Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Zahra Studio Events is a luxury destination wedding planning and creative direction studio operating between Dubai, UAE and Europe, serving an international clientele.

Website: www.zahrastudioevents.com

Contact: zahrastudio.events@gmail.com

2. What Data We Collect

When you submit an inquiry through our website contact form, or via a Meta lead generation form (Instagram or Facebook), we may collect: your full name, email address, phone number (if provided), wedding date and location, estimated budget, and any other information you voluntarily include in your message.

We also automatically collect certain technical data when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited. This data is collected via server logs and, where applicable, via analytics and advertising tools such as Meta Pixel.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your data solely to: respond to your inquiry and discuss your event; follow up on a consultation or proposal; and, where you have given consent, to show you relevant advertising on Meta platforms.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under GDPR Article 6:

• , Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): where you have actively submitted a form or inquiry, or accepted cookies/tracking.
• , Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): to respond to business enquiries and manage client relationships.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at zahrastudio.events@gmail.com.

5. Third Parties and Meta Platforms

If you submit your information through a Meta lead generation form, that data is transferred to us and is governed by both this Privacy Policy and Meta's own Data Policy.

This website may use Meta Pixel, a tracking technology provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. Meta Pixel collects data about your visit (such as pages viewed and actions taken) to enable us to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and show relevant ads. Meta Pixel is only activated after you have given your consent via the cookie banner.

6. International Data Transfers

Zahra Studio Events is based in Dubai, UAE. If you are located in the EU or EEA, your personal data will be transferred to and stored in the UAE, which does not currently hold a formal EU adequacy decision. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers, in line with GDPR Article 46. By submitting your information, you acknowledge that your data may be processed outside your country of residence.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, and in any case for no longer than 2 years from the date of your last contact with us. After this period, your data will be securely deleted or anonymised.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction, in accordance with GDPR Article 32 and the UAE PDPL.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your country of residence, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access: request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure: request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restriction: request that we limit how we use your data.
• , Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• , Right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at zahrastudio.events@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

10. Supervisory Authorities

If you believe your data has been processed unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority:

• , UAE: UAE Data Office (uaedataoffice.ae)
• , EU/EEA: the data protection authority in your country of residence (e.g. Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali for Italy: garanteprivacy.it; CNIL for France: cnil.fr)

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

For questions or data requests: zahrastudio.events@gmail.com