DATA USE POLICY – ARYA

This policy describes the information we process for purposes of ARYA’s operating and for the operating of all Products and Services associated with it.

1. Types of information collected

To provide ARYA’s Services, we are required to process User information. The types of information we collect depends on how Users use our Services.

Find out how you can access the information we collect and how to delete it by viewing ARYA’s Settings.

1.1. What Users do and provide

1.2. Device information

As described below, we collect information about computers, telephones, connected televisions and other devices connected to the web which Users use and which become integrated with our Services from said devices, and we combine this information on the various devices used.

The information we obtain from these devices includes the following points:

1.3. Information provided by the partner

Advertisers, application developers and publishers may send us information.

These partners share information about User activity outside ARYA (in particular, information about their device, the websites they browse, purchases they make, advertisements they see and their use of their services), whether or not Users have an ARYA account or whether or not they are connected to ARYA.

Partners receive User data either when they consult or use their services, or through third parties with whom they work.

We require that each partner be legally authorised to collect, use and share User data before providing it to us.

2. Use of this information

We use the information available to us in the manner described below, in order to provide and ensure the operation of the ARYA Services and the associated services described in ARYA’s General Terms and Conditions of Use.

2.1. Offering, customising and improving our Services

We use the information available to us to provide our Services, in particular to customise features and content (including the News feed, ads and content offered) and to make suggestions (e.g. groups or events or topics which Users may want to follow) on our Services. To create personalised Services which are both unique and relevant, we use the connections, preferences, interests and activities based on the data we collect, information that Users or third parties provide to us and other information (including data which is covered by special protections which Users choose to provide us with and for which they have given their explicit consent); we also use data on how they use and interact with our Services, as well as data concerning individuals, locations or items with which they connected or which interest them within our Services and outside these.

2.2. Safety, integrity and security

We make every effort to verify accounts and activities, to fight against dangerous behaviour, to detect and prevent unwanted content and any other negative experiences, to preserve the integrity of our Services and to promote safety and security within ARYA Services and outside them.

2.3. Communication with Users

We use the information at our disposal to send commercial communications to our Users, to talk to you about our Services and to inform Users of our terms and regulations. We also use this information to respond to you when contacted.

3. Sharing this information

User information is shared with others in the following ways.

3.1. Sharing on ARYA Services

When Users share and communicate using our Services, they have the option to choose the audience authorised to view what they share.

Similarly, when they use the messaging system to communicate with people, they are able to view the content sent by users.

We also allow other accounts to view who has looked at their news.

Public information can be viewed by everyone, on or outside our Services, even by persons who do not have an account. This includes the username, any public information that is shared with everyone, the information on the ARYA public profile, as well as content shared on an ARYA page.

Users, other people using ARYA, and we may grant access to public information or send such information to anyone on our Services or outside them, including other ARYA Services, in search results or using other tools.

3.2. Shared or reshared content

Users must think about the persons with whom they choose to share content, because those who can view their activity on our Services can then share it with other people on our Services and beyond, including with individuals and companies not part of the audience with which the content is shared.

In addition, when Users comment on another person’s publication or react to their content, their comment or reaction shall be visible to all individuals able to view that other person’s content.

3.3. Presence on our Services

Users network members are able to view signals indicating whether a User is active or not on our Services and when they last used them.

3.4. New owner

If the ownership rights or control over any or all of our Products or their components change, we have the option of sharing User information with the new owner.

3.5. Sharing with third-party partners

We collaborate with third-party partners who help us to provide and improve our Services or who use ARYA professional tools to develop their business.

We do not sell User information to anyone and we will never do so. We also set strict restrictions as to how partners may use and reveal the information we share with them. Here are the types of third parties with whom we share information:

Partners using the analytics service

We provide aggregated statistics and information (insights) enabling individuals and companies to understand how people interact with their publications, advertisements, Pages, videos and any other content on ARYA Services and outside them.

Companies within the same Group

ARYA belongs to TECHX FZ LLC which is itself part of the GREENBULL GROUP. For the proper functioning of the Services and in order to offer a complete experience and synergy between the Group's various businesses which may interest Users, User data may be made available to the Group's subsidiaries.

Advertisers

We provide advertisers with reports on the types of persons who view their advertisements and on the performance of their advertisements, but we do not share personally-identifiable information regarding Users (information such as their name or email address, which could be used to contact or identify them), unless the Users give us authorisation to do so.

