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Privacy policy

General

Artwhale FZE, a company incorporated and licensed in the Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone, United Arab Emirates (“Artwhale”, “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), is committed to protecting the privacy and Personal Data of individuals who visit our website, communicate with us, submit enquiries, request information concerning our services or otherwise interact with us. This Privacy Policy sets out the manner in which Artwhale collects, records, organises, stores, uses, discloses, transfers, retains and otherwise processes Personal Data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation in the United Arab Emirates. For the purposes of applicable UAE data protection legislation, Artwhale FZE acts as the controller in respect of the Personal Data processed in connection with the activities described in this Privacy Policy.


Personal Data We Collect

Depending on the nature of your interaction with Artwhale, we may collect and process Personal Data including your full name, email address, telephone number, company name, job title, professional contact details and any information contained in enquiries, briefs, requests, proposals, correspondence or other communications submitted to us.

We may also collect information required to prepare quotations or proposals, enter into and perform agreements, issue invoices, administer payments, manage client relationships and provide our services.

Where you access or use our website, we may collect certain technical and usage-related information, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, referring website, pages visited, access times, interaction data and other information generated through cookies, server logs and similar technologies.

We may also process any other Personal Data that you voluntarily provide to us in connection with your interaction with Artwhale.

You should not provide sensitive Personal Data unless such information is strictly necessary for a specific purpose and has been expressly requested by us.


Sources of Personal Data

We may collect Personal Data directly from you when you contact us, complete and submit a form through our website, communicate with us by email, telephone, messaging service or any other communication channel, request a quotation or proposal, enter into an agreement with us or otherwise engage our services.

We may also collect Personal Data automatically through your use of our website, including through cookies, server logs and comparable technologies.

In certain circumstances, we may receive Personal Data from an organisation or individual acting on your behalf, from your employer or other organisation with which you are associated, from publicly available professional or corporate sources, or from third-party service providers that support our website, communications, analytics, customer relationship management or business operations.


Purposes of Processing

Artwhale may process Personal Data for the purpose of responding to enquiries, communicating with existing or prospective clients, preparing proposals, quotations and service agreements, negotiating and performing contractual obligations, providing and administering services, managing client and business relationships, issuing invoices, administering payments and maintaining internal business, financial, contractual and project records.

We may also process Personal Data for the purpose of operating, maintaining, securing and improving our website and services, conducting internal analysis, research, auditing, reporting, quality assurance and business planning, managing and protecting our legal and commercial interests, preventing fraud, misuse, unauthorised access and security incidents, complying with legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, reporting and record-keeping obligations, and establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

Where permitted by applicable law, or where you have provided the required consent, we may process your Personal
Data for the purpose of providing information concerning our services, projects, business activities and other marketing or promotional communications.

Artwhale shall not process Personal Data for any purpose that is incompatible with the purpose for which such Personal Data was originally collected, unless such further processing is permitted or required by applicable law.


Lawful Basis for Processing

Where required under applicable UAE data protection legislation, Artwhale shall process Personal Data on the basis of one or more lawful grounds.

Such grounds may include the consent of the Data Subject, the necessity of processing in order to take steps at the request of the Data Subject prior to entering into an agreement, the necessity of processing for the performance of an agreement to which the Data Subject is a party or which concerns the organisation represented by the Data Subject, and the necessity of processing for compliance with an applicable legal or regulatory obligation.

Artwhale may also process Personal Data where such processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, the protection of public interests or the interests of the Data Subject, or where another lawful basis is available under applicable UAE legislation.

Where processing is based on consent, the Data Subject may withdraw such consent at any time by contacting Artwhale. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out prior to the date on which the withdrawal becomes effective.


Marketing Communications

Artwhale may send communications concerning its services, projects, business activities, events or other promotional matters where the recipient has provided consent or where such communications are otherwise permitted under applicable law.

A recipient may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism contained in the relevant communication or by contacting Artwhale at hello@whalestud.io.

Following receipt of an opt-out request, Artwhale may retain limited Personal Data to the extent necessary to record and comply with the relevant marketing preference and to prevent further marketing communications from being sent.


Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies, server logs, web beacons, and similar technologies to enable the website to function, maintain website security, remember user preferences, understand how visitors interact with the website, measure website traffic and performance, and improve the content, functionality, and user experience of the website.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies and comparable technologies shall be activated only after the appropriate consent has been obtained.

Users may manage or disable cookies through their browser settings or through any cookie management mechanism made available on the website. The restriction or disabling of certain cookies may affect the availability, functionality or performance of parts of the website.


Disclosure of Personal Data

Artwhale does not sell or rent Personal Data.

Artwhale may disclose Personal Data to its officers, employees, consultants, contractors and other authorised persons where access to such Personal Data is reasonably necessary for the performance of their duties or the provision of services to Artwhale.

Personal Data may also be disclosed to providers of website hosting, cloud storage, email, communications, analytics, customer relationship management, accounting, payment administration, information technology, cybersecurity and other operational or professional services.

Artwhale may disclose Personal Data to its legal advisers, auditors, accountants, insurers and other professional advisers, as well as to competent governmental authorities, regulatory bodies, courts, tribunals or law enforcement authorities where such disclosure is required or permitted by applicable law, regulation, court order or legal process.

Personal Data may also be disclosed in connection with an actual or proposed merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, investment, sale, transfer or disposal of all or any part of Artwhale’s business or assets, provided that the recipient is subject to appropriate confidentiality and data protection obligations.

Artwhale may disclose Personal Data to another person where such disclosure has been requested or authorised by the Data Subject or is otherwise permitted under applicable law.

Where a third party processes Personal Data on behalf of Artwhale, Artwhale shall take reasonable measures to ensure that such third party is subject to appropriate contractual, confidentiality, security and data protection obligations.


International Transfers of Personal Data

Certain service providers, contractors, professional advisers or business partners engaged by Artwhale may be located outside the United Arab Emirates or may store or process Personal Data using systems, infrastructure or personnel located outside the United Arab Emirates.

Where Personal Data is transferred outside the United Arab Emirates, Artwhale shall take reasonable measures to ensure that such transfer is made in accordance with applicable UAE data protection legislation.

Such measures may include transferring Personal Data to a jurisdiction recognised as providing an adequate level of protection, implementing appropriate contractual, organisational or technical safeguards, obtaining the consent of the Data Subject where required, or relying on another lawful transfer mechanism permitted under applicable law.


Retention of Personal Data

Artwhale shall retain Personal Data only for such period as is reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and processed.

The applicable retention period may be determined by reference to the nature and sensitivity of the Personal Data, the purposes of processing, the duration of the relevant client or business relationship, contractual requirements, limitation periods and applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, reporting and record-keeping obligations.

Personal Data may be retained for a longer period where such retention is required or permitted by applicable law, or where it is reasonably necessary for the prevention or resolution of disputes or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where Personal Data is no longer required, Artwhale shall take reasonable measures to delete, anonymise, destroy or otherwise securely dispose of such Personal Data.


Information Security

Artwhale shall implement reasonable and appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect Personal Data against unauthorised or unlawful access, acquisition, use, processing, alteration, disclosure, loss, destruction or damage.

Such measures may include access restrictions, authentication controls, confidentiality obligations, secure systems and infrastructure, data minimisation procedures, internal controls and appropriate oversight of third-party service providers.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no website, electronic communication, transmission method or data storage system can be guaranteed to be entirely secure. Accordingly, Artwhale cannot warrant the absolute security of Personal Data transmitted to or processed by us.


Personal Data Breaches

In the event of an actual or suspected Personal Data breach, Artwhale shall take reasonable measures to identify, contain, investigate, mitigate and remedy the relevant incident.

Artwhale shall assess the nature, scope and potential consequences of the breach and, where required under applicable law, notify the competent UAE authority and the affected Data Subjects within the legally applicable timeframe.


