WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

  • Effective Date: 08/03/2023.

 

  1. General provisions
    1. This privacy policy (hereinafter: the “Privacy Policy”) describes our policies, practices and procedures on the collection, use, processing, transfer, retention and/or disclosure of your personal data when you access or use our websites, whitepress.com and/or all their sub-sites, on which this Privacy Policy is posted, linked, or referenced (hereinafter: the “Website”).

    2. Capitalized or defined terms mentioned in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Privacy Policy, unless the context requires otherwise.
       

    3. Personal data is any data or information relating to a natural person which regardless of its source, may identify this person directly or indirectly, such data include data relating to the person, their family status, or location.
       

    4. The administrator of the personal data of persons accessing or using within the meaning of the Jordanian Personal Data Protection Bill is: "WhitePress" Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością with its registered office in Bielsko-Biała at ul. Legionów 26/28, entered in the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register kept by the District Court in Bielsko-Biała, 8th Economic Division of the National Court Register under KRS number: 0000651339, NIP: 9372667797, REGON: 243400145 (hereinafter: the “Administrator”).
       

    5. For inquiries or to report any issues concerning this Privacy Policy, you may contact the Administrator at e-mail address: gdpr@whitepress.com or by post to the following address: "WhitePress" sp. z o.o., ul. Legionów 26/28, building G, 43-300 Bielsko - Biała.
       

    6. This Privacy Policy applies to any person who access, visit or use the Website.

    7. IMPORTANT: Before accessing or using the Website, please read this Privacy Policy carefully. It constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and the Administrator.
       

    8. By accessing or using the Website, you hereby agree – and affirm that you are able and legally competent to do so – to our collection, use, processing, transfer, retention, and disclosure of your personal data in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the applicable law.
       

    9. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OR ALL OF THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS NOR USE THE WEBSITE.

    10. The Administrator may update, amend, add to or delete any and/or all of the provisions of this Privacy Policy at any time at its sole discretion and without notice. Shall the Administrator make any changes to this Privacy Policy, the Effective Date mentioned on top of this page will be updated to reflect when this Privacy Policy was last amended. The amended Privacy Policy supersedes any previous versions thereof. You are bound by this Privacy Policy and any updates or amendments made thereto. Therefore, you should visit this page periodically to review this Privacy Policy and any changes made thereto. Your non-reviewing of the Privacy Policy shall not in any manner change or deny your acceptance of it. Your continued access or use of the Website after any amended Privacy Policy is posted constitutes your acceptance and agreement to the amended Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the amended Privacy Policy, then you must immediately stop accessing and using the Website. You may then send a written request to the Administrator at (gdpr@whitepress.com) requesting deletion of your personal data. Please note that deleting your personal data may take several days to take effect.

    11. You acknowledge and agree that you do not rely on any representation and/or warranty that has not been made specifically to you in line with this Privacy Policy.

    12. The Website is not intended for the access or use by children who are under the age at which they are legally permitted in their country of residence to enter into legally binding agreements or provide their consent for their personal data to be processed. If you are under the age of consent in your country, you may not access or use the Website. If, in any way, you access or use the Website and/or provide fake age information, you hereby understand and agree that the Administrator shall not take any responsibility whatsoever regarding your access or use of the Website and/or for any personal and/or non-personal data relating to that, whether you provided such data or it was collected by the Administrator. If you are a parent or a legal guardian of a user under the consent age, by allowing your child to access or use the Website, you hereby agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. You also agree that the Administrator shall not take any responsibility whatsoever regarding the access or use of the Website by your child, whether the child accessed or used the Website with or without your permission.

    13. 1.13 All rights, material, and content available on the Website are protected by law and shall remain the exclusive property of the Administrator and/or its licensees, as applicable, including all intellectual property rights such as copyrights, trademarks, and the like. Aforementioned rights, material, content, and intellectual property rights shall not be used in any way without the Administrator’s prior written consent under pain of invalidity and under criminal and civil liability including liability for moral and material damages.

    14. Subject to the provisions of this Privacy Policy, you are granted a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable permission to access and use the Website solely for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. For purposes of clarity, “Use” includes access, interact with, and display the Website. No permissions, licenses, or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise, except for the permissions, licenses, and rights this Privacy Policy expressly grants to you, or as expressly specified in the applicable law.

    15. The Administrator takes all reasonable efforts and precautions required by law to keep the Website secure and to protect the privacy of its users by protecting their personal data from loss, destruction, disclosure, access by unauthorised persons and misuse. Nevertheless, you understand, acknowledge, and agree to that the Administrator does not guarantee a 100% security of the Website and/or any data collected, stored, processed, or transmitted through it. You confirm that you have assessed and you fully understand and accept all risks that will and may arise from accessing or using the Website, including those not foreseeable at the date hereof and that you will not hold the Administrator liable unless such liability arises due to gross negligence or fault on the Administrator’s part, and subject to this Privacy Policy.

    16. You acknowledge that you are responsible for the accuracy and recency of your data and for maintaining the confidentiality, of any data or information you may submit to or via the Website.

