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513## Privacy Policy
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7## Privacy policy
15### **Contents**
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9Last updated : 23rd May 2018 ( Version 1.0 )
17A.General Information
18B.Collection of Your Personal Data
19C.Creation of Your Personal Data
20D.Categories of Personal Data we may Process
21E.Sensitive Personal Data
22F.Purposes for which we may Process your Personal Data, and legal bases for such Processing
23G.Disclosure of Personal Data to third parties
24H.Profiling
25I.International transfer of Personal Data
26J.Data security
27K.Data accuracy
28L.Data minimisation.
29M.Data retention
30N.Your legal rights
31O.Cookies and similar technologies
32P.Direct marketing
33Q.Contact details
34R.Definitions
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11**(A) This Notice**
36### **A. General Information**
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13| **Summary - This Notice** |
14| --- |
15| This Notice explains how we may Process your Personal Data. This Notice may be amended or updated from time to time, so please check it regularly for updates. |
38**Summary
39**This Notice explains how we may Process your Personal Data. This Notice may be amended or updated from time to time, so please check it regularly for updates.
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17This Notice is issued by Al Jazeera Media Network on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and its affiliates (together, "**Al Jazeera**", "**we**", "**us**" and "**our**") and is addressed to individuals outside our organisation with whom we interact, including customers, visitors to our Sites, users of our Apps, and other users of our services (together, "**you**"). Defined terms used in this Notice are explained in Section (S) below.
41This Notice is issued by Al Jazeera Media Network on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and its affiliates (together, "**Al Jazeera**", "**we**", "**us**" and "**our**") and is addressed to individuals outside our organisation with whom we interact, specifically _customers_ **(Customers)**, _visitors to our Sites_ **(Audience)**, _users of our Apps_ **_(_****Audience)**, _other users of our services_ **(Audience)**, and _visitors to our premises_ **(Visitors)** (together, "**you**"). Defined terms used in this Notice are explained in Section (R) below.
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19For the purposes of this Notice, Al Jazeera is the Controller. Contact details are provided in Section (R) below.
43For the purposes of this Notice, Al Jazeera Media Network is the Controller. Contact details are provided in Section (Q) below.
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2145This Notice may be amended or updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices with respect to the Processing of Personal Data, or changes in applicable law. We encourage you to read this Notice carefully, and to regularly check this page to review any changes we might make in accordance with the terms of this Notice.
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23**(B) Collection of Personal Data**
47### **B. Collection of Your Personal Data**
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25| **Summary - Collection of Personal Data** |
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27| We may collect or obtain Personal Data about you: directly from you (e.g., where you contact us); in the course of our relationship with you (e.g., if you make a purchase); when you make your Personal Data public (e.g., if you make a public post about us on social media); when you download, install, or use any of our Apps; when you visit our Sites; when you register to use any of our Sites, Apps, or services; or when you interact with any third party content or advertising on a Site or in an App. We may also receive Personal Data about you from third parties (e.g., law enforcement authorities). |
49**Summary
50**We may collect or obtain Personal Data about you: directly from you (e.g., where you contact us); in the course of our relationship with you (e.g., if you make a purchase); when you make your Personal Data public (e.g., if you make a public post about us on social media); when you download, install, or use any of our Apps; when you visit our Sites; when you register to use any of our Sites, Apps, or services; or when you interact with any third party content or advertising on a Site or in an App. We may also receive Personal Data about you from third parties (e.g., law enforcement authorities).
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29**Collection of Personal Data:** We may collect Personal Data about you from the following sources:
52The following sources where we may collect Personal Data about you from:
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31- Data you provide: We may obtain your Personal Data when you provide it to us (e.g., where you contact us _via_ email or telephone, or by any other means, or when you provide us with your business card).
32- Relationship data: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data in the ordinary course of our relationship with you (e.g., if you purchase a service from us, where applicable).
33- Data you make public: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data that you manifestly choose to make public, including _via_ social media (e.g., we may collect information from your social media profile(s), if you make a public post about us).
34- App data: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data when you download or use any of our Apps.
35- Site data: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data when you visit any of our Sites or use any features or resources available on or through a Site.
36- Registration details: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data when you use, or register to use, any of our Sites, Apps, or services.
37- Content and advertising information: If you choose to interact with any third party content or advertising on a Site or in an App, we may receive Personal Data about you from the relevant third party.
38- Third party information: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data from third parties who provide it to us (e.g., credit reference agencies; law enforcement authorities; etc.).
54- **Data you provide**: We may obtain your Personal Data when you provide it to us (e.g., where you contact us _via_ email or telephone, or by any other means, or when you provide us with your business card).
55- **Relationship data**: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data in the ordinary course of our relationship with you (e.g., if you purchase a service from us, where applicable).
56- **Data you make public**: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data that you manifestly choose to make public, including _via_ social media (e.g., we may collect information from your social media profile(s), if you make a public post about us).
57- **App data**: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data when you download or use any of our Apps.
58- **Site data**: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data when you visit any of our Sites or use any features or resources available on or through a Site.
59- **Registration details**: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data when you use, or register to use, any of our Sites, Apps, or services.
60- **Content and advertising information**: If you choose to interact with any third party content or advertising on a Site or in an App, we may receive Personal Data about you from the relevant third party.
61- **Third-party information**: We may collect or obtain your Personal Data from third parties who provide it to us (e.g., credit reference agencies; law enforcement authorities; etc.).
