Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited “PMCL/Discount Bazaar/We/us/Our” provides the Discount Bazaar
platform (“Discount Bazaar”). Discount Bazaar controls the information we collect for
the purposes of applicable laws and regulatory requirements directed by the “Authority” (Pakistan
Telecommunication Authority – PTA or any other regulatory body as per laws in Pakistan).
Discount Bazaar is committed to providing quality services to you and this Privacy Policy outlines
our
ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.
Personal Information includes any data that can identify an individual, such as IP addresses or device information, even without direct links to a name or contact details. The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which are accessible at Discount Bazaar unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy
Upon subscribing to and using Discount Bazaar, we collect your Personal Information such as
sign-up information, your device location and internet data etc. This set out below in detail as
well:
Sign-up information: We collect information you provide when you sign up for a Discount
Bazaar account. This includes information such as your name, phone number.
Log Data: We collect information such as your IP address, device name, and operating system version
in case of an error. This helps us improve our services.
We collect information you provide when you use Discount Bazaar, such as your customer profile, unique identification code, mobile carrier. We also collect device information such as operating systems, battery, signal strength, device identifiers, settings and software names. We use this data to let you know about your usage statistics, to assist us in enforcing our terms, conditions and policies, to improve Discount Bazaar, and also to administer internal operations (such as for troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes), to keep Discount Bazaar safe and secure (including verifying accounts and activity) to comply with legal obligations.
We want to make sure that Discount Bazaar is easy and fun to use so we collect your usage data – such as stats about how you use our app.
We will collect information based on storage plan you purchase via Discount Bazaar so we can tailor Discount Bazaar for you. This type of transaction related data will only be used for value added services including marketing with your consent.
Discount Bazaar collects information about your location based on one or more of the
following:
• Derivations made from the IP address from which you connect;
• the Global Positioning System (GPS) of your device when Discount Bazaar is running in the
foreground or background; and/or
• (Together, “Location Information”).
• We use your Location Information to provide you with location-based tools and functions (“Location
Functions”), provide customized nearby services or value-added services (including marketing)
(“Location Value Added Services”) on Discount Bazaar that we think you’d like. If you do not
wish to share your GPS location with us or use any Location Functions, you can either switch off the
GPS functionality on your mobile device.
We may conduct surveys or obtain other feedback, comments and input from you via Discount Bazaar or through websites or other platforms as deemed necessary based on viability. We use this information to understand your needs encircling what is working well, what improvements can be made in order to enhance your user experience and improve Discount Bazaar. we may use such information to provide marketing to you pursuant to Discount Bazaar Marketplace and Marketing section below.
We will use any of the above information to create aggregated and anonymized data, insights and
reports for internal business planning purposes and to understand how to improve Discount
Bazaar for our users.
We will also use the above-mentioned information to contact you, inform you regarding any new
developments, features or other important information about Discount Bazaar.
For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain
personally identifiable information. The information that we request will be retained by us and used
as described in this Privacy Policy.
The Discount Bazaar uses certain third-party service(s) that may collect information used to
identify you.
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and
from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.
We will collect, use and store your Personal Information as per our legal and regulatory
requirements.
It is important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to
make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
i. To facilitate our Services;
ii. To provide the Service on our behalf;
iii. To perform Service-related services; or
iv. To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to your Personal
Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are
obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Polices of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this section periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us on
dpo@Discount Bazaar.com.pk
Discount Bazaar knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we
appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy
policy.
By visiting privacy policy, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.
1. Does Discount Bazaar share the information it receives?
2. How secure is the information about me?
3. What about third-party advertisers and links to other websites?
4. Which information can I access?
5. Are children allowed to use Discount Bazaar?
6. Conditions of use, notices, and revisions
7. Examples of information collected
The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your
Discount Bazaar experience. Here are the types of information we gather. Information You Give Us: We
receive and store any information you enter on our Web site/App or give us in any other way. Where
applicable, you may choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to
take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as
responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our stores, and
communicating with you.
i. Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact
with us.
ii. Mobile: When you download or use apps created by Discount Bazaar or our subsidiaries, we
may receive information about your location and your mobile device, including a unique identifier
for your device. We may use this information to provide you with location-based services, such as
search results, and other personalized content. Most mobile devices allow you to turn off location
services.
iii. E-mail Communications: To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a
confirmation when you open e-mail from Discount Bazaar if your computer supports such
capabilities. We also compare our customer list to lists received from other companies, in an effort
to avoid sending unnecessary messages to our customers.
iv. Information from Other Sources: We might receive information about you from other sources and
add it to our account information.
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business
of selling it to others. We share customer information only as described below and with subsidiaries
Discount Bazaar, controls that either are subject to this Privacy Notice or follow practices
at least as protective as those described in this Privacy Notice.
i. Affiliated Businesses We Do Not Control: We work closely with affiliated businesses. In other
cases, we operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines jointly with businesses like
telecom operators. You can tell when a third party is involved in your transactions, and we share
customer information related to those transactions with that third party.
ii. Third-Party Service Providers: We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on
our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail,
removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance,
providing search results and links (including paid listings and links), processing credit card
payments, and providing customer service. They have access to personal information needed to perform
their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.
iii. Promotional Offers: Sometimes we send offers to selected groups of Discount Bazaar
customers on behalf of other businesses. When we do this, we do not give that business your name and
address.
iv. Protection of Discount Bazaar and Others: We release account and other personal
information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our
Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Discount
Bazaar, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and
organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Obviously, however, this does not
include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from
customers for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Notice.
We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input.
ii. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your
computer/mobile/device. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared device.
We do not have third party advertisers or links to other websites on our platform. However, in case we opt for such third-party advertising in future, the same will be covered therein and details will be added accordingly.
Discount Bazaar gives you access to a broad range of information about your account and your interactions with Discount Bazaar for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information.
Discount Bazaar does not sell products for purchase by children. We sell children's products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you may use Discount Bazaar only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
If you choose to visit/use Discount Bazaar, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, resolution of disputes. If you have any concern about privacy at Discount Bazaar, please contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Notice and the Conditions of Use will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, but you should check our Web site/Discount Bazaar frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers.
If you want that the data collected while you used/visited Discount Bazaar may be deleted, you need to unsubscribe/logout the service via app/web. Once you unsubscribe/logout from the service all your data is flushed from our systems and if you visit/use the service again you will be treated as a new user Also note: All data collected for Discount Bazaar app & web is only used for customer personalization and tracking and reporting. None of this given to any third party and is encrypted.