How Buland Pakistan handles your information

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Buland Pakistan ("we", "us", "the platform") collects, uses, discloses and protects information when you use our website, submit an application, or interact with our social media channels. By using Buland Pakistan, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the platform, we may collect:

• Get Featured applications: your full name, email address, bio, social media links, WhatsApp number, province and city, a professional photo, your feature preference, your chosen posting date/time, and — where applicable — a payment proof screenshot.
• Verification Badge requests: your full name, email address, WhatsApp number, a portfolio or LinkedIn link, your CNIC number, and clear images of the front and back of your CNIC.
• Blog submissions: your name, email address, article title and content, and a thumbnail image.
• Reviews: the name and comment you choose to provide when reviewing a featured profile.
• Contact form messages: your name, email address and message content.

3. Why We Collect This Information

All information described above is provided to us voluntarily by the person submitting it. We collect and process this information for the following purposes:

• To review, verify and publish featured profiles on our website and/or social media channels.
• To confirm that a Verification Badge applicant is a genuine, previously featured individual — CNIC information is used strictly to establish that we are dealing with a real, authentic person, and to protect the integrity of our platform and the community that trusts it.
• To contact applicants regarding their submission, application status, or payment verification.
• To review and moderate blog submissions and public reviews.
• To respond to enquiries submitted through our Contact Us form.

Buland Pakistan exists to represent genuine talent from across Pakistan. Every verification step described in this policy is designed with that single goal in mind: ensuring that the people we promote are real and that the information shown about them is accurate.

4. What Becomes Public

If your Get Featured application is approved, your name, bio, professional photo, city/province and the social links you provided are published on Buland Pakistan's website and/or social media, depending on your selected preference. If your Verification Badge request is approved, a badge is shown next to your name on your public profile — the CNIC number and images you submitted for that request are never published or shown publicly. Reviews and approved blog articles submitted by the public are visible to all visitors.

5. What Stays Private

The following information is used strictly for internal verification and is never published or shared publicly: your WhatsApp number, email address, payment proof screenshots, CNIC number, and CNIC front/back images. This information is only accessible to authorized Buland Pakistan team members through the platform's administration system.

6. Data Storage and Security

Information you submit is stored on secured servers and databases operated on our behalf. We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or loss. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Local Browser Storage

This website may use your browser's local storage to remember preferences such as reviews you have posted, so that pages can display and sort profiles correctly. This data remains in your own browser and is not transmitted to our servers by this mechanism.

8. Third-Party Links

Featured profiles, blog articles, and other content on this platform may link to external websites or social media accounts. Buland Pakistan is not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or conduct of any third-party platform, and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external site you visit.

9. Platform Disclaimer

Buland Pakistan is a promotional and community-based platform. We do not guarantee job placement, employment, income, hiring outcomes, or the outcome of any connection, deal, or transaction made through the platform. Users are responsible for conducting their own due diligence before entering into any professional or financial arrangement with anyone featured on or connected through Buland Pakistan.

10. Your Rights

You may request that your featured profile be permanently deleted from Buland Pakistan at any time by contacting us at info@bulandpakistan.org or via WhatsApp at 0311‑5540916. Please note that profiles can only be removed, not edited or updated, on request — if your details have changed, you are welcome to submit a fresh application.

11. Children's Privacy

Buland Pakistan is intended for use by individuals who are legally able to enter into the arrangements described on this platform. We do not knowingly collect information from children, and any such information brought to our attention will be removed.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The "last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of the platform after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please reach out to us at info@bulandpakistan.org or via WhatsApp at 0311‑5540916.