Last updated: 4 September 2026 · Applies to Gita Prakash version 1.0 and later.
This policy explains what Gita Prakash collects, why, where it is stored, who can see it,
and how to get it deleted. It covers the Gita Prakash iOS app
(bundle identifier com.gitaprakash.app) and this website.
The short version
- No ads, no analytics SDKs, no advertising identifiers, and no tracking across apps or websites.
- Nothing you write is shared. Your journal reflections and bookmarks stay on your device and we never receive them.
- An account is optional. Without one, your progress is stored only on your phone.
- The only thing other users see is the leaderboard: your display name and your score.
- You can delete all of it from inside the app: Profile → Account → Delete Account.
1. Who we are
Gita Prakash is an independently developed app. For privacy purposes, the developer of Gita Prakash is the data controller. You can reach us at gitaprakash.support@gmail.com, which is the address to use for any question or request described in this policy.
2. What we collect
2.1 Anonymous account identifier
Firebase Authentication creates an anonymous ID the first time you open the app so that your progress can be saved. It is a random identifier. It is not linked to your name, your email or your Apple ID, and we cannot use it to identify you.
2.2 Sign in with Apple (optional)
If you sign in, we receive the name and email address you choose to share and a stable identifier from Apple. If you use Apple's Hide My Email, we only ever receive the relay address.
Apple never gives us your Apple ID password. Your name and email are held in Firebase Authentication so that you can sign back in. They are not shown to other users and are not published anywhere.
2.3 Progress and profile
Your display name, XP, current and best streak, total practice days, and level. This is stored under your account so that it can be restored on a new device.
2.4 Your reflections stay on your device
Anything you write in the Journal is saved only in the app's local storage. It is never uploaded, it is never visible to anyone else, and it is removed when you delete the app or your account.
The same is true of your bookmarked verses, your achievements, challenges, practice log and streak shields, and your reminder settings.
2.5 What other users can see
Only the leaderboard — your display name and your score (XP, streak, level). Nothing you write is shared.
2.6 Earlier versions
A previous version of the app had a shared reflections feed. Reflections created then may still exist in our database. They are no longer readable by anyone other than their author, and they are deleted when you delete your account.
3. What we do not collect
- No advertising identifier (IDFA), and no tracking as Apple's App Tracking Transparency defines it.
- No analytics, crash-reporting, attribution or advertising SDKs of any kind.
- No location, contacts, photos, microphone, camera, calendar or health data.
- No payment or financial information — the app is free and has no purchases.
- No browsing history from outside the app.
We do not sell your personal information, and we never have.
4. Why we use it
| What | Why | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Anonymous user ID | To let the app save your progress without making you register | Legitimate interests — running the app you asked for |
| Apple name, email, user ID | To sign you in and restore your progress on a new device | Performance of a contract — the terms on which the app is provided |
| Display name and progress stats | To show your profile and your place on the leaderboard | Performance of a contract |
5. Who else can see it
We do not sell, rent or trade personal information, and we do not share it for advertising. It reaches only these parties:
- Other users of the app — your display name, level, XP and streak, on the leaderboard. Nothing else.
- Google LLC (Firebase) — provides the authentication and Cloud Firestore database the app runs on, acting as our processor. See the Firebase privacy documentation.
- Apple Inc. — operates Sign in with Apple and the App Store. See the Apple Privacy Policy.
- Legal requests — we would disclose information if legally required to, or where it is necessary to protect someone's safety or our rights.
6. Where it is stored, and international transfers
Our Firebase project stores data on Google Cloud servers, which may be located in the United States or another country where Google operates. If you are in the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, that means your information may be transferred outside your country. Google provides for these transfers using the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
7. How long we keep it
We keep your profile and progress for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account they are removed from our database immediately — along with any legacy reflection documents described in section 2.6 — though Google's backups may hold copies for a short period before they expire. An anonymous account that is never used again holds nothing but a display name and a score.
8. Deleting your data
In the app: Profile → Account → Delete Account. This permanently deletes your account, your profile and your progress from our servers, and erases the app's data — journal included — from your device. It cannot be undone.
If you cannot use the in-app option, email gitaprakash.support@gmail.com and we will do it for you.
9. Your rights
9.1 Everyone
Whoever and wherever you are, you can ask us for a copy of what we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email us and we will respond within 30 days. There is no charge, and we will not treat you differently for asking.
9.2 United Kingdom, EEA and Switzerland (UK GDPR / GDPR)
You have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you, and receive it in a portable format;
- have inaccurate data corrected;
- have your data erased;
- restrict or object to our processing, including processing based on legitimate interests;
- complain to your national data protection authority. In the UK that is the Information Commissioner's Office.
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
9.3 California (CCPA / CPRA)
In the twelve months before the date of this policy we collected the categories of personal information described in section 2 — identifiers, and the internet or electronic activity represented by your progress in the app — for the purposes set out in section 4.
We have not sold or shared personal information, and we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information beyond what is needed to provide the app. Because there is nothing to opt out of, the app carries no "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link. You may still exercise your rights to know, to delete and to correct by emailing us, and you will not be discriminated against for doing so.
10. Children
Gita Prakash is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us information, email us and we will delete the account.
11. Security
Traffic between the app and our database is encrypted in transit with TLS. Database rules restrict every record so that only its owner can change it, and the legacy reflections described in section 2.6 can be read only by the person who wrote them. No system is perfect and we cannot guarantee absolute security — but we hold no passwords, no payment details and no contact information beyond what section 2 describes.
12. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy we will update the date at the top of this page, and for a significant change we will say so in the app before it takes effect. Continuing to use Gita Prakash after a change means you accept the updated policy.
13. Contact
Questions, requests or complaints about privacy: