1. Introduction
PPA (hereinafter “we”, “our”, “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store, use, share, and protect your personal information when you visit and use our website ppa.com.pk, and when you apply for or provide recruitment, staffing, engineering/technician services to companies in the Gulf region (including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, etc.).
By using our website or engaging our services, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Definitions
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Personal Data / Personal Information: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (for example, name, address, phone number, email, CV, employment history, identification documents, etc.).
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Sensitive Personal Data: May include government identity numbers, nationality, health data, or other information which is more sensitive and requires higher security.
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Processing: Any operation or set of operations performed on personal data (collection, recording, storage, use, disclosure, erasure, etc.).
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Data Subject: Any individual whose personal data we process.
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Third Party: Any person or organization other than PPA and the Data Subject.
3. What Data We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
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Contact Information: name, email address, phone number, mailing address.
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Professional / employment information: job title, skills, qualifications, previous employers, references, CV/resume.
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Identification information: copies of identity documents, passport, photo (if required).
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Online Usage Data: IP addresses, browser type, browsing history on our site, cookies and similar technologies.
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Communication Data: records of communications between you and us (emails, phone calls, messages).
We may also collect sensitive data if required for lawful processing (e.g. nationality/work permit status) with your explicit consent.
4. How We Collect Your Data
Data may be collected:
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Directly from you when you fill in forms on our website (e.g. job application, contact forms).
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From your communications with us (e.g. emails, interviews).
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Automatically via our website (cookies, analytics tools).
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From third parties (e.g. background checks, referees, previous employers) when you authorize or where permitted by law.
5. Purposes for Which We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for legitimate business purposes, including:
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Facilitating recruitment / matching you with job opportunities.
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Verifying credentials, carrying out background or reference checks.
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Communicating with you about job opportunities, recruitment process, service provision.
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Maintaining and improving our website, services, and user experience.
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Complying with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g. immigration, work permits, contracts).
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Marketing and promotional communications (if you consent).
6. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data based on one or more of the following:
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Your consent (for example, for sensitive data or marketing).
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Necessity for performance of a contract (e.g. recruitment services).
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Compliance with legal obligations.
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Legitimate interests of PPA in operating its business (e.g. to match candidates to employers, maintain service quality), provided your rights are not overridden.
7. Disclosure / Sharing of Your Data
We may share your personal data with:
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Employers / clients in the Gulf region as per recruitment agreement.
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Third-party service providers (background check agencies, verification services, IT/hosting providers) to the extent necessary.
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Regulatory, governmental, or immigration authorities when legally required.
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Our affiliates, agents or contractors in order to deliver our services.
We will not sell your personal data to third parties for their own marketing use without your explicit consent.
8. International Transfers
Because we operate between Pakistan and Gulf countries, your data may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in countries other than your country of residence. We will ensure that such transfers are done securely, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, and using safeguards (such as contractual protections) where required.
9. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which they were collected, including any legal, regulatory, or reporting requirements.
After that, we securely delete or anonymize your data.
10. Your Rights
Subject to local laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
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Right to access: request a copy of personal data we hold about you.
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Right to correction / rectification: correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
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Right to deletion / erasure: ask us to delete your personal data where applicable.
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Right to restrict processing: in certain circumstances, ask us to limit how we use your data.
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Right to object: to certain processing activities (e.g. direct marketing).
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Right to withdraw consent: if processing is based on consent, you can withdraw at any time (but this does not affect processing done before withdrawal).
11. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. This includes secure servers, encryption, restricted access, staff training, etc.
12. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
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We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect usage data about visits to our website.
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Some cookies are essential for the functioning of our site; others help us improve performance, usability, analytics.
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You can disable non-essential cookies via your browser settings, but note that may affect some site functionality.
13. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under [insert age, e.g. 18] years. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn we have collected information from a child under that age without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete that data.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal obligations, or for other operational reasons. If we make significant changes, we will notify users via our website or by other communication. The “Last Updated” date will be revised.
Disclaimer: This Privacy Policy is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a legal professional to ensure full compliance with the laws applicable to your particular operations.
