Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Vastusthiti ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website and social platform. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our services, including the Archive and Samvada (dialogue) features.

2. Information We Collect

To provide our services, we collect specific information depending on your interaction level:

• Account Data: When you register via Firebase Authentication, we store your email address, display name, and profile picture.
• User-Generated Content: Any content you create, including Blog posts ("Manifestations"), comments in Samvada, and uploaded media, is stored on our servers.
• Usage Metadata: We may collect non-identifiable data regarding page views and interaction times to optimize the Archive's performance.

3. Public Nature of Your Content

Please be aware that Vastusthiti is a public social platform.

When you post a Manifestation or participate in a Samvada discussion, your contribution and public profile information are visible to other users and may be indexed by third-party search engines. We advise against posting sensitive personal information in public discussions.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use the collected data for the following legal purposes:

• To maintain your personal profile and reading history.
• To facilitate social interactions (likes, comments, and discussions).
• To prevent fraud, abuse, and security breaches.
• To communicate important updates regarding your account or the platform.

5. Data Security

We employ industry-standard security measures, including encryption and secure authentication protocols provided by Google Firebase, to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights

As a user of Vastusthiti, you retain rights over your data:

• Access: You may view your profile data at any time.
• Correction: You may edit your profile details via the settings page.
• Erasure: You may request the deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via ourContact Page.