The University of Stirling - RAK Campus manages the website www.stir.ae (hereafter referred to as the "Service"). This document serves to clarify our procedures concerning the gathering, utilization, and disclosure of Personal Information for anyone opting to use our Service. By choosing our Service, you consent to the gathering and use of your information as outlined in this policy. Any personal data we gather is utilized for the enhancement and delivery of the Service. Your information will not be shared with anyone, with exceptions only as noted in this Privacy Policy.

The language employed in this Privacy Policy is consistent with our Terms and Conditions, accessible at www.stir.ae, unless explicitly defined in this Privacy Policy.

Data Collection and Use

For an improved experience using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with specific personally identifiable information, such as your name, phone number, and postal address. This collected data will be utilized to contact or identify you.

Log Data

Please note that each time you visit our Service, we collect information sent by your browser, known as Log Data. Log Data may include details like your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, the pages of our Service that you access, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on these pages, and other relevant data.

Cookies

Cookies are files containing a small amount of data, typically used as a unique anonymous identifier. These are transmitted to your browser from the websites you visit and are stored on your computer's hard drive. Our website employs these cookies to gather information and to enhance our Service. You can choose to accept or decline these cookies and be notified when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you opt to decline our cookies, some sections of our Service might not function as intended.

Service Providers

We may engage third-party companies and individuals for the following purposes: To support our Service; To provide the Service on our behalf; To perform service-related tasks; or To assist us in understanding how our Service is utilized. We wish to inform our Service users that these third parties can access your Personal Information to perform tasks on our behalf. However, they are contractually obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other objectives.

Security

We appreciate your confidence in sharing your Personal Information with us, and we are committed to protecting it through reasonable commercial means. However, please be aware that no internet transmission or electronic storage method can guarantee absolute security.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites. If you follow a third-party link, you will be redirected to that website. We advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites as we do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly gather personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, we will delete this from our servers immediately. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can take the necessary actions.

Privacy Policy Updates

We may revise our Privacy Policy periodically. We recommend reviewing this page from time to time for any modifications. We will inform you of any changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page. Any changes become effective immediately after being posted on this page.