We collect what we need to run the network, we never sell your data, and you can download or delete it at any time from your dashboard.
Who we are
Startup Network (startupnetwork.pk) is an independent directory of Pakistani startups, with the jobs, events and people around them. It is run by Archaeo Agency LLC, based in Quetta, Pakistan. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have.
What we collect
- Your account: your name, email address and the account type you choose. If you set a password, only a scrambled (hashed) version is stored. Sign-in codes work once and expire after 10 minutes.
- Your profile and listings: what you add to your profile or a listing, such as the logo, photos, description, website, contact details and team. Listings and public profiles can be seen by anyone.
- Messages, applications and events: messages you send through the site, job applications with the CV you attach, and the events you register for. The person or team you write to, apply to or register with can see them.
- Candidate profiles: if you create one, signed-in teams that are hiring can see it and your CV. You can switch it off at any time.
- Pitch decks: when you open a pitch deck someone shared with you, its founder sees that it was opened, for how long, and the name and email address you give if the link asks for them.
- Payments: your order, name and email. For JazzCash, Easypaisa and Raast payments, also the transaction ID and the number or account you paid from. We never see or store card numbers.
- Verification: the SECP or NTN details and the document you send for the Verified badge. The document is deleted 30 days after we decide.
- Security: when your account signs in, from which device and browser, and a shortened internet address, so we can warn you about new devices and protect your account.
- Counts: how often listings are viewed and contacted, so owners can see their numbers. These counts don’t store your internet address or say who you are, and they are switched off when your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control.
- The weekly email: your email address, if you subscribe. Every email has an unsubscribe link.
How we use it
- to run your account and show your listings and profile;
- to deliver messages, applications and introductions;
- to take payments and send receipts;
- to review new listings and keep spam and fake listings out;
- to send the emails you need or asked for: sign-in codes, receipts, security alerts and, if you subscribed, the weekly email;
- to protect accounts and improve the site.
AI
We use an AI service (Anthropic’s Claude) to help review new listings and to draft text when you ask it to. It receives a listing’s public text and images, never your password or payment details.
Who we share it with
We don’t sell your data. We share only what is needed with the services that run the site: our web host, our email service, payment providers and the AI service. We also share information when the law requires it.
Cookies
We use only the cookies the site needs to work: to keep you signed in and recognise a device you have signed in on before, to remember your cart and checkout, to remember who invited you when you follow an invite link (for 30 days), and to remember small choices such as messages you closed.
Your choices
- Change your profile and listings at any time from your dashboard.
- Download your data, or delete your account, in Dashboard → Sign-in & security. When you delete your account, you choose whether your listings stay as unclaimed listings or are removed.
- Unsubscribe from any email with the link at the bottom.
- To correct or remove anything else, email info@startupnetwork.pk or message us on WhatsApp at +92-339-0121140.
How long we keep it
Your account, profile and listings stay until you change or delete them. Orders are kept for our accounts. Verification documents are deleted 30 days after we decide, and read notifications after 90 days.
Children
The network is for founders, teams, investors and people looking for work. Please don’t create an account for a child.
Changes
When we change this policy, we update this page and the date at the top. The rules for using the site are in our Terms of use.
