Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 11/07/2025

Who we are

Our website address is: https://howtouae.ae.

We publish practical, easy-to-follow guides for UAE residents and expatriates — including how to apply, renew, update, or get services like Emirates ID, visa, insurance, and more.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (called a hash) generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you’re using it. You can find their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) is displayed publicly next to your comment.

Media

Currently, visitors cannot upload images to this website. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy accordingly.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.

Since there is no login system currently, no login-related cookies are created or stored.

If in the future we introduce user registration or a login feature, this section will be updated to reflect those changes.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube videos, maps, social media posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves just as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content — particularly if you have an account and are logged in to those external services.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and auto-approve any future comments instead of holding them for moderation.

Since user registration is not currently enabled, no personal profile data is stored beyond comments.

What rights you have over your data

If you have left comments on this site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your data. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for legal, administrative, or security reasons.