Privacy policy
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 1 February 2026
The Maira Edit (“The Maira Edit”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose and protect your personal information when you visit (http://www.themairaedit.com), create an account, make a purchase, communicate with us, subscribe to our marketing communications or otherwise interact with our services.
We process personal information in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws in the United Arab Emirates, including, where applicable, **UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 concerning the Protection of Personal Data**.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with The Maira Edit, we may collect the following information.
Personal and Contact Information
When you place an order, create an account, contact us or subscribe to our communications, we may collect:
* Full name
* Email address
* Telephone number
* Billing address
* Shipping or delivery address
* Account information
* Details you provide when communicating with us
Order and Transaction Information
When you make a purchase, we may collect:
* Products ordered
* Order value
* Delivery information
* Order history
* Returns and refund information
* Payment status
* Transaction references
Payment card and other payment information may be processed directly by our authorised third-party payment providers. We do not intentionally store complete payment card details on our own systems where these details are processed directly by the payment provider.
Device and Technical Information
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
* IP address
* Browser type
* Device type
* Operating system
* Time zone
* Pages viewed
* Referring website or source
* Website interactions
* Cookie and similar technology information
This information helps us operate, secure and improve our website and understand how customers use it.
2. How We Use Your Personal Information
We may use your personal information to:
* Process, confirm and fulfil your orders
* Process payments, refunds and returns
* Arrange delivery of your purchases
* Communicate with you regarding your orders
* Respond to questions and customer-service requests
* Manage your customer account
* Provide order and shipping updates
* Detect, investigate and prevent fraud, abuse and security incidents
* Maintain and improve our website and services
* Understand website usage and customer preferences
* Maintain appropriate business, accounting and transaction records
* Comply with applicable legal, regulatory and tax obligations
* Establish, exercise or defend legal claims
* Send marketing communications where permitted and, where required, with your consent
* Personalise advertising or marketing where permitted by applicable law and your privacy choices
We will only process personal information where we have an appropriate lawful basis or other legal justification to do so under applicable law.
3. Payment Processing
Payments made through The Maira Edit may be processed by authorised third-party payment service providers.
Depending on the payment methods available at checkout, these providers may include services such as **Stripe, PayPal or other approved payment gateways**.
Payment providers process your payment information according to their own terms, privacy policies and security requirements.
The payment methods and providers actually available to you will be displayed during checkout.
4. Shopify and Website Services
Our online store may be hosted and operated using **Shopify**.
Shopify and other technology providers may process certain information on our behalf to provide website hosting, e-commerce, checkout, security, analytics and related functionality.
Their processing of personal information may also be governed by their respective privacy policies and contractual arrangements with us.
5. Sharing Your Personal Information
We may disclose personal information to trusted third parties where reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide our services.
These may include:
* Website and e-commerce service providers
* Payment processors
* Shipping, delivery and courier providers
* Cloud hosting and technology providers
* Email and customer communication providers
* Analytics providers
* Advertising and marketing platforms
* Fraud prevention and cybersecurity providers
* Professional advisers such as accountants, auditors or legal advisers
* Government authorities, regulators or law-enforcement authorities where required by law
We may also disclose information in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing or sale of all or part of our business, subject to applicable legal requirements.
**The Maira Edit does not sell or rent customers' personal information to third parties for monetary consideration.**
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies, pixels and similar technologies.
These technologies may be used to:
* Enable essential website functionality
* Maintain your shopping cart
* Remember preferences
* Improve website performance
* Understand how visitors use our website
* Measure advertising effectiveness
* Provide relevant marketing and advertising
Some cookies are necessary for the operation of the website, while others may be used for analytics or marketing purposes.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will be used subject to your consent or privacy choices.
You may also control certain cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
7. Marketing Communications
Where you have subscribed to receive marketing communications, or where otherwise permitted by applicable law, we may send you information regarding:
* New collections
* Promotions and discounts
* Special offers
* Product launches
* Other The Maira Edit news
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the **unsubscribe link** contained in the relevant email or by contacting us.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications will not prevent us from sending transactional communications relating to your orders, payments, deliveries, refunds or customer-service requests.
8. International Transfers of Personal Information
Some of our technology, payment, hosting, analytics, marketing or other service providers may operate or store information outside the United Arab Emirates.
As a result, your personal information may be transferred to, processed or stored in countries outside the UAE.
Where required by applicable UAE law, we will take appropriate measures in relation to international transfers of personal information.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and as required or permitted by applicable law.
The applicable retention period may depend on factors such as:
* The nature of the information
* The purpose for which it was collected
* Our contractual relationship with you
* Accounting and tax requirements
* Fraud and security requirements
* Legal and regulatory obligations
* The establishment or defence of legal claims
When personal information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymise or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal requirements.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable UAE law and any relevant legal limitations or exemptions, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the ability to:
* Request information regarding the personal information we process about you
* Request access to certain personal information
* Request correction or updating of inaccurate information
* Request deletion of personal information in circumstances permitted by law
* Request restriction or cessation of certain processing
* Object to certain processing where applicable
* Withdraw consent where processing is based on your consent
* Request transfer of your personal information where applicable
* Object to certain automated processing or automated decision-making where applicable
You may exercise applicable rights by contacting us at:
Email: [themairaedit@gmail.com]
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
Some rights are subject to legal exceptions. For example, we may need to retain certain transaction records to comply with legal, accounting, tax, fraud-prevention or dispute-resolution requirements.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against:
* Unauthorised access
* Loss
* Misuse
* Alteration
* Disclosure
* Destruction
We also use reputable third-party providers for services such as hosting and payment processing.
However, no internet transmission, website or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. Children's Privacy
Our website and products are not specifically directed at children for the purpose of collecting their personal information.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information directly from children contrary to applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.
13. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social-media platforms or services.
The Maira Edit is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third parties. When you leave our website or interact directly with another provider, we recommend reviewing that provider's privacy policy.
14. Fraud Prevention and Website Security
We may process certain customer, transaction and device information to identify and prevent:
* Fraudulent transactions
* Unauthorised account activity
* Payment fraud
* Website abuse
* Cybersecurity threats
Where appropriate, information may be shared with payment providers, fraud-prevention services, financial institutions or relevant authorities for these purposes.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to:
* Our business operations
* Our website or services
* Technology and service providers
* Legal or regulatory requirements
Where appropriate, the revised policy will be published on this page with an updated **Last Updated** date.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise an applicable privacy right, or have concerns regarding how we process your personal information, please contact:
The Maira Edit
Email: [themairaedit@gmail.com] (mailto:themairaedit@gmail.com)
Website: [www.themairaedit.com] (http://www.themairaedit.com)
We will endeavour to review and respond to legitimate privacy requests in accordance with applicable UAE law.