Draft for review. This wording was prepared for the General’s and counsel’s approval and is not yet in force. Items shown in [square brackets] are to be supplied before publication.
1. Who we are
This website (“the site”) is operated by [Legal entity name] (“we”, “us”), the business of Lt Gen Syed Muhammad Adnan, HI(M), Retd, trading as The Maverick / The Marksman’s Lodge, with its registered address at [registered address], Pakistan. We are the controller of the personal information described in this policy.
2. Information we collect
We collect only what is needed to respond to you, provide a service or meet a legal duty:
- Contact details you enter in the contact form or newsletter sign-up: name, phone number, email address and postal address.
- Enquiry content: the question or concern you write to us, including details of a rifle, a hunt or an organisation you are enquiring for.
- Licence and identity details you supply when enquiring about, reserving or purchasing a firearm: licence number, issuing authority, validity and a copy of the licence and CNIC, as required under the arms laws of Pakistan.
- Booking details for consultancy sessions, appraisals and hunting tours: dates, location, party size and any information needed for permits.
- Technical data sent automatically by your browser: IP address, browser type, pages visited and the cookies described in our Cookie Policy.
3. How we use it
We use personal information to:
- reply to enquiries and arrange sessions, appraisals and tours;
- verify eligibility and licensing before any firearm is reserved, sold or transferred;
- process orders, invoices and payments;
- send news and updates you have signed up for (you can opt out at any time);
- keep the site secure and understand how it is used;
- comply with legal obligations, including record-keeping required by arms and tax authorities.
We rely on your consent (newsletter, cookies that are not strictly necessary), the performance of a contract or the steps you ask us to take before one (enquiries, orders, bookings), our legal obligations (licence verification and statutory records) and our legitimate interest in running and protecting the site.
4. Sharing
We do not sell personal information. We share it only with:
- service providers who host the site, deliver email or process payments on our behalf, under confidentiality obligations;
- licensing, wildlife, customs and law-enforcement authorities where the law requires it, for example to verify a firearms licence or a hunting permit;
- professional advisers where necessary to establish or defend legal claims.
5. Retention
Contact-form enquiries are kept for [12] months after our last exchange unless they lead to a booking or order. Records of firearm sales, transfers and licence verification are kept for the period required by the applicable arms and tax laws of Pakistan. Newsletter details are kept until you unsubscribe. Technical logs are kept for [90] days.
6. Security
We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information, including access controls and secure storage of licence and identity documents. No internet transmission is completely secure; please do not send licence or identity documents through the contact form unless we ask you to.
7. Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may ask us to:
- tell you what personal information we hold about you and give you a copy;
- correct inaccurate information;
- delete information we no longer need to keep by law;
- stop sending marketing messages;
- restrict or object to a particular use.
Write to [email address] and we will respond within [30] days. We may ask you to confirm your identity first.
8. Children
The site, its products and its services are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has provided us with information, contact us and we will delete it.
9. Links to other sites
The site may link to third-party sites and social-media services. Their privacy practices are their own; please read their policies.
10. Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top shows the current version; material changes will be announced on the site.
Questions about this policy: [email address] · [phone number] · [Legal entity name], [registered address], Pakistan. You can also use the contact form.