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40**(C) Creation of Personal Data**
63### **C. Creation of Your Personal Data**
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42| **Summary - Creation of Personal Data** |
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44| We may create Personal Data about you (e.g., records of your interactions with us). |
65**Summary**We may create Personal Data about you (e.g., records of your interactions with us).
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46We may also create Personal Data about you, such as records of your interactions with us, and details of your purchase history, where applicable.
67Where applicable, we may also create Personal Data about you, such as records of your interactions with us and details of your purchase history.
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48**(D) Categories of Personal Data we may Process**
69**D. Categories of Personal Data we may Process**
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50| **Summary - Categories of Personal Data we may Process** |
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52| We may Process: your personal details (e.g., your name); demographic data (e.g., your age); your contact details (e.g., your address); records of your consents; purchase details; payment details (e.g., your billing address); information about our Sites and Apps (e.g., the type of device you are using); details of your employer (where relevant); information about your interactions with our content or advertising; and any views or opinions you provide to us. |
71**Summary
72**We may Process: your personal details (e.g., your name); demographic data (e.g., your age); your contact details (e.g., your address); records of your consents; purchase details; payment details (e.g., your billing address); information about our Sites and Apps (e.g., the type of device you are using); details of your employer (where relevant); information about your interactions with our content or advertising; and any views or opinions you provide to us.
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5474We may Process the following categories of Personal Data about you:
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56- Personal details: given name(s); preferred name; and photograph.
57- Demographic information: gender; date of birth / age; nationality; salutation; title; and language preferences.
58- Contact details: correspondence address; telephone number; email address; and details of your public social media profile(s).
59- Consent records: records of any consents you may have given, together with the date and time, means of consent and any related information (e.g., the subject matter of the consent).
60- Purchase details: records of purchases and prices.
61- Payment details: invoice records; payment records; billing address; payment method; bank account number or credit card number; cardholder or accountholder name; card or account security details; card 'valid from' date; and card expiry date BACS details; SWIFT details; IBAN details; payment amount; payment date; and records of cheques.
62- Data relating to our Sites and Apps: device type; operating system; browser type; browser settings; IP address; language settings; dates and times of connecting to a Site; App usage statistics; App settings; dates and times of connecting to an App; location data, and other technical communications information (some of which may constitute Personal Data); username; password; security login details; usage data; aggregate statistical information.
63- Employer details: where you interact with us in your capacity as an employee, the name, address, telephone number and email address of your employer, to the extent relevant.
64- Content and advertising data: records of your interactions with our online advertising and content, records of advertising and content displayed on pages or App screens displayed to you, and any interaction you may have had with such content or advertising (including mouse hover, mouse clicks, any forms you complete (including incomplete forms not submitted) and any touchscreen interactions).
65- Views and opinions: any views and opinions that you express and/or choose to send to us, or publicly post about us on social media platforms.
76- **Personal details**: name; email; and photograph.
77- **Personal documents**: email, letters, diaries, notes.
78- **Personal aspects:** People or groups with whom you relate, Temperament, Character, Intelligence, Social roles, Adaptability, Risk tolerance, Content preferences, Habits, Personal interests.
79- **Biometric data:** Fingerprints.
80- **Demographic information**: gender; date of birth / age; nationality; salutation; title; and language preferences.
81- **Unique identifiers**: IP address, MAC address, IMSI, IMEI, Device ID, Phone number, social media identifier, Other unique identifier.
82- **Electronic communication data**: E-mails, Instant messages, Phone calls, Video calls.
83- **Consent records**: records of any consent you may have given, together with the date and time, means of consent and any related information (e.g., the subject matter of the consent).
84- **Purchase details**: records of purchases and prices.
85- **Content and advertising data**: records of your interactions with our online advertising and content, records of advertising and content displayed on pages or App screens displayed to you, and any interaction you may have had with such content or advertising (including mouse hover, mouse clicks, any forms you complete (including incomplete forms not submitted) and any touchscreen interactions).
86- **Views and opinions**: any views and opinions that you express and/or choose to send to us, or publicly post about us on social media platforms.
87- **Apps and Sites data**: Log of visited pages, activity date and time, visits, connections, mouse activity, browser used, device used, operating system, browser settings, App use statistics, App setting, location data, username, password, login security details.
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67**(E) Lawful basis for Processing Personal Data**
89 **E.** **Sensitive Personal Data**
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69| **Summary - Lawful basis for Processing Personal Data** |
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71| We may Process your Personal Data where: you have given your prior, express consent; the Processing is necessary for a contract between you and us; the Processing is required by applicable law; the Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of any individual; or where we have a valid legitimate interest in the Processing. |
91**Summary
92**We do not seek to collect or otherwise Process your Sensitive Personal Data. Where we need to Process your Sensitive Personal Data for a legitimate purpose, we do so in accordance with applicable law.
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73In Processing your Personal Data in connection with the purposes set out in this Notice, we may rely on one or more of the following legal bases, depending on the circumstances:
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75- Consent: We may Process your Personal Data where we have obtained your prior, express consent to the Processing (this legal basis is only used in relation to Processing that is entirely voluntary - it is not used for Processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way);
76- Contractual necessity: We may Process your Personal Data where the Processing is necessary in connection with any contract that you may enter into with us;
77- Compliance with applicable law: We may Process your Personal Data where the Processing is required by applicable law;
78- Vital interests: We may Process your Personal Data where the Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of any individual; or
79- Legitimate interests: We may Process your Personal Data where we have a legitimate interest in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of managing, operating or promoting our business, and that legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms.
