1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how the AstroShrine Compass Android app (package com.astroshrine.compass, the "App") handles information. The App is published by AstroShrine Private Limited, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India ("AstroShrine", "we"). It is written to meet the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) and Google Play's User Data policy.
2. In short
- The App works fully offline. Its release version has no internet permission, so it cannot send anything to AstroShrine or anyone else.
- We do not collect, store on a server, sell or share any personal data. There are no ads, no analytics and no tracking.
- No account or login is needed.
- Everything you save (readings, plan checks, MahaVastu projects) stays on your phone until you delete it or uninstall the App.
3. What the App uses, and why
- Motion and magnetic sensors (magnetometer, accelerometer, gyroscope / rotation vector): to work out which way the phone is pointing. Readings are used live on the phone and are not saved unless you tap Save.
- Location (optional): only if you turn on True North or GPS. It is used on your phone to calculate the magnetic declination for your place and to show your coordinates. If you saved a reading while GPS was on, its coordinates are stored with that reading on your phone. Location is never sent anywhere.
- Floor-plan photos and PDFs (optional): when you use the plan check or the MahaVastu Analyser, the image you choose is read on your phone to draw the Vastu chakra over it.
- Labels and notes you type (for example "Main door", a client name in a MahaVastu project): stored on your phone with the reading or project.
4. Permissions
- Location (approximate and precise): optional, asked only when you turn on True North or GPS. If you refuse, the App keeps working on Magnetic North.
- Photos: the App uses Android's system photo picker, which gives it only the one photo you pick. It does not ask for storage or media permission.
- Camera: when you choose "Take photo", Android's own camera app takes the picture and hands it to the App. The App itself does not ask for camera permission.
- PDF files: opened through Android's document picker, which gives access only to the file you choose.
You can withdraw any permission at any time in Android Settings → Apps → AstroShrine Compass → Permissions.
5. Sharing
The App shares nothing by itself. When you tap Share (a reading, a plan-check result) or save a MahaVastu PDF report, Android's share or print sheet opens and the text or file goes only to the app or printer you choose. How that app treats it is governed by its own policy.
6. Storage and Deletion
Saved readings and settings are kept in the App's private storage on your phone. MahaVastu projects are kept in the App's private web storage on your phone. Plan images picked for a check are temporary copies in the App's cache.
To delete: remove a reading in History, delete a project inside the MahaVastu Analyser, or clear everything with Android Settings → Apps → AstroShrine Compass → Storage → Clear data, or by uninstalling the App. Because we hold no copy, there is nothing for us to delete on our side.
The App turns off Android's automatic backup, so its data is not copied to your Google account.
7. Children's Privacy
The App collects no personal data from anyone, including children. It is intended for general audiences; we recommend that children use the Vastu features with a parent or guardian.
8. Vastu guidance
Directions, zones, verdicts and remedies shown by the App are traditional Vastu guidance, not engineering, legal, medical or financial advice. Accuracy depends on your phone's sensors, calibration and nearby metal or electronics. Do not make structural changes without a qualified professional.
9. Changes to This Policy
If the App ever starts to collect data (for example an online feature), we will update this Policy before that version is released and change the "Last updated" date above.
10. Contact and Grievance Officer
Grievance Officer: [name] · pstripathi9@gmail.com · +91 98933 63928 · AstroShrine Private Limited, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
We acknowledge complaints within 48 hours and resolve them within 30 days. You may also approach the Data Protection Board of India.
हिन्दी में (सारांश)
- AstroShrine Compass ऐप पूरी तरह ऑफ़लाइन चलता है। इसके रिलीज़ संस्करण में इंटरनेट की अनुमति ही नहीं है, इसलिए यह आपकी कोई जानकारी AstroShrine या किसी और को नहीं भेजता। कोई विज्ञापन, एनालिटिक्स या ट्रैकिंग नहीं।
- सेंसर (कम्पास, एक्सेलेरोमीटर): केवल दिशा जानने के लिए, फ़ोन पर ही।
- लोकेशन (वैकल्पिक): केवल "वास्तविक उत्तर" या GPS चालू करने पर, आपके स्थान का दिक्पात निकालने और निर्देशांक दिखाने के लिए। यह कहीं भेजी नहीं जाती। अनुमति न देने पर ऐप चुंबकीय उत्तर पर चलता रहता है।
- नक्शे की फ़ोटो / PDF (वैकल्पिक): केवल फ़ोन पर वास्तु चक्र बनाने के लिए। फ़ोटो सिस्टम पिकर से ली जाती है, स्टोरेज या कैमरा की अनुमति नहीं माँगी जाती।
- सहेजी गई रीडिंग, नक्शा जाँच और महावास्तु प्रोजेक्ट केवल आपके फ़ोन में रहते हैं। इतिहास में हटाएँ, या ऐप का डेटा साफ़ करें / ऐप हटाएँ — सब मिट जाता है। हमारे पास कोई प्रति नहीं होती।
- साझा करना केवल तब होता है जब आप स्वयं "साझा करें" दबाते हैं, और केवल उसी ऐप में जिसे आप चुनते हैं।
- वास्तु जानकारी पारंपरिक मार्गदर्शन है; संरचनात्मक बदलाव से पहले विशेषज्ञ से परामर्श लें।
- शिकायत अधिकारी: [नाम] · pstripathi9@gmail.com · +91 98933 63928 · AstroShrine Private Limited, रायपुर, छत्तीसगढ़।