Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy – MAS Automotive

At MAS Automotive, we are committed to building and upholding long term trust with our global partners and customers. Our journey began with servicing key international markets and has since expanded well beyond the GCC and the Greater Middle East to include Australasia, Europe, South East Asia, and North Asia. Headquartered in Deira, Dubai’s industrial and commercial hub, MAS Automotive is recognized as a reliable wholesale supplier of automotive spare parts and accessories, offering competitive pricing supported by efficient, timely, and dependable service. Protecting your privacy is a core part of our commitment. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website.

Information We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information displayed in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This data is collected to help with spam detection and to maintain website security.

Media

If you upload images to our website, we recommend avoiding images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download images and extract any embedded location information.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience.

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies remain for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, cookies are set to save your login credentials and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, while screen preference cookies last one year.
If you select “Remember Me,” your login will remain active for two weeks.
Logging out removes all login-related cookies.
When you edit or publish content, an additional cookie may be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 24 hours.

Embedded Content from Third Party Websites

Our website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from third-party platforms. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the external website directly.

These third-party websites may:

Collect data about you.
Use cookies.
Embed additional tracking tools.
Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged in to their platform.

MAS Automotive is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of future comments and improve user experience.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), personal information provided in user profiles is securely stored.
Registered users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (excluding usernames).
Website administrators may access and manage this information strictly for administrative purposes.

Your Rights Over Your Data

Request an exported copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Request the deletion of your personal data.

This excludes any data we are legally required to retain for administrative, regulatory, or security reasons.

Data Processing & Security

Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services to ensure platform security and integrity.

MAS Automotive takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.