Privacy Policy & Cookie Notice

1. Overview & Commitment

Al-Fahhad Zegwaard Co. ("AFZCO", "we", "our", or "us"), founded in 1979 as a Saudi–Dutch Joint Venture, is committed to safeguarding the privacy and confidentiality of personal data provided by visitors, clients, candidates, and partners.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, store, and protect your information when you access our website (www.afzco.com) or communicate with our offices in Dammam, Jubail, and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

2. Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of information:

• Contact & Inquiry Information: Your name, company name, email address, phone number, and message content when submitting contact or quotation inquiries.
• Career Application Data: Your name, contact details, resume/CV, employment history, and qualifications when applying for roles via our Careers portal.
• Technical & Log Data: IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, and timestamps collected via standard secure web server logs.

4. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data under lawful bases recognized by the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• To fulfill contract obligations or take pre-contractual steps (e.g., providing service quotes).
• To evaluate job applicants for legitimate recruitment purposes.
• To comply with statutory and regulatory legal duties in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• With your explicit consent where required (e.g., non-essential cookies).

5. Data Retention & Security

AFZCO implements rigorous technical, administrative, and physical security safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure. All data transmissions are protected via encrypted protocols (TLS/HTTPS). Personal data is retained only for the duration necessary to satisfy the operational purpose for which it was gathered or as mandated by Saudi commercial and labor laws.

6. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, you maintain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access and receive a copy of your personal data.
• The right to request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete records.
• The right to request erasure or restriction of processing, subject to statutory retention mandates.
• The right to withdraw previously granted consent without affecting past lawful processing.