    17. You also acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the type, trustworthiness, and security of any device, software, and/or service you may need, utilize, or use for purposes of accessing or using the Website. The Administrator is not responsible for, nor guarantees that, the Website will function properly and/or securely on any particular device or with any particular software or internet service.

    18. The Website may contain links to third party websites, webpages, and/or social media that are not controlled or operated by the Administrator. You hereby understand, acknowledge and agree that if you click on or visit any of these links, it is your sole responsibility to review and abide by their policies and practices, including their terms, conditions, and privacy policies. You also acknowledge and agree that the Administrator shall take no responsibility whatsoever regarding third party websites, webpages, and social media, nor for their policies and practices, nor regarding any data you may share with them or they may collect when you click on or visit their links, websites, webpages, and social media.

    19. The Administrator may, from time to time, at its sole discretion, and without notice, develop and/or update the Website or any of its content. You hereby acknowledge and agree that any developments and/or updates made to the Website are governed by and subject to this Privacy Policy.

  2. Personal Data:
    1. You hereby understand and agree to that when you access or use the Website, the Administrator may collect personal data about you, which can be either submitted by you, or collected via techonological or automated means. This data is essential for the normal operating of the Website and to enable users to display and browse the Website properly.

    2. Personal data collected and processed when you access or use the Website may include:

       

      Type of personal data Processing purposes
      Internet traffic information Performance of the Administrator's legal obligations
      Essential cookies Operation of the Website
      Other cookies See point 7 below
      E-mail address (for user subscribing to our Newsletter) Sending of newsletters, sending of requested commercial information, contact for direct marketing purposes using automated calling systems

       

    3. You may choose to subscribe to our newsletter (the "Newsletter”) which can be found under the ‘Knowledge Base’ tab on the Website. If you choose to subscribe to the Newsletter, you understand and agree that your personal data will be collected, processed, tranferred and/or stored in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the applicable law, for the purposes of: direct marketing of the Administrator and entities interested in marketing their own goods or services, sending you commercial information related to the Website, new content available through the Website, and commercial information on conferences and trainings related to the Knowledge Base tab.
       

    4. To subscribe in the Newsletter, you are required to complete and submit an electronic form that is available on the Website, and then to click on the activation link sent to the e-mail address you provided in the subscription form. By clicking the activation link, you acknowledge and agree that you consent to the collection, processing, transferring and/or storing of your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You may cancel your subscription from the Newsletter at any time with immediate effect by submitting a request to the Administrator via the email address mentioned in this Privacy Policy, or by clicking on the “Unsubscribe/Opt-out” link provided in each Newsletter message sent to you, as applicable. You may also choose to set preferences, such as sending of commercial information for direct marketing of the services or goods offered by the Administrator by means of electronic communication, in particular by e-mail, and to be contacted for direct marketing purposes by means of automated calling systems.

  3. Data Transfer
    1. You understand and agree that the Administrator may communicate the following categories of data to the following recipients, for the purposes indicated below:
       

      Recipients of the data Data category Purpose of the transfer
      Internet service providers,
      data centres
      internet traffic information server hosting, data backup

      electronic mail service providers (e-mail)

      e-mail address (user subscribing to the newsletter) dispatch of a newsletter, dispatch of requested commercial information
      administrative authorities, ordinary courts, state authorities information and data
      which the Administrator is obliged to disclose under the provisions of the law
      performance of a legal obligation incumbent on the Administrator

       

  4. Storage of personal data
    1. You understand and agree that your personal data will be stored and processed in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the applicable law. You may still exercise your rights leading to the cessation of the storing and/or processing of your personal data. You may revoke your consent to the processing (if the processing is carried out solely on the basis of consent), or unsubscribe from the Newsletter service by exercising the opt-out option.

    2. In the event of an existing or potential legal dispute between you and the Administrator, as well as in the event of the existence of a legitimate obligation of the Administrator, the Administrator may continue to store your personal data as will be strictly necessary for the Administrator to protect and/or exercise its rights or fulfil its obligations.
       

  5. Rights of the Website Users/Visitors
    1. You have the right to:

      • have your data protected, and not processed without your prior consent, unless the processing is permitted by law;

      • know, review, access, and obtain the data possessed by the Administrator;

      • withdraw your consent;

      • rectify, amend, delete, hide, add to, or update your data;

      • limit the processing of your data to a specific range;

      • object to the processing of your data if it was not necessary for the purposes for which the data was collected, or if it was excessive to the required, discriminatory, arbitrary, or against the law;

      • transfer your data to another Administrator;

      • know of any breach or violation to the security of your data.

    2. You hereby understand, acknowledge and agree that by accessing or using the Website, you give your consent to the Administrator to collect, store, transfer, and/or process your data from the time you access or use the Website for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy and for the entire duration necessary for enabling you to access, use, and/or display the Website and any services associated therewith, or until you withdraw your consent for the same, as applicable.
       

