Privacy Policy

1. About this policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Qimat.ae ("Qimat", "we", "us" or "our") collects and uses information when you use our website and services.

Qimat is a UAE price comparison and product discovery service. We help users compare products and offers from different merchants. Purchases are normally completed on the merchant's own website.

2. Information we collect

We may collect:

• Account information, such as your name and email address when you create an account.
• Information you provide when you contact us, submit a form, create a price alert, save a product or use another Qimat feature.
• Technical information, such as browser type, device type, user agent, referring page and access time.
• Click information when you follow an offer from Qimat to a merchant, such as the product or offer clicked, merchant, referring page and time of the click.
• Cookie and consent information, including preferences you make through our cookie controls.

For security, fraud prevention and click measurement, some technical identifiers such as IP-related information may be hashed or otherwise reduced where appropriate.

3. How we use information

We use information to:

• operate and secure Qimat;
• provide product comparison and search features;
• manage accounts, wishlists and price alerts;
• record and measure referrals to merchants;
• prevent fraud and misuse;
• understand and improve how the website works;
• respond to messages and support requests; and
• meet legal and business record-keeping requirements.

4. Affiliate and merchant links

Some merchant links on Qimat are tracked or affiliate links. If you click one of these links and make a qualifying purchase or other action, Qimat may receive a commission or referral payment.

Affiliate networks, referral partners and merchants may use cookies, click identifiers or similar technologies to identify that a visit or transaction came from Qimat.

Qimat may also record outbound clicks for reporting, fraud prevention, merchant billing and service operation.

5. Cookies and analytics

We use essential cookies where needed for website functions such as security, sessions and saved preferences.

We may also use analytics and similar technologies to understand website usage and improve Qimat. Where consent is required for non-essential cookies or technologies, they are controlled through our cookie consent settings.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect certain website features or referral tracking.

6. Sharing of information

We do not sell personal data.

We may share limited information where necessary with companies that help us operate Qimat, including hosting and security providers, analytics providers, affiliate and referral partners, and merchants.

We may also disclose information when required by law or when necessary to protect Qimat, our users or our legal rights.

Some service providers may process information outside the UAE. Where required, such processing is handled subject to applicable data protection requirements.

7. Third-party websites

Qimat contains links to merchant and other third-party websites. When you follow one of these links, you leave Qimat.

Those websites have their own privacy policies, cookies and data practices. Qimat does not control how third-party websites collect or use your information.

8. Data retention and security

We keep information only for as long as reasonably needed to provide our services, maintain records, prevent fraud, resolve disputes and meet legal obligations.

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information from unauthorised access, loss or misuse.

9. Your privacy rights

Depending on the applicable law and circumstances, you may request access to personal data we hold about you and ask us to correct, delete or restrict its use.

You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, or object to certain processing where applicable.

We may need to verify your identity before processing a privacy request.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our services or privacy practices change. The latest version and update date will always be published on this page.

11. Contact us

If you have a question about this Privacy Policy or want to make a privacy-related request, please contact us.

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