ASAN ABC CERTIFICATE APP

This application “Asan ABC Certificate App” is developed for all publications across Pakistan with a vision to transform the current manual circulation audit process into an automated system, to achieve transparency, efficiency, and authentication as well as to provide service at the doorstep for the owner(s)/publisher(s) of publications.

This page is used to notify the visitors about the privacy policy of the “Asan ABC Certificate App” regarding the use and disclosure of personal information. If you are choosing to use our app, then you must have to agree to the use of information concerning this policy.

Who is the owner of this application?

National Information Technology Board (NITB) is the official serviceability or functionality and technology owner of this application. This application is officially developed, designed, and managed by the National Information Technology Board (NITB), Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom (MoITT) and commissioned by the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB), Pakistan.

What data is collected by the app?

The Application collects personal data about the publisher(s)/owner(s) of the publication(s) as well as data about the publication.

What is the legal basis for the collection?

The Government of Pakistan under the provisions and laws of the country can acquire and hold the information provided by the citizen. The information provided by the user is particularly used for providing services offered within this app in compliance with data and information security.

For which specific purpose the data is collected?

The data about publication is collected to facilitate the circulation audit process through the usage of technology, to avoid human interference and enhance the speed of service delivery, along with protecting the environment by making it a paperless process in order to assess the net paid circulation of publications.

Which third parties will have access to your information?

This application has neither outside hyperlinks to any website nor to outside websites that can be operated or related by us. This application has zero management over and assumes no duty for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. The non-public information of the users is not going to be used or shared with any third- celebration group besides as described in this Privacy Policy. However, only relevant government entities might be able to access this data for the performance of their respective functions, with the approval of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

What rights do users have?

The Personal Information collected is used for providing and improving the service. The users have the right to view their data or information from this application. The users must also refrain from doing what is prohibited and are advised to contact customer support for any concerns. Users would have the right to withdraw their data if they decide to withdraw their application for ABC Certification. However, a copy of data might be retained by the system as well as the MoI&B.

“Asan ABC Certificate App” owners retain the right to delete or terminate any user. The citizens have the right to avail one or all of the features/services pledged by the application. The users are also restricted from any unwanted, undesirable behavior and activity on the mobile application no matter how small-scale it is.

The effective date of the privacy policy

The privacy policy is enforced with effect from 1st July 2023.