Updated May 2025

Privacy & Ethical Data Compass

The team protects every passport copy, ADJD portal upload, and MoFA attestation receipt with the same discipline used to guide civil marriages across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and the wider UAE.

DATA HARMONY

What the Team Stores

Only the items required to coach Law No.14/2021 cases and confirm bookings.

  • Passport, Emirates ID, or visa page references (full scans deleted after attestation).
  • ADJD portal receipts, ceremony confirmations, and certificate numbers.
  • MoFA attestation invoices, courier tracking codes, and limited contact notes.
STEWARDSHIP

How Information Is Used

Data is processed only to confirm ADJD eligibility, prepare documents, reserve travel, or defend legal rights.

  • Two-factor portals and encrypted drives for ADJD submissions.
  • Need-to-know vendor views with auto-expiring permissions.
  • Encryption in transit and at rest inside UAE and EU data centers.
CONTROL

Your Rights

Request copies, corrections, portability exports, or deletion at any time.

  • Privacy desk: hello@abcwed.com (encrypted email available).
  • Alignment with UAE PDPL plus GDPR and UK GDPR where applicable.
  • Responses issued within five working days, sooner for urgent ADJD filings.

Transparency Timeline

How ADJD preparation data flows from inquiry to attestation and then to secure deletion.

Active projects retained: 24 months

Regulatory & tax logs: 7 years (passport numbers and ADJD IDs removed where possible)

1. Discovery & Inquiry

Encrypted forms capture only the data needed to confirm Law No.14/2021 eligibility. If no contract is signed within 30 days, everything is purged automatically.

Attachments auto-expire in 30 days unless a contract is executed.

2. Planning Collaboration

Client portals store ADJD appointment notes, translation drafts, and guest manifests with multi-factor access and full audit trails.

Every vendor sign-in is logged and revoked immediately post-event.

3. Celebration Postlude

Certificates, MoFA attestations, and travel manifests are archived for 24 months, then deleted or anonymised unless law or tax requests require longer retention.

Deletion certificates list which ADJD/MoFA files were removed and the timestamp used.

Global Safeguards & Processing Map

Civil marriage files live inside zero-trust vaults that sit in UAE and EU jurisdictions for redundancy.

  • Primary data residency: Abu Dhabi cloud cluster (Tier III, ISO 27001).
  • Secondary encrypted snapshot: Frankfurt EU region (SOC 2 Type II).
  • Processors sign NDAs, run DPIAs, and accept access revocation clauses.
  • AI tooling limited to offline summarisation; no client data trains public models.
COOKIE POLICY

Only first-party cookies are used to keep the client portal logged in, remember document preferences, and capture anonymous performance metrics. Marketing tags stay off unless a visitor opts in and Global Privacy Control signals are honoured.

Essential

Session tokens, fraud monitoring, cache preferences.

Experience

Optional concierge analytics (off by default).

Change your cookie settings in the portal footer or email hello@abcwed.com.

Privacy Resolutions

Annual promises that keep ADJD paperwork, MoFA files, and guest details under strict control.

Civil Marriage Vault

Tamper-evident logs for ADJD uploads plus reminders when passport copies must be deleted.

Vendor Trust Ledger

Motorcade, translation, and venue partners sign updated NDAs and privacy annexes before gaining access.

Guest Consent Studio

Simple guest portals allow RSVP confirmations plus consent settings for photos or shared contact lists.

2025 INITIATIVES
  • • Semi-annual security tests that simulate loss of passports or certificates.
  • • Vendor DPIA refresh every January and June with focus on ADJD document handling.
  • • Manual reviews of any AI-assisted summary to prevent unapproved training.
  • • Expanded guest consent analytics with anonymised metadata only.

Progress reports are published each winter and shared with clients who request transparency dossiers.

Questions We Hear Most

Toggle any item to reveal how we defend your privacy in real scenarios.

Will passport copies or photos ever be shared publicly?

No. Passport scans, ADJD certificates, and celebration photos stay inside encrypted folders. Images only leave the vault if a couple signs a release for a specific publication.

How do clients revoke vendor access?

Email hello@abcwed.com with “Revoke Access” in the subject. The team rotates credentials, logs completion, and confirms in writing within 24 hours.

Can we download everything in one bundle?

Yes. A password-protected ZIP containing PDFs, CSVs, and certificate metadata is delivered through a link that expires after 48 hours.

Contact the Privacy Desk

hello@abcwed.com • +971 50 500 0000

Same-day acknowledgement Encrypted replies

Expect a response within five business days for access, correction, portability, or deletion requests.

Regional Compliance

  • • UAE PDPL primary oversight via Abu Dhabi Department of Economy & Tourism.
  • • EU/UK GDPR matters handled with an EU representative based in Frankfurt.
  • • Data residency: Abu Dhabi & Frankfurt encrypted clusters.
  • • Complaints: hello@abcwed.com or +971 50 500 0000.

Disclaimer & Verification

This resource is based on practical experience with Abu Dhabi civil-marriage procedures and does not replace official ADJD or MoFA guidance.

Regulations change frequently. Always cross-check details with the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, UAE PASS, MoFAIC, or your embassy before relying on any instructions published here.

By clicking continue, you confirm that you understand this material is informational and not a government-approved legal guide.