Privacy Policy
Effective date: April 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Expo 2030 Riyadh News (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website at expo2030.co.
1. Data Controller
The data controller for personal data collected through this website is Expo 2030 Riyadh News. Contact: expo2030@expo2030.co
2. What Data We Collect
We may collect the following personal data:
- Registration data: name, email address, organisation, when you create a member account
- Contact form data: name, email, message content
- Usage data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, via cookies and server logs
3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), including Spain, we process your data based on:
- Consent – when you tick the consent checkbox on our forms
- Legitimate interests – for website security and analytics
- Contractual necessity – to provide you with member account services
4. How We Use Your Data
- To manage your member account and provide access to member-only content
- To respond to contact form enquiries
- To send relevant news updates (with your consent)
- To improve our website and services
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above, or as required by law. Account data is retained while your account is active. Contact form data is retained for up to 12 months.
6. Your Rights (GDPR)
If you are located in the EU/EEA, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right of access – request a copy of the data we hold about you
- Right to rectification – request correction of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure – request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Right to restriction – request that we restrict processing of your data
- Right to data portability – receive your data in a structured format
- Right to object – object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to withdraw consent – withdraw consent at any time without affecting lawfulness of prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: expo2030@expo2030.co
7. Cookies
We use cookies to ensure the website functions properly and to analyse usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings. For more information, please see our cookie notice displayed on the Site.
8. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services such as analytics providers. These services may collect data subject to their own privacy policies.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
10. Supervisory Authority
If you are based in Spain and believe we are processing your data unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) at www.aepd.es.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on this page.