Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (together with our terms of use) governs the use of personal information that you provide to us. In this Privacy Policy, “We” & “Us” means Kuwait Real Estate Co. By using the website at www.aqarat.com.kw and our App (the “AQARAT”), you are deemed to have full knowledge of and accept the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Websites and App.

1. Personal Information

When you use the App you may provide us with personal information about you, such as your name, address, date of birth, fax and telephone numbers and email address ("personal information"). This includes information provided at the time of registering to use App, completing any online questionnaire, and details of your visits to our site and the resources you access. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.

The legal basis for processing your Personal Data is in the legitimate business interests of Kuwait Real Estate Co. We may need to process your Personal Data which you provide to us in order to facilitate your enquiry regarding contact from a Consultant or to ensure that you are complying with the terms of use within our Website and App. Without processing your Personal Data we cannot ensure your compliance or identify you to assist you with your enquiry. Therefore, either your visiting our website or your completing in our enquiry form is an affirmative action from you confirming you consent to us contacting you and/or processing your Personal Data. Please see section 2 below for further information about how your Personal Data may be processed.

2. Uses made of the information

2.1. We may use your personal information for the purposes of:

  1. ensuring that content on the Website and App is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer;
  2. providing you with information, products, or services as requested by you either through us or our Consultants;
  3. carrying out contractual obligations owed to you; and
  4. record keeping.

2.2. We may also use your Personal Data to contact you by post, email, or telephone from time to time to tell you about goods and services of Kuwait Real Estate Co which we consider may be of interest to you. We may only do this if you have completed an affirmative action consenting to us contacting you in relation to goods and services of Kuwait Real Estate Co. If you wish to withdraw your consent for us to contact you in this way, you can do this by emailing us at any time at developer@aqarat.com.kw.

3. Cookies

  1. Certain parts of the Websites use "cookies" to keep track of your visit and to help you navigate between sections. A cookie is a small data file that may be stored on your computer's hard-drive when you visit a website. Cookies can contain information such as your user ID and the pages you have visited.
  2. We use cookies on the Websites to enable us to deliver content that is specific to your interests and to give us an idea of which parts of the Websites you are visiting and to recognize you when you return to the Websites. Our cookies do not read data from your computer's hard-drive or read cookies created by other websites that you have visited. This means that your visit will be tracked, but that to all intents and purposes you remain anonymous.
  3. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Websites. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you access the Websites.

4. Security

If you register to use any parts of the Websites, you may be asked to create a password. You must keep this password confidential and must not disclose it or share it with anyone. You will be responsible for all activities that occur under your password. If you know or suspect that someone else knows your password, you should notify us immediately at developer@aqarat.com.kw. If we have reason to believe that there is likely to be a breach of security or misuse of the Websites, we may require you to change your password or we may suspend your account until your identity has been verified and the account has been satisfactorily secured.

5. Your rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. As set out above we will only process your data for marketing purposes where we have your express consent. You can exercise your right to withdraw your consent from such processing by contacting us at developer@aqarat.com.kw.

6. Changes to the privacy policy

We reserve the right to alter this Privacy Policy at any time. Such alterations will be posted on the Websites by us. It is important that you read any such alterations as and when they are posted on the Websites by us. Should you object to any alteration, please contact us at developer@aqarat.com.kw.