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81**(F) Sensitive Personal Data**
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83| **Summary - Sensitive Personal Data** |
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85| We do not seek to collect or otherwise Process your Sensitive Personal Data. Where we need to Process your Sensitive Personal Data for a legitimate purpose, we do so in accordance with applicable law. |
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8794We do not seek to collect or otherwise Process your Sensitive Personal Data in the ordinary course of our business. Where it becomes necessary to process your Sensitive Personal Data for any reason, we rely on one of the following legal bases:
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8996- Compliance with applicable law: We may Process your Sensitive Personal Data where the Processing is required or permitted by applicable law (e.g., to comply with our diversity reporting obligations, or to record and develop material for journalistic purposes);
9097- Detection and prevention of crime: We may Process your Sensitive Personal Data where the Processing is necessary for the detection or prevention of crime (including the prevention of fraud);
9198- Establishment, exercise or defence of legal rights: We may Process your Sensitive Personal Data where the Processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal rights; or
9299- Consent: We may Process your Sensitive Personal Data where we have, in accordance with applicable law, obtained your prior, express consent prior to Processing your Sensitive Personal Data (this legal basis is only used in relation to Processing that is entirely voluntary - it is not used for Processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way).
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94**(G) Purposes for which we may Process your Personal Data**
101**F. Purposes for which we may Process your Personal Data, and legal bases for such Processing**
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96| **Summary - Purposes for which we may Process your Personal Data** |
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98| We may Process your Personal Data for the following purposes: providing services to you; journalistic purposes; operating our Sites and Apps; communicating with you; managing our IT systems; health and safety; financial management; conducting surveys; ensuring the security of our premises and systems; conducting investigations where necessary; compliance with applicable law; and improving our Sites, Apps, and services. |
103**Summary
104**We may Process your Personal Data for the following purposes: providing Sites, Apps, and services to you; journalistic purposes; operating our business; communicating with you; managing our IT systems; health and safety; financial management; conducting surveys; ensuring the security of our premises and systems; conducting investigations where necessary; compliance with applicable law; improving our Sites, Apps, and services; fraud prevention; establishment, exercise and defence of legal claims; and recruitment and job applications.
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100The purposes for which we may Process Personal Data, subject to applicable law, include:
106The purposes for which we may Process Personal Data, subject to applicable law, and the legal bases on which we perform such Processing, are as follows:
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102- Provision of services to you: providing our Sites, Apps, or services to you; providing you with services that you have requested; providing you with promotional items at your request; and communicating with you in relation to those services.
103- Journalistic purposes: Creation, selection and rendering of content and media in audio, video, print, online, broadcast and other formats, in connection with news, current affairs, education and entertainment purposes; news gathering purposes; and editorial purposes.
104- Our Sites and Apps: operating and managing our Sites and our Apps; providing content to you; displaying advertising and other information to you; communicating and interacting with you _via_ our Sites and our Apps; and notifying you of changes to any of our Sites, our Apps, or our services.
105- Communications: communicating with you _via_ any means (including _via_ email, telephone, text message, social media, post or in person) news items and other information in which you may be interested, subject to ensuring that such communications are provided to you in compliance with applicable law; maintaining and updating your contact information where appropriate; and obtaining your prior, opt-in consent where required.
106- Communications and IT operations: management of our communications systems; operation of IT security systems; and IT security audits.
107- Health and safety: health and safety assessments and record keeping; and compliance with related legal obligations.
108- Financial management: sales; finance; corporate audit; and vendor management.
109- Surveys: engaging with you for the purposes of obtaining your views on our services or other matters, on the products and services of third parties, and on other topics including news and current affairs.
110- Security: physical security of our premises (including records of visits to our premises; and CCTV recordings); and electronic security (including login records and access details).
111- Investigations: detecting, investigating and preventing breaches of policy, and criminal offences, in accordance with applicable law.
112- Legal proceedings: establishing, exercising and defending legal rights.
113- Legal compliance: compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations under applicable law.
114- Improving our Sites, Apps, services: identifying issues with our Sites, our Apps, or our services; planning improvements to our Sites, our Apps, or our services; and creating new Sites, Apps, or services.
