Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines how we handle, collect, and protect your information when you visit our Service. We explain your privacy rights and the legal protections available to you.

We collect and use your personal information to operate and enhance our Service. When you use our Service, you consent to information collection and usage as described in this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Terms with capitalized initial letters have specific meanings as outlined below. These definitions apply consistently in both singular and plural usage.

Definitions

For this Privacy Policy:

Account refers to a unique user profile created to access our Service or specific Service features.

Affiliate means any entity that owns, is owned by, or shares common ownership with a party, where ownership means holding 50% or more of voting shares or equivalent controlling interest.

Company (also “we,” “us,” or “our”) refers to ACAD.

Cookies are small data files stored on your device by a website, containing browsing history and other usage information.

Country indicates Pakistan.

Device means any equipment capable of accessing our Service, including computers, smartphones, or tablets.

Personal Data encompasses any information relating to an identified or identifiable person.

Service refers to our Website.

Service Provider means third-party entities or individuals who process data on our behalf to facilitate, operate, or analyze our Service.

Usage Data includes automatically collected information generated through Service use or Service infrastructure operation.

Website means ACAD, located at https://cnic.org.pk/.

You refers to the individual or entity accessing our Service.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

When using our Service, we may request personally identifiable information for contact and identification purposes. This may include various types of personal information.

Usage Data

Usage Data collection occurs automatically during Service use.

This data may encompass your device’s IP address, browser specifications, visited pages, visit timestamps, page duration, device identifiers, and diagnostic information.

For mobile device access, we may automatically gather device type, unique device ID, mobile IP address, operating system, browser type, device identifiers, and diagnostic data.

We also collect information transmitted by your browser during Service visits or mobile device access.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We employ Cookies and similar technologies to monitor Service activity and store specific information. Our tracking methods include beacons, tags, and scripts for information collection and Service improvement.

Technologies we utilize include:

Browser Cookies: Small files placed on your device. You can configure your browser to reject cookies, though this may limit Service functionality. Our Service uses cookies unless you adjust browser settings.

Web Beacons: Small electronic files in Service sections and emails that help us count visitors, track email opens, and gather website statistics for system verification and section popularity analysis.

Cookies may be “Persistent” (remaining when offline) or “Session” (deleted when browser closes).

We use both types for these purposes:

Essential Cookies

  • Type: Session Cookies
  • Administrator: Us
  • Purpose: Essential for Service provision and feature access. These authenticate users and prevent fraudulent account use. Without these cookies, requested services cannot be provided.

Cookie Acceptance Cookies

  • Type: Persistent Cookies
  • Administrator: Us
  • Purpose: These identify whether users have accepted cookie usage on our Website.

Functionality Cookies

  • Type: Persistent Cookies
  • Administrator: Us
  • Purpose: These remember your choices like login details and language preferences, providing personalized experience without re-entering preferences.

Use of Your Personal Data

We may use Personal Data for:

  • Service provision and maintenance, including usage monitoring
  • Account management for registered users and Service functionality access
  • Contract performance for purchased products, services, or agreements through our Service
  • Communication via email, phone, SMS, or electronic methods regarding updates, functionality, products, services, and security updates
  • Providing news, offers, and information about similar goods and services, unless you opt out
  • Request management and customer service
  • Business transfers during mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, or asset sales
  • Data analysis, usage trend identification, promotional campaign effectiveness evaluation, and Service improvement

We may share personal information in these situations:

  • Service Providers: For Service monitoring, analysis, and user contact
  • Business Transfers: During mergers, sales, financing, or acquisitions
  • Affiliates: With related companies under this Privacy Policy
  • Business Partners: For specific products, services, or promotions
  • Other Users: When you share information in public areas
  • With Consent: For any purpose with your permission

Retention of Your Personal Data

We retain Personal Data only as long as necessary for Privacy Policy purposes. We maintain Personal Data to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Usage Data retention serves internal analysis purposes, generally for shorter periods unless used for security strengthening, functionality improvement, or legal compliance requiring longer retention.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Information processing occurs at our operating offices and processing party locations. This may involve transferring information to computers outside your jurisdiction where different data protection laws apply.

Your Privacy Policy consent and information submission represent transfer agreement.

We take reasonable steps ensuring secure data treatment according to this Privacy Policy. Personal Data transfers only occur to organizations or countries with adequate security controls.

Delete Your Personal Data

You can delete or request assistance deleting collected Personal Data about you.

Our Service may allow deleting certain information within the Service interface.

You may update, modify, or delete information by accessing Account settings if available, or contacting us for access, correction, or deletion requests.

We may retain certain information when legally obligated or with lawful basis for retention.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

During Company mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales, Personal Data may be transferred. We provide notice before transfer under different Privacy Policy terms.

Law Enforcement

We may disclose Personal Data when legally required or responding to valid public authority requests.

Other Legal Requirements

We may disclose Personal Data believing such action necessary to:

  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Protect Company rights or property
  • Prevent or investigate Service-related wrongdoing
  • Protect user or public safety
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

Personal Data security is important to us, though no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure. While we use commercially acceptable protection means, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service doesn’t address anyone under 13 years old. We don’t knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. Parents or guardians aware of child-provided Personal Data should contact us. Upon learning of under-13 Personal Data collection without parental consent verification, we remove such information from our servers.

When requiring consent as legal basis for information processing and your country requires parental consent, we may require parent consent before collecting and using information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to non-Company operated websites. Third-party links direct you to external sites. We recommend reviewing every visited site’s Privacy Policy.

We don’t control and assume no responsibility for third-party site content, privacy policies, or practices.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy periodically. Changes are posted on this page with email notification and/or prominent Service notice before effectiveness, updating the “Last updated” date.

Regular Privacy Policy review is advised. Posted changes become effective immediately.

Contact Us

For Privacy Policy questions, contact us at:

Our website contact page: https://cnic.org.pk/contact-us/