Rights of Data Subjects

Subject to the conditions, limitations and exemptions prescribed by applicable UAE data protection legislation, a Data Subject may have the right to obtain information concerning the processing of their Personal Data, request access to their Personal Data and request the correction, updating or completion of inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data.

A Data Subject may also have the right to request the deletion of Personal Data, request the restriction or suspension of processing, object to certain processing activities, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, and request the transfer or receipt of certain Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

A Data Subject may further have the right to object to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, and to submit a complaint to the competent UAE data protection authority.

Any request relating to the exercise of these rights should be submitted to hello@whalestud.io

Artwhale may request such information and documentation as is reasonably necessary to verify the identity of the person making the request and to confirm their entitlement to exercise the relevant right.

Artwhale may refuse, restrict or defer a request where such action is permitted or required under applicable law.


Children’s Personal Data

Our website and services are not directed at children, and Artwhale does not knowingly collect or process Personal Data relating to children without the consent, authorisation or other lawful basis required under applicable law.

Where Artwhale becomes aware that Personal Data relating to a child has been collected or processed unlawfully, it shall take reasonable measures to delete or otherwise appropriately address such Personal Data.


Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites, platforms or services operated by third parties.

Artwhale does not control and shall not be responsible for the privacy, security or data processing practices of any third-party website, platform or service.

Users are encouraged to review the applicable privacy notices and terms of such third parties before providing Personal Data or using the relevant website, platform or service.


Amendments to this Privacy Policy

Artwhale may amend or update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes in applicable law, regulatory requirements, business operations, services, technologies or data processing practices.

Any updated version of this Privacy Policy shall be published on our website together with the applicable effective date or last updated date.

Where appropriate, Artwhale may also provide notice of material amendments through additional communication channels.


Contact Details

Any questions, requests, complaints or concerns relating to this Privacy Policy or the processing of Personal Data by Artwhale should be addressed to:

Artwhale FZE
Al Shmookh Business Center, One UAQ, UAQ Free Trade Zone,  Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

Email: hello@whalestud.io

Last Updated: 1 June 2026


Privacy policy

General

Artwhale FZE, a company incorporated and licensed in the Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone, United Arab Emirates (“Artwhale”, “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), is committed to protecting the privacy and Personal Data of individuals who visit our website, communicate with us, submit enquiries, request information concerning our services or otherwise interact with us. This Privacy Policy sets out the manner in which Artwhale collects, records, organises, stores, uses, discloses, transfers, retains and otherwise processes Personal Data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation in the United Arab Emirates. For the purposes of applicable UAE data protection legislation, Artwhale FZE acts as the controller in respect of the Personal Data processed in connection with the activities described in this Privacy Policy.


Personal Data We Collect

Depending on the nature of your interaction with Artwhale, we may collect and process Personal Data including your full name, email address, telephone number, company name, job title, professional contact details and any information contained in enquiries, briefs, requests, proposals, correspondence or other communications submitted to us.

We may also collect information required to prepare quotations or proposals, enter into and perform agreements, issue invoices, administer payments, manage client relationships and provide our services.

Where you access or use our website, we may collect certain technical and usage-related information, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, referring website, pages visited, access times, interaction data and other information generated through cookies, server logs and similar technologies.

We may also process any other Personal Data that you voluntarily provide to us in connection with your interaction with Artwhale.

You should not provide sensitive Personal Data unless such information is strictly necessary for a specific purpose and has been expressly requested by us.


Sources of Personal Data

We may collect Personal Data directly from you when you contact us, complete and submit a form through our website, communicate with us by email, telephone, messaging service or any other communication channel, request a quotation or proposal, enter into an agreement with us or otherwise engage our services.

We may also collect Personal Data automatically through your use of our website, including through cookies, server logs and comparable technologies.

In certain circumstances, we may receive Personal Data from an organisation or individual acting on your behalf, from your employer or other organisation with which you are associated, from publicly available professional or corporate sources, or from third-party service providers that support our website, communications, analytics, customer relationship management or business operations.


