PRIVACY NOTICE

KAFD, inspired by King Abdullah's vision and acquired by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), is a premier business and lifestyle destination aligned with Vision 2030. It supports economic growth through advanced office infrastructure, sustainable smart city solutions, and vibrant lifestyle experiences. KAFD is redefining Riyadh's skyline with innovative architecture and top-tier leisure and retail facilities. This privacy notice highlights our commitment towards protecting your personal data. We at KAFD, ensure that your personal data is protected to the best possible extent when you use our website, use our services or contact us for relevant requests.

1. Controllers Identity & Contact Information

King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions or concerns about how we handle your personal,you can contact us at:

• Email: privacy@kafd.sa
• Phone: +966 920000247
• Address: Privacy Office - KAFD Headquarters, Tower 2.14, Al Aqiq, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2. Personal Data we Collect

The types of personal data we may collect include, without limitation:

• Personal Details – This category includes personal data necessary to identify and communicate with individuals. Examples include:
  • Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Email
  • Company Name
  • Phone Number
  • Resume/CV
• Sensitive Personal Data – Sensitive data is collected in situations where it is necessary and permitted by the applicable law. Special measures are taken to ensure this data is handled securely and only for specific purposes. Examples include:
  • Health Data
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Security criminal convictions and offences
  • Biometric or Genetic data
• Financial Information – Data necessary for managing accounts, process transactions and assessing creditworthiness. Examples include:
  • Credit Data
• Technical and Usage Data - This data is gathered to enhance the functionality and security of our systems and services. It helps us understand how users interact with our platforms, optimize user experience and ensure system reliability. Examples include:
  • IP Address
  • Browser Type
  • Operating System
  • Browsing Behavior
  • Login Credentials
• Any other personal data which you choose to provide us independently via email, or verbally through calls, in person meeting etc.

3.  How Do We Obtain Your Personal Data

We may collect your personal data during the course of our relationship with you and will only use your personal data in accordance with applicable data privacy laws.

We may obtain your personal data directly from you when you access or submit personal data on the website, send emails, or otherwise provide us with your personal data in any other manner.

We may obtain your personal data indirectly from a variety of sources, including:

4. Reason for Collecting Personal Data

This section highlights the various and most common processing activities which we undertake when you provide us with details. This list is not exhaustive and serves the purpose of providing an example of the most common reasons for the collection of personal data.

• To provide you with information about KAFD, properties and spaces available in KAFD and other information that we think may be valuable to you;
• To personalize and customize our content to you (including but not limited to advertisements and promotions);
• To review, develop, and improve the website, the content and services which we offer;
• To respond to any queries, requests, or comments that you may have;
• To identify you, providing you with relevant content and enabling you to view our website in a compatible manner (e.g., adapt our website to your computer/laptop browser settings). Without the processing of the above-mentioned personal data, we will not be able to provide you with the required functionalities of our website;
• To enable us to provide you with information of our services when you submit your request at our website’s “leasing enquiries” form.
• To provide feedback/complaint in a timely and efficient manner when you submit a request from the 'Contact Us' form in our website.
• To evaluate your candidature, contact you for interviews and communicate regarding the recruitment process/result when you submit a job application in the career’s portal of our website.
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
• Legal Basis: We rely on the following legal basis for processing your personal data:
  • Consent: We obtain your consent to process your personal data for the specified purposes.
  • Contract: Processing personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party of.
  • Legal Obligation: Processing data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation set up by KSA laws to which we are subject.
  • Legitimate Interest: We have a legitimate interest in processing your personal data in line with business objectives and applicable legislation.

5. Data Recipients, Transfer and Disclosure of Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data or share it with third parties for direct marketing purposes. However, we may share your personal data with KAFD’s affiliates, government entities, service providers, vendors, authorized third parties, or contractors, including those located outside of Saudi Arabia, to perform specific processing activities outlined in this privacy notice. We ensure that appropriate data privacy and confidentiality agreements are in place, including necessary safeguards to protect your data in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

6. Data Storage and Retention

Your Personal Data is stored securely at KAFD within KSA. We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to respond to any queries or complains, to improve the content and services that we offer to you or to fulfil the purpose of collection, or to comply with applicable regulatory requirements/legal proceedings, after which we will securely dispose of such data in a manner that prevents access or retrieval.

