Privacy Policy

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We understand how important it is for you to know about how we use your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how and why https://ahmadwehbe.com (“we”) collect, store, process and share your personal information.

This Privacy Policy covers all our interaction with you and your interaction with all of our Services and products, here, and other places, including (but not limited to); email interactions, and social media interactions. This Privacy Policy also informs you about your rights and choices about how we collect and use your personal information.

We do not sell your personal information to anyone.

Childen’s Privacy
Our Services does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Why we collect personal information
We use your personal information to make our Services and products available to you; to personalize your experience; to improve our operations; and for security and legal reasons.

Agreement
By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Legal Document and other legal documentations.

Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please regularly check for updates. You can tell if the Privacy Policy has changed by checking the revision date that appears above.

1. Information Collection and Use

Information that you give to us
We collect information when you register an account on our Services or sign up to our newsletter. This may include your name, email address, phone number, date of birth, country of residence, your billing and shipping address, language, gender, and time zone.

The reason is to provide you an account on our Services so we can process and fulfill your orders and/or send you newsletters.

Information about your device
We collect information when you use our Services. This may include your device model, operating system, your browser, screen resolution, preferred language setting, geolocation, Internet service provider, IP address and other unique personal or online identifiers.

The reason is to provide you our Services in the best possible way for you.

Information about your use of our Services
We collect information about how you use and interact with our Services. This may include the content you share, the date and time of your visit, information about the links you click, pages you view.

The reason is to help us understand how people are using our Services.

Information from other sources
We may collect information about you from other sources. This may include information from users of our Services, and third-party services. For example, if you engage with us on social media or use any social media or similar services to create and/or login to access our Services or to comment on our Services, we may collect information from these third-party services.

The reason is to be able to provide our Services to you beyond this website, should you need it. And to provide you with a quick access to some parts of our Services without having you to go through our account registration process. And to identify bad actors on third-party websites and services and link their identity to any activity or account on our Services so we can terminate their access to our Services.

2. How your information is shared

Authorized third-party service providers
We may share some or all of your personal information with third-party service providers that provide services to us for a variety of purposes, such as payment processing, customer service, security and performance monitoring, processing and fulfilling orders, and auditing.

Other users and the public
Some of our services allow you to share information and content with others such as commenting on a post or leaving a product review. The information and content that you share, your nickname, your user icon, your online status, and your country of residence may be visible to other users, and in some cases the public. The information and content that you choose to share can be read, collected, or used by others. You are fully responsible for the information and content that you choose to share in these instances.

When you access third-party services
If you use third-party services to access our Services then said third-party Services may be able to collect information about you, such as your activity on our Services. This is out of our control and you are fully responsible for using third-party services to access our Services.

Legal Requirements
We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

a) to comply with a legal obligation,

b) to protect and defend the rights or property of Ahmed Ibrahim Wehbe (the Owner),

c) to prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services,

d) to protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public,

e) to protect against legal liability.

3. Your controls, choices and rights

We do not sell your information.

We do share some of your information with third-parties to fulfill certain functions of our Services, such as when you order Merchandise, in such cases a third-party will manufacture the product and ship it to you, which requires your delivery address.

Newsletter, Email Marketing
If you want to make changes to your newsletter subscription or unsubscribe completely from all future marketing emails, then you must open one of our emails and use the links provided within that email to access your account to make changes or unsubscribe completely.

Disable Cookies and Tracking
We do not provide any function to disable Cookies and Tracking. See Cookies, Tracking and Analytics for information on how you can disable Cookies and Tracking using your browser.

Your Account
You can add, edit or remove your information on your account page.

Right to Your Data
After you have verified your identity, you can request (once every 12 months) a file containing all your data that we have access to by emailing us at mail@ahmadwehbe.com, this request may take up to 90 days and will be sent to you by email once it is done.

Data Removal Request
After you have verified your identity, you can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you by emailing us at mail@ahmadwehbe.com, this does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons. THIS WILL LEAD YOU TO LOSE ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT, ORDER HISTORY AND ANY DIGITAL CONTENT THAT YOU MAY HAVE PURCHASED, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU POSSESS A COPY ON YOUR OWN DEVICES OF ANY DIGITAL CONTENT THAT YOU HAVE PURCHASED BEFORE MAKING THIS REQUEST, WE CANNOT RESTORE ACCESS TO YOUR DELETED DATA.

4. Data Security and Retention

We are not responsible for the data security or data breaches on third-party websites and services.

Securing your Data
We use various methods such as firewalls and other technical measures to keep your data secure to our best of ability. Most security breaches are due to weak passwords, or passwords that are not unique, for example, if Site A gets hacked and the hackers discover your password, then they can use your password on Site B to access your account. You can increase the security of your data by using a unique and strong password for each website you use.

