Last updated: October 31, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how GulfDecoded (gulfdecoded.com), run by Saif Ullah Iqbal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, collects and uses information when you visit this website. Questions? Email contact@gulfdecoded.com.
Information we collect
- Information you give us: your name, email address and message when you use our contact form, and your email address if you subscribe to updates.
- Information collected automatically: technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device and the pages you visit, collected through server logs, cookies and analytics tools.
- Push notifications: if you choose to receive browser notifications, a subscription token is stored so we can notify you of new articles. You can unsubscribe at any time in your browser settings.
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use them to keep the site working, to understand how visitors use it, and to show advertising. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, although some features may not work as intended.
Advertising
This site may show ads served by Google AdSense and other advertising partners. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies at www.aboutads.info.
Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the site. It collects information such as pages visited and time spent on the site, in a form that does not directly identify you.
How we use information
- To reply to your messages
- To send updates you have asked for
- To improve the site and its content
- To show advertising that keeps the site free
Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers that help run the site, such as our hosting provider, analytics, advertising and notification services, or where required by law.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, or to object to how it is used. To make a request, email contact@gulfdecoded.com.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.