Who we are
Hayakel Baalbek is a Lebanese dabke and folklore troupe based in Beirut – Jdeideh, Lebanon. We perform at weddings, festivals, and state events, and teach dabke through workshops and residencies. This site (hayakel-baalbeck.com) is operated by the troupe.
For any privacy-related question, contact info@hayakel-baalbeck.com.
What we collect
- Information you give us — name, email, phone number, event details (date, venue, type) when you submit our contact form, send a WhatsApp inquiry, or email us directly.
- Technical data — your browser type, device, IP address, and the pages you visit, collected automatically by the server and any analytics tools we run.
- Cookies — small text files stored in your browser. We use only essential cookies plus, with your consent, basic analytics cookies. See "Cookies" below.
How we use your information
- Respond to booking inquiries and quote requests.
- Coordinate logistics for confirmed performances or workshops.
- Improve the site (with anonymized analytics, where consented).
- Comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
Cookies
We use two categories of cookies:
- Essential — required for the site to function (e.g., your language preference, session). These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics — help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. These are loaded only after you accept via our cookie banner.
You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site, or by emailing us at the address above.
Third-party services
The site embeds content from third parties that may set their own cookies or process limited data when you interact with them:
- Google Maps — for the location embed in our footer.
- Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, X — when you click a social icon, you leave our site. Their privacy policies apply once you do.
- Google Fonts — typefaces are loaded from Google's CDN.
Your rights
If you are based in the EU, EEA, UK, or Lebanon, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten") where legally allowed.
- Object to or restrict processing.
- Receive a copy of your data in a portable format.
To exercise any of these rights, email info@hayakel-baalbeck.com. We will respond within 30 days.
Data retention
We keep booking inquiry data for 24 months after the inquiry, then delete it automatically. Photos and videos shared with us as performance content may be retained for our archive unless you ask us to remove them.
Children
The site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted information through the site, please contact us so we can remove it.
Security
We use industry-standard measures (HTTPS, restricted access to the WP admin, regular updates) to protect your data. No internet transmission is 100% secure, but we work to minimize risk.
Changes to this policy
If we update this policy, the new effective date will appear at the top. Material changes will be highlighted on the homepage for 30 days.
Contact
Hayakel Baalbek
Beirut – Jdeideh – Jdeideh 19 bldg
info@hayakel-baalbeck.com · +961 70 805 585