Effective Date: April 7, 2025
Last Updated: April 7, 2025
Baggins Technology Enterprises (“Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”), including its global entities as listed on our Website (Gerizon UK, Baggins Qatar Technologies, Baggins SA Digital Solutions, Baggins Technologies FZE, Baggins Tech Netherlands B.V.), is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit our website (https://www.bagginshq.com/) (the “Website”) and interact with our services. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your Personal Information.
By accessing or using our Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described in this Policy, please do not use our Website. This Policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms and Conditions.
1. Definitions
Personal Information (or Personal Data): Any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual or household.
Processing: Any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Information, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
Other capitalized terms used but not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meanings set forth in our Terms and Conditions.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect Personal Information from you in various ways:
a. Information You Provide Directly:
Contact Forms & Consultations: When you fill out contact forms, request a free consultation, or inquire about our services, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, company name, project details, and any other information you choose to provide.
Career Applications: If you apply for a position through our Careers page, we may collect your resume/CV, cover letter, contact details, employment history, education, and other relevant information.
User Contributions: Information you provide when you post comments or interact in public areas of the Website (if applicable).
Communications: When you communicate with us via email or other channels.
b. Information Collected Automatically (Usage Data):
Log Data: When you visit our Website, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends, such as your IP address, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, how you interacted with the Website, and cookie data.
Device Information: We may collect information about the device you are using to access the Website, including what type of device it is, its operating system, device settings, unique device identifiers, and crash data.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to track activity on our Website and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website. (We recommend a separate Cookie Policy linked here for more detail).
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the Personal Information we collect for various purposes, including:
To provide, operate, and maintain our Website.
To respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and schedule consultations.
To process and manage career applications.
To send you marketing and promotional communications (where permitted by law and with your consent, if required). You can opt-out of receiving these at any time.
To personalize and improve your experience on our Website.
To analyze usage of the Website and gather demographic information for internal research purposes.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or security concerns.
To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms and Conditions.
For any other purpose with your consent.
4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information (Primarily for EEA/UK Users)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom (UK), our legal basis for collecting and using the Personal Information described above will depend on the Personal Information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it. However, we will normally collect Personal Information from you only:
Where we need the Personal Information to perform a contract with you (e.g., to provide services you requested).
Where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your rights (e.g., for marketing, to improve our services, for security).
Where we have your consent to do so.
Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.
5. How We Share and Disclose Your Information
We do not sell your Personal Information. We may share your Personal Information in the following circumstances:
With Our Global Entities: Your information may be shared within Baggins Technology Enterprises group companies (Gerizon UK, Baggins Qatar Technologies, Baggins SA Digital Solutions, Baggins Technologies FZE, Baggins Tech Netherlands B.V.) for operational purposes, service delivery, and internal administration, consistent with this Privacy Policy.
With Service Providers: We may share your Personal Information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., website hosting, data analysis, email delivery, IT services, customer service, marketing assistance). These service providers are authorized to use your Personal Information only as necessary to provide these services to us and are obligated to protect your information.
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation or governmental request.
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company.
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website or our services.
Protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public.
Protect against legal liability.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, your Personal Information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction as permitted by law and/or contract.
With Your Consent: We may disclose your Personal Information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect the security of any Personal Information we process. However, please also remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Data Retention
We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your Personal Information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your Personal Information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your Personal Information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
8. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Information. These may include the right to:
Access: Request access to your Personal Information.
Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete Personal Information.
Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request deletion of your Personal Information.
Restrict Processing: Request restriction of the processing of your Personal Information.
Object to Processing: Object to our processing of your Personal Information (e.g., for direct marketing).
Data Portability: Request to receive your Personal Information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your Personal Information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Lodge a Complaint: Complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your Personal Information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at corporate-relations@bagginshq.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information, including Personal Information, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. This includes transfers to our global entities and third-party service providers located in various countries.
If you are located in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, we will take appropriate safeguards to protect your Personal Information when it is transferred outside of these regions, such as by using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or other legally recognized transfer mechanisms. By using our Website and providing us with your Personal Information, you consent to these transfers.
10. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use Personal Information about you, including to serve interest-based advertising. For further information about the types of cookies and tracking technologies we use, why, and how you can control them.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold as required by applicable law, e.g., 16 in some EEA countries). We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
12. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.
You can see when this Privacy Policy was last updated by checking the “Last Updated” date displayed at the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us at: