Privacy Policy

We collect different types of information depending on how you interact with PakExam:

Information You Provide

• •Account registration: When you create a PakExam account, we collect your name, email address, and password (stored as a secure hash, never in plain text).
• •Contact form submissions: If you reach out through our contact page, we receive your name, email, and message content.
• •Content creator profiles: If you contribute as a content creator verifying MCQ answers, your public profile information (username, bio) is displayed on papers you review.

Information Collected Automatically

• •Usage analytics: Pages visited, time spent on past papers and blog posts, which subjects and exams you browse most, collected through Google Analytics.
• •Device information: Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device type (mobile, tablet, desktop) to optimize your experience.
• •IP address: Used for security, abuse prevention, and approximate geographic location (country/region level only).

When you use PakExam with a registered account, we store additional data specific to your exam preparation:

• •MCQ practice history: Your answers to MCQ questions, including which options you selected and whether they were correct, to support your learning progress.
• •Past paper views: Which CSS and PMS past papers you have accessed, enabling view counts and helping us recommend related content.
• •Blog reading history: Which study guides and blog posts you have read, used to suggest related preparation material.

This data is tied to your account and is not shared with third parties. It exists solely to improve your preparation experience on PakExam.

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• •Provide our services: Display past papers, enable MCQ practice, authenticate your account, and deliver study guides.
• •Improve content quality: Analytics help us understand which subjects and papers are most accessed, guiding our content priorities.
• •Respond to inquiries: When you contact us about incorrect MCQ answers or other issues, we use your email to respond.
• •Platform security: Detect and prevent abuse, unauthorized access, and fraudulent activity.
• •Send important updates: Account verification emails and critical service notifications (sent via Hostinger Email services).

We do not sell your personal data to any third party. We do not send marketing emails unless you explicitly opt in.

PakExam uses cookies to provide essential functionality and improve your experience. Here are the specific cookies we use:

For detailed information about managing cookies, see our Cookie Policy.

PakExam uses the following third-party services that may process some of your data:

• •Google Analytics: Collects anonymous usage statistics (pages visited, session duration, geographic region) to help us improve PakExam. Google's privacy policy applies to this data.
• •Hostinger Email: Handles transactional emails such as account verification and password reset. Only your email address is shared with this service.
• •Google AdSense (planned): We plan to display relevant advertisements on PakExam. When implemented, AdSense may use cookies to serve ads based on your browsing interests. You will be able to opt out through Google's ad settings.

We select third-party services carefully and only share the minimum data necessary for each service to function. We do not sell or transfer your data to any parties beyond these operational services.

We retain your data for as long as it is necessary to provide our services:

• •Account data: Retained for as long as your account is active. If you request account deletion, your data is permanently removed within 30 days.
• •Analytics data: Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months, after which it is automatically deleted.
• •Contact messages: Retained for up to 12 months to maintain support history, then deleted.

We take the security of your data seriously and implement the following measures:

• •HTTPS encryption: All data transmitted between your browser and PakExam is encrypted using TLS/SSL.
• •Password hashing: Passwords are never stored in plain text. We use industry-standard hashing algorithms.
• •JWT authentication: Secure token-based authentication with expiring tokens to protect your account sessions.
• •Regular updates: Our platform is regularly updated to address security vulnerabilities.

While no system is 100% secure, we apply industry-standard protections. If you suspect a security issue, please contact us immediately at support@pakexam.com.

You have the following rights regarding your personal data on PakExam:

• •Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• •Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information in your profile.
• •Deletion: Request permanent deletion of your account and associated data.
• •Opt-out: Disable non-essential cookies through your browser settings or our cookie consent banner.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at support@pakexam.com. We will respond within 30 days.

PakExam is designed for users preparing for competitive exams and is generally intended for users aged 16 and above. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can remove it.

We may update this Privacy Policy as PakExam adds new features or as privacy regulations change. When we make changes:

• •The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will be revised.
• •For significant changes, we may notify registered users via email.
• •Continued use of PakExam after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Questions about this policy? Contact us at support@pakexam.com.