Privacy and cookies policy
Last updated: November 2026.
In short: no accounts, no forms and no document collection. The only cookies are Google's: advertising (AdSense) and audience measurement (Analytics), which you can refuse or configure.
1. Controller
The controller of the personal data collected on KSA Explained is Rocket Web, 21, Avenue My Rachid, Bloc A, Magasin 6, Sala Al Jadida, Morocco. Contact: contact@ksaexplained.com.
2. Data collected
Browsing the site
The site requires no registration and contains no data collection form. As on any website, some technical data (IP address, browser type, pages viewed, date and time) may be recorded automatically in server logs, for security and proper operation.
Speed test
The speed test exchanges test files with Cloudflare measurement servers (speed.cloudflare.com), only when you start it. As with any connection to a server, Cloudflare receives your IP address; its processing is described in its privacy policy. Results are shown in your browser and we do not store them.
Messages you send us
If you email us, we use your address and the content of your message only to reply and, where relevant, to correct the site.
3. Purposes
| Purpose | Data | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Operation and security of the site | Technical connection data | Legitimate interest |
| Replying to your messages | Email address, message content | Your request |
| Audience measurement | Pages viewed, visit length, device type, referrer (pseudonymous identifier) | Consent |
| Advertising | Cookies and advertising identifiers | Consent |
4. Cookies and advertising (Google AdSense)
A cookie is a small file stored on your device when you visit a website. In addition to the measurement cookies described in section 5, the site shows ads provided by Google through the AdSense programme:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalised advertising in Google's Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendors' cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info.
- More information: how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
If you refuse personalisation, non-personalised ads based on the page content may still be shown. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the site works without cookies.
5. Audience measurement (Google Analytics)
To know which guides are read and improve the site, KSA Explained uses Google Analytics. This service stores cookies (_ga, _ga_*) used to count visits and produce overall statistics: pages viewed, visit length, device and browser type, country and referring site. These statistics are not used to identify you personally.
- More information: Google privacy policy.
- You can refuse this measurement with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on or by blocking cookies in your browser.
6. Recipients and transfers
Your data is never sold or rented. Only Rocket Web has access to it and, for advertising cookies and audience measurement, Google and its partners, under their own policies. As these providers may be located outside Saudi Arabia, some data may be transferred abroad.
7. Retention
| Data | Period |
|---|---|
| Server technical logs | The limited time needed for site security |
| Emails received | The time needed to handle your request, plus limited archiving |
| Google Analytics cookies | 2 years at most; statistics according to the retention set in Google Analytics |
| Advertising cookies | According to Google's policy and your preferences |
8. Your rights
Under the applicable data protection rules, including the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law, you have the right to be informed about the processing of your data, to access it, to ask for it to be corrected or deleted, and to withdraw your consent to advertising and measurement cookies at any time. To exercise these rights, email contact@ksaexplained.com with your name, your request and a way to reply to you.
9. Security
The site is served over HTTPS and stores no sensitive data. We take reasonable measures to protect the information you send us by email.
10. Children
The site is intended for the general public and does not knowingly collect data from children.
11. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated, for example after a legal change or a new service. The date of the last update appears at the top of the page.