Measurement partners

We share User information with companies which group such information together to provide analyses and measurement reports to our partners.

Partners offering goods and services on ARYA

When Users subscribe to receive paid content, or when they make a purchase, the content creator or seller may receive public information or other information from Users which they share, as well as the information necessary to complete the transaction.

Suppliers and service providers.

We provide information and content to suppliers and service providers supporting our business, including by providing technical infrastructure services, analysing the use of our Services, providing customer service, facilitating payment processes, or by conducting surveys.

Law enforcement or legal requests.

We share information with law enforcement or in response to legal requests.

4. Collaboration between TECHX and the entities within the same Group

ARYA shares its infrastructure, systems and technology with other entities within the same group in order to offer Users an innovative, relevant, coherent and safe experience for all Services and products from the entities within the GREENBULL GROUP Group.

We also process information concerning Users across all entities within the GREENBULL GROUP Group for such purposes, within the limits established by the law applicable and in accordance with their conditions and policies.

5. Legal basis

We collect, use and share the data in our possession in the ways described below:

6. Exercising of Rights provided for by the GDPR

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, Users have the right to view, rectify, transfer and delete their data. They also have the right to object to and restrict the processing of their data.

This includes:

7. Storage of data, deactivation and deletion of an account

We shall store data until there is no longer a need to provide our ARYA Services, or until the Users' account is deleted, whichever occurs first.

This is a case-by-case decision dependent upon aspects such as the nature of the data, the reason for its collection and processing and the legal or operational storage requirements in question.

When Users delete their account, we delete the content published by them, e.g. their photos and statuses; and they will no longer be able to recover this information thereafter.

Information about them shared by other persons is not part of their account and will not be deleted.

If they do not wish to delete their account, but would rather no longer use the Services on a temporary basis, they may deactivate their account.

8. Response to legal requests

We shall access, store and share User information with regulatory bodies, judicial authorities or others:

9. International Data Management and Transfer

We share information globally, both internally with Entities belonging to the same Group as TECHX FZ LLC (GREENBULL GROUP and its subsidiaries), and externally with our partners and with persons with whom Users connect and share content worldwide, in accordance with this policy.

Information controlled by TECHX FZ LLC will be transferred or transmitted, or stored and processed, to and in the United Arab Emirates or to and in other countries outside the country in which Users live, for the purposes described in this policy.

These data transfers are necessary to provide the services set out in the ARYA General Terms and Conditions of Use, and in order to operate and provide our Services worldwide.

10. Updating this policy

We shall notify Users of any material changes to this policy and shall grant Users the opportunity to view the revised version before continuing to use our Services.

11. Questions

Users may find out more about confidentiality on ARYA.

For any questions regarding this policy, they may contact us through the means described below.

The data controller for the information is TECHX FZ LLC, which Users can contact online or by mail at:

TECHX FZ LLC
Fujairah – Creative Tower
P.O Box 4422 Fujairah
United Arab Emirates

Date of last revision: 1 April 2021


COOKIES AND OTHER STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES – ARYA

Cookies are small text elements used to store information on web browsers.

Cookies are used, in particular, to store and receive login credentials and other information on devices such as computers or telephones.

Other technologies, including the data that we store on Users' web browsers, the credentials associated with a User device and other software, are used for similar purposes.

Throughout this policy, we refer to all these technologies as “cookies”.

We use cookies if Users have an ARYA account, including on our website and applications, or if Users view other websites and applications using ARYA Services.

Cookies allow ARYA to offer the Services to Users and to understand the information received from them, including information about their use of other websites and applications, whether they are registered or logged in or not.

This policy explains how we use cookies and presents the choices which Users may make in this regard. Unless otherwise stated in this policy, the Data Usage Policy will apply to our processing of the data we collect through cookies.

1. Why do we use cookies?

Cookies help us to offer, protect and improve ARYA Services (e.g. by personalising content), as well as to adapt and measure advertisements, as well as to offer a more secure experience.

The cookies we use include session cookies, which are deleted when Users close their browser, and permanent cookies, which remain on Users’ browsers until they expire or are deleted.

Although the cookies we use may change as ARYA Services are improved and updated, we use these for the purposes described below.

