Privacy Policy

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1. Introduction

Welcome to Paknovate (“we,” “our,” “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://www.paknovate.com (the “Site”).

As a news organization, we believe in transparency, both in our journalism and in our business practices. By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide you with a better news experience and to improve our services. The information we collect can be grouped into the following categories:

a) Information You Provide Directly:

• Comments: When you leave a comment on an article, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
• Newsletters: When you subscribe to our email newsletters, we collect your email address and optionally, your name.
• Contact Forms: If you contact us via a contact form (e.g., for a news tip, correction, or general inquiry), we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
• User Accounts: If you create an account on our site, we collect your username, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

b) Information Collected Automatically:

• Log Data: Like most websites, we automatically collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site. This may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
  • Types of Cookies We Use:
    • Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our Site (e.g., to remember your login session).
    • Analytics Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how they move around the Site. This helps us improve the way our Site works.
    • Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return and to personalize our content for you.
    • Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Record your visit, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We and our third-party advertising partners use this to deliver ads that are more relevant to you and your interests.

c) Information from Third Parties:

• Social Media: If you interact with us on social media platforms (e.g., by liking our Facebook page or tweeting at us), we may receive information from that platform according to its privacy policy.
• Analytics Providers: We use third-party analytics services like Google Analytics to help us understand how our Site is used.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Service: To operate our Site and deliver the news content you request.
• To Personalize Your Experience: To understand your interests and recommend content that may be most relevant to you.
• To Communicate With You:
  • To send you our email newsletters, if you have subscribed.
  • To respond to your comments, questions, and requests.
  • To send you administrative information, such as updates to our policies.
• To Improve Our Site: We use analytics data to understand how our audience uses the Site, which helps us design a better layout, improve our content, and fix technical issues.
• For Advertising: To display advertisements to you and to help our advertisers and partners understand the effectiveness of their campaigns and the preferences of our audience.
• To Ensure Security: To monitor and prevent any fraudulent activity or security breaches.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance for International Users)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your information depends on the context in which we collect it. We typically rely on:

• Your Consent (e.g., for newsletters)
• Our Legitimate Interests (e.g., for website analytics and security), which are not overridden by your rights.
• The Performance of a Contract (e.g., providing you with the news service you request).

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We share data with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, such as:
  • Email Marketing Platforms (e.g., Mailchimp) for our newsletters.
  • Analytics Providers (e.g., Google Analytics).
  • Advertising Networks to serve relevant ads.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency) in Pakistan.
• To Protect Rights: If we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, or investigate fraud.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable law.

• Comment data is retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
• Newsletter data is retained until you unsubscribe.
• Analytics data is typically retained for a period of 26 months.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you have certain rights regarding your personal data:

• Access and Portability: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can request that we delete your personal data.
• Restrict Processing: You can request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your personal data.
• Object to Processing: You can object to us processing your personal data for certain purposes, like direct marketing.
• Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details at the end of this policy.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete that information.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Email: Paknovatenews@gmail.com
Website: https://paknovate.site/contact-us/