Privacy Policy

Last updated: 02/12/2024

Riyadh Academy (“Riyadh Academy,” “we,” the “Foundation”) is a non-profit organization that aims to encourage learning and develop leadership skills among youth for a better future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To achieve these goals, the Foundation focuses its efforts on empowering Saudi youth through the design of programs and the establishment of partnerships based on three main pillars: education and technology, culture and arts, and entrepreneurship.
The Foundation provides its services through its website (Riyadhacademy.edu.org) and the associated sub-sites (collectively referred to as the ‘website’), which includes all other pages found on the homepage of Riyadh Academy.
The Foundation is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the highest standards of data protection, as specified in the Personal Data Protection Law of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA PDPL”).
 
This Privacy Policy outlines all the information that helps you understand how we use your personal data, such as your name, email address, and other contact information, reflecting our commitment to your privacy and the protection of your personal data. It is important to note that this Privacy Policy applies to all data processing activities carried out by the Foundation concerning the data collected during your browsing of the Riyadh Academy website.
What is your personal data?

Personal data is information that enables you to be identified. It includes things like your name, date of birth, and your email address. For example, your email address will identify you because no one else will have the same email address as you. These are just a few examples of what your data is.

We collect any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual, such as names, contact details, identification numbers, or online identifiers.

We use your data so that we can do the following:

Purpose we use your data forApplicable good reasons

To provide you with our services.

  • It is in our legitimate interests to provide you with our services.
  • We are required to do so by our terms and conditions.
To improve our website and service offerings.It is in our legitimate interests to improve our website and service offerings.
To enhance our customer service.It is in our legitimate interests to enhance our customer service.
To administer contests, promotions, surveys, or other site features.
  • It is in our legitimate interests to offer these services to you.
  • We are required to do so by our terms and conditions.
To send you periodic emails on various subjects, including marketing and advertisements.We will only send you such emails if you consent to receive them.
To ensure legal and regulatory complianceTo meet legal obligations, such as tax reporting or responding to law enforcement requests.

We will only send you adverts and marketing materials when you have said we can do so. This will include adverts and promotions from our contest sponsors and promotional marketing partners that we think may be of interest to you.

 

However, if you say yes and later change your mind, you can ask that we stop sending you adverts and marketing materials. Should you change your mind, the email containing the advertisement will include an ‘Unsubscribe’ button so that you can cease receiving such data. Furthermore, you can also email us and ask us to stop sending you adverts at the email address contained at the bottom of this policy.

 

We Won’t Do Anything We’re Not Allowed to Do with Your Data

We will always be transparent with you about how we use your data and explain why we use it.

 

Our Use of Cookies and Similar Tools

A cookie is a small piece of technology stored on your computer, tablet, or phone whenever you visit a website. We use cookies on our website.

 

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and services. Without them, you would not be able to visit our website or use our services.
  • Performance Cookies: These cookies provide us with information on how our website is performing.
  • Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember your preferences, such as language settings.
  • Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to display relevant advertisements and promotions. We will only use third-party cookies with your consent. You can adjust your device settings to disable advertising cookies.

We use cookies for various purposes, including:

  • Providing our services
  • Identifying areas of our website that you visit
  • Enhancing the website experience
  • Measuring website popularity
  • Marketing our products and services to you

Protecting personal data is essential. We do not want other people or companies to see your data if you do not want them to. We treat your data as being equally important to you and we protect your personal data and aim to preserve your individual rights, prevent harm, and ensure ethical handling of your information.

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