Privacy Policy for BharatFlow

At BharatFlow, we value your trust and are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains what information we collect, how it is used, and the third-party services we rely on. We believe in complete transparency to ensure a secure experience for all our users (farmers, traders, and citizens).

1. What Data Do We Collect?

• Personal Information: When you sign in with Google, we securely receive your basic profile details, including your Name, Email Address, and Profile Picture.
• Profile Details: Any optional details you voluntarily provide (e.g., Mobile Number, Birthdate, City, and Full Address) to enhance your personalized experience.
• Location Data: We request foreground and background GPS location access to fetch the most accurate nearby Mandi (Market) prices, local weather alerts, and nearby agricultural/government facilities. Location data is processed safely and is not tracked unnecessarily.
• App Preferences: Your favorite commodities, saved alerts, offline maps, and settings are stored locally on your device for fast offline access.

2. Third-Party Services & Analytics

To deliver our core services, we integrate reliable third-party SDKs that may collect data in accordance with their respective policies:

• Google Play Services & Firebase: Used for authentication, session synchronization, and delivering push notifications.
• Google AdMob: Our app displays advertisements provided by Google AdMob. The AdMob SDK may collect device identifiers, advertising ID (IDFA/GAID), IP address, and location data to serve personalized or non-personalized advertisements to support our free platform.
• Supabase: An enterprise-grade cloud service used to securely store and sync your authorized profile data and digital ledger (Khata) transactions using industry-standard SSL encryption.

3. Where Does Our Data Come From?

BharatFlow acts as an intelligent market aggregator. Sourced data includes:

• DATA.GOV.IN: Official open-data portals of the Government of India for authentic mandi prices and Sarkari details.
• OpenWeatherMap & Weather APIs: For live climate metrics and forecasts.
• Google Places & Maps API: To calculate logistics routes, distances, and store timings.

4. Data Protection & Safety

• We DO NOT sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third-party marketing agencies.
• We DO NOT spy on or access your personal contacts, photos, or files outside the application's cache.
• All communication between the app and backend services is fully encrypted via HTTPS/SSL.

5. Your Rights & Data Deletion

You have full control over your personal data. You can edit your profile details or log out of the app at any time to instantly wipe your local session cache. If you wish to request permanent deletion of your cloud-saved account data, please contact us directly at the email address below.

6. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please feel free to reach out to us:

Email: paresh101p@gmail.com