Privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy has been elaborated by Advisors M.E., based in the United Arab Emirates, domiciled at P.O. Box 329781, RAKEZ, UAE email address info@advisorsme.com, (herein referenced as either “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or "Data Controller") in order to inform registered users and visitors (herein referenced as either “User”, “you”, “your”, “Data Subject”) of the website https://www.advisorsme.com/ (herein referenced as the “Website” or “Site”) about how we manage, handle, collect and use your Personal Information as a result of your use of the Website.
Through the Website the Company will provide M&A, corporate finance, business, and finance advise to help business owners gain access to capital, and provide them with the insights and knowledge needed to grow successfully (the “Services”).
By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by and comply with this Privacy Policy, therefore we kindly request you to read this document carefully. Please visit this section frequently as we might update and or modify this Privacy Policy at any time without notice and at our sole discretion. We will publish our current Privacy Policy on the Website and the changes will take effect at the time of publishing. Your continued use of the Website after the posting of an updated version will be understood as your acceptance to the new version. Terms capitalized but not defined herein have the meaning given to them on the Terms and Conditions. You are welcome to request more information, make suggestions or file complaints regarding this Privacy Policy by writing to us at info@advisorsme.com.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Information that can be used to identify an individual, either directly or indirectly is Personal Information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy. Examples of Personal Information include name, date of birth, address, email address, phone number, photo ID, proof of income, credit card details, bank account details, data relating to spouse or children, social security data, etc.
Information that does not enable the identification of a specific individual, either directly or indirectly, is Non-Personal Information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy. Examples of Non-Personal Information include data generated by the devices, applications, tools and protocols used, pages visited, number of clicks, actions taken, duration of sessions, geolocation data that precisely identifies the location, etc.
During your visit or use of the Website, we will not collect any Personal Information from you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. Information we might collect include:
• Full name
• Email address
• Postal address
• Cellphone number
• Country of residence
• Company name
• Business revenue and other business information
• Credit or debit card information
• Location data
• IP address
CONDITIONS FOR USE
You have to be at least 18 years old to access and use the Website as we do not direct our Services to persons under the age of 18 (“Child” or “Children”). Children must leave the Site now as we do not solicit or knowingly collect any online information from Children.
If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Information without parental or guardian consent, please contact us immediately at info@advisorsme.com and we will take steps to remove such Personal Information.
COLLECTION PURPOSES
We will only collect your Personal Information that is necessary to fulfill the following purposes:
• Identify you.
• Understand your needs and eligibility for products and services.
• Provide our Services, and notify you of any changes to them.
• Open and manage your User Account on the Website if required.
• Process payments, plans, refunds, backorders, etc.
• Communicate with you and provide customer support.
• Let you know about products, promotions, and events that might be of special interest to you through newsletters and other marketing materials (marketing purposes).
• Fulfill any obligation that may arise from any contractual relationship with you.
• Respond to your requests as appropriate.
• Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
• Establish, exercise, or defend any legal claims.
• Research and/or statistical analysis on aggregate or anonymous data, without the possibility of identifying the User, aimed at measuring the functioning of the site, measuring traffic, and assessing the usability and interest of the site.
• Exercise legitimate interests or those of a third party (for navigation data and cookies). A legitimate interest is when we have a business or commercial reason to use your information, so long as this is not overridden by your own rights and interests.
• Debugging to identify and repair errors or technical issues that impair existing intended functionality;
• Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration.
• Undertaking activities to monitor, verify or maintain the quality or safety of the Services and to upgrade, or enhance the Service.
• For the performance of our contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information and for any other purpose that may be required.
LEGAL BASES
We base our treatment of your Personal Information on the following grounds:
• The legitimate interest of the Data Controller.
• Your consent.
• Performance of a contract to which the Data Subject is party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures at the request of the data subject.
• Fulfillment of our legal or regulatory responsibilities.
SCOPE OF TREATMENT
We will only process your Personal Information for the purposes detailed above. We will keep your Personal Information for the time needed to perform the purposes described herein. We will destroy or permanently de-identify the Personal Information we hold when it is no longer required or when we delete your User Account.
LOG DATA
When you visit the Site, we collect information that your browser sends to us which is called Log Data, such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser version, pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics. We collect this Usage Information by using cookies. We do not collect Personal Information in this way, but if you’ve provided us with Personal Information, we may associate that information with the information that is collected automatically. Automatic data collection may be performed on our behalf by our service providers.
When you access the Website through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device's unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use and other statistics. You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time, through your device settings.
In addition, we may use third-party services, such as Google Analytics, that collect, monitor, and analyze this type of information to increase our Service's functionality. This data may be shared with other Google services.
OPT OUT AND MODIFICATIONS
If you would prefer not to receive emails from us, simply email a request to info@advisorsme.com with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. Please note that responses to any requests may take up to seven to ten working days.
You may be informed about the Personal Information we have about you, notify us of changes to the Personal Information we have about you, and update the information we have about you by e-mailing us at info@advisorsme.com.
PAYMENT AND TRANSACTIONAL DATA
We may collect and store information related to your transactions with us, such as purchase history, billing, and payment method details. This information will be used to process your orders, send you updates about your transactions, and improve our services. We use third-party payment processors to handle your sensitive payment information, such as credit card numbers and security codes. We will not share your transactional information with any other parties without your consent, except as required by law or to prevent fraud or other illegal activities.
