Events held in the United Arab Emirates require a permit from the competent government authority in the emirate where they take place. Permits are ordinarily issued shortly before an event, and an event may be announced and open for registration before its permit has been granted. Where a permit applies, the licensing authority requires participant details, speaker details, or both, and may issue an authorization reference confirming who is cleared to attend or present. Submitting this information is a regulatory requirement, and registration or speaker confirmation cannot be completed without it. The competent authority is the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) for events held in Dubai, and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), under the Abu Dhabi Events Licensing System, for events held in Abu Dhabi. For events held in another emirate or outside the UAE, the competent authority in that jurisdiction applies. Each authority decides independently what data it requires and acts as data controller for the data it receives. Requirements differ between jurisdictions and change over time, so we do not reproduce them here. The relevant authority publishes its own privacy notice: DET at dubaidet.gov.ae, and DCT Abu Dhabi at dct.gov.ae. Where the Event issues tickets through a government ticketing platform, ticket data is processed in that platform.