Last updated 14 November 2026.

Fintech Pakistan ("we", "us") runs fintechpakistan.com. This policy explains what personal data the site collects, why, who else handles it, how long we keep it and the choices you have. We collect only what we need to reply to you, run our services and keep the site safe. We do not sell personal data.

What we collect

  • Contact form: your name, email address, company (optional), the topic you pick, your message and the box you tick to agree. Messages go to our admin inbox and may also be emailed to our team.

  • Spam protection: we do not keep your IP address. To stop more than five messages an hour from one connection, we store a one-way fingerprint of it that changes every day and cannot be traced back to you. It is deleted after two days.

  • Google reCAPTCHA: the contact form uses reCAPTCHA to tell people from bots. It loads only once you start filling in the form and collects information about your device and how you use the page. Google's Privacy Policy and Terms apply.

  • Visit counting, without cookies: our own server counts page views, which buttons are pressed and when the contact form is started, so we can see which pages work. It sets no cookies and stores no IP address: each visitor gets an ID that changes every day and cannot be traced back to them. Bots, our own team and browsers set to Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control are not counted. Counts are kept for about 13 months.

  • Analytics, only if you agree: if you choose "Accept analytics" in the cookie banner, we load Google Tag Manager, which runs analytics tools such as Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages people read. If you choose "Only necessary", none of this loads. See the cookie policy.

  • Videos: videos in our articles are hosted on YouTube. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play, and then only YouTube's privacy-enhanced player.

  • Community: our community runs on WhatsApp. If you join, WhatsApp handles your phone number and messages under its own terms, and other members may see your number and messages in the groups you join.

  • Events: if you register for an event through a third-party registration page, that service handles your details under its own terms, and we receive the details you give as the organiser. Photos and video may be taken at our events and published. If you would rather not appear, tell us on the day or contact us and we will take it down.

  • Clients: if you work with us, we keep the contact and project details we need to do the work.

  • Server logs: our hosting provider keeps standard technical logs, such as IP addresses, browser types and the pages requested, to run and protect the site.

Why we use it

  • To reply to you and provide the services you ask for, because you asked us to.

  • To run events and the community, and to keep the site secure and free of spam, because we have a legitimate interest in doing so.

  • To count visits without cookies, because we have a legitimate interest in knowing which pages are useful.

  • To measure how the site is used with Google Analytics, only with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.

  • To meet our legal obligations, where the law requires it.

Who we share it with

Only the providers that run the site and our email, such as our hosting company, our email service, Google (for reCAPTCHA, and for analytics if you agree) and YouTube (if you press play on a video), and only as far as they need to provide their service. Some of these providers process data outside Pakistan. We may also disclose information when the law requires it. We do not sell or rent personal data.

How long we keep it

  • Contact messages: while they are useful for your enquiry or for working together. Ask us and we will delete them sooner.

  • Spam-protection fingerprints: two days.

  • Visit counts: about 13 months.

  • Your cookie choice: 180 days, then the banner asks again.

  • Client records: for as long as the work and our legal obligations require.

Your choices and rights

  • You can ask what personal data we hold about you, and ask us to correct or delete it.

  • You can withdraw your consent to analytics at any time with "Cookie settings" at the bottom of every page.

  • If you live somewhere with data protection law, such as the UK or the EU, you may also have the right to object to or restrict how we use your data, to receive a copy of it, and to complain to your data protection authority.

To make a request, email founders@fintechpakistan.com or use the contact form. We reply by email.

Children

The site and the community are meant for adults working in or around financial services. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. The date at the top shows when it last changed.