1. Introduction

Welcome to AL-TAGA. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy and Terms of Use explain how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application ("App"), and outline the terms under which you may use the App. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using AL-TAGA, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this agreement. If you do not agree with any part of the terms, you must not use the App.

3. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

Legal entity: Stand2Inspire (principal owner of AL-TAGA project).
Address: 6/2 Pinkhill Park, EH12 7FA, Edinburgh, UK.
Email: info@stand2inspire.co.uk; altaga@al-taga.com

4. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

4.1 Personal Data Provided by You

• Profile Information: When you register, we collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, profile picture, and other details you provide.
• Posts and Communications: Information you post on the App, including messages and interactions with other users.
• Discussion Rooms: Data related to your participation in discussion rooms, including content shared within these rooms.

4.2 Data Collected Automatically

• Usage Data: We collect information about your interactions with the App, such as your login times, pages viewed, and features used.
• Device Information: We collect data about the device you use to access the App, including IP address, device type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.

4.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your usage of the App. You can control cookie settings through your device or browser settings.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: By creating an account, you consent to the processing of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy.
• Contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party (i.e., our Terms of Use).
• Legitimate Interests: For improving our services, ensuring security, and providing a better user experience.
• Legal Obligations: Compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject.

6. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

• To provide and maintain the App.
• To manage your account and profile.
• To facilitate connections and communication between users.
• To send you updates, security alerts, and support messages.
• To improve, personalize, and expand our services.
• To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

7. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal data with:

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who provide services such as data analysis, IT services, and customer support.
• Legal and Regulatory Authorities: When required to comply with legal obligations or to protect our rights and interests.
• Other Users: Limited profile information to facilitate interactions within the App.

8. Data Storage and Transfers

Your personal data is stored on servers located in the UK. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no internet-based service can be completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within a reasonable period, except where we are required to retain it by law.

11. Your Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR (UK Data Protection Act 2018), you have the following rights:

• Access: To request access to your personal data.
• Rectification: To request correction of inaccurate data.
• Erasure: To request deletion of your data.
• Restriction: To request restriction of processing your data.
• Portability: To request transfer of your data to another service.
• Objection: To object to processing your data based on legitimate interests.
• Withdraw Consent: To withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at email: altaga@al-taga.com

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: altaga@al-taga.com

Terms of Use

14. User Conduct

You agree to use the App only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the App.

15. Prohibited Content

You agree not to upload, post, or otherwise transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, or otherwise objectionable. There is no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users on AL-TAGA.

16. Intellectual Property Rights

All content included in the App, such as text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of AL-TAGA or its content suppliers and protected by intellectual property laws.

17. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate your access to the App without notice for any reason, including violation of these terms.

18. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall AL-TAGA be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the App.

19. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Your continued use of the App after any changes signifies your acceptance of the new terms.

20. Governing Law

These terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

21. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:

Email: altaga@al-taga.com