108<table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Processing Purpose(s)</strong></td><td><strong>Legal basis</strong></td><td><strong>Data Subject(s)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Provision of Sites, Apps, and services: providing our Sites, Apps, or services; providing promotional items upon request; and communicating with you in relation to those Sites, Apps, or services.</td><td>· The Processing is <strong>necessary in connection with any contract </strong>that you have entered into with us, or to take steps prior to entering into a contract with us; or<p>· We have a <strong>legitimate interest </strong>in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of providing our Sites, Apps, or services; or</p><p>· We have obtained <strong>your prior consent</strong> to the Processing.</p></td><td>Customers, Audience</td></tr><tr><td>Account Management: creation of account, update account information, deletion of the account, password management.</td><td>· The Processing is n<strong>ecessary in connection with any contract</strong> that you have entered into with us, or to take steps prior to entering into a contract with us; or<p>· We have obtained<strong> your prior consent</strong> to the Processing.</p></td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Profiling: Creating profiles, use of profiles, classification of individuals, targeting of products/services to individuals or groups, targeting of content, behavioral analysis</td><td>· We have obtained <strong>your prior consent</strong> to the Processing.</td><td>Customers, Audience</td></tr><tr><td>Advertisement: selecting ads, creating personalized Ads profile, select personalised Ads, Measure Ad performance,</td><td>· We have a <strong>legitimate interest</strong> in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of providing our Sites, Apps, or services; or<p>· We have obtained your <strong>prior consent</strong> to the Processing.</p></td><td>Customers, Audience</td></tr><tr><td>Operating our business: operating and managing our Sites, our Apps, and our services; providing content to you; displaying advertising and other information to you; communicating and interacting with you via our Sites, our Apps, or our services; and notifying you of changes to any of our Sites, our Apps, or our services.</td><td>· The Processing is <strong>necessary in connection with any contract</strong> that you have entered into with us, or to take steps prior to entering into a contract with us; or<p>·&nbsp;We have a <strong>legitimate interest</strong> in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of providing our Sites, our Apps, or our services to you; or</p><p>· We have obtained <strong>your</strong> prior <strong>consent</strong> to the Processing.</p></td><td>Customers, Audience</td></tr><tr><td>Communications and marketing: communicating with you via any means (including via email, telephone, text message, social media, post or in person) to provide news items and other information in which you may be interested, subject always to obtaining your prior opt-in consent to the extent required under applicable law; personalising our Sites, products and services for you; maintaining and updating your contact information where appropriate; obtaining your prior, opt-in consent where required; enabling and recording your choice to opt-out or unsubscribe, where applicable.</td><td>· The Processing is <strong>necessary in connection with any contract</strong> that you have entered into with us, or to take steps prior to entering into a contract with us; or<p>· We have a<strong> legitimate interest </strong>in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of contacting you, subject always to compliance with applicable law; or</p><p>· We have obtained <strong>your prior consent</strong> to the Processing.</p></td><td>Customers, Audience</td></tr><tr><td>Management of IT systems: management and operation of our communications, IT and security systems; and audits (including security audits) and monitoring of such systems.</td><td>· The Processing is necessary for <strong>compliance with a legal obligation</strong>; or<p>· We have a <strong>legitimate interest</strong> in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of managing and maintaining our communications and IT systems (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms).</p></td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Health and safety: health and safety assessments and record keeping; providing a safe and secure environment at our premises; and compliance with related legal obligations.</td><td>· The Processing is necessary for <strong>compliance with a legal obligation</strong>; or<p>· We have a<strong> legitimate interest </strong>in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of ensuring a safe environment at our premises (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms); or</p><p>· The Processing is necessary to protect the <strong>vital interests</strong> of any individual.</p></td><td>Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Financial management: sales; finance; corporate audit; and vendor management. To process payments for products, services, or subscriptions purchased by users.</td><td>· We have a<strong> legitimate interest</strong> in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of managing and operating the financial affairs of our business (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms); or<p>· We have obtained <strong>your prior consen</strong>t to the Processing (this legal basis is only used in relation to Processing that is entirely voluntary - it is not used for Processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way).</p><p>· The Processing is <strong>necessary in connection with any contract</strong> that you have entered into with us, or to take steps prior to entering into a contract with us;</p></td><td>Customers, Audience</td></tr><tr><td>Surveys: engaging with you for the purposes of obtaining your views on our Sites, our Apps, or our services.</td><td>· We have a <strong>legitimate interes</strong>t in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of conducting surveys, satisfaction reports and market research (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms); or<p>· We have obtained <strong>your prior consent</strong> to the Processing (this legal basis is only used in relation to Processing that is entirely voluntary - it is not used for Processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way).</p></td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Security: physical security of our premises (including records of visits to our premises); CCTV recordings; and electronic security (including login records and access details).</td><td>· The Processing is necessary for <strong>compliance with a legal obligation</strong>; or<p>· We have a <strong>legitimate interest</strong> in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of ensuring the physical and electronic security of our business and our premises (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms).</p></td><td>Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Investigations: detecting, investigating and preventing breaches of policy, and criminal offences, in accordance with applicable law.</td><td>· The Processing is necessary for <strong>compliance with a legal obligation</strong>; or<p>· We have a <strong>legitimate interest</strong> in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of detecting, and protecting against, breaches of our policies and applicable laws (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms).</p></td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Audit and Compliance: compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations under applicable law, Statutory or Internal Audit.</td><td>· The Processing is necessary for <strong>compliance with a legal obligation</strong>.<p>· We have a <strong>legitimate interest</strong> in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of auditing.</p></td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Improving our Sites, Apps, and services: identifying issues with our Sites, our Apps, or our services; planning improvements to our Sites, our Apps, or our services; and creating new Sites, Apps, or services.</td><td>· We have a<strong> legitimate interest </strong>in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of improving our Sites, our Apps, or our services (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms); or<p>· We have obtained <strong>your prior consent</strong> to the Processing (this legal basis is only used in relation to Processing that is entirely voluntary - it is not used for Processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way).</p></td><td>Customers, Audience</td></tr><tr><td>Fraud prevention: Detecting, preventing and investigating fraud.