At LawFinder.ae, we are unequivocally committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring absolute compliance with the Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL) of the United Arab Emirates.
1. Data Collection & Processing
We collect information you voluntarily provide during account registration, including your full name, email address, phone number, and any legal documents uploaded to our secure vault.
For legal professionals (B2B), corporate contact details, trade license identifiers, and billing information are processed exclusively for account administration and commercial subscription fulfillment.
We automatically collect technical telemetry such as masked IP addresses, browser types, and session timestamps to prevent fraud and maintain the operational integrity of our infrastructure.
2. Purpose of Data Usage
Your data is strictly utilized to provide core platform services: facilitating secure messaging between clients and attorneys, processing B2B payments, and maintaining accurate public directory listings.
Marketing communications are only dispatched with your explicit opt-in consent and can be revoked instantly at any time via your centralized profile settings.
3. Data Sovereignty & Secure Storage
All personal data and confidential vault documents are encrypted at rest and processed on secure, Tier-1 servers located geographically within the United Arab Emirates, ensuring strict adherence to UAE data sovereignty regulations.
4. Your Rights (PDPL Compliance)
Under UAE Federal Law, you maintain full control over your digital footprint. You possess the absolute right to access, rectify, or request the permanent deletion of your personal data. A machine-readable JSON export of your data (Right to Portability) is available directly from your user dashboard.
5. Enterprise-Grade Security Measures
We employ state-of-the-art cryptographic hashing (SHA-256) for credentials, enforce TLS 1.3 in-transit encryption, and strictly adhere to 'Privacy by Design' principles to safeguard your sensitive legal matters.
While we utilize industry-leading defenses, please be aware that no electronic transmission over the public internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. We encourage users to maintain strong passwords.
6. Contact Our Data Protection Officer (DPO)
For formal inquiries regarding your data, to exercise your legal rights, or to report a privacy concern, please contact our Data Protection Officer immediately through our dedicated support channel.