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1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly, information generated through your use of the Service, and limited technical data collected automatically.

Account Information

When you create an account using email, we collect your email address and a password. You may optionally provide a display name. If you sign in using Google, we receive your email address, display name, and email verification status from Google. We do not receive or store your Google password. Your Google user identifier is stored to link your ModernAstro account to your Google account.

Birth Data

To generate astrological calculations, you provide birth date, birth time, and birth location (latitude/longitude). You may also provide a person's name and birth place name for display purposes. This data is stored in saved profiles and used solely for astronomical and astrological computations.

Mobile app

Sign in with Apple provides an app-specific identifier and, when authorized, your name and email address (which may be an Apple private-relay address). We do not receive your Apple password. Server-held Apple credentials are encrypted and used to manage authorization and revoke access when possible. Optional device location finds a nearby city on your device using our bundled city list. The raw location fix is not sent to us by that lookup. If you save the selected city to a profile, its name, coordinates and timezone sync to your account. The app stores sign-in credentials in protected device storage and caches profiles, preferences and calculation data locally. The local copies of saved birth profiles, including guest charts, are kept in the app’s private storage. iPhone and iPad use Apple’s Data Protection. On Android, the app relies on Android’s app isolation and the device’s storage protection. When you upgrade from a version that encrypted profiles separately, the app uses the original key on your device to read your charts. It keeps the original copy until it saves the new one. If the key is temporarily unavailable, it keeps the chart for a later attempt. Signing out or deleting the account clears the app's account data; exported files outside the app remain under your control.

Notifications. On Android, Firebase Cloud Messaging can create an app-installation identifier and a notification address when its SDK starts. If you allow notifications, Apple or Google provides a notification address, which the app sends us with your phone type and app language. If you are signed in, we link it to your account. If you use the app as a guest, we keep it without an account, and only after you turn on “Updates from ModernAstro”. We use it only to send the updates you turned on. Signing out, leaving guest mode or turning updates off stops them; a message that is already being sent at that moment may still arrive. When you sign out or leave guest mode, we may keep a switched-off note of the address, without an account, for up to 30 days, so that a late message from your phone cannot turn updates back on. A signed-in phone's address stays linked to your account, switched off after you sign out, until you delete the account, and is deleted with it; a guest's address is deleted 30 days after updates are turned off or stop working, or after 180 days in which the app has not checked in with us.

Mobile error diagnostics. When the app hits an error or crashes, it sends a report so we can fix it. A report contains the type of error, where in our code it happened, the kind of screen it happened on (for example "chart", not what the chart shows), the app version and build, the phone's platform, operating system version, model and language, and timestamps. Before a report leaves your phone, the app removes the error's message text; reports do not contain your birth details, names, email or account identifier. Our own copies are kept for 60 days. Crash reports are also processed by Sentry (see Third-Party Services). The app also requests updates and calculation assets from Expo and our content delivery hosts; those hosts receive network information such as your IP address and request metadata. Update availability and hosting may vary by release.

Payment Information

Payments are processed entirely by our third-party payment provider. We do not store credit card numbers, bank account details, or other sensitive financial information on our servers. We receive only a transaction confirmation, subscription status, and payment identifiers from the provider.

Usage Data

We automatically collect technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and timestamps. This data helps us maintain service quality and diagnose issues.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Astrological calculations: Birth data is used to compute planetary positions, chart configurations, Dasha periods, Nakshatras, and other Vedic astrology data via our astronomical computation engine.
• Report generation: Birth data and calculation results are used to produce personalized PDF reports that you purchase.
• Account management: Email is used for login, password resets, and essential service communications.
• Subscription & billing: To manage your subscription status, process payments, and maintain purchase history.
• Service improvement: Aggregated, anonymized usage patterns help us improve features and performance.
• Support: To respond to your enquiries submitted via the contact form.

3. Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored on secured cloud infrastructure. We implement industry-standard security measures including:

• Encryption in transit using HTTPS/TLS for all connections
• Encryption at rest for stored data
• Passwords hashed using modern one-way hashing algorithms (never stored in plain text)
• Role-based access controls limiting internal access to user data
• Regular security reviews and dependency updates

While we take reasonable precautions to protect your data, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following categories of third-party services:

