📖 Overview
Mala-Jaap ("the App") is a spiritual mantra counting application developed by kanivika.com (hemantbhartigoswami9@gmail.com). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our app.
🛡️ We are committed to protecting your privacy. We collect only the minimum data necessary to provide you with a seamless spiritual experience.
📦 Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Google Account Info — When you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture for account identification.
- Jap & Mala Count Data — Your mantra counts, mala totals, and daily history are stored locally on your device and optionally synced to our server.
- App Settings & Preferences — Theme, language, vibration, and mala style preferences saved locally.
- Device Information — Basic device information for ads (via Google AdMob) and crash reporting.
🔐 How We Use Your Information
- To identify your account and sync your spiritual data across devices.
- To backup and restore your jap counts via Google Drive or our server.
- To display personalized or contextual advertisements via Google AdMob.
- To improve app performance and fix bugs.
- To communicate important updates about the App.
☁️ Data Storage & Security
Your data is stored in the following locations:
- Local Device Storage — All jap counts and settings are stored locally using SharedPreferences and SQLite on your device.
- Google Drive — If you use the Google Drive backup feature, data is stored in your personal Google Drive account.
- Our Server — If you use the "Save to Server" feature, your data is encrypted and stored on our secure server.
🔒 We use industry-standard encryption to protect your data during transmission and storage. We never sell your personal data to third parties.
📢 Advertising
This app uses Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob may collect and use certain data including device identifiers and usage data to show relevant ads.
AdMob's data practices are governed by Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of personalized advertising in your device settings.
🔗 Third-Party Services
The App integrates with the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:
- Google Sign-In — For authentication. Google Privacy Policy
- Google Drive API — For backup and restore functionality.
- Google AdMob — For displaying ads to support the app.
- Firebase — For app authentication and analytics.
👤 Your Rights
- Access — You can view all your jap data directly in the app.
- Deletion — You can delete your local data by uninstalling the app. To delete server data, contact us.
- Portability — You can export your data via the backup feature.
- Opt-Out — You can sign out of Google at any time from the Settings screen.
👶 Children's Privacy
This App is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately.
🔄 Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the App after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new policy.
📬 Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
✉️ hemantbhartigoswami9@gmail.com