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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 30/04/2025

Privacy & Cookies Policy

The Romania Dubai Business Council (RDBC) is committed to ensuring your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal data (“Personal Data”) when you use our website or communicate with us. This privacy policy (the “Policy”) sets out the basis on which any information, including any Personal Data, we might collect from you, or you provide to us, will be processed by RDBC.

By accessing our website www.romaniadubai.com and/or communicating with RDBC via the contact form on our website, via email, or any other channels, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Policy.

This Policy describes how and why we might collect, store, and use personal information, and provides information about your rights.

Should you not agree to any part of this Policy, please do not provide us with your personal information, and consequently, we may not be able to offer any further services to you.

Data Controller

RDBC is the data controller of your personal information processed via the site.

Furthermore, in providing our services, we act as an independent data controller and are responsible for complying with Data Protection rules in the UAE regarding any Personal Data we process.

Collection of Personal Data

We may collect Personal Data from you through the use of our website, when you contact or request information from us (for example, by email or any other electronic form), when you engage our management, or as a result of your relationship with one or more of our employees or members.

Depending on the information or services you request, we may ask you to provide your name, address, email address, phone numbers, date of birth, and other such personal information you choose to provide, together with the content of your communication.

Purposes

We may use Personal Data for our legitimate business purposes, carrying out requests on your behalf. Our primary goals in collecting personal information are to:

  • Verify your identity

  • Process, investigate, or settle inquiries

  • Carry out requests made by you on the site or in relation to our services

  • Manage our relationship with you

  • Offer and deliver our services

  • Market new services

  • Comply with any applicable law, court order, or other judicial process

  • Improve and develop the quality and user experience of our services

  • Use as otherwise required or stipulated by the law

It is necessary for us to process your information to perform our obligations under any agreement we may have with you. It is also in our legitimate interest or a third party’s legitimate interest to use your personal information to ensure that we provide the very best services to you or others. Additionally, we may be legally obligated to use your personal information to comply with applicable laws.

Protection of Personal Data

The information you provide may be confidential, and we will maintain such confidentiality and protect your Personal Data according to this Policy, our professional obligations, and applicable law.

The data we collect from you may be transferred to and stored on our databases located on secure servers. However, no data transmission over the internet can be completely secure. As a result, RDBC cannot guarantee the security of any Personal Data you choose to send us electronically, and sending such information is at your own risk.

We are committed to protecting personal information under our control from unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized modification, and unlawful destruction or accidental loss.

All of our partners, employees, consultants, and data processors who have access to and are associated with the processing of personal information are obligated to respect the confidentiality of such Personal Data.

Sharing of Personal Data

Generally, we only use your information within RDBC. However, there may be circumstances where we disclose your Personal Data to carefully selected service providers carrying out certain functions on our behalf, including, without limitation, public authorities, administrative agencies, translation services, technology services, payment processing, audit services, and other experts.

We may also disclose your information if required by law or regulatory obligations. We do not sell, rent, distribute, or make Personal Data commercially available to any third party.

Your Rights

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or similar legislation worldwide, RDBC provides you with the ability to know what Personal Data concerning you has been collected and/or processed, and if it is accurate. If inaccuracies exist, you have the right to have the information corrected or deleted.

Additionally, you have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data

  • Request correction, deletion, or restriction of processing

  • Object to processing

  • Request data portability

  • Revoke (withdraw) your consent at any time

Please note that some of these rights may be limited where we have an overriding interest or legal obligation to continue processing the data.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file unique to the web browser on your computer, used to retain user preferences and enhance the browsing experience. Information from cookies may include statistical data about users’ interaction with the website, IP addresses, browser types, and demographics.

We might use Google Analytics or similar tools to gain insights into how users interact with our website.

You may change your browser settings to delete and block cookies. By continuing to use the RDBC website without changing your settings, you consent to our use of cookies.

How Long We Keep Your Personal Data

We will retain your Personal Data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Typically, Personal Data will be kept for five years after the business relationship ends. Personal Data processed for marketing purposes will be kept until you withdraw your consent, and afterward only for the applicable statute of limitations period.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

RDBC may update this Policy from time to time. Changes may be made to comply with updates in applicable law or regulatory requirements. Any changes to our Policy will be posted on our website, and the “Last Updated” date will be revised accordingly.

We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use and protect your personal information. Any changes are effective immediately once published on this page.

Contact Details

If you have any questions about this Policy, our processing of your Personal Data, or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:
contact@romaniadubai.com