Privacy Policy.

Last Updated: January 28th, 2023

This privacy policy (this “Policy”) explains how personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by BeSeated Inc. (“BeSeated” or “we”). This Policy applies to consumer users (individually referred to as “you”) of BeSeated websites, applications, and other online services (collectively, our “Sites”).

Other third parties, such as Luxury Provider(s) or Venue(s) at which you make reservations through our Sites, Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) that you pay through our Sites, and social networks that you use in connection with our Sites, may also collect, use, and share information about you. This Policy does not cover such third parties or their services. For information about third-party privacy practices, please consult with them directly.

 
INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect information about you in various ways when you use our Sites. We use this information to, among other things, provide functionality and improve the quality of our Sites and personalize your experience. For example, we may collect your name, email address, mobile phone number, billing information, survey responses, demographics, primary city, current and prior Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) reservation details, favourite Service Provider(s) or Venue(s), exceptional Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) requests, passwords, the contact information of people you add to or notify of, your Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) reservations through our Sites, names and email addresses of recipients, and other information you provide on our Sites. If you use our mobile application, we may collect your mobile device ID, precise location data, and the restaurant search locations you select. Credit or debit card account information may be required for certain services on our Sites, as further described in the “Payment Card Information” section below. We may also obtain information from other sources, such as third-party websites, applications, and services (each a “Third-Party Platform”), through which you connect with our Sites and combine that with information we collect on our Sites. When you visit our Sites, some information is automatically collected. For example, when you visit our Sites, we may automatically collect your location, computer operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access times, browser type and language, and the website you visited before our Sites. We also collect information about your usage and activity on our Sites using certain technologies, such as Cookies. We may automatically collect information using “cookies” and similar technology. Cookies are small data files that may have unique identifiers and reside, among other places, on your computer or mobile device, in emails we send to you, and on our web pages. Among other things, cookies help us improve our Sites and your experience. We use cookies to see which areas and features of our Sites are popular and to count visits to our Sites. We may access information in cookies placed on your device by a Third-Party Platform as permitted by the terms of your agreement and privacy settings with such Third-Party Platform. We may share this information with the Third-Party Platform for its use as approved by the terms of your agreement and privacy settings with such Third-Party Platform.

 

Web Beacons. We may collect information using web beacons. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used on our Sites or emails. We use web beacons to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness, and tell whether you open an email and act upon it.

 

Do-Not-Track Signals. We currently do not employ technology that recognizes “do-not-track” signals from your browser. We may engage third parties, such as marketing or analytics partners, who may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our Sites.

 

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We use personal information collected through our Sites for the purposes described in this Policy, disclosed to you on our Sites, or otherwise in connection with our services. For example, we may use your information to:

  • Make and change your Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) reservations made through our Sites;

  • Offer you, or provide you with, products and services, such as the option to pay your bill for a Service Provider(s) or at a Venue(s) through our Sites;

  • Operate and improve our Sites, products, and services;

  • Understand you and your preferences to enhance, personalize, and customize your experience and enjoyment using our Sites, products, and services, such as understanding your reservation history to make recommendations about other Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) you may like;

  • Process and deliver contest entries and rewards;

  • Display relevant advertising;

  • Respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service;

  • Send you information relating to our products and services, including reservation confirmations, receipts, technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;

  • Communicate with you about contests, offers, promotions, rewards, upcoming events, and other news about products and services offered by BeSeated, our subsidiaries, and affiliates; select a Service Provider(s) or a Venue(s) and our other selected partners;

  • Link or combine with additional personal information we get from third parties to help understand your needs and provide you with better service;

  • Authenticate your credit or debit card account information; and

  • Protect, investigate, and deter fraudulent, unauthorized, or illegal activity.

 

By providing your mobile phone number, you expressly consent to receive direct dial calls, auto-dialled and prerecorded message calls, and text messages from us relating to our product and services on that number.

 

BeSeated may store and process personal information in the United Arab Emirates and other countries.

 

HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

Information Shared With a Service Provider(s) or Venue(s)

When you make a reservation through our Sites, your information and the restaurants you choose to reserve are provided to us. To facilitate your reservation, your information is provided to that restaurant, just as it would if you made a reservation by calling the restaurant, emailing the restaurant, or using the restaurant’s website. If you provide a mobile phone number, Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) may text you regarding your reservation. Some Service Providers (s) or Venue(s) also require you to provide credit or debit card account information to secure your reservation. When you make a reservation through our Sites and make a payment to a Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) through our Sites, we may also share with the Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) additional information, such as information about your preferences and history or information that we collect via Third-Party Platforms. You can also indicate particular preferences or provide comments about your reservation that BeSeated will pass on to that Service Provider(s) or Venue(s).

 

We may share with Luxury Provider(s) or Venue(s) summary reports of feedback from Service Provider(s) or Venue(s). If you provide comments about a Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) through our Sites, these comments may be shared with that Service Provider(s) or Venue(s). We will not tie your comments with other information that can identify you. Still, a restaurant may be able to tell who you are from your comments, mainly if you give your name or provide contact information, such as an email address.

 

The information you choose to share with a Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) when you make a reservation and pay a Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) through our Sites may be used by the Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) for its purposes. BeSeated does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices of the Service Provider(s) or Venue(s). Please contact the Luxury Provider(s) or Venue(s) directly to learn about its privacy practices. 

 

Payment Card Information

To use certain services on our Sites, such as to make reservations at specific Service Provider(s) or Venue(s); to make payments to particular Service Provider(s) or Venue(s), or other products or services, we may require credit or debit card account information. By submitting your credit or debit card account information through our Sites, you expressly consent to the sharing of your information with Service Provider(s), Venue(s), third-party payment processors, and other third-party service providers (including but not limited to vendors who provide fraud detection services to other third parties and us). You further agree to the following terms.

