Privacy Policy and Rights - The Yemen Guide

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Introduction

This privacy policy is a binding document governing how "The Yemen Guide" website handles information and data in general. This site is a cultural, touristic and knowledge electronic platform aimed exclusively at introducing dear Yemen; its historic landmarks, governorates, ancient civilisational heritage and natural treasures. The site operates as a comprehensive digital gallery serving purely informational and cultural content to the general public free of any charge.

The Yemen Guide declares that it does not, in any way, collect, store, process or share any personal data from visitors or ordinary users browsing the site's content. The site is designed and developed as a display platform for images and public information, and does not require visitors to register or create personal accounts to access available content.

The only exception to the no-data-collection policy concerns people who voluntarily apply to register as tourist guides in the site's network, where they must provide certain personal data to create their own profile. This registration is entirely optional and carried out with the applicant's explicit and informed consent.

The Yemen Guide affirms its full commitment to the provisions of laws and legislation in force in the Republic of Yemen and international standards for protecting personal data and intellectual property rights. We fully respect the privacy of visitors and users, and take no measures that would infringe their rights or fundamental freedoms.

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Nature of the Site and Its Activity

The Yemen Guide is an electronic media and cultural platform operating as a digital gallery of images and information about Yemen. The nature of the site's work can be summarised in the following points:

No Mandatory Registration: The site does not require ordinary visitors to create accounts or provide any personal data to access the displayed content.
No Tracking Files: The site does not use cookies or other tracking technologies for data collection, personalisation or advertising purposes.
No Public Data Forms: The site contains no forms for collecting data from ordinary visitors.
No Direct Marketing: The site carries out no direct marketing activity that requires data collection or sending promotional messages or targeted ads.
Optional Registration: Registration as a tourist guide or writer is an optional choice available to those wishing to join the guides' network, and is not mandatory in any way.

Technologies Used

The Yemen Guide relies on standard basic web technologies including HTML, CSS and JavaScript for interactive content display. The site uses no databases to store ordinary visitors' information nor any application servers to process their personal data.

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No Collection of Visitors' Personal Data

We affirm clearly and decisively that The Yemen Guide does not collect, store, process or share any personal data from visitors or ordinary users in any way. The data we never collect includes:

Personal Identity Data: We do not collect full names or any other information used to identify individuals.
Contact Data: We do not collect email addresses, phone numbers or any other means of contact.
Geolocation Data: We do not collect or process any data about visitors' geographical location.
Browsing and Behaviour Data: We do not track the pages each visitor views individually or analyse browsing patterns.
Cookies: We do not use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags or any other tracking technologies.
Payment and Financial Data: We do not request any financial data, as all our site's content is completely free for everyone.

Important Notice

Please note that some basic technical data may be automatically collected by the hosting service provider for purely technical purposes such as ensuring the site works correctly and preventing cyber attacks. This data is very limited, contains no information that could identify individuals, and is subject to the technical service provider's privacy policies.

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View Statistics and Visit Counter

The Yemen Guide collects aggregate and non-personal statistics about the number of views of pages and various content on the site. The purpose of these statistics is to improve the displayed content and develop the user experience, not to collect personal data in any case.

What We Collect Regarding Views

Total Number of Views: We keep a digital counter of the total views of each page, landmark or governorate without any details of who viewed them.
No Individual Tracking: We do not know the identity of who viewed any page and keep no link between a view and any specific person.
No Personal Data: The view counter is merely a number that increases with each visit; it stores no information about the visitor.
Editorial Purpose: These numbers help us know which articles attract the most visitor interest, enabling us to improve and enrich the content.

You may see a view counter beside some pages. This number is indicative, merely showing the content's views, and never reveals any information about visitors.

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Tourist Guide Registration Data

The Yemen Guide offers the possibility of registering as a tourist guide for those wishing to join the guides' network. This registration is entirely optional and is done via an email message; if a page appears on the site asking you for sensitive data — other than the request prepared with the Google Docs application form — reject it immediately.

