1. Introduction & Overview

At UniqueStock (“we,” “our,” or “us”), operated via https://www.uniquestock.pk, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data of our website visitors, customers, and account holders.

This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use, share, and protect your data, and the rights you have regarding your personal information. By using our website and purchasing products or services from us, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information directly from you when you browse our site, register an account, make a purchase, or interact with our customer service.

A. Personal Information You Provide Directly

• Account Registration & Contact Details: Full name, email address, phone number, and account credentials (username and encrypted password).
• Billing & Shipping Information: Physical delivery address, billing address, and recipient contact details required for order fulfillment.
• Transaction & Order History: Details of products ordered, transaction dates, order status, and customer service correspondence.
• Payment Details: Payment method preference (e.g., Cash on Delivery, Credit/Debit Card, Mobile Wallet). Note: Full financial credentials such as credit card numbers are processed directly by our secure third-party payment gateways and are never stored on our servers.
• User-Generated Content: Comments, product reviews, feedback, or media uploaded to the website (including image uploads).

B. Automatically Collected Data

• Device & Usage Data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, referring URLs, and pages visited.
• Cookies & Tracking Identifiers: Session identifiers, shopping cart persistence data, and interaction telemetry collected via cookies and web beacons.

3. How We Use Your Information

We process your personal data for specific, legitimate business purposes, including:

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to ensure site functionality, enhance user experience, and analyze site performance.

Types of Cookies We Use:

• Essential & Functional Cookies: Necessary for core site operation, such as maintaining login sessions, cart contents, and security tokens. These expire upon browser close or after short durations.
• User Preference Cookies: Store choices such as “Remember Me” credentials (persists up to 2 weeks), screen display options, and language settings (persists up to 1 year).
• Comment & Form Cookies: If you leave a comment or review, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience (lasts 1 year).
• Article / Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article/post, a temporary cookie indicating the post ID is stored (expires after 1 day).
• Third-Party Analytics & Marketing Cookies: Utilized by analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Meta Pixel) to track aggregate traffic and conversion performance.

5. Embedded Content & Third-Party Services

Articles and product pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, maps, social sharing widgets). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the external website.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

6. Data Sharing & Third-Party Disclosures

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We only share data with trusted third parties to facilitate our operations:

• Logistics & Courier Services: Name, shipping address, and contact number shared with fulfillment partners to deliver your orders.
• Payment Gateways: Encrypted transaction data transmitted to authorized payment processors for payment clearance.
• Automated Security & Spam Services: Visitor comments, IP addresses, and user agent strings may be verified through automated spam detection systems.
• Avatar & Gravatar Services: An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service (Privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/). Upon comment approval, your profile picture is visible to the public.
• Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security verification.
• Legal & Regulatory Compliance: We may disclose information if required to do so by law, court order, or governmental authorities.

7. Data Retention Policy

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by statutory record-keeping rules:

• Comment Data: Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely so we can automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.
• Registered User Profiles: For registered users, we store all personal data provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal details at any time (except username changes). Administrators can also access and edit this data.
• Order & Tax Records: Transaction histories and invoicing details are retained for a minimum of 5 to 7 years to comply with legal, tax, and accounting regulations.

8. Security Measures

We implement technical and organizational security controls to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include Secure Sockets Layer (SSL/TLS) encryption, access control restrictions, and routine vulnerability monitoring.

9. Your Rights & Data Control

Depending on your jurisdiction, you possess specific rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access & Export: You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including all data provided to us.
• Right to Erasure / Deletion: You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This excludes data we are obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
• Right to Correction: You may request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal information in your account settings.
• Opt-Out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link provided in our emails.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from minors. If we learn that we have collected data from a child without parental consent, we will promptly delete that information.

11. Policy Changes & Updates

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.” We encourage users to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we safeguard personal data.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or data access requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our Data Protection Office: