Last updated: September 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information Living in Dubai Marina (livingindubaimarina.com) collects from visitors, how it is used, and the choices you have. If you have questions, you can reach us at [email protected].
Who we are
Living in Dubai Marina is a personal lifestyle and expat-guide website written by Dita. Our website address is: https://livingindubaimarina.com. You can contact us at [email protected].
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email address, and comment content), as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included, as visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
We also use cookies from third-party services described below (analytics and, where applicable, advertising).
Embedded content from other websites
Articles and pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, Reddit or Instagram posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics (via Site Kit by Google) to understand how visitors use this site, such as which pages are popular and how visitors found us. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects data such as your approximate location, device and browser type, and pages visited. This data is aggregated and used to improve the site; it is not used to personally identify you. You can learn more about how Google uses this data at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using browser extensions such as the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Newsletter and email list
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we (or our email service provider) will store your email address for the purpose of sending you updates and content from this site. We do not sell or share your email address with third parties for their own marketing purposes. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email we send, or by contacting us at [email protected].
Advertising and affiliate links
This site may contain affiliate links and, in the future, display advertising (for example, through Google AdSense). This means that if you click certain links and make a purchase or booking, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Where a post contains affiliate links, we aim to disclose this within the content. Advertising partners such as Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. You can learn more about Google’s advertising practices and opt out of personalized advertising at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell personal data. We share limited data with the service providers who help us run this site, such as our hosting provider (Hostinger), analytics provider (Google), email service provider (for newsletter delivery), and, if applicable, advertising and affiliate networks, solely for the purposes described in this policy.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments or subscribed to our newsletter, you can request an export of the personal data we hold about you, including data you have provided to us, or request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To make such a request, contact us at [email protected].
Children’s privacy
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
Contact information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].