</td><td>· The Processing is necessary for <strong>compliance with a legal obligation</strong> (especially in respect of applicable employment law); or<p>· We have a <strong>legitimate interest </strong>in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of detecting, and protecting against, fraud (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms).</p></td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Establishment, exercise and defense&nbsp;of legal claims: management of legal claims; establishment of facts and claims, including collection, review and production of documents, facts, evidence and witness statements; exercise and defense of legal rights and claims, including formal legal proceedings.</td><td>· The Processing is necessary for <strong>compliance with a legal obligation</strong>;<p>· We have a <strong>legitimate interest </strong>in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of establishing, exercising or defending our legal rights (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms); or</p><p>· The Processing is necessary for the <strong>establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.</strong></p></td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Content Rights Restriction: To ensure that users access content they have rights to and prevent unauthorised access.</td><td>· We have a <strong>legitimate interest </strong>in carrying out the Processing for the purpose of managing and operating the financial affairs of our business (to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms);</td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Contests: To allow users to participate in contests, sweepstakes, or promotions and notify winners.</td><td>· We have obtained <strong>your prior consent </strong>to the Processing.</td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr><tr><td>Incident and Request: To manage and resolve incidents or requests raised by users.</td><td>· We have obtained <strong>your prior consent</strong> to the Processing.<p>· The Processing is necessary for <strong>compliance with a legal obligation </strong>(especially in respect of applicable employment law)</p></td><td>Customers, Audience, Visitors</td></tr></tbody></table>
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116**(H) Disclosure of Personal Data to third parties**
110### **G. Disclosure of Personal Data to third parties**
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118| **Summary - Disclosure of Personal Data to third parties** |
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120| We may disclose your Personal Data to: legal and regulatory authorities; our external advisors; our Processors; any party as necessary in connection with legal proceedings; any party as necessary for investigating, detecting or preventing criminal offences; any purchaser of our business; and any third party providers of advertising, plugins or content used on our Sites or our Apps. |
112**Summary
113**We may disclose your Personal Data to: legal and regulatory authorities; our external advisors; our Processors; any party as necessary in connection with legal proceedings; any party as necessary for investigating, detecting or preventing criminal offences; any purchaser of our business; and any third party providers of advertising, plugins or content used on our Sites or our Apps.
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122We may disclose your Personal Data to other entities within the Al Jazeera group, for legitimate business purposes (including operating our Sites and our Apps, and providing services to you), in accordance with applicable law. In addition, we may disclose your Personal Data to:
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124115- legal and regulatory authorities, upon request, or for the purposes of reporting any actual or suspected breach of applicable law or regulation;
125116- accountants, auditors, lawyers and other outside professional advisors to Al Jazeera, subject to binding contractual obligations of confidentiality;
126- third party Processors (such as payment services providers; shipping companies; etc.), located anywhere in the world, subject to the requirements noted below in this Section (H);
127- any relevant party, law enforcement agency or court, to the extent necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal rights;
117- third party Processors (such as payment services providers; shipping companies; etc.), located anywhere in the world, subject to the requirements noted below in this Section (G);
118- any relevant party, law enforcement agency or court, to the extent necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal rights;
128119- any relevant party for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security;
129120- any relevant third party acquirer(s), in the event that we sell or transfer all or any relevant portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution or liquidation); and
130121- any relevant third party provider, where our Sites and our Apps use third party advertising, plugins or content. If you choose to interact with any such advertising, plugins or content, your Personal Data may be shared with the relevant third party provider. We recommend that you review that third party's privacy policy before interacting with its advertising, plugins or content.
122- If we engage a third-party Processor to Process your Personal Data, the Processor will be subject to binding contractual obligations to: (i) only Process the Personal Data in accordance with our prior written instructions; and (ii) use measures to protect the confidentiality and security of the Personal Data; together with any additional requirements under applicable law.
131123
132If we engage a third-party Processor to Process your Personal Data, the Processor will be subject to binding contractual obligations to: (i) only Process the Personal Data in accordance with our prior written instructions; and (ii) use measures to protect the confidentiality and security of the Personal Data; together with any additional requirements under applicable law.
124### **H. Profiling**
133125
134**(I) Profiling**
126**Summary
127**The Processing of your Personal Data may include automated decision-making, including Profiling.
135128
136| **Summary - Profiling** |
137| --- |
138| The Processing of your Personal Data may include automated decision-making, including Profiling. |
139
140129The Processing of your Personal Data may include automated decision-making, including Profiling, which is carried out for the following purposes:
141130
142| **Profiling activity** | **Logic of the Profiling activity** | **Consequences for you** |
131| **Profiling activity** | **The logic of the Profiling activity** | **Consequences for you** |
143132| --- | --- | --- |
144| Personalized Content | We may analyse your website/apps usage along with other publicly available information and third party information. This information may be used to determine the most appropriate contents and/or services that may interest you. | The profiling activity may mean that you will see content differently on our site as compared to other users. We do not make any content unavailable unless required by law and/or our policy. |
145| Geographical Content | We may use your geographical origin information. This information will be used to ensure you only see content and services available to that geographic areas. | The profiling activity may mean that you will see not see some contents/services. We do not make any content unavailable unless required by law and/or our policy. |
133| Personalised Content | We may analyse your website/apps usage along with other publicly available information and third party information. This information may be used to determine the most appropriate content and/or services that may interest you. | The profiling activity may mean that you will see content differently on our site as compared to other users. We do not make any content unavailable unless required by law and/or our policy. |
134| Geographical Content | We may use your geographical origin information. This information will be used to ensure you only see content and services available to that geographic areas. | The profiling activity may mean that you will not see some content/services. We do not make any content unavailable unless required by law and/or our policy. |
146135
147**(J) International transfer of Personal Data**
136**I. International Transfer of Personal Data**
148137
149| **Summary - International transfer of Personal Data** |
150| --- |
151| We may transfer your Personal Data to recipients in other countries. Where we transfer Personal Data from the EEA to a recipient outside the EEA that is not in an Adequate Jurisdiction, we do so on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses. |
138**Summary
139**We may transfer your Personal Data to recipients in other countries. Where we transfer Personal Data from the EEA / UK to a recipient outside the EEA / UK that is not in an Adequate Jurisdiction, we do so on the basis of appropriate transfer mechanisms.
