Saudi Arabian Football Federation – Saudi 2027 –  Privacy Policy

Last updated: 31 January 2023

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are the

This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which we will process any personal data or usage information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, in connection with your use of our website at or otherwise related to our bid to host the AFC Asian Cup 2027 (the “Website”).

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully so that you understand your rights in relation to your personal data, and how we will collect, use and process your personal data. This Privacy Policy supplements any other privacy related notices and policies we may provide to you from time to time, and is not intended to override them. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy in general or any part of it, you should not access the Website, or otherwise provide your information to us.

We change our Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates to our Privacy Policy will apply only to information collected after the date of the change. We will note on our Website when our Privacy Policy has been updated. Please check the Website regularly for notices of changes to our Privacy Policy.

1. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Information you give to us

You may provide some or all of the following personal data to us by using our Website, completing a contact form on our Website, subscribing for our newsletter, or contacting us by telephone, text/SMS, email, social media, or otherwise:

• Email address
• Name
• Contact details including address and phone number
• Details of correspondence with us;
• The country you are from; and
• Any other details you may decide to provide in your communications with us.

Information we collect automatically

When you use our Website, we automatically collect the information sent to us by your computer, mobile phone or other device. This information includes: (i) your IP address; (ii) device information including, but not limited to, name and type of operating system; (iii) mobile network information; and (iv) standard web information such as your browser type and the pages you access on our Website.

Information we collect from third parties

We may collect information from other third party organisations we have relationships with, for example from our partner organisations or from www.saff.com.sa.

2. HOW do we use your information?

By providing us with your personal data or otherwise using our Website, you consent to us processing your personal data for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We may also rely on alternative legal basis, such as our legitimate interests or where processing is necessary to perform a contract with you.

We process your personal data in order to perform the following activities:

• to provide you with our Website and other content
• to provide you with our newsletter
• to communicate with you and help resolve your queries
• to personalise our Website for you
• to administer the Website, and for internal operations, in order to conduct troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey analysis;
• maintain the safety and security of our users, the Website, and our business; and
• send you announcements in relation to security, privacy or administrative related communications (these communications are not marketing orientated, and we do not rely on consent, so you may not opt out);
• improve and develop our products
• if you contact us, to communicate with you about our bidding reasons, events and other news and information we think will be of interest to you.

 

In addition, we will use some or all of the above information to comply with any applicable legal obligations, to enforce any applicable terms and conditions and/ or terms of service, and to protect or defend the Website, our rights, the rights of our users, or others.

3. COOKIES

We use cookies and other similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites following your use of our Website. Cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of users and to see how users move around our Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve our Website and the way our Website works. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.

4. HOW THE COMPANY SHARES YOUR INFORMATION

We do not use or share your personal data with others except as described in this Privacy Policy. In certain circumstances, we will share your information with third parties with your consent, as necessary, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. Specifically, we share your personal data:

 

• With service providers and vendors for business purposes. Such third parties include: (i) data analytics vendors; (ii) security vendors; and (iii) website hosting vendors. These service providers assist us with many different functions and tasks, such as providing data storage and disaster recovery services and communicating with you.
• When you request us to share certain information with third parties. With your permission or upon your discretion, we will disclose your personal data to relevant third parties.
• With professional advisors. As necessary, we will share your personal data with professional advisors functioning as service providers such as auditors, law firms, or accounting firms.
• For legal and security reasons and to protect our services and business. We will share your personal data with regulators, law enforcement agencies, public authorities, or any other relevant organisations: (i) in response to a legal obligation; (ii) if we have determined that it is necessary to share your personal data to comply with applicable law or any obligations thereunder, including cooperation with law enforcement, judicial orders, and regulatory inquiries; (iii) to protect the interests of, and ensure the safety and security, of us, our users, a third party or the public; (iv) to exercise or defend legal claims; and (v) to enforce our terms and conditions, other applicable terms of service, or other agreements.
• With our affiliates. We may share your personal data with companies within our corporate family or partner organisations.
• In connection with a change to the structure of our organisation. We may disclose your information to third parties if we either merge, consolidate or re-organise any part(s) of our organisation, or set up new ventures within or outside the organisation, in which case we may disclose your data to any prospective third party involved in such change to our organisation.

5. WHERE WE STORE YOUR INFORMATION

The personal data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at/processed in countries outside Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Your personal data is also processed by staff operating outside of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who work for us or one of our third party service providers or partners. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

For any transfers of personal data outside of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we will follow the principles of applicable data protection laws.

6. HOW LONG DO WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL data?

We will retain your personal data for as long as needed to provide the Website to you in connection with our bid to host the AFC Asian Cup 2027. We will also retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our terms and conditions, other applicable terms of service, and our policies. We may also store your information in an aggregated and anonymised format; we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

7. SECURITY

Although we do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted over email or text/SMS; any transmission is at your own risk.

8. YOUR RIGHTS

You have certain rights in relation to your personal data:

• Access: You have the right to access personal data we hold about you, how we use it, and who we share it with.
• Correction: You have the right to correct any of your personal data we hold that is inaccurate.
• Erasure: In certain circumstance, you have the right to delete the personal data we hold about you.
• Objection: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
• Portability: You have the right to transfer your personal data to another organisation.
• Objection to marketing: You can object to marketing at any time by opting-out using the unsubscribe/ opt-out function displayed in our communications to you.
• Withdrawal of consent: Where we rely on consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time by emailing us at info@saff.com.sa.

 

Please note that a number of these rights only apply in certain circumstances, and all of these rights may be limited by law. For example, where fulfilling your request would adversely affect other individuals or our trade secrets or intellectual property, where there are overriding public interests or where we are required by law to retain your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, you can contact us at info@saff.com.sa. We will respond to requests to exercise these rights in accordance with the requirements of applicable data protection laws.

9. THIRD PARTY LINKS

Our Website may contain links to other online platforms, plug-ins or other applications operated by third parties. We do not control such other sites or applications, and are not responsible for their content, their privacy policies, or their use of your information. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, including information you share on third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of the Website and/or users of those third-party online platforms without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators except as disclosed on the Website. We expressly disclaim any and all liability for the actions of third parties, including but without limitation to actions relating to the use and/or disclosure of personal data by third parties. Any information submitted by you directly to these third parties is subject to that third party’s privacy policy.

10. COMPLAINTS

If you have complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us at info@saff.com.sa and we will respond to your request as soon as possible.

11. CONTACT

We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data. Please send us any feedback to info@saff.com.sa.

12. Language

Except as otherwise prescribed by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the English language version and local language version of this Privacy Policy, the English language version will prevail.