Privacy Policy

How Studio Curio collects, uses, and protects your data. Cookie policy, analytics, and your rights under UAE and international data protection law.

Who we are

Studio Curio is a design studio based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. We make sculptural, made-to-order furniture under the Common Grounds collection.

Contact: hello@studiocurio.ae · Dubai, UAE

What we collect

When you submit an enquiry through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the message content you provide. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry.

When you visit the site, we collect standard analytics data — pages visited, time on site, browser type, and approximate location — through Google Analytics 4. This data is anonymised and aggregated; we cannot identify you individually from it.

We do not collect payment information. There is no checkout on this site — orders are handled by invoice, agreed over email.

Cookies

We use one category of cookies: analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4). These are only set if you accept analytics in the cookie banner. You can change your preference at any time using the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer.

No advertising cookies. No third-party tracking pixels. No social media embeds that set cookies.

How we use your data

Enquiry data is used to respond to you and, if an order follows, to manage that order. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

Analytics data helps us understand how the site is used so we can improve it. It is processed by Google under their data processing terms.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Data retention

Enquiry emails are retained for as long as the business relationship is active, then deleted within 12 months of last contact.

Analytics data is retained for 14 months in Google Analytics, after which it is automatically deleted.

Your rights

You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of any personal data we hold about you. To exercise these rights, email us at hello@studiocurio.ae with the subject line "Data request".

If you are based in the EU or UK, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Third-party services

We use Google Analytics 4 for site analytics. Google's privacy policy applies to data processed through this service: policies.google.com/privacy

Our site is hosted on Hostinger. Their infrastructure processes web requests in the normal course of delivery.

We do not use any other third-party services that process personal data.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date below reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.