Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12-10-2026

This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to our website, www.royaldesertchampions.com (the “Website”), owned and operated by Royal Champions DXB LLC (“RDC”, “us” or “we”), the owner of the Royal Desert Champions professional cricket team (“Team”).

RDC is the “controller” of your personal data, meaning that we decide why and how your data is used. We are responsible for keeping your data safe and using it only for legitimate purposes. The term “you” or “User” refers to any user or viewer of the Website.

We process personal data in accordance with UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data and other applicable laws.

1. What is the purpose of this Privacy Policy?

This Privacy Policy explains how and why we collect and use information from which you are personally identifiable (“Personal Information”). Some information may not identify you on its own but could do so when combined with other information, so we treat it as Personal Information.

This Privacy Policy explains:

• What information we collect through the Website and how we use it

• How we use cookies and similar technologies

• When we might share your information

• How we protect it

• Your rights concerning your data

Terms not defined here have the meaning given in our Terms of Use, available at www.royaldesertchampions.com/terms-of-use.

2. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as laws, technology or our Website change. The latest version will always be on this page. Please check it regularly.

This Privacy Policy was last modified on 12-10-2026.

3. Information we collect

You can browse the Website without telling us who you are. We collect Personal Information only when you choose to give it to us, for example when you use our contact form or email us. This may include:

• Identity: your name

• Contact: your email address, and phone number if you provide it

• Message: the content of your enquiry and anything else you choose to include

When you visit the Website, we and our service providers may also collect the following automatically through cookies and similar technologies:

• Technical: IP address, device type, browser type, operating system and approximate location

• Usage: pages visited, time spent on pages, click paths, referring websites, and dates and times of access

We do not collect sensitive personal data through the Website, such as information on health, race or ethnicity, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, biometrics or criminal records. Please do not include such information in messages you send us.

Children: The Website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has sent us Personal Information, please contact us and we will delete it.

4. How we use your information

Why we use your data

Data used

Our basis

Respond to your enquiries and messages

Identity, Contact, Message

Your request; legitimate interests

Run, maintain and secure the Website

Technical, Usage

Legitimate interests

Understand how the Website is used and improve it

Technical, Usage

Legitimate interests; consent for non-essential cookies

Detect and prevent fraud, spam and misuse

Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage

Legitimate interests; legal obligation

Comply with legal and regulatory requirements

All

Legal obligation

We will use your contact details only to reply to your enquiry. We will not send you marketing messages unless you have separately agreed to receive them.

5. Cookies

A “cookie” is a small text file stored on your device that records information about your visit. Cookies other than Strictly Necessary cookies require your consent. We use:

• Strictly Necessary cookies: required for the Website to function and stay secure

• Analytical or Performance cookies: to count visitors and see how they use the Website, so we can improve it

• Functionality cookies: to remember your preferences

The Website also displays content from third party platforms, such as our Instagram feed, and links to our social media pages. These platforms may set their own cookies and collect information about you under their own privacy policies.

Most browsers let you control, block or delete cookies. If you block cookies, some parts of the Website may not work as intended.

7. Transfers outside the UAE

The Website is hosted by a third-party provider, and your Personal Information may be stored on servers located outside the UAE. Where we transfer Personal Information outside the UAE, we do so only as permit by UAE data protection law and with appropriate safeguards in place. Contact us for details of the safeguards we use.

8. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your Personal Information, including an encrypted (HTTPS) connection to the Website. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Third party websites

This Privacy Policy applies only to our website. Links to third party websites and social media platforms take you outside our control, and we are not responsible for how they use your information. Please read their privacy policies before providing any Personal Information.

10. How long we keep your data

We keep enquiry information for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry and any follow up. After that, we may keep some data only where there is a legal reason, such as resolving a dispute, and then delete it from our systems.

11. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:

• Receive information about the Personal Information we hold about you, and a copy of it

• Correct inaccurate Personal Information

• Request deletion of your Personal Information

• Restrict the processing of your Personal Information

• Object to processing

• Request the transfer of your Personal Information to another provider

• Withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting processing carried out before you withdrew it

To exercise your rights, email us at the address below. This is usually free. If applicable law allows us to refuse your request, we will tell you in writing and explain why. Otherwise, we will respond within one month, unless there is a legal reason for us to take longer. We may ask you to confirm your identity before we proceed.

If you have concerns about how we handle your Personal Information, please contact us first. You may also contact the UAE Data Office or the data protection authority where you live.