🛡️ Data Safety
Last updated: August 2026 | Effective immediately
This page explains how the Shiv Kundli Android app and website collect, use, share, and protect user data — in plain language for Google Play Data safety and for our users. For the full legal policy, see our Privacy Policy.
1. Overview
- Does the app collect or share user data? Yes
- Is data encrypted in transit? Yes (HTTPS / TLS)
- Can users request account or data deletion? Yes
- Account deletion: shivkundli.com/account-deletion
- Designed for children / Play Families? No — adults 18+ only
- We never sell your personal data
2. Data we collect
When you create an account and use Shiv Kundli, we may collect:
- Personal info: name, phone number (with country code), email, date of birth, gender, user IDs
- Astrology profile: birth date, time, and place for Vedic chart computation; optional saved chart preferences
- Photos: profile avatar you upload
- Location: birth place search (city / state) for chart generation — not continuous GPS tracking
- Messages: in-app support and feedback messages
- App activity: feature interactions and in-app usage (product analytics)
- Device or other IDs: device identifiers for session and device trust
- App info and performance: crash logs / diagnostics where enabled
- Financial info: purchase / subscription history (not full card numbers)
Typically not collected for v1: health data, device contacts (unless a future Contacts permission is added), SMS, or calendar.
3. Why we collect it
- App functionality — Janm Kundli, Vivah Kundli, Panchang, and Riya chart assistant features
- Account management — Sanvika Accounts (SA) sign-in and account security
- Fraud prevention and trust / verification
- Analytics to improve stability and product quality
- Subscription and payment status (Gold / Platinum)
- Legal compliance and important service updates
4. Data sharing
We do not sell user data. We share data only with service processors needed to operate the product:
- Sanvika Accounts (auth.sanvikaproduction.com) — identity and phone for SSO
- Cloudinary (via Sanvika media gateway) — profile image hosting
- MongoDB Atlas / Vercel — application hosting and data storage
- Realtime messaging (`@sanvika/realtime` / Pusher) — chat delivery
- Razorpay — payment metadata for web wallet top-up (card/UPI handled by Razorpay)
- Google Play Billing — in-app subscription purchase tokens
- Sanvika tracking — product analytics events
Shiv Kundli does not store full card numbers.
5. Security practices
- Data encrypted in transit (HTTPS / TLS)
- Data encrypted at rest via our cloud providers (e.g. MongoDB Atlas)
- Authentication via Sanvika Accounts (SA SSO)
- Users can request deletion in-app and at Account & Data Deletion
6. Your controls
- Chart visibility and profile settings — Dashboard → Privacy settings
- Account and data deletion — Account & Data Deletion page
- Full legal terms — Privacy Policy, Terms, Cookies
7. Contact
Support: shivkundli@sanvikaproduction.com
Privacy / legal: legal@sanvikaproduction.com
Contact page: shivkundli.com/contact
We aim to respond within 30 days.