Privacy Policy

PRIVACY, SECURITY AND TRANSPARENCY

David Blaire, Beyond-Media FZCO and its affiliates and subsidiaries (or "we", "our", "us") care about your privacy and compliance with applicable laws. Many jurisdictions require privacy notices by law. This Privacy Statement ("Privacy Statement") explains the type of information we may obtain from individuals who visit our websites (each, a "Site" and collectively, "Sites") or use our mobile applications (each, an "App" and collectively, "Apps"), purchase our books (ebook, audiobook, or physical), or interact with our customer service through various channels including chat, phone, or email (each "Service" or collectively "Services").

What do we collect?

There are two types of information that we obtain from you online and then store and use:

Non-personal information that's collected automatically from each visitor, such as your device operating system; and
Personal information that you voluntarily provide to us or that is collected automatically.

Why do we use it?

We use non-personal information to administer our online resources, improve our services, and make business decisions about what products our customers might like.

We use voluntarily provided personal information to process your book orders, deliver digital content, provide customer service, and communicate with you about your purchases. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third party data vendors or marketing companies. As you might expect, we disclose your information when required by law.

When do we share it?

We share personal information when needed to fulfill our legal obligations and when our vendors and business partners need it to perform under the contracts we have with them (such as payment processors, digital delivery services, and shipping companies). We do not sell or rent any personal information to third party data brokers or marketing companies.

Your Privacy Choices and Rights

You do not have to provide personal information to browse our content, but it is required to purchase our books. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time. You may have certain additional rights depending upon the jurisdiction in which you reside, pursuant to applicable data protection laws.

Contacting Us

Questions about this privacy policy may be sent to:

Beyond-Media FZCO
ATTN: Legal & Compliance Department
Dubai Silicon Oasis DDP A2
Dubai, UAE
Email: hello@davidblaire.com

The English language version of this privacy statement is the controlling version regardless of any translation.

DETAILED PRIVACY STATEMENT

WHO WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM

We may collect personal information from the following groups: visitors to and users of our online resources; our customers who purchase books; current members of our workforce and job applicants; and third party vendors and business partners.

Personal information generally means information that can be used to identify you or that can be easily linked to you (for example, your name, address, telephone number, email address, and payment information). The privacy laws in some jurisdictions include unique elements in what they consider to be personal information. If those laws apply to us, as in the case of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), European General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), or UAE data protection laws, our use of the phrase "personal information" includes the unique elements required by such laws.

WHAT WE COLLECT

There are two types of information that we obtain from you and then store and use: (i) non-personal information that's collected automatically from each visitor, and (ii) personal information that you voluntarily provide to us or that is collected automatically.

By using our services or purchasing our products, you are signifying that you agree with this privacy statement and that we may use and disclose your information as described.

Voluntarily Submitted Information

When you purchase our books or interact with our services, you provide us with personal information including:

Identifiers: Name, email address, billing address, shipping address, phone number
Financial Information: Credit card details, payment method information (processed securely through our payment providers)
Commercial Information: Purchase history, book preferences, delivery preferences
Communications: Customer service inquiries, reviews, feedback

We do not sell, rent, or trade voluntarily submitted personal information with third parties.

Specific ways you provide personal information:

Book Purchases – When you purchase our ebook, audiobook, or physical book, we collect your name, email, billing information, and delivery preferences to process your order and deliver your purchase.

Account Creation – When you create an account, we collect your name and email address to manage your account and provide access to your digital library.

Customer Service – When you contact us for support, we retain your communications to provide assistance and improve our services.

Email Communications – When you subscribe to our updates or newsletters, we use your email address to send you information about our books and related content.

Reviews and Feedback – If you provide reviews or feedback, we may display this publicly (with your permission) to help other customers.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our websites or use our services, we automatically collect certain information through cookies and similar tracking technologies:

Technical Information: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system
Usage Information: Pages visited, time spent, download activity, reading progress (for digital books)
Location Information: General geographic location (if location services are enabled)

We use services like Google Analytics to understand how customers use our services. You can opt out of Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

DATA RETENTION

We retain your personal information as long as necessary to:

Fulfill the purposes described in this policy
Comply with legal obligations
Resolve disputes and enforce agreements
Provide ongoing customer service

For customers, we typically retain purchase and account information for the duration of your relationship with us and for a reasonable period thereafter as required by law or business needs.

WHEN/WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your personal information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers – We share information with vendors who help us operate our business, including:

Payment processors (for secure transaction processing)
Digital delivery platforms (for ebook and audiobook delivery)
Shipping companies (for physical book delivery)
Email service providers (for communications)
Customer service platforms

Legal Requirements – We may disclose information when required by law, court order, or government request.

Business Transfers – If our business is sold or transferred, personal information may be included in the transferred assets.

Protection of Rights – We may disclose information to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our customers or others.

YOUR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS

Access and Control – You can access and update your account information at any time.

Marketing Opt-Out – You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe link in emails or by contacting us.

Data Deletion – You can request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal and business requirements.

Data Portability – You can request a copy of your personal information in a portable format.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information promptly.

SECURITY

We implement appropriate technical, organizational, and administrative security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

As we are based in the UAE and serve customers globally, your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers in accordance with applicable laws.

GDPR COMPLIANCE (EU/UK/Switzerland)

If you are located in the EU, UK, or Switzerland, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Right to Access: Request information about how we process your data
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate personal information
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information
Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how we use your information
Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
Right to Object: Object to certain types of processing

Legal Basis: We process your personal information based on:

Contract performance (to fulfill book orders)
Legitimate interests (to improve our services and communicate with customers)
Consent (for marketing communications)

To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@davidblaire.com.

CCPA COMPLIANCE (California, USA)

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act:

Right to Know: What personal information we collect and how we use it
Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information
Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of sale of personal information (Note: We do not sell personal information)
Right to Non-Discrimination: Equal service regardless of exercising privacy rights

In the past 12 months, we have collected and used the following categories of personal information:

Category	Business Purpose	Third Party Sharing
Identifiers (name, email, address)	Order processing, customer service	Service providers only
Financial Information	Payment processing	Payment processors only
Commercial Information	Order fulfillment, customer service	Service providers only
Internet Activity	Website improvement, analytics	Analytics providers

UAE DATA PROTECTION

As a UAE-based company, we comply with UAE Federal Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data. We implement appropriate measures to protect personal data and respect individual rights in accordance with UAE law.

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

We respect the data protection rights of individuals regardless of location and will comply with applicable local data protection laws where we operate or serve customers.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our website or by email. Your continued use of our services after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights:

Beyond-Media FZCO
Dubai Silicon Oasis DDP A2
Dubai, UAE
Email: hello@davidblaire.com

For GDPR-related inquiries, you may also contact our EU representative at: [EU representative details if applicable]