Who We Are

Our website address is: https://shopituae.com

Comments

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

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences.

  • Login cookies: valid for 2 days.

  • Screen preference cookies: valid for 1 year.

  • If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for 2 weeks.

If you log out, login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged into that website.

Compliance with UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)

In accordance with the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL):

  • We only collect and process your personal data with your explicit consent or when it is necessary for service delivery.

  • We are committed to ensuring the security and confidentiality of your personal data and will not share it with third parties without your consent, except where required by UAE law.

  • You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data at any time by contacting us.

  • Your data will not be transferred outside the UAE without compliance with applicable legal requirements.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.

  • User accounts: for registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

Under the PDPL, you have the following rights:

  • Access: request a copy of the data we hold about you.

  • Correction: modify or update your personal information.

  • Deletion: request the deletion of your personal data, except for data we are required to keep for legal or security purposes.

  • Objection: object to the processing of your data under certain conditions.

To exercise these rights, contact us at shopit.uae25@gmail.com

Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

If you need more information about the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), you can visit the official website of the UAE Data Protection Authority (if available).