Unified UAE Legislation Database

DIFC DATA PROTECTION POLICY GUIDANCE Individuals' Rights to Access and Control DIFC Personal Data Processing

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

DIFC

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

1. Introduction and Scope 

The Dubai International Financial Centre and/or its affiliates and entities (collectively “DIFC”, “DIFCA”, “we” or “us”) values individuals’ security and privacy.  DIFC has its own data protection law, Data Protection Law, DIFC Law No. 1 of 2007 (the “DP Law”), and may for certain types of personal data processing also apply the laws from other jurisdictions.  

Under DIFCA law and others like it, individuals (“requestor”, “individual”, “you”, or the plural of these terms) about whom we collect and process personal data have fundamental rights to know about such activities.  Article 17 and Article 18 of the DP Law ensure that any individuals have the right to access, rectification, erasure or blocking of the personal data that DIFCA processes about them, if any.  You also have the right to object to such processing.  As DIFCA, in addition to being a regulator, is also a data controller (a “controller”), the following information addresses how an individual may exercise these rights.  
For more general information about how DIFC manages personal data t...