Data protection notice for third parties (O_TE_AE)

August 2026

 

This data protection notice applies to the processing of your personal data when you contact us without initiating or fulfilling a contract.

 

1 Data Controller

The data controller is 

Technoform Middle East FZCO
PO BOX 336442, Office 2305, Indigo Icon Tower,

Cluster F, Jumeirah Lakes Towers,

Dubai, UAE 

 

Phone : +971 4 321 5615
Email:    info [dot] middleeast [at] technoform [dot] com (info[dot]middleeast[at]technoform[dot]com)

 

For any questions regarding data protection, feel free to contact us at any time using the contact details mentioned above.

 

2 Purpose and legal basis

We process your data on the basis of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL) of United Arab Emirates, to appropriately organize our business operations: 

  • if you contact us and there is no contract initiation.
  • if you have been named as a contact person for us in the course of providing our services to our customers.

If the data processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, the data processing takes place based on Art. 6 (2) (c) GDPR. Should you prefer not to have your information featured in any third-party related publications, reports, photographs, or posts, please inform us in advance by writing.

We process the following categories of personal data:

  • names,
  • addresses,
  • contact details,
  • other data that you provide to us as part of your request or that are necessary for the processing of your request.

Without providing the data, we cannot process your request. Deletion takes place after the expiry of the standard statute of limitations in accordance with Section 195 of the German Civil Code. Teh retention period comprises 3 years.

 

3 Recipients of personal data

We will only pass on your data to third parties if this should become necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose. Furthermore, data may be passed on to authorities on the basis of legal provisions in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) and (e) GDPR.

In addition, in various cases we engage processors in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, who may receive data from us or have access to your data in connection with their service. In this context, data transfers outside the EU may also take place. In doing so, we make sure that there is either an EU adequacy decision for the destination country in question in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR or that we have concluded a contract with the service providers concerned on the basis of the standard data protection clauses in accordance with Art. 46 (2) (c) GDPR (https://commission.europa.eu/publications/standard-contractual-clauses-international-transfers_en).

 

4 Your rights

You have the following rights against us in relation to personal data concerning you:

  • Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR).
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR).
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR).
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR).
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).
  • Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR).
  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR).

  • Right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).

     

5 Data protection officer

In accordance with the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021), Technoform Middle East FZCO has assessed its data processing activities and has determined that the appointment of a Data Protection Officer is not currently required. Technoform Middle East FZCO nevertheless designated a responsible contact for data protection matters and privacy-related inquiries. Any questions regarding the processing of personal data may be directed to:

Email: info [dot] middleeast [at] technoform [dot] com

Contact Person/Department: Alex Dantziguian / Managing Director and Obligation Owner

 

6 Validity and modification of this data protection notice

This data protection notice is currently valid (see status in the heading). Due to the further development of our offers or due to changes in legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection inform notice.