Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 12 October 2026 · Last Updated: 12 October 2026

1. Who We Are

Abdulla Fouad Company for Public Auctions (“the Company”, “we”) is responsible for the personal data described in this policy. We are based in the 2nd Industrial Area, Road 166, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and we handle personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its implementing regulations.

2. Scope

This policy applies to abdullafouadauction.com in Arabic and English and the forms on it, and to your communications with us about our auctions and services by phone, WhatsApp or email. It should be read together with our Cookies Policy.

3. Personal Data We Collect

Information you give us through the website’s forms:

• Register to Bid request: full name, mobile number, email address (optional), whether you are registering as an individual or a company, company name, the auction you are interested in, any notes, and your agreement to be contacted.
• Selling request: name, company or organisation, mobile number, email address, type of assets and your message.
• Contact form: name, mobile number (optional), email address and your message.
• Auction announcements sign-up: your email address.
• With each form we also record the language and page it was sent from.

Other information:

• When you contact us directly: your contact details and the content of your call, WhatsApp message or email.
• When you register at our office to take part in an auction: your personal or business details and a valid ID (national ID, Iqama, or commercial registration for companies), and any guarantee or deposit the auction requires, as described on our How to Bid page.
• Technical data: when you visit the website, our hosting and security systems process technical information such as your IP address, browser type, the pages requested and the time of the request, to deliver the website and protect it from attacks. Your IP address is also used in hashed form for about 10 minutes to limit repeated form submissions.
• Cookies: as described in our Cookies Policy.

4. How We Use Personal Data

• To respond to your enquiries and requests.
• To process your request to register as a bidder and contact you about registration and auctions.
• To review and discuss requests to sell assets through our auctions.
• To send you auction announcements if you have signed up for them.
• To organise auctions, verify bidders’ identity, issue bidder numbers, complete sales and issue invoices.
• To operate, secure and improve the website and prevent misuse.
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations and requests from competent authorities.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for fully automated decisions that affect you.

5. Legal Basis

We process personal data on the basis of your consent (for example, auction announcements and non-essential cookies), to carry out what you ask us to do and provide our services, to comply with our legal obligations, or for our legitimate interests in running and securing our auctions and website where these do not override your rights. You may withdraw consent at any time; this does not affect processing carried out before withdrawal.

6. Sharing Personal Data

We do not sell or rent personal data. We share it only where necessary with:

• Service providers acting on our behalf, such as hosting, security and email providers, under appropriate obligations.
• Parties involved in completing a sale you take part in, such as the owner of the assets sold and the government bodies responsible for transferring ownership, where this applies.
• Competent authorities, courts and regulators where the law requires it.
• Third-party platforms you choose to use, such as WhatsApp when you message us, or Google Maps and YouTube when you show a map or play a video on the website. Their own privacy policies apply.

7. Processing Outside the Kingdom

Some of our service providers may process or store data outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Any such transfer is made only in line with the Personal Data Protection Law and the regulations on transferring personal data outside the Kingdom.

8. Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as needed for the purpose it was collected for, or as long as the law requires (for example, accounting and tax records). Enquiries and requests are deleted or anonymised once they are no longer needed, and announcement sign-ups are kept until you unsubscribe.

9. Information Security

We apply appropriate administrative, organisational and technical measures to protect personal data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), a web application firewall, access limited to authorised staff, and spam protection on our forms. No transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. Your Rights

Under the Personal Data Protection Law, you have the right to:

• Be informed about how and why your data is collected and processed.
• Access your personal data and obtain a copy in a readable and clear format.
• Ask for your data to be corrected, completed or updated.
• Ask for your data to be destroyed when it is no longer needed, unless the law requires us to keep it.
• Withdraw your consent to processing at any time.

To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity, and we will respond within the period set by the regulations. If you are not satisfied, you may file a complaint with the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA).

11. Cookies

We use cookies as described in our Cookies Policy. You can manage your choices at any time from Cookie settings.

12. Children

This website is not directed at children, and taking part in our auctions requires legal capacity. We do not knowingly collect children’s data. If you believe a child has given us personal data, please contact us so we can delete it.

13. Links to Other Websites

The website links to external sites and services such as WhatsApp, social media platforms and Google Maps. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and recommend reading their policies.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes to the website, our services or legal requirements. The revised version will be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

15. Contact Us

For questions about this policy or to exercise your personal-data rights, contact:

Company	Abdulla Fouad Company for Public Auctions
Email	auction@abdulla-fouad.com
Telephone	+966 54 570 0462
Address	2nd Industrial Area, Road 166, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia