This Privacy Policy outlines the practices of the individual developer ("we," "us," or "our") from Gujarat, India, concerning the "Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel" mobile application (the "Service").

This policy explains what information our third-party partners may collect, why it is collected, and how you can manage your privacy. Your use of our Service signifies your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

1. No Personal Information Collected by the Developer

We fundamentally respect your privacy. We, the developer of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel app, do not directly collect, store, or have access to any personally identifiable information (PII) from our users. You can use our app without creating an account or providing any personal details like your name, email address, phone number, or physical address.

2. Information Collected by Third-Party Services

While we do not collect your data, our Service integrates third-party tools that are essential for its operation, improvement, and to keep it free of charge. These third parties may collect certain non-personal and technical information automatically.

A. Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics)

To understand how our users interact with the app and to improve its performance and user experience, we use analytics tools like Google Analytics for Firebase. These tools may collect anonymous data, including:

• Usage Data: Information about how you use the app, such as the features you access, screens you view, and time spent in the app.
• Device Information: Device type, operating system version, device settings, and unique device identifiers (e.g., Android Advertising ID).
• General Location Data: Non-precise location information, such as country or city, derived from your IP address.

This data is aggregated and anonymized and does not personally identify you. For more information on how Google uses this data, please review Google's Privacy & Terms: https://policies.google.com/privacy

B. Advertising

Our app is supported by advertisements, which are delivered by third-party ad networks. These networks may include, but are not limited to:

• AdMob by Google
• Google AdSense
• Bing Ads
• Other similar platforms

These ad networks may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect information to provide you with personalized or non-personalized ads. The information collected may include:

• Unique device identifiers (e.g., Android Advertising ID or Apple's Identifier for Advertisers - IDFA).
• IP address.
• General location information.
• Information about your interactions with ads shown in our app.

This data is collected and used by the ad networks to serve ads they believe are relevant to you and to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns. We do not have access to or control over the information collected by these third-party advertisers.

You can learn more about Google's advertising policies here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

3. Use of Collected Data

The anonymous and aggregated data collected by our third-party partners is used for the following purposes:

• To maintain, operate, and improve our Service.
• To understand usage trends and analyze our user base.
• To provide and display advertisements that support the free availability of our app.
• To ensure the security and stability of the Service.

We do not use your data for remarketing or any other direct marketing purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the information described in this policy is Legitimate Interests. Our legitimate interests are to operate and maintain a free, ad-supported application and to improve the user experience through analytics. The processing of data by our third-party partners is necessary to achieve these interests.

5. Your Data Protection Rights under GDPR

If you are a resident of the EEA, you have certain data protection rights. As we do not hold your personal data, you should exercise these rights directly with the third parties that collect your data or through your device's settings.

• Right to Opt-Out of Personalized Ads: You can limit ad tracking through your device's settings:
  • On Android: Go to Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization.
  • On iOS: Go to Settings > Privacy > Tracking and disable "Allow Apps to Request to Track."
• Right of Access, Rectification, or Erasure: Since we do not store your personal data, we cannot access, correct, or delete it. You may be able to manage this through the privacy controls of our third-party partners (e.g., Google).
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe the processing of your data violates GDPR.

6. California Privacy Rights (CCPA, CPRA & CalOPPA)

This section provides additional details for California residents.

A. California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

• We have posted this Privacy Policy conspicuously.
• This policy identifies the categories of information collected by our third-party partners and a link to their privacy policies.
• Do Not Track: "Do Not Track" ("DNT") is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. We do not currently respond to DNT signals as there is no industry-wide standard for DNT.

B. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

The CCPA/CPRA provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information.

• No Sale or Sharing of Personal Information: We do not sell your personal information for monetary value. However, the CCPA/CPRA has a broad definition of "sale" and "sharing" that may include the use of advertising services. The use of third-party ad networks may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of your data (like your device identifier and browsing behavior) under this definition.
• Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information is being collected about you. This is described in Section 2 of this policy.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information. As we do not collect or store your personal data, we cannot fulfill this request directly. You can reset your device's advertising identifier to disassociate your device from previously collected data.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: You have the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information. You can exercise this right by opting out of personalized advertising via your device's privacy settings as described in Section 5.
• Right to No Retaliation: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA/CPRA rights.
• Shine the Light: California's "Shine the Light" law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our app that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

7. Children's Privacy (In compliance with COPPA)

Our Service is not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with any data, please contact us. If we become aware that data has been collected from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.

8. Payments and Commercial Transactions

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel app is entirely free to use. We do not sell any products or services and do not include any features that allow for payments or financial transactions.

9. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us (e.g., links to the privacy policies of our ad partners). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us by visiting our contact page:

https://www.sardarpatel.in/p/contact-us.html