(Including Children’s Online Privacy Protection Policy)

The following Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) governs your use of the JOY Website, Online Platform and the Services, which are owned by JOY, Inc. (“JOY “).

We have created this Privacy Policy to ensure that you understand our policies and procedures relating to privacy, what personal information you must provide if you wish to use certain portions of the Website, Online Platform and Services, and, ultimately, how we use such personal information.

By accessing or using any of the Online Platform and the Services, you acknowledge and agree that you have read and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

1. Sites and Site OperatorThe sites to which the following Privacy Policy applies are the JOY Website www.journey-of-you.com and the Online Platform connected to the Website(collectively, “the Online Platform”). The operator of the Online Platform is PDC, Inc., a UAE corporation,
2. Effective Date.This Privacy Policy is effective as of and was last revised on 31^stof July 2023. JOY reserves the right to add to, delete from, and/or otherwise change this Privacy Policy at any time in its sole and absolute discretion. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you are responsible for monitoring the Website, Online Platform to determine if any changes have been made to the Privacy Policy in the future. Access to and/or use of the Website and/or Online Platform and/or the Services by you after the date of any such change shall be deemed to confirm your agreement to be bound by the Privacy Policy then in effect. By agreeing to the Terms at which this Privacy Policy is posted, you also agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
3. Information Collected yy the Website and the Online Platform.We collect two types of information from users of the Online Platform: personal information, described below, and non-personal information, such as information about traffic patterns on the Online Platform.
4. Personal Information.To access certain portions of the Website and Online Platform, including the parts where the Services are offered, we require you to register and select a username and password. Some personal data is collected during the registration process. We may ask for additional information, including personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information.

When you access the Website to purchase one of the Online Platform, when you subscribe to the Services, and/or when you enter a contest or other promotion, we may ask you for certain personal information such as your name, address, e-mail address, or credit card number, in order to process your order, manage your subscription, administer the contest, or send you promotional e-mails. Providing personal information in these instances is solely your choice; you do not need to provide such information, make purchases, or enter such contests to browse our JOY Website and/or Online Platform as a Visitor.

5. How We Use Your Personal Information.We use the information collected on the Online Platform for various purposes, including, but not limited to, running the Online Platform and the Services and contacting users. The Online Platform and the Services may also make available to other Registered Users information provided by you during registration, such as your screen name. We may use your information to communicate back to you, to update you on products, services, and benefits, to personalize the Online Platform for you, to contact you for market research, or to provide you with marketing information, newsletters, or other information we think would be of particular interest. In addition, if you purchase any of the Online Platform, we may send you order and shipping confirmation emails. We will always give you the opportunity to opt out of receiving such materials.

You can remove your e-mail address from our e-mail list at any time by following the procedures outlined in Section 8 below (“Opt Out Procedures”) or by clicking on the “unsubscribe” in every e-mail from JOY. In addition, you can modify your information or change your preferences, as outlined in Section 9 below (“Reviewing or Changing Your Information”). Information obtained through the Online Platform and/or the Services may be intermingled with and used in conjunction with information obtained through sources other than our JOY Website and/or Online Platform, including both offline and online sources.

6. Discussions and Community Tools.The Online Platform and the Services may make chat rooms, forums, bulletin boards, news groups, and other community tools available to Registered Users and/or Visitors. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information for other users to view and for JOY to use. Please do not disclose any personally identifiable information, including without limitation your full name or e-mail address, in these publicly accessible areas of the Online Platform or the Services. Please be considerate and respectful of others while sharing your opinion with chat rooms, forums, or message boards.
7. Non-Personal Data.In some cases, we may collect non-personal information. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system, the Online Platform software and peripherals you are using, and the domain name of the website from which you entered our Site. We use your information on an aggregated basis to do such things as operate our JOY Website and/or Online Platform, enhance our JOY Website and/or Online Platform and sell and deliver advertising.
8. Opt-Out Procedures.You have the option to opt out of receiving information from JOY, the Online Platform, and the Services. This opt-out messaging will appear at the bottom of every promotional email that is sent out. If you no longer wish to take advantage of the Online Platform or the Services or receive any form of direct contact from JOY, whether it is email, discounts, newsletters, or other promotional offers or materials, contact us at infor@journey-of-you.com.
9. Reviewing or Changing Your Information.To ensure that the information we maintain is accurate, we give users the option to change or modify the information previously provided during registration. If you want to change your current information in our database, please log in and click “My Account” on the various JOY Website and/or Online Platform or email us at info@journey-of-you,com.
10. Sharing of Your Information.JOY may share your personal information: (i) with JOY’s parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, or successors (collectively the “JOY Parties”) or with third parties who are under obligations of confidentiality with any of the JOY Parties, (ii) if a JOY Party is required by law to do so, (iii) in the event of a transfer of ownership of a JOY Party, merger or other similar transaction, or (iv) as otherwise outlined in this Privacy Policy. The following describes some of the ways that your personal information may be disclosed to third parties:

We may employ third parties to perform services or functions on our behalf to improve our JOY Website and/or Online Platform, merchandising, marketing and promotional efforts, communications, or other services. Those third parties may include authorized contractors, consultants, and other companies working with us. They only have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, and they may not share any personal information with others or use it for any other purpose than providing or improving JOY’s services and offerings.

JOY may share your information with third parties whom we believe have information of interest to you. In addition, we may share certain non-personal information with third parties for advertising, promotional and other purposes. For example, we may work with third-party advertising companies to serve and track our ads. These third parties may install further cookies. Our advertising partners may use the non-personal information they collect from our JOY Website and/or Online Platform, in the aggregate, to help us better market and serve our customers.

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Website, the Online Platform and the Services and does not address the practices of third parties who may collect your personal information. You may visit other Website and/or Online Platform through JOY Website and/or Online Platform, which may collect, use and share your personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies. The information practices of those dealing with the JOY Website and/or Online Platform are not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we encourage you to be very cautious before you disclose your personal information to others. In order to provide you with the information, products, or services that you have requested, we may share or transfer your personal information with our parents, affiliates or subsidiaries, or third-party agents acting on their behalf.

The JOY Parties may be obligated to cooperate with various law enforcement inquiries. Each JOY  Party reserves the right to disclose or transfer personal information and non-personal information about you and your activities on our JOY Website and/or Online Platform in order to comply with a legal requirement or request from law enforcement or other government officials, administrative agencies or third parties as we, in our sole discretion, determine necessary or appropriate for the administration of justice, or in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements or violations of any other law, rule or regulation, our Terms of Use or different rules or policies of our JOY Website and/or Online Platform, the rights of third parties, or an investigation of any other activity that may expose you or us to legal liability, or investigate any suspected conduct which JOY  in its sole discretion deems improper.

11. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Policy.The JOY Website, Online Platform and the Services are not intended for or directed to users under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly or intentionally collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 or other minors. Where appropriate, we take reasonable measures to determine that our users are adults of legal age and to inform minors not to submit such information to the Online Platform or the Services or in response to advertisements. If you are concerned that personal information may have been inadvertently provided to or collected by JOY, please contact us immediately at info@journey-of-you.com so that we may take appropriate steps to remove such information from our database.
12. Privacy Precaution Warning.Please note that no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. As a result, we cannot guarantee the security of the information you transmit via our online services.
13. Your Consent.By using the JOY Website, Online Platform, and/or the Services and providing your personal information to us, you also authorize storing, using, and exporting your personal information as specified herein.
14. Applicable Law.The headquarters of JOY is located in UAE. This Privacy Policy and our legal obligations are subject to the laws of the UAE, regardless of the location of any user. Any claims or complaints must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in Dubai.