Privacy Policy

May 21, 2024

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 25 October 2025

Samaritan’s Fellowship Foundation Pakistan (“SFFP,” “we,” “our,” “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our donors, partners, beneficiaries, and website visitors at sffp.org.pk. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://staging.sffp.org.pk.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information when you interact with our website or organization:

Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, and payment details (when donating).
Non-Personal Information: Browser type, device information, IP address, and website usage data through cookies and analytics tools.
Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data displayed in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to assist with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected for the following purposes:

To process donations and issue receipts.
To communicate with donors, partners, and supporters about our work, events, and campaigns.
To respond to inquiries submitted through our website.
To improve website functionality, content, and user experience.
To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

5. Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up cookies to save your login information and display choices. Login cookies last for two days, screen option cookies last for one year, and “Remember Me” login cookies last for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, which contains no personal data and expires after one day.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content if you are logged in to those websites.

7. Sharing of Information

We respect your privacy and do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
We may share data only in the following cases:

With trusted third-party service providers (such as secure payment processors).
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
When required by law, regulation, or court order.

8. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

9. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction or deletion of your data (except when required for administrative, legal, or security purposes).
Request an exported file of your personal data.
Opt out of receiving communications from us at any time.

10. Data Protection & Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data.
Donation transactions are processed through secure, encrypted payment gateways.
Access to personal information is restricted to authorized personnel only.