152140
153Because of the international nature of our business, we may need to transfer your Personal Data within the Al Jazeera group, and to third parties as noted in Section (H) above, in connection with the purposes set out in this Notice. For this reason, we may transfer your Personal Data to other countries that may have different laws and data protection compliance requirements to those that apply in the country in which you are located.
141Because of the international nature of our business, we may need to transfer your Personal Data within the Al Jazeera group, and to third parties as noted in Section (G) above, in connection with the purposes set out in this Notice. For this reason, we may transfer your Personal Data to other countries that may have different laws and data protection compliance requirements to those that apply in the country in which you are located.
154142
155Where we transfer your Personal Data from the EEA to recipients located outside the EEA who are not in Adequate Jurisdictions, we do so on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses. You may request a copy of our Standard Contractual Clauses using the contact details provided in Section (R) below.
143If an exemption or derogation applies (e.g., where a transfer is necessary to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim) we may rely on that exemption or derogation, as appropriate. Where we transfer your Personal Data from the EEA to recipients located outside the EEA who are not in Adequate Jurisdictions, we do so on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses. Where we transfer your Personal Data from the UK to recipients located outside the UK who are not Adequate Jurisdictions, we do so on the basis of the International Data Transfer Agreement (or the corresponding addendum to the Standard Contractual Clauses). You may request a copy of these transfer mechanisms using the contact details provided in Section (Q) below.
156144
157Please note that when you transfer any Personal Data directly to a Al Jazeera entity established outside the EEA, we are not responsible for that transfer of your Personal Data. We will nevertheless Process your Personal Data, from the point at which we receive those data, in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy.
145Please note that when you transfer any Personal Data directly to an Al Jazeera entity established outside the EEA or UK, we are not responsible for that transfer of your Personal Data. We will nevertheless Process your Personal Data, from the point at which we receive those data, in accordance with the provisions of this Notice.
158146
159**(K) Data security**
147### **J. Data security**
160148
161| **Summary - Data security** |
162| --- |
163| We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures protect your Personal Data. Please ensure that any Personal Data that you send to us are sent securely. |
149**Summary
150**We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your Personal Data.
164151
165152We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures designed to protect your Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, unauthorised access, and other unlawful or unauthorised forms of Processing, in accordance with applicable law.
166153
167Because the internet is an open system, the transmission of information _via_ the internet is not completely secure. Although we will implement all reasonable measures to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to us using the internet - any such transmission is at your own risk and you are responsible for ensuring that any Personal Data that you send to us are sent securely.
154Because the internet is an open system, the transmission of information _via_ the internet is not completely secure. Although we will implement all reasonable measures to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to us using the internet - any such transmission is at your own risk and you are responsible for ensuring that any Personal Data that you send to us are sent securely.
168155
169**(L) Data accuracy**
156### **K. Data accuracy**
170157
171| **Summary - Data accuracy** |
172| --- |
173| We take every reasonable step to ensure that your Personal Data are kept accurate and up-to-date and are erased or rectified if we become aware of inaccuracies. |
158**Summary
159**We take every reasonable step to ensure that your Personal Data are kept accurate and up-to-date
174160
175161We take every reasonable step to ensure that:
176162
177163- your Personal Data that we Process are accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; and
178164- any of your Personal Data that we Process that are inaccurate (having regard to the purposes for which they are Processed) are erased or rectified without delay.
179165
180166From time to time we may ask you to confirm the accuracy of your Personal Data.
181167
182**(M) Data minimisation**
168### **L. Data minimisation**
183169
184| **Summary - Data minimisation** |
185| --- |
186| We take every reasonable step to limit the volume of your Personal Data that we Process to what is necessary. |
170**Summary
171**We take every reasonable step to limit the volume of your Personal Data that we Process to what is necessary.
187172
188173We take every reasonable step to ensure that your Personal Data that we Process are limited to the Personal Data reasonably necessary in connection with the purposes set out in this Notice.
