Privacy Policy

INSIDER ("we", "us", or "our") is a digital editorial publication operated through insider.sudaisazlan.com (the "Website").

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and manage personal information when you visit INSIDER, create an account, subscribe to our newsletter, submit a contact form, leave a comment, or otherwise interact with our services.

INSIDER is designed as a general-audience digital publication serving an international audience. Applicable privacy rights and requirements may depend on your location.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of August 19, 2026.

Depending on how you interact with INSIDER, we may collect or process the following categories of information:

• Account information: When you create an account, we may collect your email address, first name, last name, profile image, username, and Clerk user ID.
• Contact form submissions: When you contact INSIDER, we may collect your name, email address, country, and message.
• Newsletter subscriptions: We may collect your email address to deliver newsletter communications.
• Comments: When signed-in users leave comments, we may process comment content, associated account information, and timestamps.
• Analytics information: Through analytics services, we may receive information about website traffic, page views, general usage patterns, visitor interactions, browser information, device information, and related technical information.
• Advertising information: Through advertising services, we may process cookies, browser information, device information, usage information, advertising identifiers, or similar technologies where applicable.

We may use information we collect for purposes including:

• Providing, operating, and maintaining INSIDER
• Managing user accounts and authentication
• Operating and moderating comments
• Delivering newsletters and email communications
• Responding to contact inquiries and requests
• Understanding how readers use our publication
• Improving our editorial products and services
• Supporting advertising and monetization
• Maintaining website security
• Preventing spam, abuse, and fraudulent activity
• Complying with applicable legal obligations
• Enforcing our policies and agreements

INSIDER uses Clerk for authentication and account functionality. Users may be able to authenticate using supported third-party authentication providers, including Google.

Information associated with an account may include an email address, first name, last name, profile image, username, and Clerk user ID.

Third-party authentication providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms of service. We encourage you to review those policies before using third-party authentication.

Signed-in users may be able to participate in discussions and leave comments on INSIDER content.

Our comment functionality may process comment content, associated account information, timestamps, and information reasonably necessary to operate and moderate discussions.

Users may request deletion of their accounts and associated content. Some information may need to be retained where required for legal, security, fraud-prevention, or legitimate operational purposes.

Information voluntarily made public by users may be visible to other visitors. Public comments and other user-provided content may potentially be viewed, copied, shared, indexed by search engines, cached, or archived by third parties.

INSIDER cannot control independent third-party copies, caches, search-engine indexes, or archives. Private account information does not automatically become public.

INSIDER may offer newsletter functionality for readers who want editorial updates, stories, announcements, or other communications.

Newsletter subscriptions may require your email address. Email delivery may be provided through third-party email services such as Resend.

You can unsubscribe from newsletter communications at any time using the unsubscribe mechanism included in our emails or by contacting us.

When you use the INSIDER contact form, we may collect your first name, last name, email address, country, and message.

Contact information may be used to respond to inquiries, editorial suggestions, corrections, feedback, partnership requests, or other communications sent to INSIDER.

Contact submissions may be stored in our application database and may be processed through third-party infrastructure and email services where necessary to operate the contact system.

INSIDER may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:

• Essential website functionality
• Authentication and account sessions
• Analytics and audience measurement
• Advertising and monetization
• Security and abuse prevention
• Applicable preferences

Cookie names, durations, and exact identifiers may change as services and infrastructure evolve. We do not claim that every cookie or similar technology is controlled directly by INSIDER.

Cookie requirements and consent obligations can vary depending on your jurisdiction.

Where applicable, INSIDER may implement or update consent and preference controls to support relevant legal requirements.

You can also manage cookies through your browser or device settings. Blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

INSIDER may use Google Analytics to understand how readers interact with our publication.

Analytics information may include page views, traffic sources, general usage patterns, device or browser information, and other technical information provided by the analytics service.

We do not claim that analytics information is completely anonymous or that INSIDER directly sees every piece of information that an analytics provider may process.

INSIDER may use Google AdSense and other advertising technologies to support the publication.

Advertising services may use cookies, similar technologies, browser information, device information, usage information, advertising identifiers, or related technologies where applicable.

