Effective as of February 14, 2024
1.1 Creed Media ME FZ-LLC (hereinafter referred to as “Creed”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is a marketing platform which connects and facilitates marketing campaigns around the world with a deep focus on the ‘Gen Z’ market. ACOS (hereinafter referred to as “ACOS”,“Program”) is the revolutionary program which will be used in order to facilitate these campaigns.
1.2 Creed places significant emphasis on the protection and regard for your privacy. Within our framework of commitment, this Cookie Policy serves as an integral part alongside our Terms of Use and any other referenced documents. It delineates the procedures and mechanisms governing the processing of any personal data gathered from your interaction with us or provided by you. This policy stands as a comprehensive guide, outlining our approach to handling and utilizing such information, ensuring transparency and compliance with data protection standards.
2.1 “Cookies” are used regularly by all Creed platforms, including ACOS. Cookies are small text files that are either stored on a visitor's device or accessed from it. These cookies play a pivotal role in enhancing website functionality by enabling the site to recognize and remember a visitor's preferences and interactions, especially when accessed from the same device. They serve as tools that store information, allowing for the retrieval of previous searches, optimizing the browsing experience, and adapting website content based on the visitor's historical use and preferences. Cookies are integral in shaping a personalized and efficient user experience by tailoring the website's content and functionality to align with each visitor's specific needs and interactions.
2.2 The website implements two distinct categories of cookies to enhance user experience:
These cookies persist on the visitor's computer for a specified duration, serving varied functions such as retaining user preferences or login information for subsequent visits. They endure beyond a single browsing session, providing convenience by remembering specific settings or actions initiated by the user.
Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies are temporarily stored in the computer's memory while the visitor navigates the website. These cookies serve immediate functionalities during the browsing session, aiding in tasks like tracking page-to-page navigation or storing temporary information. Once the visitor closes their browser, session cookies are automatically deleted, ensuring no residual data or settings are retained beyond the immediate session.
2.3 The website employs both first-party cookies, set by the website domain, and third-party cookies, set by domains outside the site being visited. First-party cookies are instrumental in enhancing the website's functionality and improving user experience by storing preferences or settings specific to that site. They commonly assist in tasks such as retaining login information, language preferences, or storing items in a shopping cart. In addition to these first-party cookies, the website utilizes third-party cookies sourced from external domains. These third-party cookies serve various purposes, including but not limited to, tracking user behavior across different websites or providing targeted advertisements based on browsing history. You can manage and turn off first and third-party cookies through the yes and no question presented to you during your website interaction.
2.4 By turning off Cookies, you limit the functionalities available on the Creed platforms being used. These cookies are integral to providing the highest level of service, as they enable features that enhance user experience and provide personalized content. It is highly recommended to accept cookies in order to fully access and benefit from the range of functionalities offered by the Creed platforms. These cookies facilitate smoother navigation, personalized preferences, and help us tailor content to better suit your interests and needs.
3.1 The Cookies used on this platform serve varied purposes, contributing to an optimized user experience. These Cookies are categorized into different types, each fulfilling distinct functions to enhance the website's functionalities and tailor content to better suit user preferences. These are the main types of Cookies that will be used on the Creed platform:
These cookies play an indispensable role in ensuring the fundamental operations of the website run seamlessly. Their significance lies in enabling access to secure areas, such as user accounts or transactional pages, fostering a secure browsing environment. Additionally, they streamline navigation, aiding users in moving smoothly across different sections of the website. Beyond facilitating navigation, these cookies are crucial for maintaining the website's security features, ensuring that protective measures, such as identifying and addressing potential security threats, function efficiently and effectively.
These cookies are instrumental in elevating the website's usability and performance by retaining user preferences and configurations. Their primary role involves enabling personalized functionalities, like language preferences (such as English, Spanish, or French) or customized layouts (such as grid view or list view), which significantly contribute to a more streamlined and tailored user experience. By remembering specific settings and preferences, these cookies play a pivotal role in ensuring that users encounter a familiar and optimized interface, fostering a more intuitive and enjoyable browsing journey.
These cookies play a pivotal role in comprehending the intricacies of user interactions with the website. By meticulously gathering data on user behavior, these cookies track the specific pages explored, record the duration of each visit, and pinpoint any encountered errors or challenges. This comprehensive dataset serves as the cornerstone for refining and perfecting the website's performance. It fuels strategic enhancements aimed at smoothing navigation, amplifying user-friendliness, and swiftly addressing any hiccups encountered during browsing sessions. Leveraging these profound insights enables us to craft a more intuitive, personalized, and finely-tuned user experience, elevating the browsing journey for each and every visitor.
These cookies deliver personalized advertisements rooted in a user's browsing habits and interests. They meticulously compile profiles derived from website visits, constructing a comprehensive understanding of user preferences and tendencies. Utilizing this wealth of information, these cookies fine-tune the advertisements presented to users, ensuring they resonate with individual preferences. By tailoring these ads, they aim to align more closely with user interests and browsing behaviors, fostering a more engaging and relevant browsing experience.
