UAE Data Residency

Trust & Compliance

SOOMA AI is built for UAE-resident enterprise and government-adjacent customers, with data hosted in the GCC region under UAE PDPL.

Data residency

Customer data — leads, contacts, organisation rosters, conversation transcripts, invoice records — is stored in our Supabase Postgres cluster hosted in AWS Middle East (me-south-1, Bahrain). This is the GCC region closest to UAE customers and meets UAE PDPL data-residency expectations for transactional CRM data. AI inference uses Anthropic models (US-region); transcript text crosses borders for processing only and is not retained by Anthropic per their zero-retention agreement.

Encryption

  • TLS 1.2+ on every API request and database connection.
  • Postgres encryption at rest via AWS KMS.
  • Per-tenant encryption keys for sensitive integration credentials (WhatsApp session bytes, payment-gateway secrets).
  • Webhook payloads signed with HMAC-SHA-256.

UAE PDPL alignment

We support the rights granted under UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 (PDPL): right to access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restrict processing, and right to data portability. Data subjects may exercise these rights by contacting privacy@sooma.ai; we respond within 30 days.

Sub-processors

Sub-processorPurpose
Supabase (AWS me-south-1, Bahrain)Database hosting
Vercel (EU & global edge)Application hosting
Anthropic (US)AI inference for lead scoring & summarisation
Resend (US)Transactional email delivery
Expo (US)Mobile push notifications

We notify customers at least 30 days before adding a new sub-processor. Customers may object in writing and we will work with them on alternatives or contract termination if no resolution is reached.

Last updated: 2026-05-02. For procurement questionnaires or DPAs, contact legal@sooma.ai.