 

When you use a credit or debit card to secure a reservation through our Sites, we provide your credit or debit card account information (including card number and expiration date, excluding the CVV number) to our third-party payment service providers and the applicable restaurant.

 

When you initially provide your credit or debit card account information through our Sites to use our restaurant payment services, we provide your credit or debit card account information to our third-party payment service providers. As explained in the BeSeated Terms of Use, these third parties may store your credit or debit card account information so that you can use our Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) payment services through our Sites in the future.

 

Your CVV number will not be stored and must be re-entered for each order. We share this information with third-party payment service providers to process your payments. These third parties may also store your credit or debit card information besides your CVV number for future use on our Sites.

For information about the security of your credit or debit card account information, see the Section “Security of Your Personal Information” below.

 

All credit/debit card details and personally identifiable information will NOT be stored, sold, shared, rented or leased to any third parties other than the payment service provider.

 

Some advertisements on the Site are selected and delivered by third parties, such as ad networks, advertising agencies, advertisers, and audience segment providers. These third parties may collect information about you and your online activities on the Site or other websites through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to understand your interests and deliver advertisements tailored to your interests. Please remember that we do not have access to, or control over, the information these third parties may collect. This privacy policy does not cover the information practices of these third parties.

 

Information You Share Socially

Our Sites may allow you to connect and share your actions, comments, content, and information publicly or with friends. Our Sites may also allow you to connect with us on, share on, and use Third-Party Platforms, including those on which BeSeated has a presence.  

 

Please be mindful of your personal privacy needs and the privacy needs of others as you choose whom to connect with and what to share and make public. We cannot control the privacy or security of information you choose to make public or share with others. BeSeated also does not control the privacy practices of Third-Party Platforms. Please get in touch with those sites and services directly to learn about their privacy practices.

 

Sharing with Others

We do not share your personal information with third parties other than as described above and as follows:

We may share personal information when you authorize us to share your information with other third parties (such as the Service Provider(s) or Venue(s) at which you make reservations through our Sites) for their marketing purposes, which are subject to the separate privacy policies of such third parties.

 

We may share personal information with affiliates, third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who work for us. Such third-party vendors may include vendors who provide fraud detection services to other third parties and us.

We may share your credit or debit card account information with third parties as described in the “Payment Card Information” section above.

 

We may share aggregate statistical data to improve services offered by our Sites. We share personal information with third parties who provide data collection, reporting, ad response measurement, site analytics, and assistance in delivering relevant marketing messages and advertisements. These third parties may view, edit, or set their cookies. Our third-party service providers, advertisers, and partners may also place web beacons for these third parties. The use of these te’ use of these technologies is subject to their privacy policies and is not covered by this Policy.

 

We may disclose your personal information (i) to comply with laws and to respond to lawful requests and legal processes, (ii) to protect the rights and property of BeSeated, our agents and customers, and others, including to enforce our agreements, policies, and terms of use, and (iii) in an emergency to protect the personal safety of BeSeated, its customers, or any person.

 

We may disclose or transfer your personal information to a third party if we sell, share, divest, or disclose all or a portion of our business or assets to another company in connection with or during the negotiation of any merger, financing, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, transaction, or proceeding.

 

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information with third parties at our discretion.

 

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

BeSeated takes reasonable steps to help protect your personal information to prevent the loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. When your credit or debit card account information is being transmitted to our Sites or through our Sites, it will be protected by encryption technology, such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

 

To clarify, BeSeated does not store your credit or debit card account information, and we do not have direct control over or responsibility for your credit or debit card account information. Our contracts with third parties that receive your credit or debit card account information are required them to keep it secure and confidential.

 

You play an essential role in keeping your personal information secure. Nonetheless, we cannot guarantee that transmissions of your credit or debit card account information or personal information will always be secure or that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat the security measures taken by BeSeated or our third-party service providers. We assume no liability or responsibility for disclosing your information due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third-party access, or other causes beyond our control. You should not share your username, password, or additional security information for your BeSeated account with anyone. We will consider that you have authorized the instructions if we receive instructions using your username and password.

 

YOUR INFORMATION CHOICES AND CHANGES

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from BeSeated by following the instructions in those emails. If you opt-out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as emails about your BeSeated account or our ongoing business relations. You may also send requests about your contact preferences or changes to your information, including requests to opt out of sharing your personal information with third parties, to our contact information below. 

 

Cookie choices. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to remove and reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Sites. 

 

Application location choices. Most mobile devices allow you to turn off location services. Please contact your mobile service carrier or device manufacturer if you choose to turn off location services; this could affect certain features or services of our Sites for more information about how to do this.

 

CONTACTING BESEATED

The United States of America

For questions about accessing, changing, or deleting your personal information, please visit https://www.BeSeated.app/ or via email at contact@beseated.app.

For questions or opinions on this Policy, please get in touch with Beseated via email at   

 

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

BeSeated may occasionally update or revise this Policy to meet the requirements and standards. Therefore, customers are encouraged to frequently visit these sections to be updated about the changes on the website. Modifications will be effective on the day they are posted. You agree that you will review this Policy periodically. If we make any changes to this Policy, we will change the “Last Updated” date above. You are free to decide whether or not to accept a modified version of this Policy, but accepting this Policy, as modified, is required for you to continue using our Sites. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy or any modified version, your sole recourse is to terminate your use of our Sites.