At Cycle Souq, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of all our customers and website users. If you would like to know more about how we protect your privacy, please get in touch with us at hello@cyclesouq.com. For the purposes of our digital content and services, the data controller is Cycle Souq and we act as the company responsible for your privacy.
It is likely that we will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The last update was on 25/01/2021
WHEN DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We may collect personal data when you visit the Wheelbase website, place an order online or over the phone, buy a product in any of our stores, use our workshop services, engage with us on social media, contact us via email or any other channel, enter a competition, participate in an event or subscribe to our mailing list.
WHAT KIND OF PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT, AND WHY DO WE COLLECT IT?
The data we collect may include your name, email address, address, phone number, social media usernames (if you interact with us this way) and your email preferences. Web usage data we collect (while you are using our website) may also include your IP address, geographical information, browser and operating system and details of your visit to our website (including the pages you visited). We may also collect information about your visit using cookies in your web browser.
We collect your personal data in order to support all our sales and service channels, provide you with products you’ve purchased online, provide digital services and improve your customer experience, and we’ll try our best to provide you with information we think will be of interest or relevance. We will only send you marketing messages or emails with your permission, and you can retract this permission at any time.
We collect technical information about your visit to our website in order to give our users the best experience we can, by analysing user behaviour and making improvements to our online services. We also use this information to help protect our website and allow us to meet our legal obligations in taking care of your data.
HOW DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
We will never sell any of the personal information you provide us to any 3rd parties (including your name, email address, address, phone number, or anything else you tell us).
We may share your data with trusted 3rd party companies where this is necessary or beneficial in order to provide you with services. We will only provide the information required in order for companies to perform their specific services. These companies include:
- Payment gateway providers (Paytabs), who process payments for orders on our behalf.
- Finance providers (Tabby), who provide our credit services.
- Couriers and delivery partners who deliver orders for us.
- Companies providing us with professional services, including marketing, email campaign providers and website hosts (ex. Shopify).
- Companies explicitly approved by you, such as social media platforms (for example, Facebook and Instagram).
- Analytics providers (ex. Google Analytics), in order to see how users, interact with our website and ensure we’re bringing you the best possible experience.
- We may share information about fraudulent or potentially fraudulent activity where this is required – for example, sharing data about individuals with law enforcement bodies.
For more information, please contact us at hello@cyclesouq.com.
HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA SECURED?
We treat information security as a matter of utmost importance, and it is vital to us that your data is properly taken care of. Our website and digital channels all make use of secure ‘https’ connections, and we use trusted 3rd party payment providers who conform to all necessary PCI and DSS security standards. No payment details or financial data are retained or held by us. When you subscribe to our mailing lists, your information is taken securely over a ‘https’ secure connection, and access to any of your personal data is password protected and restricted solely to individuals who require it. Our website is hosted on servers using security and encryption best practices, with restricted access.
HOW DO WE CONTACT YOU WITH MARKETING MESSAGES?
If you have given us express permission, we will contact you via email with relevant marketing content. If you would no longer like to hear from us, you can click on the ‘unsubscribe’ link from any of our marketing emails in order to update your settings. Alternatively, you can email hello@cyclesouq.com and let us know how you would like to hear from us.
As soon as you have done this, we will update our records to ensure you no longer receive any emails you do not want in future.
HOW LONG DO WE RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION?
We will not keep your data any longer than is necessary. If you have asked to hear from us with promotional emails, we will keep your details stored for as long as you remain a subscriber. If you have given us any other information, we will retain this for as long as we need it to continue providing you with a service, or as required for our record keeping.
Web usage information (sent to Google Analytics to analyse traffic and user behaviour) is retained for a period of 26 months, and may include data like IP address, geographical information, browser usage and operating system. Any personal data older than this is automatically deleted / anonymised. All historic data can remain for analysis.
QUESTIONS, COMPLAINTS AND CONTACT
If you have any questions or feedback about this privacy notice, or would like to exercise any of your rights pertaining to our use of your personal information, you can contact us via the following channels:
- Email – hello@cyclesouq.com
- Phone – +971 55 152 3439
- P.O. BOX 62894, Dubai – United Arab Emirates