Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy (hereinafter: Privacy Policy) of the company operating under the business name balancedbites.ae Catering Services LLC(hereinafter: the Service Provider) describes how Service Provider collects, processes and uses Users’ data on the website www.balancedbites.ae (hereinafter: Website). The Website is operated by the Service Provider.
- Who is the Controller of the Users’ personal data?
The Service Provider is the entity which decides how the data of the users of the Website (hereinafter: User) will be used and can be contacted at e-mail address admin@balancedbites.ae
- What personal data of Users do we process?
When placing an order, a new User will be asked to provide the following data:
- First and last name;
- Company name if applicable
- Delivery address;
- E-mail address;
- Telephone number;
- Details required for the delivery of the Plan;
- Do you have to provide your personal data to the Service Provider?
The provision of the above personal data by the User is voluntary. However, failure to provide such data will result in the impossibility of performance of the agreement with the Service Provider, so that we would not be able to provide you with services. If for some reason you cannot provide your personal data, unfortunately we will not be able to conclude an agreement with you and consequently you will not be able to use the Website. All credit/debit cards’ details and personally identifiable information will NOT be stored, sold, shared, rented or leased to any third parties. balancedbites.ae Catering Services LLC will not pass any debit/credit card details to third parties.
- Purpose and legal basis for the processing of Users’ personal data
Your personal data defined in point 2 of the Privacy Policy shall be processed on the basis of your consent. Your personal data shall be processed for the purpose of performing the agreement concluded with the Service Provider, in particular for creating and maintaining an account in the Website, the possibility of placing an order, purchasing the selected products and having the order delivered by our driver (hereinafter referred to as the Driver), as well as the possibility of providing electronic services and handling your complaints and requests. The Service Provider shall oblige the Driver to ensure full protection of the personal data provided to it.
- For how long do we keep the personal data you provide?
The data specified in item 2 of the Privacy Policy, will be stored until the deletion of the account in the Website. We retain personal data collected for marketing purposes for the duration of certain marketing activities or until the User objects to the processing of their personal data.
- Who do we share your personal data with?
We share your personal data with the parties to transactions you enter into on the Website and with entities that support us in providing electronic services, i.e. those that provide payment services, our employees and associates, including Drivers, the Website provider, the hosting company that handles our e-mail, entities that work with us to handle accounting, tax and legal matters.
Transaction data, including personal data, are also provided to the online payment service provider, namely Stripe, Inc with its registered office in Dublin, Ireland.
- Security of personal data
The Service Provider takes appropriate steps to protect personal data from being made available to unauthorised persons, from being taken by an unauthorised person, from being processed in violation of applicable laws and from being altered, lost, damaged or destroyed. However, balancedbites.ae Catering Services LLC cannot comprehensively guarantee the security of any information that is disclosed online.
- Storage of personal data and User’s rights
Users have the right to request access to personal data from the controller, the right to rectify, delete, limit processing, the right to data portability, the right to object, the right to withdraw consent.
In the course of ordering products, until the final confirmation by pressing the appropriate button, Users who have an account with the Website have the possibility of independent correction of the entered data through editing their account profile.
Data verification or order correction can also be done by sending an e-mail to the Service Provider at the following address: info@balancedbites.ae
The User has the possibility to change the data entered when creating the account at any time within the options made available.
- Do we transfer your data to countries outside of the UAE?
Your personal data may be transferred to countries outside the UAE to entities that support us in providing electronic services such as sending e-mails, sending notifications, hosting data. Your data will never be transferred to third parties with no connection to the ordering or customer ordering service e.g. marketing companies not related to balancedbites.ae Catering Services LLC.
- Do we process your personal data automatically (including through profiling) in a way that affects your rights?
Your personal data will not be processed by automated means (including profiling).
- Cookies Policy
The use of the Website is carried out using the secure SSL Protocol, which affects the protection of data transmission on the Internet.
The Website may use cookies, i.e. information files saved by the Service Provider’s server on the User’s computer. The use of cookies makes it possible to improve the quality of services offered by the Website by:
- improving the process of selecting and ordering products;
- informing about User preferences;
- creating statistics on the use of the services of the Website by Users.
Cookies usually contain the name of the website they come from, the time of storage on the terminal equipment and a unique number. Within the Website we use the following types of Cookies:
- “session” – are stored on the User’s terminal equipment until they log out, leave the website or switch off the web browser;
- “permanent” – are stored in the User’s terminal equipment for the time specified in the parameters of cookies or until they are deleted by the User;
- “performance” – enable collection of information on the manner of use of the sites of the Website;
- “necessary” – which enable the use of the services available on the Website;
- “functional” – which makes it possible to remember the settings selected by the User and to personalise the User’s interface;
- “own” – placed by the Website;
- “external” – coming from a site external to the Website;
Cookies on the Website
Our site uses Cookies to make it easier for you to use its resources. Cookies contain useful information and are stored on the User’s computer – our server can read them when the User reconnects to the computer. The use of cookies does not make it possible to retrieve any personal or address data or other confidential information from the User’s computer. The use of cookies is not possible if the option to save cookies has been deactivated in the Internet browser. Disabling this option does not prevent the use of the Website, but may cause some difficulties. Most Internet browsers allow the storage of Cookies in the User’s terminal equipment by default. Each User of our Website has the possibility to change the settings concerning Cookies in the settings of his/her Internet browser.
In order to function properly, the Website requires the latest version of one of the following browsers:
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Edge
- Opera
- Safari
- Additional information
Within the Website, there may be placed external links enabling its Users to directly reach other websites or, while using the Website, there may also be placed in your device the cookies originating from other entities, in particular from suppliers such as: Facebook, Google in order to enable you to use the functionalities of the Website integrated with these services. Each provider defines the rules for using cookies in its privacy policy, therefore, for security reasons, we recommend that you read the privacy policy document before using such sites. Balancedbites.ae Catering Services LLC is not responsible for the privacy policies of websites to which it links. If you provide any information to such third parties different rules regarding the collection and use of your personal information may apply. You should contact these entities directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.
All credit/debit cards’ details and personally identifiable information will NOT be stored, sold, shared, rented or leased to any third parties.
Balancedbites.ae Catering Services LLC is not responsible for the privacy policies of websites to which it links. If you provide any information to such third parties different rules regarding the collection and use of your personal information may apply. You should contact these entities directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.
Delivery Policy & Process of shipping the items/goods conditions – Balancedbites.ae Catering Services LLC reserves the right to deliver goods as per logistics capabilities and at their own timeline. Balancedbites.ae Catering Services LLC delivers meal plan programs across the United Arab Emirates.
Website Policies and Terms & Conditions may be changed or updated occasionally to meet the requirements and standards. Therefore, the Customers’ are encouraged to frequently visit these sections to be updated about the changes on the website. Modifications will be effective on the day they are posted.
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