Privacy Statement & Data Charter

1. Who We Are

Safia Khaliq Foundation is an independent humanitarian and welfare organization registered with the Government of Pakistan. Our charitable focus encompasses orphan child welfare, academic sponsorship frameworks, and rural clean water infrastructure development across Punjab and Sindh.

Registered Head Office: E154/A11 Street 7A, Yasrob Colony, Walton Road, Lahore Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan.

2. Your Rights Over Your Personal Data

In compliance with applicable Pakistani data protection guidelines and international charitable standards, all supporters and beneficiaries retain absolute authority over their personal records:

• Right to Withdraw Consent: If you have subscribed to field updates or communication dispatches, you may opt out at any moment via immediate electronic notification.
• Right of Access: You hold the right to request a complete digital ledger of any personal contact data or contribution records we hold under your identity.
• Right to Rectification: If any banking verification or contact detail attached to your profile is inaccurate, you possess the right to demand immediate correction.
• Right of Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You may formally request the permanent purging of your personal identity from our non-statutory communication databases.

3. Supporter & Donor Data Collection

We log baseline personal data exclusively during direct operational interactions:

• When you execute a direct bank transfer to our United Bank Limited (UBL) trust account.
• When you transmit verification receipts or field inquiries via our official WhatsApp communications bridge.
• When you submit formal registration forms to volunteer for frontline distribution drives.

Purpose of Usage: Records are utilized strictly to allocate Shariah-restricted funds (Zakat vs. Sadaqah), issue tax-exempt donation acknowledgments, verify bank transit codes, and coordinate active volunteer field logistics.

4. Third-Party Data Sharing Protocols

Safia Khaliq Foundation operates a closed-loop data architecture. Information is shared externally solely under strict statutory or operational mandates:

• Federal Board of Revenue (FBR): Where applicable by law, formal donation ledgers may be submitted to statutory tax authorities to validate donor tax rebate exemptions under Pakistani charity law.
• Banking & Audit Institutions: Direct wire details are processed securely through United Bank Limited (UBL) under strict State Bank of Pakistan banking confidentiality regulations.
• Law Enforcement Mandates: Data may be disclosed exclusively if served with a legally binding, verified judicial instruction from authorized state agencies.

5. Digital Telemetry & Cookies

Our web portals utilize basic, non-intrusive session cookies to maintain functional site navigation and monitor aggregate, anonymous traffic load (via standard analytics frameworks). We do not embed invasive third-party ad-retargeting pixels that track your personal browsing habits across external domains.

6. Data Retention Policy

Financial audit trails and formal donation receipts are archived for the mandatory statutory period mandated by corporate and charitable law in Pakistan. General communication dispatches and resolved general inquiry logs are routinely purged from active mobile and electronic storage devices.