At Panthers Petroleum (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), protecting your privacy is a priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide while using our website and any related services.
By accessing or using this Website, you agree to the practices described below. If you do not agree, please refrain from using our Website.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide
- Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, company details, or any other information you submit through forms or inquiries.
- User Accounts: If account registration is enabled, we may collect login credentials and profile details.
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- An anonymized string (hash) created from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at Automattic Privacy Policy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public.
1.2 Media
If you upload images to the Website, please avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the Website.
1.3 Automatically Collected Data
When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect:
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, and time zone.
- Usage Data: Pages visited, links clicked, referring websites, and time spent on each page.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: See Section 2 below.
2. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience and provide essential functionality.
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one (1) year.
- Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies (deleted when you close your browser). When you log in, several cookies store login information and screen display preferences.
- Login cookies last for two (2) days.
- Screen option cookies last for one (1) year.
- If “Remember Me” is selected, your login persists for two (2) weeks.
- Logging out removes login cookies.
- Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is stored in your browser with the post ID of the article you edited (expires after one (1) day).
You can disable cookies in your browser settings; however, some features may not function properly.
3. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles or pages on this Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the third-party website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking if you are logged in to their website. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
4. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- Provide and manage our services.
- Respond to inquiries, process requests, and deliver relevant updates.
- Improve our Website’s content, functionality, and security.
- Detect and prevent fraudulent activity or security breaches.
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms of service.
- Send marketing communications if you have opted in (you may opt out at any time).
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share data only in the following situations:
- Service Providers: With trusted third parties (e.g., hosting providers, analytics, email services) to support Website operations.
- Legal Compliance: When required by law, regulation, or legal process.
- Business Transfers: If our company undergoes a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
- Security & Protection: To protect the rights, property, or safety of Panthers Petroleum, our users, or others.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
6. Data Retention
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
- User Profiles: For users who register, we store personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
- Other Data: Technical and analytics data are retained as long as necessary for legitimate business purposes or as required by law.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion: Request deletion of personal data, except where retention is required by law.
- Data Portability: Request to receive a machine-readable copy of your personal data.
- Withdrawal of Consent: If we process data based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 10.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data, including encryption, secure servers, and access controls.
However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. International Transfers
If you access our Website from outside Pakistan, please note that your data may be transferred to and processed in countries with different data protection laws.
10. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last Updated” date. Please review it periodically to stay informed.
