1. INTRODUCTION
Aertonic ("Aertonic," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit aertonic.com (the "Site") or engage with our services, how we use that information, who we share it with, and the rights you have over your information.
By using the Site or engaging with our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
2. WHO WE ARE
Aertonic is a forward deployed artificial intelligence engineering team that builds and operates specialized vertical AI agents for the construction industry, with a focus on design consultancies and general contractors. We are based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and we serve clients in the UAE, the United States, and other jurisdictions.
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal information, you can contact us at: youssef@aertonic.com
3. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect information in the following ways.
3.1 Information you provide directly to us.
When you contact us through the Site, book a meeting with our founders, sign up for a demonstration, enter into a commercial discussion, or otherwise communicate with us, you may provide us with:
- Your name
- Your business email address
- Your company name and role
- Your phone number
- Information you choose to share during meetings, demonstrations, or correspondence
- Information you submit through any booking tool or scheduling integration we use, such as Cal.com
3.2 Information collected automatically when you visit the Site.
When you visit aertonic.com, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- Your IP address
- Your browser type and version
- Your operating system
- The pages you visit on the Site and the time and date of your visit
- The website you came from before reaching the Site
- General location information inferred from your IP address
This information is collected through standard web technologies, including cookies and similar technologies, as described in Section 7.
3.3 Information from third parties.
We may receive information about you from third parties, including from professional networks where your business contact information is publicly available, from referrals or introductions made by mutual contacts, and from scheduling and analytics tools we use to operate our business.
3.4 Information related to client engagements.
When we engage with a client under a commercial agreement, we may process information that is part of that client's operations, including project documentation, communications, and other business records. The handling of that information is governed by the specific agreement between Aertonic and the client, including any data processing terms agreed to in that agreement. This Privacy Policy does not replace those specific contractual terms.
4. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about our services
- To schedule meetings, demonstrations, and follow up correspondence
- To enter into and perform commercial agreements with clients
- To improve and maintain the Site and our services
- To analyze how visitors use the Site so we can make it more useful
- To comply with applicable legal obligations
- To protect the security of the Site, our systems, and our clients
- To enforce our terms and policies
We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your personal information for advertising or marketing to third parties.
5. LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING (FOR EUROPEAN VISITORS)
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, our legal bases for processing your personal information depend on the specific information involved and the context in which we collect it. In general, we process your information on the following bases:
- Your consent, where required
- The performance of a contract with you or your organization
- Our legitimate interests in operating, maintaining, and improving our business, where those interests are not overridden by your rights
- Compliance with a legal obligation we are subject to
6. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
6.1 Service providers.
We share information with third party service providers who help us operate our business, including providers of website hosting, email infrastructure, scheduling tools such as Cal.com, analytics tools, cloud storage, and similar services. These providers only receive the information they need to perform their services and are required to handle it in accordance with applicable law.
6.2 Clients and prospective clients.
When you engage with us as part of a commercial discussion, your contact information and the details of our communications may be shared internally within Aertonic and, where relevant and appropriate, with prospective or existing client teams.
6.3 Legal and regulatory disclosures.
We may disclose your information if we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, to respond to a lawful request from a government authority, to protect the rights, property, or safety of Aertonic, our clients, or the public, or to enforce our agreements.
6.4 Business transfers.
If Aertonic is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of business assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will take steps to ensure that any successor entity is bound by terms that are no less protective than this Privacy Policy.
7. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
The Site uses cookies and similar technologies to operate properly and to help us understand how visitors use it. Cookies are small text files placed on your device.
The cookies we use generally fall into the following categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies, which are required for the Site to function
- Analytics cookies, which help us understand how visitors interact with the Site so we can improve it
- Functional cookies, which remember preferences and settings
You can control cookies through your browser settings and through any cookie preference tool that may be made available on the Site. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.
8. DATA RETENTION
We retain personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, or to resolve disputes and enforce our agreements. When personal information is no longer needed, we will delete or anonymize it in a secure manner.
9. DATA SECURITY
We implement reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is fully secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
If you believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, or if you suspect a security incident involving your information, please contact us immediately at youssef@aertonic.com.
10. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Aertonic is based in the United Arab Emirates and serves clients in multiple jurisdictions. Your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in countries other than the country in which you reside, including the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the European Economic Area. We take steps to ensure that any such transfers are conducted in accordance with applicable law and that your information receives an adequate level of protection.
11. YOUR RIGHTS
Depending on the jurisdiction in which you are located, you may have the following rights with respect to your personal information:
- The right to access the personal information we hold about you
- The right to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- The right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions
- The right to object to or restrict certain processing of your information
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent
- The right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in your jurisdiction
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at youssef@aertonic.com. We will respond to your request within the time frames required by applicable law.
If you are a resident of California, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act, including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete certain personal information, the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights.
12. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
The Site and our services are not directed to children under the age of sixteen. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at youssef@aertonic.com and we will take steps to delete the information.
13. THIRD PARTY LINKS AND TOOLS
The Site may contain links to third party websites or integrate with third party tools such as Cal.com for scheduling. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third party site or tool you interact with through the Site.
14. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, our services, or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice through the Site or by direct communication with you. Your continued use of the Site after we post changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
