Privacy Policy for Shuddhi (Bangla Text Correction App)

Effective Date: 29 November, 2024

Introduction
Shuddhi (Bangla Text Correction App) is committed to protecting your privacy while delivering an enhanced Bangla writing experience. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle user data, particularly when using cloud-based APIs, enabling logging for debugging purposes, and integrating Google Analytics for basic analytics.

1. Data Collection and Processing
Shuddhi relies on cloud-based Language Model APIs (e.g., OpenAI) to perform text corrections, translations, and other features. This involves sending your input text to the cloud API for processing. Additionally, we use logging for debugging purposes and Google Analytics for basic analytics.

What Data is Sent to Cloud APIs:

Only the text you submit for correction or translation.
No personally identifiable information (e.g., names, email addresses) or metadata about your session is shared.
What Data is Logged:

Logs may include anonymized data such as error messages, input/output text snippets, and usage patterns to debug issues and improve performance.
Logs are securely stored and purged regularly to minimize data retention.
Google Analytics Data:

Shuddhi uses Google Analytics to collect basic analytics such as app usage patterns, user interactions, and traffic sources.
This data is anonymized and aggregated, ensuring no personally identifiable information is collected.
Shuddhi does not store or retain data long-term outside of debugging purposes, and no input data is used for marketing or shared with third parties beyond the API providers and analytics tools.

2. Use of Cloud API Services
Shuddhi leverages external cloud APIs, such as OpenAI, to deliver its core functionality. These providers may temporarily retain data for operational purposes:

OpenAI Privacy Policy:
OpenAI retains data temporarily for model improvement unless opted out by the developer. For details, refer to OpenAI’s Privacy Policy.
3. Use of Google Analytics
To improve the app experience, Shuddhi integrates Google Analytics for tracking app performance and user engagement.

Purpose of Analytics:

Collect anonymized insights into how users interact with the app.
Identify trends in app usage to prioritize features and improvements.
What is Collected:

General device information, user interaction patterns, and app traffic data.
No personally identifiable information is collected or stored.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by using browser settings or extensions designed to block analytics tracking.

4. Permissions
Shuddhi may require certain permissions to function effectively:

Host Permissions (Web App & Chrome Extension): Allows the app to process selected text directly from web pages (e.g., emails, Google Docs) upon user request.
Context Menu Permissions (Chrome Extension): Enables quick access to features via right-click functionality.
Scripting Permissions (Chrome Extension): Facilitates interaction with webpage content for real-time text corrections and translations.
These permissions are strictly for providing app functionality and do not involve data collection beyond what is explicitly logged for debugging purposes.

5. Data Security
We prioritize data security by ensuring:

Secure Transmission: All data sent to cloud APIs and logs are encrypted (HTTPS).
Limited Access: Logging data is securely stored, access is restricted to authorized personnel for debugging purposes only, and logs are purged regularly.
Transparency: We do not use logged or analytics data for training, marketing, or sharing with unauthorized third parties.
6. Logging for Debugging
Logging is enabled to identify and resolve issues, improve performance, and enhance the user experience.

What is Logged:

Limited and anonymized input/output data from the app.
Error codes and system messages.
How Logs Are Handled:

Logs are stored securely with restricted access.
Logs are reviewed solely for debugging and operational improvements.
Logs are purged periodically to reduce retention.
If you have concerns about logging, please reach out using the contact details below.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
As Shuddhi evolves, this Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect new features or practices. Significant changes will be communicated clearly, and the latest version will always be available.

8. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or feedback about this Privacy Policy or the app, feel free to reach out:
Email: brursagor@gmail.com

Thank you for trusting Shuddhi to improve your Bangla writing experience. Your privacy remains our priority, even as we work to enhance the app’s functionality.