    3. Data is collected, processed, transferred and stored via automated means.
       

    4. Your data will be deleted or hid by the Administrator upon your request or the request of the competent authority specified by the applicable law, in the event that:

      • data was processed for purposes other than those for which it was collected;

      • you withdrawn your consent for data processing;

      • if processing was done contrary to the provisions of the applicable law;

      • in response to a legal or contractual obligation.

    5. The withdrawal of your consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the collection, processing, storing, and/or transferring of data performed on the basis of your consent before you withdraw it

    6. The Administrator may not delete your data if the retention of such data is for purposes of complying with a law or court order.

    7. You have the right to receive in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format the personal data concerning you which you have provided to the Administrator.

    8. You may request that your personal data be sent by the Administrator directly to another administrator, insofar as this is technically possible. In this event, you hereby understand, acknowledge and agree that the Administrator shall not be responsible whatsoever for the level or trustworthiness of the security and/or data protection measure provided by the administrator or any third party to which you requested your data to be transferred. The privacy, security and protection of your data during and/or after the transfer to such administrator or third party is at your sole risk and responsibility.

    9. You hereby understand and consent to that your data may be transferred from the Administrator to any third party or to a natural or legal person inside or outside Jordan, in accordance to the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the applicable law.

    10. Should you have any concerns regarding your data or this Privacy Policy, please contact the Administrator at the email address provided in herein. Otherwise, you may file a complaint with the supervisory authority specified by the applicable law.

  6. Analytical tools and advertising used

    1. Google Analytics

      The Website uses Google Analytics, a tool provided by Google LLC (hereinafter: “Google”). Google Analytics uses its own cookies to track users' interactions with other websites or applications. The data collected by Google Analytics is in principle collected anonymously and does not allow users to be identified. The data collected by Google Analytics may include, for example: approximate geolocation, demographic data, information about the device used, system, browser, screen resolution, language set, ISP, type of internet connection, as well as the user’s behaviour on the website. Detailed information on the data collected by Google Analytics is described in the Google Analytics privacy policy available at: https://support.google.com/analytics/topic/2919631?hl=pl&ref_topic=1008008.  

    2. Google Ads

      The Website uses the Google Ads tool, which is an advertising system that allows advertising messages to reach you through channels owned by Google. For example, Google Ads collects the following types of data: search queries entered in the internet search engine, tracking data on user activity on other websites. Generally, the data collected by Google Ads does not identify you uniquely. Detailed information on Google Ads is described in Google's privacy policy, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can independently opt out of tracking by Google Ads through the respective settings of your browser. For detailed information on how to opt-out of tracking by Google Ads, please follow the link: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/32050.
    3. Remarketing

      The Website uses the remarketing function offered by Google Analytics in combination with the Google Ads tool provided by Google. Remarketing is a way of conducting advertising activities on the internet. Advertising activities are targeted at people who have visited the Website. Through the use of mechanisms based on cookies, your interest in a given product or service is determined, on the basis of which a specific marketing message is directed to the you. Marketing messages are displayed to you when you use the Google search engine, browse websites, or as part of your presence on social media. You can independently deactivate the remarketing option on the devices used via the deactivation option available under the link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
    4. Google privacy policy

      Detailed information on the principles of processing and protection of personal data processed by Google are described in Google's privacy policy, available at the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
    5. Facebook Pixel

      The Website uses the Facebook pixel function provided by Meta Platforms Inc. The Facebook pixel is a short code placed on websites to measure the effectiveness of ads based on analysis of users’ actions. The Facebook pixel is used to target ads to the right audience, automatically configure marketing messages, and measure the performance of display ads. Detailed information on the principles of processing and protection of personal data processed by Meta Platforms Inc. are described in the Facebook's privacy policy, available at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
       
  7. Information on cookies
    1. A cookie is a text file which, with the consent of the concerned website users, is stored by website server on the user's computer, tablet, mobile, or any other digital device the user may use to access the website. Retrieving or reading the contents of cookies is possible only from the level of the concerned website’s server. Cookies is unique to each user's web browser and contains anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the name of the accessed website.

    2. The provisions of this Privacy Policy apply to any personal data associated with the cookies installed on your computer, tablet, mobile, or any other digital device you may use to access the Website.

    3. The Administrator uses type of cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the Website. Other types of cookies the Administrator may use would be subject to your consent. Below is information on the cookies used by/for our Website:

       

      Cookie provider Purpose for which cookies are used Type of cookie
      WhitePress

      ensuring the security and integrity of the Service

      essential
      (mandatory)
      WhitePress statistical purposes, depicting the use of the Website by Users, adaptation
      and optimisation of the Website to the needs of Users, creation of viewing statistics for subpages of the Website
      essential
      (mandatory)
      WhitePress analysis of User behaviour on the Website in order to adapt the services and content provided to the individual interests, requirements and needs of the User concerned optional
      Google LLC analysis of User behaviour on the Website, advertising services,
      re-marketing, measurement and analysis services
      optional
      Meta Platforms Inc.

      advertising services, re-marketing, measurement and analysis services

      optional
      HotJar Ltd.

      analysis of User behaviour on the Website

      optional

       

    4. When you access or use the Website, the entities that may, subject to your consent, install and/or use cookies on the Website or for any of the services associated therewith are:

      • Google LLC, headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States. To learn more about this administrator's privacy policy click here: https://policies.google.com/privacy;

      • Meta Platforms, Inc. based in Menlo Park, California, United States. To learn more about this administrator's privacy policy, click here: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php;

      • HotJar Ltd, a private limited company registered under Maltese law. To find out more about this administrator's privacy policy, click here: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/.

