Imprint & Privacy

This page is part of a closed, invitation-only system. If you've landed here without a login code, you reached this page via a direct link — below you'll find the operator and privacy information.

About this project

My late husband Raja spent many decades building an Arabic book collection of around 130 volumes. It was his wish to donate this collection to Austrian libraries. Before the books make their way there, I would like to give his friends the chance to pick out individual books they would like to keep.

This website is meant to give you the opportunity to choose some of the books calmly and in your own time. It is a non-commercial, private project — no sale, no service, no advertising.

— Sana Al-Khalily-Ahmed

Imprint

Operator:
Walid Al-Khalily
Corneliusgasse 9/5C
1060 Vienna, Austria

Contact:
E-mail: books@alkhalily.net

Responsible for the content: Walid Al-Khalily

Nature of this website: Private, non-commercial. Not a service provider as defined by §3 Z 1 of the Austrian E-Commerce Act (ECG). Small imprint under §25 of the Austrian Media Act (Mediengesetz), voluntarily extended with privacy information.

Privacy

What is stored here, what for, for how long, and what rights you have.

What data is stored?

For each invited person:

• Name and e-mail address — so we can identify one another
• Personal access code — so that only invited people can get in
• Language preference (German, English or Arabic)
• Which books you have reserved, with timestamp
• Access log (login times and reservation actions, with technical metadata) — the reason for this is given below

What is it used for?

Three things, nothing more:

• Reservation management: So you can see what you have reserved, and so I know on handover day who receives which book.
• Protection against misuse: The access log helps us notice when someone tries to gain unauthorised access.
• Communication: Sending the invitation and the occasional follow-up question.

No external analytics tools, no advertising trackers and no third-party services are used. Apart from a session cookie for the login, no cookies are set.

For how long?

Until all book handovers are complete. What happens to the site after that will be decided at the appropriate time. Your data will under no circumstances be used for purposes other than those described here.

Who has access?

My son Walid and myself, no one else. There is no hosting provider or third party reading along.

Your rights

At any time you may:

• Request information about what is stored about you
• Request corrections to your data
• Have your data completely deleted — even before the project ends

Requests by e-mail to books@alkhalily.net with the subject "Privacy".

Important note on reservations

A reservation in this system is a declaration of intent within the family and circle of friends, not a legally binding contract. There is no entitlement to receive a reserved book, and in the unlikely event that a book does not reach handover, there are no claims for compensation. Handover takes place in person in Vienna. Onward transport is organised by the recipients themselves — whether by picking up in person or sending someone to collect.

Credits & Sources

Catalogue & Arabic editorial: Sana Al-Khalily-Ahmed catalogued the books with the support of Claude (Anthropic) and edited the Arabic texts of the website.

Concept, design, programming & content: Walid Al-Khalily — the programming was created with Claude Code (Anthropic) as an assistant

Cover photography, image editing & intro videos: Walid Al-Khalily

Music (intro videos): “Monajat – Baghdad School Oud Solo” by Asim Al-Chalabi (2003, MAQAM Music)

Typefaces:

• Rethink Sans (Hans Thiessen)
• Cairo (Mohamed Gaber)
• Rubik (Hubert & Fischer, Meir Sadan)
• Material Symbols (Google Material Design Team)

All typefaces provided via Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License.

Vienna, May 2026