Last Updated: November 2025
This Privacy Policy (the ”Policy”) sets out the basis on which the personal data, including but not limited to personnel information, payment details and other information (the “Data”) collected by THE MAINE group of restaurants and beach clubs (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “We” or “Us” or “Our”) through its website accessible from themainegroup.com (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”) from any user or other sources (hereinafter referred to as “Users” or “You”) will be handled. We understand the importance you place on the Data, and we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read the following Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your Data.
It is important that you read this Policy or any other policy we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing Data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your Data.
By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you have also read and understood, and agree to be bound by this Policy.
We may make changes to this Policy from time to time in order to keep it up to date and compliant with legal requirements.
This Policy is in compliance with the United Arab Emirates Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 regarding the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL) and any implementation or amendments made to it. For users located in Europe, United Kingdom and Turkey, the Company complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), applicable UK data protection laws, and Turkey’s Law on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK/PDPL) (hereinafter jointly referred to as the “Applicable Law”). You may contact our Data Protection Officer at [INSERT] regarding any privacy matter.
1.1. While using the Website, we may ask you to provide us, or we may collect different kind of Data about you. These information may include, but is not limited to:
a. Data that you provide including without limitation passport, date of birth, email address, first and last name, phone number, address, state, ZIP, bank account information, information provided at the time of signing up to the Website, posting material on the Website or requesting further services;
b. the Data you provide when you enter a competition or promotion via our Website, provide reviews, testimonials or feedback on our Website;
c. Data you provide us, or that we may collect from you, when you report a problem with our Website;
d. a record of correspondence if you contact us;
e. general, aggregated, demographic and non-personal Data;
f. details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the fulfilment of your request;
g. details about your computer, including but not limited to your IP address, operating system and browser type, as well as information about your general internet usage (e.g. by using technology that stores information on or gains access to your device, such as cookies, tracking pixels, web beacons, etc., (together, “Cookies“);
h. your email address from a third party if you indicate that you have consented to that third party sharing your Data with us; and
i. any other Data we consider necessary to enhance your experience on the Website.
2.1. The Company may use Data for the following purposes:
a. to provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes;
b. to provide you with location-based services, such as advertising, search results and other personalised content;
c. to manage your account on the Website; to manage your registration as a user of the Website.
d. to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and the Company;
e. to verify the legitimacy of reviews and ratings;
f. To contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
g. for our internal review and business analysis or other business purposes consistent with our mission; and to carry out other purposes that are disclosed to you and to which you consent.
h. to improve our services and to deliver a better and more personalised service to you;
i. to ensure that content from our Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and the device you use to access our Website;
j. to notify you about changes to our services, news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information available on the Website;
k. to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
l. for any other reason which we deem necessary to enhance your experience on the Website;
3.1. We may share your Data in the following situations:
a. With Service Providers: We may share your Data with service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Website, for payment processing, to contact You.
b. For business transfers: We may share or transfer your Data in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
c. With Affiliates: We may share the Data with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include but shall not be limited to our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
d. Marketing and Promotional Offers: We may also use your Data to provide you with information about goods and services which may be of interest to you and enhance your Website experience, service messages, new features, enhancements, special offers and events of interest. We may contact you via various channels, including without limitation emails, push notifications, web notifications, post, telephone, in-app messages and news feed cards.
e. Technology Providers: Technology, analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimization of our Website.
f. With other users: when you share Data or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
g. With Your consent: We may disclose your Data for any other purpose with your consent.
Note that our Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data or other information to these websites.
4.1. The Company will retain your Data only for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy. We will retain and use your Data to the extent necessary to comply with the Applicable Law and our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Retention periods are determined by statutory requirements under the Applicable Law. We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures according to international best practices and legal requirements.
4.2. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your Data transmitted to our Website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.
5.1. Your Data may be processed at the Company’s operating offices and in other locations where the parties involved in the processing are situated. This means that your personal data may be transferred to, and stored or processed on, computers located outside your state, country, or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
5.2. Whenever we transfer your personal data internationally, we ensure an adequate level of protection and implement one or more of the following safeguards, as required by applicable data protection law:
a. We transfer personal data only to countries or territories recognized as providing an adequate level of protection by the relevant authorities, or to recipients bound by legally enforceable obligations to provide appropriate safeguards for your data.
b. Where an adequacy decision is unavailable, we may rely on binding contractual provisions, such as standard contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, or other approved transfer mechanisms that ensure your personal data receives an equivalent level of protection to that provided under applicable law.
c. In exceptional cases, we may also rely on your explicit, informed consent; the necessity of performing a contract; exercising or defending legal claims; protecting public interests; or where such transfer is otherwise permitted or required by law.
