Privacy Policy: Data Protection for Our GCC Setup Tools

Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how The Dubai Setup ("we", "us", or "our"), operated at https://thedubaisetup.com, collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website and use our business setup guides, cost estimators, tools, and calculators. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

Our cost estimators and calculators operate entirely in your web browser. We do not collect, store, or transmit any financial data, business information, or personal details that you enter into our tools. All calculations are performed client-side using JavaScript, and no data is sent to our servers. You can verify this using your browser's developer tools (Network tab) while using any of our calculators.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information through analytics and tracking tools:

• Plausible Analytics: We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused web analytics service. Plausible does not use cookies and does not collect any personal data or personally identifiable information. It tracks aggregate page views, referral sources, browser type, operating system, device type, and country-level location data. All data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify individual visitors. For more information, see Plausible's privacy policy.
• Microsoft Clarity: We may use Microsoft Clarity to understand how users interact with our website through session recordings and heatmaps. Clarity anonymises personal data and does not collect sensitive information entered into form fields. For more information, see Microsoft's privacy statement.

Cookies

Our website uses minimal cookies:

• Theme preference: A local storage entry to remember your light/dark mode preference. This is stored in your browser and not transmitted to any server.
• Plausible Analytics: Does not use cookies.
• Microsoft Clarity: May set first-party cookies for session identification. These do not contain personal information.

We do not use third-party advertising cookies or tracking pixels from advertising networks.

How We Use Information

The limited information we collect is used solely to:

• Understand aggregate website traffic and popular content
• Improve the user experience and content quality
• Identify and fix technical issues
• Understand which guides, tools, and pages are most useful to our visitors

We do not sell, rent, or share any user data with third parties for marketing or advertising purposes.

Data Retention

Analytics data is retained in aggregated form. No individually identifiable data is stored on our servers. Theme preferences are stored locally in your browser and can be cleared by clearing your browser's local storage.

Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to external websites, including government agencies (UAE DET, MISA, MOCI, ZATCA, QFC, QFZA, and others), free zone authorities, and other resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Your Rights

Since we do not collect personal data through our tools or calculators, there is generally no personal data to access, correct, or delete. If you have concerns about any data we may hold, please contact us.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through the information provided on our About page.