Purposes of Processing

Artwhale may process Personal Data for the purpose of responding to enquiries, communicating with existing or prospective clients, preparing proposals, quotations and service agreements, negotiating and performing contractual obligations, providing and administering services, managing client and business relationships, issuing invoices, administering payments and maintaining internal business, financial, contractual and project records.

We may also process Personal Data for the purpose of operating, maintaining, securing and improving our website and services, conducting internal analysis, research, auditing, reporting, quality assurance and business planning, managing and protecting our legal and commercial interests, preventing fraud, misuse, unauthorised access and security incidents, complying with legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, reporting and record-keeping obligations, and establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

Where permitted by applicable law, or where you have provided the required consent, we may process your Personal
Data for the purpose of providing information concerning our services, projects, business activities and other marketing or promotional communications.

Artwhale shall not process Personal Data for any purpose that is incompatible with the purpose for which such Personal Data was originally collected, unless such further processing is permitted or required by applicable law.


Lawful Basis for Processing

Where required under applicable UAE data protection legislation, Artwhale shall process Personal Data on the basis of one or more lawful grounds.

Such grounds may include the consent of the Data Subject, the necessity of processing in order to take steps at the request of the Data Subject prior to entering into an agreement, the necessity of processing for the performance of an agreement to which the Data Subject is a party or which concerns the organisation represented by the Data Subject, and the necessity of processing for compliance with an applicable legal or regulatory obligation.

Artwhale may also process Personal Data where such processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, the protection of public interests or the interests of the Data Subject, or where another lawful basis is available under applicable UAE legislation.

Where processing is based on consent, the Data Subject may withdraw such consent at any time by contacting Artwhale. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out prior to the date on which the withdrawal becomes effective.


Marketing Communications

Artwhale may send communications concerning its services, projects, business activities, events or other promotional matters where the recipient has provided consent or where such communications are otherwise permitted under applicable law.

A recipient may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism contained in the relevant communication or by contacting Artwhale at hello@whalestud.io.

Following receipt of an opt-out request, Artwhale may retain limited Personal Data to the extent necessary to record and comply with the relevant marketing preference and to prevent further marketing communications from being sent.


Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies, server logs, web beacons, and similar technologies to enable the website to function, maintain website security, remember user preferences, understand how visitors interact with the website, measure website traffic and performance, and improve the content, functionality, and user experience of the website.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies and comparable technologies shall be activated only after the appropriate consent has been obtained.

Users may manage or disable cookies through their browser settings or through any cookie management mechanism made available on the website. The restriction or disabling of certain cookies may affect the availability, functionality or performance of parts of the website.


Disclosure of Personal Data

Artwhale does not sell or rent Personal Data.

Artwhale may disclose Personal Data to its officers, employees, consultants, contractors and other authorised persons where access to such Personal Data is reasonably necessary for the performance of their duties or the provision of services to Artwhale.

Personal Data may also be disclosed to providers of website hosting, cloud storage, email, communications, analytics, customer relationship management, accounting, payment administration, information technology, cybersecurity and other operational or professional services.

Artwhale may disclose Personal Data to its legal advisers, auditors, accountants, insurers and other professional advisers, as well as to competent governmental authorities, regulatory bodies, courts, tribunals or law enforcement authorities where such disclosure is required or permitted by applicable law, regulation, court order or legal process.

Personal Data may also be disclosed in connection with an actual or proposed merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, investment, sale, transfer or disposal of all or any part of Artwhale’s business or assets, provided that the recipient is subject to appropriate confidentiality and data protection obligations.

Artwhale may disclose Personal Data to another person where such disclosure has been requested or authorised by the Data Subject or is otherwise permitted under applicable law.

Where a third party processes Personal Data on behalf of Artwhale, Artwhale shall take reasonable measures to ensure that such third party is subject to appropriate contractual, confidentiality, security and data protection obligations.


International Transfers of Personal Data

Certain service providers, contractors, professional advisers or business partners engaged by Artwhale may be located outside the United Arab Emirates or may store or process Personal Data using systems, infrastructure or personnel located outside the United Arab Emirates.

