Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 26, 2023

Welcome to samasta.id (hereinafter referred to as “the Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy is designed to inform you about how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our blog, which focuses on providing information about companies and salary estimates in Pakistan. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled with care and respect. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

By accessing or using our Site, you signify your understanding of and agreement to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect different types of information from and about users of our Site, including:

a. Personal Information You Provide to Us:

This is information that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly. We collect this information when you voluntarily provide it to us. This may include:

  • Contact Information: If you choose to contact us via email (e.g., `[email protected]` if provided and used for inquiries) or through any contact forms on the Site, we may collect your name, email address, and any other information you provide in your message.

  • Comments: If you leave comments on our blog posts, we may collect your name, email address, website (optional), and the content of your comment. Your IP address and browser user agent string may also be collected to help with spam detection.

  • Newsletter Subscriptions: If we offer a newsletter and you subscribe, we will collect your email address and potentially your name.

b. Non-Personal Information (Usage Data):

This is information that does not, on its own, permit direct association with any specific individual. We automatically collect this information as you navigate through and interact with the Site. This may include:

  • Log Data: Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address (which may be used to infer your general location), 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.

  • Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our Site, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.

  • Usage Details: Information about your interaction with our Site, such as referring/exit pages, clickstream data (i.e., the specific sequence of pages you visit), date/time stamps, and what content you view or engage with.

c. Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies:

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons, pixels, and scripts) to collect and track information about your usage of our Site and to improve and analyze our service. Cookies are small files placed on your device. 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. For more detailed information on cookies, please see Section 7 (“Cookies and Tracking Technologies in Detail”).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To Provide and Maintain Our Service: To operate the Site and provide you with the information and content related to companies and salary estimates in Pakistan.

  • To Improve Our Site: To understand how users interact with our Site, to enhance user experience, to improve the design and content, and to develop new features and functionality.

  • To Personalize Your Experience: To tailor content and information based on your interests and browsing history (though this is generally limited on informational blogs without user accounts).

  • For Analytics and Performance Monitoring: To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site. This helps us understand which content is popular and how to optimize our Site’s performance.

  • To Communicate With You: To respond to your comments, inquiries, and requests, including providing customer support (e.g., via `[email protected]`).

  • For Marketing and Promotional Purposes: If you opt-in to receive our newsletter or other marketing communications, we may use your information to send you updates, news, and information about our Site or related topics we believe may be of interest to you. You can opt-out of these communications at any time.

  • To Prevent Fraud and Ensure Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, spam, fraudulent activity, and security breaches.

  • To Comply with Legal Obligations: To fulfill any legal or regulatory requirements to which we are subject.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information (EEA Users)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it. However, we will normally collect personal information from you only where we have your consent to do so, where we need the personal information to perform a contract with you, or where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. In some cases, we may also have a legal obligation to collect personal information from you.

4. How We Share Your Information

We value your privacy and do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site (“Service Providers”), provide the Site on our behalf, perform Site-related services (e.g., web hosting, data analysis, email delivery, analytics services), or assist us in analyzing how our Site is used. These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

  • Analytics Partners: We use analytics services like Google Analytics to help us understand Site traffic and usage patterns. These services may collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, including cookies and your IP address. Their use of such information is governed by their own privacy policies.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency), or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to:

    • Comply with a legal obligation.
    • Protect and defend the rights or property of samasta.id.
    • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site.
    • Protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public.
    • Protect against legal liability.

  • Business Transfers: If samasta.id is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

  • With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

5. Data Security

We take the security of your data seriously and implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. These measures may include SSL/TLS encryption for data in transit, secure server environments, and access controls. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

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. We will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Non-personal, aggregated, or anonymized data (Usage Data) may be retained for longer periods for internal analysis purposes or to improve the functionality of our Site.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies in Detail

As mentioned earlier, we use cookies and similar technologies. Here’s a more detailed explanation:

  • What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your preferences or past actions.

  • Types of Cookies We May Use:

    • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.

    • Performance/Analytical Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, for instance, which pages you go to most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies you. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Site works (e.g., Google Analytics cookies).

    • Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you make (such as your user name if applicable, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, they might be used to remember your preference for text size or other customizable site elements. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

    • Third-Party Cookies: In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. For example, social media platforms may set cookies if you interact with their widgets on our site.

  • Managing Cookies: Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can typically find these settings in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that if you choose to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our Site.

  • Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Pages of our Site and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

  • The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal information that we hold.

  • The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

  • The Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain conditions.

  • The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.

  • The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions, particularly where we process your data based on legitimate interests.

  • The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

  • The Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent (e.g., for newsletter subscriptions or certain cookies), you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

  • Opt-out of Marketing Communications: You can opt-out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us directly.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at `[email protected]`. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for or directed at children under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold if stipulated by applicable local law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us at `[email protected]`. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Third-Party Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal information, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal information, to the United States (or other countries where our servers or service providers are located) and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. Samasta.id will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your personal information will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

12. 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 “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We may also provide notice through other means, such as a prominent notice on our Site or via email, prior to the change becoming effective. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, or if you wish to exercise your privacy rights, please do not hesitate to contact us:

We will endeavor to address your concerns and resolve any issues in a timely and effective manner.