Squirrel and its affiliates (together “we”, “us”, “our” or “Squirrel”) are committed to respecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how Squirrel uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.
For the purposes of data protection law, we are a data controller in respect of your personal data. Squirrel is responsible for ensuring that it uses any personal data provided by you in compliance with data protection law.

What data do we collect?

We may collect personal information from you in the course of business, including through your use of our website, when you contact or request information from us or as a result of your relationship with one or more of our employees. The personal information that we process includes:

• basic information, such as your name (including name, prefix or title), the company you work for, your job title or position and your relationship to a person;
• contact information, such as your postal address, email address and phone number(s);
• technical information, such as information from your visits to our website or applications, or in relation to materials and communications we send to you electronically;
• information you provide to us for the purposes of attending meetings and events, including access and dietary requirements; and
• any other information relating to you which you may provide to us.

How do we collect your data?

We collect your personal information while monitoring our technology tools and services, including our websites and email communications sent to and from squirreledu.co accounts. We also gather information about you when you provide it to us, or interact with us directly, for instance engaging with our employees or registering on one of our digital platforms or applications.

We may collect or receive information about you from other sources, such as keeping the contact details we already hold for you accurate and up-to-date using publicly available sources.

How will we use your data?

We collect and process personal information about you in a number of ways, including through your use of our website. We use that information to:

• provide and improve this website, including auditing and monitoring its use;
• provide and improve our services to you;
• provide information requested by you;
• promote our services, including sending updates, publications and details of events; and
• manage and administer our relationship with you.

Where will we process your data?

We process your data at our head offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. Depending on your location, data transfers may involve transferring your data to a country other than your own. You are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of data transfers to a country outside of the United Arab Emirates and about the security measures taken by us to safeguard your data.

What are your data protection rights?

Squirrel would like to make sure you are fully aware of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access. You have the right to request copies of your personal data from us;
• The right to rectification. You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request we complete information you believe is incomplete;
• The right to erasure. You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions;
• The right to restrict processing. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions;
• The right to object to processing. You have the right to object to us processing your personal data, under certain conditions; and
• The right to data portability. You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have a period of one month to respond to you, unless the request is particularly complex when we will be able to extend this time period to three months. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: [email protected]
Call us at: +971563198477
Or write to us: Squirrel, 15th Floor, Al Sarab Tower, Abu Dhabi Global Markets, Abu Dhabi, UAE

How long do we retain your data for?

Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose it has been collected for. We may be allowed to retain data for a longer period whenever you have given consent to such processing, provided that such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, we may be obliged to retain data for a longer period, whenever required to do so, for the performance of a legal obligation or upon the order of a legal or regulatory authority.

Once the retention period expires, your data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after the retention period expires.

Privacy policies of other websites

This website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy carefully.

Changes to our privacy policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and place any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 31 January 2024.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Squirrel’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: [email protected]
Call us at: +971563198477
Or write to us: Squirrel, 15th Floor, Al Sarab Tower, Abu Dhabi Global Markets, Abu Dhabi, UAE