This Privacy Policy describes how Dubinity("we", "us", "our") collects, uses and shares information when you visit or interact with this website.
We respect your privacy and aim to collect the minimum amount of data necessary to operate the site, run analytics, and (when applicable) serve advertising.
1 · Information we collect
We collect the following categories of information:
- Information you provide voluntarily — your email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us, and any message content you send to our team.
- Automatically collected information — your IP address, browser type and version, device type, referring URL, pages visited, time spent on pages, and operating system.
- Cookies and similar technologies — see our Cookie Policy for a full list.
2 · How we use your information
- To operate, maintain and improve the website.
- To send you the newsletter you subscribed to (unsubscribe in any email).
- To respond to your enquiries.
- To measure aggregate site usage via Vercel Web Analyticsand Real-User Vitals — both privacy-friendly tools that do not set tracking cookies. They run only after you opt in via the consent banner.
- To prevent fraud, abuse and security incidents.
- To comply with legal obligations.
- To serve advertising — see Section 5.
3 · Legal basis for processing (GDPR)
Where the GDPR applies, we rely on the following legal bases: (a) your consent — for non-essential cookies, marketing emails and personalised ads; (b) contract — to provide services you've requested; (c) legitimate interests — to keep the site secure and improve it; and (d) legal obligation — for tax, audit and security records.
4 · How we share your information
We do not sell your personal data. We share information only with:
- Service providers who run infrastructure for us:
- Vercel (USA) — hosting, edge network, web analytics. EU SCCs in place.
- Neon (USA) — managed PostgreSQL database.
- Upstash (EU/USA) — Redis caching and rate-limit store.
- Amazon Web Services (Singapore region) — media file storage (S3).
- UploadThing (USA) — legacy media uploads being migrated to AWS.
- LinkMyDeals (India) — affiliate deals data feed.
- Google (USA) — Search Console verification, and Google AdSense if and when monetisation is enabled.
- Advertising partners — if Google AdSense becomes active on the Site, they may set their own cookies after you opt in.
- Law enforcement when required by a valid court order or regulatory request.
5 · Advertising & Google AdSense
If and when Google AdSense is enabled on the Site, third-party vendors (including Google) may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. The AdSense script is loaded only after you accept advertising cookies in the consent banner; if you decline, no ads-network code runs in your browser.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.
6 · Data retention
We retain personal data only for as long as needed to fulfil the purposes set out in this policy and to comply with legal, accounting and reporting obligations — typically up to 36 months for analytics records and as long as you remain subscribed for newsletter records.
7 · Your rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate data.
- Request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention obligations).
- Object to or restrict certain processing.
- Withdraw consent at any time, including for cookies and emails.
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, email hello@dubinity.com with your request. We will acknowledge your request within 5 working days and respond fully within 30 days. To verify your identity we may need to ask a few follow-up questions before we action a deletion or export request.
8 · Children
This site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under that age. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.
9 · International transfers
Some of our service providers are based outside the United Arab Emirates. Where data crosses borders, we rely on standard contractual clauses or equivalent safeguards.
10 · Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent change. Material changes will be highlighted at the top of the home page for 14 days.
11 · Contact
Questions about this policy or how we handle your data? Email hello@dubinity.com.