Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 25, 2026
SBF Consultancy ("we", "us", "our") operates Project Pak-LLM. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our website and Services. We are committed to handling your data responsibly and in compliance with Pakistan's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and applicable international privacy frameworks.
1Information We Collect
A. Information you provide directly
- Email address and password (for email/password registration)
- Google account name and profile photo (if using Google OAuth)
- Chat messages, uploaded documents, and custom instructions entered in the workspace
- Visual generation prompts and starting photographs uploaded for animation (under the Pak-Image and Pak-Video tools)
- Folder names and thread titles you create
- Contact form submissions
B. Information collected automatically
- IP address and approximate geographic region (used for rate limiting and security)
- Browser type, device type, and operating system
- Persistent, unique guest identification cookies (
pak_llm_guest_id) and device metrics cookies (pak_llm_guest_infoincluding screen resolution, system language, client timezone, and original referrer details) to record guest visitor sessions - Profile configurations and demographic settings (such as role, age group, gender, and province) matched directly from Firebase credentials and database records for authenticated users
- Client download clicks (such as Windows setup files, Android packages, or Linux packages) used to monitor distribution
- Generated images (Pak-Image outputs) and generated videos (Pak-Video outputs) saved to your sovereign history profile
- Pages visited and time spent (via Vercel Analytics — anonymized)
- Server-side request logs (retained for up to 30 days for security purposes)
C. Information we do NOT collect
- Payment or financial information (we currently offer free-tier access only)
- Biometric data, health records, or government ID numbers
- Precise GPS location
2How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and improve the Pak-LLM Services
- Authenticate your identity and secure your workspace
- Process AI queries, image generation queries (Pak-Image), and video animations (Pak-Video) by forwarding requests to our model endpoints — see §5
- Save and retrieve your conversation threads, generated media, and folder organization
- Enforce rate limits and protect against abuse, prompt injections, and synthetic deepfake violations
- Send service-related communications (not marketing, unless you opt in)
- Comply with legal obligations
3Data Storage & Security
Your conversation data is stored in a PostgreSQL database hosted via Neon (a serverless Postgres provider). Authentication is managed by Google Firebase. All data is transmitted over TLS 1.2+ encryption.
We implement the following security controls:
- HTTPS with HSTS (2-year, preload-eligible)
- Firebase ID token verification on every API request
- Row-level user isolation in the database (queries are always scoped to
user_id) - API rate limiting and input sanitization
- Content Security Policy (CSP) blocking unauthorized script execution
Despite these measures, no system is 100% secure. You use the Services at your own risk.
4Data Retention
We retain your conversation threads and account data for as long as your account remains active. If you delete a conversation thread through the workspace interface, it is permanently deleted from our database. You may request full account deletion by contacting us — we will process such requests within 30 days.
Generated media (Pak-Image & Pak-Video): Images and videos generated and saved to your history are retained for as long as your account remains active or until you explicitly delete them via the workspace interface. Deleting a generated asset permanently removes it from our database. Starting photographs uploaded for Image-to-Video animation are processed transiently and are not stored beyond the duration of that generation request.
Server logs are retained for up to 30 days for security purposes, then automatically purged.
5Third-Party Service Providers
We share data with the following providers only to the extent necessary to operate the Services:
| Provider | Purpose | Data Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Google Firebase | Authentication | Email, OAuth tokens |
| Neon (PostgreSQL) | Data storage | Conversation threads, folder names, generated media assets |
| Groq | LLM inference | Chat messages (no persistent storage per Groq ToS) |
| HuggingFace | LLM, Pak-Image & Pak-Video inference | Chat query fallback, image/video generation prompts (processed under serverless ToS — not stored) |
| Render | Pak-Image & Pak-Video inference backend | Generation prompts and source images forwarded transiently — not persistently stored by Render |
| Vercel | Hosting & CDN | Anonymized page analytics, request logs |
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party for marketing purposes.
6Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:
- Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Rectification — Request correction of inaccurate data
- Erasure — Request deletion of your account and associated data
- Portability — Export your conversations via the in-app export feature (PDF, DOCX, Markdown)
- Objection — Object to processing of your data for certain purposes
To exercise these rights, contact us at info@sbf-consultancy.net.
7International Transfers
Our infrastructure providers (Vercel, Firebase, Neon, Render) may store or process data in data centres outside Pakistan (e.g., US, EU). Specifically:
- Image and video generation prompts are forwarded to our Render-hosted inference backend (Oregon, USA) and to Hugging Face servers for model inference. Prompts are processed transiently and are not retained by these providers.
- Starting photographs uploaded for Image-to-Video generation are transmitted to the Render backend for the duration of that request only and are not stored.
We take appropriate contractual and technical measures to ensure such transfers comply with applicable privacy laws, including Pakistan's PDPA.
8Children's Privacy
The Services are not directed to individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we become aware that a minor has provided us with personal data, we will promptly delete it.
9Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The "Last updated" date at the top will reflect changes. For material changes, we will notify registered users via email or an in-app notice.
Privacy Contact
For privacy-related enquiries, data access requests, or complaints: info@sbf-consultancy.net — SBF Consultancy, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.