Privacy Policy for Puru - Your AI Mentor
Last Updated: August 15, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how [Puru - Your AI Mentor] ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information when you use our mobile application "Puru - Your AI Mentor" (the "App").
We are deeply committed to protecting your privacy. By accessing and using the App, you explicitly consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the App.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information in connection with the services and features provided by "Puru - Your AI Mentor."
1.1. Information You Provide Directly to Us:
This category includes personal data that you knowingly and voluntarily provide while interacting with the App.
Account Information: When you create or access your user account within the App, we collect your email address through Google Sign-in. This information is solely used for the purpose of authenticating your identity, managing your user profile, and associating your data specifically with your account to provide personalized services.
Personal Inputs and User-Generated Content: As "Puru - Your AI Mentor" is designed to facilitate personal growth and reflection, you provide us with sensitive and personal information related to your development journey. This includes, but is not limited to:
Chat History: The content of your conversations, queries, and interactions with the AI mentor, which may contain highly personal insights, thoughts, and feelings.
Goals: Any personal goals, objectives, targets, or aspirations that you define, track, or manage within the App.
Journal Entries/Notes: Any free-form text, reflections, private thoughts, or structured journal entries that you create and store within the App.
Other Voluntary Inputs: Any additional personal information, preferences, or sensitive details you choose to disclose or input into any feature of the App.
1.2. Information Collected Automatically:
When you access and interact with the App, certain technical and usage information is collected automatically to ensure functionality and improve service.
Device Information: This includes technical details about the mobile device you use to access the App, such as your unique mobile device identifier, operating system version, hardware model, and system settings. This data helps us ensure compatibility and optimize performance.
Usage Data: We collect data on how you interact with the App, including the features you access, the duration of your sessions, interaction patterns with the AI, and crash reports. This anonymous data is aggregated to help us understand user engagement and improve the App's design and functionality.
IP Address: Your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address is collected. This is standard for internet-connected applications and helps with security and basic geographic location (city-level, not precise personal location).
1.3. Information from Third-Party Services:
We integrate and utilize several third-party services that may collect or process data as part of their operations. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies for a full understanding of their practices.
Google Sign-in: We leverage Google Sign-in for secure user authentication. When you opt to sign in with your Google account, Google securely provides us with your email address and a unique user identifier. We do not receive your Google password. For comprehensive details on Google's data handling related to its sign-in services, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy.
Google Gemini API: The core AI capabilities of "Puru - Your AI Mentor" are powered by the Google Gemini API. Your chat inputs, goals, journal entries, and other content relevant to generating AI responses are securely transmitted to the Gemini API for processing. We ensure that only necessary data is sent for response generation. Please refer to the Gemini API Additional Terms of Service and the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub for detailed information on how Google handles data processed through the Gemini API. We do not store raw prompt data submitted to the Gemini API beyond what is essential for providing your chat history within the App.
Firebase (Google): We utilize Google Firebase, a comprehensive development platform, for various backend services, including secure data storage for your user data (such as account information, encrypted chat history, goals, and journal entries). Firebase employs robust security measures to protect data at rest and in transit. For more details on Firebase's security and privacy practices, please refer to the Google Cloud Security and Privacy documentation.
Google Play Store: If you downloaded the App from the Google Play Store, Google, as the platform provider, may independently collect certain information related to your app download, installation, and usage patterns. We advise you to review the Google Play Store's privacy policy for details on their data collection practices.
2. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is primarily used to provide, maintain, and improve "Puru - Your AI Mentor" and to enhance your personal growth experience. Our uses include:
To Provide and Maintain Core App Functionality: To enable the AI mentor to interact with you, personalize responses, save and retrieve your chat history, goals, and journal entries, and ensure the seamless operation of the App.
To Improve and Develop the App: We analyze aggregated usage data to understand user needs, identify areas for improvement, troubleshoot technical issues, and develop new features and functionalities that enhance the value of "Puru - Your AI Mentor."
To Communicate with You: We may use your contact information to send you essential App updates, security notifications, important policy changes, or to respond to your direct inquiries, feedback, or support requests.
For Security and Fraud Prevention: Your information helps us monitor and protect the integrity and security of the App, safeguard our users from unauthorized access or misuse, and detect and prevent fraudulent activities.
To Comply with Legal and Regulatory Obligations: We process your information as necessary to meet any applicable legal or regulatory requirements, respond to lawful requests from authorities, or enforce our terms of service.
Crucially, we want to make it clear: We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing or advertising purposes.
3. How We Share Your Information
Your personal information may be shared with third parties only in the following strictly limited circumstances:
With Essential Service Providers: We share information with carefully selected third-party service providers who perform critical functions on our behalf to operate and maintain the App. This includes Google Firebase for secure data storage and the Google Gemini API for AI processing. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and are only authorized to use it as necessary to provide their services to us, in compliance with this Privacy Policy.
For Legal Compliance and Protection: We may disclose your information if we are legally required to do so by applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. This includes responding to court orders, subpoenas, or to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, or to investigate potential violations of our policies.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, asset sale, or bankruptcy, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will provide prominent notice within the App and/or via email (if we have your contact information) of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
With Your Explicit Consent: We may share your information with other third parties only when we have obtained your clear, specific, and affirmative consent to do so.
4. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the provision of the App's services, to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations (such as the DPDP Act), resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When your data is no longer required for these purposes, we will securely delete or anonymize it. If you choose to delete your account, we will endeavor to delete your personal data promptly, subject to any necessary legal retention requirements.
5. Data Security
We are committed to the security of your personal data. We implement reasonable and appropriate technical, administrative, and organizational safeguards designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction. These measures include data encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments. However, it is important to understand that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is entirely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You also have a role in protecting your data by maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
In accordance with applicable data protection laws, particularly India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), you, as a "Data Principal," have certain significant rights regarding your personal data. We are committed to facilitating the exercise of these rights:
Right to Access (Right to Information): You have the right to request and obtain confirmation from us regarding whether your personal data is being processed, and to access such data and other supplementary information.
Right to Correction/Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated personal data that we hold about you.
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or if you withdraw your consent, subject to certain legal exceptions (e.g., ongoing legal obligations).
Right to Grievance Redressal: If you have any concerns regarding the processing of your personal data or wish to exercise your rights, you can contact our designated contact person (details below). We are committed to addressing your grievances promptly and fairly.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we process your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Please note that withdrawing consent may impact your ability to use certain features of the App that rely on that data.
To exercise any of these rights, or if you have any questions about your data, please contact us using the contact details provided in Section 9 of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe as required by the DPDP Act and other applicable laws.
7. Children's Privacy
"Puru - Your AI Mentor" is not directed at and is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. Upon verification, we will take prompt steps to delete such information from our systems.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page within the App or on our website, and by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of the policy. We may also provide additional notification methods (e.g., in-app banners or email) for material changes. 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. Your continued use of the App after any modifications signifies your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, requests regarding this Privacy Policy, your data, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:
[info@purusharma.com]