189174
190**(N) Data retention**
175### **M. Data retention**
191176
192| **Summary - Data retention** |
193| --- |
194| We take every reasonable step to ensure that your Personal Data are only retained for as long as they are needed. |
177**Summary
178**We take every reasonable step to ensure that your Personal Data are only retained for as long as they are needed in connection with a lawful purpose
195179
196180We take every reasonable step to ensure that your Personal Data are only Processed for the minimum period necessary for the purposes set out in this Notice. The criteria for determining the duration for which we will retain your Personal Data are as follows:
197181
198<table><tbody><tr><td>1. we will retain copies of your Personal Data in a form that permits identification only for as long as:</td></tr><tr><td>(a) we maintain an ongoing relationship with you (e.g., where you are a user of our services, or you are lawfully included in our mailing list and have not unsubscribed); or</td></tr><tr><td>(b) your Personal Data are necessary in connection with the lawful purposes set out in this Notice, for which we have a valid and continuing legal basis (e.g., where your personal data are included in a contract between us and your employer),</td></tr><tr><td><strong>plus:</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2. the duration of:</td></tr><tr><td>(a) any applicable limitation period under applicable law (i.e., any period during which any person could bring a legal claim against us in connection with your Personal Data, or to which your Personal Data may be relevant); and</td></tr><tr><td>(b) an additional two (2) month period following the end of such applicable limitation period (so that, if a person bring a claim at the end of the limitation period, we are still afforded a reasonable amount of time in which to identify any Personal Data that are relevant to that claim),</td></tr><tr><td><strong>and:</strong></td></tr><tr><td>3. in addition, if any relevant legal claims are brought, we may continue to Process your Personal Data for such additional periods as are necessary in connection with that claim.</td></tr></tbody></table>
182<table><tbody><tr><td>1. we will retain copies of your Personal Data in a form that permits identification only for as long as:</td></tr><tr><td>(a) we maintain an ongoing relationship with you (e.g., where you are a user of our services, or you are lawfully included in our mailing list and have not unsubscribed); or</td></tr><tr><td>(b) your Personal Data are necessary in connection with the lawful purposes set out in this Notice, for which we have a valid and continuing legal basis (e.g., where your Personal Data are included in a contract between us and your employer, and we have a legitimate interest in Processing those data for the purposes of operating our business and fulfilling our obligations under that contract; or where we have a legal obligation to retain your Personal Data),</td></tr><tr><td><strong>plus:</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2. the duration of:</td></tr><tr><td>(a) any applicable limitation period under applicable law (i.e., any period during which any person could bring a legal claim against us in connection with your Personal Data, or to which your Personal Data may be relevant); and</td></tr><tr><td>(b) an additional two (2) month period following the end of such applicable limitation period (so that, if a person brings a claim at the end of the limitation period, we are still afforded a reasonable amount of time in which to identify any Personal Data that are relevant to that claim),</td></tr><tr><td><strong>and:</strong></td></tr><tr><td>3. in addition, if any relevant legal claims are brought, we may continue to Process your Personal Data for such additional periods as are necessary in connection with that claim.</td></tr></tbody></table>
199183
200184During the periods noted in paragraphs (2)(a) and (2)(b) above, we will restrict our Processing of your Personal Data to storage of, and maintaining the security of, those data, except to the extent that those data need to be reviewed in connection with any legal claim, or any obligation under applicable law.
201185
202186Once the periods in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above, each to the extent applicable, have concluded, we will either:
203187
204188- permanently delete or destroy the relevant Personal Data; or
205189- anonymize the relevant Personal Data.
206190
207**(O) Your legal rights**
191### **N. Your legal rights
192**
208193
209| **Summary - Your legal rights** |
210| --- |
211| Under applicable law, you may have a number of rights, including: the right not to provide your Personal Data to us; the right of access to your Personal Data; the right to request rectification of inaccuracies; the right to request the erasure, or restriction of Processing, of your Personal Data; the right to object to the Processing of your Personal Data; the right to have your Personal Data transferred to another Controller; the right to withdraw consent; and the right to lodge complaints with Data Protection Authorities. We may require proof of your identity before we can give effect to these rights. |
194**Summary
195**Subject to applicable law, you may have a number of rights, including: the right not to provide your Personal Data to us; the right of access to your Personal Data; the right to request rectification of inaccuracies; the right to request the erasure, or restriction of Processing, of your Personal Data; the right to object to the Processing of your Personal Data; the right to have your Personal Data transferred to another Controller; the right to withdraw consent; and the right to lodge complaints with Data Protection Authorities. We may require proof of your identity before we can give effect to these rights.
212196
213197Subject to applicable law, you may have a number of rights regarding the Processing of your Relevant Personal Data, including:
214198
215199- the right not to provide your Personal Data to us (however, please note that we may be unable to provide you with the full benefit of our Sites, our Apps, or our services, if you do not provide us with your Personal Data - e.g., we may not be able to process your orders without the necessary details);
216200- the right to request access to, or copies of, your Relevant Personal Data, together with information regarding the nature, Processing and disclosure of those Relevant Personal Data;
217201- the right to request rectification of any inaccuracies in your Relevant Personal Data;
218202- the right to request, on legitimate grounds:
219203 - erasure of your Relevant Personal Data; or
220204 - restriction of Processing of your Relevant Personal Data;
221- the right to object, on legitimate grounds, to the Processing of your Relevant Personal Data by us or on our behalf;
222205- the right to have certain Relevant Personal Data transferred to another Controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, to the extent applicable;
223206- where we Process your Relevant Personal Data on the basis of your consent, the right to withdraw that consent (noting that such withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of any Processing performed prior to the date on which we receive notice of such withdrawal, and does not prevent the Processing of your Personal Data in reliance upon any other available legal bases); and
224207- the right to lodge complaints with a Data Protection Authority regarding the Processing of your Relevant Personal Data by us or on our behalf.
225208
209**Subject to applicable law, you may also have the following additional rights regarding the Processing of your Relevant Personal Data:**
210
211- **The right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the Processing of your Relevant Personal Data by us or on our behalf, where such processing is based on Articles 6(1)(e) (public interest) or 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests) of the GDPR; and**
212- **The right to object to the Processing of your Relevant Personal Data by us or on our behalf for direct marketing purposes.**
213
226214This does not affect your statutory rights.