• Payment processing: Subscription and report payments are handled by our payment provider. Your payment data is governed by their privacy policy.
• Cloud hosting: Our servers run on managed cloud infrastructure with data centres subject to their provider's security certifications.
• App notifications: If you turn on updates in the mobile app, notifications are delivered through Apple Push Notification service (iPhone) and Google Firebase Cloud Messaging (Android). They receive your phone's notification address and the text of each notification we send.
• Crash reports (mobile app): Error and crash reports from the app are processed by Sentry (Functional Software, Inc.) in the United States. A report contains the type of error, where in our code it happened, the kind of screen it happened on, the app version, device details (such as model, operating system, screen size, memory, storage, battery and network state, language and timezone), a short list of what the app did just before (for example going to the background, or the path of a web address it called, without the site name, search terms or birth details), and may include a random identifier Sentry creates for the app install, which is not linked to your account. The app removes the error's message text before sending and never sends your birth details, names, email, account identifier or chart data. Sentry receives your IP address as part of the connection and is set not to store it. Sentry keeps these reports for up to 90 days and processes them under its privacy policy.
• Email delivery: Transactional emails (password resets, receipts) are sent via a third-party email service.
• Authentication (Google Sign-In): If you choose to sign in with Google, your authentication is handled by Google. During this process, Google receives confirmation that you are signing in to ModernAstro. We receive your email address, display name, and email verification status from Google. Google's use of your data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.

AI Chat: With your permission in the mobile app, Chat sends your question, relevant conversation history and chart/profile context to OpenAI to generate an answer. This may include names, birth date/time and location details contained in that context. Pro membership alone is not permission. You can decline and keep using other tools, or withdraw permission in Settings; withdrawal stops new provider requests but cannot undo earlier processing. OpenAI processes data under its privacy policy. We do not promise zero provider retention. Website Chat also uses this provider. In-app output reports store account/conversation/message identifiers and the selected reason for review, without copying the question or answer into the report queue. Reports expire after 30 days and are purged when the review queue is accessed; account deletion also requests their removal.

5. Cookies & Tracking

ModernAstro uses the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies are needed for the site to work and cannot be switched off. Preference cookies remember your choices. Where your region needs cookie consent, the ones we would set on our own (language, location, currency) wait until you allow them; a setting you change by hand on a page (calendar options, the Western house system, the reading option) is saved when you change it, because that is what you asked for. Measurement cookies are first-party counters that hold no personal data and are never shared — they let us see how many people used a tool. Analytics cookies belong to Google Analytics. Turning off Analytics in the cookie banner stops Google Analytics and its cookies; it does not remove our first-party counters.

Kept in your browser (not cookies)

Some things are kept in your browser's own storage instead of a cookie. Unlike a cookie, these are never sent to our server with your requests — only the page on your screen reads them. This tab means it is gone when you close the tab; this device means it stays until it expires or you clear your browser data.

We do not use third-party advertising cookies or cross-site tracking. All fonts are self-hosted — no requests are made to external font services. On pages with Google sign-in, Google's Identity Services script may set its own cookies to manage the sign-in prompt. This is limited to authentication pages (login and registration) and does not track you across the site.

Cookie consent is not required in your region. All preference cookies are active by default.

6. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: You can view and download your stored birth data and profile information at any time from your account settings.
• Correction: You can update or correct your birth data and profile details through your account.
• Deletion: You can delete your account from app Settings or the authenticated account deletion page. See the deletion instructions and retained-data policy. Support is available if you need help; contacting support is not required to delete.
• Data portability: Upon request, we can provide your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

7. Children's Privacy

ModernAstro is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly delete such information.

Users between 13 and 18 years of age must have a parent or guardian's consent to use the Service, as stated in our Terms of Service.

8. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Service. Specifically:

• Account data: Retained while your account is active; removed when account deletion succeeds. Generated report files are erased during cleanup; failed file cleanup is retried.
• Birth data & profiles: Retained while your account is active. Deleted along with your account.
• Purchase records: Financial records, including transaction identifiers and customer name/email snapshots, are retained for tax, accounting and dispute handling after the account link and report birth-data snapshots are removed. Account deletion does not cancel an existing recurring payment mandate.
• Notification addresses: A signed-in phone's address is kept with your account until the account is deleted. A guest's address is deleted 30 days after updates are turned off or stop working, or after 180 days without the app checking in. A switched-off note of an address may be kept, without an account, for up to 30 days after sign-out.
• Usage logs: Mobile diagnostics are configured for 60 days; crash reports at Sentry are kept for up to 90 days. Website tool-usage records are configured for 425 days, with IP/city details redacted after 90 days. Operational logs, backups and provider records have separate retention; contact us for a retention request.

Deletion removes active account, birth-profile and conversation data and revokes report access. Financial records and limited operational records remain as described above. Deletion does not erase copies already exported or data previously processed by a provider.

9. International Users

ModernAstro is operated from India. If you are accessing the Service from outside India, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in India. By using the Service, you consent to the transfer of your information to India and acknowledge that data protection laws in India may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or other regions with data protection laws, you may have additional rights. Please contact us to exercise these rights.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. For material changes, we will notify registered users via email at least 14 days before the changes take effect. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Contact form: modernastro.com/contact