Privacy and Safety
Protecting Your Privacy When Your Item Is Lost and Found in Pakistan
Every time someone loses an item in Pakistan, they face a painful tradeoff: share your phone number with a stranger, or risk never getting your item back. There is now a third option.
The Risk of Sharing Your Number with a Finder
When you write your number on a bag tag or post it publicly, you permanently expose yourself to:
- Unwanted calls and messages from strangers long after your item is returned.
- Your number being shared or sold to marketing databases.
- Social engineering attempts using your name and item details.
- Knowing exactly where you are, what you look like, or where you live.
How Nishaaan Solves the Privacy Problem
Nishaaan acts as a privacy layer between you and the finder. Your real number is never revealed. Instead, the finder uses an anonymous contact bridge. You stay in full control of who can reach you and when. Once the item is returned, you can block the finder from further contact.
What the Finder Experiences
A finder scans the QR code and sees a simple, clean page. It asks for their name and phone number before showing them contact options. This accountability ensures only genuine finders, not opportunists, proceed. You receive an email with their details and GPS location for your records.
Privacy by Design, Not as an Afterthought
Every Nishaaan tag is built with privacy as the core feature. No other Pakistani lost-and-found solution offers this level of anonymity for both the owner and the finder. It is not a feature bolt-on; it is how the entire system was designed from the beginning.