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Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) Readiness Advisory

Score your readiness for free, then turn the results into a plan in a 30-minute strategy call with Ivanka, co-founder of The Art of Service, which has trained 54,000+ professionals across 160+ countries.

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Controls
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Mapped Frameworks
United Arab Emirates (onshore; excludes DIFC and ADGM)
Jurisdiction

Why work with Ivanka on Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)

The UAE's federal personal data protection law, Federal Decree by Law No. (45) of 2021, in force since 2 January 2022 for controllers and processors in onshore UAE and for those abroad processing data of people in the UAE (government, health and banking data under their own laws, and the DIFC and ADGM free zones, are outside it).

Compliance work stalls when it is treated as a checklist. Ivanka treats Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) as a strategic decision: what matters most for your organisation, what to do first, and what your leadership team needs to understand. For 25 years she has built The Art of Service, whose compliance platform now covers 1,062 frameworks.

The free readiness assessment scores your organisation against the 45 controls across 9 domains of Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL). The strategy call turns those scores into priorities.

Relevant credentials

  • Co-founder of The Art of Service, which has trained 54,000+ professionals across 160+ countries
  • MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program graduate
  • EXIN Expert Panel member

What you get in 30 minutes

Gap Assessment Review

Ivanka reviews your Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) readiness scores with you and agrees which gaps matter most. Specific to your results, not generic advice.

Implementation Roadmap

A clear, prioritised plan for addressing gaps across 9 domains: what you can build on from existing work and what needs new investment.

Cross-Framework Strategy

How Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) fits with the other obligations you already manage, so it strengthens your existing programme instead of running beside it.

Domains covered in Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)

01Articles 7 and 8: controller and processor obligations
02Articles 13 to 19: data subject rights
03Articles 4 to 6: lawful processing, processing controls and consent
04Articles 24 to 31: complaints, grievances, penalties, executive regulations, regularisation and entry into force
05Articles 10 to 12: the data protection officer
06Articles 20 and 21: security and impact assessment

Plus 3 additional domains. See the full assessment →

This is for you if

  • You need to achieve Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) compliance but don’t know where to start or how to prioritise
  • You’ve been told you’re “compliant” but suspect gaps exist that haven’t been properly assessed
  • You manage compliance for organisations across every sector and need expert guidance, not generic templates
  • You want to leverage existing compliance efforts across multiple frameworks rather than starting from scratch
  • You need a strategic plan your leadership team and board will actually understand and support

Start with a free assessment. Then let's talk strategy.

Take the free Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) readiness diagnostic. In 5 minutes you'll have a clear picture of where your gaps are. Then book the strategy call and Ivanka will help you decide how to close them.

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