- Introduction
- Nooora Beauty on Demand (hereinafter “Nooora”) recognizes the importance of privacy of its users and also of maintaining the confidentiality of the information provided by its users as a responsible data controller and data processor.
- This Privacy Policy provides for the practices for handling and securing user’s Personal Information (defined hereunder) by Nooora and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
- This Privacy Policy is applicable to any person (‘User’) who purchases, intends to purchase, or inquires about any product(s) or service(s) made available by Nooora through any of Nooora’s customer interface channels including its website, mobile site, mobile app & offline channels including call centers and offices (collectively referred herein as “Sales Channels”).
- For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, wherever the context so requires “you” or “your” shall mean User and the term “we”, “us”, “our” shall mean Nooora. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, Website means the website(s), mobile site(s), and mobile app(s).
- By using or accessing the Website or other Sales Channels, the User hereby agrees with the terms of this Privacy Policy and the contents herein. If you disagree with this Privacy Policy please do not use or access our Website or other Sales Channels.
- This Privacy Policy does not apply to any website(s), mobile sites, and mobile apps of third parties, even if their websites/products are linked to our Website. User should take note that information and privacy practices of Nooora’s business partners, advertisers, sponsors, or other sites to which Nooora provides hyperlink(s), may be materially different from this Privacy Policy. Accordingly, it is recommended that you review the privacy statements and policies of any such third parties with whom they interact.
- This Privacy Policy is an integral part of your User Agreement with Nooora and all capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the respective meanings as ascribed to them in the User Agreement.
- Users Outside the Geographical Limits of UAE
- Please note that the data shared with Nooora shall be primarily processed in UAE (United Arab Emirates) and such other jurisdictions where a third party engaged by Nooora may process the data on Nooora’s behalf. By agreeing to this policy, you are providing Nooora with your explicit consent to process your personal information for the purpose(s) defined in this policy. The data protection regulations in UAE or other jurisdictions mentioned above may differ from those of your country of residence.
- If you have any concerns in processing your data and wish to withdraw your consent, you may do so by writing to the following email id: info@Nooora.ae. However, if such processing of data is essential for us to be able to provide service to you, then we may not be able to serve or confirm your bookings after your withdrawal of consent.
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A withdrawal of consent by you for us to process your information may:
- Severely inhibit our ability to serve you properly and in such a case, we may have to refuse the booking altogether, or
- Unreasonably restrict us to service your booking (if a booking is already made) which may further affect your service or may compel us to cancel your booking.
- Type of Information We Collect and Its Legal Basis
- The information as detailed below is collected for us to be able to provide the services chosen by you and also to fulfill our legal obligations as well as our obligations towards third parties as per our User Agreement.
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“Personal Information” of User shall include the information shared by the User and collected by us for the following purposes:
- Registration on the Website: Information which you provide while subscribing to or registering on the Website, including but not limited to information about your personal identity such as name, gender, marital status, religion, age, etc., your contact details such as your email address, postal addresses, telephone (mobile or otherwise) and/or fax numbers. The information may also include information such as your banking details (including credit/debit card) and any other information relating to your income and/or lifestyle; billing information payment history, etc. (as shared by you).
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Other information: We may also collect some other information and documents including but not limited to:
- Transactional history (other than banking details) about your e-commerce activities, buying behavior.
- Your usernames, passwords, email addresses, and other security-related information used by you in relation to our Services.
- Data either created by you or by a third party and which you wish to store on our servers such as image files, documents, etc.
- Data available in the public domain or received from any third party including social media channels, including but not limited to personal or non-personal information from your linked social media channels (like name, email address, friend list, profile pictures, or any other information that is permitted to be received as per your account settings) as a part of your account information.
- Information pertaining to any other traveler(s) for whom you make a booking through your registered Nooora account. In such case, you must confirm and represent that each of the other client(s) for whom a booking has been made has agreed to have the information shared by you disclosed to us and further be shared by us with the concerned service provider(s).
