The Arabian Women operates as a business and leadership media publication. We interact with readers, interviewees, contributors, professionals, organizations, event participants, subscribers, advertisers, partners, and other members of our professional community. 

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected through our website and related digital channels, what we use it for, and how we protect it. 

Our privacy practices are intended to operate in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements. Where UAE law applies, this includes the relevant provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 concerning the protection of personal data. 

Information You Choose to Give Us 

You may provide personal information when you contact our team, request an interview, submit an editorial enquiry, subscribe to communications, participate in an event, submit professional information, respond to a questionnaire, or communicate with us for a business purpose. 

Depending on the interaction, this may include your name, professional position, organisation, email address, telephone number, professional biography, social media or website details, photographs, correspondence, and information that you voluntarily include in your communication. 

We only ask for information that is reasonably connected with the interaction you are having with us. 

Information Collected Through Website Use 

When someone visits our website, certain technical information may be automatically recorded by our website infrastructure or our technology providers. 

This may include information such as browser type, device type, pages visited, approximate location, referring website, interaction with website features, date and time of access, and technical identifiers such as an IP address. 

We may use this information to understand how visitors use the website, identify technical problems, improve website performance, maintain security, and understand which areas of our publication are useful to our audience. 

Editorial Information 

A media publication sometimes requires information that may ultimately be made public. 

If you participate in an interview, profile, feature, professional story, expert commentary, event-related publication, or other editorial activity, information you provide may be used for that particular editorial purpose. 

This can include your name, professional designation, organisation, biography, photograph, professional achievements, quotations, opinions, and other information relevant to the story. 

Before submitting information for publication, ensure you have the authority to share it. 

Please do not send confidential business information, trade secrets, private personal information belonging to another person, or restricted material unless you are specifically authorised to do so. 

Why We Use Information 

Information received through our website and professional communications may be used to: 

• Respond to questions and enquiries 

• Manage editorial communication 

• Arrange interviews and features 

• Review submissions 

• Deliver requested newsletters or updates 

• Coordinate events and professional activities 

• Communicate with business partners and clients 

• Improve website functionality 

• Understand readership and content engagement 

• Protect our systems and users 

• Investigate misuse or suspicious activity 

• Maintain appropriate business records 

• Meet legal or regulatory obligations 

We do not use personal information for unrelated purposes simply because we have received it. 

Newsletters and Direct Communications 

If you choose to receive newsletters, editorial updates, invitations, or other communications from The Arabian Women, we may use the contact details you provide for that purpose. 

You may request that we stop sending non-essential communications to you. 

Some operational or service-related messages may still be sent when necessary to respond to an enquiry or maintain an existing professional relationship. 

Cookies and Website Technologies 

The website may use cookies and comparable technologies. 

Some are necessary for the website to function. Others may help us understand readership patterns, remember preferences, measure performance, or support services provided through the website. 

Third-party tools incorporated into the website may also use their own technologies. 

Browser settings can generally be used to control cookies, although restricting certain technologies may affect parts of the website. 

Service Providers 

Arabian Women may rely on external providers for website hosting, analytics, cybersecurity, email delivery, forms, event management, communications, storage, or other technical services. 

Where these providers handle information on our behalf, their access should be limited to what is reasonably required to provide the service. 

Some providers may operate outside the country where you live. Where cross-border processing applies, we will handle it in accordance with applicable requirements. 

When Information May Be Disclosed 

Personal information may be shared when this is reasonably necessary to operate our publication, provide a service you have requested, manage a professional relationship, protect the website, address a legal requirement, or respond to a lawful request from an authorised authority. 

We do not regard our readers’ personal information as something to be casually traded or disclosed. 

Information Relating to Featured Professionals 

Information that forms part of an intentionally published professional profile differs from information collected privately for administrative purposes. 

If you agree to participate in a published feature, some professional information may become publicly accessible as part of the article or profile. 

Once information has been intentionally published as editorial material, copies or references to that material may appear elsewhere through search engines, social platforms, aggregators, archives, or third-party websites beyond our control. 

Keeping Information Safe 

We take reasonable measures, appropriate to the information we handle, to reduce the risk of unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, loss, or disclosure. 

Online systems are never completely immune to technical or security risks, so we cannot promise absolute security for information transmitted over the internet. 

How Long Do We Keep Information 

The retention period depends on why we received it. 

Editorial records, business correspondence, subscription information, event records, and technical information may each have different retention periods. 

We may retain information for as long as it remains reasonably useful for its original purpose, legitimate operational needs, legal obligations, dispute resolution, or record-keeping requirements. 

Your Requests 

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights concerning personal information we hold about you. 

These may include asking what information we hold, requesting correction of inaccurate information, requesting deletion where appropriate, withdrawing consent where consent is the basis for processing, or raising a concern about how we handle your information. 

Requests can be sent to our designated contact address. 

We may need reasonable information to establish that a request genuinely relates to the person making it. 

Children 

The Arabian Women is intended for both professional and general audiences. 

We do not intentionally seek personal information from children for purposes that are inappropriate or unlawful. 

If a parent or legal guardian believes that personal information has been provided to us in circumstances that require attention, they may contact us so the matter can be reviewed. 

Changes to This Policy 

Our website, technology, editorial operations, and legal responsibilities may change. 

When those changes materially affect the way we handle personal information, this policy may be revised. The latest version will be made available on this page with its updated date.