The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has a dedicated legal framework concerning the protection of personal data. This Practice Note will provide an overview of what the main data protection legislation is in this jurisdiction and who it applies to.

• Controller: Any person who alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

• Data subject: The identified or identifiable natural person to whom personal data relates to.

• Commissioner: The person appointed by the President pursuant to article 43(1) of DIFC Law No. 5/2020 to administer the law.

• Court: The DIFC Court as established under Dubai laws.

• Controller: Any person who alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

• DIFC: Dubai International Financial Centre.

• DIFC bodies: Includes the Commissioner, DIFCA, DFSA, DIFC Courts, and any other person, body, office, registry or tribunal established under DIFC laws or established upon approval of the President that is not revoked by any DIFC laws.