Last updated: 23 June 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Mawraa.com ("Mawraa", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website at https://mawraa.com (the "Site"). Mawraa is an online platform dedicated to Urdu poetry, ghazals, literature, articles, and book reviews. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
We collect information in the following ways:
Information you provide directly. When you submit your writing through our submission form, contact us, or leave a comment, you may provide your name, email address, phone number, and the content you choose to share. When you submit work for publication, you do so voluntarily and consent to its possible publication on Mawraa with your name.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we and our service providers automatically collect certain technical information when you visit, including your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits. This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies (described below).
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites function and remember information about your visit. Mawraa uses cookies for essential site functionality, to measure traffic and performance, and to support advertising. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings; however, disabling some cookies may affect how the Site works.
Mawraa displays advertising, including ads served by Google AdSense.
Third-party advertising networks may use cookies and similar technologies that we do not control. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those providers for more information.
We use analytics and performance tools to understand how the Site is used and to improve it, including Google Analytics (via Google Site Kit) and Microsoft Clarity. These services may collect information such as pages visited, time on site, approximate location, device and browser details, and on-page interactions. You can learn about Google's practices at the Google Privacy Policy and opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
If you leave a comment, we collect the information shown in the comment form along with your IP address to help detect spam. If you use the social sharing buttons on our pages, the relevant social network may set its own cookies and receive information about your visit, governed by that network's own privacy policy.
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate the Site (such as hosting, email delivery, analytics, and advertising partners), and where required to comply with the law, enforce our terms, or protect the rights, safety, and security of Mawraa and its users.
We retain submission and contact information for as long as necessary to review your work, respond to you, and keep records of published content. Analytics and log data are retained for limited periods in line with the settings of the respective services. You may request deletion of your personal information as described below.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse, including secure hosting and a web application firewall. No method of transmission or storage over the Internet is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information, object to or restrict certain processing, and withdraw consent. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@mawraa.com. You can also manage cookies through your browser and opt out of personalized ads using the links in Section 4.
Mawraa is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age required in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to remove it.
Mawraa is operated from Pakistan and is accessed by readers around the world. By using the Site, you understand that your information may be processed in countries that may have different data-protection laws than your own.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be reflected here, and your continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us: