Privacy Policy

Introduction

OPEX Group headquarter in Dubai would like to thank you for visiting our web site. This privacy policy is designed to tell you about how we collect and use information so that you can make an informed choice about using our services. You should read this policy carefully and contact us at privacy@opexgrp.com . A hard copy of this policy is available free of charge on request. The policy should be read in conjunction with the privacy statements contained in forms for our events, and in subscription forms for our publications.

Data Protection

OPEX Group values your privacy, your information is stored in a secure database and access is limited by authorized persons. In addition, we have contracted with selected companies in other countries to provide customer service assistance on our behalf. If you would like to remove your name from these lists, have questions about our privacy practices or need to confirm accuracy of your information.

How do we collect information about you
when you register for an event and/or subscribe to any of our publications, the registration form includes notices about privacy and requests for consent. Those privacy notices (called privacy statements) specify in more detail how any information about you may be used and disclosed. In particular, you consent to us collecting, maintaining, using and disclosing personal information about you and provided by you or by another person in accordance with the privacy statement in the application form and this policy.
The personal information we collect from these sources is your salutation, name, job title, mobile and email address. We also collect business information being your company’s name and address, your business telephone and fax numbers and a short profile of the company you work for. As well, we collect personal information about you from publicly available sources, or when legally required to do so.
The information we collect is used only to:

· Verify your identity.

· Assist you to enroll for our events or to subscribe to our publications.

· Promote our events and publishing titles to you.

· Maintain and develop our database.

· Share information from time to time with other professional organizations.

We do not collect personal information by unlawful or unfair means, nor in an unreasonably intrusive way. In particular, we do not use electronic harvesting software, nor do we use lists which have been generated by means of such software.

How do we use and disclose your information

At times we use third party companies to collect personal information and communicate with you via email or telephone on our behalf, in accordance with the Act. In all of these communications we ensure you will clearly be able to identify us.

Security of your information

OPEX Energy employs strict security procedure to ensure that information will not be misused, and to prevent unauthorized access modification or disclosure.
We also, as part of our updating procedures, ensure that any personal information no longer needed by us is either destroyed or modified so that you can no longer be identified.

Sensitive Information
OPEX Energy does not collect sensitive information about an individual

Release and Permission to Use Company Logo or Trademark

As a partner company of OPEX Energy, any speaker partner ("the Company") hereby given permission for OPEX Energy to use its company logo or registered mark for website information purposes connected with the business of OPEX Energy. It is understood that OPEX Energy may use said logo or mark for information purposes relating to OPEX Energy on-going seminars. It is further understood that OPEX Energy may use such logo or mark in connection with seminars, speakers, or symposiums, regardless of whether the Company is a sponsor of said event. OPEX Energy will not use the Company logo or mark in outgoing marketing e-mails or brochures, but may use the Company's logo or mark for these purposes without further permission or acquiescence by the Company, and the Company hereby releases OPEX Energy from all liability relating to the publication or use of the logo/mark on its website. The Company understands and agrees that, if Company discontinues its partnership with OPEX Energy, there may still be published materials in use and existence that relate to OPEX Energy and that reflect the Company's logo or registered mark. OPEX Energy will use reasonable efforts to replace and update such published materials periodically.

Cookies – storing information on your computer

We also use cookies to collect some statistical data about visitors to our websites. Cookies are small pieces of data stored on the web browser on your computer. This website and associated websites (including those you reach by clicking on advertising) may store cookies on your browser. The cookie doesn’t track any personal information about you or provide us with any way to contact you, and the cookie doesn’t extract any information from your computer.
The main reasons we store cookies are to:

· Gather statistics such as number of visits, pages viewed, types of transactions conducted, time online and documents downloaded to improve site usability

· Enable us to present customized and appropriate messages from our events and third parties such as targeting more relevant advertisements to you

If you wish to disable or remove cookies, please visit the ‘Help’ section of your browser or mobile device. Please be aware however, that parts of the website may not function correctly as a result of disabling cookies.