The Law on Publication and Free Access to Information Chapter 1-Definitions and Generalities: Section 1-Definitions: Article 1- In this law, the below terms will be defined in the following ways: A-Information: Any data that has been recorded as document or saved in a software format or restored in any other setup. B-Personal Information: Information such as name, surname, residence and work address, family status, personal habits, physical illness, bank account number and password. C-Public Information: Non-personal information such as regulations and bylaws, national and official statistics and numbers, office documents and correspondence that are not covered under the exceptions mentioned in chapter 4 of this law. D-Public Institutions: Generally speaking, institutions and entities affiliated to the state that include all their components and constituents that have been mentioned in the laws of Islamic Republic of Iran. E-Private Institutions: Private institutions in this law, include all the for-profit and nonprofit intuitions except public institutions. Section two-Freedom of Information: Article 2- every Iranian citizen has the right to have access to public information, unless otherwise prohibited by law . The use of public information shall be consistent with related laws and regulations. Article 3-every person can prevent the publication or distribution of the information which is produced by him/herself ,in case it has been altered through the process of publication, on condition that this information has not been collected and prepared as the result of someone else’s order. If so, the [process] must follow the terms of the contract between them. Article 4-Compulsing people who prepare and publish information to disclose their sources is prohibited, unless competent judicial authority authorizes. This however does not override the responsibility of the preparers and publishers of information. Section three: Right to have access to Information: Article 5-The public shall promptly present to public the information [requested under this law] without any discrimination.