Advertising may be personalized or non-personalized depending on applicable circumstances, user settings, location, consent, and the policies of the advertising provider.

INSIDER does not personally select every advertisement that appears on the Website.

INSIDER may rely on third-party providers to operate and maintain different parts of the publication.

• Clerk — Authentication and account functionality
• Google — Authentication and related services
• Google Analytics — Website analytics and audience measurement
• Google AdSense — Advertising
• Resend — Email delivery
• Vercel — Hosting and deployment infrastructure
• Amazon Web Services — Cloud and infrastructure services where applicable

Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and agreements.

INSIDER is operated from Pakistan and serves readers and users internationally. Some service providers or infrastructure providers may process information outside Pakistan.

International processing may be subject to applicable laws, contractual safeguards, provider practices, or other legally recognized safeguards where applicable.

INSIDER articles and pages may contain links to external websites, publications, products, services, or other resources.

External websites operate independently from INSIDER and may have their own privacy policies, terms, cookies, and data practices.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing them with personal information.

INSIDER may include embedded content or third-party media in articles and pages where appropriate.

Embedded content may behave similarly to content hosted directly on another website. Third-party services may collect information, use cookies, or track interactions according to their own policies.

INSIDER does not apply one fixed retention period to every category of information.

Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for:

• Providing our services
• Maintaining user accounts
• Responding to inquiries
• Operating comments and discussions
• Managing newsletter subscriptions
• Maintaining security
• Preventing abuse and fraud
• Meeting legal obligations
• Resolving disputes
• Enforcing agreements and policies

Information may be deleted, anonymized, or otherwise disposed of when it is no longer reasonably necessary, where appropriate and legally permitted.

INSIDER uses reasonable technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, loss, or disclosure.

However, no internet-based service can guarantee absolute security. We do not claim that information transmitted or stored online is completely risk-free.

While we use reasonable safeguards designed to protect information, security incidents can occur in online systems.

If INSIDER becomes aware of a security incident involving personal information, we will take appropriate steps consistent with applicable requirements and the circumstances of the incident.

Privacy rights vary depending on where you live and which laws apply to the processing of your information.

Where applicable, your rights may include:

• Access to your personal information
• Correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion of your information
• Objection to certain processing
• Restriction of processing
• Data portability
• Withdrawal of consent where processing relies on consent

We do not claim that every right applies to every user. The rights available to you depend on your jurisdiction and the specific circumstances of the processing.

If you want to request access to, correction of, or information about your personal data, you can contact INSIDER through the contact information provided on our Website.

We may reasonably verify your identity before processing certain privacy-related requests.

Requests may be subject to applicable legal limitations, security requirements, and legitimate operational needs.

Users may request deletion of their INSIDER account and associated personal information where applicable.

Account deletion may be subject to identity verification, legal obligations, security requirements, dispute resolution needs, fraud prevention, or legitimate recordkeeping requirements.

We therefore do not promise immediate deletion in every circumstance.

INSIDER is a general-audience digital publication. It is not specifically directed toward children.

We do not knowingly design our services as a dedicated children's service. If you believe that personal information has been provided inappropriately by a child, please contact us so that we can review the situation.

Personal information may be processed by service providers when reasonably necessary for authentication, hosting, infrastructure, email delivery, analytics, advertising, security, website operations, and related services.

INSIDER may also disclose information where required by law, legal process, security requirements, or to protect the rights, safety, and integrity of INSIDER, our users, or others.

We do not claim that personal information is never shared under any circumstance.

You may have several choices regarding your information:

• Manage cookies through your browser or available consent controls
• Unsubscribe from INSIDER newsletters at any time
• Request access, correction, or deletion where applicable
• Manage your account information through available account settings
• Contact INSIDER regarding privacy questions or concerns

Information may be processed for purposes including website operation, authentication, account management, comments, newsletter delivery, contact requests, analytics, advertising, security, spam and fraud prevention, service improvement, legal compliance, and enforcement of applicable policies.

The legal basis for processing may vary depending on the particular processing activity and applicable law.

INSIDER may update this Privacy Policy when our services, features, technologies, data practices, third-party providers, or legal requirements change.

We encourage you to review this page periodically. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was most recently revised.

Last updated: August 19, 2026