Terms and Conditions

By accessing this platform, you agree to refrain from:

• Providing or downloading files containing unauthorized software, materials, or data, or any other information or files that may contain viruses.
• Using this platform to send any commercial or unwanted emails or misuse the platform in any other way, such as publishing, advertising, distributing, or disseminating defamatory materials or materials that violate the rules of the Kingdom, and any other unacceptable materials or executable information.
• Using this platform to engage in any illegal or unauthorized activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Using the platform to advertise any product or service that may violate laws or rules in the Kingdom using any tool, program, or action that disrupts or may disrupt the operation of the platform.
• Engaging in any action that imposes an unreasonable load or requires massive storage on the platform's infrastructure.

We have the authority, according to our absolute assessment, to limit the user's right to log in, suspend, or terminate their use without prior notice and for any reason, including violating the terms of use or any action we deem illegal or causing harm to others. You will not be allowed to log in to the platform during this termination.

Except as provided in the law, personal data cannot be processed, or the purpose of processing changed only with the owner's consent. Regulations specify the conditions for consent, the circumstances under which consent must be written, and the terms and conditions related to obtaining the consent of the legal guardian if the owner of personal data is incomplete or incapacitated. However, consent may not be a requirement for providing a service or benefit unless the service or benefit is associated with the processing of the approved personal data.

All comments on electronic participation channels or social networks are carefully reviewed to ensure users comply with the standards and regulations related to making comments. The administration of this core system has the authority to exclude any comments deemed inappropriate, and users are required to:

• Consider general ethics and avoid any inappropriate language or use of rude words.
• Keep comments relevant and focused on the discussed issue.
• Avoid bias and personal criticism that does not enrich the discussion.
• Ensure accuracy when referring to Quranic texts or religious opinions, allowing specialists only to discuss such matters.
• Avoid posting personal information, such as contact details, within comments.

Any amendments to the terms of use are applied immediately upon announcement unless otherwise specified.

mewa.gov must notify the relevant authority as soon as it becomes aware of a data breach or unauthorized access. Additionally, if any breach is likely to cause serious harm to your data, the entity will immediately notify you.

Except for educational materials sent by public entities, mewa.gov is not allowed to use personal contact methods, including email addresses, to send advertising or informational materials unless:

• Recipient's consent is obtained for sending such materials.
• The sender provides a clear mechanism, as specified by regulations, allowing the recipient to express a desire to stop receiving them when desired.
• Except for sensitive data, personal data for marketing purposes can be processed if collected directly from the owner and agreed upon under the law's provisions.

Additionally, your personal data may be collected or processed for scientific, research, or statistical purposes without your consent in specific cases:

• If the personal data does not reveal your identity.
• If your identity is destroyed during the processing operation and before disclosure to any other party, and this data is not sensitive.
• If collecting or processing personal data for these purposes is required by another system or as part of a previous agreement to which the Kingdom is a party.

Official documents identifying the owner of personal data may not be copied except when required by regulations or when a competent public authority requests the reproduction or copying of these documents as specified by the rules.

Except for extremely necessary cases to preserve your life or prevent infectious diseases, examination, or treatment, mewa.gov is not allowed to transfer your personal data outside the Kingdom or disclose it to a destination outside the Kingdom unless:

• The transfer or disclosure does not harm the national security or vital interests of the Kingdom.
• Adequate guarantees are provided to maintain the confidentiality and protection of the personal data being transferred or disclosed, ensuring that the standards of personal data protection are not less than those stipulated by the law and regulations.
• The transfer or disclosure is limited to the minimum amount of personal data necessary.
• The competent authority approves the transfer or disclosure as specified by regulations.
• Except for the condition specified here, the competent authority may exempt mewa.gov, on a case-by-case basis, from complying with any of these conditions when it individually or jointly assesses with other parties that the personal data will have an acceptable level of protection outside the Kingdom, and this data is not sensitive.

This platform retains records for a period specified by regulations, including the minimum data:

• Contact details of the entity.
• The purpose of processing personal data.
• Categories of subjects of personal data.
• The party to whom the personal data has been disclosed (or will be disclosed).
• Whether the personal data has been transferred (or will be transferred) outside the Kingdom or disclosed to a party outside the Kingdom.
• The expected period for retaining personal data.

Without prejudice to any severer penalty stipulated in another law, the penalty for committing the following crimes due to its failure is:

• Imprisonment for a term not exceeding (two) years and a fine not exceeding (three million) riyals, or one of these penalties, if it is intended to harm the data owner or achieve personal benefit.
• Imprisonment for a term not exceeding (one) year and a fine not exceeding (one million) riyals, or one of these penalties, for anyone who violates the provisions of transferring personal data or disclosing it outside the Kingdom.

While there is no specific provision in the law, without prejudice to any severer penalty stipulated in another law, any individual or legal entity covered by the law's provisions violating any of its provisions or regulations is subject to warning or a fine not exceeding five million riyals. The fine may be multiplied in the case of repeated violations, even if it exceeds its maximum limit if the violation is not sensitive.

Public prosecution is responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations before the competent court regarding these offenses. The competent court considers cases arising from the application of this article and the imposition of the penalties stipulated here, depending on the type of violation committed, its severity, and its impact, provided that the president of the competent authority issues a decision specifying the working rules of the committee, determining the president, including a legal or legal advisor, responsible for reviewing violations and imposing the warning or fine specified here, depending on the type of violation committed, its severity, and its impact. It is a condition that the president of the competent authority issues a decision specifying the working rules of the committee, determining its members' remuneration. Any person has the right to appeal against the committee's decision to the competent court.

Without prejudice to the law's provisions, mewa.gov holds its employees accountable disciplinary for violating any of the law and regulations' provisions, according to the provisions and procedures for accountability and discipline stipulated in the law. Without prejudice to the law's penalty, anyone who has suffered damage due to the commission of any of the violations stipulated in the law or regulations may claim compensation for material or moral damages commensurate with the extent of the damage.

In addition, anyone who begins work in processing personal data is obligated to maintain the confidentiality of data related to personal data even after the end of their employment or contractual relationship.