At PujoBuddy – Puja Pandal Hopping Companion, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and manage information when you use our web application.
PujoBuddy helps users discover Durga Puja pandals, find nearby locations, plan pandal-hopping routes, save favourite pandals, and maintain a personal record of visited pandals.
By using PujoBuddy, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy. Where consent is legally required, we will obtain it before processing your personal data.
We collect only the information reasonably necessary to operate and improve PujoBuddy's features.
When you register for an account or update your profile, we may collect:
This information is used to identify your account, provide account services, and support your experience across devices.
PujoBuddy may request access to your device's location to provide location-based features, including:
Our Location Privacy Commitment: PujoBuddy is designed to process your current GPS coordinates locally on your device. Your live latitude and longitude are not intentionally stored in PujoBuddy's application database.
Location access is requested through your browser or device. You can disable this permission at any time through your device or browser settings. Location-dependent features may not work properly if permission is disabled.
If you use features such as My List, favourites, or visited-pandals tracking, we may store information associated with your account, including:
Depending on the services and technologies used, limited technical information may be processed, such as browser type, device information, application logs, error reports, and basic diagnostic information.
We may use collected information to:
PujoBuddy uses Firebase or related cloud services to store account information and user-specific application data. Personal information is accessible only as permitted by the application's access controls and applicable service permissions.
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse. Security measures may include Firebase Authentication, HTTPS for data transmission, and restricted access to administrative systems.
Although we take reasonable steps to protect your information, no website, database, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share or permit the processing of information in limited circumstances with Service Providers (like Firebase or Map APIs), for Legal Requirements, or for Security and Protection.
PujoBuddy may rely on third-party technologies for maps, navigation, hosting, authentication, or other features. When you use these features, the relevant providers may process information under their own privacy policies and terms.
PujoBuddy uses browser local storage, session storage, and similar technologies to remember interface preferences, maintain application state, and support login sessions.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary. Account information and saved pandal lists may remain stored while your account is active.
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information, or disable location access through your device settings at any time.
You may request deletion of your PujoBuddy account through the app settings or by contacting our support team. Deletion will remove saved pandals, favourites, and visit history associated with your account.
PujoBuddy is intended for responsible use by people of appropriate ages. Children should use the application with parental or guardian guidance where required by law.
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our features, technologies, data practices, or legal obligations. The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
PujoBuddy aims to handle personal information in accordance with applicable Indian data-protection and privacy laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
For privacy questions, requests to access or correct personal information, account deletion, or complaints, please contact:
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