Simply Luxury

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: 17 August 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, processed, stored and used in connection with www.simplyluxury.net.

1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SIMPLY LUXURY

SIMPLY LUXURY is a registered trademark owned by Mr Anand S Hira.

The Simply Luxury trademark is licensed for commercial use to H.H L.L.C-FZ, a company established in the United Arab Emirates.

For the avoidance of doubt, H.H L.L.C-FZ’s connection with Simply Luxury is principally as the UAE commercial licensee of the Simply Luxury brand and intellectual property.

SimplyLuxury.net is an internationally operated digital publishing platform.

The website itself is:

hosted on servers located outside the United Arab Emirates;
technically administered outside the United Arab Emirates;
editorially administered outside the United Arab Emirates;
operated through international technology and publishing infrastructure outside the United Arab Emirates; and
supported by international technology and operational partners, including systems administration undertaken from Asia.

The SimplyLuxury.net website is not hosted on servers located within the United Arab Emirates.

Its website content database, publishing infrastructure and principal digital systems are hosted and administered outside the UAE.

The existence of a UAE trademark licensing arrangement should therefore not be interpreted as meaning that the SimplyLuxury.net website, its servers or its day to day editorial and technical infrastructure are physically situated within the United Arab Emirates.

2. WEBSITE OPERATION AND EDITORIAL CONTENT

Simply Luxury is an international luxury media publication covering subjects including, without limitation:

luxury travel;
hotels and resorts;
aviation;
yachts;
automobiles;
fashion;
jewellery;
watches and horology;
gastronomy;
restaurants;
hospitality;
art;
culture;
entertainment;
property;
financial and business subjects;
personalities and public figures;
lifestyle products; and
wines, spirits and other alcoholic beverages where editorially relevant and lawful within the context in which the material is produced and published.

The website’s editorial content is created, selected, processed and administered through an international publishing operation outside the United Arab Emirates.

Content may concern products, services, activities or subjects whose legal status, availability, advertising restrictions or age restrictions differ between countries.

Publication of editorial material on SimplyLuxury.net does not constitute a representation that every product, activity or service featured is available, lawful, appropriate or permitted in every jurisdiction from which the website may be accessed.

Users are responsible for observing the laws and regulations applicable in their own jurisdiction.

3. ALCOHOL AND AGE RESTRICTED CONTENT

Simply Luxury is an international luxury lifestyle publication and may publish legitimate editorial coverage relating to:

wine;
Champagne;
spirits;
cocktails;
bars;
restaurants;
hotels;
hospitality venues;
producers;
collectors;
auctions; and
other alcoholic beverage related subjects.

Such material is published as part of Simply Luxury’s international editorial coverage.

Unless expressly identified otherwise, editorial coverage of an alcoholic beverage, producer, venue or related product does not constitute an offer for sale by Simply Luxury.

Simply Luxury does not, merely by publishing editorial material, represent that an alcoholic product or service is legally available for purchase or consumption in every country where the website can technically be accessed.

Visitors must comply with applicable local laws, minimum age requirements and restrictions within their own jurisdiction.

Where access to particular material is prohibited or restricted under local law, users should not access, purchase or act upon such material in violation of those restrictions.

4. INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE INFRASTRUCTURE

SimplyLuxury.net uses international website infrastructure.

The website and its associated data may be hosted, processed, backed up or technically handled outside the United Arab Emirates.

The site’s principal hosting services are currently provided through IONOS infrastructure.

IONOS Group SE is a German headquartered European technology and internet services group.

As of 28 May 2026, IONOS Group SE reports that United Internet AG owns 63.8% of its shares, with the remaining ownership consisting of other institutional holdings, treasury shares and publicly traded free float.

The ownership structure of a technology provider does not affect the ownership of Simply Luxury or its editorial content.

5. INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

The SimplyLuxury.net publishing and technology operation is administered internationally.