- How We Use Your Personal Information
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The Personal Information collected may be used in the following manner:
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While making a booking
- While making a booking, we may use Personal Information including, payment details which include cardholder name, credit/debit card number (in encrypted form) with an expiration date, banking details, wallet details, etc. as shared and allowed to be stored by you. We may also use the information of the client list as available in or linked with your account. This information is presented to the user at the time of making a booking to enable you to complete your bookings expeditiously.
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We may also use your Personal Information for several reasons including but not limited to:
- Confirm your reservations with respective technicians;
- Keep you informed of the transaction status;
- Send booking confirmations either via SMS or WhatsApp or any other messaging service;
- Send any updates or changes to your booking(s);
- Allow our customer service to contact you, if necessary;
- Customize the content of our website, mobile site, and mobile app;
- Request for reviews of products or services or any other improvements;
- Send verification message(s) or email(s);
- Validate/authenticate your account and to prevent any misuse or abuse;
- Contact you on your birthday/anniversary to offer a special gift or offer.
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While making a booking
- Surveys
- We value opinions and comments from our Users and frequently conduct surveys, both online and offline. Participation in these surveys is entirely optional. Typically, the information received is aggregated and used to make improvements to the Website, other Sales Channels, services, and to develop appealing content, features, and promotions for members based on the results of the surveys. The identity of the survey participants is anonymous unless otherwise stated in the survey.
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Marketing Promotions, Research, and Programs
- Marketing promotions, research, and programs help us to identify your preferences, develop programs, and improve user experience. Nooora frequently sponsors promotions to give its Users the opportunity to win great discounts on services. Personal Information collected by us for such activities may include contact information and survey questions. We use such Personal Information to notify contest winners and survey information to develop promotions and product improvements. As a registered user, you will also occasionally receive updates from us about fare sales in your area, special offers, new Nooora services, and marketing programs.
- In addition, you may look forward to receiving periodic marketing emails, newsletters, and exclusive promotions offering special deals.
- From time to time we may add or enhance services available on the Website. To the extent these services are provided and used by you, we will use the Personal Information you provide to facilitate the service(s) requested. For example, if you email us with a question, we will use your email address, name, nature of the question, etc. to respond to your question. We may also store such Personal Information to assist us in making the Website better and easier to use for our Users.
- Nooora may from time to time launch reward programs by way of which users may stand to win beauty service-related rewards or other rewards. We may use your Personal Information to enroll you in the rewards program and the status of the same will be visible each time you log in to the Website. Depending on the reward program, each time
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The Personal Information collected may be used in the following manner:
- With Whom Your Personal Information is Shared
- Service Providers and Suppliers
Your information shall be shared with end service providers like technicians or any other suppliers who are responsible for fulfilling your booking. By making a booking with Nooora, you authorize us to share your information with these service providers and suppliers. It is important to note that Nooora does not authorize these end service providers to use your information for any other purposes except to fulfill their part of the service. However, how these service providers/suppliers use the information shared with them is beyond the purview and control of Nooora as they process Personal Information as independent data controllers, and hence Nooora cannot be held accountable for the same. You are therefore advised to review the privacy policies of the respective service provider or supplier whose services you choose to avail.
- Companies in the Same Group
In the interests of improving personalization and service efficiency, we may, under controlled and secure circumstances, share your Personal Information with our affiliate or associate entities. This enables us to provide you with information about various products and services that might interest you or help us address your questions and requests related to your bookings. If the assets of Nooora are acquired, our customer information may also be transferred to the acquirer depending upon the nature of such acquisition. Additionally, as part of business expansion/development/restructuring or for any other reason, if we decide to sell/transfer/assign our business, any part thereof, any of our subsidiaries, or any business units, then as part of such restructuring exercise, customer information, including the Personal Information collected herein, shall be transferred accordingly.
- Business Partners and Third-Party Vendors
We may also share certain filtered Personal Information with our corporate affiliates or business partners, employees who may contact the customers to offer certain products or services, which may include free or paid products/services, enhancing the customer experience or offering specific benefits made for Nooora customers. If you choose to avail of any services offered by our business partners, the services will be governed by the privacy policy of the respective service provider. Nooora may share your Personal Information with a third party that Nooora may engage to perform certain tasks on its behalf, including but not limited to payment processing, data hosting, and data processing platforms.
