Privacy Policy

Desert Tech Developer and Cloud Services FZ-LLC

Last updated: 31 July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Desert Tech Developer and Cloud Services FZ-LLC (“Desert Tech”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal data through our website and services, in compliance with the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679, and applicable global data protection standards.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://desertcloud.tech. Desert Tech is registered in the UAE (DIFC/RAKEZ). For data protection queries, contact us at privacy@desertcloud.tech.

2. Data We Collect

2.1 Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. See Gravatar’s policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible alongside it.

2.2 Media

Avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from images.

2.3 Cookies

Comment cookies (name, email, website) — optional, retained for 1 year.
Login/browser-check cookies — temporary, no personal data.
Login session cookies — 2 days (2 weeks with “Remember Me”).
Screen options cookies — 1 year.
Post-edit cookie (post ID only, no personal data) — 1 day.

2.4 Embedded Content

Pages may include embedded content (videos, images, articles) from other websites. Such content behaves as though the visitor visited the third-party site directly, and that site may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction, including if you are logged into it.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR, Art. 6)

Consent —e.g. optional comment cookies, marketing communications.
Contract performance providing services you request.
Legal obligation record-keeping, tax, and regulatory requirements.
Legitimate interests site security, spam prevention, service improvement.

4. UAE PDPL Compliance

Where personal data of UAE-based individuals is processed, Desert Tech acts in accordance with Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021, including principles of lawfulness, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, and security. Cross-border transfers of personal data outside the UAE are made only where an adequate level of protection is ensured or appropriate safeguards (e.g. contractual clauses) are in place.

5. Who We Share Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email. We may share data with: hosting and infrastructure providers, spam-detection services, payment processors, and regulators or law enforcement where legally required. We do not sell personal data.

6. International Data Transfers

Where data is transferred outside the UAE or European Economic Area, we rely on recognized safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (EU) or equivalent mechanisms recognized under UAE PDPL, to ensure an adequate level of protection.

7. How Long We Retain Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic recognition of follow-up comments. Registered users’ profile data is retained while the account is active; users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except username). Administrators can also access and edit this data.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure — request deletion of your data (subject to legal/administrative retention needs).
Restriction & Objection — limit or object to certain processing.
Portability — receive your data in a portable format.
Withdraw consent — at any time, where processing is consent-based.
Lodge a complaint — with the UAE Data Office or, for EU residents, your local supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights, contact privacy@desertcloud.tech.

9. Data Security

We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures — including encryption, access controls, and monitoring — to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

10. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated third-party spam-detection service, which may process data outside your home jurisdiction under the safeguards described above.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children without appropriate parental consent.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be reflected by updating the “Last updated” date above.

13. Contact Us

Desert Tech Developer and Cloud Services FZ-LLC — privacy@desertcloud.tech — https://desertcloud.tech