Introduction Al Gharbia Development Council (WRDC) is committed to protecting the privacy of our stakeholders and website visitors. Our relationship with you is valuable and we understand the importance you place on the privacy and security of information that personally identifies you.

This document outlines the types of personal information we receive and collect when you use WRDC's services, as well as some of the steps we take to safeguard information. We hope this will help you make an informed decision about sharing personal information with us.

Registration Some areas of our website require you to register with us to obtain additional content or to access certain services. Our registration process requires you to give your name, address, telephone and fax numbers and an e-mail address. We may also request some optional information about your lifestyle, employment status and social circumstances. We use this information to provide you with the service you have requested or to respond to your enquiries.

WRDC uses cookies and other technologies to enhance your online experience and to learn about how you use WRDC services in order to improve the quality of our services.

Usage We may use personal information to provide the services you've requested, including services that display customized content and advertising.

We may also use personal information for auditing, research and analysis to operate and improve our website and services. You may decline to provide personal information to us and / or refuse cookies in your browser, although some of our features or services may not function properly as a result.

We make good faith efforts to provide you access to your personal information upon request and to let you correct such data if it is inaccurate and delete it, when reasonably possible.

Statement coverage This privacy policy only covers WRDC's website, it does not cover links within this site to other websites.

Security This site has security measures in place to protect the loss and alteration of information under our control.

Changes to the policy If the privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page.

Contacting us If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the practices of this site, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Last updated: 15th Dec. 2007