Firms in the Dubai International Financial Centre and Abu Dhabi Global Market follow their own data protection laws, closely modelled on the GDPR, enforced by the DIFC Commissioner of Data Protection and the ADGM Office of Data Protection. Obligations include accountability, data protection officers in some cases, impact assessments, breach notification and transfer rules.
We build privacy programmes that satisfy free-zone laws together with the federal PDPL for onshore entities in the same group.
Who it is for
- DIFC and ADGM registered firms
- Groups with free-zone and onshore UAE entities
What you gain
- One privacy programme across UAE regimes
- Regulator-ready accountability
How we get you compliant
Applicability and scoping
Confirm whether and how the law applies to you, entities, data, systems, roles and territories.
Data and process mapping
Build a record of processing or control inventory so obligations can be tied to real systems and owners.
Gap assessment
Measure current practice against each obligation and rank the gaps by legal and business risk.
Remediation roadmap
Policies, notices, contracts, technical controls and governance, sequenced so the highest risks close first.
Evidence and ongoing monitoring
A compliance calendar, metrics and periodic reviews so you can demonstrate compliance to a regulator or customer at any time.