The terms used in the Privacy Policy have the same meaning as in our Terms of Use, which is accessible at Terms of Use, unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy:

Operator: Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Website/Service: Mall.bh website www.mall.bh

Third party: Any other party unrelated to the Operator of the Mall.bh website.

Users: All people registered on the Website who own an account and are using the website services, browsers and visitors, including the electronic trader, consumer and the third party.

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) will help you understand how the Operator (“us”, ”we” or “our”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use the Website.

We reserve the right to change and modify this Policy at any given time, of which you will be promptly updated. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and these changes are effective immediately after being published on this page.

If you choose to use our Service, you hereby agree to the collection and use of information in relation with this Policy. The Personal Information that we collect are used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone unless described otherwise in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data Collecting:

For a better experience while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with the following information, the information we collect will be used to contact or identify you:

  • Commercial Registration eKey.
  • Your contact information and email address.
  • Data profile regarding your online behavior on our Website.
  • Any additional information required by our Customer Service team.

You will only be able to register, open and account and benefit from the Service provided by the Operator if you agreed to provide us with the aforesaid information.

Securing the User’s Data

The Operator is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. The Operator has taken all measures to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.

We are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting your Personal Information. However, no method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

 

Why We Collect Your Data

We are collecting your data for several reasons:

  • To create statistics to better understand your needs.
  • To improve our services.
  • To customize our website according to your online behavior and personal preferences.

Third Party Website links

 

Our Service may contain links to other sites. If you click ono a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we advise you to review the Privacy Policy of the third-party’s websites.

You understand that we have no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party websites or services.

 

Use of other User’s Data and your Personal Data:

 

  • The Operator shall not guarantee the confidentiality of your information if you disclose it with other users of the Website.
  • The Operator is not liable whatsoever for loss or damages resulting from your disclosure of your personal information to a third-party website.
  • You may not use any personal information related to any other user of a third-party website.
  • Entering third-party information to our website requires prior approval by the third party, and your submission of this information is deemed that you obtained this approval in advance and thus the Operator is not responsible for the protection of this data.

Cookies:

 

Once you agree to allow our Website to use cookies. You also agree to use the data it collects regarding your online behavior such as browsing, pages you spend the most time on and websites you visit.

The cookies we use do not disclose any personal data. However, the data we collect by cookies is used to facilitate and speed up your browsing according to your needs. The user is free to cancel the use of cookies at any time if this option is available and this will not affect your use of the website.

Change your personal information

 

You can change your personal information through your profile page of your account on the Website. We will save your information during and after you finish using the website to help us in any case required to do so.

Spam

If you receive spam, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to the Website customer service team. It is strictly forbidden to send any messages containing an attempt to violate our privacy policy or contains viruses, as the Website will automatically check the received messages.

How to protect your personal information and privacy

  1. Inform the customer service team immediately if you suspected that your personal account has been hacked.
  2. Do not share your personal data and your password with anyone over the phone or the internet as the internet networks are not secure and we do not guarantee the confidentiality of your information.
  3. Do not save your username and password on Mall.bh and any website.
  4. We highly recommend entering your username and password each time you visit the website.

Please make sure to use a secure and updated browser, and a valid antivirus software.