Privacy Policy for Discount Bazaar

Dear Users,

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.

Automatically Collected 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

Information Collection and Use

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.

Device and technical usage information:

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.

Your usage information:

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.

Transaction information:

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.

Location information:

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.

Other Ad-Hoc information:

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.

Aggregated and anonymized Data:

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.

Security of Personal Information

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.

Service Providers

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.

Security

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.

Links to Other Sites

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.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

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.

Contact Us

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.

FAQs

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

1. What Personal Information about Customers does Discount Bazaar gather?

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.

2. Does Discount Bazaar Share the Information It Receives?

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.

3. How Secure Is Information About Me?

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.

. What About Third-Party Advertisers and Links to Other Websites?

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.

5. Which Information Can I Access?

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.

6. Are Children Allowed to Use Discount Bazaar?

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.

7. Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions

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.

8. Deletion of Data

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.