THE LEBANESE PARLIAMENT MOBILE APPLICATION PRIVACY POLICY
The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application is a free to download, native mobile application, targeted for the public sector, yet includes a complementary back-end solution for the members of the Lebanese Parliament and their enterprise staff; it is being produced as part of the Lebanese Parliament’s ongoing public engagement work by providing more information to visitors in a cost-effective way, generating content as displayed on the Official Parliamentary Website. For this purpose, The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application is depending on the Users sharing certain information. In this context, we are firmly committed to the security and protection of integrity of the Users of the Services (as defined in the Terms of Service).
This Privacy Policy describes what personal information You may share with The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application, as data controller, and other Users when activating and using the Services, how The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application receives, collects and uses this data and how You may opt-out at any time, altogether preventing use of the data shared via the Services.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Terms of Service. Your use of the Service and any information You provide through the Service remains subject to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service.
All capitalized terms used in this Privacy Policy and which are not defined therein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application Terms of Service. Reference to "we" or "We" or "us" or "Us" in this Privacy Policy shall be deemed as references to The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application, and the terms "our" or "Our" will be construed accordingly. Reference to "you" or "You" in this Privacy Policy shall be deemed as references to the User as set out in the Terms of Service, and the terms "your" or "Your" will be construed accordingly.
Information Collected and Received
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Installation
When You install the The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application App, The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application will collect some technical information from Your device (e.g. IMEI) in order to be able to provide You with the Services, and what screen resolution and version of The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application App You use. This information is used to verify that the User device is properly registered and will not be used to identify You personally or be transferred to third parties. We will, however, use this data for statistics and user support as long as You use the Services.
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Information not collected
The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application does not collect names, phone numbers, addresses or other contact information from its users’ mobile address book or contact lists other than mobile phone numbers. We do not collect location data, but users may voluntarily share their location with other users via the Service.
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Use, Sharing and Disclosure of User Information
Information related to the User will only be used to:
(a) provide limited API for queries against The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application database for a selected number of The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application partners,
(b) contact You from The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application for verification purposes or with information pertaining to the Services, e.g. newsletter e-mails and similar notifications.
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Miscellaneous
In addition to the above The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application may disclose information related to the Users if we believe such action is necessary to:
(a) comply with the law, or legal process served on us;
(b) protect and defend our rights or property (including the enforcement of our agreements); or
(c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Users or members of the public.
In order to provide you with the Services you have requested, The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application may sometimes, if necessary, share Your above mentioned information and traffic data with trusted partner service providers and/or agents, i.e. banking organizations or other providers of payment and analytical services or SMS services. The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application will always require these third parties to take appropriate organizational and technical measures to protect your personal data and traffic data and to observe the relevant legislation.
The following is a description of how The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application may share information about you with trusted third party partners. Should The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application add additional partners, this description will be updated:
1. The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application uses a third party partner company in order to send You or a third party you wish to contact SMS when you use the Services. In order to send you the SMS, we send the third party company Your and the relevant third party’s phone numbers. This third party SMS partner is contractually obligated only to use these phone numbers for the transmission of requested SMS.
2. The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application may use Push Notification Services to notify you about up-dates and important information. In such cases, Your phone number may be part of the notification. This message is sent to the push notification service provider, for delivery to Your device. You may, however, at any time-opt out or disable push notifications in The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application App.
The submission of information by You and the processing thereof by The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application is protected under the applicable law, see below. The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application may, however, disclose information contained in the Service and about you if we determine that for national security, law enforcement, or other issues of public importance that disclosure of information is necessary, always provided, of course, it is also lawful.
The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application may from time to time ask you to provide information on your experiences from using the Services, which will be used to measure and improve quality. You are at no time under any obligation to provide any of such data. Any and all information which is voluntarily submitted in feedback forms or any surveys that You accept to take part in is used for the purposes of reviewing this feedback and improving The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application software, products and websites.
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Cookies and Automatically Collected Information
The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application Site and App use Google Analytics, a web analytics solution by Google. Google Analytics also adds cookies to Your computer when You interact with certain parts of The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application App and collects usage information to create statistics for The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application. See Google's privacy policy for details.
The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application Site also embeds badges from the social networking sites Facebook, Google¬+ and Twitter The badges may add cookies to Your computer or mobile device when You use the Services and have enabled Facebook connection. See Facebook’s privacy policy , Google's privacy policy and Twitter’s privacy policy for details.
Corresponding data may be collected and used for the same purposes when You enable and use the “search the web” functionality within The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application App.
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Information Security
We take all reasonable precaution to protect Your information and other Content or data transferred by You as a result of using the Service from misuse, loss and unauthorized access. Although we cannot guarantee this information will not be subject to unauthorized access, The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application has physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in place to protect it. The Information is stored on The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application servers and protected by secured networks to which access is limited to a few authorized employees and personnel. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.
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Accuracy of Collected Information
The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application may on its own initiative, or at your request, replenish, rectify or erase any incomplete, inaccurate or outdated information retained by The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application in connection with the operation of the Services. You have always the right to know what information is stored about You and have any data corrected or deleted on Your request, which should be submitted in accordance with our contact details below.
The accuracy and security of information concerning the Users are The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application’s highest priority and the Users are free to opt-in or opt-out of the Services at any time.
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Our Commitment To Data Security
The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application and you do so at your own risk. Using unsecured wifi or other unprotected networks to submit messages or communications or any information through the Service is never recommended. Once we receive your transmission of information, The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application may post a notice on The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application Site or through the Service if a security breach occurs.
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Minors
The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application Services are not intended for or designed to attract anyone under the age of 16 and The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application does not intentionally or knowingly collect personal information in the Services from anyone under that age. We encourage parents to be involved in the online activities of their children to ensure that no information is collected from a child without parental permission.
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Changes to this Privacy Policy
The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application may at any time with or without a separate notice change this Privacy Policy, and You are encouraged to review this Policy from time to time. In case of substantial changes, The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application notifies the Users by push notice.
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Contact
If You have any additional questions about The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application Terms of Service or Privacy Policy or want to make a request regarding certain information, You are encouraged to contact The Lebanese Parliament Mobile Application.