Privacy Policy — Saqr Advisory

Saqr Advisory ("Saqr", "we", "us" or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your information when you visit saqrtravel.com (the "Site") or engage our advisory services. It is designed to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, "GDPR"), the UK GDPR and the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data ("PDPL").

1. Data Controller

Saqr Advisory is the controller of your personal data. For any privacy enquiry or to exercise your rights, contact us at info@saqrtravel.com or via our contact form.

2. Personal Data We Collect

Identity & contact data: name, email, phone, nationality.
Engagement data: service of interest, preferred meeting date and time, messages you send us.
Onboarding data (where applicable): passport copies, residence documents, source-of-funds information collected for KYC/AML compliance.
Technical data: IP address, browser, device, language, pages visited, timestamps and cookies.
Communications: records of email, calls and meetings with our team.

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16.

3. How We Use Your Data & Legal Bases (GDPR Art. 6)

Performance of a contract: to respond to enquiries, deliver advisory work and manage your engagement.
Legal obligation: KYC/AML, sanctions screening, tax and regulatory record-keeping.
Legitimate interests: to operate, secure and improve our Site, prevent fraud, and conduct internal analytics. We balance these against your rights.
Consent: for non-essential cookies, marketing emails and any processing of special-category data. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing.

4. Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use strictly necessary cookies to run the Site and, with your consent, analytics cookies to understand usage. You can manage preferences through your browser settings. A cookie banner is shown to EU/EEA/UK visitors on first visit.

5. Sharing Your Data

We share personal data only with:

Vetted processors (hosting, email delivery, CRM, analytics) bound by data processing agreements.
Government authorities, banks, free zones and registries where required to deliver your engagement.
Professional advisers (lawyers, auditors) and, in case of restructuring, prospective acquirers — under confidentiality.

We never sell your personal data.

6. International Transfers

Your data may be processed outside your country of residence, including in the UAE, EU and the United States. Where required, transfers are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses, adequacy decisions or equivalent safeguards under the GDPR and the UAE PDPL.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described, then delete or anonymise it. KYC and engagement records are typically kept for up to 7 years to satisfy AML, tax and professional obligations. Marketing data is kept until you unsubscribe.

8. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:

Access, rectify, erase or port your personal data.
Restrict or object to processing, including profiling and direct marketing.
Withdraw consent at any time.
Lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority (e.g. your local EU DPA, the UK ICO, or the UAE Data Office).

To exercise any right, email info@saqrtravel.com. We respond within 30 days.

9. Security

We apply technical and organisational measures including encryption in transit, access controls, least- privilege permissions, secure cloud infrastructure and staff confidentiality undertakings. No system is 100% secure; please use strong, unique passwords when interacting with us online.

10. Automated Decision-Making

We do not make decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects based solely on automated processing.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. The "Effective date" above will reflect the latest version. Material changes will be notified by email or through a Site notice.

12. Contact

Saqr Advisory · info@saqrtravel.com