Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2024

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, including your name and email address when you register for an account or subscribe to our newsletter. We also automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our services, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and pages visited. We do not collect sensitive personal data such as financial account numbers or passwords beyond what is needed for authentication.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to: provide, maintain, and improve our services; send you rate alerts and notifications you have requested; send transactional communications (such as password resets); monitor and analyse trends and usage to improve our platform; and comply with legal obligations. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

3. Exchange Rate and Financial Data

Exchange rates, gold prices, and stock market data displayed on SaleOye.pk are sourced from third-party APIs and are provided for informational purposes only. This data should not be construed as financial advice. Rates may differ from those offered by banks and remittance providers. For full details on our data sources and update frequency, see our Data Sources & Methodology page.

4. Affiliate Links and Advertising

SaleOye.pk participates in affiliate programmes with remittance service providers including Wise, Remitly, WorldRemit, and others. When you click an affiliate link and make a transaction, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. This does not influence our comparison results, which are ranked objectively by exchange rate. Affiliate relationships are always disclosed on relevant pages.

5. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on SaleOye.pk. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies (including web beacons and device identifiers) to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings (https://www.google.com/settings/ads) or by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices for opt-out via the Digital Advertising Alliance. Users in the EEA and UK are presented with a consent banner before non-essential cookies are set.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies: (a) Essential cookies — required for the site to function (authentication, session management). (b) Analytics cookies — Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use our site. GA4 uses cookies to collect anonymised usage data. We have enabled IP anonymisation. (c) Advertising cookies — set by Google AdSense and its partners for personalised ad targeting. These are only set after you give consent (EEA/UK) or are enabled by default where consent is not required. (d) Preference cookies — remember your settings such as dark mode and currency selection. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies, but some parts of our service may become unavailable.

7. Data Handling for EEA and UK Users

If you are accessing SaleOye.pk from the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights under GDPR and the UK GDPR: the right to access, rectify, or erase your personal data; the right to restrict or object to our processing of your data; the right to data portability; and the right to withdraw consent at any time. We process your personal data on the following legal bases: (a) Legitimate interest — to operate and improve our service. (b) Consent — for advertising cookies and marketing communications. (c) Legal obligation — to comply with applicable laws. Non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising) are only set after you give explicit consent via our cookie consent banner. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@saleoye.pk. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access. Passwords are hashed using bcrypt. API keys are stored encrypted and never exposed client-side. All data transmission is encrypted via HTTPS/TLS.

9. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal or regulatory purposes. Analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymised form and is not linked to your personal identity.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. Changes are effective immediately upon posting. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at privacy@saleoye.pk or write to: SaleOye.pk, Attn: Privacy Team, hello@saleoye.pk.