    5. The Website uses session cookies, which are deleted when you stop using the Website and close your web browser window, as well as persistent cookies, which are stored on the devices through which you use the Website for a specific period of time or until they are deleted by you or your device as applicable.

    6. Data originating from cookies, will be stored depending on the type of cookies: (i) for the duration of the use of the Website (session files), (ii) until you exercise your rights leading to the cessation of the processing of your personal data, or (iii) until the you revoke your consent to their processing.

    7. You may, independently and at any time, change the settings concerning cookies, specifying the conditions for storing and accessing cookies on your device. You may change the settings referred to in the previous sentence by means of the settings of your internet browser or by means of the configuration of the service. These settings can be changed, in particular, in such a way as to block the automatic handling of cookies in the web browser settings or inform on their placement on your device each time. Detailed information on the possibility and methods of using cookies is available in the settings of your software (web browser).

    8. You can manage your consent to the processing of cookies at any time by clicking here.

  8. Exclusion of liability
    1. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any other services and/or companies that are provided, displayed, or advertised on the Website.

    2. Any announcements, advertisements or other similar content placed on the Website are of purely informative nature, and they shall not be interpreted to constitute an offer within the meaning of the applicable Civil Code and shall not constitute basis for any claims against the Administrator.

  9. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
    1. This Privacy Policy shall be governed and construed pursuant to the laws of Jordan, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. The Court of Amman (Palace of Justice) shall have sole jurisdiction over any dispute arises from, or in connection with this Privacy Policy.


 

WhitePress® Platform Privacy Policy

  • Effective Date: 08/03/2023.

 

  1. General provisions
    1. This privacy policy (hereinafter: the “Privacy Policy”) describes our policies, practices and procedures on the collection, use, processing, transfer, retention and/or disclosure of your personal data when you access the WhitePress Platform® (hereinafter: the “Platform”) that is available to registered users at whitepress.com and/or all its subpages or sub-sites (hereinafter: the “WhitePress Website”), and on which this Privacy Policy is posted, linked, or referenced.

    2. Capitalized or defined terms mentioned in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Privacy Policy, unless the context requires otherwise.
       

    3. Personal data is any data or information relating to a natural person which regardless of its source, may identify this person directly or indirectly, such data include data relating to the person, their family status, or location.
       

    4. Sensitive personal data is any data or information relating to a natural person which may, directly or indirectly, identify this person’s origin, ethnicity, opinions, political affiliation, religious belief, or any data relating to the person’s financial status, health, physical, mental condition, genetics, biometrics, criminal record, any other information or data may be deemed sensitive by the competent authority as per the applicable law, if the disclosure of such information or data

    5. WhitePress Sp. z o.o. is a company with registered office in Bielsko-Biała at ul. Legionów 26/28, entered into the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register kept by the District Court in Bielsko-Biała, 8th Commercial Division of the National Court Register, under KRS number 0000651339, NIP: 9372667797, REGON: 243400145 and other companies from the WhitePress Group (hereinafter: the “Data Recipient”).

    6. The administrator of the personal data of persons accessing, using, utilizing, and/or subscribing to the Platform and/or buying any of the services provided by or through the Platform, and within the meaning of the Jordanian Personal Data Protection Bill is Sharikat Almustakhdim Lelholool Almutakamila (JEEL MEDIA), a limited liability company registered in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with the Companies Control Department at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply under registration no. (52030) and hold national no. (200168616), with its registered office in Mecca Street, Bldg. no. 158, Fifth floor, Office 505, Amman, Jordan, and with which you, as a user of the Platform is bound by a contract for the provision of electronic services (hereinafter: the “Administrator”). Further details on the Administrator are indicated in the Platform’s Terms and Conditions®, which you have already accepted and agreed to at the stage of registering or creating an account with the Platform.
       

    7. For inquiries or to report any issues concerning this Privacy Policy or the Platform, you may contact the Administrator at the email address: info@jeelmedia.com with a CC to: gdpr@whitepress.com.

    8. IMPORTANT: Before accessing, using, utilizing, and/or subscribing to the Platform and/or buying any of the services provided by or through the Platform, please read this Privacy Policy carefully. It constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and the Administrator.

    9. If you have a registered Publisher, Advertiser, Journalist and/or Influencer account on the Platform, then this Privacy Policy applies to you.

    10. By accessing, using, utilizing, and/or subscribing to the Platform and/or buying any of the services provided by or through the Platform, you hereby agree –and affirm that you are able and legally competent to do so –to our collection, use, processing, transfer, retention, and disclosure of your personal data in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the applicable law.