Where Personal Data is transferred outside the United Arab Emirates, Artwhale shall take reasonable measures to ensure that such transfer is made in accordance with applicable UAE data protection legislation.

Such measures may include transferring Personal Data to a jurisdiction recognised as providing an adequate level of protection, implementing appropriate contractual, organisational or technical safeguards, obtaining the consent of the Data Subject where required, or relying on another lawful transfer mechanism permitted under applicable law.


Retention of Personal Data

Artwhale shall retain Personal Data only for such period as is reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and processed.

The applicable retention period may be determined by reference to the nature and sensitivity of the Personal Data, the purposes of processing, the duration of the relevant client or business relationship, contractual requirements, limitation periods and applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, reporting and record-keeping obligations.

Personal Data may be retained for a longer period where such retention is required or permitted by applicable law, or where it is reasonably necessary for the prevention or resolution of disputes or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where Personal Data is no longer required, Artwhale shall take reasonable measures to delete, anonymise, destroy or otherwise securely dispose of such Personal Data.


Information Security

Artwhale shall implement reasonable and appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect Personal Data against unauthorised or unlawful access, acquisition, use, processing, alteration, disclosure, loss, destruction or damage.

Such measures may include access restrictions, authentication controls, confidentiality obligations, secure systems and infrastructure, data minimisation procedures, internal controls and appropriate oversight of third-party service providers.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no website, electronic communication, transmission method or data storage system can be guaranteed to be entirely secure. Accordingly, Artwhale cannot warrant the absolute security of Personal Data transmitted to or processed by us.


Personal Data Breaches

In the event of an actual or suspected Personal Data breach, Artwhale shall take reasonable measures to identify, contain, investigate, mitigate and remedy the relevant incident.

Artwhale shall assess the nature, scope and potential consequences of the breach and, where required under applicable law, notify the competent UAE authority and the affected Data Subjects within the legally applicable timeframe.


Rights of Data Subjects

Subject to the conditions, limitations and exemptions prescribed by applicable UAE data protection legislation, a Data Subject may have the right to obtain information concerning the processing of their Personal Data, request access to their Personal Data and request the correction, updating or completion of inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data.

A Data Subject may also have the right to request the deletion of Personal Data, request the restriction or suspension of processing, object to certain processing activities, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, and request the transfer or receipt of certain Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

A Data Subject may further have the right to object to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, and to submit a complaint to the competent UAE data protection authority.

Any request relating to the exercise of these rights should be submitted to hello@whalestud.io

Artwhale may request such information and documentation as is reasonably necessary to verify the identity of the person making the request and to confirm their entitlement to exercise the relevant right.

Artwhale may refuse, restrict or defer a request where such action is permitted or required under applicable law.


Children’s Personal Data

Our website and services are not directed at children, and Artwhale does not knowingly collect or process Personal Data relating to children without the consent, authorisation or other lawful basis required under applicable law.

Where Artwhale becomes aware that Personal Data relating to a child has been collected or processed unlawfully, it shall take reasonable measures to delete or otherwise appropriately address such Personal Data.


Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites, platforms or services operated by third parties.

Artwhale does not control and shall not be responsible for the privacy, security or data processing practices of any third-party website, platform or service.

Users are encouraged to review the applicable privacy notices and terms of such third parties before providing Personal Data or using the relevant website, platform or service.


Amendments to this Privacy Policy

Artwhale may amend or update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes in applicable law, regulatory requirements, business operations, services, technologies or data processing practices.

Any updated version of this Privacy Policy shall be published on our website together with the applicable effective date or last updated date.

Where appropriate, Artwhale may also provide notice of material amendments through additional communication channels.


Contact Details

Any questions, requests, complaints or concerns relating to this Privacy Policy or the processing of Personal Data by Artwhale should be addressed to:

Artwhale FZE
Al Shmookh Business Center, One UAQ, UAQ Free Trade Zone,  Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

Email: hello@whalestud.io

Last Updated: 1 June 2026