These third parties have their privacy policies and security measures addressing how they use your Personal Information we recommend you read. Therefore, you expressly acknowledge that we are not responsible and/or liable for the way how said third parties will use your Personal Information.
SECURITY
We take commercially reasonable steps to protect the Personal Information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Please understand, however, that no security system over the Internet is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our databases and servers, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to and from us over the Internet.
COMPULSORY AND OPTIONAL PERSONAL INFORMATION
We need to collect your navigation data to permit you to use certain functions of the Website. You cannot refuse to communicate navigation data as this will not allow you to access the Website. However, the communication of your Personal Information is optional. If you desire not to communicate such information, we may not be able to process your request in whole or in part and you will not be able to create a User Account nor access the Services
YOUR RIGHTS (ART. 15-22 GDPR)
Users residing in the European Union have the right to:
• Be informed about the processing of their Personal Information and to obtain access to such data.
• Be informed in case of updating/correction/deletion/restriction of Personal Information.
• Revoke consent at any time. In this case, their Personal Information will be deleted from our files as soon as possible.
• Limit the processing of their Personal Information.
• Object, in whole or in part, to the processing of their Personal Information and refuse the automated decision-making process, including profiling, within the limits arising from legal obligations on the storage of Personal Information.
• Access their Personal Information.
• Verify and request the rectification of their Personal Information.
• Obtain the limitation of the processing of their Personal Information.
• Obtain the deletion (right to be forgotten), updating, rectification and integration of their Personal Information without undue delay.
• Transfer their Personal Information to another data controller.
• Lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority for the protection of their Personal Information and/or take legal action.
These rights may be exercised in the forms and within the terms of art. 12 GDPR. Therefore, please send a request in writing with your ID to the email address info@advisorsme.com as we need to verify your identity before we can modify any information. The processing and response to your request might take up to 10 business days.
EXTERNAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
We may employ third-party companies, service providers, and individuals, such as payment providers or external consultants to perform the Services. These third parties shall have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
We may disclose and exchange information with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
These third parties have their privacy policies addressing how they use your Personal Information, and for that reason, you expressly acknowledge that we are not responsible and/or liable for the way how said third parties will use your Personal Information.
We may need to share some Personal Information with other parties, such as potential buyers of some or all of our business, or during a re-structuring. We will anonymize your Personal Information, but this may not be possible. The recipient of the information will be bound by confidentiality obligations.
LINKS
The Site may contain content, services, advertising, and other materials that link to websites operated by third parties. We have no control over those other websites, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to them. Please refer to their respective privacy policies to learn how they collect and use your Personal Information. You expressly acknowledge that we are not responsible and/or liable for the way how said third parties will use your Personal Information.
INFORMATION TRANSFER
If we are involved in a merger, partnership, barter agreement, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred. We will make reasonable efforts to provide notice before your Personal Information will be transferred and become subject to a different Privacy Policy. Such transference shall not give rise to any indemnification and/or liability to us.
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE SOLD OR SHARE
We do not sell or share your Personal Information and will not do so in the future without providing you with notice and an opportunity to opt-out of such sale or sharing.
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE DISCLOSED FOR A BUSINESS PURPOSE
In the preceding 12 months, we have not disclosed for a business purpose any Personal Information that identifies relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.
USER PROFILES
You may create a profile, which consists of information about you, and may include Personal Information, photographs, examples of your work, company information, and other information, including your username (“Profile”). The information in your Profile may be visible to all Users and the general public subject to the privacy choices you make. You may edit certain information in your Profile via your User Account and may choose to limit who is able to view certain content you post to your Profile.
COMMUNITY FORUMS
We may provide the opportunity to participate and post content publicly in forums or blogs, through interactive features, and through other communication functionality (“Community Forums”). You may choose to submit or post questions, comments, or other content (collectively, “User Forum Content”). When you do so, certain information, such as your name and Profile may be publicly displayed on the Website along with your User Forum Content. Your use of Community Forums is subject to our Terms of Service.
The User Forum Content may be public, meaning that others will have access to it and may use it or share it with third parties. If you choose to voluntarily disclose Personal Information in your User Forum Content, that information will be considered public information and the protections of this Privacy Policy will not apply.
REFERRAL PROGRAM
You may send friends emails about the Services. If you choose to do so, your friend’s email address will be used to send a link for them to create a User Account and your email address will be used to send the message on your behalf. We will store this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program.
COOKIES POLICY
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer's hard drive, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. We shall use cookies to collect information. You are advised that 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 or all portions of our Website and/or Service. The data collected through the use of cookies is subject to this Privacy Policy. There are two types of cookies: essential cookies and tracking cookies.
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, as they enable users to navigate the website and use its features. These cookies are deleted once the user closes the browser. These cookies do not require the user's explicit consent.
Tracking cookies are used to track the user's browsing behavior and personalize the user's experience. These cookies collect personal data and are not necessary for the website to function, therefore, users must consent to their use.
Other companies' Cookies on the Website allow other companies that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their respective privacy policies and we are not responsible for your use of such websites.
The Website uses [PLEASE COMPLETE WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE COOKIES YOU USE]
By accessing and using the Website you agree to the use of the cookies described herein. Cookies may be blocked at any time, however, please note that the functionality of the Site may be severely limited if you choose to block the cookies.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: info@advisorsme.com