Privacy Policy

Effective 11 November 2026 · Applies to the "Bhagavad Gita: Hindi & Audio" app ("Gita" on the Home Screen) for iPhone and iPad, published by Rahul Balakrishnan, an individual developer ("we").

The short version

Version 1.0 of the app collects no data. It has no accounts, no advertising, no analytics, no tracking and no third-party SDKs. It does not send anything to us or to anyone else. If a later version changes any of this, we will update this policy before that version is released and explain the change in its release notes.

What stays on your device

Your bookmarks, highlights, notes, memorisation practice and reading progress are stored only on your device, inside the app's private storage, and so are your display and reminder settings. We cannot see any of them. Settings → Erase my data in the app removes your bookmarks, highlights, notes, practice and reading progress; your display and reminder settings stay until you change them. Deleting the app removes everything.

If your device is backed up with iCloud or to a computer, this data is included in that backup under Apple's terms, as with any app.

Notifications

If you turn on the daily verse reminder, the reminder is scheduled locally by iOS on your device. No server is involved and nothing is sent to us.

The app's audio is downloaded once from Apple's App Store, like the app itself, and then kept on your device. We run no server for it and receive nothing about you or your reading.

Search and widgets

The app adds the verses of the Gita (not your personal data) to iOS Search so you can find them from your Home Screen. The widget reads only the verse of the day and your display preference, on your device.

If you contact us

If you email us (for example, to report an error in a verse), we receive the email address and message you send, and use them only to reply and to correct the text. We do not add you to any list. Ask us at any time to delete your correspondence.

Children

The app is for a general audience and is not directed at children. It collects no personal data from anyone, including children.

Your rights (India DPDP Act 2023, GDPR and similar laws)

Because the app processes no personal data, there is nothing for us to access, correct or delete on our side, apart from any email you send us. For any privacy question or grievance, write to the developer at contact@rahulbala.com. We reply within 7 days.

Changes

If this policy ever changes (for example, if a future version offers optional iCloud sync), we will update this page and the date above before the change takes effect, and describe it in the app's release notes.