Who we are
Living in Makkah (livinginmakkah.com) is an independent guide. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any Saudi authority.
The site is run by Malik Sherjeel Awan Official SMC Private Limited, which is responsible for the personal data described on this page. You can contact us about privacy at maliksherjeelawanofficial@gmail.com.
What we collect
You can read every page on this site without an account. The site has no contact forms, no newsletter and no sign-up, so we do not ask for your name, email or payment details. We do not sell personal data.
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to write, and we use it only to reply to you.
Analytics and cookies
This site uses Google Analytics 4 to understand visits in aggregate, such as which pages are read most and roughly where visitors come from. Google Analytics uses cookies or similar technologies.
When you first visit, a cookie banner asks for your consent before analytics cookies are used, and you can change your choice at any time. You can also use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Google explains how it uses this data at How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
How long we keep data
Google Analytics keeps event-level data for 2 months and user-level data for 14 months, reset on new activity. Emails are kept only as long as needed to deal with your message.
Hosting
The site is hosted by Hostinger. Like any web host, its servers process technical information such as IP addresses so that pages can be delivered.
Your choices
You can ask us to show you the personal data we hold about you, to correct it, or to delete it. Email maliksherjeelawanofficial@gmail.com and we will reply.
Links to other websites
Our guides link to official sources such as government ministries and apps. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or practices.
Changes to this policy
If we add features such as a contact form, a newsletter or bookings, we will update this page first to explain what is collected and why.
Last updated: 31 October 2026.