Privacy Policy

We Value Your Privacy

Your privacy and security is very important to us. At Arab Bank, we treat your personal information as private and confidential. We are dedicated to protecting your privacy and providing you with the highest level of security. This statement describes what personal information we collect, what we do with it, and how we protect it. 

We take appropriate measures to keep your personal information, that we hold about you, secure and ensure that it is protected from loss, unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or disclosure. 

Your personal information with us remains secure because of: 

• The strict security measures and technologies we use to prevent fraud and to protect our systems from intrusion. 

• Security controls and processes that are updated regularly to meet or exceed industry standards. 

• Our employees are trained to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us.

Protecting Your Privacy

To help you in protecting your personal information, we recommend the following: 

• Regularly check your account balance and bank statements and report promptly any discrepancies to your branch.

• Contact us immediately if you believe someone else may have access to your password, user ID, PIN, or other confidential information.

• Do not share confidential information via the telephone or online unless you know or can verify the recipient.

• Ensure that your account records are properly disposed.

• Utilize a secure browser when conducting transactions online, close online applications when not in use, and ensure virus protection is regularly updated.

For more information on how to protect your password security and other related practices designed to safeguard the privacy and security of your financial information, please visit our Security Statement. 

We collect and use information about you to administer our business and provide you with high quality financial products and services. We collect information about you from a variety of sources, such as: 

• Applications, personal financial statements, and other written or electronic communications reflecting information such as your name, address, identification number, occupation, assets, and income.

• Transactional account history including your account balance, payment records, and credit card usage.

• Information received from third parties, (e.g. government, regulatory, or credit agencies).

How We Use Your Information

Any personal information provided by you to Arab Bank will be used for the purpose of providing and operating the products and services you have requested and for other related purposes which may include, updating and enhancing Arab Bank records, understanding your financial needs, conducting credit checks, reviewing credit or loan eligibility, advising you of other products and services that may be of interest to you, for fraud prevention, debt collection purposes, and for purposes required by law or regulation. 

When inquiring or requesting information about a specific product or service, or in case of volunteering information using any of Arab Bank’s contacts, (e.g. General Inquiry form) we will use your e-mail address to reply, and we may store your e-mail address, your message, and our response for quality assurance purposes. We may also do this to meet our legal and regulatory requirements. 

We may share the information about you and your dealings with us, to the extent allowed by law, with: 

• Arab Bank Branches and Subsidiaries;

• Regulators;

• External Auditors;

• Third party service providers;

• Agents acting on behalf of Arab Bank.

• Arab Bank staff as well as third parties with permitted access to your information are required to observe our confidentiality obligations.

Keeping your account information accurate and up to date is very important. You have access to your account information, which includes your contact information, account balances and transactions, and similar information, through various means, such as account statements, Phone Banking, and Internet Banking. If you discover inaccuracies in your personal information, please promptly notify the branch or office where you do business, so that we can make the necessary updates or changes. 

Applicability of This Statement
Arab Bank refers to Arab Bank plc and subsidiaries.

• Arab Bank plc comprises of Arab Bank branches worldwide.

• Arab Bank subsidiaries include the following:

  • Europe Arab Bank plc
  • Arab Bank Australia Limited
  • Islamic international Arab Bank plc
  • Arab National Leasing Company
  • Al - Arabi Investment Group Co.(AB Invest)
  • Arab Sudanese Bank Limited
  • Al Arabi Investment Group / Palestine
  • Acabes For Financial Technology
  • Arab Tunisian Bank
  • Al - Niser Al - Arabi Co. Ltd.
  • Arab Bank – Syria
  • Oman Arab Bank

From time to time, it may be necessary for us to amend our Privacy Statement. The current version will be maintained on our Website.

For More Information 

Should you have any questions regarding this statement or want to learn more about our security practices, please read our Security Statementsection, or contact us.