Privacy Policy

Sharaka Holdings ("Sharaka", "we", "us") is a Qatar-based group of companies headquartered in Doha, State of Qatar. We respect your privacy and handle personal information in accordance with Qatar's Law No. (13) of 2016 on Personal Data Privacy Protection (the "PDPPL"). This policy explains what we collect through this website, why, and the choices you have.

1. Information we collect

Information you give us

• Contact enquiries — your name, email address, phone number, company and message when you use our contact form.
• Job applications — your name, contact details, CV/resume and any information you include when applying for a position through our Careers pages.
• Newsletter — your email address when you subscribe to our updates.

Information collected automatically

• Usage data — pages visited, approximate location, device and browser type, collected through analytics cookies where enabled.
• Security data — IP address and technical signals used for bot protection, rate limiting and the prevention of abuse.

2. How we use your information

• To respond to your enquiries and correspond with you.
• To assess job applications and manage our recruitment process.
• To send you our newsletter where you have subscribed — you can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.
• To keep the website secure and prevent spam, fraud and abuse.
• To understand how the website is used and improve it.
• To comply with legal obligations applicable in the State of Qatar.

We process personal data on the basis of your consent, our legitimate purposes as permitted by the PDPPL, and our legal obligations. We do not sell personal data.

3. Sharing your information

We share personal data only with:

• Service providers that help us operate this website — hosting, database and file storage, email delivery, analytics and bot-protection providers — under arrangements that protect your data;
• Companies within the Sharaka Holdings group, where relevant to your enquiry or application;
• Public authorities, where disclosure is required by the laws of the State of Qatar.

Some service providers may process data on servers located outside the State of Qatar. Where that happens, we take reasonable steps consistent with the PDPPL to ensure an adequate level of protection.

4. Retention

We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purposes above: contact messages for as long as required to handle your enquiry, job applications for the duration of the recruitment process (and a reasonable period afterwards unless you ask us to delete them), and newsletter details until you unsubscribe.

5. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, encrypted storage of sensitive credentials, and restricted access to uploaded documents such as CVs.

6. Your rights

Under the PDPPL you have the right to request access to your personal data, ask for it to be corrected or erased, withdraw a consent you have given, and object to processing for direct marketing. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@sharakaholdings.com. We will respond within a reasonable period.

7. Cookies

This website uses essential cookies necessary for security and for the operation of our forms, and — where enabled — analytics cookies that help us understand site usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings; blocking essential cookies may affect how the forms work.

8. Children

This website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when it was most recently revised. Significant changes will be reflected on this page.

10. Contact us

For any question about this policy or about how we handle personal data:

Sharaka Holdings
Doha, State of Qatar
info@sharakaholdings.com