Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

InternetUsageGuide.qa is an independent educational website providing informational content about internet usage, mobile data, and digital connectivity in Qatar. Our registered address is The Pearl-Qatar, Doha, Qatar. You can contact us at contact@internetusageguide.qa or by telephone at +974 4475 8832.

2. What Information We Collect

As a purely informational website, we collect minimal information about visitors. The categories of information that may be collected when you visit this website are as follows:

Automatically Collected Technical Data: When you visit our website, our web server automatically records certain standard technical information including your IP address (which may indicate your approximate geographic location), the type of browser and device you are using, the pages you visit on our website, the date and time of your visit, and the referring URL (the page you came from before reaching ours). This information is collected in standard server logs and is used solely for the purposes of maintaining website security, diagnosing technical problems, and understanding aggregate patterns of website use.

Cookies: Our website may use basic functional cookies to support website operation and analytics. We do not use cookies to track individual users across websites, build advertising profiles, or engage in behavioural targeting. Standard analytics cookies may be used to understand aggregate visitor behaviour — such as which pages are most visited and how visitors navigate the site — in anonymised, aggregated form only.

Contact Information: If you choose to contact us by email, we will receive and retain your email address and the content of your message solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry. We do not add contact email addresses to any mailing list or share them with third parties.

3. How We Use Information

The limited information we collect is used only for the following purposes: to ensure the technical functioning and security of the website; to understand aggregate patterns of website use (such as which content is most read) for the purpose of improving our educational resource; and to respond to any direct enquiries submitted to us by email. We do not use visitor information for advertising targeting, profiling, or any commercial purpose.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share personal information about website visitors with third parties for commercial purposes. We may share anonymised, aggregated statistical data about website usage (for example, "our website received X visits in the past month") without any information that could identify individual users. In the unlikely event that we are required by law to disclose information about specific visitors to a competent legal authority, we will comply with such requirements as legally obligated.

5. Data Retention

Server log data is retained for a limited period (typically 30–90 days) for security and diagnostic purposes, after which it is automatically deleted. Email correspondence is retained as long as necessary to address the relevant enquiry and then deleted. No personal data is retained beyond the period required for its stated purpose.

6. Your Rights

Under applicable privacy laws, you have the right to request access to any personal information we hold about you, to request correction of inaccurate information, and to request deletion of your information where it is no longer required. Given the very limited nature of the data we hold about website visitors, we anticipate such requests will be straightforward to fulfil. Please contact us at contact@internetusageguide.qa to exercise any of these rights.

7. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites for reference purposes. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those external sites and recommend that you review their privacy policies independently.

8. Children's Privacy

This website is a general informational resource and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@internetusageguide.qa or write to us at: InternetUsageGuide.qa, The Pearl-Qatar, Doha, Qatar. Phone: +974 4475 8832.