Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for SMAJ Ecosystem

Last Updated: June 20, 2026

Effective Date: June 20, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how SMAJ Ecosystem ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects your information when you use our services, including our website smaj.org (the "Site"), and any related applications, products, or services (collectively, the "Services").

By accessing or using our Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.

1. Introduction

SMAJ Ecosystem is a startup technology company focused on creating, building, partnering, and scaling innovative companies through technology, AI, and innovation. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information.

2. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our Services to you.

2.1. Personal Information You Disclose to Us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about SMAJ Ecosystem or our products and Services, participate in activities on the Services, submit an application or partnership request, or otherwise contact us. This may include:

• Contact Data: Name, email address, phone number, postal address.
• Account Data: Username, password, and other credentials used to access Services where accounts are available.
• Demographic Data: Age, gender, country, and preferences.
• Professional Data: Company name, job title, industry, portfolio links, startup or business information, and other business-related information.
• Communication Data: Information you provide when you communicate with us, such as inquiries, feedback, applications, uploads, and support requests.

2.2. Information Automatically Collected

When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may automatically collect certain information. This information does not reveal your specific identity, but may include device and usage information such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for internal analytics and reporting purposes.

2.3. Information Collected from Other Sources

We may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other third parties. Examples may include social media profile information, business profile information, marketing leads, search results, and links including sponsored listings.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information collected via our Services for business purposes, including:

• To facilitate account creation and logon processes where account features are available.
• To post testimonials, only with your consent.
• To send administrative information, including service updates and policy changes.
• To protect our Services, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
• To enable user-to-user communications where applicable and with consent.
• To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies.
• To respond to legal requests and prevent harm.
• To deliver and facilitate delivery of Services.
• To respond to user inquiries and offer support.
• To send marketing and promotional communications in accordance with your preferences.
• To deliver or measure content and advertising where applicable.
• For other business purposes, such as data analysis, usage trends, campaign effectiveness, website improvement, product development, and user experience improvement.

4. Sharing Your Information

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide Services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. We do not sell your personal information.

We may process or share your data based on:

• Consent: We may process your data if you have given specific consent.
• Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when reasonably necessary to achieve legitimate business interests.
• Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process information to fulfill that contract.
• Legal Obligations: We may disclose information where legally required by applicable law, governmental requests, judicial proceedings, court orders, or legal process.
• Vital Interests: We may disclose information where necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding policy violations, suspected fraud, safety threats, illegal activities, or litigation.

We may also share information in connection with business transfers, trusted vendors and service providers, affiliates, and business partners where necessary to operate or improve the Services.

5. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.

If you are located outside the United Arab Emirates and choose to provide information to us, please note that we may transfer the data, including personal data, to the United Arab Emirates and process it there or through trusted service providers in other jurisdictions.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We will take reasonable steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

6. Data Retention

We will only keep your personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, such as tax, accounting, operational, or legal requirements.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or securely store and isolate it from further processing until deletion is possible.

7. Security of Your Information

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of personal information we process. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

8. Your Privacy Rights

In some regions, including the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, you may have rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, or objection to processing.

To make such a request, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If we rely on your consent to process personal information, you may withdraw your consent at any time. This will not affect processing conducted before withdrawal or processing based on lawful grounds other than consent.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you may complain to your local data protection supervisory authority.

8.1. Account Information

If account features are available, you may review or change account information through your account settings or by contacting us. Upon request to terminate an account, we will deactivate or delete account information from active databases where legally and technically possible. Some information may be retained to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist investigations, enforce our Terms of Service, or comply with legal requirements.

8.2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually set your browser to remove or reject cookies. If you do so, certain features or Services may be affected. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

8.3. Opting Out of Email Marketing

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking an unsubscribe link in emails we send or by contacting us. We may still communicate with you for non-marketing purposes, including service messages, application updates, support responses, or administrative notices.

9. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") setting. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. We do not currently respond to DNT browser signals. If a standard is adopted in the future, we will inform you in a revised version of this Privacy Policy.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" or "Last Updated" date and will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to stay informed.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:

Email: contact@smaj.org

Company: SMAJ Ecosystem

Address: Dubai Silicon Oasis HQ Building, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

12. GDPR Compliance

For users in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, we adhere to applicable GDPR principles. This means we aim to:

• Process personal data lawfully, fairly, and transparently.
• Collect data for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes.
• Ensure data is adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary.
• Keep data accurate and up to date.
• Retain data only as long as necessary.
• Process data in a manner that ensures appropriate security.

Your GDPR rights may include the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection, and data portability. To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@smaj.org.

13. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you may have specific rights regarding access to your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act. These may include:

• Right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, or sell.
• Right to request deletion of personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to opt out of sale or sharing of personal information.
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights.
• Right to correct inaccurate personal information.
• Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information where applicable.

To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@smaj.org.

14. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of a minor and consent to such minor dependent's use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users under 18 has been collected, we will take reasonable measures to delete such data. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under 18, please contact us at contact@smaj.org.