227215
228To exercise one or more of these rights, or to ask a question about these rights or any other provision of this Notice, or about our Processing of your Personal Data, please use the contact details provided in Section (R) below. Please note that:
216To exercise one or more of these rights, or to ask a question about these rights or any other provision of this Notice, or about our Processing of your Personal Data, please use the contact details provided in Section (Q) below. Please note that:
229217
230218- we may require proof of your identity before we can give effect to these rights; and
231219- where your request requires the establishment of additional facts (e.g., a determination of whether any Processing is non-compliant with applicable law) we will investigate your request reasonably promptly, before deciding what action to take.
232220
233**(P) Cookies and similar technologies**
221### **O. Cookies and similar technologies**
234222
235| **Summary - Cookies and similar technologies** |
236| --- |
237| We may Process your Personal Data by placing or reading Cookies and similar technologies. For more information, please see our [Cookie Policy](https://network.aljazeera.net/cookies/en). |
223**Summary
224**We may Process your Personal Data by placing or reading Cookies and similar technologies. For more information, please see our [Cookie Policy](https://network.aljazeera.net/cookies/en).
238225
239226When you visit a Site or use an App we may place Cookies onto your device, or read Cookies already on your device, subject always to obtaining your consent, where required, in accordance with applicable law. We use Cookies to record information about your device, your browser and, in some cases, your preferences and browsing habits. We may Process your Personal Data through Cookies and similar technologies, in accordance with our [Cookie Policy](https://network.aljazeera.net/cookies/en).
240227
241**(Q) Direct marketing**
228### **P. Direct marketing**
242229
243| **Summary - Direct marketing** |
244| --- |
245| We may Process your Personal Data to contact you with information regarding services that may be of interest to you. You may unsubscribe for free at any time. |
230**Summary
231**We may Process your Personal Data to contact you with information regarding services that may be of interest to you. You may unsubscribe for free at any time.
246232
247233We may Process your Personal Data to contact you _via_ email, telephone, direct mail or other communication formats to provide you with information regarding services that may be of interest to you. If we provide services to you, we may send information to you regarding our services, upcoming promotions and other information that may be of interest to you, using the contact details that you have provided to us and always in compliance with applicable law.
248234
249235You may unsubscribe from our promotional email list at any time by simply clicking on the unsubscribe link included in every promotional email we send. After you unsubscribe, we will not send you further promotional emails, but we may continue to contact you to the extent necessary for the purposes of any services you have requested.
250236
251**(R) Contact details**
237### **Q. Contact details**
252238
253| **Summary - Contact details** |
254| --- |
255| You may contact us by post or using our online form. |
239**Summary
240**You may contact us by post or using our online form.
256241
257If you have any comments, questions or concerns about any of the information in this Notice, or any other issues relating to the Processing of Personal Data carried out by us, or on our behalf, please contact:
242If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about any of the information in this Notice, or any other issues relating to the Processing of Personal Data carried out by us, or on our behalf, please contact:
258243
259Legal Department
244### **Contacting the Data Protection Office**
260245
246Al Jazeera Data Protection Officer is Imran Chowdhury, you can contact him at:
247
248Data Protection Office
249
261250Al Jazeera Media Network
262251
263252PO Box 23127
264253
265254Doha - Qatar
266255
267256Contact us [online](https://network.aljazeera.net/privacy_contact_us/en).
268257
269**(S) Defin****itions**
258### **R. Definitions**
270259
271260- "**App**" means any application made available by us (including where we make such applications available _via_ third party stores or marketplaces, or by any other means).
272261
273- "**Adequate Jurisdiction**" a jurisdiction that has been formally designated by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection for Personal Data.
262- "**Adequate Jurisdiction**" a jurisdiction that has been formally designated by the European Commission (or UK Information Commissioner's Office) as providing an adequate level of protection for Personal Data.
274263
275264- "**Cookie**" means a small file that is placed on your device when you visit a website (including our Sites). In this Notice, a reference to a "Cookie" includes analogous technologies such as web beacons and clear GIFs.
276265
277266- "**Controller**" means the entity that decides how and why Personal Data are Processed. In many jurisdictions, the Controller has primary responsibility for complying with applicable data protection laws.
278267
279268- "**Data Protection Authority**" means an independent public authority that is legally tasked with overseeing compliance with applicable data protection laws.
280269
281270- "**EEA**" means the European Economic Area.
282271
272- "**GDPR**" means the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
273
274- "**International Data Transfer Agreement**" means the international data transfer agreement adopted by the UK Information Commissioner's Office.
275
283276- "**Personal Data**" means information that is about any individual, or from which any individual is directly or indirectly identifiable, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that individual.
284277
285278- "**Process**", "**Processing**" or "**Processed**" means anything that is done with any Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
286279
287280- "**Processor**" means any person or entity that Processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller (other than employees of the Controller).
288281
282- "**Profiling**" means any form of automated Processing of Personal Data consisting of the use of Personal Data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
289283- "**Relevant Personal Data**" means Personal Data in respect of which we are the Controller. It expressly does not include Personal Data of which we are not the Controller.
290284
291285- "**Sensitive Personal Data**" means Personal Data about race or ethnicity, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life, any actual or alleged criminal offences or penalties, national identification number, or any other information that may be deemed to be sensitive under applicable law.
292
293286- "**Standard Contractual Clauses**" means template transfer clauses adopted by the European Commission or adopted by a Data Protection Authority and approved by the European Commission.
294
295287- "**Site**" means any website operated, or maintained, by us or on our behalf.
288- "**UK**" means the United Kingdom.
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