Privacy Policy PDPL Compliant

Effective Date: 1 January 2025  |  Version: 1.0  |  Last Updated: September 27, 2026

1. Data Controller Identity

The DTV (Digital Technology Ventures) Portal is operated by DTV Ventures ("we", "us", "our"). We are the data controller responsible for personal data processed through this portal in accordance with the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and its Implementing Regulations.

1.1 Data Protection Officer (DPO)

DTV Ventures has designated a Data Protection Officer (DPO) as required by the Saudi PDPL (Art. 30) and its Implementing Regulations. The DPO oversees data protection compliance, monitors processing activities, and is the primary point of contact for data subjects and the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA).

DPO contact: privacy@dtv.sa

Response commitment: We acknowledge every privacy / DSR enquiry within 2 business days and respond substantively within 10 business days, in line with the PDPL statutory window (Art. 18–23).

2. Categories of Personal Data Collected

CategoryExamplesSource
Identity DataFull name, national ID numberProvided by you
Contact DataEmail address, phone/WhatsApp numberProvided by you
Business DataCompany name, CR number, business sector, pitch materialsProvided by you
Application DataProgramme application responses, documents, filesProvided by you
Technical DataIP address, browser type, session tokens, login timestampsAutomatically collected
Communication DataMessages, OTP delivery logsAutomatically generated

3. Purpose of Processing

4. Legal Basis for Processing

5. Data Retention

Data TypeRetention Period
Application records7 years from programme end
Session tokens24 hours (admin) / 7 days (portal)
Audit logs5 years (NCA ECC 3-4-1 requirement)
OTP codes10 minutes from issue, then purged
Consent records7 years from consent date
Uploaded documentsDuration of programme + 3 years

6. Your Rights Under PDPL

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law:

To exercise any of these rights, submit a secure request via the Data Subject Request portal (email verification included), or contact: privacy@dtv.sa. We will respond within 10 business days.

7. Data Security Measures

We implement technical and organisational measures in compliance with NCA ECC-1:2018 and ISO 27001:2022, including:

8. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:

9. Data Storage Location and Cross-Border Transfers

DTV Ventures safeguards personal data with encryption at rest (AES-256-GCM for sensitive fields) and in transit (TLS 1.3 + HSTS), consent and data-subject-rights controls, and a 72-hour breach-notification capability.

Storage location (current): The live platform is operated on Cloudflare's globally distributed edge, under Cloudflare's DPA. In parallel, a complete, nightly-refreshed copy of the production database is maintained on a dedicated server located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with verified parity of application records. DTV Ventures is executing a phased migration to move primary data residency fully in-Kingdom.

Where service providers operate outside the Kingdom, all cross-border transfers comply with PDPL Chapter 6 and are subject to adequate data protection guarantees or contractual safeguards.

10. Cookies and Technical Tracking

This portal uses strictly necessary session cookies (dtv_portal_token) for authentication. No advertising or analytics cookies are set. Session cookies expire automatically after 7 days of inactivity.

11. Contact and Complaints

For privacy enquiries, or to reach our Data Protection Officer: privacy@dtv.sa
To exercise a data subject right, use the Data Subject Request portal (email-verified).
To file a complaint with the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA): sdaia.gov.sa

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