7. Your Rights

You have certain rights and choices regarding your personal data, including the right to:

• Right to be Informed: You are entitled to be informed how we collect your personal data, legal basis for collection and processing, how such data is processed, stored, destroyed, and to whom it will be disclosed. You can access all details through the Privacy Notice or contact us using the above-mentioned information.
• Right of Access to your Personal Data: You are entitled to request access to your Personal Data by contacting us using the above-mentioned information.
• Right to Request Access to Your Personal Data: You are entitled to request access to your Personal Data held by the KAFD in a readable and clear format by contacting us using the above-mentioned information.
• Right to Request Correction of Your Personal Data: You are entitled to request correction of your Personal Data that you believe is inaccurate, incorrect or incomplete by contacting us using the above-mentioned information.
• Right to Request Destruction of Your Personal Data: You are entitled to request destruction of your Personal Data in certain circumstances by contacting us using the above-mentioned information provided such request does not contradict the legal bases and the right to destruction.
• Right to Withdraw Your Consent for Processing Your Personal Data: You are entitled to withdraw your consent for processing your Personal Data at any time unless there are legal basis that require otherwise by contacting us using the above-mentioned information.

We may need to verify your identity as a part of this process for which we may ask additional information. We shall respond to you within the timeline stipulated in the applicable data protection laws.

8. Measures Taken to Protect your Data

We have implemented adequate technical and organizational safeguards to ensure confidentiality of your data, which includes access controls, physical controls, technical controls and administrative safeguards. We protect your data from unauthorized access, theft, breaches, accidental loss, damage, alteration and unlawful processing of your data.

9. Third Party Websites

Our websites may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience. If you choose to access those links, you will leave our website. We do not control these websites or their data protection practices, which may differ from ours. We do not endorse or make any representations about these third-party websites. This Privacy Notice does not apply to the personal data you choose to share with unrelated third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies/notices of any third-party websites before submitting your personal data. Some third-party organizations may choose to share their personal data with us, and this sharing is governed by their respective privacy policies/notices.

10. Cookies

What are cookies?

Like most websites, this website uses cookies to collect data with your consent when it is required. Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer or other devices (such as smart phones or tablets) as you browse this website. They are used to remember when your computer or device accesses our website.

We use cookies for the following purposes: for the effective operation of our website, to help you interact with us online, and to tailor the products and services offered and advertised to you, both on our website and elsewhere.

Data Collected

Some cookies collect data about browsing behavior when you access this website with the same computer or device. This includes data about pages viewed, services purchased and your journey around a website.

What are cookies used for?

Subject to your consent, where applicable, we may use both session cookies, which expire once you close your web browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your computer or mobile device until you delete them. We place some of the cookies ourselves (“first-party cookies”), while other cookies are placed by third parties (“third-party cookies”). This means that when you use our website, third parties will also collect data from your browser and your devices (see below for further information).

KAFD uses cookies on the website for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are used for technical reasons to enable the website to work efficiently:

• balance website traffic to ensure our customers receive a consistent and reliable service;
• limit traffic to key parts of the website in order to maintain performance levels;
• store your acceptance of the terms and conditions, without which access to our website is not granted.

Functional Cookies

These cookies are used to remember the choices you make when using our website to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you visit our website. For example, remembering your:

• language and geographical location;
• login details and the changes you make to the customizable parts of our website.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies are used to collect data on how you use our website, including statistics about the pages you visited, how long you visited and if you experienced any errors, to:

• gain insight into how visitors use the website in order to improve the website and its usability.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to enable us to present appropriate marketing messages to you, to:

• allow our website to serve up different versions of a page for marketing purposes to show advertising which is more likely to be of interest to you; allow third parties to place cookies and display appropriate advertising and to track its effectiveness;
• display messages which offer a selection of services based on what you are viewing on the website, which are presented to you when you visit other selected websites.

Pixel Tags & Additional Tracking Technologies

We may use other tracking technologies in conjunction with cookies, such as pixel tags. These technologies, along with cookies, help us monitor the services you view, allowing us to send you relevant updates and news about those services.

How can you manage and disable cookies?

In addition to your ability to refuse all non-essential cookies through the cookie banner available on our website and to opt-out easily and at any time through the dedicated link put at your disposal on our website, you may generally manage and disable cookies through your website browser settings. How you can do this will depend on the browser you use and the following links provide instructions in order to manage your cookies preferences:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
• Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Enabling+and+disabling+cookies
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

What happens if you disable cookies?

Please note that, if you do not accept our cookies, you may experience some inconvenience while using our website. For example, we may not be able to recognize your computer or mobile device and you may need to log in every time you visit our website.

11.  Changes to this Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will provide notice of any material updates by posting the revised Privacy Notice on our website or by other means. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice periodically.s

This Privacy Notice was last updated on 01.12.2024.

12. Complaint or Objection Filing Method

If you have any concerns, or if we do not comply with the Personal Data Protection Law, you can file a complaint to KAFD Data Privacy Office by using the above-mentioned contact details.