PRIVACY POLICY
Introduction
At Data Privacy Group (DPG) we way with your personal data in such a way that absolutely nobody including us can utilize them with a purpose to impair the enjoyment of human rights by you, particularly the right to privacy guaranteed by Art.17 of the ICCPR and Art.8 of the ECHR. We being licensed privacy professionals and opinion leaders in this aria place enormous value on personal data protection.
The main objective of this privacy policy is to provide you with information on how Data Privacy Group LLC-FZ processes your personal data. Throughout this document, Data Privacy Group LLC-FZ will be referred to as “we”, “us”, and “our”.
At Data Privacy Group LLC-FZ, we are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring that they are not used in any way to infringe upon your human rights. We are a team of privacy professionals and opinion leaders who prioritize personal data protection.
The policy extends to:
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our website: https://www.data-privacy-group.com/
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our email: info@data-privacy-group.com
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our online and offline events (e.g. training courses)
Who are we and how can you get in touch with us?
Data Privacy Group LLC-FZ is a UAE-based company that operates under Emirates laws, including the UAE Personal Data Protection Law.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the protection of your personal data, please contact us via email at hello[at]data-privacy-group.com or by mail at Business Center 1, M Floor, The Meydan Hotel, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, U.A.E.
What data, for what purposes, on what grounds and for how long do we process?
We operate in the capacity of the controller of your personal data. This implies that we autonomously define the processing purposes and select relevant processing services and tools.
Purpose
Legal basis
Data utilized
Storage period
To deliver services sought or to respond to queries
Contract (UAE PDPL – Art.4(9))
First Name, Last Name, Email address, Other information that we got from you
6 months after providing the service and, if a contract is concluded, for the period prescribed by law
To propose a service to a client drawing on services she/he formerly bought
Your Interests (UAE PDPL – Art.4(7))
Name, Company name, Information about the service you ordered, Your position, Contact information
2 years after your last communication with our company, unless you have objected to such processing
To handle and boost client experience by enhancing our understanding of our clients
Your Interests (UAE PDPL – Art.4(7))
Browser information
14 months
To adjust the educational space to the client’s requirements
Your Interests (UAE PDPL – Art.4(7))
Contact information, Results of your online test
2 weeks
To keep a record of educational outcomes, test scores and exam outcomes with a purpose of honoring degree certifications
Contract (UAE PDPL – Art.4(9))
Name, Resumes/CV, Grades, Exam results
Max. 25 years after graduation
To send our marketing newsletter
Consent (UAE PDPL – Art.1)
Name, Email address
Until you withdraw consent
To register you for an online conference or a webinar
Contract (UAE PDPL – Art.4(9))
Full Name, Company name, Country, Contact information (phone and e-mail)
2 years after your last communication with our company, unless you have objected to such processing
To respond to your comments, questions and requests
Your Interests (UAE PDPL – Art.4(7))
Contact information, Other information that we got from you
1 year after your last communication with our company, unless you have objected to such processing
To advertise and promote our services
Consent (UAE PDPL – Art.1)
Ad ID, time and user actions on the site
Until you withdraw consent
Where did we obtain your personal information from?
- Directly from you
- Browser
Processing
Personal information channel
Proposing a service to a client drawing on services she/he formerly bought
We can acquire your personal information straight from you.
Delivering services sought or responding to queries |
We can acquire your personal information straight from you.
Handling and boosting client experience by enhancing our understanding of our clients
We can acquire your personal information straight from you.
Adjustment of the educational space to the client’s requirements
We can acquire your personal information straight from you.
Keeping a record of educational outcomes, test scores and exam outcomes with a purpose of honoring degree certifications
We can acquire your personal information straight from you.
Who do we share your personal information with?
As part of our commitment to providing you with the best possible service, we may need to share your personal data with our affiliated businesses within Data Privacy Group and third-party services. These services help us achieve the purposes outlined in the table above and improve our products and solutions to meet your needs.
We also process your data with the following third-party services:
Mailchimp
Mailchimp is an email service provider (ESP) designed to assist businesses with email and online marketing. The services are provided by Intuit Inc. (USA) and their address is 2700 Coast Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For more information, please refer to the Relevant Data Processing Addendum of Mailchimp.
We use this service for the following purposes:
- Sending you details of the service or events you signed up for, or sharing the information you requested. This is necessary for establishing or executing a contract with you.
- Sending you marketing information, provided that you have given your consent.
Titan Mail
Titan is an email service provider. The services are provided by Flock FZ-LLC. Address: Opposite Double Tree Hilton Hotel Business Centre 4, Ras-al-Khaimah United Arab Emirates. Relevant privacy policy of Titan.
