At Pakistan Global Alumni Network, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website, mobile application, and services (collectively, the "Services").
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of the Services, including members, organizations, and visitors. We are committed to transparency in how we handle your personal data.
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Services:
We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:
When you use our Services, we automatically collect certain information, including:
We may receive information about you from third parties, including:
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
We take reasonable measures to help protect your personal information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption, access controls, regular security monitoring, secure data centers, and employee confidentiality agreements to protect your data.
Some of the security measures we implement include:
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for any activity that occurs under your account. Please notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:
You may have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to receive a copy of that information in a structured, machine-readable format.
You may have the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
You may have the right to request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances, such as when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
You may have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
You may have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances, such as when we process your information for direct marketing purposes.
If we process your personal information based on your consent, you may have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.
If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The Services are not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Pakistan Global Alumni Network is based in Pakistan, and we process and store information in Pakistan and other countries. If you are located outside Pakistan, your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a country that may not provide the same level of data protection as your country of residence.
If we transfer your personal information from the EEA, United Kingdom, or Switzerland to a country that has not received an adequacy decision from the European Commission, we will implement appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, to protect your personal information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on the Services prior to the changes becoming effective.
Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about our data practices.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
If you are located in the EEA, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.
By using the Pakistan Global Alumni Network Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.