or through the combination of such data with any other data. Personal Data Processing: Personal Data Processing through one operation or more such as gathering, receipt, registration, organization, storage, preparation, modification, retrieval, usage, disclosure, publication, transfer, withholding, destruction, erasure and cancellation. Cross-Border Data Flows: access, watch, retrieve, use or store Personal Data without restrictions of the State’s borders. Lawful Purpose: The purpose for which Personal Data of an Individual is processed, in accordance with the law. Acceptable Practices: processing activities determined or approved by the Competent Department with regard to various types of Lawful Purposes. Direct Marketing: sending any advertising or marketing material, in whatsoever means, to certain individuals. Wire and Wireless Communications: sending, broadcasting or receiving signals, images, shapes, sound, data, texts or information, of whatsoever kind or nature, via wire, wireless, radio, visual means, other electromagnetic communication means or any other similar communication means. Electronic Communication: a communication by means of any of Wire and Wireless Communications. Electronic Communication Establishment: establish, send or This document is not official and the official version of the law is the one published in the Official Gazette number 15 of year 2016 that is available on almeezan.qa