Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At the Middle East International Medical Tourism Congress & Fair (MIMTC), we are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and process your information when you visit our website, register for the congress, participate as a delegate or exhibitor, or communicate with us.

Our website and registration platform have been technically developed and optimized by moocky.tn, ensuring compliance with security standards and data handling best practices.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We collect various types of personal data depending on how you interact with our platform:

• Identity & Contact Information: Full name, email address, phone number, physical address, and country of residence.
• Professional Details: Company or organization name, job title, hospital affiliation, and medical field of interest.
• Event Participation Data: Registration choices, stand booking preferences, invoice details, and B2B matchmaking interests.
• Travel & Accommodation Facilitation: For international delegates, speakers, and hosted buyers, we may process passport details, flight bookings, and hotel choices to facilitate entry and logistics.
• Technical & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, cookies, and browsing behavior analyzed during your visits.

3. Why We Collect Your Data (Purposes)

The collection and processing of personal data is justified under GDPR and local privacy laws based on contract execution, legitimate interest, or explicit consent for the following purposes:

• Registration & Event Entry: To register you as a participant, issue badges, and manage your access to physical and virtual event areas.
• B2B Matchmaking & Networking: To facilitate professional connections between international healthcare providers, medical facilitators, and investors.
• Communication & Newsletters: To send you updates about MIMTC, schedule confirmations, logistics information, and future events (subject to your opt-in choices).
• Administrative & Security Audits: To issue invoice receipts, confirm payment statuses, and prevent fraudulent activity on our site.

4. Data Sharing & Third-Party Access

We do not sell or lease your personal data. Your information is only shared with trusted parties under strict confidentiality protocols:

• Authorized Staff: Gulf Events & Media Group LLC employees managing the congress.
• Strategic Partners: Event logistics providers, official venues (e.g. Sharq Village & Spa, Doha), and travel partners assisting with your stay.
• Technical Subcontractors: Database hosts, email processors, and our web development agency moocky.tn, solely for maintenance, security, and hosting services.

5. Data Retention & Security

We retain your personal data for no longer than necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected, generally up to 3 years from your last active interaction with us, unless legal or regulatory requirements mandate a longer period.

We utilize secure database technologies, SSL encryption (HTTPS), and restricted physical access controls to guard your personal data against unauthorized disclosure, loss, or manipulation.

6. Your Rights & How to Exercise Them

Under GDPR regulations, you hold the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request the permanent deletion of your data from our systems.
• Right to Restriction & Objection: Limit or object to how we process your information.
• Right to Portability: Obtain your data in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us directly at info@mimtc.net. We will process your request within 30 days.