By Signing up and using this website you have acknowledged that you read, understood, and agreed to the privacy statement of Koutoubi.

The terms "Your" and "You" refer to the user who is surfing Koutoubi or using any of the website features.

The terms "We" and "us" refer to the Koutoubi website, management & company.

1.1.1 Your Personal Information

Your privacy is our number one priority. Your personal information will not be visible to any other user without your prior consent, however when you post an item on the Koutoubi website your name and username will be visible to other users. We will not be sharing any of your personal contact information with 3rd party persona without your prior consent. When you post an item on Koutoubi the details of that item will be visible to the other users including: the item name, the university to which the item belongs, the item major, the course number, the item condition, the description of the item.

1.1.2 How We Use Your Personal Information

We will not share individual personal names, telephone numbers, or addresses with any third parties. However by accepting the privacy statement you are accepting that Koutoubi shares generic & general figures about the users on the website with 3rd parties. General information on the database of Koutoubi could be shared for commercial or enhancement purposes with third parties such as the total number of users on the website, such as the percentage split by university, so on so forth.

1.1.3 How We Use Cookies & Other Data Collection Tools

While using our website we can collect information through cookies, and other available tools. Through these tools we can better understand your preferences and receive information related to your browsing and navigation patterns in order for us to be able to customize our service and optimize your use of Koutoubi. The website has also tools that track the navigation path of the user; the information gathered through these tools will be used by Koutoubi internally and might be shared with 3rd party agencies that can provide statistics and research about the user for Koutoubi to be able to enhance its service. The information shared by 3rd parties and with 3rd parties is subject to the 3rd parties’ privacy policies.

We may receive information regarding your device type, software and hardware attributes, IP address; we might use this information internally at Koutoubi to be able to enhance the service we are offering. This information will not be shared publically and unlawfully.

1.1.4 Your Personal Information In Case of Legal Offense

Koutoubi reserves the right to share information with any public or private authority or state affiliated agency to fight fraud, protect our users, or when we suspect that a law has been breached.

1.2.1 When You Use The Koutoubi Messaging System

Since Koutoubi is a linking website that connects users together, it is vital to share contact details that will make it easier to connect with others; you can use the messaging system on the Koutoubi website in order to communicate with other users. Our messaging service is as private as it gets, and we will not be sharing any of your communication with others with anyone. We might however use the messages ‘exchange internally for service enhancement purposes.

1.2.2 The Information You Share Through The Koutoubi Messaging System

Please note that any information you share through the messaging service is secured however the other user communicating with you through the messaging service will be receiving all the information you share with him and Koutoubi is not responsible of what the other user receiving your messages through the messaging service does with the information. Please make sure to be cautious when setting a time, date, or location to meet in order to exchange any item, choose a public place, and choose a time when people are around.

1.3 When You Post Information on Koutoubi

When you post a book on Koutoubi, your username, name and university will be shown when other users search your book along with the details related to the book you posted. Your phone number and all other information will not be visible unless you disclose them to other users through the messaging service.

1.4 When You Raise a Complaint On Koutoubi

In case you contact us to raise a complaint about any interaction through our website we might collect information that is essential for us to be able to solve the issue. The information we collect in the objective to answer your complaints and solve them can be shared with 3rd parties in order to be able to optimize our service; however the information will not be shard publically and without your consent first.

1.5 When You Contact Us

When you raise a concern through our contact us tab, when you report a user, a mistake, or any concern that you faced while using Koutoubi we might use all the information necessary that you shared with us in order to make sure we answer your complaint and solve it.