Privacy
Last updated 29 September 2026. Plain words, no small print.
What this site is
UAE Startup Map is an independent project run by one person, Fahad. It lists UAE startups from public sources and checks each one by hand. There are no accounts, no ads and no tracking cookies.
What is collected, and why
- Submissions and update suggestions. What you type into the form (company details, and your email if you give it) is sent by email so a person can check it and reply. It is used for that and nothing else.
- Newsletter signups. Your email address, used only to send the weekly update. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and a reply asking to be removed works too.
- Dataset requests. Your name, work email, organisation and what the data is for, used to reply and, if you buy, to send the file and updates.
- Visit statistics. Counts of page views, referring sites and countries, from Cloudflare Web Analytics, which sets no cookies and does not identify you.
- Your bookmarks and notes are stored only in your own browser. They are never sent anywhere; clearing your browser data removes them.
Who processes it
- Vercel hosts the site. Web3Forms delivers form submissions by email. Cloudflare provides the visit statistics.
- The map tiles come from Esri, fonts from Google Fonts, and some company logos through Google's favicon service. Like any website, these services see your IP address when your browser loads from them.
- Nothing is sold or shared with anyone else. The paid dataset contains company information only, never personal contact details.
Information about companies and founders
Company profiles use information the company or the press has published: website, sector, location, funding announcements, and founders' names where they are public. A founder who wrote to the site may be quoted, and is told so in advance.
Changing or removing something
To correct or remove anything about you or your company, including a founder quote or your email from the newsletter, use Suggest an update on the company's page or the + form on the map, or reply to any email you received from the site. Requests are handled within a few working days.
How long it is kept
Form emails are kept as long as they are useful for replying and keeping the listing accurate. Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe. Visit statistics are kept in aggregate.