# Respect the right to object to automated decision-making without human intervention

- **Record type**: Obligation
- **Instrument**: Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
- **Jurisdiction**: United Arab Emirates
- **Category**: human_oversight
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Provision**: Article on data-subject rights relating to automated processing (reviewer to cite article number)

## In brief

Respect the right to object to automated decision-making without human intervention is a legal requirement under the UAE PDPL in the United Arab Emirates (Article on data-subject rights relating to automated processing (reviewer to cite article number)). The record carries 1 evidence example and mappings to 1 framework.

## What the duty requires

Data subjects may object to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produce legal or similarly serious effects, subject to exceptions such as contractual necessity or consent.

## What an organisation does about it

Provide a human-review route for significant automated decisions affecting UAE residents.

## Controls that meet this duty

- Decision explanation, human review and appeal route (satisfies): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/decision-explanation-and-appeal-route
- Human oversight design and override procedure (supports): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/human-oversight-and-override

## Parent instrument

- Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uae-personal-data-protection-law
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uae-personal-data-protection-law.md

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-OBL-0070 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0070; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/uae-pdpl-automated-decision-objection
- **Official source**: https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/digital-uae/data/data-protection
- **Provision**: Article on data-subject rights relating to automated processing (reviewer to cite article number)
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Respect the right to object to automated decision-making without human intervention (UAE PDPL)" [AIPT-OBL-0070, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0070 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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