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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 10 April 2026

Last Updated: 10 April 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to The Middle East Events World Podcast (MEEW) website. The podcast’s operators and hosting team (“we”, “us”, or “our”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your information.
This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, process, and safeguard your Personal Data (information that can identify you, such as your name, email, or job title) and Usage Data (information automatically collected by the website’s infrastructure, such as your browsing duration) when you visit our website, listen to our podcast, or interact with us regarding guest pitches, sponsorships, and general inquiries.
This policy is designed to comply with international data protection standards, ensuring transparency and security for our professional audience across the Middle East and globally

2. What Data We Collect

We adhere to the principle of data minimisation, collecting only the information necessary to operate our Website, improve our podcast experience, and manage professional relationships. We may collect, use, and store the following categories of data:

  • Identity Data: First name, last name, job title, and company or organisation name.
  • Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, and professional or business address.
  • Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types, operating system, and underlying platform technology.
  • Communication Data: The content and details you provide when submitting any form on our website, including, but not limited to, general inquiries, guest appearance proposals, or commercial partnership requests.
  • Usage Data: Analytics regarding your interaction with our Website, including page views, navigation paths, and podcast episodes streamed directly from our platform.

3. How We Collect Data

We collect data through the following primary methods:

  • Direct Interactions: You may provide us with Identity, Contact, and Communication Data by submitting forms on our website, corresponding with us via email, or engaging with our team directly.
  • Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we automatically collect Technical and Usage Data regarding your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this data using cookies, server logs, and similar digital technologies.
  • Third-Party Sources: We may receive Technical and Usage Data from trusted third parties, including analytics providers (such as Google Analytics) and our podcast hosting and distribution platforms.

4. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your data in the following circumstances:

  • Responding to Inquiries: To review and reply to guest pitches, sponsorship proposals, or general feedback submitted through any form on our website or direct communications.
  • Improving Our Services: To analyse listener demographics and website traffic, allowing us to optimise our podcast content and user experience.
  • Managing Relationships: To maintain records of our professional communications and commercial partnerships.
  • Ensuring Security: To monitor and protect our website against unauthorised access, fraud, or technical issues.

5. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Data. We may share your data with trusted third parties strictly for operational purposes, including:

  • Service Providers: Companies that provide website hosting, podcast distribution, IT support, and system administration services.
  • Analytics Platforms: Providers that assist us in understanding website traffic and listener engagement.
  • Professional Advisers: Including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers who provide consultancy, legal, and accounting services.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your Personal Data and to process it strictly in accordance with our instructions and applicable data protection laws.

6. International Data Transfers

As a digital platform serving the Middle East and a global audience, your Personal Data may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside your jurisdiction.
Whenever we transfer your Personal Data internationally, we guarantee a similar degree of protection by implementing adequate safeguards, such as partnering with service providers bound by strict, internationally recognised data protection agreements.

7. Data Retention

We will only retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Inquiries, guest pitches, and partnership communications are retained only for the duration of our active relationship or as long as reasonably necessary to maintain an accurate record of our professional correspondence, after which they are securely deleted or anonymised.

8. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your Personal Data from being accidentally lost, altered, disclosed, or accessed in an unauthorised way. Access to your Personal Data is strictly limited to employees, contractors, and third parties who have a legitimate business need to know. They will only process your Personal Data on our instructions and are subject to a strict duty of confidentiality.

9. User Rights

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you possess certain rights regarding your Personal Data:

  • Request Access: You have the right to request a copy of the Personal Data we hold about you.
  • Request Correction: You may request that we correct any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you.
  • Request Erasure: You may ask us to delete or remove Personal Data where there is no legitimate reason for us to continue processing it.
  • Object to Processing: You may object to our processing of your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes or where we are relying on a legitimate business interest.
  • Request Restriction: You can ask us to temporarily suspend the processing of your Personal Data in certain scenarios.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

10. Cookies Policy

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with an optimised browsing experience and allows us to improve our website.

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our website (e.g., enabling you to log into secure areas).
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our website.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or fail to function properly.

11. Links to Other Websites

Our website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications (such as social media platforms, podcast directories, and guest websites). Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.

12. Changes to This Policy

We keep our Privacy Policy under regular review to ensure it accurately reflects our practices and current regulatory requirements. Any changes we make to this policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, communicated to you directly. Please check back frequently to view any updates.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your legal rights regarding your Personal Data, please contact us: