This Acceptable Use Policy outlines the terms and conditions governing your access to and use of our Digital platforms, including any event-branded versions that reference this policy. It applies to all users and visitors of the WDS platforms.

Your use of any of the WDS platforms means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this acceptable use policy, which supplement our terms and conditions

Prohibited uses‍

You may use the WDS platforms only for lawful and authorized purposes. You must not use the WDS platforms:

In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation.
In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.
For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way.
To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards.
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam).
To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

You also agree:

Not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of any WDS platform in contravention of the provisions of our terms and conditions.
Not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:

any part of the WDS platforms.
any equipment or network used to host the WDS platforms.
any software used in the provision of the WDS platforms; or
any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

Chat Function

We may provide a feature within certain WDS platforms that allows users to engage in direct chat with individuals that have mutually agreed to connect with through a ‘handshake’ mechanism. Please note that the chat feature is not actively moderated.

We will do our best to assess any possible risks for users from third parties when they use any chat feature provided. But we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any chat feature we provide, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any chat feature by a user in contravention of our content standards.

Content standards

You must comply with the spirit and the letter of the following standards. The standards apply to each part of any contribution as well as to its whole.

Contributions must:

Be accurate (where they state facts).
Be genuinely held (where they state opinions).
Comply with applicable law in the Saudi Arabia and in any country from which they are posted.

Contributions must not:

Contain any material which is defamatory of any person.
Contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
Promote violence or discrimination.
Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.
Be likely to deceive any person.
Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
Promote any illegal activity.
Be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
Give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case.
Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

Termination of Use

WDS may, at its absolute discretion, terminate, limit or cease your right to access or use the WDS platforms without prior notice and for any reason, including breaching terms, conditions or limitations of use or any other behaviour that WDS may consider, at its discretion, illegal or harmful to others. In case of termination, you will not be allowed to access the WDS Platforms.

Rights of Property

You are strictly prohibited from changing any part of the WDS platforms. Moreover, graphics and photos in the WDS platforms are protected under copyrights and may not be copied or utilized in any way without the prior written consent of WDS.

Changes to the acceptable use policy

We may revise this acceptable use policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this acceptable use policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on