    11. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OR ALL OF THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS, USE, UTILIZE OR SUBSCRIBE TO THE PLATFORM, NOR BUY ANY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM.

    12. The acts of accessing, using, utilizing, and/or subscribing to the Platform and/or buying any of the services provided by or through the Platform shall be referred to hereinafter, individually or collectively as (“accessing and/or using”) the Platform.

    13. The Administrator may update, amend, add to or delete any and/or all of the provisions of this Privacy Policy at any time at its sole discretion and without notice. Shall the Administrator make any changes to this Privacy Policy, the Effective Date mentioned on top of this page will be updated to reflect when this Privacy Policy was last amended. The amended Privacy Policy supersedes any previous versions thereof. You are bound by this Privacy Policy and any updates or amendments made thereto. Therefore, you should visit this page periodically to review this Privacy Policy and any changes made thereto. Your non-reviewing of the Privacy Policy shall not in any manner change or deny your acceptance of it. Your continued access or use of the Website after any amended Privacy Policy is posted constitutes your acceptance and agreement to the amended Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the amended Privacy Policy, then you must immediately stop accessing, using, utilizing, and/or subscribing to the Platform and/or buying any of the services provided by or through the Platform. You may then send a written request to the Administrator info@jeelmedia.com with a CC to: gdpr@whitepress.com, requesting deletion of your personal data. Please note that deleting your personal data may take several days to take effect.

    14. You acknowledge and agree that you do not rely on any representation and/or warranty that has not been made specifically to you in line with this Privacy Policy.

    15. The Platform is not intended to be accessed or used by children who are under the age at which they are legally permitted in their country of residence to enter into legally binding agreements or provide their consent for their personal data to be processed. If you are under the age of consent in your country, you may not access and/or use the Platform. If, in any way, you access and/or use the Platform and/or provide fake age information, you hereby understand and agree that the Administrator shall not take any responsibility whatsoever regarding your accessing and/or using of the Platform nor for any personal and/or non-personal data relating thereto, whether you provided such data or it was collected by the Administrator. If you are a parent or a legal guardian of a child under the consent age, by allowing your child to access and/or use the Platform, you hereby agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and agree to take all responsibility arising from or associated with your child’s access and/or of the Platform or sharing of any personal or non-personal data. You also agree that the Administrator shall not take any responsibility whatsoever regarding your child’s access and/or use of the Platform, whether your child accessed and/or used the Platform with or without your permission.

    16. All rights, material, and content available on the Platform are protected by law and shall remain the exclusive property of WhitePress and/or its licensees, as applicable, including all intellectual property rights such as copyrights, trademarks, and the like. Aforementioned rights, material, content, and intellectual property rights shall not be used in any way without WhitePress’ prior written consent under pain of invalidity and under criminal and civil liability including liability for moral and material damages.

    17. Subject to the provisions of this Privacy Policy, and the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of the Platform, you are granted a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable permission to access and use the Platform for your own purposes. No permissions, licenses, or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise, except for the permissions, licenses, and rights this Privacy Policy expressly grants to you, or as expressly specified in the Terms and Conditions of the Platform, or the applicable law.

    18. The Administrator takes all reasonable efforts and precautions required by law to keep the Platform secure and to protect the privacy of its users by protecting their personal data from loss, destruction, disclosure, access by unauthorised persons and misuse. Nevertheless, you understand, acknowledge, and agree to that the Administrator does not guarantee a 100% security of the Platform and/or any data collected, stored, processed, or transmitted through it. You confirm that you have assessed and you fully understand and accept all risks that will and may arise from accessing or using the Platform as described in this Privacy Policy, including those risks that are not foreseeable at the date hereof, and you agree that you will not hold the Administrator liable unless such liability arises due to gross negligence or fault on the Administrator’s part, and subject to this Privacy Policy.

    19. You are required to create an account to access and/or use the Platform and/or certain features thereof. You agree to provide, maintain, and update accurate, current, and complete information about yourself. You agree not to impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your identity, age, and/or affiliation with any person or entity, including using another person’s username, password, or other account information, or another person’s name, photograph, or other information. You further agree to notify us of any unauthorized use of your username, password, other account information, or any other breach of security of which you become aware involving using the Platform or any of the services provided by or through the Platform.

    20. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your account, and you agree to take full responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password, including any activity by an authorized or unauthorized user.

    21. By creating an account, you agree that the Administrator may contact you using the email address or any other contact information you provided in your account.

    22. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the type, trustworthiness, and security of any device, software, and/or service you may need, utilize, or use for purposes of accessing and/or using the Platform. The Administrator is not responsible for, nor guarantees that, the Platform and/or any of the functions or services thereof will function properly and/or securely on any particular device or with any particular software or internet service.

    23. Exercising your rights in a manner that leads to preventing the Administrator from collecting, processing, transferring, and/or storing your personal data to the extent necessary for allowing you to access and/or use the Platform amounts to opting out of accessing and/or using the Platform, meaning that in such event, the Administrator has the right not to allow you to access and/or use the Platform.

