Official Data Protection Policy • UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021
Darj Commercial Consultancy FZE-LLC
Privacy Statement
Darj Commercial Consultancy FZE-LLC is committed to protecting personal data. This privacy statement explains why and how we collect and use personal data, and the rights individuals have in relation to it.
Introduction
Darj Commercial Consultancy FZE-LLC is committed to protecting personal data. This privacy statement explains why and how we collect and use personal data, and the rights individuals have in relation to it.
As used in this statement, “Darj”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Darj Commercial Consultancy FZE-LLC, a free zone company registered in Sharjah Publishing City, United Arab Emirates, under licence number 4418426.01, Darj is the data controller of the personal data described in this statement.
We process personal data in line with applicable data protection laws, including UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data and any data protection rules of Sharjah Publishing City. Our policy is to be transparent about why and how we process personal data.
Scope
This statement applies to personal data provided to us, whether by individuals themselves or by others. It covers:
clients, prospective clients and their staff, shareholders and representatives;
visitors to our website https://darj.ae/ and people who contact us by email, phone or social media;
suppliers, contractors, and business partners;
Job applicants; and
We may use personal data for any of the purposes in this statement or as otherwise stated at the point of collection. Where we provide services to clients under a separate engagement letter, its data protection terms also apply.
Personal data we collect
We collect only the personal data we need for the purposes below. Depending on our relationship with you, this may include:
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Identity data
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Name, title, nationality, date of birth, passport, Emirates ID and visa details |
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Contact data
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Email address, phone number, postal and business address |
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Professional data
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Employer, job title, role, shareholding and directorships |
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Compliance data
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Know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering checks, source of funds, ultimate beneficial owner details |
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Financial data
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Bank details, invoices and payment records |
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Engagement data
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Information contained in documents and correspondence you share with us for our services |
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Recruitment data
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CV, qualifications, employment history and references |
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Technical data
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IP address, browser type, device information and website usage, collected through cookies |
We collect personal data directly from you, from your employer or organisation, from publicly available sources and registries, and from third-party screening providers. We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data unless it is required by law or you provide it with your consent.
How we use personal data and our legal grounds
We use personal data to:
- provide our commercial consultancy services, including business setup, licensing, advisory and related support;
- carry out client onboarding, identity verification and anti-money laundering checks;
- manage our relationship with clients, suppliers and business partners, including invoicing and collections;
- respond to enquiries and send information you have requested;
- send updates, insights and event invitations that may interest you;
- operate, secure and improve our website, systems and services;
- assess job applicants; and
- comply with legal, regulatory and free zone authority requirements.
We rely on one or more of these legal grounds:
Contract: to perform our obligations under an agreement with you, or to take steps at your request before entering into one.
Legal obligation: to meet any requirement of law, regulation or a competent authority, such as anti-money laundering rules.
Legitimate interests: our interests in delivering services effectively, running and developing our business lawfully, and our clients’ interests in receiving our services, provided these do not override your rights
Consent: where no other ground applies, if you have agreed to the processing for a specific purpose. You may withdraw consent at any time.
Sharing and transfers of personal data
We do not sell personal data. We share it only where necessary for the purposes in this statement.
Third-party providers
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We may disclose personal data to contractors and service providers that support our business, such as providers of IT, cloud storage, email, website hosting, document management, identity verification, payment and data backup services. We use only providers that are bound to keep personal data secure and confidential, to process it only on our instructions, and to pass the same obligations to their sub-processors.
Government and free zone authorities
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To provide our services, we may submit personal data to Sharjah Publishing City, authorities, government departments, ministries, banks and other bodies, for example in company formation, licensing, visa or bank account applications made on your behalf.
Other disclosures
We may also disclose personal data:
- to professional advisers, such as lawyers, auditors and insurers, where needed to run our business or to establish, exercise or defend legal rights;
- when you explicitly ask us to;
- to law enforcement, regulators and other public authorities where required by applicable law; and
- to a buyer or successor in the event of a merger, acquisition or restructuring of our business.
Security
We use generally accepted technical and organisational measures to protect personal data from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. Only authorised persons who have agreed to keep it confidential can access personal data.
The transmission of data over the internet, including by email, is never completely secure. We take care to protect personal data once we receive it, but we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to or by us.
Data retention
We keep personal data only for as long as needed for the purposes it was collected for, including to meet legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and reporting requirements. Records relating to client due diligence are generally kept for at least five years after the end of our relationship, as required by UAE anti-money laundering law. When personal data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymise it securely.
Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Access: confirm whether we process your personal data, receive a copy of it, and learn how and why we process it.
- Rectification: have inaccurate personal data corrected and incomplete data completed.
- Erasure: have your personal data deleted where it is no longer needed, you withdraw consent and no other legal ground applies, you object and we have no overriding legitimate grounds, it was processed unlawfully, or deletion is required by law.
- Restriction: limit processing while we verify accuracy or our legitimate grounds, where processing is unlawful and you prefer restriction to deletion, or where you need the data for a legal claim.
- Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
- Portability: receive the personal data you gave us in a structured, machine-readable format, or have it sent to another organisation where technically feasible.
- Withdraw consent: at any time, where we rely on consent.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to make it work properly and to understand how visitors use it. You can control or block cookies through your browser settings, though some parts of the website may then not work as intended.
Marketing
We may send you updates, insights and event invitations related to our services. You can opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us.
Changes to this privacy statement
We may update this privacy statement at any time by publishing a new version on our website. We will change the “Oct 20, 2026” date at the top of this page, and the new version will apply from that date. Please review this statement periodically.
Contact us
For any enquiry, to exercise a right in relation to your personal data, or to complain about how we use it, please contact us:
Darj Commercial Consultancy FZE-LLC
Business Centre
Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
info@darj.ae
Phone
+971 58 874 1028