5.1 Public Data (Available to the Public)

The applicant explicitly agrees that the following data will be publicly available through their profile on the site:

Field	Description and Purpose	Type
Full Name	The guide's real two- or three-part name	Public
Guide Photo	A personal photo clearly showing the guide's face	Public
Biography	A short description of the guide and their experience	Public
Governorate	The governorate(s) the guide covers in their services	Public
Languages Spoken	The languages the guide masters with proficiency level for each	Public
Specialisations and Landmarks	The landmarks and areas in which the guide specialises	Public
Personal Traits	A description of the style of dealing with tourists	Public

5.2 Limited-Access Data

Some data will not be shown publicly and is kept confidential by the site management for official professional communication:

Field	Description and Purpose	Type
Phone Number	For direct contact by site management or interested visitors	Restricted
Email	For official communication and sending notices and updates	Private

The Site's Obligations to Protect Private Data

The site management is committed to protecting all tourist guides' data with the highest security and confidentiality standards. This data will not be disclosed or shared with any third party except in the following cases: (1) with the data owner's explicit prior consent, (2) in response to a court order or official request from the competent authorities, (3) when necessary to protect the site's rights or the safety of its users.

5.3 Rights of the Tourist Guide / Writer

Right of Access: The right to view all his recorded data on the site at any time.
Right of Correction: The right to request correction or update of any inaccurate or outdated data.
Right of Deletion: The guide has the right to request deletion of his account and all his data from the site at any time.
Right of Objection: The right to object to the processing of his data for legitimate reasons.
Right to Withdraw Consent: The right to withdraw his consent to data processing at any time.

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Images and Intellectual Property Rights

Important Notice Regarding Displayed Images

We take great care and make every effort to choose high-quality images with an exceptional artistic character reflecting ancient Yemen's beauty. Most displayed images are either exclusive to The Yemen Guide or available for publication.

If you believe any image displayed on our site infringes your exclusive rights as a content creator, photographer or intellectual property holder, please contact us immediately and we will handle your request with the necessary speed and seriousness.

Sources of Images Used

Exclusive Site Images: The majority of our images are exclusive to The Yemen Guide.
Licensed Image Libraries: When needed, we use images from several platforms, at most ten images.
Image Contributions: We welcome images from local photographers and lovers of Yemen for publication on the site while preserving the intellectual property rights of their owners.
Guides' Images: Some images may be uploaded by tourist guides themselves as part of their profiles.

Image Contributions

We warmly welcome image contributions from local, professional and amateur photographers alike. If you own images reflecting Yemen's beauty and heritage and wish to share them with us to enrich the content displayed on the site, we would be glad to hear from you.

We affirm our complete and absolute commitment to intellectual property rights. Our site is a cultural project serving Yemen, spreading its beautiful image and highlighting its beauty to the world, not a commercial project seeking profit at the expense of creators' efforts.

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Articles and Editorial Content

The Yemen Guide contains a dedicated section of articles covering diverse topics related to Yemen, from history, heritage, tourism, geography, culture, traditions and customs. All these articles are protected by intellectual property rights.

Ownership of Articles and Texts

All Rights Reserved: All published articles and texts, and the entire site with its structure and layout, are copyrighted.
Fair Citation: Quoting parts of articles for educational and research purposes is permitted with clear attribution to the source.
Prohibition of Full Copying: Copying articles or republishing them on any other platform without permission from the platform is prohibited.
Accuracy of Information: We ensure the accuracy of the information in our articles.

Sources and References

We gather information from multiple sources and verify its accuracy as much as possible. If you notice any information deserving correction or update, please inform us and we will be very grateful.

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Cookies

We affirm clearly and decisively that The Yemen Guide does not use cookies or any other tracking technologies for any purpose whatsoever. The site is designed to work completely independently without storing any information on the user's device.

The site works fully even if you disable all cookies in your browser. Your browsing experience is not affected in any way if you disable them.

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External Links

The Yemen Guide may contain links directing visitors to external websites. These external sites are neither owned nor managed by The Yemen Guide's management, and we therefore do not control their content or policies. We advise visitors to review these sites' privacy policies before interacting with them.

Terminating Links

We reserve the full right to remove any external link at any time if we find it no longer meets the standards we deem appropriate for the site.

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Disclaimer and Clarification

At The Yemen Guide we strive to provide accurate and reliable information as much as possible.

Limitations and Exemptions

Any unintentional error in the displayed information, which we ask to be notified of immediately.
The quality of services provided by registered tourist guides; we are merely a point of connection and have no authority over them.
Any financial transactions or agreements between visitors and tourist guides.

Important Notice

We advise visitors to verify sensitive information about the security situation from official and competent government authorities.

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Policy Updates

This policy may be amended at any time to reflect changes in our services or applicable legislation. Updates will be published on this page with an updated last-review date, without compromising users' privacy rights.

Your continued use of the site after any amendments are published constitutes your implied consent to the updated policy.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions, inquiries, complaints, comments or suggestions regarding this privacy policy, or the use of content displayed on our site, please contact us through the following means: