Thank you for visiting our website, as the Emirate of Al-Baha respects and appreciates your interest in safe use and privacy and always seeks to provide the best services to all users. Your access and use of this portal is subject to the terms and conditions of use and the regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Your access and access to the website is also an unconditional consent to the terms and conditions of use, whether you are a registered user or not. This consent is effective as of the date of the first use of this portal.

Policy Terms

Personal Information Security

 The Safe Use and Privacy Policy has been developed to help visitors and users understand what data is collected when visiting the website and how it is processed.

The administration, overseeing technical and administrative tasks related to the website, takes appropriate measures to safeguard the personal information it possesses, ensuring protection against loss, unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, and disclosure to unauthorized parties.

The most important measures in place in the Emirate to protect personal information of the visitor are:

• Strict procedures and measures to protect the security of information and prevent unauthorized modification and access;
• Technologies and software used to prevent fraudulent activities;
• Prevention of unauthorized access to systems;
• Regular and periodic updating of protection procedures and controls that meet or exceed standard measures; and
• Respecting the confidentiality of visitors' personal information.

 Use of Web Applications

Using web applications is part of the safe use policy for the Emirate's websites and applications. It includes disclaimers that provide clear and specific details regarding the obligations and responsibilities associated with these websites and applications, as well as identifying potential risks for the end user.    These disclaimers also contain specific terms or restrictions for usage that the end user must comply with, and outline the legal liability assumed by the user when using these websites and applications. The disclaimers included in all websites and applications of the Emirate is as follows:

 Acceptable use of the emirate's websites and applications

• The Emirate's websites and applications are available for business use. By entering the portal, the user acknowledges their consent to and must abide by the terms and conditions of use, whether the user has signed up or not. This consent becomes effective as of the date of the first use of the portal. 
• The use of the portal includes several terms and conditions that are subject to constant updates and changes as needed. Any modification or update to any of these terms and conditions becomes effective immediately upon approval by the Cybersecurity Department. This requires the end user to review the Terms of Use and Disclaimers on a regular basis to be aware of any updates. Continuing to use the portal implies awareness and full acceptance of any modifications made to the terms and conditions. Kindly be noted that these terms and conditions include intellectual property rights, and the portal administration is not obligated to announce any updates made to these terms and conditions.

 Use Restrictions:

 By using this portal, the User acknowledges that the User shall not:

• Provide or upload files that contain software, materials, data, or other information that the User does not own or have a license for;
• Use this portal in any way to send any commercial or unwanted emails or engage in any abusive use of the portal;
• Provide or upload files to the portal that contain viruses or corrupted data;
• Publish, advertise, distribute, or disseminate materials or information that defame or violate regulations, contain pornographic or obscene content, contradict Islamic instructions or public morals, or any illegal materials or information through the portal;
• Engage through the portal in unlawful or illegal activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
• Advertise on the portal any product or service that puts the Emirate in a situation where it becomes in violation of any applicable law or regulation in any field;
• Use any means, software, or procedure to intercept or attempt to intercept the proper operation of the Emirate's portal; or
• Take any action that imposes an unreasonable, excessive, or inappropriate burden on the infrastructure of the portal.
• Using links to Emirate's Websites and Applications
• Except as stated below, transferring or copying any content from the portal, creating any hyperlinks thereof, or displaying any of its contents within a frame is prohibited.
• A specific request must be submitted and the approval of the Emirate of Al-Baha must be sought prior to creating links to this portal, displaying any of its contents in a frame, or participating in any similar activities.
• The Emirate of Al-Baha reserves the right to impose any conditions when it allows the creation of any electronic link to this portal or any of its contents, or the display of this portal or any of its contents in a frame.
• In no way shall the Emirate be considered as associated with or related in any way to any trademarks, logos, commercial or service symbols, or any other means used or appearing on the websites associated with this Portal or any of its contents.
• The Emirate reserves the full rights to suspend and impede any link from any website containing inappropriate, offensive, excessive, obscene, pornographic, indecent, unacceptable, or unlawful content, or names, materials, or information that violate any law or infringe upon intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or publicity rights.
• The Emirate reserves the right to disable any unauthorized link and assumes no responsibility for the content available on any other website accessed through or from the portal.

 Links from the Emirate's Websites and Applications

• Contact links to other portals, websites, and/or applications are provided for the convenience of the end user. The Emirate is not responsible for the content or credibility of the portals and/or websites associated with them, nor does it endorse their content. Therefore, the use of any of these hyperlinks to access such websites or portals is done entirely at your own responsibility.
• Broken electronic links that do not work are replaced with other websites. Since the Emirate does not have control over those links, it provides no assurance that these links will work permanently under any circumstances.

Virus Protection

The Emirate makes every effort to examine and test the contents of the portal at all production stages.    It is recommended to have antivirus software running continuously on all materials downloaded from the internet. The Emirate is not responsible for any loss, interruption, or damage to your data or computer device that may occur while accessing this portal or using any material obtained from this portal.  

 Waiver of Claims

• The Emirate's websites, applications, services, information, and materials available on the Emirate's portals, as well as those accessible through the portal, are provided "as is" and "as available" without any representations, promises, or warranties of any kind.
• The Emirate does not guarantee or assume responsibility for any interruptions, errors or abuses that may arise from the use of this portal, its contents or any site linked to it, whether with or without our knowledge.
• Any communications or information sent by the User through this portal will not be considered owned or confidential, and any use or interactive features of this portal do not guarantee or intend to guarantee any rights, licenses, or privileges to the user.
• The Emirate's waiver of any right available to it and specified within these conditions in one of the places or events does not in any way mean an automatic and permanent waiver of any rights in other places and events.

Liability Limitation

It should be noted and acknowledged that online communications may be subject to interception or interference by third parties.   Therefore, the use of this portal remains solely at the User's responsibility, and the Emirate does not assume in any way any liability for any loss or damage of any kind that the User may incur as a result of their use or visiting of the portal, or their reliance on any statement, opinion, or announcement on the portal, or any delays in operation, connectivity issues, internet access problems, equipment or software malfunctions, or the actions or ideas of any individual accessing the portal.   The User hereby acknowledges and agrees that his sole and exclusive remedy of any damage or loss resulting from their access or use of the portal is to refrain from using or accessing the same portal.

Indemnification

By using this portal, the User acknowledges and agrees not to initiate any action against the Emirate of Al-Baha Province or any of its departments for any form of compensation. The Emirate is also not responsible for any claims resulting from any breach by the User of the Terms and Conditions of Use or any of the laws in force whether in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or the place where it resides.

 Termination of Use

The Emirate may, at its absolute discretion, terminate, restrict or suspend the User's right to access and use the portal without notice and for any reason, including, without limitation, violation of the Terms and Conditions of Use or any other conduct that it may consider at its sole discretion illegal or harmful to third parties. In the event of termination, the User will not be authorized to access this portal.

Property Rights

Any automatic modification of the contents of the portal is strictly prohibited. Additionally, the graphics and images on this portal are copyrighted and may neither be reproduced or exploited in any way without the Emirate's prior written consent.  

 Judicial Reference

The User hereby agrees to submit exclusively to the jurisdiction of the judicial authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia concerning all claims and disputes arising out of or in connection with their use of this portal.