Privacy Policy

Introduction

This privacy policy explains how we use your personal data, such as your name, email address, and other contact information. We respect your right to privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. The privacy policy applies to data processing activities of the website regarding data collected when you use the Environment Fund's website.

Personal Information Security

This privacy and confidentiality information has been prepared to help Environment Fund visitors understand the nature of data collected during website visits and how it's handled. The General Directorate of IT and Digital Transformation takes appropriate measures to securely maintain personal information, protecting it from loss, unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or unauthorized disclosure.

Collected Data

The Environment Fund collects the following data (including but not limited to):

• Identity Data: Full name, username or similar identifier, date of birth, gender, identification numbers (passport, national ID), and other identification data required by the Fund.
• Contact Data: Physical addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.
• Technical Data : Includes (but not limited to) IP address, login data, browser type/settings, browser plug-in types/versions, cookie information, operating system, platform, crash reports, system activity, request date/time, URL, and other technologies used to access our website or official channels.
• Any data requested based on demonstrated need.

Purpose of Data Collection

Personal data collection is directly related to website objectives and complies with legal requirements. Collection methods will be relevant to user circumstances—direct, transparent, secure, and free from deception or coercion. If previously collected data becomes unnecessary for its original purpose, collection will cease and existing data will be immediately discarded.

Data Subject Rights

• Right to Know: Data subjects have the right to know collection methods, legal basis for collection/processing, and how data is processed, stored, destroyed, and shared.
• Right to Access: Data subjects may request a copy of their personal data via email: info@ef.gov.sa. It will be provided free of charge via email.
• Right to Rectification: Data subjects may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data via info@ef.gov.sa. Data will be reviewed/updated, and subjects notified via email.
  
• Right to Erasure: Data subjects may request data destruction under certain circumstances, unless legal retention periods or contractual requirements apply.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Data subjects may withdraw processing consent at any time, unless legitimate purposes require otherwise.
  

Data Disclosure Cases

• With your consent under applicable laws/regulations.
• If collected from publicly available sources.
  
• When requested by public entities for security purposes, legal compliance, or judicial requirements per regulations.
• When necessary to protect public health, public safety, or individual lives/health.
• When disclosed for subsequent processing in a non-identifiable manner.
  

External Website Links:

Links to external websites operated by third parties may be provided to help visitors access services/information. We assume no responsibility for their privacy policies, performance, or information protection methods. We advise reviewing privacy policies of any external sites.

Contacting the Fund:

For inquiries about your data, please contact us at: info@ef.gov.sa