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Security and Privacy
The
data controller collecting the data described herein is As-Samou Municipality.
Personal data collected by As-Samou Municipality may be transferred to other
government departments of the UAE, where it is necessary to meet the purpose
for which the visitor has submitted the information. By submitting data through
the As-Samou Municipality DM Portal, the visitor is providing explicit consent
to transborder transmission of data collected through the DM Portal for the
fulfillment of their voluntary requests.
Data
Collection
We collect
only personally identifiable information that is specifically and voluntarily
provided by visitors to the As-Samou Municipality portal. From the normal users
As-Samou Municipality receives limited identifiable information, such as name,
title, company address, email address, and telephone and fax numbers.
Typically, identifying information is collected to:
· Register for certain
areas of the portal
· Inquire for further
information
· Provide online service
· Distribute requested
materials or information, or
· Submit resumes.
From
business users apart from identifiable information, other information such as
financial details, details of personnel of the company, maps or other
transactional information etc. might be solicited that will assist As-Samou
Municipality to service the request of the business users.
It is As-Samou
Municipality's policy to limit the information collected to only the minimum
information required complete a visitor's request. In any instance where
non-mandatory information is sought, the DM Portal visitor will be notified of
this at the point of collection.
For any
online services provided, we will collect order information and a customer's
credit card information, where applicable, in order to facilitate payment for
the services.
As-Samou
Municipality's intention is not to seek any sensitive information through the
DM Portal unless legally required for recruiting purposes. If you do wish to
provide sensitive information for any reason, As-Samou Municipality accepts
your explicit consent to use that information in the ways described in this
privacy statement or as described at the point where you choose to disclose
this information.
Use of
Data
A user
may choose to provide personal information in the following examples:
· Order publications
· Submit resumes or work
history information
· Participate in "join
our mailing list" initiatives
· Participate in bulletin
boards, discussion or message forums
· Contact us for further
information
· Enter Quick Surveys,
Quiz's or Benchmarking Surveys
· Register for events and
conferences
· Register for premium
online services
· Register for downloading
information such as demographic information, census survey results etc.
Information
attained by the site is used only for the intended purpose stated at the time
that the information is collected. This data is not shared with other entities
for secondary or unrelated purposes, or shared with a third party, unless
otherwise disclosed at the point of collection. If there is an instance where
such information may be shared, the visitor will be asked for permission beforehand.
As-Samou
Municipality makes every practical effort to avoid excessive or irrelevant
collection of data. If a visitor believes the site has collected excessive
information.
Cookies
and Log Files
Cookies
may be used on some pages of our site. "Cookies" are small text files
placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing a more customized DM
Portal experience. For example, a cookie can be used to store registration
information in an area of the site so that a user does not need to re-enter it
on subsequent visits to that area. It is As-Samou Municipality's policy to use
cookies to enable you to navigate through our DM Portal easily and to
facilitate efficient registration procedures.
If you
are concerned about cookies, most browsers permit individuals to decline
cookies. In most cases, a visitor may refuse a cookie and still fully navigate
our DM Portal.
In
order to properly manage our DM Portal, we may anonymously log information on
our operational systems, and identify categories of visitors by items such as
domains and browser types. These statistics are reported in the aggregate to
our webmasters. This is to ensure that our DM Portal presents the best web
experience for visitors and is an effective information resource.
Third
Parties
Third
Parties, in the context of this policy, are referred to any organizational
entity that is involved in providing part of the services provided by As-Samou
Municipality, for example Private Laboratories working with As-Samou Central
Laboratories.
It is As-Samou
Municipality's policy to only disclose information provided by the customer to
third parties under the following circumstances:
as
required by law through subpoena, search warrant or other legal process
when
explicitly requested by a visitor
when
required to deliver publications or reference materials requested by a visitor
when
required to facilitate conferences or events hosted by a third party
when
required to provide service to business users requiring third party
involvement.
As-Samou
Municipality's e-Services do not collect or compile personally identifying
information for dissemination or sale to outside parties for consumer marketing
purposes, or host mailings on behalf of third parties.
