Our commitment:

The Shura Council is committed to preservation of the confidential  personal information that the visitors register in the site. We have developed this announcement on the security and privacy to clarify the method we use in gathering and dealing with the information in this e-site. We are committed to the protection of your personal information when you browse the site to obtain information or any other action which involves the site.

Gathering and utilization of the e-information:

When you visit our website, we shall ask you to enter your personal information only if you select certain services which require registration of your personal information.

Gathering Internet Protocol Addresses:

Our server automatically works to pick up your Internet Protocol Address when you visit the site (the Internet Protocol Address means the number of the computer you are using. It enables the other computers connected to the Internet to identify the agency which issues the data without identifying you personally). We use the Internet Protocol Address to diagnose the problems which afflict your own server and to collect the necessary statistics for measuring the website use.

Use of the Cookies:

In order to furnish a better service and a more effective electronic site, certain sections of the site can use the cookies program as part of the interaction with your browser. A cookie program is a small text file (usually in a volume of a few bytes) that we transmit to your hard disc to enable our server to identify your computer. The cookie transmitted by us will not attempt to read any of the information contained in your hard disc. We do not gather any information in order to identify you or the address of your email. When you visit certain parts of this site, you may be asked to provide personal identification information, such as your name, country, sex, email, commercial register, current job, date of employment, the last academic credentials, etc, which are deemed vital information important for completion of your transaction. In the event such information is not provided, you will limit our ability to serve you. In all cases, we shall continue to invite you to visit our website and avail of the wealth of information it provides.

Protection of personal information:

Your personal information will be accessible only to the Shura Council employees who need to have access to that information and will never be available to the public. In addition, any such information shall not be passed on or exchanged with any other nongovernment party and accessibility shall be allowed only to those qualified professionals who provide the services of the Shura Council e-site and which are compatible with your dealings with our site.

Important note:

Our site may accommodate links to certain sites which are suitable for our visitors. When you redirect to such sites from our own site www.shura.bh, our own privacy policy does not apply to those sites.