Privacy Policy
- The app has no sign-up or login. We never ask for your name, email address or phone number.
- Your language, favourites and Naam Jap counts are stored only on your device.
- The app shows ads through Google AdMob and measures usage through Google Firebase. These services collect device identifiers and usage data, described below.
1. Who we are
Ramayana Katha ("the app") is published by Project Play Team ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information is handled when you use the app and the choices you have. By using the app you agree to this policy.
2. Information we do not collect
The app does not have user accounts, and we do not ask for or receive your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos, files, precise location, camera or microphone input. The app does not record audio.
3. Information stored on your device
To work properly the app saves a few things in its own storage on your phone. This information is not sent to us.
- The reading language you selected (English, Hindi or Roman Hindi)
- The episodes you marked as favourites
- Your Naam Jap data: the selected Naam, today's count, lifetime count and the date of your last count
- Whether the daily reading reminder has already been scheduled
4. Information collected by third-party services
The app includes software from Google that collects information automatically. We see this information only in aggregated or pseudonymous form and cannot use it to identify you personally.
| Service | Why we use it | What it may collect |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics for Firebase | To understand which parts of the app are used so we can improve it | App-instance ID, advertising ID, device model, OS version, app version, language, country/region, and in-app events such as screens viewed, the Kand or episode opened, language chosen, audio play/pause/stop, favourites, shares and menu taps |
| Firebase Performance Monitoring | To measure app start time and speed | Performance timings, device and OS information, network type, approximate country |
| Firebase Cloud Messaging | To deliver push notifications | A device push token (Firebase installation ID) |
| Firebase Remote Config | To change app settings without an update | Firebase installation ID, app version, language, country |
| Google AdMob | To show advertisements that keep the app free | Advertising ID, IP address (which indicates approximate location), device information, and ad interactions such as views and clicks |
| Google Play services | In-app rating prompt and in-app updates | Handled by Google Play under your Google account; we do not receive your account details |
These services process data under Google's own terms. You can read more in the Google Privacy Policy, How Google uses information from apps that use its services, and Privacy and Security in Firebase.
5. Advertising
The app is free and supported by ads from Google AdMob. Ad formats include banner, native, interstitial (full-screen), app-open and rewarded ads. Google and its partners may use your device's advertising ID to show personalised ads and to measure ad performance.
You can limit this at any time:
- On Android, open Settings → Google → Ads (or Settings → Privacy → Ads) to reset or delete your advertising ID.
- Manage ad personalisation for your Google account at adssettings.google.com.
6. Notifications and permissions
The app schedules a daily reading reminder at 8:00 AM and may send occasional push notifications. For this it uses the following Android permissions:
- Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS) – to show reminders. On Android 13 and above you are asked before any notification is shown.
- Alarms (USE_EXACT_ALARM) and run at startup (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED) – so the daily reminder arrives on time and continues after the phone restarts.
- Vibrate and full-screen intent – used only for notification alerts.
- Internet and network state – to load ads, analytics and remote settings.
You can turn notifications off at any time in your phone's settings for the app.
7. Read-aloud (text to speech)
When you tap play, the episode text is passed to the text-to-speech engine installed on your device (for example Speech Services by Google) so it can be spoken. The text is the app's own content, not anything you typed. How that engine processes text is governed by its provider's privacy policy.
8. Sharing an episode
When you tap Share, the app creates an image of the episode, saves it temporarily in the app's own storage and hands it to the app you pick in the Android share sheet. We do not see what you share or with whom.
9. How information is shared
We do not sell your personal information. Because the app has no accounts and we run no servers of our own, the only information that leaves your device is what the Google services listed in section 4 collect. Beyond that, information may be disclosed only:
- when the law, a court order or a government authority requires it;
- to a successor if Project Play Team is involved in a merger, sale of assets or other business reorganisation, in which case this policy continues to apply to the information transferred.
10. This website and cookies
This website does not set advertising or analytics cookies. It remembers the language you picked (English or Hindi) in your browser's local storage; that value stays in your browser and is not sent to us. You can remove it by clearing the site data in your browser settings.
The site is served by Firebase Hosting and loads its fonts from Google Fonts. Like any web host, these services receive your IP address and browser details in order to deliver the pages.
Inside the app, Google AdMob uses your device's advertising ID in a way similar to advertising cookies: to show relevant ads, to avoid repeating the same ad and to measure views and clicks. Section 5 explains how to limit this.
11. When you email us
If you write to us, we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message. We use it only to reply and to resolve your request. We do not add you to a mailing list, send marketing emails or use your address for advertising.
12. Links to other websites
The app and this website contain links to services we do not operate, such as Google Play, and the ads shown in the app lead to third-party sites. This policy does not apply to them. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices, and an advertisement in the app is not an endorsement of the advertised product or service. Please read the policy of any site you visit.
13. Children
The app is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, please contact us and we will help to have it removed.
14. Retention and your choices
- Data on your device: use "Reset" on the Naam Jap screen to erase your counts. Clearing the app's storage or uninstalling the app deletes everything it saved on your phone.
- Analytics and advertising data: this is held by Google according to its retention settings. Resetting or deleting your advertising ID separates future data from past data.
- Requests: depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data, or to object to its use. Write to us at the address below and we will respond within a reasonable time.
15. If you are in the EEA or UK (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation gives people in the European Economic Area, and the equivalent UK law gives people in the United Kingdom, rights over their personal data. Personal data means any information relating to an identifiable person, which includes online identifiers such as an advertising ID or IP address.
The identifiers and usage data described in sections 4 and 5 are processed on the basis of your consent where the law requires it (for example for personalised advertising) and otherwise on our legitimate interest in keeping the app working, free and improving. You have the right to:
- access the personal data held about you and receive a copy of it;
- have it corrected or deleted;
- restrict or object to its processing, and withdraw consent at any time;
- have it moved to another organisation (data portability);
- complain to your local data protection authority.
To use these rights, write to us at the address below. Because the data is held by Google against device identifiers rather than your name, we may ask for your advertising ID or app-instance ID so the request can be matched.
16. California residents (CCPA and CalOPPA)
The categories of information collected, where it comes from, why it is used and who receives it are described in sections 3 to 9. If you live in California you have the following rights:
- Right to know and access. You may request the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected about you, the sources, the purposes and the third parties it is shared with.
- Right to delete. You may request deletion of personal information collected about you.
- Right to opt out of sale. We do not sell the personal information of our users.
- Right to equal service. We will not treat you differently for using your privacy rights.
Send a verifiable request to the address below and we will respond within one month. The app and this website do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals; use the advertising controls in section 5 instead.
17. Security
We do not operate our own servers for this app and hold no user database. Data sent to Google's services is transmitted over encrypted connections. No method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
18. Governing law
This policy is governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Your use of the app may also be subject to other local, state, national or international laws.
19. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the app changes. The new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Continued use of the app after a change means you accept the updated policy.
20. Contact us
If you have any questions about this policy, don't hesitate to contact us.
Project Play Team
Email: contactus.projectplay@gmail.com