Third
Party Links
There
are several places throughout www.As-Samou.ps that
may link to other web sites that do not operate under www.As-Samou.ps privacy
practices. When you link to other web sites, As-Samou Municipality's privacy
practices no longer apply. We encourage visitors to review each site's privacy
policy before disclosing any personally identifiable information.
Data
Retention
Some of
the information we receive is not retained. Contact information about visitors
(such as information generated though registration for access to areas on the
site) will be kept as long as the information is required to completely service
the contact request or until a user request that we delete that information.
Mailing list information, discussion posts and email are kept for only the period
of time considered reasonable to facilitate the visitor's requests. Resumes are
disposed of, when they are either no longer under consideration, or are
considered dated by our Human Resources departments.
Choices
As a
policy, visitors are not required to register to gain access to areas of the As-Samou
Municipality portal. In certain cases in the future, as your As-Samou
Municipality portal experience expands, we require visitors to register in
order to obtain a user-id and password for authentication and secure access to
a transaction or certain business confidential or proprietary information
services on DM Portal. All the business users must use the id and password
provided to avail of online services.
Personally
identifiable information provided to As-Samou Municipality through its DM
Portal is provided voluntarily by visitors. Should visitors subsequently choose
to unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations, we will provide
instructions, on the appropriate DM Portal area or in communications to our visitors;
or a visitor may contact the webmaster of the appropriate site e.g., it@As-Samou.ps
Access
Each
visitor has the right of access to personal data that they have submitted
through the DM Portal to As-Samou Municipality.
User
updates of information should be handled by going back through the registration
process. Inquiries about the accuracy of identifying information previously
submitted to As-Samou Municipality through its DM Portal, or requests to have
outdated information removed, should be directed to: it@As-Samou.ps. As-Samou
Municipality is committed to providing reasonable and practical access to
visitors to allow them the opportunity to identify and correct any
inaccuracies. When requested and practical, As-Samou Municipality will delete
identifying information from current operational systems.
A
number of transactional services provided by As-Samou Municipality through the
DM Portal can only be accessed using a user id and password. Companies wishing
to use these online services must register for online access through the user
management options available on the DM Portal. Each company must also appoint
one of their employees as the administrator who will control access to specific
services and roles for other users of that service within his company.
Once the
company administrator has created a user profile for individual users, it will
be the responsibility of each individual user to ensure the confidentiality of
his user id and password. Passwords must also be changed on a regular basis
using the features provided on the DM Portal.
Some
services available to the public will also require authentication. Citizens,
residents and other members of the public who wish to register on the DM Portal
may do so using the features provided on the DM Portal.
When
personally identifiable information or business-related information is
retained, As-Samou Municipality assumes responsibility for keeping an accurate
record of the information once a visitor has submitted and verified the data. As-Samou
Municipality does not assume responsibility for verifying the ongoing accuracy
of the content of personal information. When practically possible, if As-Samou
Municipality is informed that any personal data collected through a DM Portal
is no longer accurate, As-Samou Municipality will make appropriate corrections
based on the updated information provided by the authenticated visitor.
Security
As-Samou
Municipality has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and
operational security in order to protect personally identifiable information
from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. All As-Samou Municipality
employees follow a firm wide security policy. Only authorized As-Samou
Municipality personnel are provided access to personally identifiable
information and these employees have agreed to ensure confidentiality of this
information. As-Samou Municipality policy is to use secure socket layer
technology for the protection of information submitted through web forms.
Children
As-Samou
Municipality understands the importance of protecting children's privacy
especially in an online environment. The As-Samou Municipality's sites covered
by this privacy statement are designed to cater for children at 15 years of age
or younger.
Modifications
As-Samou
Municipality reserves the right to modify or amend this Statement at any time.
The effective date will be displayed at the beginning of this statement. To
keep visitors informed, As-Samou Municipality will notify users of changes to
our Privacy Statement by prominently identifying the alteration for a period of
not less than two weeks on our home page at www.samou.ps