Privacy policy
How we process personal data on this website.
This text is a template. It must be reviewed legally and adapted to the services actually in use before publication. Items marked “[Placeholder]” still need to be filled in.
01Controller
SOPA Properties [Placeholder: full legal name]
Address: Office name, Floor 00, Street address, District, Dubai, UAE
E-mail: info@yourdomain.com · Phone: +971 00 000 0000
Data protection officer or EU representative: [Placeholder: name and contact, if required]
02Data we process
- Server log data when you visit the website (for example IP address, time, page requested, browser type).
- Details from enquiry, contact and application forms (name, e-mail, phone, message, preferred contact method, language).
- Details you share with us by phone, e-mail or WhatsApp.
- Your cookie choice and language setting (stored locally in your browser).
03Purposes and legal bases
- Providing the website and keeping it secure: legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
- Answering your enquiries and preparing a contract: Art. 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR.
- Consent-based processing, for example optional analytics: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
- [Placeholder: further purposes and legal bases, for example under UAE data protection law]
04Forms and WhatsApp
Enquiry forms are sent to [Placeholder: form provider, location, data processing agreement] and reach us by e-mail. Until a form provider is connected, the form hands your details to WhatsApp as a pre-filled message; the message is only sent once you submit it there.
When you use WhatsApp, the provider’s own privacy terms also apply (WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. / Meta). [Placeholder: notes on transfers to third countries]
05Google Fonts
This website loads fonts from Google Fonts (Google). Your IP address is transmitted to Google servers when this happens. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in a consistent presentation (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). [Placeholder: consider hosting the fonts locally instead]
06Cookies and local storage
The website stores your cookie choice (key “sopa-cookie”) and your language setting (key “sopa-lang”) in your browser’s local storage. These entries are required for operation and are not sent to us.
Analytics or marketing services: [Placeholder: services in use, provider, retention. They are loaded only with your consent].
You can change your choice at any time by clearing this website’s browser data; the cookie notice will then appear again.
07Recipients and retention
We share your data only as far as needed to handle your enquiry, for example with developers, banks or trustees, or where we are legally required to. [Placeholder: processors and hosting provider]
We keep data only as long as the purpose requires or statutory retention periods apply. [Placeholder: specific periods]
08Your rights
- Access, rectification and erasure of your data.
- Restriction of processing and data portability.
- Objection to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Withdrawal of consent given, with effect for the future.
- Complaint to a data protection supervisory authority. [Placeholder: competent authority]
09Data protection contact
For questions about data protection or to exercise your rights, write to info@yourdomain.com.
Last updated: [Placeholder: date]