    24. The Platform may contain links to third party websites, webpages, and/or social media that are not controlled or operated by the Administrator. You hereby understand, acknowledge and agree that if you click on or visit any of these links, it is your sole responsibility to review and abide by their policies and practices, including their terms, conditions, and privacy policies. You also acknowledge and agree that the Administrator shall take no responsibility whatsoever regarding third party websites, webpages, and social media, nor for their policies and practices, nor regarding any data you may share with them or they may collect when you click on or visit their links, websites, webpages, and social media.

    25. The Administrator may, from time to time, at its sole discretion, and without notice, develop and/or update the Platform or any of its content. You hereby acknowledge and agree that any developments and/or updates made to the Platform are governed by, and are subject to, this Privacy Policy.

  2. Personal Data:
    1. You hereby understand and agree to that when you access and/or use the Platform, the Administrator may collect personal data about you, which can be either submitted by you, or collected via technological or automated means. This data is essential for the normal operating of the Platform and enable you to display, access, and utilize the Platform and the services provided thereunder. Also, your personal data will be collected whether you are a natural person representing yourself or any other entity for which you are using or utilizing the Platform, or if you are a publisher, advertiser, journalist or influencer, accessing and/or using, the Platform.

    2.  Data is collected, processed, transferred, and stored via automated means.

    3. Data collected and processed when you access and/or use the Platform or the services thereunder may include:

      Type of personal data Processing purposes
      name, surname, address,
      e-mail, telephone number
      creation of an account on the Platform and conclusion of the relevant agreement for the use of the Platform, and of the services provided by the Platform.
      e-mail, telephone number communication in connection with the provision of services on the Platform (e.g. sending confirmation of an order)
      e-mail, telephone number information relating to new functionalities of the Platform, changes to the Platform, direct marketing by the Administrator and entities interested in marketing their own goods or services
      e-mail, telephone number dispatch of newsletters, sending of requested commercial information, contact for direct marketing purposes using automated calling systems
      identification data
      (name, e-mail, telephone number, address, bank details,
      tax residence certificate - if applicable)
      processing of payments and settlements
      in relation to the services offered on the Platform
      information on internet traffic (IP address, start and end times
      session start and end time, type of services used, volume of data transferred and information on user identity)
      fulfilment of the legal obligations imposed on the Administrator
      essential cookies
      implementation of processes necessary for the proper functioning of the Platform
      other cookies see relevant provisions below
    4. You may choose to subscribe to our newsletter (the “Newsletter”) which can be found under the ‘Knowledge Base’ tab on the WhitePress Website. If you choose to subscribe to the Newsletter, you understand and agree that your personal data will be collected, processed, transferred, and/or stored in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the applicable law for the purposes of: direct marketing of the Administrator and entities interested in marketing their own goods or services, sending you commercial information related to the Platform, new content available through the Platform, and commercial information about conferences and trainings related to the ‘Knowledge Base’ tab.

    5. To subscribe in the Newsletter, you are required to complete and submit an electronic form that is available on the Platform, and then to click on the activation link sent to the e-mail address you provided in the subscription form. By clicking the activation link, you acknowledge and agree that you consent to the collection, processing, transferring and/or storing of your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You may cancel your subscription from the Newsletter at any time with immediate effect by submitting a request to the Administrator via the email address mentioned in this Privacy Policy, or by clicking on the “Unsubscribe/Opt-out” link provided in each Newsletter message sent to you. You may also choose to set preferences, such as sending of commercial information for direct marketing of the services or goods offered by the Administrator by means of electronic communication, in particular by e-mail, and to be contacted for direct marketing purposes by means of automated calling systems, using the data you indicated in your account on the Platform.

  3. Data Transfer
    1. You understand and agree that the Administrator may communicate the following categories of data to the following recipients, for the purposes indicated below:

       

      Recipients of the data Data category Purpose of data transfer
      accounting service providers, accountancy firms tax identification number, payment data, invoicing data invoicing, payment orders, booking of funds
      banks, financial institutions identification data processing and execution of payments

      electronic mail service providers (e-mail)

      e-mail address server hosting, data backup

      other users of the Platform

      name, surname, data
      for invoicing, address, tax identification number
      enabling claims to be enforced and other rights to be exercised
      law firms information on executed transactions, concluded contracts, existing or potential disputes and their parties use of legal advisory and representation services
      administrative authorities, ordinary courts, state authorities information and data
      which the Administrator is obliged to disclose under the relevant legislation
      fulfilment of a legal obligation incumbent on the Administrator

       

  4. Storage of data
    1. You understand and agree that your data will be stored and processed in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the applicable law. You may still exercise your rights leading to the cessation of storing and/or processing of your data. You may revoke your consent to the processing (if the processing is carried out solely on the basis of consent), or unsubscribe from the Newsletter service, or request by sending an email to the Administrator at the email address indicated herein this Privacy Policy requesting your account to be deleted from the Platform.

    2. In the event of an existing or potential legal dispute between you and the Administrator, as well as in the event of the existence of a legitimate obligation of the Administrator, the Administrator may continue to store your data as will be strictly necessary for the Administrator to protect and/or exercise its rights or fulfil its obligations.

