Information collected on Souq.Com will not be sold, shared or rented with others.
Souq.Com’s privacy policy covers the collection and use of personal information that may be collected by Souq.Com anytime you interact with Souq.Com, such as when you visit our website, when you purchase Souq.Com products and services, or when you call our community support team. Please take a moment to read the following to learn more about our information practices, including what type of information is gathered, how the information is used and for what purposes, to whom we disclose the information, and how we safeguard your personal information. Your privacy is a priority at Souq.Com, and we go to great lengths to protect it.
Registration Form
Souq.Com requires information from customers on our Registration Form. Here customers must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and requires financial information in the My Account section (like credit card number, expiration date, banking details). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill customers’ orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact information is used to get in touch with a customer.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the customer's hard drive containing information about the user. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, users will not have to provide address details each time they order and the view my orders screen can remember products purchased at an earlier time. Cookies are stored on the customer's computer only. We have no access to their content.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Links
This page may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that Souq.Com does not control or affirm the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Souq.Com
Security
Souq.Com takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When our registration form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number or bank details); that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry.
Notification of Changes
If Souq.Com decides to change our privacy policy, Souq.Com will post those changes on our Homepage and Community Café so our users are always aware of what information Souq.Com collects, how Souq.Com uses it, and under circumstances, if any, Souq.Com discloses it. If at any point Souq.Com decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, Souq.Com will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not Souq.Com uses their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
Other
We reserve the right to repeat comments about our products made in communications with us for marketing purposes. Souq.Com prohibits the use of personal information and personal contact details anywhere on the Site except in the registration form, and such posting of personal information will lead to your account being suspended as outlined in our user agreement , Article 3, section 1.9 . This policy is enforced to protect our users from fraud and identity theft. We strive to ensure the integrity and privacy of your personal information, kindly help us to ensure the same.
Souq.Com requires your consent during the registration process to occasionally send you promotional emails from Souq.Com. These emails announce new changes and features added to the site to enhance your auction experience as well as any special promotional auctions that maybe hosted by Souq.Com.
