INTERNET PRIVACY POLICY

The data controller collecting the data described herein is CONTECH UNITED GROUP COMPANY, the Kuwait Project management and consulting company. Personal data collected by CONTECH UNITED GROUP may be transferred to other individual CONTECH UNITED GROUP firms, which are member firms of the worldwide CONTECH UNITED GROUP organization, where it is necessary to meet the purpose for which the visitor has submitted the information. By submitting data on CONTECH UNITED GROUP Web site, the visitor is providing explicit consent to trans-border transmission of data collected on the Web site for the fulfillment of their voluntary requests.

DATA COLLECTION

We collect only personally identifiable information that is specifically and voluntarily provided by visitors to CONTECH UNITED GROUP Web site. CONTECH UNITED GROUP receives limited identifiable information, such as name, Title, company address, email address, and telephone and fax numbers, from Web site visitors. Typically, identifying information is collected to:

• Register for certain areas of the site
• Inquire for further information
• Distribute requested reference materials
• Submit resumes

Demographic information, including gender and occupation, is not actively sought, but may be submitted when a visitor responds to an online job application. It is CONTECH UNITED GROUP policy to limit the information collected to only the minimum information required to complete a visitor's request. In any instance where non-mandatory information is sought, the Web site visitor will be notified of this at the point of collection.

Visitors are also able to send email through the site. Their messages will contain the user's screen name and email address, as well as any additional information the user may wish to include in the message. Because we use the Web site as a recruiting tool, a visit to the Web site may also result in the user sending a resume to an individual within CONTECH UNITED GROUP.

CONTECH UNITED GROUP intention is not to seek any sensitive information through our Web site unless legally required for recruiting purposes. Sensitive information includes a number of types of data relating to: race or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or other similar beliefs; trade union membership; physical or mental health; sexual life or criminal record. We suggest that you do not provide sensitive information of this nature. If you do wish to provide sensitive information for any reason, CONTECH UNITED GROUP accepts your explicit consent to use that information in the ways described in this privacy statement or as described at the point where you choose to disclose this information.

USE OF DATA

A user may choose to provide personal information in the following examples:

• Order publications
• Submit resumes or work history information
• Participate in "join our mailing list" initiatives
• Participate in bulletin boards, discussion or message forums
• Contact us for further information
• Enter Quick Surveys, Quiz's or Benchmarking Surveys
• Register for events and conferences
• Register for business services

Information attained by the site is used only for the intended purpose stated at the time that the information is collected. This data is not shared with other entities in the network for secondary or unrelated purposes, or shared with a third party, unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection. If there is an instance where such information may be shared, the visitor will be asked for permission beforehand.

CONTECH UNITED GROUP makes every practical effort to avoid excessive or irrelevant collection of data. If a visitor believes the site has collected excessive information, we encourage the visitor to contact us at info@contech-united.com to raise any concerns.

Except for the mailing list initiative described above, where visitors explicitly choose to receive specific CONTECH UNITED GROUP marketing or other materials, CONTECH UNITED GROUP will not use personal data collected from our Web sites to facilitate unsolicited marketing activities.

COOKIES AND LOG FILES

Cookies may be used on some pages of our site. "Cookies" are small text files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing a more customized Web site experience. For example, a cookie can be used to store registration information in an area of the site so that a user does not need to re-enter it on subsequent visits to that area. It is CONTECH UNITED GROUP policy to use cookies to make navigation of our Web sites easier for visitors and to facilitate efficient registration procedures.

If you are concerned about cookies, most browsers permit individuals to decline cookies. In most cases, a visitor may refuse a cookie and still fully navigate our Web sites.

In order to properly manage our Web site we may anonymously log information on our operational systems, and identify categories of visitors by items such as domains and browser types. These statistics are reported in the aggregate to our webmasters. This is to ensure that our Web site presents the best web experience for visitors and is an effective information resource.

THIRD PARTIES

It is CONTECH UNITED GROUP policy only to disclose information to third parties under the following circumstances:

• As required by law through subpoena, search warrant or other legal process
• When explicitly requested by a visitor
• When required to deliver publications or reference materials requested by a visitor
• When required to facilitate conferences or events hosted by a third party

CONTECH UNITED GROUP policy is to disclose information to third parties upon visitors submitting their requests.

CONTECH UNITED GROUP Web sites do not collect or compile personally identifying information for dissemination or sale to outside parties for consumer marketing purposes, or host mailings on behalf of third parties.

Third party links

There are several places throughout www.contech-united.com that may link to other Web sites that do not operate under www.contech-united.com privacy practices. When you link to other Web sites, CONTECH UNITED GROUP privacy practices no longer apply. We encourage visitors to review each site's privacy policy before disclosing any personally identifiable information.

DATA RETENTION

Some of the information we receive is not retained. For example, we usually do not keep mailing addresses for white papers. Contact information about visitors (such as information generated though registration for access to areas on the site) will be kept as long as the information is required to completely service the contact request or until a user requests that we delete that information. Mailing list information, discussion posts and email are kept for only the period of time considered reasonable to facilitate the visitor's requests. Resumes are disposed of when they are either no longer under consideration, or are considered dated by our Human Resources departments.

CHOICES

As a policy, visitors are not required to register to gain access to areas of the CONTECH UNITED GROUP Web sites. In certain cases in the future, as you’re CONTECH UNITED GROUP Web site experience expands, we may require visitors to register in order to obtain a user-id and password for authentication and secure access to a transaction or certain business confidential or proprietary information services on premium Web sites.

Personally identifiable information provided to CONTECH UNITED GROUP through its Web site is provided voluntarily by visitors. Should visitors subsequently choose to unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations, we will provide instructions, on the appropriate Web site area or in communications to our visitors; or a visitor may contact the webmaster of the site e.g. projects@contech-united.com.

SECURITY

CONTECH UNITED GROUP has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. All CONTECH UNITED GROUP employees follow a network-wide security policy. Only authorized CONTECH UNITED GROUP personnel are provided access to personally identifiable information and these employees have agreed to ensure confidentiality of this information. CONTECH UNITED GROUP policy is to use secure socket layer technology for the protection of credit card information submitted through web forms. This policy is also required for any fulfillment agents of our firms.

CHILDREN

CONTECH UNITED GROUP understands the importance of protecting children's privacy especially in an online environment. The CONTECH UNITED GROUP sites covered by this privacy statement are not intentionally designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger. It is CONTECH UNITED GROUP policy never to knowingly collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.

MODIFICATIONS

CONTECH UNITED GROUP reserves the right to modify or amend this Statement at any time. The effective date will be displayed at the beginning of this statement. To keep visitors informed, CONTECH UNITED GROUP will notify users of changes to our Privacy Statement by prominently identifying the alteration for a period of not less than two weeks on our home page at  www.contech-united.com