Privacy Policy

Welcome to Fly Events (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and protect your personal data when you visit our website (https://flyeventseg.com/), subscribe to our newsletter, or register for our watersports and kitesurfing events in Egypt (such as KiteMania, GWSF, etc.).

This policy is designed to comply with the Egyptian Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020) and other applicable data protection regulations.

1. Data Controller

Fly Events is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Email: info@flyeventseg.com

Website: https://flyeventseg.com/

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We only collect information that is necessary for our operations, event management, and marketing. We may collect the following categories of data:

• Identity and Contact Data: Full name, email address, phone number, date of birth, nationality, and gender.

• Event Registration Data: Government-issued ID or Passport number (required for official competition registration), kitesurfing/watersports skill level, and club affiliations.

• Sensitive Health & Safety Data: Emergency contact information and relevant medical conditions or allergies. (Note: Because extreme sports carry inherent risks, this data is collected strictly for your safety and requires your explicit consent).

• Financial Data: Payment details when purchasing event tickets or registrations (processed securely via our third-party payment gateways; we do not store full credit card numbers).

• Technical & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and information about how you navigate our website (via cookies and analytics).

• Media & Marketing Data: Photographs and videos taken during our events, and your preferences for receiving marketing communications (e.g., our newsletter).

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect data through the following methods:

• Direct Interactions: When you fill out registration forms, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us via email.

• Automated Technologies: When you interact with our website, we automatically collect Technical Data using cookies and similar tracking technologies (including embedded Instagram widgets).

• During Events: Through photography, videography, and on-site physical registration desks.

4. How We Use Your Data (Purposes & Legal Basis)

Under Egyptian Law, we must have a lawful basis to process your data. We use your information for the following purposes:

5. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal data. However, to successfully run our events, we may share your data with strictly vetted third parties:

• Event Partners & Sponsors: Basic participant lists (excluding contact or health data) may be shared for event logistics and leaderboards.

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who provide IT, website hosting, newsletter distribution, and secure payment processing.

• Medical & Emergency Staff: On-site medics will be given access to your health and emergency contact data only if an emergency arises.

• Legal Authorities: If required by Egyptian law or government sporting bodies for official competition sanctioning.

6. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

• Event Registration Data: Kept for up to [e.g., 2 years] after the event for historical tracking and repeat registrations.

• Health & Safety Data: Deleted securely shortly after the event concludes.

• Marketing Data: Retained until you decide to “unsubscribe” or withdraw your consent.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the Egyptian Personal Data Protection Law (Law 151/2020), you have the right to:

1. Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

2. Correction: Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.

3. Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request that we delete your personal data when there is no longer a valid reason for us to keep it.

4. Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time for data processed based on consent (e.g., newsletters, health data).

5. Object: Object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at info@flyeventseg.com. We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. Access to your personal data is limited to employees, contractors, and medical staff who have a strict business need to know.

9. Cookies Policy

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users, providing a better experience and helping us improve our site.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function (e.g., page navigation).

• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

• Third-Party Cookies: Embedded content from platforms like Instagram may set their own tracking cookies.

  You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our event structures or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please reach out to us:

Fly Events

Email: info@flyeventseg.com

Website: https://flyeventseg.com/