Terms of Use
Last Updated: November 5, 2026
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of whatishalal.org, operated by Global Halal Guide (“we,” “us,” or “our”) and owned by Mufti Eakub Sheik. Please read them carefully.
1. Acceptance of These Terms
By accessing or using the website, you agree to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Disclaimer. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.
2. Eligibility
The website is intended for a general audience. You must be at least 13 years old to send us questions or other information. If you are under the age of legal adulthood in your country, please use the website with the permission and guidance of a parent or guardian.
3. Nature of Our Content
Our content is general, research-based guidance on halal food, ingredients, and related Islamic rulings. It is not a personal fatwa, and Global Halal Guide is not currently a halal certification body. The full explanation of the nature and limits of our content is set out in our Disclaimer.
4. Permitted Use
You may use the website for personal, non-commercial purposes, such as reading, learning, and sharing links to our pages. Any other use requires our prior written permission.
5. Prohibited Conduct
When using the website, you must not:
- attempt to hack, disrupt, overload, or gain unauthorized access to the website, its servers, or its data;
- introduce viruses, malicious code, or harmful software;
- send spam, abusive, threatening, or unlawful messages to us;
- impersonate any person, or misrepresent your connection with Global Halal Guide;
- use our name, logo, or content to suggest that a product, brand, or company is certified, approved, or endorsed by us;
- edit or present our rulings in a way that changes their meaning or misattributes them; or
- use the website in any way that breaks applicable law.
6. Intellectual Property
Unless stated otherwise, the content on this website, including our articles, translations, explanations, ingredient database, research methodology, images, logo, and design, belongs to Global Halal Guide and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
We do not claim ownership of the original texts of the Qur’an and Hadith. Our ownership covers our own translations, explanations, research, and the way we compile and present content.
7. Quoting and Sharing Our Content
You are welcome to share links to our pages. You may also quote short excerpts for non-commercial purposes, provided that:
- the quote is accurate and not taken out of context;
- you credit Global Halal Guide by name; and
- you include a link to the original page.
You may not republish full articles, substantial parts of articles, or our ingredient lists on another website, app, social media account, or publication without our written permission.
8. Images
Images on this website, including AI-generated illustrations, may not be copied, downloaded for reuse, edited, or published elsewhere without our written permission. The copyright status of AI-generated images can be uncertain, and some images may be licensed to us by third parties.
9. Scraping, Bulk Copying, and AI Training
Without our prior written permission, you may not:
- use bots, scrapers, crawlers, or other automated tools to copy or extract content from the website, except for search engines indexing pages for search results;
- copy or download content in bulk, including our ingredient database; or
- use our content to train, fine-tune, or build artificial intelligence or machine learning models or datasets.
10. Questions Sent to the Mufti
When you send a question through “Ask the Mufti,” you confirm that the information you share is your own or that you have the right to share it. You also agree that:
- we may publish your question and our answer on the website, after removing your name, email address, and any details that could identify you;
- we may edit your question for clarity, length, or privacy; and
- we are not obliged to answer every question, or to answer within a particular time.
How we handle the personal information in your question is explained in our Privacy Policy.
11. Your Responsibility for Your Own Security
No internet transmission is completely secure. You are responsible for taking reasonable precautions when using the website and when sending information to us by email, including protecting your own devices and accounts.
12. Third-Party Links and Advertising
The website contains links to other websites and displays ads through Google AdSense. We are not responsible for third-party websites, content, products, or services, and your dealings with them are solely between you and them. More details are in our Disclaimer.
13. No Warranties
The website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or availability of the website or its content, or that the website will be free of errors, interruptions, or harmful components.
14. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Global Halal Guide and Mufti Eakub Sheik will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special loss or damage arising from:
- your use of, or inability to use, the website;
- any decision you make or action you take based on our content, including decisions about buying or consuming a product;
- errors, omissions, or outdated information in our content; or
- any third-party website, product, service, or advertisement.
Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
15. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Global Halal Guide and Mufti Eakub Sheik from any claims, losses, or expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the website or its content.
16. Suspension of Access
We may restrict or block access to the website, in whole or in part, for anyone who breaks these Terms or misuses the website, without prior notice. We may also change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website at any time.
17. Copyright Complaints
If you believe content on our website infringes your copyright, or that our content has been copied elsewhere, please email fatwa@whatishalal.org with the subject line “Copyright Notice” and include:
- your name and contact details;
- a description of the copyrighted work;
- the web address (URL) of the content in question; and
- a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that you own, or are authorized to act for the owner of, the copyright.
We will review the notice and take appropriate action.
18. Future Services
If we introduce new services, such as halal certification, those services may be governed by separate terms and standards, which will be published before the service becomes available. Where separate terms apply, they will take priority over these Terms for that service.
19. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website after changes are published means you accept the updated Terms.
20. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Bangladesh. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the website will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Bangladesh, unless the law of your country of residence gives you the right to bring a claim locally.
21. General
If any part of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining parts will continue in full effect. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, form the entire agreement between you and us regarding the website.
22. Contact Us
For questions about these Terms, please contact:
Global Halal Guide — Mufti Eakub Sheik
Email: fatwa@whatishalal.org
Website: whatishalal.org
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