  5. Rights of Platform User
    1. You have the right to:

       

      • have your data protected, and not processed without your prior consent, unless the processing is permitted by law;

      • know, review, access, and obtain the data possessed by the Administrator;

      • withdraw your consent;

      • rectify, amend, delete, hide, add to, or update your data;

      • limit the processing of your data to a specific range;

      • object to the processing of your data if it was not necessary for the purposes for which the data was collected, or if it was excessive to the required, discriminatory, arbitrary, or against the law;

      • transfer your data to another Administrator;

      • know of any breach or violation to the security of your data.

    2. You hereby understand, acknowledge and agree that by accessing and/or using the Platform, you give your consent to the Administrator to collect, store, transfer, and/or process your data from the time you commence any of the acts mentioned in this paragraph, for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy and for the entire duration necessary for enabling you access and/or use the Platform, or until you withdraw your consent for the same, as applicable.

    3. Your data will be deleted or hided by the Administrator upon your request or the request of the competent authority specified by the applicable law, in the event that:

      • data was processed for purposes other than those for which it was collected;

      • you withdrawn your consent for data processing;

      • if processing was done contrary to the provisions of the applicable law;

      • in response to a legal or contractual obligation.

    4. The withdrawal of your consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the collection, processing, storing, and/or transferring of data performed on the basis of your consent before you withdraw it

    5. The Administrator may not delete your data if the retention of such data is for purposes of complying with a law or court order.

    6. You have the right to receive in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format the personal data concerning you which you have provided to the Administrator.

    7. You may request that your personal data be sent by the Administrator directly to another administrator, insofar as this is technically possible. In this event, you hereby understand, acknowledge and agree that the Administrator shall not be responsible whatsoever for the level or trustworthiness of the security and/or data protection measure provided by the administrator or any third party to which you requested your data to be transferred. The privacy, security and protection of your data during and/or after the transfer to such administrator or third party is at your sole risk and responsibility.

    8. You hereby understand and consent to that your data may be transferred from the Administrator to any third party or to a natural or legal person inside or outside Jordan, in accordance to the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the applicable law.

    9. Should you have any concerns regarding your data or this Privacy Policy, please contact the Administrator at the email address provided in herein. Otherwise, you may file a complaint with the supervisory authority specified by the applicable law.

  6. Analytical tools and advertising used

    1. Google Analytics

      The Platform uses Google Analytics, a tool provided by Google LLC (hereinafter: “Google”). Google Analytics uses its own cookies to track users' interactions with other websites or applications. The data collected by Google Analytics is in principle collected anonymously and does not allow users to be identified. The data collected by Google Analytics may include, for example: approximate geolocation, demographic data, information about the device used, system, browser, screen resolution, language set, ISP, type of internet connection, as well as the user’s behaviour on the website. Detailed information on the data collected by Google Analytics is described in the Google Analytics privacy policy available at: https://support.google.com/analytics/topic/2919631?hl=pl&ref_topic=1008008.  

    2. Google Ads

      The Platorm uses the Google Ads tool, which is an advertising system that allows advertising messages to reach you through channels owned by Google. For example, Google Ads collects the following types of data: search queries entered in the internet search engine, tracking data on user activity on other websites. Generally, the data collected by Google Ads does not identify you uniquely. Detailed information on Google Ads is described in Google's privacy policy, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can independently opt out of tracking by Google Ads through the respective settings of your browser. For detailed information on how to opt-out of tracking by Google Ads, please follow the link: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/32050.
    3. Remarketing

      The Platform uses the remarketing function offered by Google Analytics in combination with the Google Ads tool provided by Google. Remarketing is a way of conducting advertising activities on the internet. Advertising activities are targeted at people who have visited the Website. Through the use of mechanisms based on cookies, your interest in a given product or service is determined, on the basis of which a specific marketing message is directed to the you. Marketing messages are displayed to you when you use the Google search engine, browse websites, or as part of your presence on social media. You can independently deactivate the remarketing option on the devices used via the deactivation option available under the link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
    4. Google privacy policy

      Detailed information on the principles of processing and protection of personal data processed by Google are described in Google's privacy policy, available at the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
    5. Facebook Pixel
       

      The Platform uses the Facebook pixel function provided by Meta Platforms Inc. The Facebook pixel is a short code placed on websites to measure the effectiveness of ads based on analysis of users’ actions. The Facebook pixel is used to target ads to the right audience, automatically configure marketing messages, and measure the performance of display ads. Detailed information on the principles of processing and protection of personal data processed by Meta Platforms Inc. are described in the Facebook's privacy policy, available at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
       
  7. Information on cookies
    1. A cookie is a text file which, with the consent of the concerned users, is stored by a website server on the user's computer, tablet, mobile, or any other digital device the user may use to access the Platform. Retrieving or reading the contents of such a cookie is only possible from the level of the concerned website’s server. Each cookie is unique to the user’s web browser and contains anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the name of the accessed website.