Technical, website, content management and associated operational functions may be undertaken by authorised personnel and specialist service providers located in Asia and other jurisdictions outside the United Arab Emirates.

This may include:

website administration;
content administration;
database administration;
software maintenance;
cybersecurity;
technical support;
editorial administration;
image processing;
content management;
backups;
infrastructure maintenance; and
related digital publishing services.

Authorised third parties performing these services may process information only as reasonably necessary to carry out their functions and subject to applicable contractual and legal obligations.

6. WHAT INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

Depending upon how you use SimplyLuxury.net, information processed may include:

your name;
email address;
company or organisation;
information submitted through enquiry or subscription forms;
correspondence sent to us;
IP address;
browser and device information;
approximate geographic information inferred from technical data;
referring URLs;
pages accessed;
timestamps;
cookie identifiers;
security logs;
analytics information; and
other information voluntarily supplied by you.

7. AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION

When you access the website, certain technical information may be automatically processed by the website, hosting infrastructure, security systems or analytics services.

This information may be used to:

provide the website;
maintain security;
detect abuse;
investigate technical problems;
prevent malicious activity;
understand website performance;
improve editorial presentation; and
protect our technology and users.

8. HOW INFORMATION MAY BE USED

Personal information may be used where permitted by applicable law for purposes including:

responding to enquiries;
communicating with commercial and editorial contacts;
managing mailing lists;
administering the website;
improving website performance;
analysing general readership activity;
maintaining system security;
preventing fraud and malicious activity;
managing advertising or partnership enquiries;
satisfying legal obligations;
maintaining records;
establishing or defending legal rights; and
conducting normal publishing and business operations.

9. INTERNATIONAL DATA PROCESSING

Because SimplyLuxury.net operates internationally, information may be processed in more than one country.

This can include processing within:

Europe;
Asia;
the United Kingdom;
the United Arab Emirates where appropriate; and
other locations in which authorised technology or professional service providers operate.

The geographic location from which a reader accesses SimplyLuxury.net does not necessarily determine where website information is physically hosted or processed.

Where mandatory data protection law requires safeguards for international transfers, appropriate measures will be used where required.

10. COOKIES

SimplyLuxury.net may use cookies and similar technologies for:

essential website functionality;
cybersecurity;
technical preferences;
website analytics;
content performance; and
third party embedded functionality.

Where applicable legislation requires consent for non essential cookies, appropriate consent mechanisms should be provided.

Users may also restrict or remove cookies through their browser settings.

11. THIRD PARTY AND EMBEDDED CONTENT

Simply Luxury articles may contain material supplied, hosted or embedded by third parties, including:

Instagram;
YouTube;
Vimeo;
social networks;
video platforms;
photographers;
news agencies;
luxury brands;
hotels;
restaurants;
tourism organisations;
manufacturers;
PR agencies; and
other media providers.

Third party content can result in the relevant third party independently collecting information from users.

Simply Luxury does not operate or control the privacy systems of independent third party platforms.

Their collection and processing activities are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

12. EXTERNAL WEBSITES

Links appearing within SimplyLuxury.net may lead to third party websites.

Simply Luxury does not control those external websites.

A link should not be interpreted as an assumption of responsibility for:

their privacy practices;
products;
services;
commercial activity;
accuracy;
security;
availability; or
legal compliance.

Users access third party websites at their own discretion.

13. EDITORIAL INFORMATION AND PUBLIC SOURCES

As a publishing organisation, Simply Luxury may process information concerning:

public figures;
executives;
brands;
companies;
hotels;
restaurants;
celebrities;
designers;
artists;
athletes;
entrepreneurs; and
other people or organisations relevant to editorial coverage.

Information may be sourced from:

official press releases;
company websites;
press offices;
authorised media libraries;
public interviews;
public social media accounts;
photographers;
agencies;
publicly available records;
reputable news organisations; and
other legitimate editorial sources.

