This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which we will collect, use, protect, share and process your Personal Data. By accessing and/or using the services offered on or through this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy policy as they may be amended from time to time.

This Privacy policy is incorporated and forms an integral part of AlBahie Auction House (“AB”) website Terms and Conditions of Use.

We reserve the right to amend the content of this Privacy policy at any time, for any reason, without prior notification.

The changes shall be effective immediately upon posting them on AB’s website. AB shall not be liable to you in any way for possible consequences of such changes.

 

Personal Data

 

For purposes of this Policy, Personal Data is any information or data about you that is personally identifiable to you, which includes but is not limited to your name, gender, age, title, address, phone number, email address, credit card, art interests, personal interests, art purchases, previous biddings, and/or other information which is not otherwise publicly available, received orally or collected or by using offline forms or by or through AB’s website.

 

Data Collection

 

We may collect and process the Personal Data about you through:

 

1- Information provided by you:

(a) by filling in forms on our website or though telephone, or in person;

This Personal Data may be collected for example at the time of registering or subscribing for accounts or features on our website or requesting information or posting material or making a bid or sending emails or in any other way.

(b) by contacting us;

(c) by carrying out transactions through our website or through telephone or in person or by any other means;

(d) by visiting our website and the resources you access;

(e) by completing surveys.

 

2- Information collected via AB’s website:

 

(a) Cookies

“Cookies” are sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive.

“Cookies” collect information about how users/clients use our website and allow the website to remember choices you make and recognize you when you return to our website, track where you travel on our website and store information about your preferences. All of these purposes serve to improve our website and deliver more personalized service.

 

(b) IP Address

We may collect information about your computer including your internet protocol address also called IP Address, operating system and browser type.

The IP Address is used to help identify you and collect demographic information about our clients. We use this information for internal system administration to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our website and to customize your user experience.

 

Use made of the Personal Data

We will use the Personal Data for the following purposes including but not limited to:

(a) provide you with our services, products you request from us;

(b) respond to your requests and inquiries;

(c) maintain our internal record keeping;

(d) match information collected from you with information obtained from other sources;

(e) send you notices, invitations to events;

(f) ensure that our website is presented in the most effective manner.

 

Disclosure of Personal Information

AB may disclose your Personal Data to any affiliate or member of our group.

Your Personal Data will be shared with AB’s employees, contractors, agents, service providers or other third parties that provide services for our business purposes.

 

Moreover, your Personal Data may be disclosed under the following circumstances:

• When AB is required to do so by Court orders, or legal process, or when it exercises its legal rights or defends itself against legal claims; and
• To government authorities or third parties to conduct anti-money laundering and trade sanctions checks.
• In the event of a merger, acquisition, sale, reorganization, consolidation or liquidation of AB by/with another entity.By submitting your Personal Data you consent to such transfer.
By providing your Personal Data you consent to AB’s transmission and process of your Personal Data in any jurisdiction outside Qatar, in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

 

AB will not share, sell, lease, and give your Personal Data to anyone.

AB will never request your password or social security number via email. If you receive an e-mail requesting that you provide any sensitive information via e-mail please do not provide such information.

 

User’s Rights

You may review and edit the Personal Data stored in your account on our website. You are responsible for keeping the password, user ID or PIN confidential which enables you to access certain parts of our site. Please do not share your password, user ID or PIN with anyone.

 

Security

We will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the security and integrity of all Personal Data provide to our website or by any other means electronic or otherwise.

We will ensure that your Personal Data within AB is suitably protected against both unauthorized physical and electronic access.

However, no security system is completely protected, therefore we cannot guarantee that information during transmission through the internet or any computer network is entirely safe from any interception or unauthorized intrusion, access or manipulation. AB disclaims any warranties or representations relating to the maintenance or non-disclosure of your Personal Data occurred by way of inadvertent disclosures which are beyond the control of or not due to the fault or negligence of AB. In any event, where we believe Personal Data has been compromised, we will notify you of this.

 

Links to other Websites

This Privacy Policy only applies to AB’s website. It does not apply to links or entities that are listed in this website and that are not operated by AB. The Personal Data provided by you will not be transmitted to other websites. AB is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such links and entities.

 

Concerns

If you have any concerns about AB’s privacy policy, please send your comments/questions to [email protected].