Last Updated: April 26, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to armghan.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”). This website serves as a professional portfolio, an e-commerce storefront, and a platform for freelance technical services. We also provide tools that interact with your external social media accounts. Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us.
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect the personal information you provide when using our website and services.
2. Information We Collect
2.1. Personal Data Provided by You
- Your name, email address, and telephone number.
- Account login credentials.
- Billing and shipping addresses.
- Payment information (processed securely via gateways like Stripe; we do not store raw card numbers).
- Project requirements and details when inquiring about technical services.
2.2. Comments & Uploaded Media
- Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with automated spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service. After approval, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- Media: If you upload images to the website (e.g., project briefs or profile photos), 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.
2.3. Information Collected via Third-Party Integrations (OAuth) To provide a seamless login experience and enable specific platform features, we allow you to connect third-party services including Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Pinterest.
When you connect these accounts, we collect:
- Basic Profile Data: Your name, email address, and profile picture to verify your identity.
- Extended Publishing & Authority Scopes: If you utilize our platform to manage or automate content, we request extended permissions to perform actions on your behalf. This includes publishing, modifying, or scheduling media on your personal profiles or managed pages, and retrieving analytics.
2.4. Data Automatically Collected
- IP address.
- Browser type and device information (e.g., operating system).
- Website usage statistics and activity logs.
3. How We Use Your Data
3.1. Operational & Service Use
- Executing Authorized Actions: Using your active OAuth tokens to publish content or retrieve analytics strictly on your behalf.
- E-commerce & Freelance Services: Processing transactions, shipping products, and providing customer support.
- Security: Monitoring for spam and protecting our infrastructure. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
3.2. Platform Compliance (Google API Services) Our use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will strictly adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We do not sell your Google or YouTube data, nor do we use your authentication data to serve targeted advertisements.
4. Sharing Your Data & Embedded Content
We only share information to fulfill business obligations, provide requested services, or comply with the law.
- Service Providers: Stripe, local payment processors, and shipping carriers.
- Analytics & Advertising Partners: Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel.
- Infrastructure & Spam Detection: Cloud hosting, web application firewalls (e.g., Cloudflare), and automated spam detection services.
- Embedded Content: Articles or portfolio pieces on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, CodePens, social media posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies (small text files stored on your device) to enhance your browsing experience.
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies (discarded when you close your browser). When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information (lasts 2 days) and your screen display choices (lasts 1 year). If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks.
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These last for one year.
- Performance & Advertising Cookies: Tools like Google Analytics and the Facebook Pixel help us improve site speed and measure marketing effectiveness.
6. Data Retention & Your Privacy Rights
How Long We Retain Your Data: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize follow-up comments. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username changes).
Your Rights & Revoking Access:
- You have the right to request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you (excluding data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes).
- Revoking Third-Party Access: You can revoke our application’s access and invalidate our publishing tokens at any time by visiting the security settings of your respective third-party accounts (e.g., Google Security Settings, Meta Business Integrations).
7. International Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your country of residence. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.
8. Age Restrictions
Our services and e-commerce store are not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under this age.
9. Legal Compliance & Governing Law
We adhere to applicable global privacy laws. This Privacy Policy and any disputes arising from it will be governed by the laws of Pakistan. Any legal actions shall be resolved exclusively in the courts located in Lahore, Pakistan.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://armghan.com
- Location: Lahore, Pakistan