Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Salmainka Road Maps and Navigation Guide UAE handles personal data submitted by visitors. It covers what we collect, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and how you can request access or deletion.
You are reading the privacy policy for Salmainka Road Maps and Navigation Guide UAE, an editorial guide that helps drivers in the United Arab Emirates compare navigation apps and get more out of live traffic, offline maps and local mobility tools. The guide itself is free to read, and nothing on it asks you to create an account. Where we do collect something from you, this page explains exactly what it is and what happens to it afterwards.
Two kinds of data reach us. The first is what you choose to send, usually through the contact form on the contact page. The second is routine technical information that any website receives when a browser opens a page. We keep the two separate in how we use them, and this policy describes each in turn.
What we handle
Data we collect
We collect personal data you provide voluntarily, primarily through the contact form. That typically includes your name, email address, and the content of your message. Nothing else is requested, and no field on that form is designed to capture more than we need to answer you.
We also collect limited technical data automatically, such as browser type, approximate location derived from IP address, and pages visited. This is used for site operation and aggregate analytics, which means we look at patterns across many visits rather than studying one person’s reading.
Data you send us
Your name, your email address, and the text of your message. If you are reporting an error in a route note or an app comparison, whatever detail you include in that message travels with it.
Data collected automatically
Browser type, approximate location derived from your IP address, and which pages you visited. This data is not linked to your name and is not used to build a profile of you.
Why we collect it
Two different reasons sit behind the two kinds of data, and it helps to keep them apart when you are deciding what to send.
Answering your message
Contact form data is used to respond to your question, correction, or suggestion, and to improve site content where your message identifies an error. If you point out that a roadworks note is out of date, that note is what we go back and check.
Keeping the site running
Technical data is used to keep the site functioning, understand which pages are useful, and detect abuse. It tells us whether a guide page is being read, not who read it.
Legal basis for processing
We process contact form data on the basis of your consent, given when you submit the form, and our legitimate interest in responding to reader enquiries. Sending the form is the point at which consent is given, and you can withdraw it later by asking us to delete your message.
Technical and analytics data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating and improving the website. That interest is limited to running the guide, understanding which pages help readers, and keeping the site available.
Cookies and similar technologies
The site may use cookies and similar technologies for basic functionality and analytics. Details are set out in our Cookie Policy, which forms part of this Privacy Policy. You can control cookies through your browser settings, and blocking them does not stop the guide pages from opening.
Data sharing
We do not sell personal data. We may share data with service providers who help us operate the site, such as hosting and analytics providers, and where required by law. Service providers are expected to handle data only for the purposes we specify, and only for as long as those purposes need it.
- We do not sell or rent personal data to anyone.
- Hosting and analytics providers handle data only to run and measure the site.
- Disclosure to authorities happens only where the law requires it.
Data retention
Contact form submissions are retained for as long as needed to handle the enquiry and for a reasonable period afterwards for reference. That reference period exists so that a follow-up question on the same route or app note does not start from nothing.
Analytics data is retained in aggregate form and is not kept longer than necessary for the purposes described here. When it is no longer useful for understanding how the guide is read, it is removed.
Messages are kept only as long as they are useful for answering readers and keeping route notes accurate.
Your rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you, to object to processing, and to request data portability. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below. We will ask you to confirm the email address the original message came from, so that a request cannot be used to reach someone else’s data.
Access a copy of the data we hold about you
Correct a name, address or message detail
Delete a message and the data attached to it
Object to processing or ask for portability
International transfers
Our service providers may process data in countries outside your own. Where this happens, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place. In practice that means choosing providers with published data-handling commitments and limiting what they receive to what the service needs.
Children’s privacy
This site is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has submitted data, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated version will be published on this page, and the wording on this page is always the version in force. If a change affects what we do with contact form messages, we will say so plainly here rather than burying it in a revision note.
Does this policy cover the other guide pages?
Yes. It applies to this website only, which includes every guide page on salmainka.it.com — the app comparisons, the offline maps and speed limits guides, the traffic notes and the local mobility pages. It does not describe how any navigation app you read about handles your data. Those apps have their own policies, and they apply when you install or open them.
Do I have to send a message to read the guide?
No. Every page on this site opens without a form, an account or an email address. The contact form exists for questions, corrections and suggestions only, and sending one is entirely your choice.
What happens to my message after you reply?
It is kept for reference for a reasonable period, so that a follow-up on the same route note or app comparison does not start from scratch. After that it is deleted. If you would rather it were removed straight away, say so in your message or write to us afterwards and we will delete it.
How do I stop analytics cookies?
Use your browser settings to block or clear cookies. The Cookie Policy explains what the site uses them for. Blocking them does not lock you out of any guide page — you may simply lose a saved preference.
How to contact us
Questions about this policy or requests relating to your personal data can be sent through the contact page on this website. If you would rather write directly, the address and phone number below reach the same place during working hours.
- Postal address
- Office 2105, Al Sila Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- [email protected]
- Telephone
- +971 4 587 8720
- Working hours
- Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM