Protection

Each Party agrees to comply with all applicable data protection laws and regulations as amended from time to time, including without limitation the EU Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons about the Processing of Personal Data and on the free movement of such data (the “GDPR”). The terms “Personal Data” and “Processing” shall have the same meaning as in the GDPR. AEEDC DUBAI shall use any Personal Data disclosed by you for the purpose or in connection with the Service only for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and shall protect such Personal Data against unlawful or unauthorized disclosure, including reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards and other reasonable security measures regarding the type of personal data being processed.

• Data Sharing

If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR. AEEDC DUBAI may share personal data (i) with its service providers that process personal data on its behalf and according to its instructions and (ii) with other affiliated companies for the identified purposes. Recipients of personal data may also be established in countries outside the EU or the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Where personal data is transferred outside the EU or the EEA, such transfer is subject to an adequate protection, especially by the use of EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

• Rights of Personnel

AEEDC DUBAI will respond to all legitimate requests for information about personal data stored and, where applicable, to all requests to correct, update, delete or limit the use of your personal data. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please email us at info@aeedc.com In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• the right to access; update or to delete the information we have on you
• the right of rectification; You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete;
• the right to object You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data;
• the right of restriction; You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information;
• the right to data portability: You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format;
• the right to withdraw consent: You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. Please note, we may not be able to provide Service without some necessary data. You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

1. Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose, other than for the Services stipulated under this Privacy Policy.      

2. Analytics We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.    

3. Advertising We may use third-party Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain our Service.    

4. Behavioral Remarketing We may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.  

 5. Payments We may provide paid products and/or services within Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g., payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.    

6. Links to Other Sites Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.    

7. Children’s Privacy Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 18 (“Child” or “Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children under 18. If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.    

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.    

9. Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: info@aeedc.com Effective date: 1^st Jan 2023