5.3. By using our the Website and submitting your personal data, you acknowledge and consent to such transfers, processing, and storage, all of which are subject to safeguards designed to protect your information and your data subject rights.
6.1. When using the Data we are taking the appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the Data; maintaining a record of personal data; and ensuring processors provide sufficient guarantees and implement technical and organizational measures necessary to meet the requirements of the Applicable Law. However, the Company cannot guarantee the security of any Data that is disclosed online. It is important for you to protect yourself against unauthorised access to the Website.
6.2. Where applicable, for the third party websites and links available on the Website, the Company is not responsible for the privacy policies of websites to which it links. If you provide any Data to such third parties different rules regarding the collection and use of your Data may apply. We strongly suggest you review such third party’s privacy policies before providing any data to them. We are not responsible for the policies or practices of third parties. The information practices of those websites linked to our Website is not covered by this Policy, and we cannot control this collection of Data. You should contact these entities directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.
7.1. You may exercise certain rights regarding your Data processed by us. In particular, you have the right to do the following:
a. Be informed if your Personal Information is being processed by us, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the information undergoing processing and be informed about third parties with which your personal information has been shared;
b. Access Data , including: (i) confirming whether we are processing your Data; (ii) obtaining access to or a copy of your Data.
c. Right to rectification of the accuracy of your Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected;
d. Request deletion of your Data from us under certain circumstances when Data is no longer required for the purposes it was collected for, or your consent for the processing of that data has been withdraw, or the Data has been unlawfully processed;
e. Request data portability and receive an electronic copy of Data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
f. In order to exercise any of these rights, simply contact us at: [INSERT].
Our Website and services available on the Website are not intended for or directed to children. Children under 18 are not eligible to use our Website. By using the Website, you represent that you are at least 18 years old and understand that you must be at least 18 years old in order to create an account and purchase the services provided on the Website. We do not knowingly collect or maintain Data from children under the age of 18. If we learn that we have inadvertently gathered Data from children younger than the age of 18, we will take reasonable measures to delete or destroy such information from our records
9. COOKIES
a. Our Website may place and access certain first-party cookies on your computer or device. First-party cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us. We use cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our Website and to provide and improve our and/or third-party products and/or services. We have carefully chosen these cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
b. By using our Website, you may also receive certain third-party cookies on your computer or device. Third-party cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than us. Third-party cookies are used on our Website to facilitate and improve your experience of our Website and to provide and improve our and/or third-party products and/or services.
c. All cookies used by and on our Website are used in accordance with UAE law as applicable in the Emirate of Dubai.
d. Our Website may use analytics services provided by third parties. Analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how Our Website is used. This, in turn, enables us to improve our Website and the services offered through it.
e. The analytics service(s) used by our Website use(s) cookies to gather the required information.
f. In addition to the controls that we provide, you can choose to enable or disable cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third-party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept cookies, but this can be changed. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
g. You can choose to delete cookies on your computer or device at any time, however, in certain cases, you may lose any information that enables you to access our Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalization settings.
h. It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and/or your device’s operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings
10.1. Our business changes constantly, and our Policy may therefore also need to change. We will post the current version of this Privacy Policy on the Website and each such change will be effective upon posting on the Website or upon the date designated by us as the “effective date”.
10.2. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, but you should check our Website frequently to see recent changes.
10.3. It is your obligation to regularly check the Policy. Your continued use of the Website following any such change constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy as so modified.
This Policy and any dispute or claim arising out of or related to it is governed by the Federal Laws of the UAE. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Policy, including its existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), which Rules are deemed incorporated by reference into this clause. The seat of arbitration shall be Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The language of the arbitration shall be English. Nothing in this clause limits or excludes any mandatory rights or remedies available to individuals under applicable data protection laws, which may be enforced in accordance with such laws by relevant regulatory authorities.
If you have any questions about this Policy or our privacy practices, or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to individual rights and your Data, you may contact us on the following addresses:
By email: info@themainegroup.com
By visiting this page on our website: themainegroup.com
As required under the Turkish Data Privacy law and GDPR