Privacy Policy Pakistan

At The Level Up, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy Pakistan explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://thelevelup.pk. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our visitors in Pakistan and ensuring that your personal information is handled safely and transparently.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. For more information, please review the Gravatar Privacy Policy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS) in your images. Visitors to our website can download and extract any location data from images shared on the website. This is included in our Privacy Policy Pakistan to help users understand the risks of uploading media.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience:

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

• When visiting our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

• If you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks.

• If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser containing the post ID. This expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content, including if you have an account and are logged in.

Who We Share Your Data With

In some cases, like requesting a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Other personal data is only shared when required for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow recognition and approval of follow-up comments automatically.

• For registered users (if any), we store personal information provided in user profiles. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except their username. Website administrators can also access and manage this information.

What Rights Do You Have Over Your Data

As a user or commenter, you have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase your personal data. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services. Your data may be sent to third-party services like Gravatar to verify profile pictures, as explained above.