Privacy Notice | Elnaggar & Partners Limited
Elnaggar & Partners Limited, ADGM Registration No. 000000962 of DD-14-124-041, 14, Al Khatem Tower, ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Elnaggar & Partners DMCC Registration No. DMCC189144 of Unit No: 1801, The Dome Tower, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, UAE (“Elnaggar & Partners”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data in accordance with the United Arab Emirates’ Personal Data Protection Law (“UAE PDPL”), the Abu Dhabi Global Market’s Data Protection Regulations 2021 (“ADGM DPR”), and any other applicable local data protection regulations.
1. Data Controller
Elnaggar & Partners, acts as the data controller of your personal data. This means we determine the purposes and means of processing your personal information, except in circumstances where we act as a data processor on behalf of our clients according to their instructions and under applicable laws.
For any questions about our privacy practices, please contact:
Data Protection Officer
Elnaggar & Partners Limited
E-mail: compliance@elnaggarlegal.com
Phone: +97143995911
2. Collection of Personal Data
We may collect personal data in the course of providing legal and corporate services, when you interact with our personnel, or visit our website or use our online platforms. The types of personal information we collect may include (but are not limited to):
- Identification and contact data (e.g., name, address, email, phone)
- Professional and employment details
- Transactional and financial information
- Information required for compliance with anti-money laundering and regulatory obligations
- Records of correspondence and communications with us
- Any other data you choose to provide when engaging our services
We may also collect personal data from third-party sources such as regulators, public registers, other law firms, and professional service providers, where legally permitted.
3. Legal Basis and Purposes for Processing
We will only use your personal data where permitted by law, including under the UAE PDPL and ADGM DPR, based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Performance of a contract: When processing is required to fulfill a service agreement or to take steps before entering into an agreement.
- Compliance with legal obligations: For fulfilment of regulatory, anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CFT), and other compliance obligations.
- Legitimate interests: To pursue our business interests (e.g., client relationship management), provided these are not overridden by your data protection rights.
- Consent: Where you have given us your explicit consent.
- Public interest or protection of vital interests: In circumstances permitted under applicable law.
We process personal data for the following (non-exhaustive) purposes:
- Provision of legal, consulting, and corporate services
- Client onboarding and due diligence
- Compliance with legal obligations, including AML/CFT checks
- Managing and improving our website and services
- Business development and client relationship management, such as sending legal updates, marketing, and invitations to events (with your consent, where required)
- Recruitment and human resources management
4. Disclosure and Sharing of Personal Data
We may share your personal data with:
- Our affiliated offices (in the UAE, Egypt, or other jurisdictions within our group)
- Professional advisors (e.g., lawyers, accountants, consultants)
- Regulatory authorities, courts, law enforcement agencies as required by law or regulation
- Third-party service providers who process data on our behalf (such as cloud infrastructure, IT support, or marketing partners), always subject to appropriate contractual safeguards
For cross-border transfers, especially outside the UAE or ADGM, we follow applicable legal frameworks and ensure that appropriate contractual mechanisms (such as Standard Contractual Clauses or other safeguards) are in place for protecting your personal information.
5. International Data Transfers
Whenever we transfer personal information to countries outside the UAE or ADGM, we ensure such transfers comply with the requirements of the UAE PDPL, the ADGM DPR, or other applicable laws, including appropriate protection and safeguarding measures for your data.
6. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website to enable core functionality, analyze site usage through services such as Google Analytics, improve user experience, and for marketing communications (subject to applicable law and your preferences).
You may disable cookies through your browser settings; however, this may affect some website functionalities.
7. Data Security
We maintain administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, accidental loss, misuse, or alteration.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal or regulatory obligations, or as otherwise communicated to you.
9. Your Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to:
- Request access to, rectification, or erasure of your personal data
- Restrict or object to certain forms of processing
- Data portability (in certain cases)
- Withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer or use the contact details provided above.
10. Updates to this Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice to reflect changes to our business or applicable law. Updates will be posted on our website, and material changes will be communicated to you where required by law.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how your personal data is processed, please contact:
Data Protection Officer
Elnaggar & Partners Limited
Email: compliance@elnaggarlegal.com
Phone: +97143995911
Last updated: August 2025
