Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy applies to the services provided by Thear Platforms (hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), including its subsidiaries: Thear (social media network) and Thear News (news publisher). The Company is committed to providing a secure environment and delivering factual and verified news.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of personal information from our users: names, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, location data (IP without informing users, GPS with permission), gender, and any other information that users provide voluntarily. We do not collect any hidden information.

How We Collect Information

We collect basic information through our registration form, and we also collect IP location information while users are using our services. We do not give or take any information from third parties as we are not directly connected to any party.

Use of Cookies

We use session cookies to store basic data for the purpose of providing our services. We do not use third-party cookies directly. However, please note that Google Adsense's Ads may be displayed on our platform, and their privacy policy would differ from ours.

How We Use Personal Information

We collect basic information to provide our services and connect relevant users. We use IP addresses for user differentiation and location data to offer location-based services, with the user's explicit consent.

Sharing of Personal Information

We do not share users' personal information with any third-party websites over the internet.

Data Security

We employ secure servers and protected storage to ensure the security of the personal information we collect.

Data Retention

We retain names and email addresses indefinitely. However, user location and address data can be deleted upon the user's request.

User Rights

Users have the right to request access, update, or deletion of their personal information. To exercise these rights, users can fill out a request form.

Age Restrictions

Users must be at least 13 years old to use our social media platform. We collect date of birth during registration to verify users' age.

Collection of Sensitive Information

We do not collect sensitive personal information such as financial details or health information.

Data Transfers

We do not transfer users' personal information to any country, state, or jurisdiction outside of Pakistan, the country of origin.

Targeted Advertising

We do not currently engage in targeted advertising on our platform.

Additional Terms

Users should be aware that Thear Platforms (SMC-Private) Limited is a project of Welson Group Pakistan. We do not allow users from West Palestine (known as Israel) unless they can provide proof of belonging to Palestine. Thear Platforms will not be held responsible if users from countries where internet usage or access to social networks is restricted or banned use VPN or other means to access our services. User information remains within our network and is not shared outside.

For additional terms and policies, please refer to our Terms of Service and Cookie Policy.