- Statistical Information
We use non-identifiable Personal Information of Users in an aggregate or anonymized form to build higher quality, more useful online services by performing statistical analysis of the collective characteristics and behavior of our customers and visitors and by measuring demographics and interests regarding specific areas of the Website. We may provide anonymous statistical information based on this data to suppliers, advertisers, affiliates, and other current and potential business partners. We may also use such aggregate data to inform these third-parties about the number of people who have seen and clicked on links to their websites.
- Market Research
Occasionally, Nooora may hire a third party for market research, surveys, etc., and will provide information to these third parties specifically for use in connection with these projects. The information (including aggregate cookie and tracking information) we provide to such third parties, alliance partners, or vendors is protected by confidentiality agreements, and such information is to be used solely for completing the specific project, in compliance with the applicable regulations.
- Service Providers and Suppliers
- Disclosure of Information
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In addition to the circumstances described above, Nooora may disclose User’s Personal Information if required to do so:
- By law, required by any enforcement authority for investigation, by court order or in reference to any legal process;
- To conduct our business;
- For regulatory, internal compliance, and audit exercise(s);
- To secure our systems; or
- To enforce or protect our rights or properties of Nooora or any or all of its affiliates, associates, employees, directors, or officers, or when we have reason to believe that disclosing Personal Information of User(s) is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.
- Such disclosure and storage may take place without your knowledge. In such cases, we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any damages arising from such disclosure and storage.
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In addition to the circumstances described above, Nooora may disclose User’s Personal Information if required to do so:
- User-Generated Content
- Nooora provides an option for its users to post their experiences by way of reviews, ratings, and general poll questions. Customers also have the option of posting questions regarding a service offered by Nooora or posting answers to questions raised by other users. Nooora may also hire a third party to contact you and gather feedback about your recent booking with Nooora. Participation in the feedback process is purely optional; however, you may still receive emails, notifications (app, SMS, WhatsApp, or any other messaging service) for you to share your review(s), answer questions posted by other users, or post reviews in written or video format. These reviews may also be visible on other travel or travel-related platforms.
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The User-Generated Content (UGC) that Nooora collects may be of the following kinds:
- Review and Ratings;
- Question and Answers;
- Crowd Source Data Collection (poll questions).
- Each User who posts reviews or ratings, Q&A, or photographs shall have a profile accessible by other Users. Other Users may be able to view the services, reviews written, questions asked and answered, and photographs posted.
- Opt-Out from Promotional Ema
- You will occasionally receive email updates from us about fare sales in your area, special offers, new Nooora services, and other noteworthy items. If you wish not to receive these updates, please click on the “unsubscribe” link or follow the instructions in each email message.
- Permissions for Mobile Applications
- Android and IOS Permissions
When the Nooora app is installed on your phone or tablet, a list of permissions is required for the app to function effectively. The permissions include:
- Device & App history;
- Identity;
- Location;
- SMS;
- Phone;
- Contacts;
- Photo/ Media/ Files;
- Wi-Fi connection information;
- Device ID & Call information;
- Calendar.
- Notifications;
- Android and IOS Permissions
- Data Protection
- How We Protect Your Personal Information
All payments on the Website are secured, and all Personal Information provided is transmitted using TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption. The website has stringent security measures to protect against loss, misuse, and alteration of information under our control.
- Withdrawal of Consent and Permission
You may withdraw your consent to submit any or all Personal Information or decline to provide any permissions on the Website at any time. This may limit your access to the Website or prevent us from providing services to you. Withdraw consent by sending an email to info@Nooora.ae.
- Your Rights Regarding Personal Information
You may access, correct, or delete your Personal Information from your user account with Nooora. If you do not have a user account, you may write to info@Nooora.ae.
- How We Protect Your Personal Information
- Eligibility to Transact
- You must be at least 18 years of age to transact directly with Nooora and consent to the processing of your personal data.
- Changes to the Privacy Policy
- We reserve the right to revise the Privacy Policy from time to time to suit various legal, business, and customer requirements. Users will be duly notified of any necessary changes.