Online Financial Dealings - Appendix C (Definitions)

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1. Shari ’ah Standard No. (38): Online Financial Dealings Appendix (C) Definitions Internet A cross-border devise of communication between computer networks. Website Information stored in the form of pages, while each page contains a set of certain type of information formed up by a page designer by using special symbols. For browsing of the pages, software of internet browser is requested, so as to resolve the symbols and issue orders for page display. Internet Service Provider The service provider is the party (institution) which provides lines of internet access to beneficiaries on the basis of subscription contracts or any other arrangement, against a specific fee. Electronic Signature The electronic signature is data in the form of letters, figures, symbols, signs or any other form, embodied in or attached to or liked with an information message through electronic, digital, phonic or any other format. The electronic signature has a style which allows specification of the distinct identity of the signatory, so that the signature can be verified and the content of the message is approved. Electronic Message The data and information published or exchanged through electronic devices such as internet, telex, fax and other similar means. 962