SMS Prime

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective date: March 17, 2021

Pakistan Data Management Services (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the SMS Prime mobile application (the “Service”, the “App”).

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. 

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions. Pakistan Data Management Services respects its users’ privacy and is committed to protecting the privacy of the users of the SMS Prime mobile application in accordance with the applicable data protection rules.

By using the App, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Policy.

You are informed that Pakistan Data Management Services is based in Karachi, Pakistan and all the development and support is provided from it’s Head Office located in Karachi. 

Information Collection And Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our SMS Prime app, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email Address

We use the email address of the user to forward the user’s incoming messages  to the users own email so that the user can read their phone’s messages on their email and this will also act as a backup for the messages.

Why are we using the Google Gmail API?

We are using this API so that the user of our app can email incoming messages to his/her own email address. The user will be asked to login if the user is not logged in. If already logged in , the user will select his/her email directly.

We are using a sensitive scope i.e. https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send for the above purpose.

Permissions

We take the following permissions from our users:

SMS

SMS Prime is a messaging application on Android mobile phones that allows users to send and receive messages via their mobile carrier (using the SMS and MMS protocol). Messages are only ever transported between mobile phones and mobile carriers. We do not collect and do not store these messages on our servers. Also, we never share these messages with third parties.

CONTACTS

 We use contacts in your address book to send/receive/view messages to/from these contacts. This is done by taking your consent for it in the beginning.  Your contacts list allows it to be much more easy to use by the user, since accessing your contacts from the app makes you save tons of time.

PHONE

 We use manage call permissions to call contacts from SMS Prime. This is done by taking your consent for it in the beginning.

Use of Data

Pakistan Data Management Services may use the collected data for the following purposes:

To execute the contractual relationship with the user and in order to provide services to the user, in particular:

  • Enabling the access of the user to the app, administer the app and services related to it.
  • In order to pursue our legitimate interests consisting in improving our App by doing researches and analysis, in the personalization of the App and the advertising displayed on the App, and in sending our customer base with news and updates to inform them on our activities, which are:
  • To maintain and administer any software updates and/or other updates and support that may be required from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the App and Services;
  • To tailor your experience through the Services by displaying content according to your interests and preferences;
  • To provide targeted marketing and advertisements via the App;
  • To conduct research, analysis and development activities (including, but not limited to, data analytics, surveys, product and service development and/or profiling), to monitor and analyse how you use the App and Services, to improve the App and Services and/or to enhance your user experience.

Recipients

 Your personal data may be transmitted to the following recipients: service providers acting on behalf of Pakistan Data Management Services , such as hosting service providers (Google), advertising providers, our external counsels and advisors, and as required by law, judicial or administrative decisions, to competent authorities.

Transfer Of Data

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Pakistan Data Management Services will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure Of Data

Legal Requirements

Pakistan Data Management Services may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

To comply with a legal obligation.

To protect and defend the rights or property of Pakistan Data Management Services.

To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.

To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.

To protect against legal liability.

Security Of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

Google Analytics

  • Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
  • You may opt-out of certain Google Analytics features through your mobile device settings, such as your device advertising settings or by following the instructions provided by Google in their Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Firebase

  • Firebase is an analytics service provided by Google Inc.
  • You may opt-out of certain Firebase features through your mobile device settings, such as your device advertising settings or by following the instructions provided by Google in their Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Admob

  • AdMob is a mobile application advertising platform created by Google. It’s used to promote mobile apps and to help advertisers make money through mobile apps by enabling in-app advertising.
  • AdMob uses the device’s advertising id to serve personalized ads based on the users interests (which includes collecting and analyzing user data).
  • You may opt-out of certain Admob features through your mobile device settings, such as your device advertising settings or by following the instructions provided by Google in their Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Consent

By using the App, you signify your consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use SMS Prime. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify this policy at any time.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: support@pakdata.com

By visiting this page on our website: www.pakdata.com

By phone number: +92-(21) 3455-9003

By mail: 207 Fortune Center 45-A, Block-6, PECHS Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi-75400, Pakistan

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