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Privacy Policy

Anett Pertl Legal Consultants ("we", "us", "our" or "the Firm") is a Hungarian-owned legal consultancy registered with the Dubai Legal Affairs Department (DLAD), with office at Office 09, Units 2201 & 2202, Level 22, Tower 02, Boulevard Plaza, Downtown Dubai, UAE. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data in connection with our legal services, our website, and the client intake materials made available through it (including the DIFC Will Preparation Questionnaire).

We are committed to handling personal data in accordance with UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (the "UAE PDPL"), the DIFC Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020 (where applicable to DIFC-related matters), and the professional duty of confidentiality owed to our clients.

1. Information we collect

Depending on the service you request, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Identification data: full legal name, date of birth, nationality, religion (where legally relevant to UAE succession law), passport number, Emirates ID number, residential and permanent addresses.
• Contact data: email address, mobile telephone number.
• Family data: details of spouse or civil partner, children (including minors), dependants, guardians and other beneficiaries.
• Asset and financial data: details of real estate, bank accounts, investments, business interests, digital assets, insurance policies, pensions, vehicles, personal property and liabilities.
• Legal data: previous wills, trusts, prenuptial or postnuptial agreements, ongoing legal proceedings, bankruptcy history, declarations regarding religious status.
• Correspondence data: any communications you send to us, including through email, telephone, booking tools (such as Calendly), or forms on our website.

2. How we collect your data

We collect personal data directly from you when you:

• submit an inquiry or complete the contact form on our website;
• book a consultation through our scheduling link (Calendly);
• download, complete and return the DIFC Will Preparation Questionnaire or any other intake form;
• engage us for legal services and provide information in the course of your matter;
• correspond with us by email, telephone, or in person.

We may also receive personal data from third parties where you have instructed us to do so (for example, from your spouse or co-executor, your bank, or another legal adviser), or from publicly accessible sources where relevant to the matter on which we are advising you.

3. Purposes and lawful basis for processing

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• Provision of legal services — advising you, preparing wills and other legal documents, representing you before authorities such as the DIFC Courts Wills Service Centre and the Dubai Courts, and complying with instructions you give us.
• Client intake and conflict checks — assessing whether we can act for you.
• Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations — including those under UAE law, DIFC regulations and anti-money-laundering requirements.
• Billing and administration — issuing fee quotations, invoices and maintaining our client records.
• Communication — responding to inquiries, scheduling meetings and keeping you informed about your matter.

We rely on the following lawful bases under the UAE PDPL and DIFC DP Law: your consent (where given, for example when you submit a questionnaire), the performance of a contract to which you are a party, compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, and our legitimate interests in operating a professional legal practice.

4. Sensitive data

For the preparation of a DIFC or Dubai Non-Muslim Will, UAE succession law requires us to collect information concerning your religion and specifically whether you are, or have ever been, a Muslim. This information is collected solely for the purpose of determining the applicable legal framework and the enforceability of your Will. We treat such data with the highest degree of confidentiality.

5. Confidentiality and legal professional privilege

All information you provide in the context of seeking legal advice is subject to legal professional privilege and the duty of confidentiality owed by a legal consultant to a client. We will not disclose your information to any third party except as set out in this Policy, as required by law, or with your prior written consent.

6. Who we share your data with

We may share your personal data with:

• UAE and DIFC authorities — including the DIFC Courts Wills Service Centre, the Dubai Courts, the Dubai Land Department, free zone authorities and notaries public, where necessary to carry out your instructions.
• Trusted service providers — such as our translation partners, IT and cloud storage providers (operating under confidentiality obligations), and our scheduling tool (Calendly), each only to the extent necessary.
• Professional advisers — such as foreign lawyers, tax advisers or accountants, where you have instructed us to coordinate with them on your matter.
• Courts and regulators — where disclosure is required by applicable law or by order of a competent court or authority.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it for marketing purposes.

7. International transfers

Where we transfer personal data outside the UAE (for example when corresponding with foreign lawyers, when using cloud storage located abroad, or where you reside in Europe), we take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your data remains protected to a standard consistent with the UAE PDPL and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

8. Data retention

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to provide the legal services you have engaged us for, and thereafter for the period required by applicable law, regulatory obligations and professional record-keeping standards (typically at least ten years from the conclusion of a matter). Original wills and related documents may be retained for longer if agreed with you.

9. Security

We maintain appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or disclosure. These include access controls, encryption of digital files, secure physical storage of hard-copy documents, and confidentiality obligations on all personnel.

10. Your rights

Subject to the limits of applicable law and our professional obligations, you have the right to:

• access the personal data we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• request deletion of your data (where this is not incompatible with our legal retention obligations);
• object to or restrict certain processing;
• withdraw any consent you have given (without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing);
• receive a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used format; and
• lodge a complaint with the UAE Data Office or, where applicable, the DIFC Commissioner of Data Protection.

11. Cookies and the website

Our website uses only essential functionality (such as remembering your preferred display language). We embed scheduling (Calendly) and web fonts from third parties; these providers may set their own cookies when you interact with them. We do not use third-party analytics or advertising cookies on this site.

12. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, regulation or our practice. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last updated.

13. Contact

For any questions, requests, or complaints regarding this Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us at:

Anett Pertl Legal Consultants
Office 09, Units 2201 & 2202, Level 22, Tower 02
Boulevard Plaza, Downtown Dubai, UAE
Email: legal@thelegalconsultancy.ae
Telephone: +971 50 458 0085

This Privacy Policy does not constitute legal advice. It describes the Firm's own data-protection practices as a controller of client and website-visitor personal data.