1.1. Authentication

We use cookies to check User accounts and determine when Users have logged in, so as to facilitate access to ARYA Services and offer them an experience and features suited to their use.

They also help us register User web browsers to avoid their being required to log onto ARYA each time, and for them to connect more easily through third-party applications and websites.

1.2. Site security and service integrity

We use cookies to guarantee the security of user accounts, user data and ARYA Services.

We also use cookies to store information allowing us to recover Users' accounts if they forget their password, or to request additional authentication if they advise us that their accounts have been hacked.

Cookies also allow us to fight against activity in violation of our policies or impairing our ability to provide ARYA Services.

We also use cookies to detect computers infected with malicious software and to prevent them from causing further damage.

Cookies also help us prevent ARYA accounts from being created by persons not authorised to register because of their age.

1.3. Advertising, recommendations, statistics and measurements

We use cookies to offer advertisements and recommend companies and other organisations to persons who may be interested in their products, services or the causes they support.

Cookies allow us to limit the number of times Users view an advertisement, so that the same advertisement is not repeatedly displayed.

They also help us measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns which are disseminated.

We also use cookies to measure how often people take action, e.g. making a purchase after having seen an advertisement.

Cookies help us to disseminate and measure advertisements on different browsers and devices used by one same person.

They also allow us to offer statistics on persons using ARYA Services and persons interacting with the advertising, websites and applications of our advertisers and companies who are users of ARYA Services.

We also use cookies to allow Users to no longer see certain advertisements on ARYA based on their activity on third-party websites.

1.4. Site Features and Services

We use cookies to implement features which help us offer ARYA Services.

If Users are administrators of a Page, cookies allow them to transition from publishing on their ARYA account to publishing on this page.

We use cookies such as temporary session cookies to support their use of discussion windows.

We also use cookies to offer Users content matching their local settings.

1.5. Performance

Cookies are used to make website usage as enjoyable as possible.

Cookies also help us record the format and dimensions of the User screens and their windows, and to be aware when they activate the high-contrast mode, so as to correctly display our website and our applications.

1.6. Analysis and research

We use cookies to better understand how people use ARYA Services, in order to be able to improve them.

1.7. Google Analytics

We also place cookies from the aryatrading.com and arya.xyz domain, that work with the Google Analytics service to understand how companies use ARYA sites.

1.8. External websites and applications

Our business partners may also choose to share their information with

ARYA using cookies placed on the domains for their own website, whether or not Users have an ARYA account or whether or not they are logged on.

In contrast with cookies installed on domains belonging to ARYA, ARYA cannot access these cookies when Users are on a site other than the one on which these cookies are installed, including when they are on a domain belonging to us.

They have the same functions as cookies on ARYA domains, i.e., to personalise content (including advertisements), adapt and measure advertisements, produce analysis data and offer a more secure experience, as indicated in detail in this Cookie Usage Policy.

2. When do we use cookies?

We may place cookies on Users’ computers or devices and receive information stored in cookies when Users use or consult:

ARYA uses cookies and receives information when Users view these websites and applications; this includes, in particular, information on the devices and information on their activity, no other action being taken by them. This happens whether or not Users have an ARYA account and whether or not they are logged on.

3. Do other entities use cookies in connection with ARYA Services?

Yes, other entities are likely to use cookies on ARYA Services to provide us with services- both us and companies that advertise on ARYA.

These other entities are, in particular, companies belonging to the same Group as TECHX FZ LLC, the GREENBULL GROUP.

Third parties may also use cookies on their own websites and applications in connection with ARYA Services.

To understand how these third parties use cookies, please consult their policies.

4. How can you control the use of cookies by ARYA?

We use cookies to help Users customise and improve content and services, provide a more secure experience and show them useful and relevant ads on ARYA and elsewhere.

5. Control of browser cookies:

The User's browser or device may offer settings allowing them to choose whether the browser cookies are enabled and to delete them.

These controls vary according to the browser and manufacturers may change the settings available and their functioning at any time.

As of 5 October 2020, Users are able to find additional information on the controls suggested by popular browsers by consulting the links below.

Some parts of ARYA Services may not work properly if Users have disabled the use of cookies in their browser.

Users must be aware that the controls are different from those offered by ARYA.

Date of last revision: 1 April 2021