4.1 Your utilization of the Website may entail the handling of your personal data by our systems. This encompasses various scenarios, notably when cookies gather personal information such as your IP address. Furthermore, should you engage with us by contacting Creed, your personal data may be processed in the course of these interactions. It's imperative to note that all such personal data is meticulously handled and processed in strict adherence to the delineated sections below, ensuring compliance with established protocols and regulations governing data privacy.
4.2 Personal data pertains to information that can be directly linked to you as an individual. Our processing activities are confined to the personal data you voluntarily furnish to us. While you aren't obligated to provide us with any personal data, it's essential to note that without certain details, such as your email address, we may encounter limitations in offering specific services. Your provision of this information is pivotal in facilitating a seamless and tailored experience, ensuring our ability to provide you with the intended services effectively.
4.3 We adhere to stringent privacy laws and regulations when processing personal data, ensuring compliance at various levels. Our commitment involves meticulous adherence to legal standards and regulations governing the processing of personal data. This includes stringent measures and protocols designed to safeguard your information, ensuring its confidentiality, integrity, and appropriate usage in accordance with prevailing privacy laws. At each stage of data processing, whether it's collection, storage, or usage, we uphold stringent compliance measures to protect your privacy rights and maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
4.4 In the event of us or any of our entrusted data processors necessitating the transfer of your personal data outside the country, rest assured, stringent measures are paramount. We go the extra mile to enforce apt safeguards, aligning with relevant laws. These comprehensive safeguards meticulously regulate the transfer process, ensuring its strict compliance with prevailing legal frameworks. Our unwavering commitment lies in upholding the most stringent data protection standards, guaranteeing that any cross-border data transfer abides by the law and is fortified with established safeguards for your utmost privacy and security.
You're entitled to ascertain whether we process personal data pertaining to you. In such instances, you have the right to access this data along with comprehensive information concerning its processing.
If there are inaccuracies in your personal data, you possess the right to promptly rectify these inaccuracies. Furthermore, considering the processing purposes, you have the right to supplement incomplete personal data about yourself.
Under specific circumstances, you retain the right to request the deletion of your personal data. This applies, for example, when the data is no longer necessary for its initial purposes or has been unlawfully processed.
There are situations wherein you can request a limitation on the processing of your personal data. For instance, if you dispute the accuracy of your personal data, you can request a restriction on processing until its accuracy is verified.
You possess the right to object to the processing of your personal data that relies on our legitimate interests. We're obliged to provide compelling legitimate grounds that supersede your interests, rights, and freedoms to continue processing your data.
You have the right to receive your personal data, which you've provided to us, in a standard electronic format. Additionally, you can transmit this data to another controller (data portability).
At any given time, you reserve the right to retract your consent. Your withdrawal does not affect the legality of the processing conducted based on your consent before its withdrawal.
6.1 The Cookie Policy of Creed and ACOS is to be governed in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates. By agreeing to this Cookie Policy, it is understood that any disputes arising concerning matters related to this Cookie Policy shall be subject to a mandatory and agreed-upon 1-year mediation period. During this period, both parties commit to engaging in a monthly mediation meeting for the duration of one year. Failure to conduct these monthly meetings throughout the agreed-upon timeframe will render the dispute null and void.
7.1 By using any of the current or future Creed platforms, you are explicitly and directly consenting to our processing of your information as outlined in this Cookie Policy, both presently and in any future modifications made by us. This includes utilizing cookies on a computer or handheld device, or interacting with information in any manner, encompassing, but not limited to, gathering, storing, erasing, utilizing, merging, and divulging information. If you do not consent to the terms of this Cookie Policy, kindly refrain from accessing this Website, ACOS, or sharing your Personal Data with Creed. Your continued usage or provision of information will be considered as your acceptance of the Cookies Policy.
7.2 By consenting to the Cookie Policy, you are also consenting to Creed and ACOS respectively, updating and amending the Cookie Policy constantly, adding and removing Cookies as per their use, without announcing it to you at any scale.
7.3 We maintain your personal data for the duration necessary to fulfill the processing objectives. Personal data linked to ACOS and Creed platforms is retained until your consent is withdrawn, a right you hold at any time. Should you decide to discontinue our services on these platforms, the withdrawal of consent can be initiated by reaching out via an email sent to [email protected]. Furthermore, individuals reaching out to us through the Creed website or ACOS will have their personal data stored throughout the duration of their inquiry or engagement with us.
8.1 Should you have any inquiries, concerns, or feedback regarding our privacy practices, we encourage you to reach out to us without hesitation at [email protected]. Your input is valuable to us, and we are committed to addressing any queries or feedback you may have about our Cookie Policy promptly and efficiently.