DATA PRIVACY

As pioneers of the world’s most advanced ‘cognitive city,’ NEOM will be entrusted with a large amount of personal data. We therefore have a duty to act as responsible stewards of this data, maintaining trust and transparency with those whose data we handle.

At NEOM, we believe in data-sharing for good and this means using data to produce outcomes that benefit humanity and make the world a better place. We also need to remember that ‘Respect’ is one of our Values, and we should ensure that this Value is upheld when we receive and process the personal data of others.

By ‘personal data,’ we mean any information that relates to a living person and that, when put together, could be used to identify them or make their identity available.

AS NEOM REPRESENTATIVES, WE EXPECT YOU TO:

• Maintaining the highest standards of data privacy, ensuring all personal data is collated and processed in compliance with applicable data privacy laws and regulations
• Holding personal data, according to defined retention periods, to satisfy the legitimate purposes for which it was collected
• Sharing personal data only where necessary and in line with all applicable laws and regulations
• Respecting the rights of individuals whose data we hold in line with applicable laws and regulations, such as the right to obtain copies of personal data and correct or erase the personal data we hold
• Using technology to increase transparency around the personal data processing we undertake, and empowering those whose data we handle by improving their ability to monitor and select how their data is used
• Training our colleagues on our data privacy standards so that they understand the company’s approach to respecting personal data (we can’t maintain our high standards without you)
• Ensuring that any third parties handling personal data on our behalf understand and apply our data privacy standards, for example by signing a data processing agreement
• Protecting the personal data of our partners as if it were our own
• Taking data privacy into account from the start, by ensuring that all new technologies we develop follow our high data privacy standards from day one
• Taking a risk-based approach to processing personal data, making sure that the highest-priority data is subject to any additional controls necessary to keep it secure
• Maintaining robust cybersecurity controls to protect the data we hold from any form of unauthorized access (see ‘Cybersecurity’ section)

AS NEOM REPRESENTATIVES, WE EXPECT YOU TO:

• Understand our data privacy commitments, ensuring you handle all relevant personal data responsibly and in compliance with all applicable data privacy laws and regulations
• Treat the personal data of others with the same care and privacy as if it were your own
• Inform your line manager or use our Speak Up channel if you encounter or suspect a personal data breach, or any behaviors that go against our data privacy commitments

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN OUR:

• Data Privacy Standards
• IT Policy
• Acceptable Usage Standard

However, you can also contact the Data Privacy Office with any queries related to our data privacy commitments.