Such processing may be subject to journalistic, editorial, artistic, freedom of expression or public interest provisions under applicable legislation.

14. DATA SECURITY

Reasonable technical and organisational safeguards are used to protect information.

However, no internet based service, server, communications system, cloud service or database can be guaranteed to be entirely secure.

Simply Luxury therefore cannot guarantee absolute protection against:

cybercrime;
hacking;
malicious software;
infrastructure failure;
telecommunications outages;
attacks against third party service providers;
circumstances outside reasonable control; or
previously unidentified software vulnerabilities.

Nothing in this provision excludes responsibility that applicable law does not permit to be excluded.

15. DATA RETENTION

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably required for the relevant:

operational;
editorial;
contractual;
administrative;
legal;
accounting;
compliance; or
security purpose.

Published editorial material may form part of Simply Luxury’s permanent journalistic and historical archive.

16. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Information may be provided where reasonably necessary to:

hosting providers;
technology providers;
website administrators;
authorised contractors;
professional advisers;
security providers;
regulators;
courts;
law enforcement authorities; or
other persons where disclosure is permitted or required by applicable law.

Information may additionally be disclosed in connection with a legitimate business sale, restructuring, financing or reorganisation.

17. WE DO NOT GENERALLY SELL PERSONAL DATA

Simply Luxury does not operate a business model whose ordinary purpose is the sale of readers’ personal information to third parties.

This does not prevent legitimate processing by service providers, advertising technology or other third party services where properly disclosed and permitted by law.

18. YOUR RIGHTS

Depending upon the legislation applicable to your circumstances, you may have rights including:

access;
correction;
deletion;
restriction;
objection;
withdrawal of consent;
data portability; and
objection to direct marketing.

These rights can be subject to legal exceptions, including those relating to:

journalism;
freedom of expression;
public interest;
legal claims;
regulatory obligations;
third party rights; and
retention required by law.

Identity verification may be required before a privacy request is processed.

19. CHILDREN

Simply Luxury is a general international luxury lifestyle publication.

It is not primarily directed at children.

Certain editorial content, including content concerning alcoholic beverages or other age restricted products and services, is intended for an appropriate adult audience.

Simply Luxury does not knowingly solicit personal information from children where doing so would require parental or guardian consent under applicable legislation.

20. TERRITORIAL AVAILABILITY OF CONTENT

The internet allows SimplyLuxury.net to be accessed from numerous countries.

However, the mere technical availability of a webpage in a particular country does not mean that:

Simply Luxury specifically directs that article to that country;
a featured product is available in that country;
Simply Luxury offers that product for sale there;
the activity described is lawful there; or
the article constitutes locally authorised advertising.

Simply Luxury publishes for an international readership.

Readers are responsible for complying with laws applicable to them.

Nothing within this policy is intended to override mandatory laws that may apply to Simply Luxury or to particular content in any jurisdiction.

21. CORPORATE AND TRADEMARK STRUCTURE

For clarity:

Trademark owner:
Mr Anand S Hira

Commercial trademark licensee:
H.H L.L.C-FZ, United Arab Emirates

Digital publishing platform:
SimplyLuxury.net

Website hosting:
International infrastructure outside the United Arab Emirates, currently utilising IONOS services

Editorial and technical administration:
Internationally administered outside the United Arab Emirates, including operational support from Asia

Accordingly, the UAE incorporation of the trademark licensee should not be interpreted as meaning that SimplyLuxury.net is physically hosted, technically administered or editorially operated from servers within the UAE.

22. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

This policy may be changed periodically to reflect developments in:

technology;
privacy legislation;
website functionality;
corporate arrangements;
hosting infrastructure; or
operational practices.

The version displayed on SimplyLuxury.net will constitute the current version.

23. CONTACT

Privacy enquiries should be submitted using the official contact facilities at:

www.simplyluxury.net

Please identify correspondence as:

Privacy / Data Protection Enquiry

SIMPLY LUXURY