Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters. This policy explains how Jeddah Uncovered collects, uses, and protects your information.
At Jeddah Uncovered ("we," "us," or "our"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website jeddah-uncovered.com (the "Site"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Fill out our contact form (name, email address, message content)
- Subscribe to our newsletter (email address)
- Leave comments on our articles (name, email, comment content)
- Correspond with us via email
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and your visit, including:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- IP address (anonymized where possible)
- Pages visited and time spent on pages
- Referring website addresses
- Geographic location (country/region level only)
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests
- Send you newsletters and updates you've subscribed to
- Improve our website content and user experience
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
- Protect against fraudulent or unauthorized activity
- Comply with legal obligations
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how you use the site.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to improve our content and user experience.
Marketing Cookies: These cookies may be used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for individual users.
Managing Cookies
When you first visit our Site, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept, decline, or customize your cookie preferences. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.
Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and analyze data:
- Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis. Google's Privacy Policy
- Formspree: For processing contact form submissions. Formspree's Privacy Policy
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Contact form submissions are retained for up to two years unless you request earlier deletion.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information.
- Objection: You can object to certain processing of your information.
- Portability: You can request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at marcus@jeddah-uncovered.com.
Children's Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.
International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. By using our Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries.
Links to Other Websites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any linked websites you visit.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: marcus@jeddah-uncovered.com
- Website: Contact Form
- Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
We will respond to your inquiry within 30 days.