Who we are and how to reach us
The Design Souk is an editorial site hosted at cccuwe.ae. We publish articles about interior design and related topics.
For privacy questions or requests, email [email protected]. For general enquiries use [email protected]. You can also reach us through the Contact page linked in the site footer.
What comes to us when you visit
Like most websites, our hosting environment and content delivery network keep standard server logs. These logs typically include your IP address, the pages you request, the time of the request, and your browser user agent. We use these logs to keep the site secure, operate caching, and understand site reliability. Logs are accessible to our site administrators and our hosting/CDN providers and are kept for only as long as needed for operations and security.
Comments
Posts on The Design Souk may allow readers to leave a comment. If you choose to comment, the site will collect the information you enter in the comment form (such as your name and email address) along with your IP address and browser user agent to help with spam reduction and moderation. Comments, if published, are displayed with the name you provide.
If you leave a comment you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies so you do not have to re-enter them next time. See Cookies below for details. Comments and their metadata are kept until you or we remove them. Site administrators can see and manage submitted comments.
Cookies and local storage
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This site uses a few functional cookies:
• WordPress sets session cookies for logged-in administrators. Visitors who are not logged in do not receive these.
• If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies on your device so your details are remembered for future comments.
• Our caching and content delivery layers may set cookies that help deliver pages quickly and reliably. These are not used to profile you.
What we do not collect
We do not sell anything on this site and we do not take orders or payments.
We do not run advertising or affiliate tracking.
We do not operate a newsletter signup.
We do not run third-party analytics on this site.
Legal bases and how long we keep data
We process the limited personal data described above to operate the site, moderate comments, prevent abuse, and maintain security. Where applicable, our basis is our legitimate interests in running a safe, reliable publication.
Retention depends on context: server logs are kept only as long as necessary for operations and security; comment data persists until it is deleted by you or by us during moderation or housekeeping.
Who can see your information
Access is limited to site administrators and service providers that host and deliver the site (including caching/CDN services). These providers handle data only to provide their services to us. We do not share visitor or commenter information with advertisers or data brokers.
Your choices and rights
You can ask us to:
• confirm whether we hold personal data about you and provide a copy;
• correct inaccurate information you have provided in a comment;
• delete your comments and associated personal data;
• restrict or object to processing where applicable by law.
To make a request, contact [email protected] from the email address you used on our site. If you believe your rights are not being respected, you can lodge a complaint with your local data protection or privacy supervisory authority.
Children’s information
This site is aimed at a general audience and is not directed to children. If you believe a child has provided personal data on this site, contact [email protected] so we can remove it.
Changes to this policy
If we change how we handle personal data, we will update this page. Please check back periodically for the latest version.