PRIVACY POLICY
PRIVACY POLICY
The privacy,
confidence and trust of individuals who visit the MOD Website
are important to us. No personal
information is collected at this site unless provided
voluntarily by an individual while participating in an activity
that asks for the information.
1.
Collection of
Information
The
site only collects the personal information that is necessary to
provide the information or services requested by an individual.
“Personal Information” refers to any information relating
to an identified or identifiable individual who is the subject
of the information. This is the same information
that individual might provide when visiting a government and
includes such items as an individual’s name, address or phone
number.
We also collect statistical information
that helps us understand how people are using the website so we
can continually improve our services. The
information collected is not associated with any specific
individual and no attempt is made to profile individuals who
browse the web site. You may be asked to
participate in surveys at this site. Participation
is optional, and the choice to participate or not to participate
will have no effect on your ability to use other features of the
site.
2.
Retention of Information
Records needed to
support government functions are retained, managed and
accessible in record-keeping or filing system in accordance with
established records disposition authorisations approved by the
Oman government. Records transmitted to this site
will be identified, managed, protected, and retained as long as
they are needed to meet historical, administrative, fiscal or
legal requirements.
3.
Cookies
Any webpage or application at this site may
use cookies. Cookies are short and simple text
files that are stored on a user’s computer hard drive by
websites. They are used to keep track of and store
information so the user does not have to supply the information
multiple times. The information that is collected through
cookies at this site is handled in the same manner as other
information collected here. You can configure your
web browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when a website
attempts to send you a cookie. You can also check your
hard drive for cookie files and delete them from your computer.
The
MOD welcomes any comments on this privacy statement.
Please convey any questions of comments to
Feedback.
4.
DISCLAIMER
Use of this site is
at your sole risk. All materials, information, products,
software, programs, and services are provided "as is," and on an
"as available" basis, with no warranties or guarantees
whatsoever. MOD expressly disclaims to the fullest extent
permitted by law all express, implied, statutory, and other
warranties, guarantees, or representations, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose, and non-infringement of proprietary and
intellectual property rights. Without limitation, MOD makes no
warranty or guarantee that this website will be uninterrupted,
timely, secure, or error-free.
You
understand and agree that if you download or
otherwise obtain materials, information,
products, software, programs, or services, you
do so at your own discretion and risk and that
you will be solely responsible for any and all
damages of whatever kind that may result,
including but not limited to the loss of data or
damage to your computer system.
The MOD is not liable for the
contents of any external sites listed or linked to in the
website, and does not endorse any commercial product or service
mentioned or advised on any of the sites.
In no event
will MOD be liable to any party for any direct,
indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or
consequential damages of any type whatsoever
related to or arising from this website or any
use of this website, or of any site or resource
linked to, references, or accessed through this
website, or for the use or downloading of, or
access to, any materials, information, products,
or services, including, without limitation, loss
of goodwill, any lost profits, business
interruption, lost savings or loss of programs
or other data or any other intangible loss, even
if MOD is expressly advised of the possibility
of such damages. This exclusion and waiver of
liability applies to all causes of action,
whether based on contract, warranty, tort, or
any other legal bases.
5.
COPYRIGHT
INFORMATION
All trademarks, service
marks, trade names, slogans, logos, and other indicia of origin
that appear on or in connection with the website are the
property of the MOD and/or its affiliates. You shall not copy,
display or use any of these marks without prior written
permission of the relevant owner. The Website and portions of it
may be protected under patent law and copyright law and may be
the subject of issued patents and/or pending patent
applications.
All requests to reproduce any
MOD trademarks, service marks, trade names, slogans, logos, and
other indicia of origin can be forwarded to
Feedback
.
6.
ACCESSIBILITY
Easy Browsing and Accessibility to the Website
The MOD website does its best to ensure
easy access to its page contents, applications, texts and other
contents by all users.
Compatibility with International Standards
We have taken into account the main
aspects of the rules of the Information Network Content (WCAG),
which have been launched by the Network Development Association
www.w3c.org.
The MOD website
is compatible with most common internet browsers such as
(Internet Explorer), (Google
Chrome)
and can be accessed through most smart phones.
Contact US
IF you
have any feedback or
questions please contact us at
Feedback.