Privacy Policy
How we handle personal data on stirringapps.com and when you contact us.
Last updated: 15 October 2026 · Effective date: 15 October 2026
In short
- Stirringapps is the trading name of Stirring Apps FZE LLC, a software studio in Sharjah, UAE.
- When you write to us, we use your details only to reply and, if we work together, to run the project.
- We do not send newsletters, we do not sell data, and we do not use advertising trackers on our website.
- Our products, such as OVACS, have their own privacy policies.
01Who we are
This website, https://stirringapps.com, is run by Stirring Apps FZE LLC ("Stirringapps", "we", "us", "our"), a free zone establishment licensed by the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone Authority under licence no. 4432662.01, with its address at Business Centre, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
For any privacy question or request, contact us:
- Email: info@stirringapps.com
- Phone: +971 54 235 8420
- Post: Stirring Apps FZE LLC, Business Centre, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
02What this policy covers
- Visitors to stirringapps.com, in English and in Arabic.
- People who contact us through the contact form, email, WhatsApp, phone or social media.
- Contact people at our clients, suppliers and partners.
This policy does not cover:
- our products, which have their own privacy policies (for OVACS, see https://ovacs.com/privacy);
- software we build for clients, which our clients run under their own privacy policies (see section 7).
03The information we collect
3.1 When you contact us
Your name, your email address and your message about your project, plus anything else you choose to send us, such as your company name, phone number or files. If you message us on WhatsApp, we also see your phone number and WhatsApp profile name.
3.2 When we work together
Contact details of your team, project information, meeting notes, proposals, contracts, invoices and payment records.
3.3 When you visit our website
Our hosting provider's servers record technical data such as your IP address, browser type, the pages requested and the time. We use it for security and to keep the site running.
We do not use analytics tools, advertising cookies or tracking pixels on stirringapps.com.
3.4 From other people
If a client or partner introduces you to us, they may give us your name and contact details.
04Why we use your data, and our legal basis
| What we use it for | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Reply to your enquiry and prepare a written scope or proposal | Steps you asked us to take before a contract |
| Deliver projects, support and maintenance | To perform our contract with you or your organisation |
| Send invoices, receive payments and keep accounting records | Contract and legal obligation |
| Keep the website secure and working | Our legitimate interest in running a safe website |
| Meet legal duties and respond to lawful requests | Legal obligation |
We rely on these legal bases as the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021) allows and, where it applies to you, the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
We do not send newsletters or marketing emails, and we use your details only for the reasons above.
05Payments
If you pay one of our invoices online, the payment is processed by Stripe. You enter your card details on Stripe's page, and we never receive your full card number. Stripe also uses payment data to prevent fraud and meet its legal duties, under its own privacy policy: https://stripe.com/privacy
06Who we share data with
We share personal data only with the providers that help us run our business, and only what each one needs:
| Who | Why |
|---|---|
| JetHost | Hosts our website on shared hosting and receives contact-form messages |
| Our email provider for info@stirringapps.com | Runs our email |
| WhatsApp (Meta) | Only if you message us on WhatsApp. Meta's privacy policy applies to that conversation. |
| Stripe | Processes online payments, if you pay online |
We may also share personal data:
- with our professional advisers, such as lawyers, accountants and auditors, who must keep it confidential;
- with authorities, courts or regulators when the law requires it;
- with a buyer or successor if our business is sold or merged.
We do not sell personal data.
07Software we build for clients
When we build or maintain software for a client, we may handle personal data of that client's users on the client's instructions. The client is responsible for that data (the controller), and we act as their processor under our contract with them. Please send questions about that data to the client.
08Data sent outside the UAE
Some of our providers store or process data outside the UAE. When data leaves the UAE, we use providers with strong security and data-protection commitments and, where the law requires, contract terms that protect your data.
09How long we keep data
| Data | How long we keep it |
|---|---|
| Enquiries that do not become a project | 24 months after our last contact |
| Client and project records | For the project and 5 years after it ends, unless the contract says otherwise |
| Invoices and accounting records | 7 years, as UAE tax law requires |
| Website server logs | As long as our hosting provider keeps them, normally up to 90 days |
10How we protect data
Our website uses HTTPS (TLS encryption), our contact form is protected against spam, only people who need your data can access it, and we use providers with strong security commitments. No system is completely secure, but we work to protect your data and will tell you and the relevant authority about a breach when the law requires it.
11Your rights
Depending on where you live, you can ask us to:
- tell you what personal data we hold about you and give you a copy;
- correct data that is wrong or incomplete;
- delete your data;
- limit how we use your data, or object to how we use it;
- give you your data in a format you can move elsewhere;
- withdraw a consent you gave, at any time.
In the UAE these rights come from the Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021). If you are in the EU or the UK, you have the same rights under the GDPR.
To use any of these rights, email info@stirringapps.com. We may ask you to confirm your identity, and we reply within 30 days. If you are not happy with our answer, you can complain to the data protection authority where you live. In the UAE this is the UAE Data Office.
12Children
Our website is meant for businesses and adults. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has sent us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
13Links to other websites
Our website links to other sites and services, such as OVACS, LinkedIn, Instagram, WhatsApp and Google Maps. Each has its own privacy policy, and we are not responsible for how they handle your data.
14Changes to this policy
We may update this policy. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top and publish the new version on this page.
15Language
This policy is published in English and Arabic. If the two versions differ, the English version applies.
16Contact us
- Stirring Apps FZE LLC (Stirringapps)
- Business Centre, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Email: info@stirringapps.com
- Phone: +971 54 235 8420