Privacy Policy

Sabah Gilani, (“Sabah Gilani,” “we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to protecting the personal information you share and/or store with us. This Privacy Policy applies to correspondence and activities and data gathered through our Website and interaction you may have with our related Social Media accounts. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically as we may revise it without notice.

Generally, we may collect and use personal information for many purposes, including, but not limited to: providing a better website, improving services, and communicating with customers and potential clients regarding our services with third-party products and services.

This Privacy Policy is effective from 27th August 2024.

Who are we?

Data Controller

This section gives you the legal name of the company who holds your personal information – known as the ‘legal entity’ – and tells you how you can get in touch with us.

Sabah Gilani is the data controller for this website, www.sabahgilani.com and you can contact us by email at: [email protected]

What personal information do we collect from you and how is it obtained?

The personal information we collect from you differs, depending on your activity on this website, which is outlined below.

Data collected when you contact me:

  •  Email
    When you send us an email using the email address displayed on this website, we collect your email address and any other information you provide within that email — i.e. your name and your phone number.
  • Contact Form
    When you use the contact form to get in touch with us, we collect the following information: your name, your email address, and any information you include in the message field.
  • Follow up call
    We may contact you with a follow up call and/or redirect you to the application form. We collect the following information: your name, your email address, and any information you include in the form to prepare for the call.

How do we use your personal information?

The usage of personal information we collect from you differs, depending on the purpose of processing the information you provide, which is outlined below.

Data collected when you contact us
  •  Email + Contact Form
    Reason for processing and usage: To respond to email enquiries we receive and retain a record of email conversations.

How long do we retain your personal information for?

We keep your personal information for the shortest period of time possible, and only for as long as necessary. Specific retention periods are outlined below.

Email enquiries

When you contact us by email or via our contact form, we will keep your information for as long as is necessary to respond to and resolve your query. We will then retain it for a further 3 months. After this period, we will delete your information.

Mailing list

We retain the information you used to sign up for our mailing list(s) for as long as you choose to stay subscribed, or if we choose to cancel mailing list services — whichever happens first.

How do we secure your personal information?

We take appropriate and commercially reasonable steps to keep your information secure and to protect it against loss, misuse, and unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. It’s for this reason that all pages are secured using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software to encrypt all payment transactions. Secure pages can be identified by a lock icon in the address bar of your browser.

Who do we share your personal information with?

We do not and will not sell or rent your information to third parties.

What rights do you have in relation to your information?

You have the right, subject to the payment of a small fee and appropriate identity verification, to request access to your personal information we may have. If you wish to exercise this right, you should:

  • put your request in writing by sending an email to: [email protected], with ‘Data Request’ in the email subject line;
  • include proof of your identity and address (i.e. a copy of your driving licence or passport, and a recent utility or credit card bill); and
  • specify the personal data you want access to.

You have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal information, completely free of charge. If you wish to exercise this right, you should:

  • put your request in writing by sending an email to: [email protected], with ‘Data Amendment’ in the email subject line;
  • provide us with enough information to identify you (i.e. account number, user name, registration details); and
  • specify the information that is incorrect and what it should be replaced with.

You also have the right to ask us to stop processing your personal information for marketing purposes, and to request your personal information to be deleted from our web servers. If you wish to exercise this right, you should:

  • put your request in writing by sending an email to: [email protected], with ‘Remove my information’ in the email subject line;
  • provide us with enough information to identify you (i.e. your full name); and
  • specify the information you would like us to remove.

Use of cookies and tracking technologies

Cookies

Like many other websites, we utilise ‘cookies’ on this website to serve you better. Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your computer to allow our website to recognise you when you visit.

Cookies help us learn which areas of our website are useful and which areas need improvement. You may choose to disable cookies through your web browser’s settings. However, disabling this function may diminish your experience on the website and some features may not work as intended.

Analytics tracking

Google Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors arrive at our website, browse or use our site and highlight areas where we can improve. The data stored by these cookies is aggregated and anonymised, so it never shows your personal information where your individual identity can be established.

Transferring your information outside of Europe

As part of the services we offer you through this website, the information you provide may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”), as detailed below:

  • Email: Personal information you submit by email is transferred outside the EU and stored on our third party email provider’s servers in the United States.
  • Mailing list/newsletter: Personal information you submit when you sign up for any of our mailing/waiting lists is transferred outside the EU and stored on our third party news provider’s servers in the United States.

    If your personal information is transferred outside of the EU, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.

Other information

Children

We are concerned with the safety and privacy of children online; thus, we abide by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA),we do not knowingly collect or store any personal information about children under the age of 13. If you are under 18 years of age you are not authorised to provide us any personal information and should not use or access this Website.

Anti-Spam Policy

 

We have taken the necessary steps to ensure that we are compliant with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 by never sending out misleading information. We have a no-spam policy and provide you with the ability to opt-out of our communications by selecting the unsubscribe link in the footer of all mailing list/waiting list emails. If you have questions or are experiencing problems unsubscribing, please contact us at: [email protected].