Hostinger
Hostinger is a web hosting provider offered by HOSTINGER, UAB. The address is Jonavos str. 60C, Kaunas 44192, Lithuania. You can find the relevant privacy policy of Hostinger here. We utilize this service to host the website you are currently visiting. Therefore, the transfer of data is necessary to establish and fulfill the contract between you and us.
Microsoft 365
Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud-based subscription service that provides tools for working with documents and email in applications such as Excel and Outlook. These services are offered by Microsoft Corporation LLC, whose address is 1600 One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. You can find the relevant privacy policy of Microsoft Corporation here. We use this service for team communication, consulting, and training purposes, including writing documents and sending emails. Therefore, the transfer of data is necessary to establish and fulfill the contract between you and us.
Pipedrive
Pipedrive is a CRM tool provided by Pipedrive, Inc. Their address is 460 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10016, United States. You can find the relevant privacy policy of Pipedrive here. We use this service to remember the services you ordered or showed interest in, manage contacts and communication with clients, estimate costs, and draft contracts. Therefore, the transfer of data is necessary to establish and fulfill the contract between you and us.
Stripe
The payment service is provided by Stripe, Inc. Address: 510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Relevant privacy policy of Stripe. We use this service to collect payments from you, so it is necessary to establish and fulfill the contract between you and us.
Zadarma
Zadarma is a cloud-based phone system and VoIP service provider. The service is provided by Zadarma Project LP, located at 12 South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1DD, United Kingdom. You can find the relevant privacy policy of Zadarma here. We use this service to call and message you regarding the events you registered for or the services that you ordered (or showed interest in). Therefore, the transfer of data is necessary to establish and fulfill the contract between you and us.
reCAPTCHA
reCAPTCHA is a service that helps protect websites from spam. It is provided by Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. You can find the relevant privacy policy of reCAPTCHA here, and more information about it here. Spam can result in your messages being lost in our mailbox, so the transfer of data is necessary to establish and fulfill the contract between you and us, and is in your best interest.
LinkedIn Ads
LinkedIn Ads is an advertising service provided by LinkedIn Corporation, located at 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA. You can find the relevant privacy policy of LinkedIn here. The data transfer to LinkedIn is necessary to inform you about data privacy events or services, is it is in the interest of your professional development in data protection field.
Google Ads. Google Analytics.
Google Ads is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service also provided by Google LLC. The address for Google LLC is 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. You can find the relevant privacy policy of Google here. The transfer of data to Google is necessary to inform you about data privacy events or services, is it is in the interest of your professional development in data protection field.
Instagram is a social media service provided by Meta, Inc. The address is 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can find the relevant data policy of Meta here. The transfer of data to Meta is necessary to inform you about data privacy events or services, is it is in the interest of your professional development in data protection field.
Tally form
Service https://tally.so is owned by Tally BV (Belgium). We utilized it to develop a webform for privacy experts to submit their applications to speak at our events. You can access its privacy policy here. The transfer of data is essential to establish a contract with event speakers.
Notion
Notion.so is a web-based note-taking and collaboration tool provided by Notion Labs, Inc. It is located at 548 Market St #80387, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401, USA. You can find the relevant privacy policy of Notion Labs, Inc. here. We use this service for internal documentation and organization purposes, including tracking contracts with our customers. Therefore, the data transfer to Notion Labs is necessary to establish contracts with you.
Accredible
Accredible.com is a digital credentialing platform that allows us to issue and manage certificates for our conference participants. The services are provided by Accredible Ltd., located at 15 Stratford Place, London, W1C 1BE, United Kingdom. You can find the relevant privacy policy of Accredible Ltd. here. We use this service to provide you with digital certificates of attendance for the conference. Therefore, the transfer of data is necessary to fulfill the contract between you and us if you signed up for one of our training courses.
Automated decisions
We neither use automated decision-making nor your personal data to automatically assess aspects of your personality (automated profiling).
Your rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights:
- Right to obtain information about the types of personal data processed, purposes of processing, decisions made based on automated processing, targeted sectors or establishments with which your personal data is shared, controls and standards for storing and keeping your personal data, procedures for correcting, erasing, or limiting processing and objecting to personal data, protection measures for cross-border processing, procedures to be taken in the event of a breach or infringement of your personal data, and the process of filing complaints with the office.
- Right to request personal data transfer in a structured and machine-readable format.
- Right to correction or erasure of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to restrict processing.
- Right to object to and stop processing.
- Right to object to decisions issued with respect to automated processing that have legal consequences or seriously affect you, including profiling.
- Right to file a complaint with the UAE Data Office if you believe that there has been a violation of the law or if your personal data is being processed in violation of the law.
To exercise your rights under UAE PDPL, please contact us via email at hello@data-privacy-group.com. In your message, please state the right you would like to have fulfilled and provide your identifying information so that we can recognize you and fulfill your request.
September 22, 2023 version