Privacy Policy

Welcome to gulfpublisher.com. We pay attention to your privacy and are dedicated to protect your personal information. Our Privacy Policy is regularly updated to match the standards and legal requirements.

Throughout this Privacy Policy, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to gulfpublisher.com website. By using our site, you agree to the terms in this policy, which covers how we collect, share, and use your data.

Terminology

In this Privacy Policy, the following terms are defined as:

  • “Service” refers to Gulf Publisher.
  • “Personal Data” means any information that identifies you, such as your name, address, email, phone number, and banking information.
  • “Usage Data” refers to data collected automatically during visits to Gulf Publisher, such as the length of your visit.
  • “Cookies” are small files stored on your device by a web browser, allowing websites to remember you when you return.
  • “Data Controller” refers to the entity responsible for deciding how and why personal data is processed. Gulf Publisher acts as the data controller for your data under this Privacy Policy.
  • “Data Processor” refers to any entity that processes data on behalf of the Data Controller to improve outcomes. Gulf Publisher may engage Data Processors to enhance your experience on our website.
  • “Data Subject” is the individual whose data is being collected.
  • “User” refers to anyone who uses our service.
Information Collection and Use

Gulf Publisher gathers different types of information to provide better service. We collect the following types of information:

What We Collect

Gulf Publisher may collect the following:

  • Personal Data: This includes your name, email, phone number, and address. We may collect this through direct contact, newsletters, and other means.
  • Usage Data: This is information like your device IP address, visit times, and page durations, collected automatically during your visit.
  • Cookies: Small files stored on your device to help us remember you. You can disable these in your browser settings, but it may affect your access to our site.
  • Location Data: Information about your location, collected with your consent to offer services tailored to you.
Personal Data

Following of your data might be gathered through direct communication, newsletters, marketing or promotional efforts, and other channels

Gulf Publisher may gather and store your Personal Data, including but not limited to:

  • Your full name
  • Your email address
  • Your phone number
  • Your full address
  • Cookies and usage data
  • You can choose not to provide this information, but it may limit the services we can offer.

Usage Data

As soon as you visit Gulf Publisher, your browser may automatically collect “Usage Data,” such as:

  • Your device IP address
  • The date and time of your visit
  • The length of time you spend on Gulf Publisher and its pages
  • Other diagnostic identifiers

Location Data

Gulf Publisher may collect and store information about your location, with your consent, to offer services tailored to your specific area.

Cookies Data

Gulf Publisher uses cookies and similar technologies like beacons, tags, and scripts to analyse your interactions with our website. You can disable cookies in your browser settings to stop this type of data collection, but doing so may limit your access to some parts of our service.

Gulf Publisher may collect:
  • Session Cookies
  • Preference Cookies
  • Security Cookies
  • Advertising Cookies
Other Data

Gulf Publisher may also collect other information necessary to provide our services, such as your age, gender, place of birth, passport details, citizenship, registration, address, contact information, educational documents, qualifications, professional training, employment agreements, NDAs, marital status, social security number, taxpayer identification, office location, and other required information.

Why We Collect Data?

Book Writing Service collects data for a variety of reasons, including:

The data is collected as we are always:

  • Improving our service
  • Providing updates on service changes
  • Enhancing customer service
  • Conducting analysis to improve the customer experience
  • Monitoring service usage
  • Identifying and resolving technical issues
  • Ensuring compliance with service agreements and informing users about the terms and conditions
  • Keeping records related to billing and collections
  • Providing updates on your account or subscription to our service
  • Sharing news, discount offers, and other information about Gulf Publisher’s services
  • Achieving other goals with your consent
Data Storage and Data Transfer

Your data will be collected and stored as long as it is necessary to meet the purpose stated in the policies. Although, the data is stored temporarily for internal analysis for shorter periods, but it might be needed to retain for longer period if legal obligations arise.

gulfpublisher.com takes extra steps to protect your data from unauthorised access. Strong security systems and measures are taken while transferring the data. We take your consent before transferring your data. In case the data transfer is necessary, we make sure the transfer process occurs with strict security measures.

Disclosure of Data

Your personal information might be shared in the following situations:

Law Enforcement

We may be legally required to share your data to law enforcement agencies.

Mergers and Business Acquisitions

If Gulf Publisher is involved in a merger or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred.

Other Situations

Your data may also be shared with third-party services in the following cases:

  • When required by Gulf Publisher’s subsidiaries and affiliates
  • When necessary for contractors or other third-party service providers who support our services
  • When needed to fulfil the purpose for which you provided the information and with your consent.
Data Security

Gulf Publisher prioritises strong security measures for collecting, storing, and transferring data.

Third-Party Services

Gulf Publisher may use trusted third-party companies and resources to enhance various parts of our service, like website optimisation and payment processing. These third parties will only receive relevant data necessary to do their job, and we strictly prohibit any unauthorised use or disclosure of data.

Analytics

Gulf Publisher may use reputable third-party providers, including Google Analytics, to evaluate and improve our services.

CI/CD Tools

Gulf Publisher may use third-party services to automate and streamline service development processes.

Behavioural Remarketing

Gulf Publisher may use remarketing techniques to promote our services on other websites after you visit our platform. This may involve using third-party vendors and cookies to deliver tailored adverts based on your browsing behaviour on our website.

Payment

Gulf Publisher may offer paid services within our platform. In such cases, we work with trusted third-party payment processors who follow their own Privacy Policies. These payment processors comply with regulations set by PCI-DSS and the PCI Security Standards Council.

External Linking

Gulf Publisher may provide links to external websites for your convenience. However, we encourage you to review the Privacy Policies of these third-party websites, as Gulf Publisher does not take responsibility for their content, behaviour, or activities.

Age of Consent

Gulf Publisher only collects Personal Information from individuals who have reached the age of consent as defined by relevant laws. We do not knowingly collect information from children below the age of consent. If we find out that a user has provided such information without our knowledge, we will immediately cancel their subscriptions and delete all related records.

Amendments and Updates

Gulf Publisher reserves the right to update, modify, or revise our Privacy Policy at any time without notice. We encourage you to regularly review the Privacy Policy page on our website www.gulfpublisher.com to stay informed about any changes. The effective date at the top of our Privacy Policy page indicates the most recent change.


GulfPublisher.com operates under the trading name of Brilliant Minds LLC, a legally registered entity in the Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, UAE