    2. The provisions of this Privacy Policy apply to any personal data associated with the cookies installed on your computer, tablet, mobile, or any other digital device you may use to access the Website.

    3. The Administrator uses type of cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the Website. Other types of cookies the Administrator may use would be subject to your consent. Below is information on the cookies used by/for our Platform:
       

      Cookie provider Purpose for which cookies are used Type of cookie
      WhitePress storage of information concerning logged-in users essential
      (mandatory)
      WhitePress

      ensuring the security and integrity of the Platform

      essential
      (mandatory)
      WhitePress Statistical purposes, to illustrate the use of the Platformau by Users, to adapt and optimise the Platformau to the needs of Users and other users of the Platformau, to create statistics on the audience of the Platformau sub-pages essential
      (mandatory)
      WhitePress analysis of User behaviour on the Platform in order to adapt the services and content provided to the individual interests, requirements and needs of the User concerned optional
      Google LLC analysis of User behaviour on the Platform, advertising services,
      remarketing, measurement and analysis services
      optional
      Meta Platforms Inc.

      advertising services, re-marketing, measurement and analysis services

      optional
      HotJar Ltd.

      analysis of User behaviour on the Platform

      optional
    4. When you access or use the Platform, the entities that may, subject to your consent, install and/or use cookies on the Platform or for any of the service provided by or through the Platform are the Administrator and:

    5. The Platform uses session cookies, which are deleted when you stop using the Platform and close your browser window, as well as persistent cookies, which are stored on the devices through which you use the Platform for a limited period of time or until they are deleted by you or your device, as applicable.

    6. Data originating from cookies, will be stored depending on the type of cookies: (i) for the duration of the use of the Platform (session files), (ii) until you exercise your rights leading to the cessation of the processing of your personal data, or (iii) until you revoke your consent to their processing.

    7. You may, independently and at any time, change the settings concerning cookies, specifying the conditions for storing and accessing cookies on your device. You may change the settings referred to in the previous sentence by means of the settings of your internet browser or by means of the configuration of the service. These settings can be changed, in particular, in such a way as to block the automatic handling of cookies in the web browser settings or inform about their placement on your device each time. Detailed information about the possibility and methods of handling cookies is available in the settings of your software (web browser).

    8. You can manage your consent to the processing of cookies at any time by clicking here.

  8. Exclusion of liability
    1. The Privacy Policy does not apply to any other platforms, services, websites and/or companies whose contact details are provided, displayed, or advertised on the Platform.

    2. Any announcements, advertisements or other similar content posted on the Platform are of an informational nature only, and they shall not be interpreted to constitute an offer within the meaning of the Civil Code and shall not constitute basis for any claims against the Administrator.

    3. The Platform has been created as a tool to conduct effective business promotion. We recommend that you do not make unconditional use of the documents we provide within the Platform. Always remember to read a document carefully and analyse it in detail, as it may not be appropriate to your situation. The Platform is not responsible for any content posted on the forum, in comments or otherwise on the Platform by its users. Any acts you may take in this regard are at your own risk and responsibility, and without any responsibility on the Administrator.

    4. You understand that you obtain electronic services through the Platform directly from the Administrator. The Administrator is responsible for providing you with the electronic services by or through the Platform. You further understand and agree that you are obtaining or buying services from the Administrator (and not from WhitePress Sp. z o.o. or WhitePress Group) and that neither WhitePress Sp. z o.o. nor WhitePress Group have any responsibility arising out of or related to any electronic services you may obtain or buy from the Administrator through the Platform.

    5. You understand and agree that the Administrator may transfer or share your data with WhitePress Sp. z o.o. and/or WhitePress Group and/or any third party in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy or the applicable law. The Administrator shall not transfer and/or share your data with any party who does not provide the same level of privacy protection and security.

    6. You hereby understand and expressly acknowledge and agree that when you access and/or use the Platform, your relationship and obligations whether of contractual nature or else are made only with the Administrator. Accordingly, you hereby understand and expressly acknowledge and agree that you shall not hold WhitePress Sp. z o.o., and/or WhitePress Group companies, and/or or its affiliates, subsidiaries, and/or related companies liable for any loss or damage caused due to loss of information or breach of privacy or failure to protect your data that you have submitted to the Administrator or it was collected by the latter via automated means. You hereby agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless WhitePress Sp. z o.o., and WhitePress Group, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and related companies, and their officers, directors, employees, and agents, from and against any claims, actions, or demands, including, but not limited to, reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from (i) your access and/or use of the Platform; (ii) your violation of any of the Provisions of this Privacy Policy; and (iii) your violation of any third party’s right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; and (iv) any claim that one of your acts caused damage to a third party.

  9. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
    1. This Privacy Policy shall be governed and construed pursuant to the laws of Jordan, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. The Court of Amman (Palace of Justice) shall have sole jurisdiction over any dispute arises from, or in connection with this Privacy Policy.

  10. Final provisions
    1. This WhitePress Platform Privacy Policy® shall come into full force as of the Effective Date mentioned at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy supersedes any previous versions thereof.