Privacy Notice

2.       PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU 

To provide the services we offer and to fulfill our contractual obligations, we may ask for personal information – which may include one or more of the following:

1. Personal Data: Personal data is any data about you that can be used to identify you. We may ask for personally identifiable data — for example, when you sign up on our careers page — which may include one or more of the following:
   1. Full name
   2. Email address
   3. Phone/mobile number
   4. Country/Region
   5. Address/Location
   6. Company name

2. Device Data: When you visit our website or interact with our services, we may automatically collect data about your device in the form of cookies, such as: IP Address

3.       HOW AND WHEN WE COLLECT YOUR DATA

We collect and process data when you engage in the following activities (including, but not limited to):

• Visiting our website;
• Providing us with your details to get in touch;
• Contacting our team and leaving a message or contacting us via social media, or any similar technologies;
• Using our platform to apply for a job or supplier registration;
• Becoming our employee.

We collect information through various technologies, such as cookies and software development kits, including when you visit our site whether you are logged in or registered. We gather data from trusted sources to enhance or complement the information you have given, or we have gathered automatically.

4.       USE OF INFORMATION

We may collect, hold, use, and disclose information for the following purposes. Furthermore, personal information will not be processed in a manner that is incompatible with these purposes:

1. To provide you with our platform’s core features and services per the legal & contractual obligations
2. To enable you to customize or personalize your experience on our website
3. To contact and communicate with you for marketing or in furtherance of job applications
4. To improve our products and services
5. To manage our operations with other companies that provide services to us and our customers
6. To develop new ways to meet our customers’ needs and grow our business
7. To ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
8. To prevent fraud, enhance information security, manage respective business risks.

All the processing activities mentioned above are conducted based on data subjects’ consent or other lawful grounds specified in the applicable laws. If we collect any additional personal data from you, we will explain the purpose for collection at the time we collect it.

5.       SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES

We may share your personal data with partners/ third-parties/service providers such as our affiliates and vendors that have been contracted to offer services on our behalf. These partners/third-parties/service providers are only permitted to use the disclosed data in accordance with the instructions provided by us. When we do so, we require those third parties to have appropriate technical and organizational measures in place to protect your personal data. Your privacy is important to us and so we will never disclose your personal information to a third party for purposes other than as described in this notice.

6.       INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

We are headquartered in QATAR and operate as a global business. We may transfer, store, or process your personal data in a country outside your local jurisdiction, including countries outside QATAR for business requirements. Wherever your personal information is transferred, stored or processed by us, we will take reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy of your personal information. These steps may include implementing standard contractual clauses where recognized by law, obtaining your consent, or other lawful means of transferring personal information.

7.       YOUR RIGHTS

Data subjects have certain rights under the data protection laws in relation to the personal data held by us. Depending on certain circumstances, data subjects may be entitled to the following rights as per the applicable laws:

1. Right to access: You have the right to obtain confirmation of whether your personal data is being processed and access to that information.
2. Right to correction/rectification and erasure: You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
3. Right to erasure: You have the right to request the erasure or deletion of your personal data if the processing is not necessary or the purpose of the processing ceases to exist.
4. Right to restrict processing: You can limit the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
5. Right to be informed: You have the right to be aware of how your personal information is collected, processed, and used by organizations.
6. Right to withdraw consent: You can revoke your permission for data processing at any time.
7. Right to data portability: You can request your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
8. Right to object: You can contest the processing of your personal data for specific reasons.
9. Right to make complaints: You have the right to complain to a higher authority, in case the Controller is not able to adequately answer your request, or you have other grievances. Additionally, you can also make a complaint to the National Cyber Governance and Assurance Affairs if you believe your rights are violated.
10. Right to object to automated decision-making: You can challenge decisions made solely based on automated processing without human intervention.
11. Right to additional information: You can request supplementary details about the processing of your personal data beyond the basic information provided.

To exercise your right to object, based on grounds specific to your situation, to the processing of your personal data, including objection to direct marketing and automated individual decision-making, including profiling, please furnish us with details concerning your particular circumstances. Upon evaluating the information provided, we will either cease processing your personal data or provide you with our substantial legitimate reasons for continuing the processing.

For streamlined handling of requests related to the aforementioned rights, inquiries, or complaints regarding our data processing, kindly mail us at: privacy@qapco.com.qa 

8.       USE OF COOKIES

We use “cookies” to collect information about you and your activity across our website. A cookie is a small piece of data that our website stores on your computer, and accesses each time you visit, so we can understand how you use our site. This helps us serve you content based on the preferences you have specified.  Please refer to our Cookie Notice for more information.

9.       DATA STORAGE AND RETENTION

We keep your personal data for as long as needed to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected or until you withdraw your consent, whichever happens first. The duration of this retention may vary depending on the specific use of your information and as mandated by applicable law. We retain personal data for the duration necessary to serve the purposes for which it was gathered, unless a longer retention period is mandated or allowed by law.

10.       DATA SECURITY MEASURES

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting personal information and we have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to protect any personal information provided to us from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to personal information transmitted, stored or otherwise processed.

Our website, from time to time, contains links to websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites and/or services, please note that they have their own privacy notices and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for them. For specific controls on how your personal information is processed, please refer to their respective policies available on their websites.

11.    CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We neither permit nor encourage the use of the website by children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. In essence, we do not intentionally store any personal information of any minor via our website, and if you become aware that someone under the age of 16 has unlawfully provided us with personal data, please reach out to us at privacy@qapco.com.qa, and we will promptly take measures to delete such information.

12.    CHANGE TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

The privacy notice is subject to occasional updates and modifications at our discretion. Any revisions will be posted here, accompanied by an updated revision date. By accessing our services, you consent to periodically review these updates. In the event of significant changes to our notice, we may also notify you through alternate channels, such as website notices or direct notifications. We encourage you to regularly review this notice to stay informed about our privacy practices and any updates thereof.

This privacy notice was last updated on 29.04.2024.

13.    CONTACT US

For the exercise of any data subject rights mentioned under Section 7 of this Notice, you can use the “Make a data subject right request” button available at the end of the section, should you need any other assistance or have any additional requests concerning your rights please send an email to privacy@qapco.com.qa.

You may also contact us at our mailing address below:

Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) Q.P.J.S.C.  
P.O. Box 756, Doha, Qatar.