Access to the website or use of any of its content or services constitutes acceptance of and agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Users must read these terms carefully, as use of the website’s content constitutes acceptance of them.

The Saudi Health Council (SHC) reserves the right to amend or update these Terms and Conditions whenever necessary. The updated version will be published on the website and will take effect from the date of publication, unless otherwise specified. Users are responsible for reviewing these terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.

Certain services may be subject to additional terms and conditions specific to those services. Such terms will be communicated to users or made available to them before or upon use of the relevant service, depending on its nature. You must review this page periodically to stay informed of any changes. If users do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, they must stop using the website immediately.

• All content on the Saudi Health Council website, including texts, data, information, designs, graphics, images, audiovisual materials, software, databases, and any other content made available through the website, is protected under the applicable laws, regulations, and directives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• All intellectual property rights relating to the website and its content are reserved by the Saudi Health Council or the respective authorized rights holders, as applicable, regardless of the means or technology used to display or make such content available, whether currently existing or developed in the future.
• The name of the Saudi Health Council, its logo, and any trademarks, visual identities, or trade names associated with it are owned by the SHC. Their use, copying, reproduction, display, or exploitation in any form is prohibited without the SHC's prior written consent.
• Users shall not, without the SHC's prior written consent, copy, reproduce, publish, distribute, display, transmit, download, modify, license, lease, sell, or commercially exploit any content of the website, or create derivative works thereof, in whole or in part.
• Users may download or save materials made available on the website for this purpose, solely for personal, non-commercial use, provided that all intellectual property notices and information appearing on such materials are retained and not removed or altered, and that such use shall not result in any transfer or licensing of the intellectual property rights relating to those materials.
• Users shall not modify or alter any content of the website, or incorporate it into any other content, in a manner that changes its meaning or substance, or suggests that the modified or incorporated content has been issued or approved by the SHC.
• Users shall not use any part of the website content, or the SHC's name, logo, or trademarks, in any manner that may mislead or create the impression of an affiliation with, sponsorship by, authorization from, or endorsement by the SHC without its prior authorization.
• The availability of any content through the website shall not expressly or implicitly grant the user any licence or right in any trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property right, except for the limited right of use in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

To the extent permitted under the applicable laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Health Council shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from the use of or inability to use the website, reliance on any of its content or services, or use of any third-party content or services made available through the website. The SHC shall not guarantee the continuous or uninterrupted availability of the website or any of its services. The SHC may suspend, restrict, or discontinue the website or any of its services temporarily or entirely whenever required for maintenance, updates, operational, security, or regulatory purposes, without prejudice to the provisions of the relevant applicable laws and regulations. No provision relating to the limitation or exclusion of liability shall apply to the extent that such limitation or exclusion is not permitted under the applicable laws and regulations. Where the SHC's liability is established, such liability shall remain subject to the limits prescribed by the relevant applicable laws and regulations. If the user does not agree with the content of the website, its services, or any of these Terms of Use, the user may discontinue using the website, without prejudice to any rights granted under the applicable laws and regulations.

The Saudi Health Council reserves the right to disclose, at all times, any information necessary to comply with any law, regulation, or government request.

The processing of users' personal data shall be subject to the Privacy Policy adopted by the Saudi Health Council, which sets out the types of data collected, the purposes for which such data are processed, and the circumstances in which such data may be disclosed, in accordance with the relevant applicable laws and regulations. By using the website, users agree to these Terms of Use, subject to the provisions and controls governing the processing of personal data set forth in the adopted Privacy Policy. If the SHC changes its Privacy Policy, it will update the Privacy Policy page on the website to keep users informed of the personal information it collects, how it uses that information, and when it discloses it.

The website may contain links to websites or platforms operated by third parties. The Saudi Health Council has no control over the content or services they provide. Accordingly, the Saudi Health Council shall not be liable to users for any damage arising from communications or content on such websites. The Saudi Health Council shall also not be responsible for the content or services provided through such websites, to the extent permitted by law.

1. Accessing or attempting to access data, systems, or accounts that the user is not authorized to access.
2. Conducting or attempting to conduct any penetration testing, security scanning, security assessment, or vulnerability assessment of the SHC's systems or networks without obtaining the SHC's prior written authorization, or circumventing, disabling, or bypassing any security or authentication controls and procedures.
3. Attempting to interfere with the service provided to any user, host, or network, including, but not limited to, introducing malicious software, carrying out denial-of-service attacks or flooding systems with requests, or engaging in any activity that may disrupt the website or adversely affect its availability or performance.
4. Sending unsolicited emails to the SHC, including promotional messages and/or advertisements for products or services; forging any Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) packet header or any part of the header information in any email message; or sending newsgroup messages.
5. Using the SHC's website in any manner to send emails or any other communications on its behalf, through reference to it, or by impersonating its name or capacity, where such communications contain abuse or defamation against the information sector, the website, or any person, or disseminate false news or information and wrongfully attribute such information to the sector.

Any violation of these Terms of Use or misuse of the SHC's systems or networks shall result in the taking of appropriate legal measures, including referral to the competent authorities where necessary. Users shall also comply with all relevant laws, regulations, and directives, as well as the Privacy Policy and any other policies or terms applicable to the relevant services.

The Saudi Health Council shall have the full and immediate right to prevent the user from accessing or using the website, or to suspend, restrict, or terminate the user's access to or use of the website, in whole or in part, in the event of any violation of or conduct contrary to these Terms of Use, the applicable laws and regulations, or regulatory requirements, or where security or operational grounds exist, or where such conduct may pose a threat to the security, content, or continuity of the website, or for any other reasons deemed appropriate by the SHC. The SHC shall not be liable to the user for any consequences arising from such denial of access.

These Terms of Use, including any policies, controls, or service-specific terms expressly referred to herein in relation to the services provided through the Saudi Health Council website, together with the relevant applicable laws, regulations, and directives, constitute the entire framework governing the use of the website and the services available through it and govern the relationship between the SHC and the user insofar as such use is concerned. Within their scope, these Terms of Use supersede any prior understandings, correspondence, representations, or arrangements between the SHC and the user relating to the use of the website, whether written or oral, unless an effective agreement or specific term applicable to a particular service provides otherwise. In the event of any conflict between any provision of these Terms of Use and any specific terms governing a particular service offered through the website, the specific terms applicable to that service shall prevail to the extent of such conflict and to the extent necessary to govern that service, unless these Terms of Use are expressly stated to take precedence. The SHC's failure or delay in exercising any right granted to it under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right. Nor shall an express waiver of any right or of any particular breach constitute a waiver of any other right or of any prior or subsequent breach. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, in whole or in part, pursuant to a judgment or decision issued by a competent authority, such effect shall be limited to the affected provision or part thereof, and the remaining provisions shall remain valid and enforceable to the extent that they do not conflict with the applicable laws and regulations. No provision of these Terms of Use shall be construed in a manner that excludes or restricts any right or obligation that may not lawfully be excluded or restricted. These Terms of Use shall, in all cases, be governed by the laws and regulations applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• Upon reviewing this Policy, the user acknowledges that they have read the terms and conditions governing use of the Saudi Health Council website and its associated policies and have understood their content and implications, and that their continued access to the website or use of any of its content or services shall constitute their acceptance of and agreement to be bound by these Terms of Use, to the extent permitted under the applicable laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• The user acknowledges that the website, its content, and services are made available in their condition at the time of use, and that the information published therein is provided for the purposes for which it was intended, without constituting any express or implied warranty by the SHC beyond those stipulated under the relevant applicable laws and regulations.
• The user shall bear sole responsibility for their use of the website and reliance on its content and services, and shall be responsible for verifying the suitability of such information and services for their purposes, without prejudice to any rights, warranties, or liabilities that may not lawfully be excluded or limited.
• The user acknowledges that their failure to actually review any provision of these Terms of Use, where such provision has been published and made available on the website in a manner that enables them to review it, shall not exempt them from compliance therewith after accessing or continuing to use the website, subject to the provisions of the relevant applicable laws and regulations.
• The website and its content are made available on an "as is" and "as available" basis at the time of use, without any warranties beyond those prescribed by law.
• To the extent permitted by law, SHC gives no warranties to users regarding the operation of this website, the servers or technical infrastructure on which it relies, or any information it contains or provides. The SHC does not guarantee that the website will remain continuously available or free from errors or malicious software. SHC provides no compensation for any direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damage arising from the use of, or inability to use, the website.