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How Sakilis handles personal data on this UAE road map and navigation guide — what we collect, why, how long we keep it, and how to reach us.
This Privacy Policy explains how Sakilis (sakilis.com) handles personal data when you use this website. It covers what we collect, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and how you can contact us about your data. This is an informational website about navigation in the United Arab Emirates, and we collect the minimum needed to operate it.
Sakilis publishes English-language guides to road maps and navigation across the UAE — app comparisons, toll and signage explainers, Makani address notes and public transport routing. None of that work requires a login, a payment card, or a profile. The sections below describe the two small streams of data this site does touch, and the choices you keep over both.
We have written this page in plain language on purpose. If a point is unclear, use the contact page and ask — a privacy question should not require a lawyer to read the answer.
At a glance
Reach the team Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, at +971 4 518 1085 or [email protected].
Sakilis operates the website at sakilis.com, an English-language resource about road maps and navigation in the United Arab Emirates. For privacy questions, use the contact page on this site.
This policy applies to this website only. It does not cover third-party sites or apps we link to or write about — their own policies apply once you leave our pages.
We collect information you provide directly, such as your name, email address and message content when you use the contact form. We may also collect basic technical data that web servers record automatically, such as browser type, approximate location derived from IP address, and pages visited.
We do not collect payment information. We do not ask for sensitive personal data, and there is no account to create.
Contact form data is used to review and respond to your message, including corrections, questions and suggestions. Technical data is used to keep the site working, understand which pages are useful, and protect against abuse.
We do not use your data for automated decision-making, and we do not sell it.
Where you submit a contact form, you consent to us processing that information for the purpose of handling your message. Where technical data is recorded automatically, we process it on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating and securing the website.
You can withdraw consent for contact form processing by contacting us, though this may limit our ability to respond to the original enquiry.
Contact form messages are retained for as long as needed to handle the enquiry and for a reasonable period afterward for reference and record-keeping. Technical server data is retained according to standard hosting practices and is periodically cleared.
We do not keep personal data longer than necessary for the purposes described here.
We do not sell or rent personal data. We may share data with service providers who help operate the website, such as hosting providers, and only to the extent needed for that purpose. We may disclose data if required by law.
Third-party services linked from this site have their own privacy policies, which we do not control.
You can request access to the personal data we hold about you, ask for corrections, or request deletion. To make a request, contact us through the contact page and describe what you need.
We will respond within a reasonable period. If a request cannot be fulfilled, we will explain why.
This site may use cookies for basic functionality and to understand site usage. Cookies set by this site are described in full, with their purpose and lifespan, in the separate Cookie Policy.
Read the Cookie PolicyWe take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the data we hold. No website can guarantee absolute security, and data transmitted over the internet carries inherent risk.
If you believe a message you sent us was compromised, tell us and we will look into it.
Current version
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The current version is always available on this page.
Continued use
Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. If you do not agree with an update, stop using the site and contact us with your question.
Material changes
Where an update materially changes what we collect or how long we keep it, we will describe the change in plain language on this page rather than leaving it buried in the wording.
Short answers to what readers ask most about data on this site. If yours is not here, the contact page is the fastest route.
No. Every guide on sakilis.com is open to read without registering, and there is no newsletter gate or paywall. The only time we hold anything you typed is when you deliberately send us a message through the contact form.
Yes. Write to us through the contact page, name the message, and ask for deletion. We will remove it from our records where we are not obliged to keep it, and we will tell you if any part has to stay and why.
No. When we compare navigation apps, toll systems or transport services, those are third parties with their own privacy policies. What they do with your data once you install or use them is outside our control, so read their policy before you sign in.
We do not request precise device location and we do not track where you drive. Like most web servers, ours records an approximate location derived from your IP address as part of routine technical logging, which helps us keep the site available and spot abuse.
We aim to reply within a reasonable period, and often sooner. Messages arrive during our working hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM. If a request needs more time or cannot be met, we will explain the reason rather than leave you waiting.
Contact
For any privacy-related question or request, use the contact page on sakilis.com. You can also write directly to the address below, and we will route your message to the person who handles it.
Related reading: the Cookie Policy and the Terms of Service.