Legal Requirement
The law in Sweden forces us to maintain records of our business dealings for at least 7 years. Any information you have provided to us that is written on the order emails, invoices and payments will be kept in our records. You cannot request that we delete your personal information from our books, all such requests will be ignored.

5. Links and Embedded Content

Links
Our Services may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be re-directed to that third-party website. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every website you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party websites or services.

Embedded Content
Articles on our Services may include embedded content, such as, but not limited to; payment, videos, images, articles, and widgets. Embedded content from other sources behave in the exact same way as if you were visiting the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you; use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

6. Cookies, Tracking and Analytics

What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files created on your device by your browser when requested to do so by a website.

Why do we use Cookies?
Cookies help us collect information when you use our Services, as mentioned above in “Information Collection and Use”.

The Cookies!
We use different types of cookies, all of which serve different purposes, here is a list of some of the cookies we use, we will update this list once we add or remove some of these cookies from our Services:

CookieDescriptionDurationType
tk_orThis cookie is set by JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce. This is a referral cookie used for analyzing referrer behavior for Jetpack.5 yearsAnalytics
tk_r3dThe cookie is installed by JetPack. Used for the internal metrics for user activities to improve user experience.3 daysAnalytics
tk_lrThis cookie is set by JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce. This is a referral cookie used for analyzing referrer behavior for Jetpack.1 yearAnalytics
tk_aiThis cookie is set by JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce. Used for the internal metrics for user activities to improve user experience.5 yearsAnalytics
tk_qsThis cookie is set by JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce. Used for the internal metrics for user activities to improve user experience.30 minutesAnalytics
tk_rlThis cookie is set by JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce. Used for the internal metrics for user activities to improve user experience.SessionAnalytics
tk_roThis cookie is set by JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce. Used for the internal metrics for user activities to improve user experience.SessionAnalytics
tk_tcThis cookie is set by JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce. Used for the internal metrics for user activities to improve user experience.SessionAnalytics
woocommerce_cart_hashHelps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes.SessionStrictly Necessary
woocommerce_items_in_cartHelps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes.SessionStrictly Necessary
wp_woocommerce_session_Contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer.2 daysStrictly Necessary
woocommerce_recently_viewedPowers the “Recent Viewed Products” widget.SessionFunctionality
store_notice[notice id]Allows customers to dismiss the “Store Notice”.SessionFunctionality
__utmaThis cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.2 yearsPerformance
__utmbThe cookie is set by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.30 minutesPerformance
__utmcThe cookie is set by Google Analytics and is deleted when the user closes the browser. The cookie is not used by ga.js. The cookie is used to enable interoperability with urchin.js which is an older version of Google analytics and used in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine new sessions/visits. Performance
__utmtThe cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to throttle request rate.10 minutesPerformance
__utmvThis is an optional additional cookie set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behavior and measure site performance. This cookie is used when site owners create custom visitor-level variables for customizing what can be measured. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.2 yearsPerformance
__utmzThis cookie is set by Google analytics and is used to store the traffic source or campaign through which the visitor reached your site.6 monthsPerformance

Disable Cookies and Tracking.
You can prevent your browser from creating and/or storing cookies on your device by adjusting the settings of your browser (Browser Settings). This may however affect some functionality on the websites you visit:

Please see your browser’s website for more information about how you can remove and/or prevent cookies from being created on your device:

Internet Explorer
Deleting and Blocking Cookies: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11

Mozilla Firefox
Deleting Cookies: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
Blocking Cookies: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-third-party-cookies

Google Chrome
Deleting and Blocking Cookies: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647

Safari
Deleting and Blocking Cookies: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

Third-Party Cookies
We also use third-party cookies for additional tracking, analytics (see below for opt-out option), and also for additional synergy with third-party websites and services to make it easier for you to share content on social media and/or so that you can use your social media account directly to engage with some parts of our Services.

Opt-out of Third-Party Tracking
We use Google Analytics for our additional tracking and analytics, you can choose to opt-out by getting the “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on” from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Third-Party Partners
We permit third-party service providers to set cookies and use web beacons, pixels and similar technologies to perform functions necessary for us to operate our Services. Third-party service providers include, but is not limited to:

YouTube https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Google https://adssettings.google.com/

Google Analytics https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

One.com https://www.one.com/en/info/privacy-policy

Automattic https://automattic.com/privacy/

Printful https://www.printful.com/policies/privacy

Fine Art America / Pixels https://fineartamerica.com/termsofuse.html?document=privacypolicy

Amazon / KDP https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=468496&ref_=footer_privacy

MaxMind https://www.maxmind.com/en/privacy-policy

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

Twitter https://twitter.com/en/privacy

Reddit https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy

Pinterest https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy#section-your-options

PayPal https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Klarna https://www.klarna.com/international/privacy-policy/

Ahmad Wehbe: Author of Books, Developer of Games