{"id":3,"date":"2025-07-27T14:56:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T14:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2025-12-13T16:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T16:39:15","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e3-e1 m3-0\"><div class=\"x-row e3-e2 m3-1 m3-2\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e3-e3 m3-3\"><div class=\"x-div e3-e4 m3-4\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e3-e5-v0 m3-5 fm-comp fm-h2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Our commitment<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e3-e6-v0 m3-6 fm-comp fm-text-standard\"><span>The Foreign Ministry\u2019s official website is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information. We recognise our obligation to keep sensitive information secure and have created this privacy statement to share and explain the current information management practices on our websites.\u00a0We may decide to change this policy from time to time in order to address new issues and reflect changes on our website.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e3-e7 m3-4\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e3-e8-v0 m3-5 fm-comp fm-h2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Collection and use of online information<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e3-e9-v0 m3-6 fm-comp fm-text-standard\"><span>When you visit our websites, we will not collect your personal information unless you choose to use and receive online services that require it. Personal information shall not be sold, transferred or otherwise disclosed to any 3rd party unless such disclosure is required by law or court order.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e3-e10 m3-4\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e3-e11-v0 m3-5 fm-comp fm-h2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Collection of IP address<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e3-e12-v0 m3-6 fm-comp fm-text-standard\"><span>Our web server automatically collects your IP address when you visit our site (your IP address is your computer\u2019s unique address that lets other computers attached to the Internet know where to send data, but does not identify you individually). We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to compile statistics on site usage.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e3-e13 m3-4\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e3-e14-v0 m3-5 fm-comp fm-h2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Use of cookies<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e3-e15-v0 m3-6 fm-comp fm-text-standard\"><span>This website uses cookies. Cookies are generally used to make it more convenient for users to move around our websites. If you choose, they may be used to \u2018remember\u2019 your information and make it easier and faster to log-in to certain sites. These types of cookies need to be stored on your computer\u2019s hard drive. Cookies used by this website are encrypted to make the information in cookies unreadable to anyone except this Ministry\u2019s Technical Staff and are only used to provide a more convenient browsing experience.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e3-e16 m3-4\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e3-e17-v0 m3-5 fm-comp fm-h2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Protection of personal information<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e3-e18-v0 m3-6 fm-comp fm-text-standard\">Your personal information, if any, is only available to Ministry employees who may need it to provide you with certain customised information. Such information will not be disclosed by the Ministry for public inspection without your consent. Also, no site user\u2019s information will be shared, sold, or transferred to any third party without your prior consent. Access is given only to those qualified professionals who provide the Ministry website services consistent with your interactions with our site.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e3-e19 m3-4\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e3-e20-v0 m3-5 fm-comp fm-h2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Disclaimer<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e3-e21-v0 m3-6 fm-comp fm-text-standard\"><span>Our websites link to other sites created and maintained by other public and\/or private sector organisations. We provide these links solely for your information and convenience. When you link to an outside website, you are leaving the Ministry\u2019s website and our information management policies no longer apply.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our commitment The Foreign Ministry\u2019s official website is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information. 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