Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 12, 2025

Introduction

This privacy policy describes how Mecarshop.com collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our website.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information from you:

  • Personal Information: Information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, phone number, and physical address.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site.
  • Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our website, such as your device type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
  • Shop Information: If you register a shop on our platform, we collect information about your business including its title, description, location, operating hours, price ranges, and other details necessary for listing your shop.
  • Transaction Data: Information related to purchases or transactions conducted through our platform.

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and improve our services, including:
    • Operating and maintaining our website
    • Sending you emails about website updates or notifications
    • Analyzing your use of our website to improve its functionality and user experience
  • To fulfill our legal obligations, such as complying with tax and accounting laws.

Sharing Your Information

We share your personal information with the following third parties:

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect and analyze usage data about our website traffic.
  • Cloudflare: We use Cloudflare as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to improve the performance and security of our website.
  • Google Ads: We use Google Ads to display targeted advertising on our website.
  • Pusher: We use Pusher for real-time notifications and updates within our platform.
  • Leaflet/Google Maps: We use mapping services to provide location-based features for our shop listings.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to any third parties.

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • The right to access your information: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • The right to correct your information: You can request that we correct any inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
  • The right to delete your information: You can request that we delete your personal information.
  • The right to object to processing: You can object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes.
  • The right to restrict processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at: [email protected]

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless otherwise required by law.

Security

We take security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:

  • Encryption of your personal information in transit and at rest
  • Use of firewalls and other security technologies
  • Regular security audits

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Types of cookies we use:

  • Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly, including 'laravel_session' for managing your session
  • Preference cookies: Such as 'locale' which remembers your language preference
  • Analytical cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
  • Marketing cookies: Track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising

Some specific cookies we set include:

  • laravel_session: Used to maintain your session state across page requests
  • locale: Stores your preferred language setting
  • XSRF-TOKEN: Helps protect against cross-site request forgery attacks

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.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at: [email protected]

Compliance with Laws

  • The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union
  • The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of the United States
  • The Lebanese Data Protection Law (when applicable)
  • Additional Information for Users in the European Union
  • If you are a user located in the European Union, you have the following additional rights:
  • The right to be informed about the processing of your personal information
  • The right to access your personal information
  • The right to rectify your personal information
  • The right to erasure of your personal information
  • The right to restrict the processing of your personal information
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to object to the processing of your personal information
  • The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Additional Information for Users in Lebanon

If you are a user located in Lebanon, you have the following additional rights:
  • The right to be informed about the processing of your personal information
  • The right to access your personal information
  • The right to rectify your personal information
  • The right to erasure of your personal information
  • The right to restrict the processing of your personal information
  • The right to object to the processing of your personal information
  • The right to lodge a complaint with the Lebanese Data Protection Authority